I was reborn and stayed in school to lie down. I really don’t want to roll anymore!

"Teacher Zhang, are you done with your retreat?"

Before Jiang Hao opened his mouth, Teacher Xu started to complain with a smile.

To be honest, although Zhang Wei Zhong often chatted on WeChat during work, he never stopped communicating with them in the office.

Ever since the summer vacation began, or at least since Jiang Hao came back from vacation, Teacher Zhang has become silent.

Although Jiang Hao is usually free, he has a lot of things to take care of, and he doesn't pay special attention to Teacher Zhang.

Today he suddenly sighed and wanted to treat them to a meal, and for a moment he turned his gaze to Teacher Xu.

He blinked quickly a few times to indicate what was going on.

"Well, it's over, I'm free!"

As Zhang Wei Zhong spoke, he stood up, walked to Teacher Xu's desk, and took a handful of melon seeds from it.

I returned to my seat and started eating with a slight numbness.

"Teacher Zhang, how are you doing recently? Have you encountered setbacks in your relationship?"

After exchanging glances for a long time, Jiang Hao and Teacher Xu finally gave in and it was Jiang Hao who tried to bring up the topic.

"Nothing, we just broke up."

Teacher Zhang said this in a very casual manner, as if he had seen through the world.

"It's okay, Mr. Zhang. Relationships are like that! They always break up and get back together!"

"A temporary setback is nothing. Maybe we will get back together tomorrow."

Jiang Hao has seen many breakups like Teacher Zhang, including his own colleagues in his previous life.

There are many cases of young people breaking up and getting back together in love. Some of them, no matter how fiercely they quarrel or how harshly they say things, can inexplicably make up the next day.

And some people who feel that they are really suitable for love will break up without any possibility of looking back.

As for Teacher Zhang's appearance, Jiang Hao felt that it was mostly young people who had conflicts, and they might get back together tomorrow.

"Yes, I think what Mr. Jiang said is right. Just like me and my wife, we still quarrel when we are married. It is normal to have small arguments and conflicts."

Maybe this is the tacit understanding among men. Their first reaction in a relationship is to persuade reconciliation rather than separation.

At this time, Teacher Zhang put down the melon seeds in his hand and gave Teacher Xu a self-deprecating smile.

"Teacher Xu, you are quarreling over marriage, but I can't even take the step of getting married."

"I never thought that once I considered marriage, things would be so complicated and that the other party would have so many requirements."

Compared to the younger Jiang Hao, Zhang Wei Zhong is more willing to communicate with the married teacher Xu.

"Teacher Xu, how much do you give as a gift when you got married?"

When Jiang Hao heard the word "bride price" from Teacher Zhang, he immediately realized what was going on.

"I gave him 66,000 yuan for good luck, and he returned 120,000 yuan after the wedding. Did your girlfriend ask for a lot?"

"My girlfriend didn't say anything, but when she went to my father-in-law's house for the first time during the summer vacation, she asked me for one million yuan."

Jiang Hao swallowed subconsciously when he heard this number. He felt that this number was exaggerated even in 2011. No wonder Teacher Zhang was so silent during this period.

"Teacher Zhang, is there something about your father-in-law that he doesn't like about you? Is he deliberately trying to persuade you to quit?"

Even in later generations, Jiang Hao had never heard of a dowry of "one million" in real life. This was obviously not very reliable!

He had never heard much about bride price, whether in Shenzhou City where he worked or in Fuyang City, his hometown.

Most of them are like Brother Xu, who wants to get a happy ending with 66,000 or 88,000 yuan.

Most of the young men and women who are struggling in big cities, even their families, empty their wallets to help the couple with the down payment.

Only in some areas have I heard of prices as high as 300,000 or 400,000 yuan. Anyway, Jiang Hao just treated it as a joke.

He had never been married in his previous life, and he didn't even have the chance to give a dowry. Of course, he had no intention of getting married at that time.

"I thought so at first, too. After the visit, I kept communicating with my girlfriend to see if she had any complaints about my family or work."

"My girlfriend said it was not true, but her family gradually gave in, from 66 to the current 38, and then they refused to give in."

"I can see that they really intend to ask me for such a sum of money, not to give me a difficult problem to persuade me to quit."

Speaking of this, the atmosphere became a little depressing.

"Teacher Zhang, how much do you have saved? And is this money going to be spent on you two?"

When Teacher Xu saw that it was about money, he couldn't help but continue asking questions.

"How could it be for the two of us? If it was really a dowry, or if we spent it ourselves, I would have agreed long ago."

"As for the money, I can barely afford it after adding up my parents' savings."

This is really difficult. If you don’t have that much money, then forget it and just be done with it.

But Teacher Zhang can actually squeeze out if he tries hard, but which young person is willing to spend the money?

"But getting married costs money! The wine, wedding celebrations, etc. will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars."

"If I give the betrothal gift, I won't have the money to afford the marriage unless I save up for another year or two."

When Teacher Zhang said this, a look of relief suddenly flashed across his face.

"Fortunately, I bought my house early. I bought it near the school when it was 5 yuan per square meter. Now I can make up for the loan with the school's housing fund."

"Otherwise, if we have to buy a house, it will be even more impossible to get married."

This is also Teacher Zhang’s advantage. At least he entered the school early and came here right after graduating from undergraduate school. The housing prices were low at that time.

Although the salary in school is not high, the provident fund has never been low, especially after the sharp increase in the past two years.

It would be no problem to buy a house nearby and rely on the school’s provident fund for full coverage.

In fact, Teacher Zhang's conditions are quite good. He owns a house, has a decent job, and his character is pretty good.

Unfortunately, judging from Teacher Zhang’s performance and words today, it seems that he will not accept the conditions proposed by the other party.

"Think about this matter again, discuss it with your family, and have a good discussion with your girlfriend. After all, this is a big deal, don't rush into making a decision."

Teacher Xu was still trying to persuade Teacher Zhang, but his tone was no longer as sincere and resolute as before.

After saying this, he even shook his head.

"I don't think about it anymore. Yaoyao herself doesn't think about marrying me. She told me to listen to her family."

"Although I'm reluctant to give up the relationship of the past two years, I'll just forget it. I've had enough of this feeling of bargaining and selling!"

After Teacher Zhang said these words, I felt much more relaxed.

It was not until several people left early in the afternoon to eat at Student Street that Jiang Hao slowly understood.

Teacher Zhang has been silent for a while and has not been chatting with his partner.

I spend the whole day in the office either thinking or reading marriage-related messages and forums.

After just a few drinks that night, Teacher Zhang began to loudly tell them what happened when he came to their house, including his reluctance to give up this relationship.

Jiang Hao could tell from the conversation that the biggest obstacle or the thing that made him give up hope was not the 380,000 yuan.

But it was his girlfriend who said that he should listen to what his family said.

It may be this sentence that made Teacher Zhang suddenly feel that he and his girlfriend did not want to get married.

It's simply because he begged his girlfriend's family to let him get married, and he must have felt a huge sense of disappointment in his heart.

Fortunately, after this dinner, Teacher Zhang regained his former spirit when he went to work the next day.

Jiang Hao secretly glanced at Teacher Zhang's computer and saw that he was reading a novel.

I secretly nodded to Brother Xu who was also paying attention behind me, and felt relieved.