C10 Dowry

After Lin Muyun had taken care of the signing procedures, regarding with the permission for Wang Lixue as the president of the company, he directly came back home.

When he opened the door, the scene he saw was Wife Lau Qingyan, his father-in-law, and mother-in-law practically groveling on the floor. Sitting on the sofa in front of them was an elegantly-dressed old madame who had a cold expression on her face.

It was actually Old Lady Lau who was in the house!

Lin Muyun could not help feeing a little surprised when he saw her.

As the head of the Lau family, Old Lady Lau had never taken a liking to Lau Qingyan's family. They had been married for so many years and she had never come before that he didn’t even know what she properly looked like. Why did she suddenly come today?

Lin Muyun quickly snapped out of his thoughts and greeted her politely, "Hello, grandma."

Old Lady Lau turned her head and when she saw that it was the useless son-in-law, Lin Muyun, she coldly snorted and did not reply without giving him any more glance.

Lin Muyun knew that Old Lady Lau had always looked down on him. He was already accustomed to this kind of attitude and so, he just shrugged his shoulders and stood beside Wife Lau Qingyan.

At that time, Lin Muyun's mother-in-law, Xu Feng hurriedly got up and brought a cup of tea. She respectfully said, "Mom, have some tea."

Old Lady Lau held the cup, moved her nose closer to the tea and smelled it before scoffing in disgust, "What the hell. Did you put the rotten tea leaves in this for me to drink? Hurry up and bring it away!"

Hearing this, Xu Feng's expression became extremely awkward. This type of tea leaves were the best quality that her husband bought and she usually did not want to drink it in fear of quickly drinking it all up. However, she did not expect the old madame to be too picky.

Old Lady Lau looked at the people present with her expression full of disdain as she said, "I came today because of the engagement ceremony between Mengying and the Wang family's young master. Mengying was clever and so obedient that she was able to marry into the Wang Family. Furthermore, the Wang Family is much stronger than the Lau Family in all aspects. When Mengying enters the Wang Family, our Lau Family will also be able to obtain benefits."

Speaking up to this point, her sharp glare turned towards Lin Muyun and she continued in a stern voice, "The Wang Family is a powerful family and our Lau Family is also a big family. Although we can't compare to them, we can't let the Wang Family look down on us during this engagement banquet. Therefore, the dowry must be generous, and we absolutely can't lose face."

Old Lady Lau felt that the Wang Family was much more powerful than the Lau Family in terms of both wealth and power. It was not easy for Lau Mengying to marry the great young master of the Wang Family. For that reason, at least they couldn’t show them weakness in front of them. Even if it was for the sake of dignity, she couldn't be looked down upon by the Wang Family.

After listening to what she said, Xu Feng hurriedly asked, "Mom, what do you mean?"

Old Lady Lau's face was dignified and emotionless, so no one could tell if she was in a good mood or bad mood. She continued, "What do I mean? What I mean is exactly that your family must also take out a decent gift as a dowry."

When Xu Feng heard these words, her smile immediately became forced one as she asked, "Then, how much do you think is suitable for a gift worth?"

Old Lady Lau looked at Xu Feng and slowly answered, "Mengying’s third uncle has already bought Mengying a Porsche worth more than 2 million. No matter what your family decides to give, it cannot be lower than this amount."

At this time, Lau Qingyan, who had not said anything throughout, raised her head and refuted strongly, "Grandma, 2 million is too much. Our family still owes millions of yuan in foreign debt. We cannot afford such an expensive dowry."

Xu Feng also gritted her teeth and echoed her daughter’s words, "Yes. Mom, our family really can’t afford it."

Lau Minghou also perked up to persuade Old Lady Lau with a flattering smile, "Mom, do you think we can pay less? Two million is really too much."

Faced with many objections, Old Lady Lau's face was gloomy and she scolded, "Whether you have money or not is not something I care about or need to consider. Today, I will leave my words here. Two million yuan worth gift, you must give it to me. That’s it!"

Xu Feng opened her mouth and looked at Lau Minghou for help, but Lau Minghou just lowered his head and kept his mouth shut. He did not even dare to say a word against his mother.

Lin Muyun shook his head from aside. At this time, his father-in-law did not even dare to say a word for the sake of his family’s situation. He was too weak.

"Also, if you can't handle this matter properly and make me lose face in front of the Wang Family, don't blame me for seeking revenge from you later!"

After Old Lady Lau finished speaking hatefully, she directly slammed the door and left with an arrogant demeanor.

As soon as Xu Feng saw Old Lady Lau leave, she heaved a sigh and complained, "Qingyan is also the granddaughter of the Lau Family but when she got married, no one bothered to even give her a red packet when there were so many people in the Lau Family. But when Mengying gets married, she is forcing our family to spend two million just for dowry. How can Mom be so biased!"

Lau Minghou pursed his mouth before saying with melancholy, "Alright. The urgent matter now is to quickly think of a way to get two million!"

As he said that, an idea flashed in his mind and he spoke softly, "Right, we still have two million, which is now with Lin Muyun, right? We can use it for emergency first."

Hearing this, Xu Feng gritted her teeth and held back the urge to beat him up. She scolded, "Are you crazy? With it, our family still owes six million yuan of foreign debt and we don't know how to repay it. Yet, you still have the nerve to mention about giving it away for Lau Mengying’s mere dowry?!"

"What else can I do?" Lau Minghou said unhappily, "Mom already said so. If we can’t give her what she wants, she will definitely be angry!"

Lau Qingyan frowned and interrupted, "Actually, dad, since that money was supposed to be returned to Muyun's friend first, Muyun has already returned it to him."

As she spoke, Lau Qingyan secretly gave Lin Muyun a look from the corner of her eye.

Lin Muyun immediately understood what she meant. He touched his nose and said, "Dad, it’s true. I have indeed transferred the two million to my friend."

When Lau Minghou heard that the two million had been transferred away, he immediately rubbed his face frustraingly and sighed with a bitter face. "What should we do then? What if your grandmother gets angry and decides to give us more trouble?"

Lau Qingyan opened her mouth and said in a persuading tone, "Dad, we will put in as much effort as we can. After all, we can’t sell the house just to buy Lau Mengying's dowry, right?"

Xu Feng also nodded and said, "What Qingyan said is right. In fact, there are only a few hundred thousand left in the family. In my opinion, let's just buy a fifty to sixty thousand gift for her. After all, we still have to live!"

After that, Lau Qingyan quickly recommended a place, "Green Pavilion is not bad. There are jade and gold jewelry of good quality there. We can go and take a look."

Lau Minghou sighed helplessly. He also understood that his family could not get any money now, let alone a huge amount like two million. No matter what, they could not satisfy old madame.

After the family of three decided, they quickly prepared to set out towards the pavilion. Then, Lin Muyun drove the family to Green Pavilion.