Madam, please give me some advice

Chapter 212 Dongli Returns to Beijing

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Qian poked his forehead with his finger and said;

"You're worried now that she doesn't have enough dowry? Why? Weren't you very capable before?"

"Oh! Mom, if she doesn't have enough, you can help her fill it up first! Anyway, it will all be mine by then."

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Qian looked at his son in disbelief, touched his forehead and said, "You don't have a fever!"

Then he muttered, "You are not my son, right? How can you plot against my father's family like this?"

Qian Shuran couldn't stand it anymore, and stamped his feet.

"What do you mean by scheming against my father's family? Don't you plan to give me a dowry when I get married?"

Father Qian looked at his son, who only had eyes for Ji, and sighed in his heart, thinking that his son has grown up and is no longer under the control of his father.

Without waiting for Prime Minister Qian to respond, he said;

"How can someone be so stupid as to use his own dowry as a betrothal gift to the bride? That's not a reasonable amount. Otherwise, can we just postpone it and talk about it later?"

"I don't care. I'm going to get engaged to her right away. If you guys pick a date, you'll have to postpone it for a long time."

Qian Shuran stamped her feet and said coquettishly;

"Oh! Mom, Dad, please help me! If I don't get engaged quickly, it won't make sense for me to keep going to her house!

Do you want to see others talking about you, saying that your son has no status and always runs to the girl's house?

If I get engaged sooner, wouldn't it be more legitimate for me to go to her house in the future?"

......

The two were finally harassed by Qian Shuran and went to Ji Xingle's house to tell him about it. Ji Caifu and others were there and heard the news.

Ji Caifu was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. Her daughter was so outstanding that even the son of a high-ranking official couldn't wait to marry her.

Hearing this, Ji Xingle nodded in agreement, saying that the betrothal gift was fine, he had already prepared it, and asked them to wait for good news.

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Qian's wife and husband breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, they had amazing financial resources and were prepared. They had no choice but to follow the rules.

The husbands who came in later had to bring 38 loads of food. This problem was also discussed with Ji Xingle. They had to prepare 76 loads at once. If ordinary wealthy families did not prepare in advance, they would probably not be able to come up with enough.

The two of them also tentatively expressed that if it was not enough, they could use their dowry to make up for it. Ji Xingle repeatedly said that it was no problem, and the wife and husband left the Ji Mansion with peace of mind.

After everyone left, Fu Leyu and Cheng Shenshen walked in and asked;

"Were those Shu Ran's mother and father just now?"

"Ah."

Ji Xingle responded, held their hands, and said to Cheng Shenshen;

"When we get engaged, I plan to go to your house first and then to Shu Ran's house."

Hearing this, Cheng Shenshen was stunned; "Does Shu Ran's family mind?"

"Well, this is also what Shuran meant."

Ji Xingle then explained with a smile, "He said he didn't want me to do the same thing several times. We happened to be in the capital, so we decided to do it together."

Upon hearing this, Ji Caifu laughed and said;

"You young people are the ones who know how to have fun. Okay! You guys chat while your dad and I go out for a walk."

Fu Leyu said quickly, "Mom, Dad, remember to bring a few more people with you."

"Okay, don't worry."

Seeing that several elders in the family had gone out, Cheng Shenshen immediately pulled Fu Leyu and sat on Ji Xingle's laps, one on each side.

Seeing this, some servants quickly retreated.

Fu Leyu was already immune to these ambiguous actions. As soon as she sat down, she hugged Ji Xingle and rested his head on her chest.

Cheng Shenshen also leaned to the other side, and Ji Xingle quickly hugged them both with both hands to make sure they were stable.

Cheng Shenshen then spoke quietly, "When you go to my house, you must take the cheapest things, okay? I don't want them to take advantage of you."

Ji Xingle comforted him;

"It's okay. Expensive things make you look valued. The people who were suppressed by them are now married to a good family. Won't they be mad?"

Hearing this, Cheng Shenshen felt that this was true, but when he thought about his marriage being taken advantage of by them, he felt as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly.

Without waiting for Ji Xingle to speak, Fu Leyu comforted him softly;

"When Sister Li comes back, you can relax with her in charge! Besides, the engagement date is so close to the wedding date, they won't have enough time to do anything."

Ji Xingle nodded and said, "Yes, with your sister at home and me outside, I will make sure they don't get any benefits."

"Pfft~"

Hearing this, Cheng Shenshen felt that what they said made sense and laughed out loud; "Okay, as long as you know what's going on, let's go out for a walk too?"

"it is good..."

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Two days later, Cheng Dongli returned to the capital with her family. The husbands of the Cheng family were happily enjoying their afternoon tea when they heard the news of Cheng Dongli's return.

"boom..."

The doctor accidentally dropped the teacup he was holding.

"what did you just say?"

The servant repeated, "Master, the young lady is back."

After getting the exact news, Doctor Lang lost interest in drinking tea. He rolled his eyes and said to the others;

"Brothers! I have something to do now. I won't drink tea today. Let's go!"

Hearing this, Liu Fulang, who was just watching a show, said, "We haven't seen the eldest lady for a long time. Let's go and see her together."

Seeing this, the other husbands also echoed, "Yes! Let's go and take a look together."

They all knew where this so-called doctor came from, and now that they saw the original wife's child was back, they wanted to see what was going on...

Hearing this, Doctor Lang gritted his teeth and smiled what he thought was an appropriate smile.

"Then let's all go together!"

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Cheng Dongli had property in Beijing, so she settled her husband and children and came to the Cheng Mansion alone.

When Cheng's mother, Cheng Laji, saw Cheng Dongli, she was shocked and even a little guilty. She forced a smile and said hypocritically;

"How...how did you find time to come back?"

Cheng Dongli said mercilessly, "Why? Are you afraid that I will come back and deal with you?"

"What are you talking about? We are a family."

"Yeah! It's a family that only knows how to suck my blood."

Hearing this, Cheng Laji said angrily, "I'm your mother, so what if I spend some of your money? It's only natural."

"Oh! What about my brother? You pissed off my dad to death, and told me to go out and earn money, but you don't treat my brother well. Do you call this a family?"

Cheng Dongli sarcastically asked, "If you are a family, why don't you see your daughters and sons suffering?"

Cheng Laji knew he was in the wrong, and was so angry that he didn't dare to say anything.

Then he shamelessly asked, "What's going on with your store? Do you know how hard it has been for us recently?"

Cheng Dongli swaggered on the chair and said with disdain, "What does it have to do with me?"

"You...I am your mother. It is unfilial of you not to give me money to spend."

"It's not my business?"

"Don't you believe that I will go out and sue my parents and officials so that you can't do business?"

"It's not my business?"

"you..."

Cheng Laji saw that she was not interested and wanted to ignore her, but then he thought that she must have something wrong since she came back suddenly, so he continued;

"Why did you come back so suddenly?"

"none of your business?"