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Chapter 421 - 421 What’s Wrong with Giving the Dowry First_l
Chapter 421 - 421 What’s Wrong with Giving the Dowry First_l
Chapter 421 What’s Wrong with Giving the Dowry First_l
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An Nuonuo was still sleeping.
After Jiang Xu got up and finished washing up, he personally went to the kitchen to cook lunch, allowing her to sleep in a little longer.
When lunch was ready, Jiang Xu went back to the bedroom.
An Nuonuo had just woken up.
Jiang Xu, “Time to get up for lunch.”
“I can’t get up,” An Nuonuo said, biting her lip hard. “Jerk, I think we should sleep separately for a while.”
Jiang Xu shrugged, “Okay, then I’ll just go find Jiang Xiaoyan. She’d definitely be willing to sleep with me.”
An Nuonuo threw the pillow beside her at him.
Her cheeks were round and puffed up, looking incredibly cute.
Jiang Xu laughed heartily, “I’m just teasing you, I’ll carry you up.”
He stepped forward to carry her to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth, and then he carried her to the dining table.
He had prepared food that was very nutritious and plentiful.
Both were starving and began to eat earnestly.
Halfway through the meal, Chen Yue called, “My dear son, your father and I are back in Jiang City.
We also consulted a master, and March 15th is a beautiful date, the divination is also very good, an excellent sign. Let’s set it on that day, what do you think?” Jiang Xu, “Sounds good.”
Chen Yue, “Then you arrange it, tonight your father and I are going to Magic City.
We’ll meet your future father-in-law and mother-in-law, have a meal together, and discuss some of the details.”
In Jiang Xu’s family, the date for the engagement needed to be chosen by a local master.
After choosing a good date, they would also go to the clan temple to offer incense to the ancestors and draw a fortune.
Jiang Xu agreed.
An Nuonuo had also heard the conversation.
Bowing her head and fiddling with the food in her bowl, the happiness on her face couldn’t be hidden.
Soon, she would be engaged to Jiang Xu.
By then, she would belong entirely to him, beyond anyone else’s reach.
After the meal, Jiang Xu went to do the dishes, letting An Nuonuo rest a little more.
So that her family wouldn’t notice anything suspicious when she went home later that night.
He then called An Feng to inform him about the situation.
In the afternoon, Jiang Xu went out alone to buy gifts.
He bought Li Yuanjuan a set of top-quality cosmetics and a jade bracelet.
For An Feng, a fox fur coat and a golden smoking pipe.
A little fruit and some pastries would suffice to take along.
At 6:20 PM, Jiang Shan and Chen Yue arrived.
Jiang Xu took An Nuonuo to pick them up and went directly to An Feng’s house.
“Uncle, Auntie, good evening.”
“Ah, you’ve come. It’s fine as long as you’re here, no need for any gifts.”
“Haha, future father-in-law, mother-in-law, sorry to impose.”
“What are you saying, come in quickly, the food is all ready.”
Both families entered, chatting and laughing merrily.
An Nuonuo went to the kitchen to help with serving the dishes.
The happiest of all was Li Yuanjuan.
She truly liked Jiang Xu from the bottom of her heart and was extremely satisfied with her son-in-law.
After waiting and hoping, she finally saw the couple take a big step forward.
“Xiao Xu, you and Nuonuo need to put in more effort, hurry up and let me hold a grandchild,” Li Yuanjuan said with a smile.
“Exactly,” Chen Yue chimed in, “I’ve been urging this kid for a long time.
Now that there’s plenty of time, giving birth to three or five children is manageable.”
Jiang Xu nodded with a smile, saying he would certainly work twice as hard.
Inwardly he was thinking, you guys have no idea how hard I tried last night.
I was practically on the verge of going bald from stress.
But this thing, it’s all about the right timing, location, and people.
Sometimes, it’s not just a matter of effort.
After chatting for a while, An Nuonuo announced that dinner was ready.
The whole family sat at the dinner table, eating and discussing the couple’s marriage arrangements.
Jiang Shan took the lead, “After Nuonuo marries into our family, we’ll make sure she won’t suffer the slightest grievance.
In addition to the usual, we’ll give an extra villa of more than 10,000 square meters.
Eight hundred eighty-eight million in cash, one hundred and sixty-eight kilos of gold, and nine hundred ninety-nine kilos of silver.
Moreover, I’ll have this rascal Jiang Xu transfer a company worth no less than ten billion to Nuonuo’s name.”
“Ah, uncle, that’s too much, I can’t accept it,” An Nuonuo said, waving her hands in fright.
“Girl, this isn’t much,” Chen Yue said with a smile, “To us, you are worth more than ten billion, a hundred billion even can’t compare.”
An Nuonuo felt deeply touched.
Jiang Xu’s family was incredibly kind to her.
An Feng and Li Yuanjuan were also very satisfied with this.
Seeing how Jiang Xu’s family treated An Nuonuo, they knew she wouldn’t be mistreated after marrying into their family.
Then An Feng also made a statement, “In that case, apart from the customary return gifts, I’ll also provide two companies valued over fifteen billion as Nuonuo’s dowry.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than An Feng felt someone kick his foot.
It was An Nuonuo who had kicked him and given him a look.
An Feng understood but was also confused.
The message An Nuonuo was trying to convey was that it was too little.
Instantly, An Feng felt a pang of heartache and glared at An Nuonuo, his look saying: Are you still my daughter?
An Nuonuo: “Dad, Jiang Xu needs a lot of money for his business, and since most of your fortune will end up with me anyway, it might as well be sooner than later.”
At that moment, An Feng’s jealousy toward Jiang Xu reached its peak.
Dammit.
His painstakingly raised daughter was now wholeheartedly leaning towards someone else.
Where could he even go to complain about this?
Though he was frustrated, An Feng still gave in.
He decided to add another ten billion in cash.
Fortunately, An Feng’s net worth had reached the level of seventy to eighty billion.
Offloading this dowry wouldn’t cause him too much loss.
An Nuonuo immediately beamed with happiness.
She figured with this dowry, Jiang Xu’s entrepreneurship would be eased.
After dinner, An Nuonuo took the chance when no one was paying attention to pull An Feng aside.
She whispered, “Dad, can you give me the ten billion dowry in advance?”
“Hmm?” An Feng looked at her in shock, “What are you thinking?”
Could the dowry even be given in advance?
“Nothing,” An Nuonuo said a bit guiltily, “I just think having more money in the bank will make me feel more secure.”
An Feng snorted coldly, “Daughter, do you think your father is so easy to manipulate?
I think you just want to give the money to that boy Jiang Xu for his investment.”
“No, not at all, Dad, you’ve got to believe me.”
She said this, but An Nuonuo still felt somewhat guilty.
“Ah, daughter,” An Feng sighed, “You can’t be too naive. No matter how good your relationship with Jiang Xu is, you can’t just give unconditionally.
Being a girl, you should always keep some dignity and leave yourself a way out.”
Seeing An Nuonuo like this, An Feng started to worry.
It’s always like this for parents, afraid their children will be taken advantage of or deceived.
An Nuonuo tugged at An Feng’s sleeve, coquettishly pleading, “That won’t happen, Dad, Jiang Xu is very good to me, just give it to me now…”