How Was This Just Being Spoiled?

Lin Yue returned to the courtyard with a flushed face. Madam Lin looked at her coldly and said:

"Yue'er, no matter what, I'm still your mother. You can't expose all your family's affairs, can you?"

As for the dowry, we haven't mistreated you over the years, you..."

Lin Yue scoffed coldly:

"You didn't treat me badly, so you made me wear coarse linen clothes?"

You didn't treat me badly, so you're making me eat leftovers?

They didn't treat me badly, so they made me fight with a dog for food?

How else do you want to mistreat me?

Lady Jin's lips twitched; she hadn't really paid much attention to Lin Yue over the years.

She took Lin Yue's hand and said:

"But we've talked it out, we're still family, there's no need to make things so ugly."

If you really make a big fuss about this, you two sisters will both lose face.

Let's forget about the dowry! As long as you agree to let it go, Zhou Wanwan can't do anything to us.

You are, after all, a child of the Chen Family; you should think of the Chen Family!

If we make up for all these things, the family will run out of money. What will your brother do then?

Lin Yue withdrew her hand and looked at her, saying:

"This brother isn't my biological brother, and besides, he's never even considered me his older sister."

He treats me like a servant all day long, why should I care about him?

Madam Lin's lips twitched as she said, "How can you say that, child? Who's been treating you like a servant?"

Lin Yue sneered:

You must compensate me for this dowry; don't waste your time here.

"I'd rather use this time to figure out how to collect my dowry."

Madam Lin that she stomped her feet and turned to leave.

Madam Lin returned to her room and smashed all the teacups. Lin Xi cried and sobbed, "Mother, you said you'd leave me all your dowry, but it's almost all used up. What are we going to do now?"

Madam Lin glared at her and said:

"Cry, cry, cry! How unlucky! I've already sold some of the items, and the rest are all hidden in the warehouse."

How could I possibly give everything to my family? Of course, I had to keep some for myself."

"So what do we do now?"

Madam Lin thought for a moment and said, "Since this little hussy is so ungrateful, then don't blame me."

Lin Xi looked at her and asked, "Mother, what do you want to do?"

Madam Lin smiled faintly and said, "That's none of your business. Just focus on embroidering your wedding dress."

Madam Lin gathered a few people and said viciously, "Since this little bitch won't cooperate, then you can ruin her reputation. I want to see if the Chen Family still wants her."

Lin Xi clapped her hands and said:

"Mom, how are you so smart?"

"That's going to be terrible for that little bitch Lin Yue; she'll never be able to get married."

Madam Lin smiled and said:

"The bigger this matter gets, the better; we can't handle it alone."

I've invited several close female friends to my home tomorrow.

Ostensibly it's for admiring the lotus blossoms, but actually... today we're going to make that a reality.

Lin Xi nodded and said, "Mother, I understand. I will invite some of my girlfriends over tomorrow as well."

Madam Lin sneered, "She's just a lowly girl, yet she thinks she's something. Tomorrow I'll ruin her reputation."

Madam Lin really went all out for Lin Yue, inviting more than thirty ladies and daughters of prominent families.

After admiring the lotus blossoms, Madam Lin said with a smile, "Why hasn't Lin Yue come out yet? That girl is just shy. Shall we go and see her?"

These ladies and young women have come to help Lin Yue with her dowry.

They whispered among themselves, "Why did your girl choose to marry Chen Ankang? I heard the Chen Family is quite down on their luck now!"

Madam Lin smiled and said, "There's nothing I can do, Yue'er likes him! Anyway, I've already prepared her dowry, as long as she's happy."

One lady praised, "You've really done a great job as a stepmother. I've heard that the eldest daughter of the Lin family has been throwing her weight around at home all these years, and only you can put up with it."

"Luckily she's getting married. If it weren't for you today, I wouldn't have bothered with the dowry!"

Madam Lin smiled and said:

"We should be kinder to her, after all, she is the eldest daughter."

Alright, she lives in the front courtyard; she lives in the best part of the house.

The ladies couldn't help but sneer, "I've never seen a girl like this before, it's almost dinnertime and she doesn't even come out to say hello, how rude!"

"I'd like to see what she's doing in her room. Is she still sleeping at this hour?"

"Really? Dinner's almost here, this is so rude! She's been spoiled rotten by Madam Lin."

Madam Lin covered her mouth and chuckled, "Please forgive her, everyone. My girl is quite different; my husband spoils her rotten."

This is hardly spoiled behavior!

This is a slap in the face to all the ladies.

Madam Lin was overjoyed; this was exactly the result she wanted.

As soon as a group of ladies entered the courtyard, they heard the sounds coming from inside the house.

Everyone's expression turned grim. "What's that noise coming from inside? Something feels off."

Upon hearing this voice, Madam Lin blushed and said, "This... this isn't right! You must go in and save Miss right now!"

"Ladies, I'm so sorry to have asked you to come and help with the dowry, only to encounter such a situation."

My Yueyue has never been like this before, so you absolutely mustn't say anything like that after you leave!

The noise inside the room grew louder and louder.

The ladies couldn't help but say:

"Madam Lin, your stepdaughter is capable of anything. If she's not afraid, what are you afraid of?"

Let's all go in and see what Lin Yue is doing.

"She's getting married in a couple of days, and she actually did something like this. She's utterly shameless."

Madam Chen, you really need to discipline your daughter-in-law properly!

Madam Huo laughed. She was upset because they lost their house last night. She never expected something like this to happen today.

Yesterday, Huo Lingchuan thought it was impossible for anyone in the Upper Capital City to let Chen Ankang live in a house, but he didn't expect Zhou Wanwan to have so many houses!

Chen Ankang found a courtyard house to live in, right next to the Chen Family family's old house.

This infuriated Huo Lingchuan.

Madam Huo looked at Madam Chen and said, "How shameful! Your daughter-in-law is disgusting; can't she stand being alone?"

Madam Chen's face turned deathly pale. She hadn't expected Lin Yue to do such a thing in front of everyone. Her lips trembled as she said, "Maybe it's not Yueyue inside. Yueyue wouldn't do such a thing."

Madam Huo scoffed coldly:

"This is Lin Yue's room. Do you think Madam Lin would lie?"

Your Chen Family is truly blessed to have married such a daughter-in-law. Your ancestral graves must be emitting auspicious smoke!

The ladies around him burst into laughter.

A lady said:

"It seems Madam Chen is still not giving up. In that case, why don't we go in together and take a look, so we can learn something!"

We old folks can't compare to young people.