I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Banxia stood up, took Grandma Sun's hand, and smiled:

"Grandma Sun, thank you for your kind words. Thank you so much for coming to act as matchmaker for us today."

Grandma Sun sat down with a smile.

"You silly child, today is a happy occasion for the two of you to get engaged, so of course Grandma Sun will come. There's no need to thank her. We don't need to talk about that between us. Where are your parents? Let's call them out and go over the gift list."

Su Banxia nodded with a smile.

"They'll be out in a bit, let's sit and wait."

Seeing this, Lin quickly came over, looked Wei Kezhi up and down, then looked at Su Banxia's clothes. Seeing that Su Banxia was wearing gold jewelry, she immediately felt jealous.

"Hey, Banxia, ​​we're all family, so your third aunt can just say what she wants. You can't just pay for your own wedding. Look at your outfit, it must have cost at least several dozen taels of silver. Why make such a big show of it? Everyone in our village knows that Wei Kezhi is just a poor hunter. Where is he going to get the money to buy you this outfit? You'll have to grit your teeth and pay for it yourself. We all see each other all the time, we live in the same village, we all know each other. There's no need for all this show-off stuff. In the end, you'll just be the one suffering!"

Seeing Lin's words, Su Banxia naturally knew what she was planning, so she smiled faintly and said:

“Third Aunt, I’m not a child anymore. How could I not know that the groom’s family should pay for the betrothal gifts? Not to mention my outfit, even the several cartloads of betrothal gifts piled up in the main room were all bought for me by Wei Kezhi in town yesterday. I’ve never heard of a girl having to pay for her own betrothal gifts. Wouldn’t people laugh at that?”

Although Su Banxia's voice wasn't loud, the villagers sitting around her heard her clearly.

"Oh my goodness, these things must have cost a fortune!"

"Who says otherwise? I've never seen a family in all around this area offer such a generous betrothal gift!"

"That's right! We country folk don't have such grand customs. We don't buy so many betrothal gifts all at once. Look at that room, it's almost overflowing! How much silver must have been spent!"

Hearing everyone's words, Madam Lin frowned. She had originally intended to use this opportunity to mock Su Banxia for marrying this poor hunter, but she hadn't expected that Wei Kezhi, who seemed so quiet, could suddenly come up with so much money to prepare a betrothal gift for Su Banxia. This made Madam Lin's eyes red with envy. Compared to Wei Kezhi's betrothal gift, the money that Sun Da gave when he married Su Yunhe was nothing.

Thinking of Su Yunhe's fate, Lin pouted.

"What good is a decent dowry if the person treats you well after marriage? Look at the kind of person your aunt has found! Before the marriage, she was all smiles and agreement, but now? They've become enemies, and your aunt is still missing!"

Upon hearing Lin's words, Wang Guihua frowned deeply.

"On this joyous occasion of your third sister-in-law's, what are you doing here, stirring up trouble? What nonsense are you spouting? Can't you stand to see our Banxia doing well? Are you still holding a grudge about the last time your nephew came to the fortune teller and our Banxia didn't approve of him? Now you can see that our Banxia isn't someone just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can fancy. It's an honor for your nephew to be outshone by Wei Kezhi."

Lin was furious that Wang Guihua had seen through her little scheme with just one sentence.

"What are you saying, Second Sister-in-law? I'm just thinking of Banxia's best interests at heart. They say honest advice is hard to swallow, but how can you not understand what's good and bad?"

Wei Kezhi, standing to the side, said coldly:

"Third Aunt, you don't need to worry about Banxia's life after we get married. I will treat Banxia well. Besides, Banxia is different from other women. Even if she gets married, she can live well without relying on her husband's family because she is good herself."

As he spoke, Wei Kezhi turned to look at Banxia and said with a smile:

"Therefore, Banxia is worthy of these betrothal gifts, plus one hundred taels of silver and a house in the capital."

In fact, Wei Kezhi had wanted to give Su Banxia more money as a betrothal gift, but unfortunately, he hadn't brought much travel money with him on this trip out of the capital, and the few silver notes he had brought with him were almost used up.

Su Banxia also said that she didn't want to be too conspicuous in the village. The dowry was already high enough. If the dowry were to be exorbitantly high again, her family would become the focus of gossip in the surrounding area.

Su Banxia didn't want to publicize the hundred taels of betrothal money, and specifically instructed Wei Kezhi to give it quietly. However, Lin Shi insisted on causing trouble, and Wei Kezhi wanted to see Lin Shi embarrass herself, so she revealed the matter of the betrothal money and the residence in the capital.

When Lin heard Wei Kezhi's words, she thought it was a fantasy. It was one thing for a small hunter to be able to afford such a large dowry, but how could he possibly also own a house in the capital? Moreover, he wanted to give Su Banxia a dowry of 100 taels of silver. She couldn't even imagine it.

So Lin said in a sarcastic tone:

"Oh dear, Wei Kezhi, who would believe what you're saying? You claim to have a house in the capital, but we haven't seen it. It's all just empty talk. Only our Banxia is easily fooled and willing to listen to your nonsense."

Aunt Wu, who was standing to the side, said with a smile:

"Mrs. Lin, what does it matter to you how much dowry they have? Look at you, going on and on and on. Besides, let's not even talk about whether that house in the capital is real or not. These dowries are right in front of us. In all the villages around here, who can afford such a large dowry? You have a son too. Will you be able to afford such a large dowry for your daughter-in-law in the future? And you look down on them!"

Upon hearing Fifth Aunt's words, Lin frowned in anger and said:

"Fifth Aunt, what do you mean by that? I'm just concerned about Banxia. Besides, don't you have a son too? You don't need to worry about whether my family can afford it or not, just tell me whether your family can afford it or not!"

Fifth Aunt smiled.

“My family definitely can’t afford it. Even if we sacrificed our ancestors for eighteen generations, we still couldn’t afford such a dowry. The main thing is that I’m genuinely happy for Banxia for finding such a good match. I’m not here to be sarcastic or question Wei Kezhi.”

Hearing what Fifth Aunt said, Lin was both anxious and angry, so she stamped her foot and said:

"You're really good at stirring up trouble. When did I ever question anyone? Don't bother saying anything more, I can't be bothered to waste my breath on you!"

After finishing her sentence, Lin turned around and went to sit down and eat.