Chapter 148.1 - Demanding a dowry
Ruan Zhen stared in disbelief at the beautiful older woman who stepped out from behind Ruan Xiuren.
She walked ahead and pulled at Ruan Zhen’s hand as she lightly smiled, “Zhen’er, it’s been a long time since you’ve come over.”
“Ninth, ninth sister-in-law?” Ruan Zhen’s face paled.
How … could this be?
But the thing that she had thought would never happened, actually did happen.
Her mind was completely blank as she stared at the ninth madam.
After a long time, she looked up, past the ninth madam, to the unsmiling Ruan Xiuren.
He jerked his mouth, clearly smiling but his eyes had no hint of a smile.
He silently moved forward and held the ninth madam’s shoulders as he pulled her into his embrace.
The ninth madam’s delicate white face flushed red as she pushed at him but didn’t struggle out of his embrace, listening to Ruan Xiuren who spoke from above her head.
“Ning’er, go back to your room. I have something to talk to my sister about.”
“Like that, ah, okay.” The ninth madam was a bit regretful. She didn’t normally get to see anyone, and it was hard enough for her to see Ruan Zhen, but she already had to go back.
But after listening to him for so long, she didn’t want to go against what he said, so she could only obediently listen to him.
Right until the ninth madam’s silhouette disappeared did Ruan Xiuren take away that smile on his lips.
He looked coldly at the shocked Ruan Zhen, his tall and solid frame walking towards the master’s seat.
He sat down leisurely, raising a brow as he mocked her, “Sit, now it looks like my Ruan family isn’t being hospitable.”
“Big, big brother …”
Ruan Zhen’s heart beat hard, she suddenly felt like she’d shrunk down.
“Ah, Ruan Zhen, that’s not like you. What are you feeling so uncertain about?”
“Big brother, ninth sister-in-law, she?”
“She’s awake, didn’t you see?” Ruan Xiuren’s eyes completely coldened.
Ruan Zhen had obviously seen. She wanted to ask, why was she awake?
What went wrong, it shouldn’t be like this?
If the ninth madam woke up, then she wouldn’t have any bargaining chips to threaten her big brother with?
She really wouldn’t have anything.
She forced herself to pull herself together. Ruan Zhen walked, step by step, towards Ruan Xiuren, as if she hadn’t seen the ninth madam before.
She looked up at Ruan Xiurne. “Big brother, Lian’er’s big day is approaching, when will the dowry reach the Lou residence?”
“Dowry?” Ruan Xiuren looked at her darkly before raising a cup of tea, his brows gathering together as he sipped.
Then he slowly spoke, “Ruan Zhen ah, Ruan family isn’t like how it was before.”
Ruan Zhen’s heart stopped. “But we agreed beforehand.”
“Did we? Wasn’t it you, Ruan Zhen, who forced me to agree?” He suddenly threw down his cup, nearly breaking it.
Ruan Zhen angrily bit down on her tongue, forcing herself to not reveal any hints of panic.
“Big brother, even though I know I was wrong. But Lian’er is your niece. You can’t just watch her marry like that? If she marries like that into the Li family, they’ll look down on her.” Ruan Zhen shut her eyes tightly.
She forced herself to lower herself, her tone begging.
“But you also know what happened with the golden stores, I’m also in a difficult position.”
“Big brother ….” Ruan Zhen furrowed her brows at him.
“.... After this blows over, I’ll naturally compensate her.” If it wasn’t for what happened with the golden stores, he wouldn’t be this heartless.
But when Ruan Zhen had forced him time and time again, he’d be lying if he said he didn’t hate her at all.
“But at that time, Lian’er would already be judged by the Li family! They won’t look at her well after that!” Ruan Zhen grew anxious, nearly shouting.
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TL note:
Is anyone else into houseplants? I recently bought a monstera as well as a golden pothos, and a maidenhair fern.
My maidenhair fern’s already drooping! I really don’t have a green thumb πͺ
Leave a comment and follow because will Ruan Xiuren hold firm??
Kekekeke, serves you right for coercing people.
ReplyDeleteLet's see how things shape out >:D
What goes around, comes around ππ
DeleteWhen your face is thicker than the Great Wall of China. ┐(´Π΄`)┌
ReplyDeleteGeez! She really have the audacity to ask something after failing to blackmail her own brother just so her daughter will not lose face, not thinking that her own brother is in the pinch as well.
I really do wonder if that brother hers is an enemy for hiding her mother or there is another story behind it but I feel he is an enemy as well. _(:3」∠)_
It doesn't hurt to ask? π
DeleteRuan Xiuren is a bad guy because LQW schemed against him so he definitely has to be a bad guy ππ
They are both dirty rats in my book.Let's see if she has the baby worm in her now. that would be justice. Or could we get a fair exchange of one in the brother and one in the sister. Hahπ That a really sweet suggestion.don't you think.
ReplyDeleteThank you
Yeah, they really are both as bad as each other. Ruan Xiuren hasn't really done anything, apart from use the Ruan family's money to shut Ruan Zhen up π€π€
DeleteI may not like him, but he better not give her anything she wants!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo what if she's his niece. His own sister harmed his wife. F off
Exactly, let's hope he sticks to his guns π¬π¬
DeleteI forgot qiao mei storyπ anyone help me refresh my meomory. Cause i dont think i read about her in past story.ahh I cant remember. Btw RX should give RZ a "little face" maybe sending a dowry of ducks and chicken to li family.π
ReplyDeleteQiao Mei is a new character ππ
DeleteRuan Xiuren is still the big brother that Ruan Zhen grew up with, they're real siblings with the same mother and father. He still cares for her even if she's a selfish duck π·π·
I love how sometimes in the note, aside from the chapter's comment, you talk about doing/reading something new, they're all fun stories, and at the same time i'm amazed you are doing all these things, since i am horrible with juggling task/things to do
ReplyDeleteoh right... the gold store.... I'm getting confused with all this novels haha, i don't quite remember what has past/have yet to come
ehem, you should've did some business and save for your own, what do you do everyday, just planning new ways to torment QW?
Doing stuff that gets me out of the house makes me happy but I don't really do much now. I started working full time and it's awful ππ
DeleteRuan Xiuren still had cash but he had to pay up that 100k that LQW promised to get LLX out of trouble. So the gold stores are just an extra strike because his nephew ran off with even more cash. So he has to come up with more gold or pay even more in penalties $$$. LQW's also (not so secretively) attacking his other stores and buying up some of them, purposely trying to run him out of business π€π€
OH no!! I hope your little garden will cheer you up some!
Deletemm mmm, that's why i said i'm horrible, my mind is all over the place and i am confused half of the time (don't mind me!)
This novel does get a little messy.
DeleteMy little house plants are adorable ✨✨