1074 Think Too Highly of Herself

Ding Jiayi, who had been standing by the side and listening, felt the pinch. Qiao Nan was already marrying well. Why did they still have to prepare the dowry? What c.r.a.ppy dowry? In the past, she did not even have new wedding attire when she married Old Qiao.

Qiao Nan had so many dowries that one courtyard was not enough to accommodate them all. They even had to store them next door. At the thought of this, Ding Jiayi’s expression turned ugly. She very much wished that she could do something to vent her frustration.

It was not just Ding Jiayi. Even Qiao Zijin, who was proud and cheery today, could not hold her smile.

Today, Chen Jun brought his parents to the Qiao family’s residence for dinner and was prepared to formally acknowledge his marriage.

Of course, Father Chen and Mother Chen’s main objective of coming to the small courtyard of the Qiao family was to meet Qiao Nan, who was going to marry into the Zhai family and become the chief’s daughter-in-law soon.

Once their son married Qiao Zijin, he would immediately become Qiao Nan’s brother-in-law. Even Zhai Sheng had to address their son as brother-in-law when he met him. Their relations.h.i.+p would be very close then!

The Chen family wished to become a.s.sociated with the Zhai family. Nevertheless, they did not mind having more connections either. If they could also interact with the Zhu family, that would be better.

Today, the two families were clearly meeting to discuss Qiao Zijin and Chen Jun’s marriage but the Zhu family appeared. After thinking, Father Chen said, “You didn’t mention it earlier. So, the little niece is getting married. It’s fine that we were not aware of this. We are going to be one family in the future. Since I am aware that she is getting married now, as her uncle, I certainly have to give her some dowry.”

Didn’t they say that Qiao Nan was going to be married to the Zhai family from the Zhu family?

When he arranged dowry for Qiao Nan and sent them to the Zhu family’s residence, he would be able to get to know the Zhu family then, no?

His son had worked hard for so long but only managed to gain w.a.n.g Yang’s favor. He did so much but did not gain much in the end. Instead, he suffered a huge loss.

w.a.n.g Yang was just borrowing the glory of the Zhu family. This time, the Chen family could simply cast w.a.n.g Yang aside and interact with the Zhu family directly.

The person from the Zhu family took a glance at Father Chen. He did not respond.

Qiao Dongliang waved his hands continuously. “No, no need. You’re being too polite.”

Qiao Dongliang had not forgotten that he did not fork out a single cent for the dowry that the Zhu family was referring to.

His younger daughter was going to be married but he could not provide any dowry. When his elder daughter was getting married, he definitely could not give much either. At most, the situation would only be slightly better.

In terms of family background, the Qiao family was also considered to have found a better family if Chen Jun were to marry Qiao Zijin.

Qiao Dongliang could not even present a decent dowry. How dared he allow the Chen family to spend money to add on to Qiao Nan’s dowry?

He could not help worrying that the Chen family would feel unhappy when his elder daughter did not bring many dowries with her the day she married Chen Jun. Even if he were to sell his blood, he could not arrange a dowry that was on par with that of the Chen family.

“Why is that so? When Chen Jun marries Zijin, we will all become family. You can also treat us as relatives now. Besides providing dowry, I want to give a large red packet too.” Chen Jun was smiling very happily. Qiao Zijin was not capable but she had a capable younger sister.

It did not matter that the Qiao family was useless. They would not be shortchanged in this marriage.

“Comrade Qiao, if there is no other matter, I will go back first. Right, don’t forget to check with Director s.h.i.+. Give us a call after you have confirmed the place so that I can get people to send the items to the designated location.” The person from the Zhu family was unwilling to remain at the small courtyard of the Qiao family and waste his time.

If not for Qiao Nan, the Zhu family would not have the chance to step into the small courtyard of the Qiao family.

Qiao Dongliang’s expression turned stiff. Although the att.i.tude of the Zhu family was not very friendly, he could not lose his temper either. “It’s been tough on you. Don’t worry. I will give you an answer soon.”

When the Zhu family left, Qiao Dongliang’s face turned sullen.

Qiao Dongliang had not forgotten that when he brought Qiao Nan to the Zhu family’s residence for a meal three years ago, the hosts of the Zhu family were very polite to him, not to mention the people hired by them.

This chauffeur was just someone that the Zhu family paid to hire but his tone was smug and his att.i.tude bad.

Fortunately, he was not someone petty. Otherwise, if he were to reflect this situation to Zhu Chengqi or Old Master Zhu, this chauffeur would certainly have to scram and go home.

Having been a couple for so many years, Ding Jiayi also had the same thoughts. “Old Qiao, isn’t he just a chauffeur of the Zhu family? Why is his att.i.tude so bad? If you have a chance next time, you can reflect this situation to the Zhu family. He is going embarra.s.s the Zhu family and get them into trouble.”

“Sister Ding, this doesn’t sound right.” Mother Chen took a deep breath. “It’s not a big deal. Why do you need to take issue with them? Who doesn’t want to have a job and earn money? Why don’t we turn big problems into small ones and small problems into nothing? We can give others convenience and also save some face for ourselves.”

Yes, the other party was just a chauffeur, but he was the chauffeur of the Zhu family.

Even a small fly is considered a high-ranking official if they serve the prime minister.

This reasoning made sense be it in the ancient or current times.

Ding Jiayi sounded so bold and righteous when she said that she wanted to teach that chauffeur a lesson. However, Mother Chen knew the situation in her heart.

The problem was that if Ding Jiayi were to go the Zhu family’s residence now, she dared to guarantee that Ding Jiayi might not even be able to touch the main door, let alone complain about that driver to Elder Zhu or Zhu Chengqi.

Toward this in-law that thought too highly of herself, Mother Chen had not heard any less about her from her son.

Was it because all of the good traits in the Qiao family had gathered on Qiao Nan?

Qiao Nan was not only smart but also very lucky.

On the contrary, the other three members of the Qiao family were not very clever. In addition, they refused to heed advice and did not know their own limits.

If the Qiao family members were slightly smarter, the Chen family would not even stand a chance to take advantage of this bargain.

After hearing her son’s words, Mother Chen had been mentally prepared. Although she was aware of the situation, she was still affected when she personally encountered the clueless Ding Jiayi.

Mother Chen looked at Chen Jun in trepidation. Son, given the intelligence of this family of three, are you certain that they could help the Chen family and not drag us down?

Mother Chen kept feeling that her son’s life would not be as smooth as he imagined it to be if he were to marry Qiao Zijin. The most sorrowful thing was that the greatest trouble would not come from others but these three clueless members of the Qiao family.

“He is just a lousy chauffeur. Why do we have to give him face? In ancient times, people like him were called slaves!” Ding Jiayi’s face was full of disdain for the other party. In her mind, she could see the image of the slaves commonly seen in the television who would bend and kneel to their masters.

“Old Ding!” Qiao Dongliang reprimanded Ding Jiayi loudly. “Whether he is a slave or not, it does not have anything to do with our family. You’re not the one who pays him. On what grounds are you looking down on other people?”

“Phew…” Having heard Qiao Dongliang’s words, the Chen family of three secretly heaved sighs of relief.

If Qiao Dongliang was the same as Ding Jiayi whereby the brains were purely for decoration, they would have to think twice about the marriage between Chen Jun and Qiao Zijin.