Ye Chen shrugged helplessly and offered a bitter smile. He wasn’t one to keep pressing his face against a cold backside, so he decided to keep his mouth shut.
Wang Qian, however, wasn't having it. She sneered at him, "Then what would you suggest I ask for? Should I be like Yihao’s sister—ask for nothing and just marry into the family? Then what, live in some dirty, chaotic urban village rental, riding an electric scooter through the wind, sun, and rain? Even if I were willing, do you think my parents, who raised me, would let me suffer like that?"
It would have been better if Wang Qian hadn't brought that up. As soon as she did, Liu Xueqin and Chen Jianguo grew indignant. It was precisely because Chen Yinuo had abandoned those handsome, wealthy suitors to choose this orphaned loser that their family hadn't been able to improve their lives—they hadn't even snagged a cent of a dowry! Thinking about how much it would cost for Yihao to get married, they felt an immediate sense of imbalance.
Chapter 38