Where Did the Betrothal Gifts Go?

Zhou Wanwan sat on the rooftop, smiling broadly, and said, "How could I miss out on such a good show! This seat is definitely in the front row."

The Old Scholar Tree beside it said:

"That Qin Yuan is such a scumbag!"

"It's alright, we've already taken the 88 betrothal gifts in advance, so that's considered minimizing our losses."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "That's good, that's good. What conscience can you expect from a scumbag like that?"

In fact, Zhou Wanwan knew that Qin Yuan might not be willing to pay this money.

Jiang Yunyao walked in from outside, followed by more than a dozen Jiang Family and more than a dozen bodyguards.

These bodyguards are all Zhou Wanwan's men.

As soon as Jiang Yunyao entered the door, she heard Old Madam Qin say, "Jiang Yunyao, kneel down!"

Jiang Yunyao smiled coldly:

"Old Madam Qin, you have quite the airs! I respected you before because you were my elder and my mother-in-law, so I had to give you face."

Now, what makes you think you can force me to kneel down?

Old Madam Qin angrily said, "Jiang Yunyao, who gave you permission to hold the wedding banquet on credit?"

Jiang Yunyao looked at the people around her and said:

"Dear fellow villagers, I have been married into the Qin Clan for so many years, and I have worked hard without complaint, giving all my dowry to the Qin Clan."

This time, General Qin is getting married and he wants me to host the wedding banquet, insisting that I make it a grand and lively affair.

But didn't someone move the Qin Clan's warehouse away a while ago? There's nothing left in the house.

They insist I hold a wedding banquet, what am I supposed to do? Won't I have to run up the bill? Am I supposed to steal it?

Old Madam Qin was trembling all over.

Qin Zimo shouted:

"Shut up, Mother! You were the one who was wrong in this matter."

Who spends tens of thousands of taels of gold on a wedding banquet?

Jiang Yunyao looked at Qin Zimo and said, "Mother? Who's your mother? I'm no longer Madam Qin. Your mother is Zheng Linglong."

Qin Zixuan shouted, "I knew this woman was heartless! We've been so good to you, why are you treating us like this?"

Zheng Linglong cried and sobbed:

"Sister, I know you're unhappy, and I know you're jealous."

"If you want to go back to the Qin Clan, you can come back anytime. I... I won't mind."

Qin Zimo said coldly:

"Aunt Zheng, you don't need to say so much to her. She's the one who organized the wedding banquet, and she should pay back all the expenses."

Jiang Yunyao, hurry up and take out the money.

Jiang Yunyao smiled faintly and said:

Why should I pay for this?

What does your Qin Clan's marriage have to do with me?

I've come here on a purpose; I've come to retrieve my dowry.

"Your Qin Clan has spent all my dowry over the years, don't tell me you don't want to pay it back?"

Qin Yuan said coldly, "Jiang Yunyao, why do you have to humiliate me at this time? You know perfectly well that we have nothing left at home."

Jiang Yunyao suddenly laughed:

"So you knew all along that you had nothing at home?"

Why should I host the banquet? What are you planning to use to support it?

Your Qin Clan took my dowry, and you're still so self-righteous?

Since you're divorced, you both have to repay what you owe each other.

Old Madam Qin suddenly fainted, Zheng Linglong exclaimed in surprise:

"Mom! What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly faint from anger?"

Jiang Yunyao, look how angry you've made your mother-in-law!

The Qin Clan has treated you well, why did you do this?

Jiang Yunyao sneered, "The Qin Clan has treated me well? How dare you say that?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at Old Madam Qin and said, "Oh dear! This old woman is such a good actress."

The neighbors commented, "Jiang Yunyao is too ruthless; she actually went to such extremes."

"What's so cruel about that? The Qin Clan is ruthless! They used up all her dowry and then kicked her out. They've gone too far."

"This wedding banquet was also arranged by Jiang Yunyao. The family is broke, so they made Jiang Yunyao find a way. Naturally, she resents that."

Suddenly, a snake appeared beside Old Madam Qin and bit her hard.

Old Madam Qin screamed, "Ouch! A snake! A snake!"

The way it jumped and scurried around stunned everyone.

"Wasn't that old woman lying down just now? Why is she jumping and yelling now?"

"That old woman was faking it just now, can't you tell?"

The crowd was abuzz with discussion, and the Qin Clan servants searched for a long time but couldn't find a trace of the snake.

Old Madam Qin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Yunyao looked at her and said, "Old Madam Qin seems to be in pretty good health! She doesn't seem to be sick."

Old Madam Qin pointed at her and said, "You... don't make me angry, Jiang Yunyao. It was all your doing. Our Qin Clan will not acknowledge these debts."

The surrounding shopkeepers all gathered around and asked, "Are you sure the Qin Clan won't acknowledge this debt?"

"Fine! Your Qin Clan has eaten and drunk your fill, now you want to renege on your debt, is that it?"

"If you insist on making this public knowledge, we're not afraid. We'll fight to the death."

Qin Yuan said loudly, "Everyone, please calm down. Let's discuss this properly, and I will definitely give everyone a satisfactory answer."

Shen Tao looked at Qin Yuan and said, "Qin Yuan, since things have already turned out this way, you should hurry up and return their money!"

Qin Yuan coldly ordered, "Linglong, bring over your 88 betrothal gifts first, and settle the accounts that can be settled."

Zheng Linglong shouted, "Those are betrothal gifts! Why should we take them back? I don't agree!"

Qin Yuan angrily said, "You have to agree whether you like it or not. Go now."

Zheng Linglong said with a wronged expression, "All these betrothal gifts are at my parents' house, how am I supposed to get them?"

Qin Yuan said a few words to his attendants, who then rushed out and headed towards the Zheng Family.

After a while, all the members of the Zheng Family were brought back.

The attendants said, "Sir, we didn't find the item, but we brought the person back."

Qin Yuan looked at them and asked, "Where did those betrothal gifts go?"

Master Zheng said tremblingly, "I don't know, I really don't know. The betrothal gifts disappeared last night."

Qin Yuan looked at Master Zheng and said, "Father-in-law, these are extraordinary times. Take out the betrothal gifts first, and I will return them to you when I have the chance."

Master Zheng stamped his foot and said, "It really has vanished without a trace."

Qin Yuan looked at Zheng Linglong Zheng Linglong, who said helplessly, "Father, you should take out the betrothal gifts! The situation is urgent."

Madam Zheng said:

"They were all put into the warehouse last night."

This morning, however, we discovered that all the betrothal gifts in the storeroom had vanished, but everything else was still there.

Qin Yuan looked at Jiang Yunyao and said, "You did this, didn't you? Where did you put the betrothal gifts?"

Jiang Yunyao rolled her eyes and said:

"General Qin, are you speaking without thinking now? How could I, a mere woman, possibly take away 88 taels of betrothal gifts?"

Who told you to be so ostentatious yesterday? Now the whole city knows your family has 88 betrothal gifts; it's no wonder they got stolen.

Anyway, I'm just here today to get my dowry back.

When will I return my dowry?

Qin Yuan looked at her and said:

"Yunyao, stop making a scene. I know you're upset. If you want to come back, then let's resolve this matter."

I know you must have a way to solve this, right?

Jiang Yunyao smiled faintly and said:

"I can't solve your family's problems; you'd better solve them yourself!"

You must return every single penny of my dowry.

General Qin was utterly speechless.

Shen Tao looked at Qin Yuan and asked, "What do you plan to do now?"

Qin Yuan waved his hand and said, "My family doesn't have that much money right now. Let's talk about this later!"

Shen Tao looked at him and said, "General Qin, are you planning to just not return it?"

Qin Yuan sneered:

"So what? You really dare to do anything to me?"

Anyway, I didn't know about this beforehand, I'm a victim too, what can you do to me!

Shen Tao looked at him and said, "Your stake is the military tally. If you can't produce these items, the military tally will be handed over."