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Xu Chi's Mother let out a cold snort, and after a moment, Xu Chi's voice came through the phone:
"Xinran..."
I closed my eyes, struggling to suppress my anger, and said softly,
"Xu Chi, what does your mother mean? Is it that if I don't give your brother the house today, we won't get married? Is that what you think too?"
I expected Xu Chi to side with me; after all, in every aspect, I was far superior to him.
I graduated from a prestigious university, while he attended an ordinary one.
I was 172 cm tall and had previously been part of the school's modeling team; he was also 172 cm, but even in flats, I appeared taller than him.
Not to mention I was the only child in a city family with several properties, and both my parents had stable jobs.
His family, on the other hand, came from a rural background, and his parents didn't even have social security.
Ever since we decided to get married, his mother started causing trouble.
First, she claimed that the 150,000 Bride Price was too much and insisted on reducing it to 88,000.
Then she said they couldn't afford the down payment for the wedding house and that it had to come from my family.
Next, they claimed they had no money for the wedding banquet and expected my family to cover that too.
To be with Xu Chi, I tolerated all of this and even begged my parents to compromise.
I thought he would appreciate my efforts and understand my position.
But each concession I made only led to them asking for more.
After a moment of silence, Xu Chi hesitantly replied:
"Xinran, he's my only brother; Xiao Hua is the root of the Old Xu Family...
How can I get married knowing my brother is left single..."
"You have so many houses; once we're married, we'll be one family.
As older siblings, we should support my brother."
I finally couldn't hold back any longer. Ignoring the stares of relatives around me, I shouted into the phone:
"Xu Chi, are you crazy? That house was bought by my parents; what does it have to do with your family?!"
"I have to provide a wedding house for you after we get married, and also for your brother?!"
The room fell silent in an instant. All the relatives turned to look at me, and my mother’s face turned pale, her body swaying slightly.
Xu Chi was momentarily stunned before he shouted even louder than I had: "Lu Xinran, what’s wrong with your family providing a house? Just because you have money, does that make you special?!"
"I knew all along that your family has never looked down on me!"
I trembled with anger, and Xu Chi's mother shouted from the side, "Xiao Chi, don’t indulge her! She has a child to tie her down; what are we afraid of?"
"Lu Xinran, let me tell you, if you don’t agree today, Xiao Chi won’t go!"
"I want to see how you can stand there with a big belly while your parents lose face over this!"
At this point, I could no longer contain the fury boiling inside me. Clenching my phone until my knuckles hurt, I said each word slowly and deliberately: "Xu Chi, don’t regret this."
"Regret? Let me tell you, Lu Xinran, now that you’re pregnant, who else would want you besides me?"
"Do you still think you’re a young girl? If this escalates, let’s see if you’re scared!"
I hastily wiped away the tears at the corners of my eyes and said nothing more before abruptly hanging up the phone.
My mother leaned closer, her brow furrowed tightly: "Is Xu Chi's mother causing trouble again?"
With a choked voice, I replied, "His mother said I have to bring the bride price back and transfer the house to his brother; otherwise, there will be no wedding!"
My mother's face turned ashen and then flushed red with anger! Her eyes blazed with fury as her lips trembled: "If they don’t want to do it, then so be it! Our family is already losing money marrying off a daughter; how can they be so shameless?"
I gathered all my strength to hold back my tears and picked up my phone to call the hotel.
"I'm sorry, but we're not going to have the wedding," I said.
The hotel staff was momentarily taken aback, probably not expecting us to cancel at the last minute.
He hesitated and said, "Miss Lu, this is going to be difficult for us. At this point, we can't refund your money."
I forced myself to maintain my composure and replied, "It's fine. If you can't refund it, then so be it."
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