"What's all this commotion at the Shen family's house so late? Is Aunt Zhang crying and yelling again? They just married the village chief's daughter, shouldn't it be a grand affair? Why is it like this?"
The husband rolled over and replied lazily, "Who knows? That old lady is never quiet. Go to sleep, don't worry about their family matters..."
the next day.
The sky was just beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.
Liu Yuelan had bloodshot eyes and looked dazed.
She stood silently in the courtyard, carrying a small bundle on her back, and walked out of the Shen family's gate without saying a word.
Before she even reached the intersection leading to her mother's home, tears began to stream down her cheeks.
She cried like a child who had lost all support.
When she arrived at her doorstep, she plopped down on the threshold and called out into the house in a choked voice, "Mom... I...! The Shen family... the Shen family is bullying us too much."
"All the dowry money you prepared for me was swallowed up by that mother-in-law, that miserly woman!"
Her voice was filled with grievance.
"I even asked Zhiyu to help me get it back, but he absolutely refused. He not only cursed at me, but he also cursed at me through the wall all night long... Waaah... How could I have married into such a family... I've never suffered such humiliation before..."
She finally couldn't hold back anymore and threw herself into her mother's arms, crying.
"What?!"
Chen Chunxiang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses.
The porridge in her hand was still steaming.
I was about to take a sip, but I was so stunned by what my daughter had just said that I forgot to do it.
"What?! You mean... they didn't return our dowry?"
She slammed her hand hard on the table, making the porcelain bowl jump and splashing porridge onto the corner of the table.
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