Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 215 Aunt He

The courtyard was bustling with people, all of whom were looking at the bride's dowry and were shocked by its luxurious dowry.

In addition to the dowry shipped from Xiantao Prefecture, Jin also prepared a dowry for Miss He.

Most of the houses, land deeds, and gold, silver, and jewelry she had brought as a dowry were given to Miss He. Miss He's dowry was richer than that of most noble ladies in the capital.

Miss He was led to Su Xianlin's side. Jin gave Su Xianlin some instructions before handing Miss He's hand to Su Xianlin.

Su Xianlin held the tender and boneless little hand in his hand, his heart pounding, he said softly, "Are you okay?"

Miss He was held in a thick, warm hand. When she heard him ask her, she said in a mosquito-like voice, "I'm fine." The two were taken to the front hall to go through various procedures.

The people of the Jin family and Song Sanniang all knew about Miss He's dowry, but Aunt He and her daughter didn't know.

Her daughter was two or three years younger than Miss He. She looked over the dowry and then whispered something into Aunt He's ear. Aunt He's face was almost distorted and she could no longer hide the jealousy in her eyes.

Master He also gave the newlyweds some advice on how to live a good life in the future, and then the man started to carry out the dowry.

Miss He bid farewell to her parents, holding back her tears under her red veil. Then she was carried out of the door by Master He and got on the wedding sedan.

Song Sanniang looked at her leaving back, her eyes red, and she quietly wiped away her tears.

Turning around, we saw Jin Zhaoyi and the others were also wiping their tears with handkerchiefs, and everyone burst into laughter again.

When the firecrackers at the door started to crackle, the wedding procession left with music and drums, and the long procession of dowry also attracted many onlookers.

Su Xianlin's relatives threw wedding candies and money into the crowd, and those people were very happy to pick up the money and candies.

Uncle Jin and Mr. He San and a few others followed him to the groom's house. The He family was no longer as lively as before, and some guests also went to the banquet place one after another.

At this time, the atmosphere in the He family hall was tense because Aunt He was making a fuss.

Master He and Jin were feeling sad, sitting at the top of the hall in silence.

Aunt He ran in angrily and shouted to Master He as soon as she entered the door, "Brother, is the He family still going to make ends meet?"

Master He asked in confusion, "What's the matter?"

Aunt He said angrily, "I've seen Junjie's dowry. Are they going to empty our He family's possessions?

All the gold, silver, jewellery, rare antiques, unique calligraphy and paintings, and house and land deeds had to be emptied out.

Such a large dowry, when I left home, I didn't even have half of it, you are just being hyped up and you are so confused."

Upon hearing this, Jin's sadness about her daughter's marriage disappeared and she felt relieved. She had never expected that the dowry she gave to her daughter would make her sister-in-law so crazy.

When she first married into the He family, her family was not that rich, and her mother-in-law and sister-in-law made things difficult for her.

He always talks about a merchant girl, a poor family, who doesn't know etiquette and reeks of money. He didn't expect that his money would make this sister-in-law, who has eyes that reach up to the sky, jealous and her face turned green.

Jin had not carefully looked at her current appearance. Now that she looked carefully, she realized that although the fabric on her body looked good, it was not the most fashionable and high-quality material. At most, it was just to show off.

The jewelry on her head and hands, such as hairpins, look very glittering.

But those who know the business can tell at a glance that this style is not made by a craftsman from a big jewelry store.

Her face was powdered but it couldn't hide her haggardness, and her hair was mixed with a few white hairs.

This time she brought a daughter with her. Her daughter was very young, but her hair was covered with pearls and jade like her, and her clothes were inappropriately matched.

Jin picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, hiding the sarcastic smile on her face.

At first, she looked down on her as a merchant's daughter, marrying a scholar. The scholar was as self-righteous as she was, and he also looked down on her as his sister-in-law.

It seems that even scholars who become officials cannot support their wives now. I don't know if my sister-in-law still regards money as dirt as before, but seeing the pain in her heart when she looks at Jun Jie'er's dowry, there is no need to think about it.

Mr. He has been an official for so long, and he has never encountered such a situation of being criticized.

He was very well-mannered and said calmly, "Jun Jie'er's dowry was given by our He Mansion according to the share, and the rest was subsidized by your sister-in-law with her own dowry.

"Junjie's parents also gave a portion. They loved the child, so they gave more. What's the matter? You are eyeing Junjie's dowry. Do you want to marry again?"

Aunt He was stunned when she heard this. "How is it possible? How can they, a small family, have so much money?"

What she didn't know was that since Jin became the first lady of the He Mansion, no one in the officialdom had tried to get involved, so the business grew bigger and bigger, and the money earned became more and more.

Moreover, Jin Qishan is a man who dares to fight and work hard. After he took over the Jin family, he acted decisively and took action whenever he saw an opportunity.

After more than ten years of accumulation, the Jin family's wealth is no longer what it used to be. They are no longer the small wealthy family in Xiantao Prefecture. It is now rare to see any place in Chen State without Jin family's industry.

"Tsk tsk, my sister-in-law, have you never left your house in the past ten years since you got married? Have you never interacted with relatives?

Our current Jin family is considered a small family, but there are no small families in the State of Chen. "Mrs. Han, the wife of Jin Qishan, said as she walked in hand in hand with Mrs. Jin Qiyang.

Aunt He was stunned again. She felt a little guilty. She had been married for more than ten years because her husband did not want to bear the title of Yue family's support and was not willing for her to have contact with her parents' family. So she really did not have much contact with her parents' family.

At first, Madam He used to send her letters and gifts, but later, when she saw that she received no reply, she gradually stopped sending them and only asked the second lady of Xiantao Mansion to send her some gifts during the holidays.

She raised her chin proudly, "So what? Your Jin family was able to rise to prominence because of our He family. Without our He family, your Jin family would be nothing."

Han smiled and said, "You are right. That is why our Jin family gave Junjie a generous dowry, allowing her to marry in style. This can be considered as a way of repaying the He family.

Sister Jun is the child of your He family. Our Jin family will give generous gifts to the He family when they have weddings in the future. It’s a pity that your child doesn’t have the surname He.”

Aunt He was so angry when she heard this. She had lived for most of her life before she realized the importance of money.

Although her husband received a monthly salary, it was not much, just enough to support the family and servants.

In the early days, she had her own dowry, and her mother-in-law also provided financial support, so she lived a very comfortable life.

When the children grew up and it was time to prepare for their wedding, she found that there was little money left in the family, and her dowry was even empty.

She became so anxious about this that she looked much older. She told her husband about this, but he acted nonchalant and said he would use whatever money he had to hold a wedding for the children. This made her so angry that she fell ill for several days.

She happened to receive a letter saying that her nephew and niece were getting married, so she had no choice but to bring her daughter back to ask her eldest brother for some money.

She was about to refute Han, but Master He glanced at her coldly, "That's enough, stop making a fool of yourself."

Because she still needed help from her eldest brother, she had to swallow her words and wait to discuss it with him in private.