My Demon Husband Is a Snake

Chapter 1084: Serving My Wife at Home, Attending the Three Pure Ones in the Temple

The burly middle-aged couple was so frightened that they broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly came over to sit down, "Sit, sit, sit. You... what do you really... want? Are you planning to... forcefully marry our daughter?"

"How could that be?" The man rested one hand on his forehead, turned slightly to admire his own fingers, "Su Wan, serve the tea."

"Uh, coming, coming." I was dazed for a few seconds, then brought over a pot of chrysanthemum tea, pouring tea for a few of them, "The teapot is just ordinary chrysanthemum tea, it’s a bit plain, I hope you don’t mind."

Xiao Li’s parents were so shaken that their spirits trembled, they couldn’t even bother with me, let alone have any mind to drink chrysanthemum tea.

They stared at the somewhat neurotic man with a blue face, wanting to say something but too scared to utter a word.

Both Chen Decheng and Chen Shufen were also terrified, looking at the few people lying unconscious on the ground, at a loss of what to do.

They didn’t know whether to help them up or not, worried that something might happen to them.

"The dowry for the marriage proposal is ten million," the man said, holding up one finger.

Xiao Li’s mom immediately showed a sneering, contemptuous expression, "The dow... dowry is ten million? Did I mishear? Do you have that much money?"

"I don’t." The man was quite assertive when he said he didn’t have money.

Xiao Li’s parents’ expressions shifted from fear back to disdain.

They looked as if they had long known these poor folks couldn’t come up with that much money.

The man added, "But Beichen does."

At this, all eyes turned to Beichen in unison.

Chen Decheng swallowed, "Do you really have that much money?"

"Yes." Beichen nodded affirmatively.

Chen Decheng and Chen Shufen knew this child well and understood he wouldn’t lie.

Both patted their chests, showing a relieved expression.

Xiao Li’s dad snorted lightly, "How much money can a Taoist have? Besides, aren’t Taoists forbidden from marrying?"

"Can those outside the secular world not marry? I serve my wife at home and the Three Pure Ones in the temple, nothing wrong with that." Whether it was because he had the backing of elders, usually a bit of a self-effacing person, Beichen now had an unyielding attitude.

Xiao Li’s mom still refused to believe, scrutinizing Beichen with a mocking face, "If you have that much money, why do you need to do such lowly work? And even drag my daughter into doing those filthy jobs?"

"Brother Chen... it’s his lifestyle preference, willing to share the daily grind with me, unlike those nouveau riche you’ve found." Xiao Li retorted, then timidly nestled into Beichen’s broad embrace like a little rabbit.

Actually, she was a very rebellious girl, just unable to resist her family’s overpowering force.

This statement of siding with an outsider instead of her parents not only failed to persuade Xiao Li’s parents,

but also angered them, their faces turned red as they glared furiously at Xiao Li.

Beichen said, "I can transfer the money to you immediately, this isn’t something you can fake."

"Even those rich people willing to marry your daughter wouldn’t just give away ten million despite their wealth." The man spoke languidly at the right moment, "It’s a kind of deal, you two should be able to discern, right?"

Xiao Li’s parents looked utterly tempted, their eyes practically glowing with greed.

"Well..." Xiao Li’s dad was about to speak.

When Xiao Li’s mom stepped on his foot to interrupt, "Do you think we’re selling our daughter? Does having money make you great?"

"Of course not, the three formal letters and six manners of betrothal gifts will all be in order, you’re honest people marrying off a daughter, how could it be selling?" The man replied heavily, "Are there any other issues?"

Xiao Li’s mom’s eyes widened like copper bells, and after a long pause, she barely managed to pick a flaw, "But Beichen’s educational background isn’t up to par, and he’s without parents, this family situation isn’t good, having lots of money, he’s still a nouveau riche."