Chen Xuan's dowry is so rich that even if you look at the history of the old Wei family for 18 generations, no daughter-in-law has such a rich dowry. Even Mrs. Wei has to admit that her old man has a good vision. It is true that good people are rewarded. In fact, when the second son was unwilling to get married, Mrs. Wei was also a little shaken, but she didn't expect that Chen Xuan would have such an opportunity now! Chen Xuan's dowry was so rich that even Mrs. Wei was shaken when she first heard that Madam Wen wanted to give Chen Xuan such a large dowry. Wei Jin was the same, especially since Chen Xuan and Wei Nian came back from the bank with a suitcase, the mother and daughter wanted to open their eyes.
But these past two days, Chen Xuan and Wei Nian have been busy with the Wen family, running to the Wen family eight times a day. Finally, the Wen couple flew to Nanjing. Wei Jin urged the old lady, "Let's take a look. The other day, my aunt said that there are six sets of jewelry and two properties. Mom, isn't there a house in Jinyu Hutong, next to our Ganyu Hutong? Otherwise, let's go with my second brother and his wife to take a look."
Old Madam Wei also had the same idea. She just wanted to take a look and didn't want Chen Xuan's. Since these were Chen Xuan's dowry, they were her private property and would be passed down to their children and grandchildren in the future.
Then, the mother and daughter talked to Chen Xuan about the dowry. Chen Xuan had just returned from the store. Although she came from the countryside and was frugal, she was not stingy. After feeding the little girl, she took out two jewelry boxes from the bottom of the box. Wei Jin opened them and saw a set of pearls and platinum, and a set of gold. They were all very delicate jewelry. Wei Jin nodded and praised, "This stuff is really good." Not to mention that they are all valuables, just looking at the quality, they are all good things. The pearls are round, and the gold ones are also very delicate. Moreover, these are all complete sets of jewelry, from hair accessories to necklaces, bracelets, bracelets, rings, earrings, ear studs, and even corsages are all complete sets. A single item is already very exquisite, let alone a set
Wei Jin was very pleased and said, "My aunt is really an honest person. Look at what she gave you. You can tell she picked it with great care." They were all top-quality goods. This set alone would cost thousands of dollars, and I don't know if it can be sold.
When the mother and daughter wanted to see other things, Chen Xuan told them that she had returned all of them and exchanged them for books. The mother and daughter were so shocked that they couldn't speak. Old Mrs. Wei trembled all over and couldn't believe it, "You exchanged all the jewelry and real estate for books?"
Chen Xuan nodded, "The house and jewelry are useless. We can exchange the books for them so that the children can read them in the future. The children are capable and can earn a lot of money. Brother Nian also said so." La Wei Nian blocked her.
Old Mrs. Wei was so angry that she collapsed. Wei Jinlian lost his appetite for the mutton pie he had that night. Even Wei Shi, who didn't care much about family affairs, looked at his second brother and his wife several times. After dinner, he asked his brother, "Why did you return all the food? You can save it for the little girl in the future."
The two brothers were talking in the yard. Wei Nian handed a cigarette to his eldest brother and quietly told him about his mother-in-law's situation. "My mother-in-law remarried into a wealthy family with three sons. I didn't mind much, but my wife was worried that if the old lady knew about all these things, she would be unhappy. She kept two pieces as a keepsake and returned the others."
Wei Shi thought about it and it made sense.
The brothers of the Wei family have one good thing in common: they are not greedy for money. Wei Shi said, "The dowry is the private property of my second brother's wife, so we can return it. It's good to have one more relative after all."
"Yes. Mom just can't figure it out." Fortunately, Wei Nian had already told the old man about this. Although the old man Wei felt a little distressed, he was a decent man after all. The old man Wei's words were fair, "I didn't know that when my mother-in-law was alive, our family was living well. Now that we know that there is a new relative, it is a great joy. We are businessmen, and we have the ability to make money to support the family." After knowing that his daughter-in-law exchanged her dowry for a room full of books, the old man Wei specially went to the neighbor Xu's house to show off in a low-key manner. When the old man Wei talked about this, he said helplessly, "My second daughter-in-law really likes books."
Mr. Xu clapped his hands and exclaimed, "My dear brother, maybe your family will have to change its ownership."
"What gate should I change to?"
"A family of scholars." Mr. Xu and Old Master Wei have always been good friends. He said to Old Master Wei, "Brother Wei, you are a hundred times better than me in supporting your family through business. Don't be upset when I tell you something. In fact, even if I don't say it, you have realized it in the past few years."
Old Master Wei looked at the chessboard, wondering whether to move the horse or the elephant. He glanced at Master Xu and said, "Just say it." I came here to listen to you.
"Your A-Nian used to be a clever child. In recent years, I think he has become more and more promising. The reason is that A-Nian has not forgotten to study while doing business." Master Xu smiled, "Brother Wei, you are lucky."
"What blessing is there? My children and grandchildren have their own blessings." Old Master Wei smiled and played two games of chess at Xu's house before going home. When he got home he found out that his wife had fallen down.
In the past, if Chen Xuan dared to squander the family like this, Old Lady Wei would definitely scold her! Although the dowry belongs to Chen Xuan, it is not up to Chen Xuan to decide! It is all to be passed on to the second son and his descendants in the future! It is to be passed on to her little girl! In the end, Chen Xuan, this squandering silly daughter-in-law, actually gave it all back! What's the point of bringing back a room full of books for such a big fool? With this IQ, can you understand it? !
Old Mrs. Wei wanted to lose her temper, thinking that Chen Xuan was no longer helpless as before. Madam Wen was a difficult person to deal with 20 years ago. Now, 20 years later, although Old Mrs. Wei couldn't say it, she had a very accurate intuition that Madam Wen would be even more difficult to deal with. If she treated Chen Xuan badly, Madam Wen might come and fight her. Old Mrs. Wei was a bully who only feared the strong and bullied the weak. Because Chen Xuan had a backer, she refused to get angry with Chen Xuan, and then she collapsed on the kang and couldn't get up.
Now that she saw the old man coming back, she was furious with him. Old Mrs. Wei was angry, "Even if I were dead, why would you still be hanging around out there!"
Old Master Wei was startled, thinking that the old woman was really ill, "What's wrong? She was fine this morning."
Old Mrs. Wei told the old man about Chen Xuan's secret return of the dowry. She pounded the kang and complained, "Don't you think she is stupid? Ah Nian is such a fool. He used to look like a real man, but now he listens to his wife in everything! What a good-for-nothing!"
"Okay, I knew about this a long time ago, Ah Nian told me." When Old Master Wei said this, he almost got beaten by Old Lady Wei. When Old Lady Wei went to bed that night, the old couple sat at the east end of the kang and the west end of the kang, ignoring each other.
The next day, Old Mrs. Wei lay on the kang and groaned, insisting that she was feeling unwell.
The mother-in-law fell asleep on the kang. Chen Xuan and Li couldn't go to the store. They had to stay at home to serve her. After being married for many years, how could Grandpa Wei not know that the old lady was pretending to be sick? There were so many grandsons and nephews, and he couldn't quarrel with the old woman. However, Grandpa Wei also had a way. He sat in the hall and gave orders, "The eldest and second daughters-in-law should stay at home to serve your mother. Ah Yin, you don't have to go to the store. Your parents raised you, and now it's time to appreciate your filial piety. Ah Shi and Ah Nian, you two should stay at home to support her. I won't go to the store either. By the way, let the eldest sister go to the house in Wangfucang Hutong. , call your eldest sister back, your mother is sick, why are you still growing strawberries? Dig them up and don’t grow them anymore! And Ah Shi and Ah Nian, you two, one go to Tong Ren Tang and the other go to the German Hospital, get some money from the shop, and invite both Chinese and Western doctors back to diagnose your mother! Tell the doctor, our family is not afraid of spending money! Just prescribe the medicine, we’ll eat whatever is expensive! Whatever is delicious!” Then, Old Master Wei took the old woman’s hand and said affectionately, “Old woman, don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere, I’ll stay at home to take care of you.”
After listening to the old man's instructions, Mrs. Wei was cured without the need for a doctor to check her out! This is unacceptable! A large sum of money has already been lost, and the family members are not working. Isn't this an even bigger loss? Mrs. Wei said, "Okay, okay, I didn't sleep well last night, and I'm a little tired. I'm sick! There are so many people at home, including Sister Liu, Sister An, and my eldest sister. Who can't take care of me? Okay! Go and do your business! You can't delay anything but business! Do you understand? Life is too hard for everyone!"
After being disciplined by the old man, even Mrs. Wei’s attempt to pretend to be sick failed.
With such a troublesome old man, Mrs. Wei should feel lucky that she gave birth to two daughters. Her daughters are so considerate! The eldest daughter has always been of one mind with her. Wei Jin feels more sorry for her brother and niece than her mother. As for the youngest daughter, Wei Yin, she is also very good at comforting the old lady. She holds the little girl and plays with her, and also comforts her mother, "It's the second sister-in-law's own things, so let the second sister-in-law decide for herself. Besides, we don't have to pay rent for our store now, and we can save hundreds of dollars in rent this year. This is all thanks to the second sister-in-law. Mom, before I knew Aunt Wen, our family didn't have to eat coarse food. You should be more positive. You are always unhappy, and the little girl doesn't like to look for you anymore."
Old Mrs. Wei leaned against the quilt and took the little girl. "The little girl and I are of the same mind. We are also heartbroken. Originally, our little girl could have gotten at least six sets of jewelry, but her unsophisticated mother gave them away, so only two sets are left." She kissed the little girl and felt that her granddaughter's fortune was not very good. She wondered when she should go to the temple to burn some incense to the God of Wealth for her.
"Mom, please stop nagging. It won't be good if the neighbors hear it."
"I didn't tell anyone." Old Mrs. Wei said to her little girl, "It costs several thousand dollars! I'm not doing this for myself, I'm doing this for our little girl. Your second sister-in-law's dowry will be passed on to our little girl in the future. I'm so old, am I still jealous of my daughter-in-law's dowry?" Old Mrs. Wei couldn't help sighing as she spoke.
Wei Yin did some calculations with her mother. "How much money has my second sister-in-law made for our family in the past few years just by growing strawberries? We can earn back these few thousand dollars in one or two years. How can the little girl be poor in the future? But you, mom, sigh all day long. This will easily drive away the good luck of the family."
"Bullshit! You don't say auspicious words all day long!" Old Mrs. Wei was quite superstitious, so she stopped sighing immediately and discussed with her little girl, "I thought, business is hard now, and we don't need so many people to do the work for our sister-in-law Liu, sister-in-law An, and eldest sister. As the New Year is coming, should we let one of the three of them go back? It can also save expenses?"
Wei Yin thought for a moment and shook his head, "Not really. Mom, no matter how difficult business is, there is still business. There is no idle person in our family now. My eldest sister-in-law has to help manage the lace factory and the technical school every day. My second sister-in-law and I, one looks after the store and the other goes to the cosmetics factory. My eldest and second brothers also have to go to the old shop to support. Even my eldest sister has to go to Wangfu Cang Hutong every day to take care of the strawberries. Mom, the prices of things on the market are starting to fall. I think next year will definitely be better than this year. In our family, my eldest sister has to do the housework, Sister An is in charge of the workers' meals, and Sister Liu will look after the little girl with you. The little girl is still young. When she grows up and can run and jump, you can't keep an eye on her alone. Let's just leave it like this. I think they are all honest and capable."
"I'm not trying to save money for the family. The wages of Sister An and Sister Liu are all paid by your second brother. Look at them, each one is worse than the other in terms of how to plan their lives. I have to save some money for them. The little girl can handle it with me alone."
"That won't work either. My second brother and his wife are so filial. They invited Sister Liu to come because they saw you were so busy. If you send them back, my second brother might invite two more for you. Then you will be so powerful. Whenever you go out, you will have two old maids to serve you." The old lady who was coaxed by Wei Yin was very happy. She was no longer angry with her second son. She said in a tone that was both proud and scolding, "Your second brother is just like this. He does whatever you say and doesn't listen to anyone at all."
"If you continue to be so listless, my second brother will really have to hire someone else for you."
"No, no! I'm not sick, why would I need those people!" Mrs. Wei said as she got off the kang with renewed energy. She felt much healthier and ate more deliciously! She was afraid that her second son would really hire another maid to come home, which would add another expense!
In this way, Mrs. Wei finally recovered from her awkward situation.
Chen Xuan was really relieved.
These days, Chen Xuan was busy with Madam Wen's affairs, so she had time to have tea with Mr. Rong. It was the first time Rong Yang met Chen Xuan since the dinner at Wen Mansion that day. Seeing that Chen Xuan was more open-minded, he knew that she was fine. When Chen Xuan saw Rong Yang looking at her, she couldn't help but touch her cheek, a little embarrassed, "I'm fine." It seemed that Mr. Rong always saw her in the most embarrassing and helpless moments of her life. Chen Xuan thought, it was a good thing that she was thick-skinned, otherwise she would be embarrassed to see Mr. Rong.
Rong Yang smiled, "I'm glad you're okay."
The author has something to say: ps: The second update is here, good night everyone!!!