Not a single word mentioned money, yet every sentence revolved around it.
Little did they know that decades ago, getting married didn't require a house, a car, nor an exorbitantly high bride price. The parents from both sides would prepare engagement gifts and a dowry, which were basically furniture and clothing. But now, getting married either consumed half of the parents' lifetime savings or burdened the young couple with various loans, exhausting them completely. This had also led to more and more people preferring to stay single. One person fed meant the whole family wasn't hungry.
"Is that even possible?"
Upon hearing Qin Mu's advice, Wan Zhongyuan was suddenly perplexed. He had transferred the agreed-upon bride price. Could it really be determined not to be bride price money?
