I'm such a lovesick person.

Chapter 313 The bride price is halved

Seeing that Sun Lulu was so agitated, and that Sun Zhenglong and Fan Jie were rushing to dissuade her, Wei Lin knew that things were halfway done.

Many families are like this: knowing full well that the groom's family is not well-off, they still insist on squeezing as much money as possible out of the bride price.

However, once they encounter a wealthy person, they may feel inferior and timid, and take the initiative to lower the bride price, fearing that the other party's family will look down on them.

Talking about money with poor people and about feelings with rich people is a common problem among this type of person.

Wei Lin saw through Sun Lulu's parents at a glance and decided to do the opposite.

He crossed his arms over his chest and sat on the sofa with Shen Yanfei, observing coldly, and secretly exchanged a glance.

Shen Yanfei's beautiful eyes sparkled as she secretly gave him a flirtatious wink.

"That's really bad."

Shen Yanfei thought to herself.

Without Wei Lin's advice, she wouldn't have come up with such a crazy idea, and she probably still wouldn't be able to do anything about Sun Lulu's parents.

She also disliked Sun Lulu's parents for going back on their word and greedily demanding exorbitant dowries. Her parents, unlike Wei Lin, had fewer ill intentions and were equally helpless against Sun Lulu's family.

After Wei Lin intervened, he pretended that he was willing to break up with Sun Lulu, and then fabricated a fictitious rival for Sun Lulu, which immediately ruined the mental state of the family of three.

"As long as things are stable on Shen Zong's side, everything will be fine!"

Shen Yanfei thought excitedly.

now.

"Lulu, Shen Zong isn't the kind of person you think he is! Don't worry, calm down first!"

Fan Jie grabbed her daughter's hand and pressed her back into her seat, patiently persuading her, "We've known Xiao Shen for a long time, he's a very honest person! As for the bride price, it was indeed us who changed our minds at the last minute, we were also at fault."

She glared at Sun Zhenglong, signaling him to say something as well.

Sun Zhenglong smiled wryly, thinking to himself, "Isn't this all your doing?"

It was indeed Fan Jie's idea to suddenly increase the bride price.

As a man, Sun Zhenglong felt somewhat ashamed, but he couldn't argue with Fan Jie, so he could only let Fan Jie make the arrangements.

He hadn't expected things to develop this way.

Shen Zong's sister suddenly became rich and her boyfriend is so wealthy that Shen Zong is getting cocky. She even dares to be cold to him on the street, which makes him feel very uncomfortable.

He, who had been planning to use the bride price as leverage, suddenly discovered that Shen Zong, with the help of her sister and brother-in-law, actually wanted to end her relationship with her daughter, Sun Lulu.

Shen Zong knew he was infatuated with his daughter, but he also knew that his own daughter was equally devoted to him.

Shen Zong was just good-looking before, but his job was just average and his family was just so-so. Even if he separated from his daughter, he wouldn't feel regret.

But it's different now.

With an older sister like Shen Yanfei and a future brother-in-law like Wei Lin, how could Shen Zong not rise to prominence?

Once Shen Zong's impetuous nature is smoothed out and he becomes truly willing to work diligently, with the support of his family, he will surely be a hot commodity in the marriage market in the future!

What does his daughter have?
She wasn't particularly beautiful, and her family was in even worse shape; she even had a son who hadn't been able to get married.

Where can we find a replacement for a son-in-law like Shen Zong?

Upon realizing this, Sun Zhenglong's expression turned serious, and he said, "Lulu, I believe Xiao Shen isn't that kind of person. Don't get too agitated. The whole thing is our fault; it was some of our thoughts that ruined your relationship."

He then looked at Shen Zong and said, "Little Shen, as for the bride price, your aunt and I will go back and discuss it further. We'll give you an answer later, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Zong felt a surge of secret pleasure.

From the moment he and Sun Lulu's family started discussing this matter, the other party had been very domineering, speaking without any regard for his parents' feelings.

His parents were also very annoyed by this, but they were helpless.

Every time he met Sun Zhenglong and Fan Jie, the elderly couple would put on a very high and mighty attitude, making him feel inferior, as if he were begging them.

Even today!

As he walked along with a stern face, and as he said that if things really didn't work out, the two of them could break up, he finally saw another side of Sun Zhenglong and Fan Jie.

Sun Zhenglong and Fan Jie actually backed down!
"My brother-in-law is awesome!"

Shen Zong was inwardly overjoyed, but his face showed a troubled expression. He sighed, "It's her business if my sister has money. I don't have any money right now, and my parents don't have much money either. If the bride price is really too high, I think... let's just forget about it."

“I’ll listen to my brother-in-law. I’ll ask him to introduce me to someone else, someone whose family doesn’t ask for a dowry and whose conditions are good.”

"Uncle Sun, Aunt Fan, I understand your difficulties, and I hope you can understand mine too. Let's let it go?"

Shen Zong looked pained and lowered his head after speaking, making it seem as if he was very reluctant to break up with Sun Lulu.

"Shen Zong!"

How could you say something like that?! Don't you have any conscience at all? Fine, let's break up!

Sun Lulu screamed hysterically.

She was completely unaware of the true situation, and at that moment, she felt a sharp pain of being abandoned by Shen Zong, so angry that she almost fainted. "Little Shen, please don't say that! Lulu can't take it!"

Fan Jie gave Sun Zhenglong a wink, and the couple together grabbed Sun Lulu and dragged her outside, saying, "Let's take Lulu back first! Xiao Shen, let's comfort Lulu properly, don't rush to make a decision."

"The bride price and such are not things that can't be discussed!"

After saying that, neither of them mentioned asking Shen Zong to take them away, and they walked straight out with Sun Lulu.

Shen Zong felt heartbroken for Sun Lulu's condition. Seeing the family of three leaving, he hurriedly went to the dining table to look for Panamera's keys.

"do not go!"

Wei Lin coldly stopped him.

"Brother-in-law, isn't that enough? Lulu's been crying so much, and I think her parents are ready to back down. Can't I see them off?" Shen Zong said anxiously.

Wei Lin shook his head: "No! If you don't act tough now, you'll still be suppressed later. There are taxis everywhere outside the gates of the Junlin Mansion. Let them take taxis home themselves!"

"Shen Zong, listen to your brother-in-law! You're not allowed to go!" Shen Yanfei shouted.

Upon hearing this, she was suddenly stunned, and a strange feeling welled up in her heart.

Recently, Shen Zong has been calling Wei Lin "brother-in-law" repeatedly, and she's been doing it with great enthusiasm. However, she has never told Shen Zong that Wei Lin is her brother-in-law.

This was the first time, and she said it quite fluently.

"Ok."

Shen Zong sat down again.

“It’s because you didn’t dare to break up with Sun Lulu before that her family treated you like this, raising the bride price again and again.” Wei Lin said with a forced smile, sincerely advising as someone who had been through it all: “Don’t be afraid that Sun Lulu will be sad. Only when she has truly experienced the pain and felt the pain of almost losing you will she cherish you more in the future.”

"If you continue to be assertive with her parents, they will eventually restrain their greed."

"If you take a step back and choose to give in today, then you will have to keep giving in."

"Shen Zong, don't be too soft-hearted towards women. You have to be ruthless when necessary!"

Wei Lin patiently and skillfully taught him.

Shen Zong nodded repeatedly, humbly accepting the lesson, and exclaimed in admiration, "Brother-in-law, I have truly witnessed your prowess today!"

……

In a taxi.

The three members of Sun Lulu's family had barely settled in when they started arguing loudly.

"Lulu, I don't think Xiao Shen is that kind of person. In a little while, you should call him and have a good talk with him, so that he won't make a decision so easily."

Sun Zhenglong sighed and said, "Sigh, we've already told our relatives that you'll definitely get married this year. If you two break up now, how are we going to explain it to our relatives?"

Fan Jie also said, "Xiao Shen is sincere towards you, so don't act impulsively!"

"Why didn't you two say this earlier? If you hadn't insisted on raising the bride price, would we have ended up like this?" Sun Lulu broke down, lashing out at the elderly couple for the first time: "If Shen Zong and I really break up, it's all your fault! I've already said that Shen Zong's brother-in-law is well-off, and Shen Zong won't have to worry about finding a good job in the future, but you just wouldn't believe me!"

"You insisted on making things difficult for him, and now look what happened!"

"His sister and brother-in-law are surrounded by a bunch of young, beautiful, and eligible women. I think he's really planning to break up with me because of the two of you!"

"If you ruin our relationship, I'm never going home again! I'll move to another city to find a job and start a new life, far away from you, so you won't ruin another boyfriend for me!"

"I'm running away from home tomorrow!"

Sun Lulu was filled with grief.

She had always listened to her parents and never dared to disobey or argue, but this time she really couldn't hold back anymore.

“Lulu, send a message to Shen Zong now and say that we agree to the same dowry as before, 36 yuan! We don’t want a penny more!” Fan Jie felt guilty and took the initiative to lower the dowry price, saying, “Just pretend we never mentioned it!”

Sun Zhenglong echoed, "There's no time to lose. Let's talk things out with Shen Zong as soon as possible and get the wedding done!"

After discovering that Shen Zong's sister and brother-in-law were wealthy and were preparing to arrange a new girlfriend for Shen Zong, the elderly couple began to panic and just wanted to finalize their marriage as soon as possible.

"I won't send it! You all have Shen Zong's WeChat, so send it yourselves!" Sun Lulu said stubbornly.

The elderly couple looked at each other, knowing that their daughter was angry and that they probably couldn't force her this time.

After a while, at Fan Jie's request, Sun Zhenglong reluctantly sent a message to Shen Zong: "Little Shen, your aunt and I have discussed it and decided that the bride price will still be 36 yuan."

After a long time, Shen Zong replied: "My parents don't have that much money, and my sister is unwilling to contribute, so at most it's 18."

After a pause, Shen Zong said, "If that doesn't work, my sister and brother-in-law both said they'll arrange a blind date for me tomorrow. They assured me that the bride price they're asking for won't even be 10 yuan."

"What should we do?" Sun Zhenglong asked Fan Jie.

Fan Jie lowered her head, staring at the words on her phone screen, feeling a sharp pain in her chest. Listening to Sun Lulu's crying and shouting, she gritted her teeth resignedly and said, "180,000 it is!"

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P.S.: Chapter 4, making up for the two chapters I missed yesterday~
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