บท 308: You Have to Be Mentally Prepared

She brought up this matter with Wang Zongsheng, but he flatly rejected it.

"Did you discuss this with Madam Qiao?"

"Not yet."

"If you dare to bring it up, get out of the Wang family."

"Why? Since she considers us one family, what does it matter if our son marries in her house?"

"Humph, people care about face and reputation. Even if our relationship is good, we're still two separate families. She's surnamed Qiao, and we're surnamed Wang. Do we not have a house? Are we supposed to have our son marry in someone else's home?"

"But we won't be living in her home. We'll return to Bichun Garden after the wedding."

"Why bother with all this? It'll just make people laugh. Don't bite more than you can."

"We only have this one son."

"Then let's spend some money to buy a house."

"But that's a million taels of silver."

"You're not without any!"

"After the betrothal gifts, there won't be much left."