Chapter 575 - 573: The Reverse Scale
"The field was originally sold by the second brother, and it was Yongzhu who earned the money to redeem it. The capital for the business was also money that Yongzhu made, and she even sacrificed her dignity to borrow from Boss Zhang! Even your lives and Eldest Brother’s life were saved because my daughter earned enough money to spare you! Have you all forgotten? And the horse-drawn carriage, too—my girl paid for it with her own money! In this household, every single thing, which one wasn’t acquired through my daughter’s earnings?"
"She has a generous heart and, considering you all blood relatives, didn’t count the cost. I am her birth mother, am I not also your birth mother? You are the flesh that fell from my body, and for the sake of you living a good life, I’ve endured it, swallowed the losses for her. But I didn’t expect, oh, I didn’t expect! Turns out you were still eyeing her private savings! Let me tell you, Wang Laozhu, don’t you daydream! Do you know what a royal reward is? That was exclusively bestowed upon my daughter by the Empress herself! Otherwise, what would you, Wang Laozhu, be worth to deserve a reward from the ladies of the palace?"
"Speaking of the dividends from the dye workshop, how much can it give? Yongzhu has to support me, her elderly mother, and she also needs to set aside money for her dowry. Does that cost nothing? You’re all too heartless, even coveting your own sister’s dowry money!"
"You’ve all married and have wives, living good lives, but have you forgotten where that money came from? Which family divides their assets and doesn’t set aside the dowry for the unmarried daughter? Doesn’t leave the silver for their parents’ elder care?"
"You guys are something else; when the family was initially split, seeing that Yongzhu didn’t mention it, none of you, not a single brother or sister-in-law, not even the father, suggested it. You’re all conscienceless ingrates! Yongzhu has given so much to this family, and in the end, not a single one of you has sincerely thought about her!"
"Now look, even the father is scheming to take his own daughter’s dowry money! Bah! Wang Laozhu, you want money today, don’t you? Let’s divide this house again! My daughter has put so much money into this family; when she gets married, wouldn’t she deserve two hundred taels at least? And what about her elderly mother’s silver for old age? Why should you, Wang Laozhu, get all of that, and I get nothing? Didn’t I give birth and raise you all? If you don’t give me silver for elder care, I will go to the Yamen and sue you for disobedience!"
Old Granny Zhang had completely thrown caution to the winds!
Everyone hung their heads in shame, as Lady Lin quickly tallied the cost in her mind—if they gave the younger sister-in-law two hundred taels of silver, and also left some for the mother-in-law’s elder care, what would be left for the family?
Nothing would be left!
Wang Yongping’s face burned hot with embarrassment. He hadn’t even considered this, he whispered to Liu Xiaoqiao, "Wife, why didn’t you remind me?"
Liu Xiaoqiao blushed. How could she voice such a suggestion? She had seen how generous Wang Yongzhu was and knew she still had quite a bit of private money.