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Chapter 110 The buff is full

Jiangdu at night is as lively as ever.

There's work during the day and beer at night.

Xu An and Lu Zhe ate and chatted.

They started talking about high school, then college, and finally work; only the person involved can truly understand the hardships and joys along the way.

"Old Xu, I'm getting married tomorrow in October. Will you be my best man?" Lu Zhe raised his glass and clinked it with his.

"Of course I'll come," Xu An readily agreed.

"Come on, good brother, have another drink." Lu Zhe downed it in one gulp.

"By the way, have you had one yet?"

Xu An paused for a moment, then shook his head.

He wasn't lying; Zhang Leyao and Jiang Xiyan were both, in a sense, ambiguous relationships, since they weren't officially dating.

"It's okay, I'll introduce you to all my girlfriend's bridesmaids, you can take your time to choose," Lu Zhe said generously.

Xu An smiled but didn't reply.

"Sigh... Bro, I'm feeling exhausted every day. I get yelled at by that idiot boss at work every day, and when I get back, I have to think about getting married next year."

When this topic came up, Lu Zhe started to complain bitterly, "You have no idea how miserable I am right now, all because of the wedding. I can't do without the bride price, the car, and the house."

"I recently made a down payment on a house and took out a mortgage, so I was already under a lot of pressure. Now I have to pay the mortgage. The worst part is that a month ago, my girlfriend said she wanted a dowry of 300,000 yuan!"

"I asked her, 'Didn't we agree that the dowry would just be 88,000 yuan as a lucky charm? After all, we'll bring the dowry back to our little home in the end.'"

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Guess what she said?

"She said her mother said she wouldn't marry her unless she received a dowry of 300,000 yuan. Her parents had worked very hard to raise her, and giving a larger dowry would make her parents look good."

"I said okay, and I asked her how much she should give in return. Guess what she said? She said that according to their custom, the woman doesn't need to give a return gift; she only needs to bring a few quilts."

"I was shocked at the time. What I found hardest to accept was not that she only gave me a quilt, but that she told me that she would give all of the 300,000 yuan dowry to her parents, saying that her parents had a hard life and that she had a younger brother who would get married in the future."

"I'm so fucking pissed off!"

Lu Zhe became agitated.

"Old Xu, you know my girlfriend Manman. We've been together since college. It hasn't been easy for us to get to where we are now. She wasn't like this at first. She said that as long as she married me, she didn't care about anything else. When I offered her a dowry of 88,000 yuan, she said it was too much and that 38,000 yuan would be enough as a token."

"But ever since we took out a loan to buy a house and put both our names on it, she's started to change."

"She keeps bringing up what her mother said all the time, it's all her mother's opinion. Is it her who married me, or her mother? I really... damn it!"

Lu Zhe slammed his wine glass down on the table.

With a loud "bang," many people eating barbecue nearby turned their heads to look.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my friend had too much to drink," Xu An said apologetically to them.

Lu Zhe was a little tipsy, and with the help of alcohol, he poured out all the things he usually kept inside to Xu An.

"Xu An, Manman wasn't like this before, why has she become like this now!"

"Buying this house has already cost my parents their life savings of 300,000 yuan. Where the hell am I supposed to find that 300,000 yuan?!"

Lu Zhe's eyes reddened, and he picked up the glass and chugged it down.

Xu An originally wanted to confide in Lu Zhe about his troubles, but before he could even open his mouth, after a few drinks, Lu Zhe started complaining instead.

He finally understood what was going on.

But as an outsider, it's really not appropriate for him to comment on the relationship between the two of them.

Xu An knew Manman and had a good impression of her. She was a very generous and open-minded girl, not pretentious, and quite understanding. She and Lu Zhe had been together since their freshman year of college, and their relationship was naturally very strong.

For many couples, graduation season is also breakup season.

It has been quite an achievement to get to where we are today.

That's why Xu An could only listen to Lu Zhe's complaints. Even as a good brother, he absolutely couldn't get involved in the matter, let alone speak ill of Manman.

Otherwise, Xu An will end up pleasing neither side.

Xu An raised his hand and patted Lu Zhe on the shoulder, "Brother, I can't say anything about this. You should go back and discuss it with Manman."

"Perhaps Manman just hasn't understood your difficulties yet."

Lu Zhe remained silent, only drinking.

Ugh.

Xu An sighed inwardly, unsure of what to say. He really couldn't get involved in this kind of thing.

Hearing Lu Zhe say this, Xu An had a feeling that he had been tricked.

Moreover, the buff was instantly fully stacked.

A dowry of 300,000 yuan, a younger brother who is not yet married, and all he ever talks about is what my mother said...

"Woof woof woof!"

Just then, a dog barked.

Xu An turned his head and saw the Border Collie and Samoyed running back in a panic, looking frightened.

"Master, help! Master, help! A big dog is going to eat us!"

A man was walking this way with a Doberman.

"Don't run! I'm going to eat you all! Waaah!"

The Doberman's words reached Xu An's ears.

Looking at the two little ones trembling at his feet, Xu An couldn't help but smile.

"Don't worry, it's just trying to scare you, it doesn't really want to eat you." Xu An reached out and gently stroked the two little ones to comfort them.

The man walking the Doberman gave Xu An an apologetic smile and tugged hard on the leash.

The Doberman Pinscher, which had been fierce just moments before, immediately quieted down.

With their owner's comfort, the Border Collie and Samoyed stopped trembling and cautiously looked towards the Doberman.

The Doberman glanced at the two puppies and snorted.

They were so frightened that they quickly shrank back.

Xu An couldn't help but smile at this.

"Alright, go play. Don't worry, it won't eat you; it's just teasing you," Xu An said with a smile.

"Old Xu, what kind of dogs are these two?" Lu Zhe asked, glancing at the two little ones.

"Border Collies and Samoyeds," Xu An replied.

"To be honest, I'm quite envious of you now. You don't have a girlfriend, you don't have to think about marriage and starting a family, and you can even raise pets." Lu Zhe couldn't hide his envy.

"Old Lu, what are you saying? I envy your relationship with Manman. You've been together since college, while I've been single since college," Xu An said with a laugh.

"You're being modest. Besides, you were just a total simp back then, you didn't have eyes for any other girls, otherwise you would have definitely found a girlfriend in college," Lu Zhe laughed.

"Maybe." Xu An shrugged. The past was the past, and he didn't want to talk about it anymore.

"By the way, Lao Xu, you didn't just call me out tonight just to show off in front of me, did you?"

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