The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era

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Over the past year, Qin Jinlian’s greatest worry had been the marriage of her second son, Shen Xiangnan.

Several matchmakers had been approached, but either Xiangnan didn’t approve of the match or the other party didn’t approve of him.

Finally, they had found someone both parties liked.

The woman was from the neighboring county, 21 years old, with outstanding looks and features, but her dowry expectations were high.

Just the dowry demanded four hundred, plus the "three turns with a bang," as well as the feast and other miscellaneous things, it would certainly cost nearly a thousand.

"There’s no need to discuss this with me. Once you’ve settled on it, just pick a date and get it done. I’m staying out of it."

Qin Jinlian looked at her, "Even so, you should contribute some money as a gesture. Your brother had a good marriage prospect ruined because of you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhu became angry, scoffing, "Yang Lizhen still isn’t married. If you think she’s so great, bring Xiangnan back home now and have him remarry Lizhen. If I utter one more word, I’ll take your surname!"

Qin Jinlian choked with frustration for a while before sulkily saying, "I’m not saying your brother should remarry Lizhen. Anyway, you can’t play favorites, lavishing everything on your eldest brother and ignoring whether your second brother lives or dies."