Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

The auntie had also come to her senses now and was frightened. She stammered, "Then...then just ask. Don't let Xiao He go home for now. Wait for a while, and when the matter is settled, you can find a way to rescue her."

Ji Nuan looked at Uncle Ji, who was still a little stunned, and gestured for him to make a decision: "Uncle, what do you say?"

Uncle Ji sighed, "This evil creature, who knows how much trouble she's caused out there! There are dozens of people in the third branch of our Ji family. If we let her come back now, wouldn't that harm everyone? Let's wait and see until the ringleader is arrested, then we can think of a solution."

Ji Nuan hid the sarcasm in her eyes and kindly suggested to Ji Feng, "Cousin, Xiao He might be exiled to work in the mines if he's found guilty. If you're worried and want to go see him, I can still ask Song Jinbai to arrange it."

Ji Feng wanted to refuse, but before he could say anything, his aunt snatched the words away.

Afraid that Ji Feng would agree too quickly, the eldest aunt waved her hand and said, "No, no. Not to mention the favor, if it attracts the attention of those bad guys, your cousin will be in danger. Don't ask for it now. Save the favor for when you rescue her."

Ji's father and mother couldn't help but frown when they heard this.

Ji Nuan looked at them with a sarcastic smile on her lips: "Okay, then I will just ask Xiao He about his current situation tomorrow."

These so-called relatives had just been playing the roles of father and daughter, mother and daughter, and brother and sister, eager to get Ji He out. But when they heard that they might be in danger, their expressions immediately changed and they were no longer anxious to save him. She thought to herself, if the news of Ji He's death came back in a few days, they would not regret their decision today.

She took the opportunity when they brought up the matter and deliberately made it sound serious. Now they gave up saving Ji He because they were afraid of trouble, and they couldn't blame her and Song Jinbai for not caring about their family ties in the future.

After finishing the story, Ji Nuan was about to leave, but was stopped by her aunt again.

"Nuannuan, where is your betrothal gift? The guy at the door read out a long list of gifts, all of which I have never heard of before. Can you take your aunt to have a look?" Your aunt said with a flattering look on her face.

Ji Nuan knew she had ulterior motives and refused without mercy, saying, "Auntie, there are too many things. Third Brother and his men are still sorting them out. It's not convenient to take you there right now."

Seeing such an obvious refusal, the aunt pretended not to understand and said, "Oh, what's the inconvenience? I'm not a stranger! I can go and help Xiaochuan with the inventory."

Ji Nuan refused again, "Don't bother Auntie. We have to check everything by comparing it with the booklet. Auntie can't read, so she can't help."

The eldest aunt seemed to be completely unconcerned with what Ji Nuan said, and continued shamelessly: "Nuan Nuan, there's no need to be so rude to your aunt. What's wrong with being illiterate? I can always be of use in moving things around, right? There are so many good things. If there are any hairpins, rings, or jewelry that suit me, Nuan Nuan must not be stingy. You must choose a few sets for me to wear, so that I can also enjoy the glory of your niece."

Ji Nuan was shocked by her words and was speechless. This aunt-in-law was really shameless. She wanted to take advantage of others but could say it in such a refreshing and refined way.

Mother Ji rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "Are you still asleep, sister-in-law? You're dreaming in broad daylight. We were planning to leave all those things intact to Nuannuan as her dowry."

When the eldest aunt heard this, she screamed in surprise: "What? Give her all as a dowry? Xiaomei, are you stupid? You raised your daughter with great difficulty, and you see which family didn't take the betrothal gifts and leave them for themselves?"

Mother Ji snorted coldly, "You're talking about an ordinary family, where they can send their daughter away for just a few dozen taels. But is the family Nuannuan is marrying into an ordinary one? Our family and the Song family are already very different. Nuannuan is so valued by Jin Bai that he's betrothing her with the same standards as a noble family. Her father and I can't afford to prepare a comparable dowry. We can't just let Nuannuan marry off with just a few sets of clothes, right? How will her in-laws view our Ji family then?"

Upon hearing this, the eldest aunt thought of the Song family's status and figured she would need Ji Nuan in the future. Giving her a portion of the betrothal gift would keep her stable and establish connections with the Song family. So, she offered to distribute the gifts, saying, "You don't have to give it all as a dowry, do you? It's not easy for our Ji family to raise a daughter. Thirty percent at most, give her thirty percent as a dowry, and the remaining seventy percent will remain with our Ji family. We're the ones who raised her and took care of her, so it's only right that we, the eldest wife, get a share."

After hearing this, Ji Nuan was really enlightened.

The aunt-in-law who had divided the family property actually wanted to take her betrothal gift. She was so ignorant and fearless!

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. We have already separated. Yinzhu and I have already agreed on Nuannuan's betrothal gift. It will all be given to her as a dowry. No one else can get their hands on it!" Mother Ji was also angry, and she spoke every word clearly.

The eldest aunt suddenly became anxious. She turned around and shouted to Ji's father, "No, Yinzhu, why are you so confused? A daughter is an outsider after she gets married. We are the real Ji family!"

Father Ji glanced at Uncle Ji, who was sitting silently beside him. His tone was filled with displeasure, and he rarely said anything unpleasant to someone from the eldest house: "Sister-in-law, you are the one who is really confused! The daughter is ours, and we have the final say on what to do. It's been so many years since we separated, sister-in-law, you should stop trying to get involved so much!"

Although these words were spoken to his aunt, Ji's father glanced at his uncle Ji intentionally or unintentionally, and it was obvious that he was mainly speaking to him.

Uncle Ji also felt ashamed at this moment, and he quickly stopped his aunt from saying anything more: "Okay, old lady, let's go back after we've finished talking. Let's not meddle in things that are not our business."

The eldest aunt curled her lips, secretly cursing the old man for being useless, and no longer pretending to be a family with the second wife. She stared at Ji's mother with a bad look and said, "Xiaomei, Ji Nuan got such a good marriage, but you didn't share any of the benefits with us in the first wife. Aren't you afraid that I will say something wrong..."

With a bang, Ji's mother slammed her hand on the table, interrupting what her aunt was about to say. "If you have any complaints, you can go to your mother-in-law's grave and complain. If you threaten me here, aren't you afraid that she will come to you in the middle of the night to reason with you?"

My aunt-in-law was completely quiet.

"Don't be angry, Second Aunt. My mother has never seen anything good before and just wants to broaden her horizons." Ji Feng came out to smooth things over.

Ji Feng was actually calculating things in his mind. Seeing the betrothal gifts carried into the house—a total of 120 of them—he couldn't help but feel tempted. He hadn't originally cared about Ji He's life or death; he had followed his parents to the second house just to see if he could get some benefits. He hadn't said anything just now because he wanted his mother to intervene. He wasn't so shameless as to ask for it openly.

Seeing that he had no chance of gaining any benefit and that if he continued talking, they would get angry, he had no choice but to pull her mother along.

Father Ji could see what the eldest son and his wife were thinking, so he said with a bad face, "Take your mother back home, and stop thinking about other people's things all day long."

Ji Feng quickly responded, "Second Uncle is right, let's go now."

After saying that, he took his aunt-in-law and the family of three left.

- ??(?????)Thank you Xuanying Baoer for the gift, give flowers!