“Huaxin, return all the donkey-hide gelatin, bird's nest, and lingzhi to the General’s Mansion. Tell your mother that I don’t need those tonics anymore.”
Hua Xin nodded, "Yes, Madam."
When the old lady heard that Ye Lanyin was going to bring her tonics, she was initially a little guilty, but her attitude changed instantly.
Her eyes brightened slightly, and she looked at Ye Lanyin with a flattering gaze.
"Lanyin, you said you brought me Ganoderma lucidum and bird's nest?"
Ye Lanyin shook her head, "Originally, yes, but seeing Mother like this now, it's no longer necessary."
"Lanyin, have you misunderstood something?" The old lady was extremely anxious.
Ye Lanyin remained noncommittal.
"Mother hasn't forgotten what she just said, has she?"
"If Ruyan's dowry is not managed by you, it will fall into the hands of your daughter-in-law. I'm afraid I'll have to use it as a household allowance, and then she'll start scheming against the Marquis's mansion."
"Did Mother say that?"
Her clear voice could be heard clearly by everyone in the courtyard.
Lin Chang'an walked to the old lady's side and said childlikely.
“Grandmother, that’s what I heard you say.”
"Have you forgotten that the Marquis's mansion still owes my mother hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?"
The old lady swayed a couple of times, looking at Lin Chang'an with a disappointed expression.
This good-for-nothing son!
"Chang'an, what nonsense are you spouting?"
“Your grandmother and your mother are family. There’s no debt between them. If other people hear you say that, they’ll think your mother is difficult to get along with!”
As she spoke, she looked at Ye Lanyin and pointed at Lin Chang'an, criticizing him harshly.
"Lanyin, this child needs to be properly disciplined. If outsiders find out, they'll think you're using the General's Mansion to bully your husband's family. How can you bear such a reputation?"
She was making a pointed remark, and she was also giving Liu Ruyan a warning.
Ye Lanyin calmly looked at the angry old lady.
In the past, she would have listened to her without hesitation, following her husband wherever he went.
But now, she's not someone to be trifled with, and she's not someone they can just manipulate.
Her gaze was indifferent.
"Chang'an, you must never say such things again, understand?"
Lin Chang'an was stunned. What did his mother mean by this?
Could it be that love-obsessed people have returned?
"Mother~" he whimpered, looking like he was about to cry.
“Your mother has an IOU here. Your grandmother knows about it without you having to tell her. Your reminder will have a bad influence on your sister-in-law.”
"Hehe..." Lin Wanwan chuckled.
She couldn't hold back any longer; the old woman's face kept changing, like the White Impermanence.
She spread her little hands, making a big "X" shape, "Owe...ow..."
Liu Ruyan stood to one side, looked at Ye Lanyin, then at Lin Chang'an, and glanced at Lin Wanwan.
He couldn't help but ask.
"Mother, you said the Marquis's mansion owes you 330,000 taels?"
"Hmm." Ye Lanyin nodded gently. "It's 335,000 taels! Ruyan, you should manage your own dowry."
“In the past, the Marquis’s mansion was indeed well-organized under my management, and just as Mother said, I used my dowry to subsidize it, but I was subsidizing the Marquis’s mansion, not myself.”
“I have the power to manage the household, but my mother has the power to manage the storeroom. Every time it’s time to receive the monthly allowance and make purchases, my mother feels unwell.”
"I had no choice but to use my dowry to make up for it; otherwise, how could such a grand manor be what it is today?"
After hearing this, Liu Ruyan asked slowly, "Then what about the dowry you supplemented, Mother?"
"Later, my mother gave it back to me."
Liu Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief. So it wasn't what her grandmother had said?
"Because my mother contributed a lot to my dowry, she owes me 335,000 taels."
Seeing the old lady's face flushed red with anger, yet unable to utter a single word, Ye Lanyin continued:
"Ruyan, you should hide your dowry yourself. Your mother doesn't want it."
Liu Ruyan looked at Ye Lanyin gratefully and curtsied, saying, "Thank you, Mother."
Fortunately, my mother arrived in time.
The old lady was furious.
She used all her strength and cunning today, and her buttocks still hurt. She also accidentally put her right hand on the ground and seriously injured it.
Now, they actually say, "Hide it yourself"?
What about her sacrifices?
There's no more donkey-hide gelatin, and no more tonics.
Isn't the reason she wants the dowry just for the health supplements?
"Lanyin, if you don't help manage this dowry, why don't you give it to your grandmother? Although your grandmother is not feeling well, she still has the energy to help you manage it."
Ye Lanyin raised an eyebrow, her smile insincere, and said, "Mother, how can you help with the management now that you're in this state?"
"Your right hand is still bandaged, your teeth are still growing, and your health isn't good. I heard you've been having nightmares lately. Don't worry about things at home. Just enjoy your retirement. Isn't it nice to have your children and grandchildren around you?"
The old lady's face turned red and white as Ye Lanyin spoke, and she seemed to feel the mocking gazes around her.
Children and grandchildren?
To have three bastards serve you?
A person of such lowly status dares to be worthy? Bah!
"Lanyin, I..."
Ye Lanyin ignored her calculating gaze.
"Alright, Ruyan, take the dowry back. It's late. Let's see if Shixuan wakes up tomorrow."
"If he doesn't wake up, I will go to the General's Mansion to ask my father to go to Zen Peak to ask Master Xuanchan."
Liu Ruyan was overjoyed upon hearing this.
"Mother, really?"
Ye Lanyin nodded slightly, "Really, so go in quickly."
Liu Ruyan was incredibly excited; as long as she didn't have to live a life of widowhood, that was better than anything else.
My mother is so good to me, even better than my parents.
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