Yan Yaoyao scoffed, "A salary of two thousand eight hundred? Besides his face, what did you see in him?"

Yan Qiao is really spineless.

Yan Yaoyao loves to compare herself to others, especially with Yan Qiao.

I want to compare everything from head to toe, in every aspect.

She married Shen Zhou and became the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, but Yan Qiao fell for a man who had nothing but good looks, and she just couldn't get along with him.

How will she compete in the future?

Yan Qiao snorted, "It's better than picking men out of the trash can."

Then she nudged Pei Jingzhan, "Do you have any more masks?"

Pei Jingzhan handed her one.

Yan Qiao put it on and sat down next to Pei Jingzhan, as if the sign read "Keep away, strangers."

Before long, the Shen family arrived.

Since the discussion revolved around marriage, the Shen family took it quite seriously.

Shen Qunbo and Zhou Yuanxi came, along with Shen Zhou and Shen Wu and his wife.

Shen Wu and Shen Qunbo recognized Pei Jingzhan and Yan Qiao at first glance. The former simply raised his eyebrows and did not say anything.

Shen Qunbo was quite surprised and was about to ask when he heard Shen Wu say, "Dad, this is Mr. Pei, the cameraman Yan Qiao recently hired. He's only making 3,000 yuan a month but doing 30,000 yuan worth of work."

Shen Qunbo didn't know how to react; young people these days really know how to have fun.

"Ah, I see. The salary is really high."

Yan Qiao: "..." Is this sarcasm?

Zhou Yuanxi and Shen Zhou didn't have much contact with Pei Jingzhan, and since he was wearing a mask, she naturally couldn't recognize him.

But Shen Zhou had seen her before at Shen Yuejin's wedding, and now seeing Yan Qiao with her by his side again, he couldn't help but snort.

Chen Wu glanced at the camera. "What's this for?"

Yan Qiao smiled and said, "Brother Chenwu, we're recording a program."

Chen Wu chuckled lightly, his handsome face directly facing the camera, as he led Xu Ran to sit down.

"Why is it that these days, it's all about revenge dramas involving wealthy families when filming TV shows?"

【Aaaaaah, Chenwu, you're killing me!】

So handsome, so handsome... wow! Haha!

Is that his wife next to him? They look perfect together!

Shen Wu frowned, clicked his tongue, and flicked his finger, "Move the camera away from my wife."

Yan Yaoyao quickly said, "Focus on Yan Qiao, don't take pictures of the others."

Her purpose was to flaunt her wealth and let everyone see the dowry from a wealthy family.

It doesn't matter whether I take pictures of people or not.

Shen Qunbo ignored the camera and got straight to the point.

"I believe you all already know why we have come here today. This is the betrothal gift from our Shen family to betroth our son, Yan Yaoyao, to him as his bride."

Then, he gave Zhou Yuanxi a wink.

Zhou Yuanxi took out a red envelope with the words "9.99 million" written on it.

The other document is the house transfer contract, which Yan Yaoyao signed, allowing the house to be transferred directly to her name.

The dowry was already quite substantial, but netizens had such high expectations that they are now somewhat disappointed.

Yan Yaoyao and Chen Lan, in particular, were utterly disappointed.

That's far too little.

Yan Yaoyao glanced at Chen Zhou, who remained silent, clearly having known beforehand.

"Brother Chenzhou, is this all? This doesn't seem to be what we agreed on before."

Shen Zhou looked embarrassed; things were indeed different.

However, he had only talked to Yan Yaoyao about it before, and had not discussed it with his parents.

After discussing with Shen Qunbo, they decided to follow the wedding ceremony of Shen Wu.

The Xu family is a scholarly family and doesn't care about this.

Originally, the Shen family wanted to add a 9 to the end, but Xu Ran's parents refused.

Even the entire 9.99 million was given to Xu Ran, along with a considerable dowry.

Regardless of the dowry's value, the Xu family's attitude alone is very comforting.

Unlike Yan Yaoyao, who repeatedly pestered and talked and dragged things out.

In the end, the old man made the final decision: Chen Wu should remain the same as he was back then, and he should not surpass his brother.

Shen Qunbo said gently, "Yaoyao, our Shen family treats all daughters and daughters-in-law the same way when they marry off their daughters or take in new ones."

Yan Yaoyao bit her lip. How could she treat everyone equally?

“I remember when my older brother and sister-in-law got married, the old man gifted them company shares, and even the old lady contributed a lot of things. How come it was my turn…”

Shen Qunbo's voice turned colder: "Those are the things of the elderly in the family. Whether to give them away or not is entirely up to them. They can give them away, but we can't ask for them back. Don't you think that makes sense?"

The old lady was still alive when Chen Wu got married.

She was in poor health and passed away only after holding her great-grandson.

She doted on Shenwu and gave Xuran a lot of things when he got married.

After his death, the property was divided into three parts, which were then divided among his three grandchildren.

There's naturally nothing extra to give Yan Yaoyao right now.

Besides, Xu Ran also possessed many things belonging to Chen Wu's biological mother.

As for the old man, his dissatisfaction with Shen Zhou and Yan Yaoyao had reached its peak. Let alone sending gifts, it was already good enough that he didn't object to the marriage.

Shen Qunbo said, "Yaoyao, what the old man gave us has nothing to do with betrothal gifts."

[Emmm, don't you guys find this a little awkward?]

I've practically dug a castle out of my toes! Who ever asks for a dowry and gets refused?

It seems the Shen family doesn't value Yan Yaoyao much.

[9.99 million isn't a small amount, is it? We've already said the standards are all the same, so what makes her think she's special?]

Yan Yaoyao's eyes reddened. "My marriage to Brother Shen Zhou is an arranged one, a match made in heaven. How can we be the same? Besides, didn't Grandpa Shen add any betrothal gifts or anything?"

Shen Qunbo patiently asked in return, "What's the difference?"

He knew that what Yan Yaoyao wanted to say was that Xu Ran's social standing was inferior to hers.

Yan Yaoyao bit her lip, "Grandpa is too biased."

Shen Qunbo didn't argue with her, but instead looked at Shen Zhou.

"You also think so, that your grandfather was too biased?"

Shen Zhou certainly thought so, but he dared not say it.

"No, I've never felt that way."

He then grabbed Zhou Yuanxi's arm, telling her to be quiet.

Shen Qunbo said, "Besides the company, you have everything your older brother has since you were little. There's only one thing your older brother has that you don't: ability."

He shook his head in disappointment. He had told Shen Zhou about this before coming here.

If he has something to give Yan Yaoyao, to give her some face, he can include it in the betrothal gifts.

Since both Shen Zhou and Zhou Yuanxi said no, he naturally didn't need to force them.

Now they're complaining that the betrothal gifts are too little—what's going on?

Shen Qunbo stood up. "It seems that we can't discuss the marriage today. Let's put it aside for now and come back when we've settled things."

Shen Zhou's expression changed. "Dad!"

If we don't talk about it today, the old man will get angry when we get back, and there won't be a next time.

Yan Yaoyao bit her lip tightly, "Brother Chenzhou, I'd like to talk to you and Aunt Zhou privately, is that alright?"

After a moment's hesitation, Chen Zhou nodded.

"Okay, Dad, wait for us. Yao Yao and I need to talk this over."