On the day of the wedding, after the makeup process was completed, we were waiting for my boyfriend to come and pick me up at the auspicious time.

But seeing that the auspicious time was about to pass and the groom's wedding convoy had not arrived, my parents became anxious.

According to our customs, if the auspicious time is missed, there will be problems in the marriage in the future.

I secretly sent a message to my boyfriend Zhou Wen: [Why haven't you come yet? Is something wrong?]

Normally, he replies to my messages very quickly, but this time he didn't reply.

My parents were worried that something had delayed the groom's family, so they asked my younger brother to call them and ask.

After making the call, my brother frowned and his expression turned unpleasant.

My father asked, "Did you find out why the groom hasn't arrived?"

My brother glanced at me with a furrowed brow, then put the phone on speaker.

Then I heard the shrill voice of my boyfriend's mother:

"Shen Ting, Auntie has something to ask for your help. Look at Zhou Wen's brother, he didn't get a good education and can't find a high-paying job. He wants to earn money to buy a house and get married, but it's impossible in this lifetime. Zhou Wen said that your family has seven or eight houses, and once you marry him, you'll be his sister-in-law and we'll all be one family. Auntie doesn't need much from you, just transfer one house to him for the future marriage. Can you do that?"

Her words felt like a thunderbolt exploding in my room.

Not only did my parents have an ugly expression, even my bridesmaids looked shocked and exchanged glances.

Everyone could understand what she meant on such a joyful day.

I didn't want to create an ugly scene on such a happy occasion, so I suppressed my anger and said, "Auntie, if there's something, can we talk about it after the wedding?"

I was giving her a way out, but Zhou Wen's mother just pushed it too far.

She yelled, "No, we must talk about it now. Will you give it or not?"

My parents had a displeased expression and were about to speak, but I shook my head at them.

I said, "No, the houses belong to my parents, and I don't have the right to make decisions for them. Besides, Zhou Wen's younger brother is capable of finding a job on his own, even if it's low-paying. After a few years of hard work, he can save up for a down payment himself. If he wants to get married, he should rely on himself."

I made it clear enough, my family couldn't be taken advantage of like this.

After hearing my words, Zhou Wen's mother dropped the act and started cursing at me, "Shen Ting, you're shameless. You want to marry into our Zhou family, but you dare to show me an attitude? How about you giving my son a house? You won't die if you have one less house, but my son won't be able to get married without a house!"

"I'll give you one more chance. If you want to marry into my family, you must give this house. Otherwise, if you want to enter my house, you'll have to step over my dead body!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in my family became angry.

My father and brother were about to rush forward to grab the phone and scold this old woman, but I stopped them.

It wasn't worth hurting myself over someone like her.

In a deep voice, I said, "You are deaf. Let me say it to you one more time: No. Zhou Wen, I know you're over there, so tell me, are we still getting married or not!"