"What do you know? I've heard that the Shen family has given their daughter a dowry of several properties and shops in prime locations."

"Isn't it said that their family's businesses are all placed in that foundation or something?"

How could they possibly produce so many properties? And don't the Shen family's daughters-in-law have any objections?

"Who knows? But don't forget, the Shen family's money all came from the bride's mother's earnings. Who do you think she can give it to?"

"But even so, shouldn't it be left to the son and grandson? Why give so much to the daughter?"

"Who knows? But if you ask me, she's just lucky. Who told her to be born into the Shen family?"

"That's true. In Beijing, everyone knows that the Shen family is a lucky place. Whether it's the children of the Shen family or the daughters-in-law who marry into the Shen family, they are all dressed in gold and silver."

Now even our Yan family can get a share of the profits.

"The way you're saying it makes the Yan family sound like a den of beggars."

"I didn't say that. What I meant was that although marrying into the Yan family would guarantee you food and clothing, it would be impossible to live a better life!"

"That's true. We don't have a dowry like Shen Ruohua, our husbands aren't as successful as Yan Liang, and we don't have my uncle's abilities."

Sigh! It's so hard to live a life of luxury!

"If you ask me, we should just focus on living our lives well right now. How can we compete with them?"

"Why don't we just have a contest to see whose belly is more fertile?"

“I agree with that. As long as one of us is a fourth-generation descendant of the Yan family after Ms. Shen Ruohua, I don’t believe the old man won’t give us a grand celebration!”

"Exactly, we can't let them get all the good things."

Listen to this! They've already started comparing things before anything has even happened. Sigh! Life is too short to compete in everything. Don't they know that in the end, the one who loses is always the most miserable?

"Mrs. Shen, it's really unexpected that you would be so generous as to give your daughter such a large dowry."

"And you are?"

"Oh! Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Yama's mother-in-law, Wang Meihua."

"Oh, it's Mrs. Wang. May I ask what brings you here?"

"Oh! It's nothing. I just saw you were all alone here and was worried you might be lonely, so I came to keep you company and talk to you. That's all."

"I see. But I'm not as lonely as Mrs. Wang seems. I just wanted to hide here and take a break."

I didn't expect that Mrs. Wang would misunderstand. I'm really sorry.

As for what you just mentioned about grand gestures, in my opinion, they are all just material possessions.

"What's wrong with giving my daughter support? She's my daughter, and I can give her as much as I want without needing anyone else to say anything."

"That's because Mrs. Shen is wealthy and has the financial backing. If it were anyone else, even if they had that kind of money, they would probably leave it to their children and grandchildren!"

"I don't know about that. Whether it's the Shen family or me, Li Mianmian, they only have this one girl in their generation. They've spoiled her since she was little, so they've always treated her the best they can."

"Too."

What is this person trying to do? Why do they talk in such an unpleasant way?

Could it be that Yama's mother regretted letting Yama marry the Wang family's daughter after seeing how much dowry her family had given her daughter?

Indeed, not only the daughters of the Wang family, but also the daughters of the other families who married into the Yan family, all combined were not as valuable as Ruohua's dowry.

Not to mention the property they were supposed to give as a gift, they didn't have anything else either, no wonder they sounded so sour.

"Sister-in-law, you really got a great daughter-in-law!"

"She's really great. I'm satisfied with Ruohua in every way. I can't find a single flaw in her."

Although she is the only girl in the Shen family, she has never been spoiled since she was a child.

Putting everything else aside, her career is undoubtedly excellent, but when it comes to cooking, none of the girls I know, even my two daughters, can cook as well as Ruohua.

"You know, these days, daughters have several courtyards where they cook, and who doesn't mind the smell of cooking oil? And yet you say it's bullying?"

"Really? How come we didn't know that the Shen family's daughter could cook?"

"It's not a big deal. This kid has been like this since he was little. Despite having so many brothers who dote on him, he's still very independent. Otherwise, why would he have joined the army so early?"

"No, sister-in-law, is it really that big of a deal? So what if she married a rich man's daughter? What's there to brag about?"

"When did I brag? Didn't you come here to ask me?"

Besides, it doesn't seem to matter to you how much dowry my daughter-in-law gives!

Whether you envy her or me, I have nothing to say. But don't try to act like an elder and boss my daughter-in-law around.

I wouldn't even let her do this or that, so there's no place for you guys.

If you want to act like a mother-in-law, talk to your son.

"you."

"Alright, didn't you see that Big Brother keeps looking this way? You know that in the Yan family, besides the old man, Big Brother is the most authoritative. Even my wife is quite frightened when she sees him."

Also, don't forget, your eldest brother dotes on your sister-in-law. If he finds out we've been verbally abusing her, what do you think he'll do?

"What should I do? After we finish Yanliang's wedding today, she'll definitely cause trouble for my man first thing tomorrow morning. I'll be the one who gets beaten and scolded."

"So, if you can think of something, don't say such nonsense here, or your third brother will definitely argue with you later."

"That's absolutely right. Let's go over there for a while! Fortunately, this wedding, despite its high-class atmosphere, only had relatives attending. Otherwise, who knows what kind of mess it would have turned out like."

"That's right, I really don't know how much private money the old man still has to squander. We know that not to mention his son, he also has several unmarried women."

Even when my brother-in-law gets married, we'll have to throw a huge party.

"Isn't that right? Our younger brother-in-law is the old man's youngest son. He's been by his side since he was little. Haven't you seen how much the old man dotes on his youngest son ever since the old lady passed away?"

If it's his turn to get married in the future, the scale will probably be even bigger than this.

"At that time, those of us who are neither favored nor treated well will probably have less and less status in our family."

"Not only will they lack status, but they may even lose their right to speak."

"In the end, it's because we didn't give the old man a great-grandson, otherwise we wouldn't be in such a passive position."

"Didn't you see there are already several fourth-generation members in the Shen family? Look at them, that's how fast they're growing!"