101: Chapter 101 The Dispute Over the Bride Price: Mu Yan's Grievance and His Backer

The sounds of arguing in the hallway gradually grew louder.

Inside the room, Shen Muyan put down her phone and listened carefully to her brother's anger.

"Mom and Dad, what's going on?"

Her mother, Liu Aiyuan, walked out of the kitchen and waved her hand, signaling for Shen Muyan not to ask any more questions.

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She then walked to the doorway and whispered, "Muqing, speak nicely. Don't be so agitated. We'll change the hotel! Your father and I will figure something out for the Moutai and Wuliangye; we have the money!!"

The Shen Family could come up with it, but a portion of the money was reserved for their two children.

It was mainly for Shen Muqing to buy a house, and for Shen Muyan's dowry when she marries in the future.

But now, they had no choice but to take it from there.

Shen Kai also walked out and stood at the doorway, sighing, "When other people get married, they can even make a profit from the gift money! We're not even breaking even."

"Stop talking!" Liu Aiyuan shot him a glare, then asked Shen Muyan to calm the other person down: "Just get her to come over; I'm almost done cooking. Be good! Getting married isn't easy, don't make a scene."

Shen Muqing finally compromised and said in a low voice, "Just come over for dinner first! We'll discuss this matter later."

After saying this, Shen Muqing felt like he was going to cry; a man in his twenties, still defeated by reality.

Thinking back to his little sister who used to follow behind him all day when they were kids, he felt terrible.

"Discuss it later? So that means no? Shen Muqing, give me a clear answer. Otherwise, I can't eat this meal today."

Shen Muqing felt a headache coming on, and Liu Aiyuan and Shen Kai, standing to the side, looked even worse.

At this moment, Shen Muyan suddenly got up from the sofa and said indignantly, "Is she coming or not?"

Liu Aiyuan immediately glared back at her.

But the young woman already understood what had happened; clearly, some details of the wedding banquet hadn't been settled, and more importantly, it was about money.

At this moment, she really wanted to say, "If she wants to come, she can, if not, forget it!!" She felt very confident, because she had Tang Luochuan.

But currently, she was only Tang Luochuan's girlfriend... and the money was given by him, not earned by herself.

This confidence didn't come from herself.

"Jingjing, your uncle and I have discussed it! We'll order the Moutai and Wuliangye! And for the engagement hotel and the wedding hotel, we'll choose that five-star one. Does that sound okay?" Seeing that the situation was bad, Liu Aiyuan quickly made the decision for her son.

Hearing Liu Aiyuan's voice, Li Wenjing finally relented: "Since you've said so, Auntie, I can't say no! Muqing, wait 20 minutes, I'll be there soon."

After saying this, she hung up the phone without waiting for Shen Muqing to reply.

Shen Muyan rolled her eyes and walked back into the room, annoyed: "You guys eat, I'm not eating! I'm going out to find some friends."

As she said this, she went back into her room, put on her shoes, grabbed her bag, and prepared to leave.

After she returned, she hadn't given the money Tang Luochuan gave her to her parents.

As she had said before, she felt guilty spending this money, so she had barely touched it.

She even felt that taking money from her boyfriend and turning around to give it to her parents was shameful behavior.

It was better to wait until their relationship was stable, or even after they were married, before talking about it.

Of course, she hadn't spent nothing; she had bought some gifts, claiming that Tang Luochuan had told her to send them.

She had given her boyfriend plenty of face.

But the current situation made her struggle internally; if she had already registered her marriage with Tang Luochuan! There was no way this sister-in-law would be allowed to enter the family.

Unfortunately...

"Girl!" Liu Aiyuan hurriedly entered and grabbed her hand: "What kind of temper are you throwing! It's not like we aren't saving up for your dowry; just taking a bit of your father's and my retirement money will be enough."

"I'm not doing this for my dowry money; I just can't stand it... She's bullying people too much."

"Don't talk nonsense. Do you know how hard it is to find a partner nowadays?"

"It's not hard. There's a whole bunch of people chasing me."

"That's because I gave birth to you pretty! Wenjing's family background is good, so it's fine for her to set high requirements! Life still has to go on. As time passes! We'll all be one family, you might even benefit from them."

"I don't need it! Luochuan will treat me well, and Luochuan doesn't have these kinds of requirements. By the way, Mom! Let me ask you, if I get married, how much of a bride price are you planning to ask for?"

Her daughter's question came suddenly, completely stunning Liu Aiyuan.

Seeing that her mother didn't answer, Shen Muyan continued: "When the time comes, I want Moutai too, I want a five-star hotel too, and I want the house to have my name on it! And I want him to pay in full, okay? If he can't meet my requirements, I won't marry!"

Shen Kai stepped over and took the bag off his daughter: "You... what are you saying... Our family doesn't have so many issues, you... you... you aren't allowed to go anywhere, we'll eat together in a while. Saying things like this will put pressure on your brother. When you get married, your father and I will naturally follow your wishes!! We won't let you be short of anything!!"

In the end, parents can only wrong themselves.

However, Shen Muyan didn't really care about the Moutai or anything like that; she was just standing up for her brother and parents.

The grievances in her heart still needed comfort.

...

Tang Luochuan's family ate early, after all, the child was hungry, and by now they had almost finished eating.

Shen Muyan's video call came in, and the moment it connected.

A big face of Wang Jie appeared on the screen.

Shen Muyan only took one look and immediately threw the phone aside: "Good heavens, what is this monster?"

"Hahahaha~~" Tang Luochuan's laughter came from the other side: "Muyan, this is my brother Wang Jie. He is a bit ugly, but his brain... also isn't very smart."

"Then doesn't that mean he has no redeeming qualities?" Shen Muyan hurriedly took the phone back.

Looking at her, Tang Luochuan suddenly felt something was wrong: "Why are your eyes red? Were you bullied? What's going on?"

Hearing this, Su Wantang and Jiang Jinyue also leaned in.

Jiang Jinyue even waved her hand: "Sister Muyan, I'm here too. When you have time, come over and join us."

Seeing Jiang Jinyue, Shen Muyan wished she could fly over immediately; she didn't want to stay in her own home for even another minute.

Seeing the few familiar people, Shen Muyan poured out all the grievances she had just felt.

After listening to her complaints, Tang Luochuan then said: "Keep the money I gave you for yourself to spend, and just buy something for your parents. Don't give a single cent to your sister-in-law or your brother! No matter how good your brother is to you, until this matter is cleared up, everyone should live their own lives."

"Only after determining how to get along, and being able to get along stably, will we make further plans."

If it was really as her parents said, and life became stable later on, and if this Li Wenjing treated Shen Muyan well.

Tang Luochuan naturally wouldn't be stingy.

But if the relationship wasn't good, it was also simple: just close the doors and live separate lives.

"Got it. My brother is getting engaged tomorrow, and I'll come to your place on October 5th. I miss you too."

Seeing Tang Luochuan, Shen Muyan finally felt a sense of security in her heart.

She wished they could meet immediately.

"That's not necessary. My cousin is getting married on the 3rd. On the 5th, I'll bring Yueyue and Wantang to your place!" Tang Luochuan raised his eyebrows, seemingly wanting to give the young woman a surprise.

"Really?" Shen Muyan bit her lip, and the gloom on her face instantly dissipated.

"Definitely."