1087 Take the Bride Price to Buy a House

Even if he did not accept any money from the Zhai family and he could not prepare a dowry for Qiao Nan, Qiao Nan was a top student at Peking University.

With this in mind, Qiao Dongliang felt that he should not be inferior in front of the Zhai family.

Speaking of which, it was the Zhai family who stood to gain.

“Dad, you are so foolish. You have gone through so much hards.h.i.+p to raise Qiao Nan until she is twenty-one years old. Now that she is getting married, how can you not take the bride price? You can’t marry her off for nothing!”

Qiao Zijin could not accept this arrangement. “This won’t do. Dad, let’s find a time before they hold the wedding banquet to discuss the bride price with the Zhai family. We have to get the bride price and ask for a significant amount of money. It is unreasonable that you marry off a daughter for nothing. It is going too easy on them!”

Qiao Dongliang would not budge. “No, I don’t agree. If I really ask for the bride price, Nan Nan will not be able to hold her head high at the Zhai family’s residence. I am marrying off my daughter. I am not selling her. It is just nice that no dowry and bride price are involved.”

Qiao Dongliang knew that if they took the bride price from the Zhai family, he would not be able to hold his head high in front of the Zhai family in the quad thereafter.

His stand was firm. He agreed for Nan Nan to marry Zhai Sheng because he treated her well. It was not due to his family background.

He would marry off his daughter, but he would not sell his daughter.

“Dad, you know nothing!” Qiao Zijin’s eyes swirled with thoughts. “If you allow Qiao Nan to marry Zhai Sheng without asking anything from the Zhai family, they may feel that Qiao Nan is worthless and will look down on her. We have to ask for a large amount of bride price so that the Zhai family will understand that Nan Nan is a good lady and they have to treat her well once she joined their family.”

“They will only cherish her if they pay a price for her. Dad, this is for the interests of Nan Nan. You must not be soft-hearted and feel that what you are doing is for Nan Nan’s sake. In the end, it will only do her harm.”

With the money that the Zhai family gave them, she might even be able to settle down in the capital, let alone Ping Cheng.

Qiao Zijin knew that Chen Jun had the capital in mind.

She wanted to have a better life than Qiao Nan. Therefore, she had to settle down with Chen Jun in the capital.

Her first and foremost concern right now would be to have a house.

With the money given by the Zhai family, it would not be a problem to buy a house. In the future, the Chen family would regard her with respect as she was capable of having a house in the capital.

Qiao Zijin heard that after getting married, the conflicts between the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law would be a source of trouble.

Qiao Zijin refused to be mistreated or bullied by her in-laws.

If they really settled down in the capital, and the Chen family stayed in her house, they would not dare to bully her. She would also have the right to send them out of her house then.

If her father managed to get the money, she must buy a house as soon as possible. She must not allow the money and the house to become Chen Jun and her marital property.

“No.” Qiao Zijin could plan for all she wanted, but Qiao Dongliang’s stance was firm. “What you said makes some sense, but I will respect Nan Nan’s decision.”

Since Nan Nan did not bring up the topic of the bride price, Qiao Dongliang had no wish to go into a discussion about it.

Qiao Dongliang was used to adopting this att.i.tude in life. He might have noticed that this would be an issue, but as long as the party concerned had no objections, he would not do anything about it. All of them could live a peaceful life and maintain a cordial relations.h.i.+p.

If Qiao Nan had other thoughts and felt that the Zhai family had to provide the bride price to show that they valued her, Qiao Dongliang would not hesitate to demand it from the Zhai family.

Thankfully, Qiao Nan never brought this up.

Since Qiao Dongliang did not provide the dowry, he would not be so brazen and shameless to demand bride price from the Zhai family.

Qiao Zijin knitted her brows. “Dad, how about I go to the Zhu family’s residence with you? Nan Nan is young. She does not know that this is unsuitable. We will explain it clearly to her and ask her views on this. Perhaps Nan Nan has no idea of the importance of the bride price. If this is the case, it will not be good to do without the bride price.”

“Well…” Qiao Dongliang felt that it was too troublesome, but Qiao Zijin’s words made sense. He did not want Qiao Nan to blame him in the future. “Alright, I will bring you with me to the Zhu family’s residence and talk to Nan Nan about this.”

“Wait a minute. Dad, I am just a kid. I do not know all the details. Why don’t we bring Mom along? She will definitely know all the information.”

Qiao Zijin would do everything that she could in order to buy her house. She was worried that she might not be able to get Qiao Nan to change her mind. Therefore, she wanted to ask Ding Jiayi along.

Fortunately, Qiao Dongliang was not a fool either. He rejected her suggestion. “No, I know your mom too well. When it’s about money, your mom will make sure that Nan Nan agrees to it even if it is against her wishes. Nan Nan may not feel the need for the bride price, but your mom will insist on it. Back when I divorced your mom, we have already agreed that I will be responsible for Nan Nan. Your mom has no right to say anything. Even if Nan Nan feels that we should get the bride price, I will never let your mom have a single cent of the bride price.”

Since Qiao Dongliang had said so, Qiao Zijin had no other choice but to give up and went to the Zhu family’s residence with him.

Qiao Nan, who was trying on new clothes and checking herself in the mirror, halted when Qiao Dongliang and Qiao Zijin broached the topic of the bride price.

Through the reflection of the mirror, Qiao Nan could tell that Qiao Zijin, who stood behind her, was staring jealously at her.

There was a ferocious glint in Qiao Zijin’s eyes. If this was not the Zhu family’s residence but the Qiao family’s residence, Qiao Zijin might have pounced on her, pulling the clothes off her so that she could put it on herself.

Qiao Zijin liked to doll herself up. She loved exquisite jewelry and pretty dresses like the dress that Qiao Nan was wearing.

Qiao Nan tried to agitate Qiao Zijin further by standing upright and showing off the beauty of the dress.

Miao Jing ordered people to custom-make the dress for Qiao Nan. One could not get it elsewhere.

This was why the dress was designed according to Qiao Nan’s figure.

Qiao Nan would look good in any clothes. She was slender and had long legs. She had the curves in the right places. Simple and ordinary clothes would look good on her, let alone custom-made clothes. It highlighted Qiao Nan’s figure and contours.

Qiao Nan had long legs. The waistline of the dress was higher than normal. It accentuated her long and slender legs.