Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

Chapter 656: Chapter 656: Bride Price

Upon hearing this, Christy Xenos became displeased, and Wendy Clarke felt that Joshua Clarke always had a petty bourgeois mentality and was not very knowledgeable.

Considering the money they now earned, Joshua Clarke actually thought it was enough and felt pretty well-off.

He really didn’t know how colorful a wealthy family’s life could be.

Joshua Clarke said, “I just want to ask Cindy, whether she still recognizes me as her father, and us as her family members. Isn’t she going to abandon her own family for the sake of the Zhekova Family?”

“Cindy is our daughter, and the Zhekova Family can’t just bully people like this, look down on people, pretend we don’t exist, and even think our existence is a disgrace. Does Cindy really want to abandon her own relatives for a family like this?”

“No matter how good the Zhekova Family is, can they be better than her own blood-related family? In times of difficulty, the only ones you can rely on are your own family members.”

“I just want to see what the Zhekova Family’s attitude is.”

Christy Xenos actually agreed on this point.

She nodded vigorously, “The Zhekova Family can’t ignore us!”

Even though she hated Cindy to the extreme, the fact that she could marry into such a family made Christy Xenos very unhappy.

But since they had such a powerful in-law, why not take good advantage of it?

She also thought that even if she hated Cindy, she should take advantage of her situation to gain benefits from the Zhekova Family.

“We are the Zhekova Family’s legitimate in-laws, and they can’t just treat us like this! Since Cindy is their properly married daughter-in-law, they must give us the bride price, right?”

“As one of The Big Eight families, could the Zhekova Family really do something as shameless as not giving the bride price? And if they give too little, it will be embarrassing for them as well! Even if the Zhekova Family is unwilling to deal with us, after all, they have married our daughter. Can they just marry a daughter-in-law without giving anything? Is that appropriate?”

Wendy Clarke nodded with satisfaction, glad that Christy Xenos finally made a good point.

Joshua Clarke hesitated, “But it’s already not easy for Cindy to marry into the Zhekova Family, not to mention that she also has a child. It’s not easy for the Zhekova Family to accept this situation. Should we just forget about the dowry?”

Joshua Clarke thought, in an ordinary family, marrying a single woman with a child might not necessarily be welcomed.

With such conditions from the woman’s side, it’s not good to ask for too much.

“Not to mention the huge disparity between our family and the Zhekova Family.” Joshua Clarke said.

“No way!” Christy Xenos immediately said, “Marrying Cindy is the Zhekova Family’s own choice and has nothing to do with us. We didn’t beg them to marry her, and we didn’t push them to do so!”

“Cindy and Adrian Zhekova got married without us even knowing about it. We didn’t force or threaten them. It was their voluntary choice. Since they voluntarily married Cindy, why wouldn’t they give us the bride price according to tradition?”

“We’re not talking about anything else, but just look at ordinary families. The bride price for marrying a daughter-in-law starts at 100,000 yuan! For families with slightly better conditions, not talking about the rich and privileged, just those with decent income, the bride price starts at 200,000 yuan.”

“This is the market rate among us ordinary folks. The Zhekova Family, being one of The Big Eight families, is marrying the future Wife of the Family Head, a position so important. How could they just marry her without any display of commitment? How could that be alright?”

“Since they are willing to agree to let Cindy marry into their family, she must have something that satisfies them. Since they are satisfied, they have to give us money.” Christy Xenos stated firmly.

Joshua Clarke hesitated and he wanted to say something in defense of Cindy, but felt cold in his heart about her actions and ultimately didn’t say anything.

Wendy Clarke chimed in, “Dad, don’t speak up for Cindy. Mom makes sense. In a proper family, when it comes to marriage, the required dowries should not be reduced. Cindy is our daughter, and they’re marrying her, so why not follow tradition?”

“If people find out that Cindy married into the Zhekova Family without giving anything, wouldn’t our family be laughed to death? People will say that the Zhekova Family doesn’t take us seriously, and our family is nothing.”

“This is not only about Cindy’s face, but also our family’s!”

At Wendy Clarke’s reminder, Joshua Clarke finally realized that what she said made sense.

Christy Xenos rolled her eyes and said to Joshua Clarke, “And think about it, didn’t Cindy ask us for 500,000 yuan? Although she has money, she asked us for it, so why should we owe her anything? We should ask the Zhekova Family for the bride price and give this money to Cindy so she doesn’t keep saying that we owe her.”

Christy Xenos sneered, “We raised her since she was little, and now we’ve reached the point where we owe her? This would be a laughingstock if it gets out!”

Of course, Christy Xenos was just saying this to persuade Joshua Clarke to agree and then go ask the Zhekova Family for money together.

In reality, once the money was in Christy Xenos’s hands, there was no way she would give it back to Cindy.

“Ordinary families give 100,000 or 200,000 yuan as a bride price, and the Zhekova Family, being such a huge family, should give at least a million-dollar bride price, right?” Christy Xenos pursed her lips, “In my opinion, a million is too little!”

Christy Xenos calculated the money in her heart.

Of course, she was not satisfied with only a little bride price.

But if she can get a million-dollar bride price now, there will definitely be more benefits in the future.

“Moreover, Wendy is planning to bring the restaurant to Belfard, right? Opening a restaurant involves a complicated series of procedures, dealing with various departments, and obtaining all the necessary certificates. All of this would take a long time.” Christy Xenos said.

“This doesn’t even take into account the restaurant’s decoration, promotional activities, and long-term development in Belfard. Compared to long-term development in Belfard, these initial matters are just small.”

“With the Zhekova Family’s help, do we need to worry about connections for our restaurant? Moreover, the Zhekova Family is in the catering business. If they are willing to help, we can’t even imagine the benefits we would get.” Christy Xenos contemplated.

Wendy Clarke nodded, “That’s right.”

She hadn’t expected Christy Xenos to think of this point.

Wendy continued, “Including the Zhekova Family’s procurement channels, procurement prices, and so on, they must have their own exclusive channels and preferential prices.”

“If we can get involved with the Zhekova Family’s procurement channels, not to mention anything else, just promoting that our restaurant uses the same ingredients as the high-end restaurants under the Flag of Pingla would be a great selling point.”

“I did some research before. Restaurants under Pingla Corp. have exclusive supply channels and only provide for them.” Wendy Clarke said.