The Xu family is a large family, and with Siya's current skills, if she really had such intentions, it would be difficult to defend against.
Compared to the lives of a family, these dowries are naturally more important than the lives of the family.
Moreover, Pearl has returned and said that Lu Kai has already confirmed his relationship with her, and he will come to propose marriage after he recovers and is discharged from the hospital.
With Lu Kai as their son-in-law from the city, the good days for the family are yet to come.
There's really no need to ruin the future of our whole family for that bitch Siya.
He immediately retorted, his voice laced with bravado but betraying his inner fear: "You'd better keep your word! If I find out any rumors circulating outside that the pearls are bad, I'll make sure you regret it!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked home.
Zhao Guilan and Wan Chunni were also startled. After regaining their senses, Zhao Guilan followed Miao Cuihua closely.
Wan Chunni, however, pinched Xu Erya as she passed by Xu Erya and Xu Sanya, gave them a wink, and then went to chase after Miao Cuihua.
Xu Erya and Xu Sanya stood to the side from the beginning, not daring to breathe.
At that moment, Wan Chunni pinched her, and tears welled up in her eyes. Remembering Wan Chunni's instructions, the two of them timidly pushed each other, neither daring to speak.
Xu Ningyan glanced at the two of them.
In the original owner's memory, Er Ya took after her biological mother, Wan Chunni, and had two faces, one in public and one in private.
They love to talk behind people's backs and spread rumors.
She's always smiling in front of others, and has the best temper.
Only in front of the original owner does she always like to say things that hurt her feelings, always saying that she is doing it for her own good.
The original owner was clumsy with words and would always be teased by Er Ya, causing her to secretly cry under the covers at night.
In the Xu family, apart from Xu Zhenzhu, who is a treasure, all the other girls are considered worthless.
Er Ya and San Ya were only slightly higher in status than the original owner.
The two of them will join the Xu family in mocking the original owner.
Occasionally, when I see the original owner feeling too pitiful, I'll lend a hand.
The original owner was someone who would repay even the smallest kindness tenfold.
Even the occasional helping out from Er Ya and San Ya was a rare act of kindness that the original owner appreciated, which is why she cherished it all the more.
She had nothing to give back, but she would secretly help Er Ya and San Ya with their chores.
I was exhausted myself, but I still had to go and help.
When Er Ya and San Ya wanted to slack off, all they had to do was say a few nice words to the original owner, and the original owner would do the work for them without any complaints.
When she first transmigrated, the one who asked Miao Cuihua if she wanted to be taken to the clinic was Er Ya.
The two were of low status and afraid of Miao Cuihua, so they only said one sentence in her defense, and after being scolded, they dared not mention it again.
Considering the two men had spoken up for her, Xu Ningyan softened her expression slightly and looked at them, saying, "Aren't you going back with us? Be careful you don't get scolded again when you get back!"
Now that Xu Siya is no longer the scapegoat, the chores that the Xu family used to assign to her have been distributed to Erya and Sanya.
The two complained to their girlfriends about it several times, and when the news got back to the Xu family, they were scolded by Miao Cuihua. The neighbors all heard it, and by the next day the whole brigade knew about it.
Er Ya and San Ya are now at home, and everything they do is wrong and they get scolded. They are finally experiencing the life that Si Ya lived back then.
Looking at Xu Ningyan's complexion, which was much better than before, and then looking at the large courtyard and two new houses behind her.
Er Ya couldn't suppress her jealousy and said sourly, "Oh, you've finally made it! You even have a new house to live in now, so you're really confident now, talking to us like that! That yard is yours, but the area outside isn't! Can't the two of us stand here? You're too domineering!"
Xu Ningyan wasn't buying it and rolled her eyes at her: "Stand wherever you like! My lackey went into the mountains, and I was just worried about not having anyone to guard the house! It's fine for the two of you to stay here and keep watch!"
Er Ya and San Ya were so angry their faces turned red: "Si Ya, what do you mean? Are you calling us dogs?"
Xu Ningyan scoffed: "Oh, you figured it out! You're so smart! Sticking to someone else's doorstep like that, what else could you be but a dog?"
"You—" Er Ya wanted to fight back, but didn't have the guts, so she just stomped her feet in anger.
Sanya, however, spoke softly from behind, "Siya, we're sisters after all. How could you say such hurtful things! When you fell into the water and didn't wake up, if it weren't for Erya and me taking care of you and pleading for Grandma, you wouldn't have made it through."
"Besides, even if others in your family treat you badly, Er Ya and I have never done anything to wrong you. Now that you've climbed up the social ladder, you've turned your back on us?"
Xu Ningyan said frankly, "Yes, I'm just not going to admit I'm dealing with people! What can you do about it?"
Er Ya and San Ya were genuinely surprised that Xu Ningyan would admit it so readily, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond.
A profound silence.
Xu Ningyan was too lazy to argue with the two of them and turned to go into the courtyard.
Er Ya cried out anxiously, "Siya, don't go! We still have something to say!"
Xu Ningyan said she didn't want to listen at all.
Er Ya didn't care whether Xu Ningyan was listening or not, and just blurted it all out.
It turns out that Er Ya and San Ya have reached the age for marriage, especially Er Ya, who is already eighteen years old this year. In the countryside, girls of this age are basically all married.
The reason Er Ya hasn't married yet is simply because she hasn't found a family willing to pay a high dowry, which is why it's been delayed until now.
A few days ago, she overheard Miao Cuihua and Xu Zhenzhu talking privately. They said that Xu Zhenzhu and Lu Kai, whom she had saved, had started dating and that once Lu Kai recovered, he would bring his family to the Xu family to propose marriage.
She might be marrying into the Lu family by the end of the year, so it's time to prepare her dowry.
If the dowry is too meager, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold my head up in the Lu family.
Xu Zhenzhu was worried about the dowry, but Miao Cuihua comforted her and told her not to worry.
Now, there are two girls in the family who are not yet married. Er Ya and San Ya are only one year apart. If we arrange a marriage for them before they get married and collect two high dowries, we can always make sure that Xu Zhenzhu gets married in a grand and glorious way.
The mother and daughter were discussing things happily, but Er Ya broke out in a cold sweat.
She knew that her eldest sister, Da Ya, who had married a few years earlier, had married a man thirty miles away, who was a lame old man in his thirties.
Why? Because they're after the high bride price.
After Daya got married—no, after she was sold—I heard she lived a very hard life, but she never went back to her parents' home once.
She didn't want to end up like Daya, being sold at a high price to a stranger whose flaws she didn't know.
She had privately pleaded with her biological mother, Wan Chunni, but to no avail.
It wasn't until Gu Zhiyuan was about to marry Xu Ningyan that he built a house and bought furniture, showing off his wealth.
This reminded the Xu family that since Gu Zhiyuan was so rich, why not just ask him for it? The reason was readily available: wouldn't marrying a daughter of the Xu family require a dowry?
Unfortunately, Xu Ningyan has severed ties with her family, which makes things a bit tricky.
But if she doesn't eat a bite of this fatty meat, then she wouldn't be Miao Cuihua.
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