Chapter: 1408

Zhang Xiaoman hastily waved his hand and explained respectfully, "Auntie, it's not that my parents are unhappy about something, so they might not come today. Please just bear with us."

"Oh no!" Xu Lihui scowled angrily, saying, "So your family looks down on our family? Is that right? Your parents really have a point to make - getting married and not showing up, do you see any other families like this in Jinling?"

Zhang Xiaoman's eyes reddened, and he apologized hastily, "I'm sorry, Auntie. My parents' situation is indeed special - they've been unhappy about the dowry all along, and even when I left the house this morning, they weren't too pleased, so please just bear with us..."

"What?" Xu Lihui's eyebrows furrowed upon hearing these words, suddenly shouting, "This is completely unreasonable! What are your family's conditions? What are our family's conditions? She's marrying into our family - you're climbing the wrong tree, your parents still aren't pleased? How? Don't look down on our family? Don't look down on our family - then just stop her from getting married and not let her marry over here!"

As Xu Lihui spoke like this, Zhang Xiaoman's tears suddenly flowed out.

Sun Hongwei saw his fiancée being scolded by her mother-in-law and couldn't bear it anymore, hastily saying, "Mom! If my wife and I just live our lives together, as long as we're happy, we don't need to worry about all this. So you should stop worrying too much. Time is running out, so let's hurry up and prepare for the wedding."

"That won't do!" Xu Lihui looked at Zhang Xiaoman with a scowl, saying, "I'm just fed up inside. From the moment I married your father, I never received such humiliation. It's clear that their family is trying to elevate themselves by marrying into ours, how can it be like we're elevating ourselves? My husband and I have been waiting here since early morning, as well as our relatives and friends. Meanwhile, what about their family? Besides the bride, no one else has come! This is a clear case of looking down on us!"

Zhang Xiaoman hastily waved his hand to explain, "Auntie, you're misunderstanding. My parents are indeed unhappy, so they didn't come."

Xu Lihui coldly shouted, "Stop wasting my time with nonsense! Marriage is a major life event. You're not an orphan without parents, how can you participate in the wedding yourself? I've never heard of parents still alive but not attending their child's wedding. If this gets out, not only will we lose face, it will also be inauspicious."

By the time Xu Lihui finished speaking, Zhang Xiaoman almost collapsed.

She barely managed to rely on Xiao Chu and Ye Chen's help to dodge her parents' obstruction and rush to attend the wedding.

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It was supposed to be a perfect wedding, and I would marry Sun Hongwei no matter what I had to face with my family. But little did I know that there were so many difficulties waiting for me at my future in-laws' place.

Xiao Chunyan couldn't bear it anymore and said indignantly, "Aunt, do you know how much hardship and sacrifices Xiao Man went through to get married, and the price she paid? Can't you see what's going on here?"

Xu Lihui raised an eyebrow at Xiao Chunyan and said, "Listen, this young lady, I don't know you well, so I won't offend you. But some things need to be said logically. Today, I'm marrying my son-in-law, and I invited many relatives and friends to attend the wedding. However, my daughter's family is not even sending one person to attend. Have you ever seen something like this?"

Xiao Chunyan quickly spoke up, "Isn't this a special case? Xiao Man's parents have strong opinions on this matter, and she has made great sacrifices to get married and follow her heart."

Xu Lihui smirked, "Oh, we can't afford to be too lenient. I'm telling you, as soon as the marriage is settled, everything needs to go according to tradition. If the groom's parents don't attend, the wedding won't proceed. Even if Heaven itself came down to tell me otherwise, it wouldn't matter."

Xiao Chunyan was furious and said, "How can you say that?"

Ye Chen stepped in and stopped Xiao Chunyan, looking at Xu Lihui with a smile and asking, "Alright, I see what you're doing. Can't you just be straightforward? What will you do if the groom's parents don't attend under these circumstances?"

Xu Lihui laughed, "It's very simple. We choose our son-in-law based on family values. But Xiao Man's family is so poor that I'm willing to compromise for my child's happiness. Her parents can't look down on people like that. I've already put up with them, and now they're slapping me in the face? Well, we'll just go ahead and do things properly. Our family has a net worth of several million yuan, so Xiao Man needs to bring at least 10 million yuan as dowry if she wants to marry into our family. Otherwise, it's out of the question."

Xiao Man was shocked by this response and her good temper began to dwindle under Xu Lihui's relentless attack, which shifted all responsibility onto herself.

"So, she couldn't hide her anger and said, 'Xu Auntie, if you had refused to let me marry into your family from the start, I wouldn't be begging you now. But you say you're willing to help me with the wedding arrangements and then again, you're trying to block it in every way, what's the point?'"

Xu Lihui was not opposed to her son marrying Zhang Xiaoman herself.

However, she agreed to this marriage only because she wanted to pass on all responsibilities and clear her conscience as much as possible.

So today, Zhang Xiaoman made her family feel ashamed in front of relatives and friends, making it impossible for her to hold her head up high. This alone allows her to stand on moral high ground and reject the idea of marrying into the Sun family. JrNovels.com