Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 18 Calculation
Li Xueying wanted to call Lin shameless, she could no longer endure it, "Your family married a wife and gave a betrothal gift, now you want me to return the betrothal gift, how can this be justified?"

"Yes, mother, the betrothal gift was given to Xueying, so it belongs to Xueying. How can you ask her to pay it back?" No matter how unworldly Lu Feng was, he knew that the betrothal gift was given to the woman, so it belonged to her.

Su Qingwan leaned back lazily. It was her turn to have the leisure to drink tea and watch the show. Luzhu even poured her a cup of hot tea.

Lin was so angry that her eyes went dark. She could only vent her anger at Su Qingwan, "Zhaolan, you and Brother Feng are one family. You should pay for him to marry a concubine. The Xie family doesn't lack this little money. Don't hold on to it."

Su Qingwan closed the lid of the tea and said calmly, "When I took out the money, my mother said it was a loan, and if you borrow, you have to pay it back. Besides, you never told me. Lu Feng said that our relationship as husband and wife has ended, and Li Xueying wanted to take my life at the wedding hall. I am absolutely unwilling to pay this money."

Lin rubbed her head, looking like she was about to faint from the pain. Nanny Chen said, "Master, two young ladies, Madam is weak and ill, so please don't make her angry."

Li Xueying was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She saw through Lin's pretense at a glance. She had long been dissatisfied with Lin. First, she revealed to Xie Zhaolan that she was pregnant and forced her to stay in the Lu family. Now that she knew that the betrothal gift was Xie Zhaolan's dowry, Li Xueying was even more furious.

"Mother, don't pretend to be dizzy. This matter must be made clear. The Lu family has offered the betrothal gift, and what do you mean by using Xie Zhaolan's dowry to humiliate me?" Although Li Xueying was cruel and ruthless, she was a girl raised in a real clan. She was proud and could not stand such humiliation.

Lin had been married to the Lu family for many years. The old lady was gentle to her daughter-in-law and never scolded her. Xie Zhaolan was gentle and tolerant. She was used to being a mother-in-law. She had never been scolded by her daughter-in-law. She felt a pain in her heart, her face turned pale, and she was so angry that she couldn't speak. "I am your mother-in-law, how dare you talk like this? Before I got married, didn't the Li family teach me the rules of being a daughter-in-law?"

"Rules are rules, and reason is reason. If you use a dead person's dowry to betroth me, where do you put me?"

Lu Feng was caught in the middle, feeling torn between two options, and took his anger out on Su Qingwan, "Zhao Lan, it's just over 10,000 silver coins, why are you being so aggressive?"

Su Qingwan glanced at him coldly, "It is only natural to pay back debts. Besides, you got married and I spent money. Do you think I am a victim?"

Lu Feng was speechless. Su Qingwan asked Li Xueying lightly, "Li Xueying, you won't covet my dowry, will you?"

Li Xueying heard her sarcasm and gnashed her teeth and said, "Who do you think I am to covet your dowry? Since the accounts are clear, mother will not refute. I will have someone send eight thousand taels to your courtyard today. The expenses of the Lu family's wedding are none of my business."

Su Qingwan raised her eyebrows, looking at her with a high regard, "Okay, mother, return the five thousand taels that the Lu family gave me for the wedding."

Li Xueying did not let Lin go either, and said word by word, "Since the betrothal gifts belonged to Xie Zhaolan, I have returned them to her, but mother must give me the list of gifts from the Lu family when they made the betrothal gift."

Lin: "..."

Her eyes went dark and she fainted from anger.

Lin fainted from anger, Nanny Chen hurried to call for a doctor, Li Xueying was so angry that she did not stay in the courtyard, not even trying to save face. Su Qingwan did not want to stay and cause trouble, so she took Luzhu back to Meilan Garden.

Lu Zhu watched a good show and was very excited. "The daughter-in-law from a rich family that Lin had begged for is suffering now. This is really karma."

"Lin called Li Xueying here today to plot against her. She knew that Li Xueying would definitely compete with me for the right to manage the household. Li Xueying took over the right to manage the household without knowing the inside story. When she found out that it was a mess, she naturally figured it out. She and Lin have had conflicts since the day of their wedding, and now the conflict is getting worse. Let them fight each other."

Li Xueying would do anything to get her husband and the Lu family back. She thought it was a paradise. She wanted Li Xueying to suffer the consequences. Lin had been managing the family for many years and was quite capable. Nothing was heard about her affairs. Li Xueying was proud. After noon, Fanghuayuan sent someone to deliver 8,000 taels of silver notes. Luzhu checked the authenticity and took the notes. Su Qingwan did not show up. The maid felt that Su Qingwan neglected Li Xueying and left angrily.

Lu Zhu rolled her eyes. If we really talk about status, my girl is a great princess in the southwest whose words are law. Who does Li Xueying think she is?

Lu Zhu took the banknote and hummed a little tune as she entered the inner room. Su Qing Wan was still calculating the bills. Lu Zhu held the banknote and said happily, "Li Xue Ying is quite generous. She gave me eight thousand taels as soon as she asked."

"Her dowry is only ten thousand taels of silver. I'm just waiting to see how she manages this mess of the Lu family."

Lu Zhu felt that the eight thousand taels was a windfall, and wanted to spend it lavishly, "Girl, I'll buy you whatever you want to eat or use."

"I don't want anything. Go buy whatever you want or play with."

Luzhu went out happily.

After a while, the maid came to report that Lin wanted her to take care of the patient.

Su Qingwan frowned slightly. Lin was really restless. She couldn't torture Li Xueying, so she wanted to control her. Su Qingwan sneered and told Nanny Li to put the account book away. She picked two newly bought maids to take with her.

It was not yet the hottest time in the capital, but ice had been placed in the house and maids were fanning gently with gauze fans, which gradually cooled the heat in the room.

Su Qingwan took a glance and saw what a huge jar of ice it was, what a luxury.

I smelled medicine over the screen. Nanny Chen was serving Lin in the inner room. There was a bowl of medicine on the low table beside the bed. Lin disliked the medicine and didn't want to drink it. She was leaning against the soft pillow, looking a little haggard. She must have been sick from being angry.

"Mother!" Su Qingwan saluted.

Nanny Chen stared at her calmly and said, "The eldest young lady's temper is getting worse and worse. When the lady was sick, she had to be asked many times before coming to take care of her. She is really unfilial."

Su Qingwan said calmly, "My mother was ill. I spent a lot of money to hire a doctor, and I took care of her day and night, and did everything myself. But my mother never thought about my kindness. I guess she doesn't want to be close to me, and I don't want to come here to annoy her."

Nanny Chen was upset because she had hit a snag. Xie Zhaolan was soft-tempered, and the old women around Lin didn't take her seriously. They had long been accustomed to scolding her. When Su Qingwan talked back, Nanny Chen wanted to teach her a lesson again, but she saw Su Qingwan's eyes, calm as water, calm but sharp. She couldn't help but feel scared, her neck felt a little cold, and she couldn't say a word.

Such a heavy pressure!
Lin raised her hand, and Nanny Chen fell silent. She retreated from the inner room trembling with fear, feeling secretly shocked. After not seeing her for a year, the eldest young lady's aura was really frightening.

Lin softened her voice, "Zhaolan, you have been married to the Lu family for three years, and mother has treated you like her own daughter. You were exempted from the morning and evening visits, and you were never given any rules. The housekeeping power was also handed over to you to give you enough face. There is no mother-in-law kinder than mother in the nobles and marquises in the capital. You are from a merchant family, and the Lu family is a descendant of officials. Feng'er has a bright future and is in love with you. Mother knows that you can't help him at all, but she also agrees to this marriage, and only hopes that you will live in harmony and love. If Feng'er marries Li Xueying and we become alienated, mother will be very sad."

(End of this chapter)