"I don't care what you're thinking now, as long as you prepare my dowry, it'll be fine. Tomorrow, the two families will officially meet, and there will be many opportunities in the future," Shen Jiaojiao said, "I'm just afraid that you won't be willing to spend money, and then you'll get the cold shoulder from their family."
Shen Huayi was also sensible and naturally knew that the Chen family was not someone they could afford to offend.
He quickly said, "We will prepare the dowry."
Shen Jiaojiao pretended not to hear and walked directly towards her room.
However, Shen Cong was not so easily fooled. He always believed that the family's money belonged to him and he would never spend it on Shen Jiaojiao.
Now, hearing Shen Jiaojiao open her mouth and ask for it, he followed.
"Chen Jiaojiao, you have to understand that the money is reserved for my marriage. You keep talking about dowry. Does the Chen family still need that?" Shen Cong said impatiently, "Even if we take it, they may not be interested in it."
"Why are you in such a hurry? How come you're the one getting married? You don't even have a wife yet, who would be interested in you?" Shen Jiaojiao glanced at him up and down, "Whoever gets married first gets the job. You're a member of this family, but am I not one?"
Shen Cong didn't think she could be compared with himself. He was a son and Shen Jiaojiao was a daughter.
Or an unwelcome daughter.
"Whose daughter is like you?"
Shen Jiaojiao snorted coldly, "Why, do you mean that your daughter is no longer a member of the Shen family?" After she finished speaking, she looked at Tang Xiaoxiao next to her. She was even less of a member of the Shen family, so why did she receive such good treatment?
Tang Xiaoxiao didn't want to get involved in their family's affairs, and stood there with her belly bulging, but Shen Jiaojiao could also see that her face looked even worse than before. Shen Wenwu didn't have much money, and he might not be able to give anything to Tang Xiaoxiao when she needed him the most.
Her eyes were full of sympathy for Tang Xiaoxiao.
"Xiaoxiao, don't talk nonsense. You are pregnant with the eldest brother's child now, so you can't act like that."
Nonsense?
Shen Jiaojiao glared at Shen Huayi. Doesn’t his conscience hurt when he said this?
Seeing that he had his parents' support, Shen Cong became even more motivated.
"Chen Jiaojiao, you heard it all, right? My parents mean the same thing as me, and in every family, the son inherits the family property, so how can the daughter have any qualifications? I treat you as my sister now, and I am talking about this calmly. Don't argue with me here, it's pointless to argue."
Looking at his grinning face, Shen Jiaojiao just felt sick.
She would rather not have a brother like this.
Seeing that they were unwilling to take the money, Shen Jiaojiao would no longer show any good face to them.
"I understand what you mean. You just don't want to give a dowry. It doesn't matter. I really don't need the money. But I don't know how I'm going to survive in this steel mill if word gets out that you sold me to the Zhao brothers."
Her suddenly raised voice scared Shen Huayi.
Shen Huayi quickly asked Tang Xiaoxiao to close the door and windows.
Walls have ears, and in that era, neighbors lived close to each other and the sound insulation was not good. If there was any trivial matter in someone's house, it would be known to everyone in the factory immediately.
"Jiaojiao, can't you be a little gentler?"
"Gentle? I'm talking to you nicely, but what's your attitude?"
Dafang was angry. "Why did I raise a daughter like you? Isn't it your responsibility to help the family? What your second brother said makes sense. He hasn't even gotten married yet, and you're asking for so much to get married. Won't that empty our pockets?"
Shen Jiaojiao frowned. She had been working like a cow and a horse at home for these years without any compensation, and Shen Cong was idle every day. How come what he said now made sense, and what she said was unreasonable?
It seems that they have no intention of keeping things fair.
"I want to hear the truth from you today. Will you give me the dowry or not?"
Shen Huayi had already been disturbed by the Zhao family today, and now seeing Shen Jiaojiao making trouble again, his face looked extremely ugly.
Seeing his attitude, Shen Jiaojiao seemed to understand something.
She suddenly turned and walked towards the door. "Since you are unwilling to give it to me, then I can only tell everyone what you did to me and let them judge me."
"Jiaojiao," Shen Huayi knew what the Shen family would face if these words came out. It was very likely that they would be despised in the future. "Can you please consider this as Daddy begging you?"
"Chen Jiaojiao, don't go too far. Your sister-in-law is still pregnant. Aren't you afraid of disturbing her pregnancy?"
Shen Jiaojiao stood at the door and looked at the family. She didn't know where they got the confidence to keep quarreling with them.
She had originally wanted to come back to sleep tonight and get along well with them, but it seemed she was overthinking it.
In order to calm things down, Shen Huayi quickly gave Dafang a look.
"Come on, why do we need to talk about it outside?" Dafang went to stop Shen Jiaojiao. "Jiaojiao, it's not that we don't want to give it to you, nor did we want to sell you to the Zhao family. You have seen the situation in our family. Your eldest brother's job is not very good, your eldest sister-in-law is pregnant again, and your second brother has not yet married. If we give you all the money, won't you force our family to death?"
After all, I still didn't take Chen Jiaojiao seriously.
Shen Jiaojiao snorted coldly, "So, since you are not doing well, you want to get benefits from me?"
"We don't think so. We will definitely be happy for you if you marry into a good family."
"Does that mean I'm sorry?"
Dafang didn't say anything.
Shen Jiaojiao wanted to push her away again, "In that case, I should let them judge for themselves."
"What do you want?"
"Didn't Mom just tell me how pitiful you are now? But whether you are pitiful or not is not up to you to say, but for everyone to see. I believe that so many people in the steel plant have lived here for decades. They know very well how you are doing."
Dafang was a little scared. If outsiders really heard it, wouldn’t it be a family disgrace?
Shen Jiaojiao is married and may not return to this home in the future, but they still have to live here.
They are also the ones who cannot hold their heads up.
Seeing that Shen Jiaojiao had already spoken, Dafang had no time to react and directly raised her hand to cover Shen Jiaojiao's mouth.
"I was about to say, everyone come and see, this family is bullying others."
"Stop talking, please." Dafang begged bitterly, not letting go of her hands, and holding on very hard.
Seeing that she didn't let go, Shen Jiaojiao bit her hand directly.
Dafang screamed in pain.
“Shen Jiaojiao, do you have a heart?”
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