Mr. Yuan was so angry that his daughter fell down, but he could not answer her words.
In his eyes, his daughter is a thorn in the side. She has been disobedient to discipline since she was a child and has her own ideas about everything.
She also likes to go against herself the most, and she doesn't want to think about it. Her own mother can't give birth to a son, and she refuses to be generous enough to take her bastard to raise her. For such a jealous and unfilial woman, it's already a huge disaster for him not to divorce his wife directly.
Thank you.
But this daughter, who is obsessed with collecting debts, actually feels that her mother is pitiful and defends her at all times, even setting herself up for injustice many times.
Now it is finally possible to marry off this scourge, or marry into a place like the Wen family!
This can be regarded as her only repayment for having eaten at her parents' house for more than ten years.
Mr. Yuan knew that this was already the best marriage that Yuan Xueqing could get. If he accidentally missed it, he might really have to keep this girl at home for the rest of his life, which would make the family uneasy.
Therefore, even if he was angry again, he could only hold back his anger and said in a rough voice: "You are about to go out. I won't argue with you about this matter. Don't worry, I won't ruin your future."
go out."
"Thank you very much, father." Yuan Xueqing didn't even raise her eyebrows, she just bowed and left.
Mr. Yuan immediately called her from behind, "Wait a moment!"
He caught up with him in a few steps, "I don't care about the collection today, but what about the betrothal gift? The housekeeper said that you have the list of betrothal gifts in your hands, and the gift money has been moved to your yard for you?"
Yuan Xueqing raised her eyebrows and looked at him with a half-smile, "What else?"
"You..." Probably he didn't expect that she would admit it so straightforwardly. Mr. Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily, "What do you mean? Do you want to marry yourself? In your eyes
, both parents are dead, right? Where can a young girl get married and get the betrothal gift herself? "
"Why not?" Yuan Xueqing sneered, "Let me ask you, how much dowry did you prepare for me when I get married?"
"You are my only legitimate daughter, can I still treat you badly?"
"Really?" The smile on Yuan Xueqing's face continued, "Okay, then you can take it out and show it to me first."
"Nonsense," Mr. Yuan trembled angrily, "I'm asking around the streets to see which girl is asking for dowry like her father. Do you know it's shameful?"
"You misappropriate your wife's dowry and use it to subsidize your concubine's concubine. Are we shameless? I also want to know which family takes the wife's dowry to please the concubine's natal family."
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Yuan Xueqing has argued with Mr. Yuan countless times over this matter, but Yuan Xueqing has evidence in her hands. As long as she talks about this matter, Mr. Yuan's face will inevitably turn red.
Can't hang on.
Yuan Xueqing had a sarcastic look on her face. She was not surprised by her father's appearance, "Okay, you want me to give you the betrothal gift. Then you prepare the dowry for me first. I don't want more, just follow the instructions of my mother."
80% of the dowry list is purchased.
My mother only had me as her only child, so her dowry was naturally left to me. All my maternal property was brought over to my mother, and it was clearly listed and notarized over there."
"you……"
Mr. Yuan had nothing to say after saying this. He could only blow his beard and stare at his daughter, speechless.
The sarcasm on Yuan Xueqing's face became even worse, "Can't take it out? If you can't take it out, just shut your mouth!"
"You rebellious girl!"
"This is not the first time that I have treated you as a rebellious girl," Yuan Xueqing simply turned around and stopped looking at him. "If you want to scold you, scold you quickly. I'm afraid I won't be able to scold you if I can't pass you by."
Mr. Yuan watched helplessly as his rebellious daughter left, and he was so angry that he almost couldn't even come up.
The concubine on the side kept stroking his chest and patting his back, which made him calm down.
"Master, is this the end of it? We haven't even seen the Wen family's betrothal gift list, but it's the Wen family! The betrothal gift must be quite a lot, is it just like... let the eldest girl take it away?"
She felt a little aggrieved as she said, "Our Erlang is about to get married. Didn't I show you a girl from the Zhou family? Erlang was originally a concubine. If the betrothal gift is too small, I'm afraid..."
"Then what can we do?" Mr. Yuan was also very helpless, "You don't know the temper of the eldest girl. If you push her hard, she will fight to the death and go to Jingzhao Mansion to beat the drum and accuse me of embezzling her mother's dowry. I
So what?”
As he spoke, he became a little more irritated, "Didn't that money go to you back then? Don't you know what the situation of my Yuan family is?"
The concubine didn't dare to say anything for a while, but she was so angry that when he coaxed the bride's dowry out, she hadn't even walked in yet! Where had her money been spent?
It's obvious that this old man has given up on himself!
But things have come to this, and she can't do anything as a concubine. After being here for so many years, she also knows how powerful this big girl is. What's more, she had a powerful uncle who was inextricably linked to the Daxiangguo Temple.
.
The eldest girl goes to Daxiangguo Temple to stay for a few days every month, and even the abbot treats her differently.
If it weren't for this layer of support, she wouldn't be able to be so domineering in the Yuan family's backyard.
All the aunts in the backyard, big and small, dared not speak out about this. Seeing that this evil star was finally getting married, although the marriage was a bit high, which made them very dissatisfied, they were finally able to get rid of this aunt.
Yuan Xueqing won the betrothal gift game, but there was no happy look on her face. Her maid couldn't help but be puzzled when she saw this.
"Isn't this the best result now? Why is the girl still so depressed?"
Yuan Xueqing glanced at her, still not happy at all, "Is it really the best?"
The maid couldn't help but wonder, "It is said that the Wen family is now in great power. The eldest master of the Wen family, who is also the girl's future father-in-law, is being favored. The second master is also in power in the local area. The sixth master has entered the Hanlin Academy and has been ordered to serve the emperor.
Even our future brother-in-law has now joined the court as an official. How many people can't ask for someone like him!
The most important thing is that we are in the capital, and my husband's family is prominent. These aunts in the house don't dare to bully my wife anymore. You can rest assured, right? From the look of the master, I probably won't ask for the betrothal gift from the Wen family again.
Yes, this past time can be regarded as a generous dowry."
Yuan Xueqing didn't speak. She just sat quietly and stared out the window. After a while, she sighed quietly, "Do you still remember what the second girl from the Qiao family said when she came over that day?"
The maid paused, "Do you feel uncomfortable working with the second girl of the Qiao family? But you used to have a good relationship with the second girl of the Qiao family and were close friends. Didn't she say that she couldn't stay in the Wen family anymore?
Have you gone? So she hopes that the girl can agree to the Wen family’s marriage. That’s the case. Could it be that..."