My sister must marry someone else? Why are you crying when I marry the King of War?

Lin Yuwei watched coldly and refused to admit that she was jealous.

How could the old woman in the Wuwei Marquis's Mansion and Fu, the head of the second branch, be willing to pay a large dowry for Shao Xun, that playboy, to marry a wife?

It's just a superficial effort to maintain the dignity of the Marquis' Mansion!

If you count these betrothal gifts carefully, apart from the ones necessary for the status of a marquis, the other things are nothing good at all!

Lin Yulan is a short-sighted person who has never seen the world, so she would show her joy on her face. She will regret it when she becomes the wife of Duke Rong.

As it happens, the Meng family also came to propose marriage today, bringing in six sets of betrothal gifts. No matter in terms of quantity or quality, they were far inferior to those of the Wuwei Marquisate. The servants of the family were amazed: if anyone said that the Madam didn't love the eldest daughter, they would defend the Madam! Such a good marriage was given to the eldest daughter, how could it be good?

The contrast was too heartbreaking. Lin Yuwei couldn't help but feel angry and aggrieved. She could no longer remain calm and glared at Lin Yulan before turning away. Out of sight, out of mind.

However, Gu couldn't help but be upset. When her husband told her that all the betrothal gifts sent by the Marquis' Mansion would be given to Lin Yulan as dowry, and that he would also take 70% of the dowry she had originally prepared for Lin Yuwei and give it to Lin Yulan, Gu was completely devastated.

"Master! The betrothal gifts sent by the Marquisate are quite a lot. According to the rules, we can keep a small part of them. We can save them for future favors or for our own use. How can we give them all to Lan'er? The Meng family is not well off. The dowry originally prepared for Wei'er is naturally still hers. How can we give the majority to Lan'er? This is too unfair!"

Lin Daohui originally planned to leave some betrothal gifts, but his eldest daughter's words made sense, and she kowtowed to him in gratitude, so as a father, he was too embarrassed to go back on his word.

"What are you talking about? How can you use the betrothal gift from the Marquis' Mansion to show favors? What if someone recognizes you? Will you still have the face to do so? The threshold of the Marquis' Mansion is high, and this marriage is already above our level. If the dowry is not decent and generous, not only will Lan'er's life be difficult, but our Lin family will also be laughed at! Madam, you should have a long-term vision. Marrying in marriage will always be beneficial in the future. As for Wei'er, the Meng family is an ordinary family, and we don't need much dowry."

"master!"

"It's settled now. You better handle it properly and don't fool me, or I won't agree."

After Lin Daohui left, Gu was so angry that she smashed the teacup.

Aunt Zhang asked cautiously, "Madam, is this according to what the master said?"

"Dream on!" Gu gritted her teeth, her eyes were sinister, and she smiled coldly: "He said to give it, so he gave it? That little bitch hasn't taken advantage of her enough? All the benefits are hers? Isn't she afraid of not eating too much and dying of bloating?"

As soon as Lin Yulan opened her dowry list, she knew that Gu had tampered with it.

Although she had not read the list of betrothal gifts sent by the Marquis' Mansion, she had noticed many of the items, but they were not on the dowry list. She also knew roughly how much Lin Yuwei's dowry was in her previous life, so how much was on the list?

The document written in black and white finally came in handy.

Upon learning that Lin Yulan wanted to see him, Gu sneered, "What is she doing here? Is she trying to show off in front of me? Humph, she is so shallow-minded, let her in!"

"Greetings to mother."

"Oh, why are you here instead of staying at home to prepare for your wedding?"

Lin Yulan said gently, "I felt that there was something wrong with the dowry list, so I came here to ask mother, but is there anything left to pack?"

Gu looked at her in surprise: "Are you so bold as to ask this? Go back, there is nothing wrong with your dowry list!"

"But when I think about it, I still feel that it's not right. My father said——"

"That's enough! If you have the guts, go and complain to your father. Go ahead!"

Of course Lin Yulan would not go. If she went, it would seem that she was in the right, but she would inevitably be seen in front of her father as disrespectful to her stepmother, stubborn, and greedy.

My father takes these things very seriously and will be unhappy.

Once he said something he was unhappy about, there was no going back on it.

"Not only did my father say that, but my mother also said that, didn't she? This is what my sister told me."

Gu, who was about to scold her, was stunned, "What?"

"My sister said that mother asked her to tell me that mother would give me 70% of all the betrothal gifts and dowry originally prepared for her in the Marquis' Mansion. My sister said she had no objection to this matter."

"nonsense!"

"My sister was afraid that I wouldn't believe it, so she gave me a piece of paper to reassure me. It was written clearly in black and white, and there was also my mother's personal seal."

"Nonsense! I certainly didn't--"

Gu couldn't continue.

Because she suddenly remembered that a few days ago when she woke up from a nap, she found a large red spot on her right thumb. She was very puzzled at the time and asked Aunt Zhang, Meixiang and Lanxiang, but they were also confused.

This matter was too nonsensical, so she didn't think much about it since she couldn't figure it out.

Could it be——

Lin Yulan smiled: "It seems that mother remembered."

Gu was so angry that she trembled: "You..."

"Mother, since you promised your daughter, why did you go back on your word? I won't show you the written agreement. If you don't believe it, you can ask your sister in person!"

Lin Yulan smiled, bowed and left.

Gu was panting and angrily asked someone to call Lin Yuwei.

Lin Yuwei was feeling depressed because of the dowry issue, and she was shocked when her mother asked about this.

She wanted to gloss over it, but she couldn't deny it, so she said, "Yes, I wrote the document, and I asked mother to put her fingerprints on it while she was asleep. I just wanted to appease Lin Yulan and stop her from making trouble. I don't care about the dowry, but she treats it as a treasure. Mother, believe me, the marriage with Wuwei Marquis is just superficial, and Brother Meng will definitely have a bright future!"

With a crisp sound of "Pa!", Gu slapped Lin Yuwei on the face and cried angrily: "Why did I raise such an evil creature like you!"

Lin Yuwei also covered her face and cried: "Mom, why don't you believe me? Why are you so short-sighted too!"

Lin Yuwei ran out crying, while Gu fell onto the couch with a pale face.

Aunt Zhang quickly stepped forward to calm her down, "Madam..."

Gu burst into tears, feeling hopeless, "Go, just do as the master said and give that damned girl some dowry."

"lady!"

"Oh! Why should I be a bad person? She doesn't even appreciate it, she's very generous! Didn't you hear? She doesn't even look down on that little dowry! Who am I worrying about this for? Who am I worrying about this for? Today, I won't worry about this anymore!"

Gu was really heartbroken. She had wholeheartedly cared about her daughter's well-being and had made plans for her, but in the end, not only did she treat her like a worn-out shoe, she also cheated her so much.

Why should she?

The next day, Nanny Zhang gave Lin Yulan a new dowry list. Lin Yulan took a look at it, smiled and nodded in thanks.

It seems that Lin Yuwei was really heartbroken by her stepmother, so she gave her the dowry so quickly.

Aunt Zhang said sullenly, "Miss, that document..."