Chapter 789 - 297: Securing Weibo and Douyin, Gaining Control of Online Discourse

Chapter 789: Chapter 297: Securing Weibo and Douyin, Gaining Control of Online Discourse

Yang Chen instinctively wanted the groom to discuss with the bride, as they were already here to pick her up, and as long as it wasn’t an unbearable issue, it could be negotiated.

"Sigh..." The groom sighed and immediately started complaining to Yang Chen.

Simply put, both sides had agreed on a dowry of 388,000, and they could give a little for getting in and out of the car, but at least 8,888.

Plus the three gold pieces, a diamond ring, betrothal gifts, the banquet, etc., after the groom’s family bought a house, there was simply not enough money, and they borrowed over a hundred thousand from relatives and friends to barely manage.

But today, when the groom came to pick up the bride, the mother-in-law suddenly changed her mind and demanded an additional 100,000 dowry, otherwise she wouldn’t let the groom take the bride away.

The elders on the groom’s side negotiated with the bride’s family for over an hour, but the other side wouldn’t budge; the 100,000 had to be added.

The reason was that the bride’s brother’s girlfriend’s dowry had increased by 100,000, and since they didn’t have the money, they could only ask the son-in-law for an additional 100,000 dowry.

This really angered the groom. His car was ready to leave, and the bride wasn’t being picked up; the wedding wasn’t happening.

The worst part was that the bride not only didn’t think her parents were too excessive but was scolding the groom for being immature and not loving her.

Yang Chen listened to the groom’s complaints and said, "Brother, what you are doing is right. If you scrape together this 100,000 for them today, you won’t have a good life in the future. Anytime they have some difficulty, you’ll be expected to cover it. If you don’t, they’ll threaten divorce. Then it won’t be so easy for you to divorce; half of your assets will be split with her."

Groom: "Exactly, better to cut the losses now! Drive!"

Yang Chen nodded and immediately backed up the car to avoid the bride and leave.

The bride chased after them for a few steps, shouting, "Don’t go! Come back! I won’t insist on adding more, okay? We can talk it over! Come back!"

It was terrifying; from the bride’s words, it was clear she agreed with her parents’ behavior of adding a dowry on the wedding day.

Once a dowry is settled, it absolutely can’t be increased, even by one cent; that shows a lack of sincerity.

If the groom has any self-respect, he must call off the wedding, because this isn’t about just one cent; it signifies that the father-in-law’s family has taken advantage.

Whenever they need something from you and you dare not comply, they’ll force you in this way.

In order not to break the family apart, you will ultimately have to compromise.

In general, in this situation, the bride’s heart is with her parents; she will think her parents are right, which is the scariest part.

They hadn’t driven far when the groom received a call from his father.

Groom: "Dad."

Father: "Get your ass back here now! When discussing marriage, I said that her family was no good and told you to reconsider, but you insisted on ignoring me. Now that relatives and friends have arrived, do you dare run away? You chose this, so you have to crawl through it and complete the wedding for me! I can’t bear the disgrace! I’ve never expected you to earn any face for me, but you sure as hell can’t dishonor me in front of all our relatives and friends!"

Groom: "But her family wants to add 100,000 to the dowry; where could we possibly find that much money?"

Father: "I’ve already sent your uncle over to see if you can negotiate. Hurry back, do you hear me?"

Groom: "Dad, I’ve regretted it, I..."

Father: "Enough with your bullshit! Now you think of regretting? When I told you to think it over before, why didn’t you regret it then? Ever since high school, when you didn’t want to repeat a year to get into a good university, I’ve told you many times, the path you choose is yours to complete, even if you have to crawl on your knees, and your parents can’t always help you. You never listened to me, always thinking I was full of shit! Fine, I won’t hold anything against you for those things. But today, I must be serious with you! You’ve disgraced me in front of all our relatives and friends, and I won’t let it go!"

Groom: "Understood."

After speaking, he hung up the phone.

The bride’s family probably knew their in-laws’ temper well, which is why they dared to add 100,000 at the last minute.

The groom let out a long sigh, "Sir, let’s go back."

Yang Chen: "Hmm? Really? You’re still going through with it?"

Groom: "All the relatives and friends are here, and my father has been a dignified man all his life. I don’t want him to lose face in his late years. Let’s go back."

Yang Chen shook his head helplessly, turned around, and went back.

All the relatives and friends came, and when the bride wasn’t there, it was indeed a complete loss of face; people who can’t handle stress might not be able to bear it, and those with a fierce temper might not survive it.

Thus, while one can’t say the groom’s father is absolutely right, one definitely can’t say he’s wrong either.

A person’s dignity lasts a lifetime, and having appeared dignified for most of it, if they lose face this time, they can’t take it.

Yang Chen delivered the groom back, intending to immediately leave that cursed place.

But then, the bride’s brothers blocked his car.

The bride’s brother arrogantly pointed at Yang Chen and cursed, "Do you have any morals? It’s just a little squabble between the couple, talking it over would settle it. Why did you drive the groom away?"

Yang Chen couldn’t stand men without backbone, or men being oppressed.

Already full of anger, this jerk dared to come up and curse him; how could he let that slide?

Yang Chen immediately got out of the car and cursed back, "What? You raised the dowry on the wedding day, and still have the nerve to show your face? If I were you, I’d run into a wall and end it. All the relatives and friends are here, and the groom came to pick up the bride, and you add 100,000 to the dowry at the last minute; is this something a person would do? Forget about marriage; even in business, the most taboo thing is a last minute price hike. And you, your brother-in-law is a man, and you’re a man too. You can’t come up with the dowry for your marriage, so you want your brother-in-law to pay for it? If you were anything like a man, you wouldn’t ignore your sister and brother-in-law’s happiness by adding this last-minute 100,000 dowry. You all have no shame, and have the nerve to criticize me, a rule-abiding ride-hailing driver?"