"The bride and groom are here!"
"Red envelopes! Red envelopes! If you don't give a red envelope, the bride won't get out of the car."
At the entrance of Jiangcheng Grand Hotel.
A fleet of cars decorated with red flowers and "double happiness" characters stopped at the entrance.
The first one is the wedding car of the bride and groom, and a group of young people gathered at the door, laughing and making a commotion.
Jiang Feng, dressed in a suit, had an excited and happy smile on his face.
He turned his head to look at the bride, Li Mengqi, who was sitting behind him, wearing a white wedding dress and looking beautiful.
They had been together for eight years, from the campus to the wedding dress.
During these eight years, he had thought countless times of building a happy family with Li Mengqi, and now, finally, they had achieved it.
He clenched his teeth, using all his savings, asked his parents for another two million, and according to Li Mengqi's requirements, booked the best hotel in Jiangcheng, rented a fleet of cars, just to give her a dreamy wedding and also give her parents some face.
Money can be earned again, but a wedding, there's only one in a lifetime.
Jiang Feng got out of the car first, and a group of bridesmaids immediately surrounded him, blocking the door and stretching out their hands one after another.
Jiang Feng smiled and nodded to the group of groomsmen, who immediately began to hand out red envelopes.
"The red envelopes are here!"
"Wow, this red envelope amount is not small!"
"Hahaha, Mengxi, your husband is really generous! Here comes the generous-transfer boyfriend!"
...
Listening to the blessings, the smile on Jiang Feng's face deepened. "Now, can you let my wife get out of the car?"
The bridesmaids laughed and teased, just about to make way, when suddenly the sharp voice of mother-in-law Chen Yalan came from the side.
"What ceremony? What certificate? Why are you calling her your wife now? Don't you understand the rules?"
As soon as she spoke, the atmosphere at the scene instantly fell silent, with the bridesmaids and groomsmen all standing speechless, looking at each other.
Jiang Feng looked awkward, and there was some anger in his heart.
Chen Yalan saying this at this time was undoubtedly stepping on his face.
But after all, today was his wedding day, and he didn't want to make it unpleasant, so he immediately apologized with a smile.
"Yes, yes, you're right. We should finish the ceremony before we change our words."
With that, he turned to open the rear door of the car, his eyes tenderly looking at Li Mengxi sitting inside.
"Mengxi, get out of the car."
"Wait!"
Before Li Mengxi could answer, Chen Yalan spoke again, stepping forward to close the car door and blocking the way with her hands crossed over her chest.
"Jiang Feng, Mengxi is my only daughter. I carried her for ten months and raised her until now. Do you think you can just take her away easily?"
Li Mengxi was sitting in the car, quietly playing with her phone, and didn't try to stop Chen Yalan.
Jiang Feng thought that Chen Yalan just couldn't bear to part with her daughter and showed a smile on his face.
"Mom, don't worry, after we get married, I will do the housework, hand over the salary, support Mengxi in whatever she wants to do, and make sure she doesn't feel wronged."
He intentionally made a joke, and the bridesmaids and groomsmen all laughed, some even applauded.
"Well said!"
The atmosphere warmed up again, and everyone's faces were filled with smiles.
"What's so good about it!"
Chen Yalan shouted impatiently, standing with her hands on her hips.
"Jiang Feng, I won't beat around the bush with you. If you want my daughter to get out of the car, fine! But first, pay the "getting-out-of-the-car" fee - 500,000!"
"Hisss-"
Her words instantly caused a gasp among the crowd. Everyone looked at each other with different expressions.
They were all good friends of Li Mengxi and Jiang Feng, witnessing firsthand how the two had come together since their student days.
But they never expected that this would happen today.
Adding a bride price on the wedding day itself - this kind of scene was something they had only seen on TV news.
Jiang Feng's face was somewhat uncomfortable, but he still managed a smile.
"Mom, you're joking again. Fine, I promise you, from now on, I will definitely give 500,000 to Mengxi, so she can have a good life."
The best man, Zhang Yang, also tried to mediate with a smile, "I've recorded this, auntie, I'll be your witness in the future."
Jiang Feng gratefully smiled at him and then reached out to open the car door.
"Slap!"
Chen Yalan slapped his hand down with a sharp tone!
"What do you mean 'later'? I want it now! If you don't give 500,000, don't even think about letting Mengxi get off the car! Otherwise, you can forget about this wedding today!"
Jiang Feng's face could no longer hide his frustration, and he struggled to control his emotions.
"Mom, didn't we agree before that the bride price would be 300,000? I've already shown my sincerity. Isn't it inappropriate for you to raise the price now?"
Chen Yalan snorted coldly.
"What do you mean raising the price? This is called getting what you pay for! Besides, when I said I wanted 300,000, I didn't say only 300,000!"
"Judging Mengxi's appearance and figure, who can compare to her in this area? An 800,000 bride price is not one penny less! Otherwise, how can our family maintain any dignity?"
"800,000? I've already given most of my salary to Mengxi before. How can I come up with that much money now?" Jiang Feng's expression turned cold.
"Xiao Jiang, we know you can't afford it, but your parents can." Li Mengxi's father, Li Jiandong, patted Jiang Feng's shoulder with a friendly smile.
"We've calculated that the house your parents are living in can definitely be sold for 500,000. You can let your parents borrow the 500,000 from us first, and then sell the house afterwards. We didn't ask for more because we didn't want to make it difficult for you."
Jiang Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly.
So, they still think they are doing this for their own good?
"Where will my parents live after they sell the house?"
"That's your family's business, I don't care. Anyway, if you don't come up with the five hundred thousand today, we won't marry our daughter to you!"
Jiang Feng took a deep breath and put his last hope on Li Mengxi.
"Mengxi, it's almost time for the ceremony, our parents are waiting for us. After this, I will work even harder to give you a good life. Get out of the car, I'll take you into the hotel."
Li Mengxi in the car finally put down her phone, frowning.
"Who knows what will happen in the future? My mom is right, if you can't come up with the 500,000 today, this marriage will be off!"
Jiang Feng only felt as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head, chilling him to the core.
Eight years, they had been together for eight years.
And in the end, these eight years of feelings were not worth 500,000!
"Mengxi, you should know how much my parents have sacrificed for our marriage. Our family has tried our best to meet all of your requirements, and now you want another 500,000. Do you really think we are easy marks?"
"Your parents are already old, and the money they saved should be given to us! Is 500,000 that much? Jiang Feng, do you think I'm not worth this 500,000?"
Li Mengxi not only didn't have a change of heart, but became even angrier, "If you don't give the 500,000, you can forget about getting married today!"
Jiang Feng sneered and glanced at the Li family.
"Fine, as you wish, I won't get married!"
After saying that, he directly took off his coat and threw it aside, then turned around and left!
And as he left without any hesitation, the people around the car were in chaos.
At this point, Li Mengxi, who was just showing off, could not bear it any longer and hurriedly opened the car door to look at Chen Yalan.
"Mom, what should we do now? If Jiang Feng really leaves, everyone will say that I got dumped by the groom. How can I face people in the future?"
Chen Yalan was also anxious at this moment.
Jiang Feng usually fulfilled their requests, she just wanted to push him a little more before the wedding to see if she could get more out of him.
But who would have thought that he would have such a temper today!
"This kid has really turned the tables! Go and get him back! How can we continue this wedding party? We still have to receive the gift money!"
Li Jiandong shouted, and the group hurriedly chased after him, fearing that Jiang Feng would really run away!
...
At this moment, Jiang Feng had already left the hotel area, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and leaned against the wall to smoke.
His eyes were full of red bloodshot.
He was very disappointed in Li Mengxi.
But his parents paid so much for the wedding, how should he explain it to them?
He painfully grabbed his own hair, not noticing a Maserati approaching not far away.
A luxury car stopped in front of him, and then a woman in a blue long dress got out of the car and walked step by step towards Jiang Feng.
"You must be Jiang Feng, right?"
"Yes, it's me... Do you need anything from me?"
Jiang Feng was a little nervous.
This woman was too beautiful.
Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, almond-shaped eyes and peach cheeks, her skin was fair and smooth like creamy jade, and her red lips seemed like precious gems, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a breathtaking beauty!
The woman smiled, "Well, I have a favor to ask of you."
"Jiang Feng, can you marry me?"
