Chapter 350 Why should I divide you
Ye Lizheng snorted coldly: "You haven't even eaten enough meat yet, and you're still training a rich lady!"
Aunt Rong looked extremely ugly.
Their monthly income was only five or six taels, and Ye Lian alone would spend three taels a month. With only two or three taels left, I really can't have big meals of fish and meat every day...
But this amount of money would have made the village very rich in the past.
As the owner of a jewelry store, she had received many young ladies from wealthy families. She would write down their behaviors and teach them to her daughter when she got home...
My daughter often helps out in her shop and has learned a lot. How could she be worse than them?
Ye Hongying was not convinced: "I'm only 17 years old...how can I be inferior to that old woman!"
Ye Lizheng: "You must compete with others. Why do you only compare age? It is better to compare in all aspects. Go, go, open three workshops and earn several thousand taels a month! You can also discover new grains."
"Not to mention their manners and personality. Apart from age, how can you compare to them?"
Ye Hongying wanted to refute, but she couldn't refute a single word. However, she still refused to accept it and just started to cry:
"Uncle and grandpa are bullying! They all bully me! Am I a 17-year-old girl, can I only marry an old cripple?"
Ye Li said angrily, "Who told you to marry an old cripple? Do you have to pick a rich family? A 'rich lady' whose family earns 5 taels a month can be attracted to a rich family like you. What else do you want to pick except an old cripple?"
"Is it possible that all the 17-year-old rich girls in the world are dead? Why don't young rich boys marry real rich girls, but marry you, a self-proclaimed 'rich girl'? Why? Because you imitated her two twists and turns?"
"Bamboo door against bamboo door, wooden door against wooden door! Your family earns 5 taels a month, so you should find a young man of similar age, taller, a small tradesman with a monthly income of more than 10 taels, or even a scholar. You want to fly up to the tree and become a phoenix."
Ye Hongying: "Why can't it fly! Isn't that old woman just a village woman, and she has two kids, she can fly by herself!"
Ye Lizheng was so angry: "Is it possible that you didn't understand a word I said? People fly with their own abilities! They fly with their own good character! What about you?"
"You have no talent or knowledge, and you have no ability. You are not good-looking either. What are you flapping your wings for?"
Aunt Rong and Ye Hongying shrank their necks and turned pale because of the scolding.
Seeing that they were still unwilling to accept the situation, Ye Lizheng thought, forget it, this mother and daughter don’t understand what people say!
He was too lazy to talk to them, so he shook his head and turned away.
When I got home, the village head's wife came over and asked, "Why did I hear you yelling at Hongying's house just now?"
Ye Lizheng sighed and told what had just happened.
The village head's wife frowned, "No matter what, Ye Rong's wife is the owner of a jewelry store. She should be well-informed and capable, right? How come she is so clueless right now, and her daughter has become such a freak?"
Ye Li just laughed: "She is just a small shopkeeper, what ability does she have? If she is smart, why hasn't she been promoted to the capital city in 20 years, and is still stuck in this small county town? Why is she still earning a few taels a month?"
The village head's wife thought about it and nodded, "That's right. But Ye Rong is our nephew. Before his death, our eldest brother asked us to take good care of Ye Rong's family. If we continue to let Hongying go, she will cause trouble sooner or later."
"So what do you say we should do?"
"Why not go back and find Ye Rong and ask him to marry Ye Hongying off as soon as possible!"
"That's fine. If he can't tell the difference between the serious and the minor, there's nothing we can do to help him."
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Wei was sweeping the yard absentmindedly.
After a while, look outside.
Finally, Ye Erquan appeared at the door.
Wei was delighted and stopped what she was doing. When he came over, she coughed dryly and said casually,
"So, when are you getting married?"
Ye Erquan noticed that her tone was calm, not as sarcastic as before.
Maybe this is a good sign. If she can change, their family and her younger sister's family will gradually restore their relationship in the future.
He said, "It will be held twice, once in the capital, and once back in the village. The one back in the village will be on March 22 next year."
"Oh, that's great... What about the dowry, how much do mom and dad plan to give as a dowry?" After saying this, Wei's heart was pounding. I hope it won't exceed 20,000 taels!
Ye Erquan frowned, "What do you mean by how much dowry do you plan to give me? What are you going to give me as a dowry? Is it the 30 taels that I gave you before, or the 5 taels of pocket money each per month?"
It’s not that Ye Erquan looks down on his parents for being poor, but this little bit of money is nothing to his younger sister. How could Wei say how much dowry her parents gave to her younger sister? It makes it seem like my little sister has nothing and needs her parents to give her anything.
Wei's face changed slightly, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart: "You, what are you talking about? Of course, that little money is nothing... Didn't Mr. Shen give tens of thousands of betrothal gifts? And a truckload of betrothal gifts..."
Ye Erquan was stunned for a moment, and seemed to understand something in an instant. He looked at her with wide eyes: "What do you mean? This is Mr. Shen's betrothal gift to my younger sister, how did it become my parents'?"
"Why, in your mind, these betrothal gifts are for my parents? Do you want a share too?"
Wei was exposed by him and became angry: "I, I didn't ask for a share... I was just asking... Besides, since ancient times, when a man marries a girl, the betrothal gift is naturally given to the girl's parents."
"Which family is really losing money by marrying off their daughter? Every family asks for a betrothal gift of six or eight taels. If they can bring back one or two taels as a dowry, it's already considered good."
"Now Caiping is getting married, so of course the betrothal gifts are for my parents... I just asked my parents how much dowry they would give her, but I didn't say that I would not give her any of the betrothal gifts."
"You're not giving her a penny? Do you have any shame?" Ye Erquan roared, "Haven't you heard that the first marriage is to follow the relatives, and the second marriage is up to oneself?"
Wei's face turned pale. Of course, he had heard this before...but...
"Yuji... that's, that's still in her husband's house! Isn't she going back to her parents' house now? If she comes back... doesn't that mean she's never been married?"
"So she eats and drinks your food? You have to have a share of the betrothal gift?"
"I, I... naturally she didn't eat or drink my food, and I didn't say that I had a share, but this is for my parents..." As long as it is given to my parents, their family will definitely get a share in the future.
"What the hell, parents! What? When Yinhua gets married in the future, do you want me to get a share of the betrothal gifts from her husband's family?"
Wei was furious: "Why should my daughter's betrothal gift be divided among the eldest wife's children? We have already separated the family!"
"Yes, why? My younger sister has already separated from the family! My eldest brother's family, our family, my younger sister's family! The accounts are all separate. My parents' accounts have always been with my eldest brother. They just live in my younger sister's house! Why should my younger sister's betrothal gift be given to my parents and not to us?"
Wei's face turned pale and blue after being rebuked by him, but he had nothing to refute.
Ye Erquan continued, "All those betrothal gifts belong to my younger sister! They will all be her dowry! Including her three workshops, her large yard, all the land and property! They will all be her dowry!"
After saying that, Ye Erquan turned around and walked into the house, cursing as he walked:
"Your brain is like shit, thinking of all kinds of evil things to steal money and kill people! If you want a betrothal gift so badly, go back to your parents' home and get married again!"
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