Chen Ying was also dumbfounded. "...How much?"
"Two thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight!" the aunt repeated.
Aunt Shen called out twice. I don’t know if Chen Ying heard it clearly, but the people around who were eating at the table heard it clearly.
"Two thousand eight hundred?"
"Oh my god, so many!"
"Does it include the betrothal gift from the Shen family?"
"Even if it's included, it's still a lot!"
The other party nodded, after all, the betrothal gift given by the Shen family was not enough to cover the difference.
Seeing that Chen Ying was still stunned and the people around her had already started talking, the Shen family's aunt quickly started gossiping and explained, "It doesn't include the betrothal gift. My niece's aunt said that the 2,880 yuan was given by my niece's brother and sister-in-law, and her parents also gave her some money."
"Tell my niece-in-law to take some time after today to save this money together with the betrothal money!"
"Yes, I think I mentioned it when we got engaged. I heard that my wife's sister-in-law is the factory director!"
Some who hadn't been here before asked, "Female factory manager?"
"Yes, it's the female factory manager!"
"That's amazing! This is the first time I've heard of a woman being a factory manager!"
"Who lets him be so capable?"
Everyone started talking one after another.
Jiang Ruoruo had not left after the meal, so she naturally heard the 2,888.
After hearing this, Jiang Ruoruo felt extremely cold all over.
But what made her even colder was yet to come.
Because some people started whispering, "No wonder Chen Ying favors her eldest daughter-in-law. It turns out she's married to a wealthy family!"
The other party said, "It's you. Your daughter-in-law can bring a dowry of 2,888, and you don't flatter her or coax her?"
The man just laughed, "Then I will definitely flatter her. Not only six sets of clothes, I will give her eight!"
Jiang Ruoruo was still confused when she heard this. She didn't understand why there was any favoritism when there were only six sets of clothes.
But she soon found out, because the two men tilted their heads and said, "No wonder they only gave that Jiang family girl four sets."
"Originally, the girl from the Jiang family was considered worthy of Tingyu, and the two families were considered a good match."
"But now with this eldest daughter-in-law as a foil, this..." The man spread his hands, "It's not good enough!"
"You said, the Shen family gave the Jiang family four sets of clothes. Does that mean they don't want to marry into their family anymore?"
"It's just that Ting Yu disagreed, so I paid for her to be married off."
The people listening nearby nodded, "I guess that's the case!"
"After all, it's the secretary's family, so there are always some barriers to entry."
Jiang Ruoruo sat there, looking completely stupid.
The person who was muttering these gossips may have realized that the person in question was sitting not far away after he finished gossiping. The people who were listening to the gossips quickly poked the person who was gossiping, and then several people glanced in the direction where Jiang Ruoruo was sitting and quickly shut up.
But keeping quiet now won't help.
Jiang Ruoruo felt as if she was in an ice cellar amidst the bustling atmosphere.
It turned out that she still didn't have control over anyone in the Shen family. At most... at most, she had control over Shen Tingyu.
Jiang Ruoruo sat there stiffly, unable to move or speak at all.
She doesn't speak, so she doesn't stop others from speaking!
Someone said, "Over 2,800 yuan, how much money is that?"
"Half a box, right?"
Someone nearby nodded, "Of course!"
Someone else said, "Two thousand eight hundred yuan, is that enough for the bride to spend for a lifetime?" (They calculated according to the prices at the time.)
Someone beside him nodded and said, "If you don't do anything and just lie down and eat, you can still eat until you're old."
Some people say, "This mother's family is really tough!"
Many people echoed this statement, saying, "That's not great. I've lived this long and never heard of a family willing to give their daughter such a large dowry."
Chen Ying was also surrounded by people. Shen's aunt, cousin and others all came over and said they wanted to see how much the two thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight were.
Aunt Shen pushed Chen Ying's arm and said, "Sister-in-law, let us see it!"
Many people have never seen so much real cash at one time, and most of them may just want to verify its authenticity.
Even Chen Ying herself was curious.
It would be inappropriate for her to look through the boxes of things that her daughter-in-law's parents had brought after today. That would be an extremely uncivilized thing to do.
Chen Ying has been an official's wife for many years. Although she herself does not have much academic education, she considers herself a person of status and will not easily do anything that will lower her status.
So out of curiosity, Chen Ying wanted to take a look in front of everyone.
After that, she was alone, and it was not convenient for her to stare at Gu Shuhe and ask about her dowry.
Just as she said, the amount of dowry given by the girl's family is the intention of the girl's family. Their family is not one that relies on the dowry of their daughter-in-law to make a living.
She wanted to see it herself, but more importantly, Chen Ying wanted to show off.
Now she really wanted to show off.
Because that's not eighty, nor eight hundred, but two thousand eight.
Even if it was only eight hundred, it would be enough for her to pretend outside for a while, let alone two thousand eight hundred.
Although she wanted to pretend, she actually said, "How can I bring this up?"
"It's not good to check someone's dowry. Isn't this a joke?"
Shen's aunt suggested, "Let's go deliver the sugar-water eggs together later. Sister-in-law, just tell the new daughter-in-law to check if anything is missing or has been bumped."
Shen's aunt also agreed, "Yes, I think Tingci's wife is easy to talk to, she probably won't refuse this."
Chen Ying nodded and said, "Okay! I'll try it!"
After Chen Ying said this, she turned around and carried the sugar-water eggs to the bridal chamber, her chin raised so high that she almost tilted her head back flat.
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