Chapter 916 : Creating a wedge

Old Madam Lai did not want to talk with Old Madam Ding but because of Fourth Lai, she had to sit down and talk with Old Madam Ding as if they were equals.

She really wished she could throw Old Madam Ding out of the house and onto the street where she belonged instead of watching her sit in front of her and disgusting her like this. However, because of the chaotic scene that Old Madam Ding had caused outside, she could only lower her head in front of her for now. As for the rest of the things, she would deal with this old woman slowly.

Old Madam Ding did not care what was going on in Old Madam Lai"s head. Seeing that her plan had succeeded, she immediately made a request, " A total of two thousand taels, this is the compensation that my daughter deserves after getting humiliated by your son. You also need to hold a banquet to welcome her, as for her dowry... I need clothes, food and everything else settled as well.

After all, your son was the one who caused this trouble, it"s only right that he deals with it as well."

Once she finished speaking she paused and added, " Of course, this includes the compensation from the temple as well."

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After her daughter marries into this family, she would ask her to give her money on all kinds of excuses for the two thousand taels she would think of it as an investment but the rest of the things, not so much. How long it had been since she last ate meat? She wanted to eat pork and mutton!

As for whether or not she would be looked down on, why did it matter? As long as she could eat her meals, why would she care whether or not she was being looked down on by others?

Old Madam Lai was really tired of this mess. She wanted to end this farce as soon as possible which was why she nodded and agreed with an exhausted expression, " Very well. You do not have to worry we will compensate you with those two thousand taels of silver as well as the compensation from the temple will be added to it as well.

Our Lai family will naturally deal with the matter of dowry without any signs of neglect."

She would hand a lot of money to Fourth Lai such that he would not be upset with her. As for whether or not Madam Ding would be able to use that money would depend on her skills. This woman was lucky this time around but that did not mean that she would be lucky always!

As for the dowry, she would ask her daughters to take out the things that they had not used and hand them to these women. Even though those things had never been used by her daughters, they would still be some treasure for these two women.

Old Madam Ding nodded with a smile that was full of satisfaction and said, " It seems like Old Madam Lai is indeed as generous as the rumours."

" But I hope that you will not take out old things that already belong to someone in your family. You might not know this but it"s really embarra.s.sing for a mother-in-law or a sister-in-law to take out used goods for their new family member."

This was what Second Madam Lai told her. She had already warned her that the second she would talk about the dowry, Old Madam Lai would think of a way to hand her the used or damaged goods that her daughters did not like, how could Old Madam Ding be willing to take used goods?

What was more she had to make sure that her daughter would be married to this family with great fanfare such that the Old Madam Lai and the Lai family would think twice before making a move on her and her daughter.

Old Madam Lai suddenly felt like her heart was clogged. How did this woman know that she was going to hand the things that her daughters did not like to Madam Ding?

She looked at Old Madam Ding and then said with a troubled voice, " It... It"s not that much of a big deal, is it? I mean that this is Madam Ding"s second marriage there is no need to make such a ruckus."

Old Madam Ding understood that Old Madam Lai was trying to treat her daughter lightly and her face instantly darkened. She looked at Old Madam Lai and then said in an angry voice, " Your eldest daughter-in-law did not get new products? Or did the concubines your sons brought not get any new dowry?"

Fortunately, Second Madam Lai asked her and her daughter to clear this matter beforehand or else they would have suffered.

Old Madam Lai rolled her eyes and then stated with a hint of disdain in her voice, " All my daughters-in-law were maiden when they married over to my house."

What she meant to tell Old Madam Ding was that the women who were accepted by the Lai family were all virgins and thus they deserved the money and dowry that were given to them but compared to them Madam Ding was a divorced woman who did not have any virtue left.

No sooner did Old Madam Lai finish speaking, than Old Madam Ding smacked her thighs and stood up before saying, " If that is the case then we will not go through this marriage."

" Sure enough, a stepson is a stepson. You made use of Fourth Lai as much as you could, Old Madam Lai but the second you needed to take money out for his wedding, you became stingy. What do you mean by this?"

" Even if my daughter is getting married for the second time, your stepson, Fourth Lai is getting married for the first time right? You should at least take a little bit of money out for him to save his face but you are refusing outright? That"s not done!"

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