Chapter 57 Husband and Wife
“When I married into the Shen family, you were just a tiny child. Although we are called aunt and sister-in-law, I have always treated you and Yuanqiong as my own sisters.”
Ye Yunyi pressed a handkerchief to the corner of her eye: "So for your wedding, I must take care of everything inside and out, meticulously and thoroughly."
"only……"
She sighed, "As you know, although the Shen family is wealthy, their business has declined significantly in recent years due to the sealing of the vat, and their wealth is not as abundant as before."
"So I was thinking, could I leave one or two things from your dowry for Yuanqiong?"
"Not many are needed, just a few pieces of jewelry will suffice."
She affectionately tidied Shen Yuanzhu's slightly curled hair, and said earnestly, "The Xie family is a prominent and wealthy family, and the people they deal with are all well-known merchants in Suzhou Prefecture."
“In the future, Yuanqiong will choose her husband from among these people’s families.”
"Your sister-in-law isn't after your little things, but rather thinking that after you sisters get married, you'll inevitably meet again in the women's circle."
“Your dowry is much more than Yuanqiong’s, she’s bound to be jealous. It’s not worth ruining the sisterly harmony over such a small matter.”
Shen Yuanzhu looked at Ye Yunyi and nodded with a faint smile.
This was an attempt to trick her into revealing information.
Over the years, Shen Yuanqiong has taken a lot of things from her, and Ye Yunyi wants to make these things public.
If she wants to pursue this matter after she gets married, what she said today will be the reason to silence the gossip.
"Moreover, the difference in your sisters' dowries is too great. When this gets back to your husband's family, they will only say that you are not virtuous enough and do not know how to love your younger brothers and sisters. You will end up with a reputation for being domineering, which is not good."
Shen Yuanzhu nodded charmingly, "Sister-in-law is right. Yuanqiong, please take whatever you like."
Seeing that she was so cooperative, Ye Yunyi's eyes lit up: "I heard that when Father was alive, he bought you a manor in the south of the city..."
"Your father passed away early, and you were still young when your mother passed away. You must hold onto things carefully yourself, so that no one around you can take advantage of your youth and weakness."
Luo raised her eyelids slightly; this was a veiled accusation that she was a treacherous servant who had deceived her master.
Shen Yuanzhu blinked: "Father left me an estate, and Mother also left me some land deeds and shop deeds, but I never take care of these things, so I really don't know how many there are."
Ye Yunyi's eyes lit up: "Sister-in-law will help you count them."
“If you take these things to the Xie family, they’ll be under a different name. It’s better to be surnamed Chen than Xie. Do you think what my sister-in-law said is right?”
“What my sister-in-law said makes perfect sense.”
Ling'er looked at Shen Yuanzhu and couldn't help but turn her face away.
Her daughter is truly adept at deceiving people.
"Then I'll go to your room in a bit and take a good look at all these things."
Shen Yuanzhu shook her head: "My room is cluttered with many things for the wedding, and it's a mess. I can't find all the land deeds, bedding deeds, and other items right now. How about tomorrow, I'll have my wet nurse and sister-in-law go through the list together?"
"Will it be too late tomorrow? After checking the dowry list, it needs to be sent to the husband's family. How about today..."
Shen Yuanzhu interrupted with a smile: "There's still time."
"That works too."
Having received so much from Shen Yuanzhu, Ye Yunyi didn't see anything wrong with it.
She was already calculating in her mind what she could leave to her son and husband, what she could give to Shen Yuanqiong, and what she could send to Songjiang.
With her husband returning home and another large sum of money coming in, Ye Yunyi was overjoyed.
When she said goodbye to Shen Yuanzhu, her skirt swung wildly.
Looking at her, Luo shook her head quietly.
Shen Yuanzhu laughed and said, "Shen Yanhuai and his wife are truly... greedy by nature and shameless."
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