Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

Song Jingshen's friends had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Now that Song Jingshen has seen the error of his ways, the Ke family's hypocritical facade is finally about to be exposed, much to everyone's delight.

“The Ke family would never renege on their debts. Didn’t the other three branches of the family just say so?”

"Indeed! The Ke family is wealthy and powerful, and they've always looked down on these things Jing Shen sent. How could they possibly renege on their debt? They're probably eager to return them!"

The other three branches of the Ke family were also feeling uneasy. They had thought it was just a small amount, and since it was the eldest branch of the family that was paying back the money, it had nothing to do with them.

Who would have wanted 800,000 taels? That's an astronomical sum for them!

“Sister-in-law, these things were all given to you by Song Jingshen, so you should naturally pay the debt yourselves. You can’t drag us into this.”

The second wife's family was understandably anxious and wanted to be the first to distance themselves from the situation.

“Yes, yes, yes, all this money went into the pockets of your eldest son’s family; we didn’t get a single benefit from it,” the third son’s family echoed.

Seeing this, the fourth branch also became anxious, "Your relationship with the second and third branches is better, but we, the fourth branch, have really not gained any benefit at all. Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with us, the fourth branch."

As fellow members of the Ke family, the eldest branch of the family lived a much more carefree life than the others. They didn't understand why at first, but now that they think about it... they've squandered so much money!

They wouldn't even dare to think about it!

Mrs. Ke was already furious, but the third wife's words of disclaiming any responsibility brought her back to her senses.

"What are you saying? You all rush over to me for any benefits, but now that something's happened, you're trying to distance yourselves?"

The second wife's face hardened. "Sister-in-law, you're wrong about that. This is a full 800,000 taels of silver!"

Who would have thought you'd be so audacious as to accept so much silver?

"That's right. It's one thing to accept ordinary small gifts, but to accept so many things is something that even if Song Jingshen really became a son-in-law, his in-laws wouldn't accept so many things, would they?"

"Your eldest son's family spends money like water, while we don't get a single benefit. At most, we come over for a few meals occasionally. All the money is spent by you!"

They couldn't envy how arrogant and smug the eldest son was in front of them; they just wanted to curry favor and get a little something out of their pockets.

It's impossible for them to share the burden of paying back the money now!

The Song family members were delighted to see the Ke family's "respectable people" tear off their mask; it was more exciting than a theatrical performance.

"Auntie, what are you doing?"

Seeing that she hadn't come up with a solution yet, and that the Ke family had already started fighting amongst themselves, Ke Yuanzhi couldn't help but feel anxious about being laughed at by so many people.

This isn't just about being embarrassed; they're going to expose everything!

However, Ke Yuanzhi became the target of everyone's criticism as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Yuanzhi, you're bringing this up now? You're the one who created this mess, you have to clean it up yourself!"

I'm not saying this out loud, but how can a girl who's not even married yet accept so many gifts from a man?

If they hadn't kept it from us before, we would definitely have stopped it. What would the Ke family be called if word got out?

The fourth wife of the Song family spoke with such righteous indignation that everyone else nodded in agreement. That's exactly what happened.

Ke Yuanzhi's face turned pale and then red. Normally, Song Jingshen would have stepped in to help her out, but this time he acted like a spectator.

Even though he was the one who caused the trouble, he didn't offer her any help whatsoever.

"Jing Shen, I know you humiliated me because you resented me for my engagement with Young Master Qu. But marriage is a matter of parents' wishes and matchmakers' words. Do you want to drive me to the brink?"

You've known each other since childhood, do you really have to let things come to this?

Ke Yuanzhi took out her embroidered handkerchief and wiped away her tears; she was heartbroken.

"What are you saying? I was just doing what you wanted and taking back the things you didn't want. How did that make me drive you to the brink?"

I absolutely dare not accept this title.

Song Jingshen looked at everything in front of him with indifference, his sarcasm growing stronger.

The more aloof Ke Yuanzhi acted last night, the more ridiculous she seems today.

He suddenly realized that hitting his head this time wasn't such a bad thing after all. Otherwise, if he were still as brainless as before, he was afraid that Ke Yuanzhi would drain him dry of everything!

Based on the woman's earlier attempt to invite him inside for a chat and her current feigned pitiful appearance, he could conclude that although the girl was already engaged, she had no intention of severing ties with him.

She doesn't want to marry him, but she wants to spend his money. Is there such a good thing in the world?

"Miss Ke, let's talk about repaying the money. Why do you keep bringing up these so-called 'friendship' and 'sentiment' issues?"

Song Ruozhen raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you say that your relationship with my fourth brother was completely innocent and there was no affection between you? Why are you changing your mind now?"

Ke Yuanzhi gritted her teeth, blaming everything on Song Ruozhen!

If it weren't for her, Jing Shen would never have been so heartless to himself!

"How does Madam Ke plan to pay the 800,000 taels? If it takes time, we don't mind waiting a little longer," Song Ruozhen asked again.

Madam Ke's mind is now filled with thoughts of 800,000 taels of silver. Where is she going to get 800,000 taels of silver?

"We're afraid we won't be able to come up with so much silver in a short time..."

Song Jingshen nodded, "No problem, let's write an IOU. With so many people here as witnesses, it should be fine to pay it back within seven days, right?"

Madam Ke: "...The Song family is so wealthy and powerful, they shouldn't be short of 800,000 taels, right?"

As she spoke, Madam Ke unconsciously glanced at Song Ruozhen. This woman had spent far more money in the Lin family than in their Ke family, and she had heard that the Lin family still hadn't paid her back.

“They are desperately short of money!” Song Ruozhen saw through her thoughts. “As everyone knows, I spent a lot of money on the Lin family before, and now they are penniless and can’t pay it back anytime soon.”

However, today is the final deadline, so I plan to go and take over their house later. They also gave me their shops a few days ago.

If the Ke family doesn't have that much cash, they can simply use their shops as collateral.

Ke's mother: "???"

Are you crazy? You actually want her family's shop!

If the shops aren't enough, they have to use the houses as collateral?

Ke Yuanzhi wiped away her tears, her face full of resentment. "I understand now. You just want to use this method to force me to marry you!"

I never imagined you could be so despicable, resorting to such a vile method. I thought you were a gentleman; you weren't sincere with me at all. You just wanted me for yourself!

"Fine, since you've forced me to this point, I..."

"Stop!" Song Jingshen quickly interrupted Ke Yuanzhi. What ghost stories are you telling in broad daylight?

He doesn't want to marry this woman!