Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 487 - 258: Return It_1

Chapter 487: Chapter 258: Return It_1

Upon hearing Old man Qian’s words, Qian Sangui was so angry that he began to tremble, even the tuft of white whisker on his chin shook. He said angrily, "What a joke, our house has plenty of money, does Jinwa still need eighty percent of Old Wang’s family’s property?"

Old man Qian became displeased upon hearing this, his eyes bulging as he roared, with considerably more energy than his son, "Your money is Old Qian Family’s money! It’s Jinwa and Ming Wa’s money! Could you take all the Qian family’s fortune with you as Jinwa’s dowry? Even if you give Jinwa a substantial dowry, Duo Duo, a thousand... no, two thousand, two thousand taels of silver, that’s the most, isn’t it?" He said, his heart bleeding at the mention of such a large sum, and he snorted coldly again, "This money, can it compare to eighty percent of the Wong family’s property? I heard that the Wong family’s foundation is very thick, with several tens of thousands of taels of silver."

Qian Sangui said, "No matter how much money that Wong family has, my daughter Jinwa isn’t someone they can covet. Father, don’t talk about it anymore, if you continue, I will really get angry." After speaking, he rose with the help of his cane, and Su Siwu, standing by, quickly came up to support him into the bedroom.

Old man Qian, left alone in the room, turned red with anger. He had come with good intentions to be a matchmaker, how could it end up like this? Lately, his most obedient third son was becoming increasingly bad-tempered, even dare leaving him to sit on the cold bench here! But he did not dare to say more, for fear of provoking his son’s illness again. He could only sit angrily puffing up, his white beard blown up high.

Old woman Qian spoke with a lopsided mouth, "I told you not to meddle in this matter earlier, but you insisted on being disliked. After all these years, can’t you see how much our third son cares for Jinwa? Let’s not interfere in Jinwa’s marriage matters, let the third son decide for her. You should return the gifts sent by the Wong family quickly, we have the third son, what do we need so much money for?"

Old man Qian said angrily, "I’m old now, my favorite food is spicy noodle soup, my favorite clothes are cotton and linen, how much money can I spend? I, I’m just thinking of leaving more for my children and grandchildren, always worrying that they will not have enough money after I die... Old Wang’s family has kin with my daughter-in-law, we trust them. With kinship upon kinship, not only will Jinwa enjoy a good life, even Manchuan and Manhe will benefit. I accepted their gift also considering my daughter-in-law, otherwise, I would have never accepted it from another family, it’s not good for Manjiang’s reputation."

Lady Wu, infuriated, beat her chest. Accepting gifts had now become her responsibility.

Wan Dazhong, who had been silent all along, spoke up, "Grandfather, I’m Jinwa’s uncle by marriage, so I will speak out a bit more, don’t take offense..."

Old woman Qian always liked this grandson-in-law, and hastily said, "Son-in-law Sun, if you have something to say, go ahead, no need to be polite."

Wan Dazhong said with a smile, "Grandfather, think about it, if Old Wang’s family is related to my mother-in-law and if my father-in-law and mother-in-law liked them, would they go through such a big detour to use you as a go-between? It must be that their family is indeed not suitable, my in-laws don’t like them, that’s why they are scared to come directly. Although they are relatives, they are bad people, swindlers, and have even harmed my in-laws before. In the future, you should also stay away from them, getting entangled with them may lead to trouble. Also, what was the biggest reason for you dismissing Lady Tang? Isn’t it because you were afraid Lady Tang would do something stupid and jeopardize my eldest uncle’s official career? If my uncle loses his official position, the Qian family’s official status cannot be maintained, and in the future, it won’t be smooth sailing for Shan Wa and the others in their careers. But you accepted their gift, and if they spread the word, wouldn’t it ruin my uncle’s reputation?"

Only then did Old man Qian become afraid, his voice trembling as he said, "What should I do? I accepted fifty taels of gold and a ginseng root from Old Wang’s House."

Such a big gift!

Wan Dazhong was startled too, and hurriedly said, "This is no small amount, send it back quickly."

Qian Sangui, who had overheard their conversation from the bedroom, came out with his cane and sat down to say, "Tomorrow morning, have Li Jinhu return the money and ginseng to Old Wang’s House. In the future, whether it’s father or mother, or my older brother, second brother, or youngest brother’s family, including Second Grandpa’s family, everyone must absolutely not accept gifts from outsiders without reason." After thinking, he continued, "I’ve been considering something for a while, planning to discuss it during the New Year gathering, but I’ll say it now. Now that our branch of the Qian family has official status, we should build an ancestral hall and continue the family records."

The Old Qian Family in Huaxi Village originated with Old Master Qian’s grandfather who had come here as a refugee, with the main family not from this place. Since the family was poor and didn’t have many descendants, they had not built an ancestral hall but had a tablet for worship in each household.

Upon hearing this, Old Master Qian’s eyes lit up with joy and he nodded enthusiastically in agreement. Having an ancestral hall would do their ancestors proud.