Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 456 - 439: Show Off (Two in One - )_2

Chapter 456: Chapter 439: Show Off (Two in One Chapter)_2

"Thirty-six sets, that’s so much, how much would that be worth? Aren’t you afraid of thieves targeting your house?" Xiu Juan was so stunned that she subconsciously swallowed her saliva, suddenly feeling that if the man’s own conditions were a bit worse, it wouldn’t be so hard to accept.

"Who said we keep it at home? If I really kept it at home, do you think I’d be able to sleep at night?"

Ye Man’s mother couldn’t help but sneer internally when she saw her reaction, remembering the dowry list that her in-laws had sent over today, which included a villa in her daughter’s name, as well as several storefronts in the city center, and so on, which gave her a strong sense of confidence.

She thought to herself, ’They say don’t flaunt your wealth, so the even more exciting stuff I haven’t even planned to tell you yet, and you’re already dizzy from this mere tip of the iceberg?’

"Indeed, tsk, tsk, with so much jewelry, you could wear a different piece every day for a month without repeating any, tsk...rich people are really something else. If there’s so much jewelry, then surely the other things wouldn’t be any less, right? The cash gift must have been at least 180,000, wouldn’t you say? Don’t go being stingy in this regard. I’ve heard that some rich people may have lots of properties and jewelry, but their pockets are actually quite empty, unable to conjure much cash."

Xiu Juan sighed with a mix of jealousy and envy, wondering why her own daughter didn’t have such fortune. Thirty-six sets of jewelry—she wasn’t even greedy for all of it; just keeping a fraction for herself would have been enough to show off in the neighborhood for years.

"How could they possibly be stingy? Before, my in-laws even asked us for any conditions we might have, and I just said we don’t have any conditions, we just hope the two children can live well in the future. Our family can’t compare to theirs, so at most we can only offer one house as a dowry, we can’t do much else."

Ye Man’s mother purposefully spoke off-topic, pausing after half a sentence, waiting until she saw Xiu Juan pricking up her ears and showing an anxious look before continuing with a laugh, "Fortunately, my in-laws aren’t the type to fuss over these things. In the end, they voluntarily gave 880,000 as the cash gift, just like what they gave to the wife of their younger son. As for the other things, there’s no need to say more, as both of their sons are treated equally..."

Ye Man’s mother smiled and spoke lightly, "Anyway, Ye Man is our only daughter, so whatever her in-laws give her, would Old Ye and I even keep it? We have our own pensions, we don’t spend much, those things will naturally go to the child without a penny left over, even along with another house, after all, everything is in Ye Man’s own hands."

As for the cash gift, she knew it was something she definitely couldn’t avoid telling people about, as many would surely be inquiring about it, and the jewelry couldn’t be kept entirely secret either. As for the other villa and storefront properties, she wasn’t planning to say more; who knows what troubles might come if she did?

"880,000, my goodness. That’s even more than the 180,000 that Chen Yuegui’s family received for their daughter’s wedding gift."

Xiu Juan only heard the words "880,000," and whatever else Ye Man’s mother said didn’t really register with her. She looked at Ye Man’s mother with a gaze full of exasperated regret:

"How could you agree to let your daughter Ye Man take it all back without leaving anything? Even if you kept half, you’d make your hard-raised daughter benefit others completely, and even needed to add on top. With their kind of family, who would care about those few hundred thousands?

Do you know that back then, Chen Yuegui’s family kept it all, and when it came time for her son to marry, they didn’t even spend all the loose change; she said the remainder was her retirement money.

Let’s not even talk about the situation back then; even now, a wedding gift of 33,000 to the bride’s family would be quite impressive. Ordinary people would only give 18,000 or 13,000, or just make a token gesture with a few thousand. To be able to give a full set of gold jewelry is also considered generous."

The more Xiu Juan talked, the more she felt sorry for Ye Man’s mother: "Giving birth to your daughter is like benefiting other families three or five times over. In my opinion, since you only have one daughter anyway, you should spend the money to your heart’s content first, and whatever is left will be for her... Ah, what can I say to you? You just don’t know how to enjoy life."

"I’ve lived most of my life this way; compared to the past, our life is already so much better. How else should we enjoy it? Chen Yuegui has a son, so naturally, she thinks about leaving something for him to use. Old Ye and I are just two people, with only one daughter. We are already feeling embarrassed to only provide her with one house as a dowry, but to hold back and not let her take all the wedding gift money with her, how would she stand in front of her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law?"