"Besides, that scumbag fiancé of yours was planning to have his mother torment you once you married into his family. The moment you dared talk back, he would jump out and accuse you of disrespecting your mother-in-law."
"And another thing! Once word spread that you disrespected your mother-in-law, he would use that as grounds to divorce you. But he had no intention of returning the dowry you brought with you."
Never one to worry about making a spectacle worse, Wenren Luoshui picked up the spicy snacks on the table and fanned the flames as she ate.
"Your mother here is a wealthy merchant's daughter. The dowry she prepared for you could practically fill a ten-mile bridal procession. If that scumbag pocketed all of it, would you really not be angry?"
With that, Wenren Luoshui sucked her fingers and raised an eyebrow at her younger cousin beside her.
If her cousin still wanted to be some noble soul, serene as a chrysanthemum and regarding money as dirt, even when someone was already scheming against her...
Then there was nothing she could do. Whether her cousin's life turned out well or badly afterward, that would be her own choice.
They did not have to go out of their way to harm others, but if others set their malicious sights on them, then those people were the ones who did not know how to behave.
Fortunately, Tu Hua was not that stupid. Although she looked down on women competing over men, surely it was only right to use legitimate means to fight for the benefits she deserved?
"That damned scumbag! I'm going to tear his head off and kick it around like a ball!"
Having finished her fish-shaped crackers, Tu Hua took a bag of potato chips and slapped it hard.
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