Wang Mingtao and Sun Honglan thought to themselves, but they didn’t say it out loud.

"Xiaohai, brother."

Everyone headed towards the home of Qin Guoliang and Zhang Pandi. At this moment, many of the younger Qin Family members, including Qin Fengyu, Qin Xiaoqi, and Qin Yun, gathered around Qin Xiaohai.

"Yun, Fengyu, Xiaoqi..." Seeing them, Qin Xiaohai recognized them immediately, but he looked at Yu Leyao next to Qin Yun with some confusion and asked, "Yun, who is she?"

"Xiaohai, brother, this is my girlfriend, Yu Leyao," Qin Yun introduced with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaohai was a bit surprised. Wasn’t Qin Yun just a sophomore now? And he already had a girlfriend?

He had heard his parents mention that Qin Yun had started a company and wanted him to come back to join it, but he had refused and hadn’t paid much attention to his parents since. So, he had no real idea about the scale of Qin Yun’s business.

He didn’t say much else and turned to Qin Xiaotao, curiously asking, "Brother, did you get a car?"

"Yes." Qin Xiaotao nodded, expressionless, and said, "I bought it two months ago, but when I called you earlier, you didn’t pick up at all."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaohai gave an awkward smile and dared not say anything, knowing he had previously behaved as if he had cut ties with the family.

If it hadn’t been for the situation with Wang Na, who knows how long it would have taken for him to return to Qin Family Village.

When they arrived at the back of the Qin Family Village neighborhood, Wang Na’s parents, Wang Mingtao and Sun Honglan, surveyed the houses in front of them. The new rural community was quite well-built, so the houses didn’t look run-down at all.

At this moment, melon seeds, cigarettes, and other items were on the dining table, and soon after, Qin Xiaotao and others helped pour water, and the parents on both sides quickly got down to business without much small talk.

Looking at Zhang Pandi, Sun Honglan said directly, "I won’t say much more; now that Na is pregnant, how do you plan to handle this?"

She felt a lot of resentment about her daughter’s sudden pregnancy; otherwise, she wouldn’t have rushed to Qin Family Village immediately upon hearing the news.

Hearing this, Zhang Pandi quickly said, "Mother-in-law, rest assured. We are preparing to get the two children married as soon as possible."

Nodding in satisfaction, Sun Honglan was pleased with Zhang Pandi’s attitude.

She didn’t want her daughter to have an abortion.

"Na has been pampered since childhood. We can’t bear to let her suffer, and we hope she can stay close to us, not too far away,"

Sun Honglan said directly, "So I have a few conditions."

"Please go ahead, mother-in-law," Zhang Pandi responded quickly.

Discussing conditions and bride prices for a marriage is quite normal.

Without pausing, Sun Honglan continued, "Since we’re talking about marriage, there should definitely be a house and a car."

"If it’s a house, it should be bought in Wu City, which is coincidentally where Xiaohai works."

She had heard from her daughter that Qin Xiaohai had a house in Qingwu County, but from Qingwu County to Wu City, it would take an hour by car, and she didn’t want that.

Moreover, in comparison, Qingwu County was significantly worse than Wu City.

Staying in Wu City also made it more convenient for them to care for their daughter.

Zhang Pandi didn’t interrupt, and Sun Honglan continued, "As for the car, I think a BMW or Audi would be fine."

Previously, Sun Honglan had seen Qin Xiaotao driving an Audi. Was Xiaotao going to drive a car of lower grade?

"Finally, there’s the matter of the bride price."

Sun Honglan was straightforward, "Bride prices where we’re from are usually tens of thousands, so let’s go with an auspicious number — 188,000."

"We won’t keep these bride price funds ourselves. We’ll give them to Na, and we’ll also contribute 188,000 for her dowry, and buy her a car."

"Those are roughly my conditions. What do you all think?"

After she finished, Sun Honglan looked at everyone.

In summary, Qin Xiaohai needed to buy a house in Wu City and have a car of BMW or Audi grade. No requirement on down payment or full payment was specified.

Additionally, a 188,000 bride price.

The bride’s side would also provide the same amount of money and a car as part of the dowry.

In reality, from Sun Honglan’s perspective, although Qin Xiaohai’s family seemed average, since they could let Qin Xiaotao drive an Audi, they must have some money, and naturally, she had her ideas.

When looking for a partner, many people wouldn’t consider families with several sons because family assets would be divided, sometimes with everything going to the eldest, leaving the second with little when it came time for him to marry.

Everyone’s thinking is pretty similar: settle one before worrying about the next; it’s impossible to divide everything evenly from the start.

As of now, Qin Xiaotao is still unmarried. If things aren’t settled now, then after Qin Xiaotao gets married, Qin Xiaohai might get nothing.

"Mom." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Hearing what Sun Honglan said, Wang Na was a bit anxious.

Actually, Sun Honglan had told her before that she would only ask for a bride price of 100,000. Why was the price raised now?

Yet, given the current situation, she didn’t dare say anything.

Hearing what Sun Honglan said, Zhang Pandi’s expression changed. In fact, they had some savings. She was working at Celestial Fortune Clothing. She was among the first to join Celestial Fortune, and as the factory expanded, she had become a small manager. This time, her salary plus bonuses and shares amounted to more than 200,000 a year!

Qin Yun’s uncle, Qin Guoliang, used to work on construction sites, which was very demanding. He often rode to Wu City to find construction work, taking three hours round trip in a single day.

So now, Qin Guoliang also worked at Celestial Fortune Clothing, handling some logistical matters, earning less money than Zhang Pandi.

But together with bonuses, he had now earned nearly 200,000.

Combined, the two had over 400,000, and with some existing family savings, they now had more than 500,000.

However, Sun Honglan’s demand for a house in Wu City, where the average house price was 15,000, meant that even for a 100-square-meter house, it would cost 1.5 million, with a 30% down payment being 450,000.

Adding the down payment for a car and the 188,000 bride price, this all came up to 700,000.

In reality, when adding expenses like gold jewelry and banquets, the cost definitely reached over 700,000.

They were short about 300,000.

Zhang Pandi couldn’t help but take a glance at Qin Xiaotao, who gave her a slight nod.

Qin Xiaotao had previously said that if the money wasn’t enough, he could contribute some.

Given he now earned so much, helping his younger brother was nothing major.

Seeing Qin Xiaotao nod, Zhang Pandi felt reassured, nodding she said, "Mother-in-law is right; we’ll immediately buy a house and a car for Xiaohai, and prepare the bride price as well."

Upon hearing what Sun Honglan said, Qin Xiaohai’s face turned visibly grim. He knew his family’s situation and felt his mother-in-law was asking for too much. Even if they were to borrow, they might not manage it.

He could foresee what might happen next.

Many couples had disagreements over marriage-related issues like housing, cars, and bride prices, which ended up breaking them apart completely.

But Zhang Pandi’s words left him stunned.

"Is my family really this well-off?"