Chapter 1380: The Troublesome Sister-in-Law

Although it doesn't sound good to say it out loud.

But it doesn't matter; life is about living comfortably for oneself, not living in the mouths of others.

Afternoon.

Jian Yixin and her husband, and Jian Yining and his wife, all went back to see the "little stepmother."

Saying it is one thing, but after meeting, Jian Yixin still couldn't accept it!

The "little stepmother" is several years younger than her; how is she supposed to address her upon meeting?

Jian Yixin and Jian Yining, the sister and brother, have an extraordinary bearing, and although Sheng Zerong and Wan'er are easygoing, their aura still made Wu Ying feel immense pressure.

She had dressed up specifically for the afternoon wedding.

A tight-fitting bright red long dress and a bright red trench coat made her look several years younger.

Wu Ying regrets it now; why did she dress up so young?

It doesn't match.

Actually, she is overthinking it; whether she dresses up or not is unimportant, even if she didn't dress up, it still wouldn't match.

The child hides behind Wu Ying, timidly peeking out a small head to look at the new home.

This home is so big, and everything is so nice; she had only ever seen such beautiful things on television, and this is her first time seeing them in reality.

It is not just her first time seeing them; her mother, her eldest uncle, and her eldest aunt are also seeing such a luxurious and beautiful home for the first time.

Wu Ying feels increasingly uneasy; she knew Jian Xiansheng was wealthy, but she didn't expect him to be this wealthy.

Her sister-in-law doesn't have enough eyes to take it all in; she wants to touch everything, look at everything, and would prefer to take it all home.

No, she would prefer it if this place were her own home.

"Sister, you've married into a nest of fortune; you mustn't forget your maiden family... how much bride price did your man give you?" The question she had been wanting to ask was finally asked.

Wu Ying ignored her.

She didn't ask for a bride price; as long as she could provide a place for her son to stay, she was satisfied—what bride price was there to ask for?

Years ago, when she first got married, she did ask for a bride price, but she never saw a cent of it; it was all taken by her parents to help her brother marry his wife.

The sister-in-law was brought home, but she no longer had a home.

Because she had asked for a high bride price, her husband's family had taken on many debts, and all the men in the family had to go out to work to earn money to pay them off.

Her mother-in-law took her anger out on her, beating or scolding her every day; she told her husband, but when he came back, he just beat her again.

While her husband was working away, he met a woman outside; not only did they live together, but they also had a pair of sons.

Although she had also given birth to a son, he came back and insisted on a divorce, so she was kicked out of the house; when she returned to her maiden family, they couldn't tolerate her and the child either.

Many nights, Wu Ying wondered if the result would have been different if she hadn't asked for a bride price back then.

She had thought there were no "what ifs" in life, but now one had arrived.

"You didn't ask for a bride price?" Wu's sister-in-law suddenly shrieked in a sharp voice.

The sound was not quiet; everyone heard it.

"That's right, I didn't. So what? You have no say in my affairs."

"I'm asking you, are you stupid?"

The sister-in-law pulled her to the side and urged her solicitously: "Don't blame me for not warning you; if you don't ask for a bride price, you won't even have a place to cry later. The old man isn't registering the marriage with you, just having the two families eat a meal together—you have absolutely no security, do you know that?"

"When the old man is gone later, such a large family fortune will belong to his children, and it will have nothing to do with you. You didn't even ask for a bride price; are you stupid?"

"Don't blame me for being blunt, but if you don't ask for a bride price, you can't come back home with the child. Your brother earns so little money that it's already hard enough to support the family; we can't afford to support extra people..."

This was a threat.

On the other side, Jian Yixin was also dissatisfied.

She complained to Wan'er: "What kind of family is this? That little Wu seems honest enough, but if her family is like this, life won't be peaceful in the future."

Wan'er was also worried about encountering a bunch of vampire-like "relatives."

The relatives from her mother-in-law's side were already bizarre enough, but looking at the relatives from the "little stepmother's" side, she feared they were even more bizarre than the original ones!

She hesitated and suggested: "Sister, why don't I ask my sister how to deal with such relatives?"

Shi Youxuan always had some strange and eccentric ideas that could produce unexpected results.

"Right! Ask Xuanxuan."

Reminded by her sister-in-law, Jian Yixin immediately smoothed her brow.

Wan'er didn't need to make the call; she made it herself, nodding as she listened, the clouds on her face turning to sunshine.

The "wedding banquet" was held at a restaurant; originally, it was scheduled for the Crown Hotel, an industry under Sheng Zerong.

But they changed the location at the last minute to a mid-range restaurant with tasty food; of course, it wasn't their own business, and they didn't even know who the owner was.

Changing the restaurant at the last minute was the idea of the sister and brother.

They were worried that once Wu's sister-in-law knew how wealthy their family was, she would make exorbitant demands.

The Jian family is low-key, and Jian Xiansheng is even more so; apart from those who know the roots and the bottom, outsiders have no idea how many industries or how much money the family has.

The wedding banquet began; although the restaurant had changed, the quality of the food and wine was not low.

From the moment the dishes were served, Wu's sister-in-law's two eyes couldn't keep up; for every dish served, she would ask: "Tsk tsk, how much is this dish?"

"I've never even seen this before; it must be very expensive, right?"

Especially when she saw a "stewed dish" being served that cost over 1,600 yuan, her eyes lit up and she could no longer control herself.

"Ahem!"

She cleared her throat and said to Jian Xiansheng: "Brother-in-law, my sister must be taking care of you more since she married you. Look, shouldn't the bride price be a bit more?"

Wu Ying was almost angered to the point of fainting.

Is it not enough to have sold herself once; does she have to be sold again?

This time, no matter what, she could not agree to her maiden family asking for a bride price again.

However, Jian Xiansheng felt there was nothing inappropriate about these words; he had originally prepared some money to give to Wu Ying, for her to keep for her future security.

Just as he was about to express his stance, Wu Ying beside him slammed her chopsticks onto the table with a "clatter" and asked her sister-in-law indignantly: "What bride price are you asking for? I am remarrying; do you understand the rules? When I marry again, it is my decision, and you have no right to demand a bride price."

Seeing that the tone of the conversation was off, Jian Xiansheng swallowed the words that had already reached his lips.

"Hey! If you talk like that, I don't want to listen..." The sister-in-law grew anxious, slammed her chopsticks onto the table even more violently, stood up, and shouted loudly.

"Now that your wings have hardened, you don't care about your maiden family anymore, right? Don't forget who took you in and provided you with food and drink when you were at your lowest!"

"Don't think that getting married makes you something special; if you fall on hard times later, won't you still have to come back to your maiden family..."

The Wu family members were all honest people; the elder brother felt his wife was going too far, so he only dared to tug at her clothes to make her sit down and talk, telling her not to shout and become a laughingstock for others to see.

Wu Ying's parents had passed away long ago, and she only had her elder brother and sister-in-law in her maiden family.

But the elder brother could not control his wife at all; the woman was the head of the household.

"Don't pull me, your whole family is a bunch of ungrateful things..." The sister-in-law was in a rage, and since her husband wouldn't let her speak, she turned her fire toward him instead.

At this moment, Jian Yixin stood up and said with a smile: "Please don't get angry; we all know you have the newlyweds' best interests at heart, and we are all very touched."