Reborn in 1985: From Selling Braised Duck to Becoming the World's Richest Man

"But then again, even if I, as her father, am unwilling to let Meizhuang get married, she has reached the age and it is time for her to be released."

Jiang Wei, having said this, sighed and said:

"So although I value Meizhuang's marriage, my family is not the kind of family that is short of money and needs to earn dowry money by marrying off a daughter."

At this point, he looked at Liang Ming, then back at Liang Min, and said:

"As long as Liang Ming truly loves my daughter and promises me that he will treat her well for the rest of his life."

"You can decide on the amount for the bride price."

Hearing Jiang Wei's words, Liang Min and his wife were in a dilemma.

The in-laws said the bride price was flexible, but it couldn't really be that casual.

To put it grandly, this is the wedding of the daughter of the city's second-in-command.

What will outsiders think if the bride price is too low?

“Honey, you can say whatever you want. How would our in-laws know how much they’d give?”

At this moment, it was Jiang's mother, Zhou Hua, who stepped forward and said with a smile:

"I think the bride price should be set according to the standard for ordinary people."

"The bride price is 555 yuan. Xiaoming has several factories and is quite well-off. The three gold items will be the standard ones: three turns and one sound, and four electrical appliances. We'll buy them if we can afford it."

"If not, we can buy them slowly after the wedding."

At this point, Zhou Hua paused, looked at Liang Ming, and asked:

"Xiaoming, do you plan to live in the city or the village after you get married?"

Upon hearing his future mother-in-law's words, Liang Ming quickly replied, "Auntie, I have built a new Western-style house in the village, and it will be completed soon."

"I'm thinking of living in the village with Jiang Meizhuang after we get married, and we can furnish the new house together."

"Both Jiang Meizhuang and I have cars, so it's convenient for us to travel to and from the county town."

Hearing Liang Ming's words, Zhou Hua nodded slightly: "Are there any new houses in the village? That's good, the environment in the countryside is nice."

“Since your new house is in the countryside, the groom’s wedding banquet will definitely have to be held in the countryside.”

"Yes, I plan to set up 50 tables in the village and invite the whole village to the wedding banquet."

Liang Ming nodded and said:

"The standard price for this banquet is 30 yuan per table."

In those days when an ordinary person's monthly salary was only thirty or forty yuan, a banquet costing 30 yuan was already considered quite lavish.

It can be said that decades later, even a banquet costing three or four thousand yuan per table may not be able to compare.

"Isn't 30 yuan a table too extravagant?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei frowned slightly and said...

As the city's second-in-command, he sometimes needs to take the lead.

He didn't want the banquet to be too extravagant, as it would have a negative impact.

“Uncle, no matter what, I am the richest man in Liangjia Village and a private entrepreneur in Taoyuan Township. Now that I have money, it’s no big deal to have a nice wedding banquet.”

Liang Ming quickly spoke up, saying to Jiang Wei:

"Besides, this banquet is supposed to cost 30 yuan per table. Meizhuang and I work in the catering industry. In terms of cost, it doesn't actually cost that much."

"Meizhuang married me, so naturally I hope that everything I need is the best."

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Jiang Wei fell silent.

Although he disliked extravagance, he wasn't the one who actually paid for it.

Moreover, it seems difficult to criticize the groom's family for wanting to make the wedding banquet more attractive when it's their daughter's wedding.

Jiang Tao, who was standing to the side, also spoke up and said to Jiang Wei, "Dad, I think my brother-in-law is right. After all, this is a token of my brother-in-law's goodwill, and it's not appropriate to refuse."

"If you're worried about the negative impact, we simply won't accept red envelopes from the guests attending the banquet."

Hearing his son Jiang Tao's words, Jiang Wei thought about it and agreed, finding it reasonable.

If the banquet is held without accepting red envelopes and without burdening the people, then there's nothing wrong with the banquet being held.

"Then let's do as Xiaoming says."

Upon seeing Jiang Wei's agreement, Liang Ming's face lit up with joy.

As long as his father-in-law agreed to his request, the banquet would be easy for him.

He was genuinely worried that Jiang Wei might consider holding a smaller wedding to avoid any negative impact.

In this way, he would not be able to give Jiang Meizhuang an unforgettable wedding.

"Uncle, don't worry, I will make the wedding beautiful."

Liang Ming said with a serious expression.

Jiang Wei nodded slightly; he believed Liang Ming's promise.

He turned to Liang Min and asked, "In-law, have you calculated the auspicious dates for the newlyweds?"

Upon hearing Jiang Wei's words, Liang Min quickly nodded and said, "It has already been calculated. The fifteenth of August is an auspicious day."

Upon hearing the date, Jiang Wei, Zhou Hua, and the others nodded and said, "The fifteenth of August? It is indeed an auspicious day."

At this moment, Jiang's mother, Zhou Hua, turned to Liang Ming and said, "Xiao Ming, we won't be going to your banquet. We will also hold a wedding banquet for our daughter."

"We will cover the expenses ourselves. Just come and pick them up at the right time."

Upon hearing what Jiang's mother, Zhou Hua, said, Liang Ming quickly replied:

“Auntie, how can you pay for the wedding banquet for our daughter? I should pay for it.”

According to local custom, when a man and woman get married, the man gives betrothal gifts to the woman's parents.

When a woman gets married, the groom's family pays for the wedding banquet, and the red envelopes they receive are given to the woman as her own private savings.

Enlightened parents will also take a large portion of the bride price to give to their daughter when she goes to her new home.

This money is also called dowry.

The dowry money and the red envelopes for the wedding banquet both belong to the daughter.

The daughter can spend the money as she pleases, and the husband has no right to interfere.

This is partly to ensure that the daughter has money after marrying into the man's family and is not afraid of being bullied.

On the other hand, after the couple gets married, the wife controls the finances. If the husband wants to do something, he has to ask his wife's opinion. With the couple discussing things together, it's not a problem to do some small business to support the family.

It can be said that the wedding customs in Taoyuan City are quite positive and progressive.

The groom is not required to give an exorbitant dowry; the bride will bring the dowry back to the groom's new home for their use.

As long as a man is diligent, he will have no worries about finding a way out.

In his previous life, if Liang Ming hadn't encountered Song Mei's family, who were so eccentric and demanded exorbitant dowries, he wouldn't have even received a quilt as part of his dowry when he got married.

After marriage, she became even more ruthless in exploiting her son-in-law.

Liang Ming's success won't be so late, and he won't be drained of everything except his bones in the end.

It can be said that marrying the wrong wife can ruin not only three generations, but possibly the entire generation.

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Zhou Hua quickly said, "You silly child, how can we let you pay for our daughter's wedding? What will people think if word gets out?"

"That's right, Liang Ming, don't get involved in this money. I, as your older brother, still have it."

Jiang Tao, who was standing to the side, also spoke up.