Mr. Zhou was stunned. Obviously, he had not thought about that at all.
Fu Zhi added, âAs an adult, you should know that you have to prepare a dowry for your daughter, right?â
Mr. Zhouâs expression changed, and he hastily said, âDowry? That kind of tradition only applies in a backward place like the countryside. Here, we donât give a dowry. Besides, your family is rich.â
Yeah, the Lu Family was rich.
Zhou Tingting looked greedily at Fu Zhiâs clothes and the rhinestones in her chair.
She stretched her arm forward as she attempted to take the rhinestones. However, before her hand could reach its target, Fu Zhi grabbed her wrist.
Zhou Tingting was startled, as she could feel coldness seeping into her skin through the slender fingers on her wrist.
Be that as it may, she quickly calmed down. She would become Fu Zhiâs elder after she married Lu Yumo. She grabbed the deep-blue crystal bracelet on Fu Zhiâs hand and said, âThis is so pretty!â
âYeah, itâs pretty,â Fu Zhi replied. âThe crystal is a special local product of Country M. You probably wonât be able to find this bracelet anywhere now, as itâs been discontinued. It was given to me by my brother, and itâs even more expensive than your hand.â
Fu Zhiâs voice was calm, but the words that came out of her mouth were scary.
Zhou Tingting had no idea why but she had a hunch that she would break her wrist if she said something wrong.
âDo you want to trade?â
âTrade it for what?!â
Zhou Tingtingâs heart was racing even faster as Fu Zhi stared at her. She seemed to be able to see through everything on her mind, and she subconsciously took two steps back. âNo... No, thanks.â
âThereâs no need to be so polite. You two can share clothes and jewelry all you want after you become a family,â Mr. Zhou said as he looked at Fu Zhi. âI heard from my daughter that youâre bad at your studies. Since youâre not a good student, why donât you stop going to school like Tingting and get to work instead? You can find a man and get married too. I have a good candidate for youâmy son. Even though heâs younger than you, the relationship between our families will become even closer if you two get married. If youâre interested, Iâll...â
âThatâs enough!â Lu Yumo smacked the table hard and shouted, his eyes flaring with rage. âIâll say this one more time. Iâll take full responsibility for whatever I did. Donât ever think of taking advantage of my sister. If you donât stop now, I will not marry your daughter. If she wants to kill herself or jump off a building, she can go ahead. I donât care. After she kills herself, Iâll kill myself as well. An eye for an eye. Is that fine with you?â
âDad, just stop talking!â Zhou Tingting said. âYumo, please forgive my father. I know Zhizhi is still young and she doesnât want to get married. I will watch over my dad and I promise you he wonât say something like that ever again.â
That said, Zhou Tingting had promised her colleague at the bar where she worked that she would introduce Fu Zhi to her cousin after she married Lu Yumo.
After all, Fu Zhi was a nuisance. She did not want her to get between her and Lu Yumo, so she wanted to send her away from the Lu Family as soon as possible.
Mr. Zhou fell silent after what Zhou Tingting said. After a short while, he pulled a piece of paper and a pen out and said, âLetâs sign an agreement. We have to arrange an engagement banquet for them as well.â
Lu Yumo rolled his eyes at Mr. Zhou.
Lu Jingqing finally replied to Xu Weiâs message. After reading through his message, Xu Wei said, âThey are too young, so itâs not suitable to arrange an engagement banquet for them yet. I have a card with me that has 50,000 yuan inside.â
âNo way. We must arrange an engagement banquet for them. Letâs do it this month!â Mr. Zhou wanted to show off to his relatives that his daughter had married above her station. He took the card and said, âIt just doesnât feel right not to arrange an engagement banquet for them. I donât want anyone to talk about my daughter behind her back. You guys just need to prepare a few dishes. Iâll invite my relatives over and Iâll let you guys know the time of the event.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
After saying that, without waiting for Xu Wei to say anything, he pulled his daughter away from Lu Yumo and left the house.