Chapter 136 Who's so kind as to offer over 20,000 yuan as a token of their affection in this day and age?

Throughout the meal, Old Master Shen couldn't help but focus his attention on Jiang Ning.

He had thought he was marrying a clueless country girl, but Xu Jin's words surprised him and made him take a good look at this granddaughter-in-law.

After the meal, Mr. Shen brought up the matter of compensation again.

Old Master Shen glared at him, "You're only thinking about that."

After saying that, he got up and went back to his room, then took out two bankbooks.

"This is your compensation money, husband and wife." The old man pushed one of the passbooks to Shen's father and the other to Shen Ziming. "Ziming, this is your compensation money. I've divided it between you and put it in your respective passbooks."

Although Grandpa Shen favored Uncle Shen's family, he also had his own principles; he wouldn't touch the children's money.

Shen's father is a retired soldier, and even has the title of honorary soldier, so he receives a monthly allowance.

Receiving the title of honorary soldier proves that he made significant contributions to the country back then.

The monthly subsidy is 200 yuan, while Shen's mother used to be a scientific researcher. Before she was sent down to the countryside, she received a third-level salary of 180 yuan per month, so the couple received 380 yuan a month.

They were sent down to the countryside five years ago, and with some compensation, it was counted as six years.

The total compensation paid was 27,360 yuan.

In this day and age, more than 20,000 is a huge sum.

Shen Ziming was also a researcher, working at the same research institute as Shen's mother. Before he was sent down to the countryside, his monthly salary was 130 yuan, so his compensation would be 9,360 yuan.

Uncle Shen and the others glanced at the numbers inside the bankbook that had popped open, and their eyes turned red the instant they saw it.

He knew that the old man had brought back the compensation money from his elder brother's family, and he guessed that the compensation money would be substantial, but he did not expect it to be so much!

He originally wanted to get more money from the old man so he could invest in his business, but the old man was always unwilling to budge.

Later, upon learning that his elder brother's family had received their compensation, he began to covet the money.

The old man was unwilling to give the compensation to his eldest brother's family, so he would always have a chance. But unexpectedly, before he could even carry out his plan, the opportunity slipped away.

Mr. Shen picked up the bankbook on the table, handed Shen Ziming's copy to Shen Ziming, and Ms. Shen took the other copy from Mr. Shen's hand and immediately stuffed it into Jiang Ning's hand.

Jiang Ning: "!!!?"

Mother Shen pressed the bankbook into Jiang Ning's palm, patted her hand, and said, "Ning Ning, this is your betrothal gift from your parents."

bride price?

In this day and age, which good family would give more than 20,000 yuan as a bride price?

Even the concept of a "ten-thousand-yuan household" is still relatively new.

She had only been with Shen Mo for a short time when he gave her all his money. His salary card, which contained nearly 10,000 yuan, was not a small amount. Unexpectedly, his parents gave her an even bigger sum.

More than 20,000 yuan is a considerable sum.

Even Jiang Ning felt that this savings book was too hot to handle. She could accept Shen Mo's money with a clear conscience, but she couldn't accept her parents' money.

Jiang Ning took Shen's mother's arm with one hand and pushed the savings book back with the other, saying in a child's coquettish tone, "Mom and Dad, this is too much, I can't accept it. Have you forgotten that Shen Mo's salary is also with me? I can't even finish spending all of his money."

Jiang Ning's coquettish and playful tone immediately amused them. After laughing for a while, Chen's mother said seriously, "Ning Ning, didn't I tell you that Shen Mo gave you his share? That's only right. Back then, your father's salary was also kept by me. This money is a small token of our appreciation from your parents."

Just a small token of my appreciation?

In this day and age, if a kind person were to offer over 20,000 yuan as a token of their affection, giving even a thousand would be considered an extraordinary act of generosity.

She could tell that Shen Mo's parents genuinely doted on her like their own daughter, and she liked them very much. In this world, she had no relatives, only her master who taught her medicine, but later her master also left.

Jiang Ning also said seriously, "Mom and Dad, you just got back, so you should keep this money. You can use it if you need it in an emergency. You still need to live, so how can you give me all the money?"

Shen's father replied, "Your grandfather still has money left for your mother and me, so don't worry about that."

Jiang Ning had no choice but to pull Shen Qianqian out to speak, "What about Qianqian? Mom and Dad, Qianqian didn't have a job before she was sent down to the countryside. You should give this money to Qianqian."

Shen Qianqian quickly said, "Second sister-in-law, I don't need to spend any money. I plan to go back to school and attend university after things settle down. My parents have already deposited my share of the money with my grandfather."

Old Master Shen, who listened to their conversation the whole time: "..."

He also felt it was inappropriate to give all of the compensation of more than 20,000 yuan to Shen Mo's wife, since which family gives more than 20,000 yuan as a bride price?

But that money was compensation that the eldest son's family had received after suffering so much and finally being exonerated, and he couldn't interfere with how the eldest son's family wanted to distribute it.

Not only was the old man somewhat shocked to hear that his eldest son and daughter-in-law had given all the money, but the Shen family, who were standing nearby, were almost speechless with astonishment.

Shen Bingwei couldn't help but say, "Brother, you two daughters-in-law are too kind. After all, this daughter-in-law is not a member of the family, so there's no need to give so much money. A thousand or two as a token would be enough."

He wanted to discuss business with his older brother later, but his brother had given all his money to his daughter-in-law, so what was the point of him doing it?

"Are you trying to teach me how to do things?" Father Shen frowned, even more disapproving of Shen Bingwei's words, his tone stern, "What do you mean by saying that a daughter-in-law is an outsider? She's part of the Shen family now that she's married into it. Besides, she's my own daughter-in-law, I can give her whatever I want, and none of my own family has said anything. Why are you interfering?"

My own family.

Shen's father's words seemed to be an attempt to distance himself from Shen Bingwei.

Shen Bingwei used to secretly engage in some illicit business dealings, but eventually someone caught him red-handed and reported him to the authorities because they were jealous of his family.

Their family had technical personnel who had worked abroad, and their children had been sent abroad to study when they were young. During the most tense period of the time, their family was given leverage, and their enemies were naturally unwilling to let them go.

It was clearly Shen Bingwei who caused the trouble, yet his family was sent to the countryside and suffered. How could he not feel resentful?

After being sent to the countryside for five years, he realized that even if there is blood relation, people will still go their separate ways when disaster strikes.

The daughter-in-law from another family that Shen Bingwei mentioned went to the place where they were sent down to suffer with them in order to help them recover from their ravaged bodies, without uttering a single complaint.

Even the arrival of his daughter-in-law gradually improved her complexion, making it rosy again.

He's not blind; he can tell who's good and who's bad. It's impossible to stir up trouble with just a few words.