Chapter 55 Dowry
"Brother Lao, you've been thinking of me."
Shen Yuanzhu obediently lowered her eyes, Shen Yanhuai remained silent, and Ye Yunyi said, "The wedding is in three days. Even if you don't rest, you should let Yuanzhu rest, shouldn't you?"
She playfully pushed Shen Yanhuai, who said, "You still have a chance to back out before the wedding. Marriage is a serious matter and should not be taken lightly."
"What are you saying? We've already gone through all the formalities with the Xie family. Even though the people involved have changed, the marriage between the two families is a done deal."
"Do you intend to keep Yuanzhu at home for the rest of your life?"
"Don't listen to your brother's nonsense, Yuanzhu. You've bought things for your wedding day. If you're tired, go back to your room and rest early."
"Brother and sister-in-law, Yuanzhu has gone back to her room to rest."
After Shen Yuanzhu left, Ye Yunyi's smile faded: "You're about to get married, why are you still trying to pry into a young lady's feelings?"
"Xie Xuchuan is an unethical person, do you really have to marry him?"
Shen Yanhuai said, "Neither Xie Xuchuan nor Xie Qi are good men. Moreover, if you marry Xie Qi, you will become sisters-in-law with the Jiang family's illegitimate daughter. After marriage, you will see and interact with her every day, which will inevitably cause you distress."
"There's nothing we can do about it; Yuanzhu herself agreed to the Xie family changing people."
"Fine, she agreed herself, so let her be."
Shen Yanhuai stood up and shook the dust off his sleeves.
"And you, why are you rushing back so desperately?"
“How can my brother not see my daughter off when she gets married? The Xie family has done a terrible job. I’m already neglecting to take care of her by not going to their house to confront them. If I don’t see her off, the Xie family will think I don’t value Yuanzhu.”
Ye Yunyi said, "If you ask me, why bother? After all, Ji Zhiyi drove my mother to her death back then..."
Shen Yanhuai paused, his face pale from exhaustion: "Ji Zhiyi is Ji Zhiyi, and Shen Yuanzhu is Shen Yuanzhu. She was just a little kid back then. Why should I argue with a child?"
"Even if I have a grudge against Ji Zhiyi, I have no reason to torment her over a young woman's marriage."
Although Ye Yunyi disliked Shen Yuanzhu, she couldn't help but blush when she heard Shen Yanhuai say that. She felt that her husband was truly magnanimous and charming.
Helping him take off his coat, Ye Yunyi said gently, "I'll take care of everything at home, you don't need to worry."
Shen Yanhuai said, "Take two thousand taels from my private treasury to add to Yuanzhu's dowry. Although Ji Zhiyi left her quite a lot, Xie Qi..."
Everyone can guess what Xie Qi's situation is in the Xie family; he probably doesn't have a single penny to his name.
If she marries Xie Xuchuan, he won't have to worry much. Once Shen Yuanzhu gets married, he will have fulfilled his responsibility as an older brother.
But now that it's Xie Qi's turn, the other party is probably penniless and will have difficulty supporting himself.
Shen Yanhuai pinched his brow, wanting to say something, but Ye Yunyi said, "Don't worry, I already did Yuanzhu's makeup before you came back."
"I'll go with Yuanzhu to check the dowry in a bit. You should get some sleep for a few hours. Don't we still need to reconcile the accounts tonight?"
"Thank goodness you're here at home..."
Exhausted, Shen Yanhuai murmured something and fell asleep.
She carefully covered him with the blanket, her eyes filled with spring water. She shyly touched Chen Yanhuai's lips, then gently pressed them to her own.
She tiptoed out of the room and asked, "Where is Miss?"
"In the room."
"Please ask the young lady to go to the storeroom and have her take stock of her dowry."
After saying that, Ye Yunyi gracefully left, her skirt fluttering slightly.
The maidservant ran all the way to Shen Yuanzhu's courtyard. Upon hearing that Ye Yunyi had asked her to take stock of the dowry, she picked up the four corners of the invitation and gently blew on them.
"Let's go, it's time to properly 'take stock' of this dowry."
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