“Now that Caiping is getting married, the betrothal gifts should naturally go to her parents… I was just asking them how much dowry they would give her; I didn’t say they wouldn’t give her a single penny of the betrothal gifts.”
"I'll spit on you and not give her a single penny? Have you no shame?" Ye Erquan roared. "Haven't you heard that a first marriage is arranged by one's family, but a second marriage is one's own choice?"
Mrs. Wei's face turned pale. Of course, she had heard those words before... but...
"She's still at her husband's family home! Doesn't she go back to her parents' home now? If she comes back... wouldn't that be the same as never having been married?"
"So, did she eat or drink your food? Shouldn't you have a share of the betrothal gifts?"
"I...I...of course she didn't eat or drink any of my food, and I didn't say I got a share, but this is for my parents..." As long as it's given to my parents, their family will surely get a share in the future.
"Give me a damn parent! What, when Yinhua gets married, does she want a share of her husband's dowry, brother?"
Madam Wei was furious: "Why should my daughter's betrothal gifts be divided among the eldest son's family? We've already separated our households!"
"Yes, why should we? My younger sister separated from the family a long time ago! My older brother's family, our family, and my younger sister's family! They're all registered separately. Our parents' household registration has always been with my older brother. They just live with my younger sister! Why should my younger sister's dowry go to our parents and be divided among us?"
Mrs. Wei's face turned pale and then red as he retorted, but she had no way to refute him.
Ye Erquan continued, "All those betrothal gifts belong to my younger sister! They will all be her dowry! Including her three workshops, her large courtyard, all her fields and property! They will all be her dowry!"
After saying that, Ye Erquan turned and walked into the house, cursing as he went:
"Your brain is full of shit all day long, all you think about are heartless things like robbing and killing for money! If you want a dowry so badly, go back to your parents' home and get married again!"
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