Not surprisingly, my dad refused.
He proposed the solution.
After the child was born, regardless of gender, the house would be transferred to their name.
To be fair, my father's proposal benefited both families.
That was what I thought.
Yet, Zoe refused to agree.
After I repeated questioning, Saya hesitantly gave reasons for her disagreement.
"Didn't you tell me before that your family has three houses? My mother said that you should give one more to Tessa and include it in the betrothal gift."
I didn't expect that Saya, who has always been generous and gentle, was actually a complete mama's girl.
I wondered what she took me for.
"My parents indeed have three houses. One is for my sister, one is for me, and one is for their retirement. Now that you want to give one of them to Tessa, which one do you think we should choose for her?"
"Isn't your sister married? Let her husband earn money to buy it! Why should your parents pay for it?"
"That's right. Then why don't you let Tessa's husband earn money to buy a house? How could you let my family give it to her? My family's house has nothing to do with Tessa and her husband."
The talks broke down again.
For more than a week, Saya ignored me.