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"What did you say?" Grandpa Sang's tone involuntarily rose. A tycoon? He couldn't have heard wrong, could he?
Sang's grandmother looked over in surprise. What had she just heard? The Yuncheng Tycoon?
Sang Xia nodded. "Yeah, didn’t my dad tell you?"
Both Grandpa Sang and Sang's grandmother shook their heads. "No, he just mentioned that his son-in-law's family is in business, but didn’t say anything else."
What a useless fellow! Grandpa Sang couldn't help but curse Sang's father inwardly. How could he be so unreliable? If it weren't for the fact that they were outside, he would have kicked him a couple of times.
"My dad wasn't wrong, though. The Lu Family is indeed in business."
"But being in business is not the same as being a tycoon!" Grandpa Sang exclaimed, his voice trembling. "There are many people in business, but there’s only one tycoon."
"Xia Xia," he continued, "how much betrothal money did the Lu Family give?"
Sang Xia placed the snacks she was holding on the table and began counting on her fingers as she told Grandpa Sang. "They gave six hundred sixty thousand, plus a house, a car, a shop, and some gold and silver jewelry." It seemed she couldn't keep track with just her two hands.
Grandpa Sang and Sang's grandmother's hearts raced as they listened. Goodness gracious! The Lu Family actually gave so much betrothal money—six hundred sixty thousand! He had never seen so much money in his life. "How much do we still have?" Grandpa Sang's voice trembled even more. They had to provide an equivalent dowry given such a generous betrothal gift. Considering their family had been farming for generations, the gap was staggering.
It seemed impossible for them to come up with that much for a dowry, but they should at least try to contribute something to narrow the gap.
Sang's grandmother whispered a number into Grandpa Sang's ear. After hearing it, only one thought crossed his mind: it's over! Even if they took out all their savings, it wouldn't be enough for even a fraction of what the Lu Family offered. Moreover, they had given so many other gifts; who knew how much wealth their second son had? Grandpa Sang thought to himself.
Seeing her grandparents looking troubled, Sang Xia felt puzzled. They had been fine just moments ago; why did they suddenly look so distressed? "Grandpa, Grandma, what's wrong? Why do you both look so miserable?"
Grandpa Sang glanced at his little granddaughter and thought about whether it was good or bad that her sister had found such a family. He and Sang's grandmother had calculated their savings over the years along with what her dad contributed; they currently had about two hundred thousand. He planned to keep twenty thousand for themselves and give the rest as a dowry to ensure that their granddaughter wouldn’t be looked down upon by her in-laws.
Sang Xia was deeply moved upon hearing this. Her grandparents were truly willing to sacrifice everything for her sister’s sake. "Grandpa, you and Grandma should keep the money for yourselves. My dad will handle my sister’s dowry; you don’t need to worry about it."
"Your dad probably doesn’t have much money either," Grandpa Sang shook his head. His son was just an ordinary university professor; while his salary wasn’t low, it wasn’t high either. Coming from humble beginnings, he had managed to establish himself in Yuncheng entirely through his own efforts. When they bought their house in Yuncheng back then, it was through a loan taken out by both of them; now they had upgraded to a villa, so their funds were likely running low.
"Grandpa, our family’s situation is clear to the Lu Family. It’s impossible for us to provide an equivalent dowry." She continued, "Just considering what my sister has—if it doesn’t reach one hundred million, it must be several tens of millions. If her parents can take out ten thousand, that would be impressive! So our dowry doesn’t even compare to their betrothal gift; there’s simply no basis for comparison. Besides, the Lu Family doesn’t care about these things; Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu are very nice people—they wouldn’t make things difficult for my sister because of this. We should just do our best."
Thinking about how Sang Yu and her mother-in-law treated them earlier eased Grandpa Sang and Sang's grandmother's minds. The couple seemed kind-hearted; now that their children were at this stage, they could only take things one step at a time and hope that this family would treat their eldest granddaughter well.
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