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"What? Did you not give a bride price? This is where you went wrong, son-in-law. Although our family does not covet the bride's price, having no gesture at all is too much. Sister Ye is not one to hold back; she immediately scolded Zhao Dali.
"Sister, you misunderstood. Our family did give a bride price. We gave ten yuan! That's quite a lot," Zhao Dali said proudly.
"Oh, ten yuan? That's really something," Sister Ye mocked, dragging out her words.
"Exactly! Ten yuan as a bride price, and you dare to ask for three hundred yuan as a dowry? How shameless can you be?" Sister Ye added.
"Why are you like this? I'm asking my parents for money, not you!"
"Besides, what does the bride price have to do with you?" Ye Fanghua's words only fueled the anger of the two sisters-in-law.
However, they didn't want to argue with this clueless younger sister any longer.
"There’s no need, absolutely no need. She's just a hundred," one of them muttered.
They couldn't understand how their seemingly normal younger sister had changed so much after returning from the countryside after two years.
But they were not her parents and had no interest in managing her affairs.
"Of course it has nothing to do with us. As long as you don't keep thinking about your family's money, we won't bother with you."
"Dad, Mom, let me be clear: I don't oppose giving a dowry for my sister-in-law, but it can only be ten yuan at most."
"It's not that I'm being stingy as the sister-in-law; go ask around. For an ordinary family's daughter getting married, that’s about the amount."
"And they still receive a bride price! Our family hasn’t taken any bride price; having this amount is already quite good," Sister Ye said.
What Sister Ye meant was exactly what I meant.
"Dad, Mom, it's not that we don't want to give more to our sister-in-law. You also have to consider whether our family has the means."
"Let’s not even mention anything else; your two sons still don’t have houses! The kids are currently living in the same room with us."
"It's fine for now, but when the kids get a bit older, it won't be appropriate for them to keep living with us."
"At that time, our family will also need to find a way to get a house."
"If you give all the family assets to your sister-in-law, what will we do?"
"Dad, Mom, you can't just take care of your daughter and ignore your sons," Sister Ye expressed her opinion while also highlighting the family's difficulties.
Uncle Ye was well aware of these issues and had been trying to find solutions.
However, finding housing was difficult; waiting for factory housing allocations would take an eternity.
Uncle Ye remained silent, glancing at his two sons beside him. Although he didn't speak, it was clear that he agreed with his daughter-in-law's words.
Uncle Ye was troubled; he worried about his daughter and wanted to give her more money to help her live better. However, he also couldn't ignore the opinions of his sons and daughter-in-law.
While Uncle Ye pondered deeply, Aunt Ye was not as concerned. She only knew that her daughter was suffering in that rural place, living in a thatched house.
"What are you planning? Are you trying to rebel? I'm still alive! Do you really think you can meddle in my daughter's affairs?" Aunt Ye could no longer hold back and exclaimed.
Sister Ye and Sister-in-law Ye felt a bit intimidated by Zhao Hongxiu, the mother-in-law.
Sister Ye dared not speak up herself and pinched her husband beside her.
"Ouch!" Brother Ye yelped, nearly crying out in surprise from the unexpected pinch.
He shot a glare at his wife, clearly wanting to ask, "What are you doing? Why pinch me so hard?"
Sister Ye was afraid of her mother-in-law but not of her husband. She shot him a meaningful glance and subtly gestured toward her mother-in-law, indicating that he should speak up.
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