Chapter 264 I see you haven’t been beaten, just wait to be dealt with
The atmosphere became silent.
The eldest daughter-in-law looked at the second and third daughters-in-law.
The three sisters-in-law took a deep breath and said, "Mother-in-law, it's not that we didn't understand what Daqing said, but we want to clarify. Each family will get at least 50,000 yuan, and the three families will get a maximum of 150,000 yuan. As for the remaining 150,000 yuan, mother-in-law, are you and father-in-law planning to use the money from the land expropriation for Xiulian as a dowry?"
"Mother-in-law, it's not that daughters-in-law are eyeing this money, but it's unfair to us."
"Yes, the expropriation of Xiulian's land cost at least two hundred thousand. You two old parents, as her parents, used the money from her land as a dowry. Not only did you not pay a cent, but you also withheld fifty thousand."
"Didn't my eldest brother say that Xiulian has taken care of the whole family for fifteen years? Mother-in-law, since this is for the sake of the Zhu family's reputation, I suggest that the dowry be 300,000 yuan as a minimum, and 200,000 yuan be collected to return Xiulian's land. Each of our four families will receive 50,000 yuan, which is fair."
The third daughter-in-law said, "That's right. We, the younger sister-in-law, and the younger sister-in-law all paid out of our own pockets. It doesn't make sense for the parents-in-law who are marrying their daughter to pay for Xiulian's marriage. Parents-in-law, you can raise the money, but do as the second sister-in-law says. Otherwise, it will be a disgrace to the Zhu family. What does it have to do with us as daughters-in-law?"
Zhu's father and mother were immediately furious. "You're a bunch of ungrateful people. Xiulian has taken care of you for so long. What's wrong with raising some money? We used the money collected from Xiulian's land. What's wrong with her dowry? She was born by us, so she doesn't have a quota of land like us? She's been raised in the Zhu family for the past 15 years. Doesn't she need food and drink? What's wrong with deducting 50,000 yuan? Shouldn't she be filial to us?"
Zhu's eldest wife thought, "Pah, you two old fools, you don't even want to spend yourselves, so it's only natural for you to spend them." But before she could finish her words, she heard the third wife say, "Father-in-law, I didn't say Xiulian shouldn't respect you. What my eldest sister-in-law meant was that you all used the money from the land expropriation as a dowry. If that's the case, why don't you also give us the money from the land expropriation of our three families?"
"Only if we take it out can we have money to pool together. If we don't have money, what can we use to pool together?"
The third brother added, "Yes, and there's another more important issue. Xiulian is married and won't be coming back in the future. Who will take care of the housework and expenses for this large family?"
"Anyway, the third brother and I are determined to go back to my mother's place. This house is empty, so you guys take care of it. We'll only come back during the holidays."
Zhu's father was immediately furious, and the second son's wife took over, "It's the same for me and the second son. There's no future here anyway, so why not go out and make more money while we're still young?"
"Sister-in-law, what about you?"
The eldest daughter-in-law said, "Of course I have to go too. Xiulian is getting married, but her parents-in-law are holding on to her money and won't share it. If they don't give us money, how are we going to live?"
"Mother-in-law, don't accuse us of being unfilial. It's your son who has the obligation to support you, not us wives. Besides, you're deducting even your own daughter's dowry, so we three wives have nothing to gain from it."
Zhu's father said, "I think you are rebelling!"
"This family should have been broken up! Before, Xiulian took care of everything, and everyone was doing it. Now that Xiulian is married, she still wants us to take care of it? We are not Xiulian, and whoever wants to serve us can do it."
"That's right. You, the Zhu family, have to figure out how to pay for the 300,000 yuan dowry. Don't even think about asking us to pay a penny."
"You..." Father Zhu touched his chest, "Second and third sons, don't you take care of your wives? How can you talk to your father-in-law like that?"
The second and third sons said, "Dad, what our wife said is right. The 300,000 yuan dowry should have been given by you as parents. Big brother is just trying to be rich. And... we are marrying off our daughter, why are we paying for it? Shouldn't that An Jinfu be the one to pay?"
"If you ask me, you shouldn't have made such boasts just for the sake of face. Now that you're really getting married, you can just pay for the dowry yourself. Why are you dragging us into this? We can just marry her off in a dignified manner as brothers. Who will take care of you when you two can't walk anymore?"
"Brother, tell Aunt Li that we can let An Jinfu marry us as our son-in-law. Wouldn't it be good for the couple to serve our Zhu family? An Jinfu gave birth to a daughter, and the daughter belongs to someone else. She will have to rely on us brothers in the future. If he really wants to marry Xiulian, he should consider us."
"That's right, there is no possibility of a dowry. Even if there is, you can't leave this house."
Zhu Daqing angrily said, "I don't think you were beaten! It's written in black and white. Why didn't you mention it when Aunt Li came to propose marriage? You're all just talking nonsense here after the fact. As I said before, we all have to chip in the money, otherwise..." Zhu Daqing narrowed his eyes, "Don't blame me for not reminding you. An Jinfu's daughter is no pushover. Since she dared to put forward conditions to gamble with the old Zhu family, it means she has abilities that we can't imagine."
"Last time, I was scared after being beaten. This time, it's your turn. Even if my wife doesn't agree to the 50,000 yuan, I have to pay it. If you want to cheat his daughter," Zhu Daqing sneered, "just wait to be punished."
Zhu Daqing said all the nice things he could, and it was up to them to make their own decision.
The second and third brothers looked at each other, thinking that their eldest brother was exaggerating. Okay, if he was so capable, they wouldn't give any dowry - they wanted to see what a kid who just graduated from high school could do to them!
Completely unaware, the outcome was extremely tragic!
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