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On this matter, there was actually very little to discuss.
Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu could be considered figures of note, but they were not truly great figures whose union would warrant a grand ceremony that involved the entire Daoist Order.
However, they were not from insignificant families either. Both held high positions, and all the arrangements would naturally be handled by others, so there was no need for either of them to manage matters personally. They only needed to appear at the ceremony.
So there was really nothing to negotiate. It was just a simple agreement or disagreement. The Zhang family and the Yao family could not possibly haggle over houses, betrothal gifts, or dowries because that would be undignified.
There was an unspoken standard for marriage arrangements for prestigious families of this level. Thus, there would be no shortage nor excess, since flaunting wealth and competing ostentatiously was the behavior of the nouveau riche.
A marriage alliance was, at its core, an exchange of resources, so no one cared about such trifles.
After all, no matter how lavish the betrothal gifts or dowry, could they compare to shares in the Nanyang United Trading Company or to positions...
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