How can a newlywed couple rely entirely on the groom's own money to pay for their wedding?
This should have been the mother-in-law's duty!
Su Qingzhi seemed to have anticipated Liu Yuelan's thoughts and chuckled softly.
"Then I'll tell you the truth today. That two thousand yuan dowry is actually part of the support that our Su family has been providing to the Shen family over the years."
“For example, when I married into this family, my mother-in-law didn’t contribute a single penny of dowry. On the contrary, my family’s money covered the shortfall so we could barely make ends meet.”
She then said earnestly, "And you received such a high-class dowry as soon as you entered the family. Your luck is even better than mine. You should take good care of our Su family in the future, especially Cunpu."
“If it weren’t for the money our Su family paid back then, your in-laws wouldn’t have had the money to marry you.”
Zhu Xiuqin slammed her hand on the table and put down her chopsticks.
"You're not allowed to talk nonsense anymore!"
She stared at Su Qingzhi with a face full of anger.
"What's wrong with you today? You were sitting perfectly fine at the table, but you just had to cause trouble. Are you deliberately trying to pick a fight?"
Shen Zhiyu, who was standing to the side, quickly tried to smooth things over and spoke up as well.
"Yes, yes, that's not right, Su Qingzhi. How can you just say something like that?"
Su Qingzhi, however, showed no sign of panic, her gaze fixed intently on Zhu Xiuqin.
She continued calmly, "Mom, you know that one must act with a conscience. Can you swear on your heart, in front of everyone, that that dowry has absolutely nothing to do with our Su family?"
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