Huo Qingning was dumbfounded.
As an elder, it was somewhat impolite of her to personally criticize her niece-in-law.
Unexpectedly, Tang Li was still so confident.
"The fact that the Tang family has no dowry does not mean that I, Tang Li, have no dowry. Aunt, it's the 21st century. We should keep up with the times. People in the new era should be proud to be able to prepare their own betrothal gifts and dowry. After all, not every young person lives off their parents."
She didn't want to start by criticizing her elders.
But not every elder deserves to be called an elder.
Huo Qingning was speechless for a moment.
The phrase "living off one's parents" struck a nerve with her.
"Who are you calling a freeloader? If you're so bold, name them by name!" Huo Qiwen, now sporting panda eyes, was furious and embarrassed.
Huo Yancheng slapped him on the shoulder:
"Don't doubt it, my sister-in-law is talking about you."
Whoever is sponging off their parents, don't they have any self-awareness?
"Tang Li, what about your dowry?" Huo Qingshu is Huo Qingning's older brother, and people from the Second Master's lineage naturally need to be united.
The rest of Huo's relatives are also watching with bated breath.
On his phone, Xu Ji sent a WeChat message: "Boss, I'm at the door."
Tang Li smiled and said:
"Dear uncles, aunts, and grandmothers, please wait a moment."
She walked to the door of the private room.
She took the red chest that was part of her dowry from the panting Xu Ji.
Fearing the box was too heavy, Huo Chenyu got up and walked over, extending his hand.
But Tang Li blocked him:
"This dowry is nothing to the Huo family. It's not heavy, I can carry it."
Only one box!
Huo Qingning immediately switched to taunting mode:
"The Tang family's wedding is really stingy. It's one thing to prepare the dowry themselves, but to bring such a small dowry box into our Huo family, I really don't know whether it's the Tang family or our Huo family that's losing face."
Huo Yishen's eyes were like knives, and he was just short of telling this younger sister: You are the most shameful!
Carrying her dowry chest, Tang Li went directly to Wei Chaoyu's side.
"Mom, it's our custom that the money at the bottom of the drawer should be opened by Grandma herself."
Wei Chaoyu looked very troubled.
This custom has long since ended.
The money that's currently hidden away is a safety net that the parents prepared for their daughter, and it's not considered part of the couple's joint property.
“Lili, keep this money. Once you’re in the Huo family, you’re a member. Don’t worry about what others say. In the end, we’ll live our lives as a family behind closed doors.”
Yuntang has been in a state of crisis these past few years.
She was already seething with anger because the Huo family had made things difficult for her precious daughter-in-law at both family banquets.
Fearing that the amount inside the box would be mocked by Huo Qingning and others again after it was opened, Wei Chaoyu chose to protect Tang Li as much as possible.
It's also her fault for not being meticulous enough and failing to prepare the dowry money for Tang Li in time.
“Mom, please accept it. Your daughter-in-law brought her last savings into the family. Don’t worry about the amount; it’s just for good luck and to prove that she can bring wealth to the Huo family.”
Tang Li insisted that Wei Chaoyu open the box.
Wei Chaoyu glanced at her husband, then at Huo Chenyu.
Only after receiving Huo Chenyu's confirmation did she rise from her seat.
“Then let’s do it according to custom. Today I opened my daughter-in-law’s dowry chest and saw the money at the bottom. We should put double the amount in there so that you two can accumulate wealth.”
Wei Chaoyu bent down to open the box.
All of Huo's relatives stood up, and even Huo Xiongmao (Huo Qiwen) squinted, waiting to see Tang Li make a fool of himself.
The dowry chest was very light.
When Wei Chaoyu opened the box, he almost knocked it over because he was too heavy-handed.
This subtle gesture drew a snicker from Huo's relatives.
When the box was opened, there was only one envelope inside.
"This is...a letter to my in-laws?"
Huo Qingning said sarcastically.
"Does my niece-in-law think her words are worth a thousand pieces of gold? Does she really consider herself a writer?"
Hey.
What a coincidence.
She really is a writer.
If Huo Qingning knew that the novel "The Female General" she was waiting to see was written by Tang Li, she might be so angry she'd vomit blood.
Wei Chaoyu picked up the envelope and stood up.
She carefully opened the envelope and took out a check.
The Huo family relatives all gasped in shock.
Seeing the number on the check, Wei Chaoyu breathed a sigh of relief.
She was the first to hand the check to Huo Qingning. She had to slap her face in public; delaying even a second would be a dereliction of duty on her part as a mother-in-law!
"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousand, hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions..."
When the count reached tens of millions, Huo Qingning's expression changed.
Finally, she stared in disbelief and held up five fingers.
"Five hundred million!!!"
It's a whopping 500 million!
Where did the Tang family get so much money?
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, this hidden money, you wouldn't have prepared it to save face for her, would you?" Huo Qingning didn't believe that Tang Li could come up with 500 million.
Huo Yishen coldly replied:
"My Huo family does not support children who live off their parents."
Huo Qingning's face turned red from the slap, but she could only swallow her anger.
There's nothing I can do; my son just isn't as successful as others.
The check for 500 million yuan shocked not only Huo's relatives, but also Tang Yuan, who had been sitting calmly in his seat.
As his own brother, he truly had no idea that his sister was so rich.
Only Huo Chenyu knew in his heart that the wool ultimately came from the sheep's back.
No wonder she was always ready to strike when she was his ex-wife.
Not only that, but it looks like there's something else inside the envelope.
Huo Yancheng pointed to the envelope:
"Mom, it looks like there's still some inside."
Wei Chaoyu lowered his head and took out a check from the envelope.
After counting to tens of millions, Huo Qingning's voice choked up.
"Another five hundred million!"
The Huo family relatives have had their eyes opened.
Such a large sum of money is beyond the reach of Tang Li, a young woman. Apart from Huo Yishen and Huo Chenyu, the rest of the Huo family members, even with all their resources, probably couldn't raise even a tenth of this amount.
In total, the dowry amounted to a full billion yuan.
"Auntie, you've probably never seen so much money in your life, have you?"
Huo Yancheng asked with a chuckle.
Then consider the Lin family's 20 million; it truly is just a drop in the ocean.
Faced with overwhelming wealth, the way Huo's relatives looked at Tang Li changed.
After all, these days, very few families can afford to give a billion yuan as a dowry.
"Lili, what you're doing..."
Wei Chaoyu couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Yun Tang almost went bankrupt a while ago due to a broken capital chain, and she was afraid that Tang Li would overexert himself now.
But some things can only be said between family members behind closed doors.
Wei Chaoyu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Huo Sitang, who was standing to the side, stared at the envelope for a moment, and suddenly said:
"There seems to be something else in this envelope."
besides?
Everyone was taken aback.
Surely there can't be a check for 500 million inside, right?
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