Chapter 33: Collecting Dowry
After returning to her guest room from Fuyunju, Lin Hui asked people to inquire about the news at Chen's house.

Even though she believed what Chen Zhi and Xu Shu said, she had to be on the safe side and not make any mistakes in other people's homes.

Because the Chen family’s farce had just ended, it wasn’t too difficult to investigate.

The trivial information collected was basically consistent with what Xu Shuhe said.

This made Lin Hui feel at ease, but also made her even angrier.

"My elder sister is good in every way, but she made a mistake in choosing her husband and married a hypocrite like Chen Huaiqian. When my elder sister was pregnant with her first child, he took Feng as his concubine, saying that she was a friend's sister and he had to take care of her. It was because my elder sister had a good temper that she tolerated it. Now that Feng is in power, she has been treating Sanlang harshly. I think that girl Yurong has such a bad personality, and it was Feng who made her so!"

"Madam, why bother getting angry at such a person? Now it seems that at least the cousin has come to his senses. I think his wife is also a smart person." Qingqiu, the personal maid, comforted her.

Lin Hui also took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

"Indeed, after chatting with her today, I found that the wife that Sanlang married is quite good. She is sensible and sensible, and she also has some courage and means."

"Isn't this perfect? ​​If we hand over half of the dowry, we won't have to worry about it falling into the hands of the Chen family." Qingqiu said.

Lin Hui snorted coldly, "No matter how bad Chen Huaiqian is, he still has some dignity. I'm not worried about him. The most important thing is Feng. Feng's plan probably means she thinks Sanlang's wife is hard to deal with, so she wants to drive them apart and trap them so she can seduce Sanlang and keep the money."

When Chen Yurong got married, Feng had thought about it, but it didn't work out.

In addition, since Chen Yurong was a married daughter, the things went with her husband's family, so Feng would not be able to interfere in the future, which made people feel more at ease.

But Chen Zhi is different. He is the son of the Chen family and is right under Feng's nose. If he is stupid, Feng will have a good chance of using some tricks to trick him out of his things.

Fortunately, seeing that Xu Shuhe and the new daughter-in-law are getting along well, Lin Hui feels relieved, thinking that with Xu Shuhe around, Feng will have no chance of succeeding.

In fact, Feng, who is now under house arrest in Wanshuangzhai, is indeed very anxious.

But her anxiety was in vain. Chen Huaiqian was angry with her recently and was unwilling to see her, let alone let her out.

As for Lin Hui, she found an opportunity the next morning and invited Chen Huaiqian over for a good chat.

After the conversation, Chen Huaiqian felt unwell.

Lin Hui's words were very tactful. She never said anything bad about Chen Huaiqian. Instead, she showed her admiration and consideration for him. However, her words kept hinting that Feng's behavior was not nice, that she was partial to her own children, and that she treated the children left by the original wife harshly, which was a bit disgraceful.

Of course, it was also mentioned that over the years, the gifts that the Zhou family had given to Chen Zhi during festivals and holidays had never fallen into Chen Zhi's hands, which made Chen Huaiqian feel embarrassed.

He really wasn't greedy for the things that the Zhou family elders gave to their son, but Feng swallowed them all without his knowledge. Now that he was discovered, he was naturally embarrassed as well.

He hurriedly said that maybe Feng was just keeping it for him, and he would go back and ask Feng to bring it all over.

Hearing what he said, Lin Hui waved her hand again, "These are all trivial matters. Sister Feng has worked hard as a housekeeper. Now that she is ill, it is not good to worry about these old things. I thought that since she is ill now, I will give half of the dowry left by my eldest sister directly to Sanlang and his wife. I think it should be enough to have you, my brother-in-law, as an elder to witness it. There is no need to trouble Sister Feng to get up again with her sick body, don’t you think?"

"Of course, of course." Chen Huaiqian quickly agreed.

Without Feng's interference, things were indeed much easier.

Xu Shuhe had never expected that she would be able to get the dowry so soon.

"Shuhe, come and take a look. This is your mother's dowry list. The half circled in red ink has been distributed to your elder sister. Please count these." Lin Hui smiled and waved.

"My aunt has ordered it herself, so there is no problem. I don't need to order again." Xu Shuhe said respectfully.

Lin Hui shook her head, "You still have to count it. This dowry is not a small amount. Your father-in-law is here too. Count it clearly in front of the elders. From now on, these things will be decided by you and Sanlang. Don't be muddleheaded."

These words were actually meant for Chen Huaiqian to hear, so that he would be aware of the situation and keep a close eye on things, lest Feng should have any evil intentions in the future.

"Yes, yes, your aunt is right. Please order it again." Chen Huaiqian quickly agreed.

Xu Shuhe responded and called Chen Zhi to help him count the dowry.

Of course, there are some shops and farms that are outside and cannot be lit, so Lin Hui suggested that she would accompany Xu Shuhe to take a look tomorrow.

It's a good opportunity to relax.

Xu Shuhe of course agreed, and finally invited Lin Hui to have dinner in her courtyard. Lin Hui accepted with a smile and was also very cordial.

After counting the dowry, the women went to talk together. Chen Huaiqian used the excuse of having business matters to call Chen Zhi to the study.

As soon as he entered the room, his face darkened. "Third brother, Dad knows that you may have suffered some injustices over the years, but your aunt is an outsider after all. How can you tell her everything? Your mother has been causing unrest in the mansion these days, which has brought shame to the family. Now your aunt knows about it. How can Dad face others?"

After listening to Chen Huaiqian's words, Chen Zhi felt a little cold in his heart.

But he pretended to be respectful and bowed quickly.

"Father misunderstood me. I didn't mean to tell my aunt what I was saying. My aunt asked me if I was used to the pair of purple brushes that were sent to me for my birthday last year. I didn't know how to answer at first, but then I thought maybe my mother took them for me and saw that I didn't need such fine brushes for daily accounting, so I gave them to my fourth brother. I told my aunt that I gave them to my fourth brother. But my aunt asked about other things and I couldn't answer them. That's why."

After he answered like this, Chen Huaiqian was silent for a moment.

The examples he gave were indeed appropriate, and he didn't say anything wrong about Feng, but he did point out Feng's biased behavior. Chen Huaiqian didn't even feel comfortable educating Chen Zhi any further.

Otherwise, he would seem to be the same as Feng.

Then he sighed, "Your mother did something wrong, but don't take it to heart. Dad will explain it to her."

"My son naturally won't care about it. Dad, you always say that a harmonious family brings prosperity." Chen Zhi acted sensible.

Chen Huaiqian also liked what he said, so he didn't say anything more.

night.

Chen Zhi came to Fuyunju for dinner.

Today, Xu Shuhe received this batch of dowry, and she must have something to say to him.

Sure enough, as soon as he arrived, Xu Shuhe hurriedly asked him to sit down.

"Come and have a look. I have proposed several good shops. You should be able to find them easily."

(End of this chapter)