Chapter 85: Too Little to Take Parents Seriously

"Oh, as soon as my aunt mentioned this, I remembered that it was indeed like this. My aunt was punished by grandpa and grandma for stealing half a chicken from home. She handed over her private money, so she must have no money left." Cen Yan stroked his forehead with an annoyed look.

"Yes, that's right. We, the eldest family, have no money left! We have turned it all in the treasury! We don't have a penny left!" Gao's expression eased a little, and she emphasized again and again.

"Then grandma, your aunt must have given you the thirty taels of silver that Wei Zan gave her, right?" Cen Yan smiled slightly, then looked at Old Lady Cen and asked.

When Gao heard this, her expression froze immediately.

Everyone eating at the table was stunned.

Cen Dahai and Li both frowned, feeling that something seemed to be wrong.

Old Mrs. Cen was stunned for a moment, but then she quickly reacted.

"Thirty taels of silver? What silver? Why would Wei Zan give you thirty taels of silver!" She immediately glared at Gao and asked repeatedly.

"No, no! There is no such thing as thirty taels of silver. Mother, don't listen to Cen Yan's nonsense! From the beginning to the end, Wei Zan only gave father twenty-five taels of silver for the engagement. How could he give me extra silver, and thirty taels at once!" Gao denied it repeatedly.

"No? But why did Wei Zan keep telling me that he gave you an extra thirty taels of silver? There should be no need for him to lie about such a thing, right?" Cen Yan was full of confusion.

"This, this... Why does he slander me like this? I didn't receive any money from the beginning to the end!" Gao stuttered twice, her eyes wandering, and then she denied it again with a righteous look on her face.

"Well, luckily Wei Zan was afraid that you would deny it, so he told me that you had a written receipt at that time, and there was my aunt's fingerprint on it. How about I go find Wei Zan tomorrow and ask him to bring the receipt to me for comparison?" Cen Yan sighed and spoke seriously, but he was deliberately trying to deceive him.

"Why did he write this document?" Li suddenly asked.

"Of course I'm worried that this marriage will fall through, so that I can get the thirty taels of silver back from my aunt-in-law then!" Cen Yan secretly praised Li for her good response.

"He's talking nonsense! Bah! This bastard! I haven't signed any agreement with him! He wants to take the money he gave to me back from me? Dream on! He's dreaming!" When Gao heard this, she was so angry that she cursed.

However, as soon as she said this, she realized something was wrong and quickly covered her mouth.

But it's too late.

Old Man Cen frowned.

Cen Dajiang quickly poked Gao with his arm, trying to remind her.

Old Lady Cen slammed the chopsticks in her hand on the table, stood up suddenly, pointed at her nose and cursed loudly: "You little bitch! How dare you hide the thirty taels of silver? The government asked you to hand over your private silver, but you only handed over fifteen taels?! Tell me! Where did the thirty taels of silver go!"

"No, there really is no thirty taels of silver! Mother, I really gave you all the silver I had. If you don't believe me, you can search our main room!" Gao was annoyed that she had made a slip of the tongue and fell into Cen Yan's trap. On the one hand, she secretly cursed Cen Yan's ancestors for eighteen generations, and on the other hand, she denied it anxiously.

"Bah! How dare you lie! Boss, this is your good wife! She accepted the silver from Wei Zan, but kept it all for herself without saying a word! Thirty taels of silver... She took more than your father and I!" Old Mrs. Cen was so angry that she wanted to pour all the soup in the bowl onto Gao's face.

"Mom, mom, don't be angry, this is all false..." Cen Dajiang still wanted to deny it.

"No, brother, don't deny it! Isn't it a good thing to be rich? But sister-in-law, you are doing it wrong! Tsk tsk tsk tsk, thirty taels, that's thirty taels of silver! You can do so many things with this!" Seeing that Gao was about to be in trouble again, Yu naturally did not forget to step on her at this time.

"Huh, my sister-in-law is living such a good life! Just think about it, my parents are thrifty at home all day long, who would have thought that my sister-in-law could easily get thirty taels of silver!" Cen Ying couldn't help getting angry when he thought about how much silver he had but not a penny fell into his hands.

"I just made a slip of the tongue! I didn't get any money from Wei Zan at all!" Gao still insisted and refused to admit it.

"How could this be a slip of the tongue? You said yourself that once the silver is in your hands, it is absolutely impossible to return it. Isn't this an admission?" Yu sneered.

"Sister-in-law, actually you don't have to deny it blindly. Thirty taels of silver is not a small amount of money. It is true that your parents will be unhappy because you refuse to hand it over and want to hide it. But the problem is, it is not easy for you to raise two sons and a daughter. Thirty taels of silver will be enough for you to find a wife for Han or Lin in the future. Even for Meng, her dowry will be settled. As long as you explain clearly to your parents that you refuse to hand over the silver for this reason, how can your parents have the heart to blame you? But you refuse to admit it, which really shows that you don't take your parents seriously!" Cen Ying frowned and refuted her.

"That's right! I'm telling you, you'd better hand over the thirty taels of silver right away! In the future, when Han'er, Lin'er get married, and Meng'er gets married, your father and I will not stop doing anything! This money must not be put in your hands!" Old Lady Cen still held her tightly.

The room was full of noise.

Cen Yan let them quarrel.

Old Man Cen has always been reluctant to speak easily.

Cen Dahai's expression became even more gloomy as he listened.

No one in the family actually realized that in order to marry Cen Yan, Wei Zan was willing to spend thirty taels of silver to help Gao Shi. Could there be some conspiracy behind this...

They are only concerned about the thirty taels of silver, why don't they hand it over quickly?

Yes, in the eyes of this family, how could Cen Yan, their second branch, be as important as money?

Thinking of this, Cen Dahai couldn't help but reveal a hint of mockery on his face.

"Grandma, aunt, stop forcing your aunt for money. I believe she really has no money left." At this time, Cen Yan suddenly spoke, as if saying something good for Gao.

"Yes! I really have no money left!" Gao was so overwhelmed by their attacks that she felt dizzy. When she saw someone speaking for her, she agreed without thinking.

She completely forgot how Cen Yan had deceived her and cheated her just now.

Sure enough, Cen Yan nodded, and then changed the subject: "That's all because my aunt gave all the thirty taels of silver to her brothers from her mother's family!"

"What?!" This earth-shattering sentence instantly ignited Mrs. Cen's anger again!