Shen Jiangbei was merely a fifth-rank censor, and his monthly salary was not substantial. The wealth he possessed had been gradually accumulated only after the death of the Old Madam, when he had inherited half of her dowry. The dowry he had prepared for Shen Wei'er was already a significant sum, yet when she received the list, she was deeply dissatisfied.
She stormed straight into Shen Jiangbei’s study, wailing, "Father, it is only for the sake of the Shen Family’s reputation that I have agreed to marry into the Jiangnan region. I have already made such a great sacrifice—why is the dowry you prepared for me so pathetic?"
Seeing her barge in uninvited, Shen Jiangbei frowned. "Do you have no respect for me as your father? You have absolutely no manners."
Chapter 139