No wonder Uncle Erniu looked like he didn't want them to know. It turns out that Li Cuilan and Lin Shi came to the village entrance to hand out wedding candy specifically to mock Daniu and their family.

They were all from the same village, and they would see each other all the time. Wan Shu originally didn't want to show off and just wanted to secretly give the betrothal gifts to Da Niu and Lin Shi, but Li Cuilan's family insisted on causing trouble.

Wan Shu's face turned cold. She leaned down and whispered a few words to Siya before leading Dazhu into the crowd.

"Big girl, why aren't you saying anything? Could it be that the Dazhu family is so poor that they can't even afford the betrothal gifts?" Lin's sharp and sarcastic voice continued.

Both Da Niu and Sun Shi, who were standing at the door, were so angry that their faces turned black.

The marriage between Da Niu and Da Zhu is currently only a verbal agreement; the betrothal gifts have not yet been given. However, the two are angry not because of the betrothal gifts, nor do they care about them.

After all, for Da Niu, being able to marry Da Zhu was already enough to make her content.

Lin, on the other hand, thought about it more deeply.

Although she was a country woman with little knowledge, she understood the difference between a wife and a concubine.

A wife is the mistress of the house, a person with a voice and respected by the children, while a concubine is merely a plaything. She has no voice, and once she is tired of being used, she may be sold.

Although the eldest daughter didn't receive a generous dowry, at least she wasn't at risk of being sold off later, and she could hold her head high.

What truly angered them was the arrogance and smugness of Li Cuilan and Lin Shi.

Unfortunately, they really didn't have any betrothal gifts, so they couldn't retaliate. Continuing to stay like this would only make them look even more humiliated.

Moreover, it wasn't just their family that lost face, but also the entire Wan Shu family's face.

Da Niu may not care about her own reputation, but she doesn't want Wan Shu's family to suffer as well.

She tugged at Sun, who was standing to the side, her eyes practically blazing with anger: "Mother, the mushrooms at home are still waiting to be dried. Let's go back first."

After being ridiculed by Lin for so long, Madam Sun was extremely annoyed, but she also knew that she wouldn't gain anything by staying any longer, so she could only nod.

To Lin, Sun's reaction was undoubtedly an admission of defeat, which made her feel very pleased. However, remembering the losses she had suffered at Da Niu's hands before, she was still unwilling to let them off easily and shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Oh dear, why did you all go in? I thought you were too naive to have seen much of the world, so I wanted to show you the betrothal gifts my son-in-law sent!"

Subtext: It's not enough to just brag verbally, I want you to see it with your own eyes!

This is intolerable!

Sun was about to lose her temper and was about to curse when she heard Wan Shu's voice from behind her.

“In-law, Sister Lin is right. We are all people who have never seen the world. Why not take this opportunity to take a good look at the betrothal gifts sent by Sister Lin’s husband? This is a good opportunity to broaden our horizons.”

Has Aunt Liang/Sister Shu gone mad? Why did she have to do what Madam Lin wanted, only to be mocked and ridiculed by her?

Both Da Niu and Sun Shi had these doubts in their hearts at the same time.

But when they turned around, they found that Wan Shu had secretly winked at them.

Realizing that Wan Shu's words were definitely loaded with meaning, the two quickly suppressed their doubts, put on a cooperative act, and obediently stopped in their tracks.

"Alright, since you've said so, let's see how it goes."

Li Cuilan also keenly noticed Wan Shu's strange attitude. She tugged at Lin Shi's sleeve and whispered, "Mother, Wan Shu is usually not willing to give us this much face. She seems strange today. Maybe we should leave first."

Lin didn't take it to heart: "Why are you leaving? Wan Shu usually doesn't give us face, just because she's a snob and looks down on us for being poor."

“But things are different now. We’ve already gotten in touch with Young Master Meng. Wan Shu probably knows Young Master Meng’s identity and is here to curry favor with us.”

Li Cuilan thought about it and realized that it seemed to be true, so she stopped worrying about it and walked to Meng Zhenshou's side. She said sweetly, "Zhenlang, the aunties in our village want to broaden their horizons. Could you take out the betrothal gifts so that everyone can see the world?"

Meng Zhenshou, with his gentlemanly demeanor, did not agree. Instead, he scolded Li Cuilan, saying, "It's just a few pieces of jewelry. What's so special about showing them off? Don't be so undignified!"

However, Wan Shu didn't think Meng Zhenshou really didn't want to show it off, otherwise he wouldn't have come out with Li Cuilan in the first place.

Moreover, while others might not have noticed, Wan Shu clearly caught the fleeting smugness in Meng Zhenshou's eyes.

Sure enough, Li Cuilan asked for it twice more in a coquettish manner, and Meng Zhenshou then put on an expression that he really couldn't stand her and had the servant behind him bring out a gorgeous jewelry box.

It has to be said that scions of prominent families from the capital are indeed different.

Meng Zhenshou must have some wealth; Wan Shu had never seen such a magnificent jewelry box since she transmigrated.

Just as Wan Shu was worried that Meng Zhenshou might bring out some extraordinary treasure, Li Cuilan triumphantly opened the jewelry box, revealing a set of exquisitely crafted and incredibly heavy silver ornaments.

Wan Shu almost burst out laughing.

Meng Zhenshou is truly a gem; he and Li Cuilan are a match made in heaven.

No matter how gorgeous the jewelry box is, how exquisite the workmanship is, or how heavy it is, silver jewelry is still silver jewelry. It's simply not presentable in the homes of wealthy people.

Meng Zhenshou only used this kind of trick to fool Li Cuilan, which shows that he didn't take Li Cuilan seriously at all, nor did he care about Qingshui Village.

He probably thought that he could fool the poor people with cheap silver ornaments.

Indeed, most of the villagers in Qingshui Village had never seen much of the world, and many of them couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when they saw such exquisite silver ornaments.

"My goodness! I've never seen such beautiful silver jewelry in my entire life!"

"Besides being beautiful, she's also quite well-fed. It seems that even though she's just a concubine, Young Master Meng really cares about Cuilan."

Madam Lin said smugly, "That's right. Young Master Meng treats Cuilan better than many families treat their wives."

While Lin was speaking, she kept staring at Wan Shu, so it was obvious whose family she was referring to.

Wan Shu smiled, not caring at all. On the contrary, Aunt Zhang couldn't stand that someone was bullying her grandson's savior like this, and snorted coldly.

"No matter how good she is, she's still just a concubine. How can she compare to Da Niu? She's a legitimate wife, standing tall and proud!"

These words are tantamount to tearing away the last fig leaf.

Lin's face turned green with anger, and she no longer bothered to hide her true intentions, sneering, "So what if she's a proper daughter-in-law? Ask Da Niu if she received any betrothal gifts from Wan Shu's family."

As soon as Lin finished speaking, Siya came running over with a jewelry box in her hands.

"Mother, I've brought the betrothal gifts from my elder brother!"