Chapter 951: Xiao Chong Extra Story 30_2
Chapter 951: Xiao Chong Extra Story 30_2
Xiao Chong, fresh and handsome, led the way, greeting the onlookers in the community and entering the courtyard under the warm gaze of the Lin clan.
Grandfather Lin stood at the gate, beaming with joy, unable to contain his smile.
He was extremely satisfied with Xiao Chong, who not only had good looks and family conditions but also possessed a gentlemanly demeanor and a sense of propriety.
Although Lin Wanwan was a bit young, it was better to settle down early once she met the right person.
After all, Grandfather Lin was getting old, and he very much hoped to see Lin Wanwan’s future settled.
The two families sat together by the Eight Immortals table, starting the formal procedures.
The marital contract was signed, and the groom’s side presented the bride with four golden items (gold necklace, gold bracelet, gold ring, golden earrings) and four gifts (cigarettes, alcohol, tea, pastries). Tea was offered as they changed the way they addressed each other, receiving red packets, followed by negotiating the bride’s price.
Lin Wanwan clutched a thick red packet in her hands, giggling foolishly all along.
Today, she wore a red dress bought online; though not expensive, a youthful girl looks good in anything. The red dress and snowy skin highlighted her beauty.
While the elders were busy with the bride price procedure, Xiao Chong smiled at Lin Wanwan, his heart brimming with joy.
The minimum bride price in Yongcheng is 10001 RMB, symbolizing one in a million, with no upper limit.
Grandfather Lin had previously asked Lin Wanwan to tell the Xiao Family they didn’t need to give much and could follow the countryside custom of eighty to one hundred thousand.
After all, the Lin Family had relocated from the countryside, so the customs naturally followed rural traditions.
However, the Xiao Family prepared one million and one, meaning "one in a million."
Xiao Chong initially wanted to pay this himself, but his parents stopped him. For their son’s engagement, they could afford the bride price.
Of course, if it were up to them, they wouldn’t give so much. But Xiao Chong mentioned it included funds for Lin Wanwan’s master’s degree, and possibly studying abroad together in the future, which seemed too little.
The golden box containing the bride price opened, revealing a box full of pink RMB, stunning the Lin Family’s supportive relatives.
When they heard that this handsome young man was guaranteed admission to Peking University and had won awards in international competitions, they were already showering praise and wishing them good fortune.
Upon seeing such wealth, the admiration grew, and the envy overflowed, leading to a round of discussions.
"Their future children will be extraordinary, all Peking Univ. alumni."
"Indeed, what a great blessing!"
"This Xiao lad is truly remarkable, looks so fine, how did our Lin daughter catch him?"
"They say they were high school classmates. The Xiao Family lives in the neighboring villa. Both parents teach at Yongda, a family regarded as scholarly, owning several houses, even winning one from exams."
"How absolutely fine!"
The lunch was at Grandfather Lin’s home, served in the first-floor dining room with three tables arranged, hiring rural banquet chefs for 3000 per table, mostly seafood.
The evening’s formal engagement banquet was arranged by the groom’s side at Time Hotel.
Lin Wanwan was dizzy throughout the day, constantly being arranged around, doing what she was told, like a marionette.
Grandfather Lin instructed Lin Wanwan to deposit the groom’s bride price into her personal bank account.
Such a large sum should not be kept at home for too long, as the night is long and dreams will be many.
Lin Wanwan was accompanied by her cousin Su Yanwei, taking her uncle’s car to the bank.
At that time, regulations weren’t as strict as later generations, so depositing such a large sum did not lead to questioning.
She was ushered into the VIP room and recommended various financial and insurance products, to which Lin Wanwan, having no knowledge of these, naturally refused.
Finally, the client manager offered Lin Wanwan the highest discount rate and gifted her a VIP card along with a bag of rice and a box of olive oil.
With this VIP card, she would never need to queue at any branch of this bank in the future. Moreover, she could enjoy VIP treatment at cooperating entities like flights, high-speed rail, and accommodations.
After being kindly escorted out by the bank’s client manager, Lin Wanwan felt somewhat bewildered.
Once she sat back into her uncle’s Volkswagen, Lin Wanwan still felt as if she were in a dream.
Her cousin Su Yanwei joked with a smile, "Wanwan sis, you’re a millionaire now; I’m sticking with you from now on."
Lin Wanwan laughed and teased back, "I didn’t even realize engagements involved all this. Xiao Wei, you must study hard and make good money; see, marrying a wife is expensive!"
Her uncle chimed in from the front, "Normal families don’t have so much; you picked a good partner. I heard he won the Olympic gold medal, right? The news on Yongcheng Evening News reported him as the ’gold medal campus heartthrob.’"