Although his daughter’s dress was delicate and elegant on weekdays, it was not too out of the ordinary. He only let her wear a pearl necklace during the New Year. People in the village knew that the Jiang family had some wealth, so they would not be too surprised by his daughter’s dress.
Now that his daughter is getting married, Jiang Baozong no longer needs to hide it. The woman’s dowry is her private property.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Baozong could also make these properties clear to the government. No one could take these properties away from his daughter in the future.
What he has to do now is to live longer until his grandchildren grow up and take over the burden of taking care of their mother. At the same time, he will also keep an eye on that boy Huo Lindong.
If he dared to bully his daughter and let her down, he would immediately take her home and avoid the injustice.
“My dear, if the Lin family knew how rich the Jiang family was, they would be so ruined that their intestines would turn green.”
“Who says it’s not the case? Sister Diao is so awesome. She chose such a good wife made of gold for her nephew.”
In the face of such a rich dowry, Jiang Wu’s shortcomings were not considered shortcomings at all. Just taking out a treasure from these dowries and selling them was enough for the family to buy several maids and women.
Isn’t it true that people in the countryside marry a daughter-in-law just to work and take care of their elders? With these family assets, Jiang Wu can just lie down and do nothing, and let the maid and mother-in-law do everything for her.
“Hush, Widow Xu is watching from the side.”
“Just watch, I’m not the one who does things unkindly.”
The rustling sound reached Widow Xu’s ears. She felt that she could hardly stand still. Her vision went dark, and her body swayed.
She did regret it. Jiang Wu’s dowry was a hundred times richer than she had imagined. She couldn’t help but resent Jiang Baozong’s concealment.
If he had told her earlier that he had prepared such a generous dowry for Jiang Wu, even if she was a fool, she would be willing for her son to marry Jiang Wu.
But now that things had come to this, Widow Xu could only hold on. She didn’t want to be embarrassed in front of outsiders and secretly prayed that her favorite daughter-in-law, Xu Baozhu, could earn more money for her so that she could wash away today’s shame.
Because of the Jiang family’s dowry, Widow Xu’s mentality had changed. If she was satisfied with Xu Baozhu’s earning ability before, now her desire had suddenly increased a hundred times.
Once the money Xu Baozhu earns wis as not as good as the dowry she saw today prepared by Jiang Baozong for Jiang Wu, Xu Baozhu’s life in her husband’s family would probably be difficult.
This was another butterfly effect. According to the original trajectory, if Jiang Wu died, naturally there would be no such thing as Jiang Baozong’s dowry today.
In the previous life, most of the Jiang family’s property was hidden by Jiang Baozong. The distant relatives who took over the Jiang family’s property only received the Jiang family’s ancestral home and 30 acres of land. Although these properties were considered rich, it would not make Widow Xu regretful.
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On the day of the wedding, there were loud gongs and drums in Ping Village. Jiang Baozong personally carried his daughter on the sedan chair and watched the wedding team leave, feeling empty in his heart.
From today on, he is no longer the most important person to his daughter.
Out of curiosity and ignorance, Jiang Wu got on the sedan chair and came to Diao’s house from Jiang’s house. She was wearing a red hijab and looked down at the trembling red hydrangeas on her embroidered shoes and the slightly unfamiliar stone bricks under her feet.
She realized that she had arrived at the place where her father said she would live in the future.
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Translator’s Comment:
Is it time for a bridal chamber? Hehe~~
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