Seeing Yao Guilan remain silent, Tang Qiuzhu's earlier enthusiasm vanished.

“In-laws, since you are so unwilling, I won’t make things difficult for you. Consider the betrothal gifts as a gift to you.”

Then, Tang Qiuzhu took Jiang Jingxue's hand with a look of heartache.

"It's just a pity that our Jingxue wasn't born into a good family. Once she enters my Gu family, I will definitely treat her like my own daughter and cherish her."

When she got emotional, Tang Qiuzhu's eyes reddened slightly, and she lowered her head to wipe her eyes.

Jiang Jingxue couldn't help but secretly admire his acting skills.

It's such a pity that Aunt Tang didn't enter the entertainment industry; otherwise, she would definitely be an award-winning actress.

Hearing Tang Qiuzhu's words, Yao Guilan felt a little embarrassed.

This is a move to sever ties between Jiang Jingxue and her family!

Yao Guilan just wanted to use Jiang Jingxue to climb the social ladder to the Gu family, but she couldn't bear the stigma of selling her daughter because of this.

Her face was full of smiles, and she quickly took Jiang Jingxue's other hand.

“My dear in-law, you’ve misunderstood. Jingxue has been pampered in our family since she was little. I cherish her dearly! I’ve never let her suffer even the slightest grievance.”

"Marrying off a daughter is a big deal, so I need to go back and make some preparations."

"Everything that needs to be added or purchased must be done properly, right? We can't rush things and make a mistake, giving outsiders something to laugh at."

Tang Qiuzhu's expression softened.

"Oh dear, in-laws, I was overthinking it. Please don't hold it against me."

"Then let's leave the gift list and the written agreement to Jingxue for safekeeping."

"Let's choose an auspicious day and have Jingxue bring over the betrothal gifts and dowry in a grand and dignified manner!"

Yao Guilan reluctantly agreed, "Okay, okay, let's do it that way!"

"My dear in-laws, I won't bother you any longer. Please get some rest."

Tang Qiuzhu stuffed the gift list and the receipt into Jiang Jingxue's hands, then pulled her out the door.

Five minutes later.

Jiang Jingxue happily returned to her room, put the gift list and the receipt into the cabinet, and locked it up three times over.

Fortunately, she had the help of her future mother-in-law.

It would be really difficult for her to get anything out of her own mother.

Seeing the way she looked at him with such delight, Gu Pingwei couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"What is it? What's so mysterious?"

Jiang Jingxue gestured to her lips with her index finger.

Shh! This is my secret stash of money, don't touch it!

Gu Pingwei chuckled.

Once the two get married, what's his will be hers, so why would he care about her little things?

No sooner had Tang Qiuzhu and Jiang Jingxue left than Jiang Zhizhi couldn't help but start complaining.

"Mom, how could you agree to give her the bride price and dowry?"

"Now that's great, Jiang Jingxue even has a written agreement in her hand, so she can't deny it anymore."

"How can you blame me? Didn't you see the attitude of her mother-in-law? If I didn't sign this document, we wouldn't be able to hold our heads up in the Gu family anymore! How could we possibly climb this social ladder?"

"In the end, it's all Jiang Jingxue's fault, that ungrateful wretch! Not only did she not help her family, but she also had the audacity to demand a dowry!"

Jiang Zhizhi's eyes were filled with hatred whenever Jiang Jingxue was mentioned.

She resented Jiang Jingxue for finding such a good husband's family, and resented that she lived in a small villa every day and had a car to ride in whenever she went out.

She could only wear coarse cloth clothes; in the end, she was just a country girl.

This should have been a good marriage for her, but that bitch Jiang Jingxue stole it.

"What do we do now? Where are we going to get so much money? We've already spent most of the dowry the Gu family sent. Who has that much money to lend us?"

Jiang Zhizhi felt a little resentful.

Speaking of this, Yao Guilan also had a headache.

Yes, they are all farmers, and life is hard for them. Where can they get so much money?

Yao Guilan's gaze suddenly fell on Jiang Zhizhi.

Jiang Zhizhi felt a little flustered under her gaze.

"Mom, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Zhizhi, the richest person in our village is the village chief. He can definitely come up with that much money."

Jiang Zhizhi wasn't stupid; she immediately understood Yao Guilan's implied meaning.

"Mom, you don't mean to make me marry the village chief's mentally challenged son, do you?"

Yao Guilan's silence says it all.

Jiang Zhizhi refused without hesitation: "Impossible! I won't marry him!"

They sold her to the village chief's mentally challenged son, using her dowry money to pay for Jiang Jingxue's wedding.

She would never do it, even if you killed her!

She doesn't have to marry someone exceptionally good, but at the very least, he can't be worse than Jiang Jingxue, right?

Yao Guilan didn't want to give up on the good marriage with the Gu family, so she could only make Jiang Zhizhi feel wronged.

"Jiang Zhizhi, you squandered half of the dowry the Gu family sent. If you don't fill this hole, who will?"

Jiang Zhizhi finally understood.

Yao Guilan wanted to sacrifice her to preserve the dignity of the Gu family.

"Mom, I'm your own daughter too! How can you let me marry a fool?"

Jiang Zhizhi's eyes were red, and she choked up as she spoke.

After all, she was her most beloved youngest daughter, so Yao Guilan's voice softened.

"Zhizhi, Mom is at her wit's end..."

"Don't worry, once we've made it big thanks to the Gu family, we'll make you divorce that idiot and find you a husband's family that's even more capable than the Gu family."

Jiang Zhizhi shook her head, crying.

Her life will be ruined then. Who would want a used woman who has been married before?

"mom……"

Jiang Zhizhi cried, her face covered in tears. "Let's think of a way to sell everything we can. We'll definitely be able to raise the money!"

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