Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!-Chapter 676: Squeeze

"Of course," Ye Ning said with a smile again, "These were the things Ye Fei did when she was young and naive. She certainly wouldn’t do them now. Let bygones be bygones."

Ye Ning placed all the blame on Ye Fei.

"Today, we’re here to discuss your marriage with Zhao Gushen. Although you two have gotten your marriage certificate, the wedding hasn’t been held yet, right? We also need to talk about guests and their gifts. By the way, when are you planning to hold the wedding?"

Ye Fei smiled, "We haven’t started discussing that yet."

Upon hearing this, Ye Ning immediately said, "It’s not too late to discuss it now. Since we’re all here, let’s quickly talk it over."

Ye Dezhang thought for a moment and nodded, "We do have quite a few relatives in Ye City. We need to discuss it in advance and notify those relatives in Ye City. All those who should be invited to the wedding should be called."

Ye Dezhang looked at Ye Fei, "We have many relatives in Ye City, but having them come all this way just to attend your wedding is too costly. I’ve thought about it: when the time comes, their air tickets to B City and hotel accommodations shouldn’t be covered by them."

As for who should cover those costs, Ye Dezhang didn’t mention the Ye Family; it was naturally assumed that the Zhao Family would.

After all, the Zhao Family is wealthy. What could a bit of travel and accommodation costs mean to them?

If the Zhao Family covers it all, it would give the Ye Family face.

Ye Dezhang had long wanted to hold his head high. In the past, when they were in Ye City, their family lived the most modest life. Among their relatives, some were civil servants, some ran businesses, and one family even had a particularly successful son who became a lawyer.

Every year when visiting relatives during the holidays, he always had to listen to them brag a bit.

Despite being a down-to-earth person, Ye Dezhang had some vanity and felt he wasn’t competent enough in front of his relatives.

Later, when their family became wealthy, he wanted to show off a bit.

But Ye Ning restrained him and wouldn’t let him.

Ye Ning wasn’t a low-profile and humble person; she was simply afraid that Xu Huizhen and Ye Dezhang would brag too much and end up bringing their relatives to ask for money.

Thus, Ye Dezhang had nowhere to show off, which frustrated him.

Luckily, the Ye Family hadn’t been prosperous for many years; otherwise, Ye Dezhang might have developed a condition from being stifled.

Now that there’s finally something to be proud of, with Ye Fei marrying into the Zhao Family, Ye Dezhang couldn’t hold back anymore.

Anyway, wasn’t Ye Ning afraid of relatives asking for money?

Now that the Zhao Family is footing the bill, it’s not up to them anyway.

Seeing Ye Dezhang’s calculating look, Ye Fei felt stifled, and even found it hard to breathe.

No need to mention Xu Huizhen and Ye Ning; she never counted on those two.

Just speaking of Ye Dezhang, if he had thought about her even a little bit, he wouldn’t be so quick to take advantage of the Zhao Family just after she married in.

Then she heard Ye Dezhang say, "We also have some relatives not in Ye City. Because we’re so far apart, we can’t meet even once a year. I miss them a lot, so it’s a good chance to gather them for the wedding."

But as Ye Dezhang said, for relatives who can’t be seen even once a year, how deep could the bond be?

Ye Dezhang was merely looking to show off.

Seeing him go on and on, Ye Fei found it quite annoying.

She felt very helpless at heart.

This was her family.

They never thought of supporting her, never considered her standpoint.

Only calculating how much benefit they could extract from her.

Now that the Ye Family was only on their first visit, it wasn’t really a proper occasion to sit down formally with the other family to discuss the wedding, let alone the fact that all Ye Dezhang talked about was making sure the Zhao Family paid.

Ye Fei said coldly, "There’s no rush with the wedding. I need to discuss it with Gu Shen first."

"Aren’t you planning to discuss it with the family elders?" Xu Huizhen immediately said.

Ye Fei sneered, "Why don’t we first discuss the betrothal gift and dowry then? Previously, when Gu Shen and I got our certificate, he mentioned the betrothal gift. But I thought, since we’re following tradition and there’s to be a betrothal gift, then the dowry is equally essential. Both should be of equal value."

"In wealthy families, we have no experience, but as for ordinary families, when a bride price is given, it’s usually returned along with the dowry after marriage. Of course, customs vary by location, but in B City and Ye City, it’s like this. Plus, if the groom’s side prepares the marital home, then the bride’s side should also match with a car and home renovations, etc."

"Dad is very principled and cares about dignity. He definitely wouldn’t want to take advantage of the Zhao Family. So I independently decided that whatever the Zhao Family spends on the wedding, we should match with the dowry. After all, our family has money now, right? We shouldn’t just take advantage."

"So, Gu Shen suggested not giving too much for the betrothal gift to avoid putting pressure on our family."

Xu Guizhen wanted to say their family felt no pressure at all, but Ye Fei had already said the pleasant things.

More so, Ye Fei wasn’t addressing Xu Huizhen but turned to ask Ye Dezhang, "Isn’t that right, Dad?"

Ye Dezhang hemmed and hawed, unable to respond. He had initially expressed he wasn’t there for the betrothal gift but wanted to know if Ye Fei still considered them as family. Now, he had no answer to Ye Fei’s points.

While Ye Dezhang still hadn’t figured out how to respond, Ye Fei relentlessly continued, "Dad, you always loved me the most. You surely wouldn’t want to see me embarrassed and looked down upon in my husband’s family, right? In the first place, I’m already from the poorest family among the sisters-in-law. The old lady said it doesn’t matter about the family status as long as the character is good."

"But if my family is greedy and insists on calculating the betrothal gift, how... how could I hold my head up?" Ye Fei said pitiably.

"We’re not calculating the betrothal gift," Ye Dezhang quickly explained, "How could I be that sort of person? We just wanted the wedding to appear more formal, not like you just casually married in, which would make us look bad."

Ye Fei immediately seemed to let out a sigh of relief and happily said, "Dad, I knew you weren’t like that. You always have my best interest at heart."

Ye Fei then cheerfully said to the old lady, "Grandma, you see, I wasn’t wrong! My dad is really good!"

Ye Dezhang was embarrassed by Ye Fei’s praise, his face turning red, unable to lift it up.

The old lady, seizing a moment when no one was watching, slyly winked at Ye Fei with a smile.

She truly hadn’t expected this mischievous side of Ye Fei.