Who would have thought that when Zeng Rui Xiang and the others returned in the afternoon, Qiu Yu still hadn't come over. At dinner time, Shen Shi mentioned this to her husband, and couldn't help but ask him to run an errand. Zi Qing wanted to follow along to see the excitement, so Zeng Rui Xiang took all four of their older children with him as he went over.

  When they arrived at the old house, Cai found out that everyone from Dagu's family had come in the afternoon. The old man was having tea with his two sons-in-law at the table, while Guiying was peeling peanuts with Guihua and Ziyu. The several Maos from Dagu's household might have gone out to play. The door of Zhou's house was closed, and Tian Shi and her three daughters were chatting inside. Zeng Rui Xiang went in and handed the purse to Qiu Yu, saying: "Your sister-in-law said she wanted to add dowry for you, but she can't come out, so she asked you to go over there once. Why didn't you go?"

  "I didn't know, no one told me?" Qiu Yu was taken aback.

  "It was I who forgot. In the morning, Zi Qing came and explained clearly, but later Chun Yu's family arrived, and I got busy and forgot. It's really true that as people get older, they become useless." said Tian Shi.

  Chun Yu stared at Qiu Yu's handbag and asked: "Little sister, open it up and take a look how much is in there? It seems quite heavy."

  "What's there to see? It's just the same as Second Sister's, six taels of silver." Qiu Yu said casually. She didn't notice that her elder sister's face changed immediately.

  "Alright, you're all biased, no one cares about me. Second brother, I'm also your sister, what did you give me when I got married? You're like this, Father and Mother are like this, Eldest Brother is also like this, they don't even talk to us. You're all hiding things from me, giving my second and third sisters six taels of silver each, six taels! Pitiful me, working hard for a whole year, can't even eat enough rice, haven't even touched the edge of silver. I won't live if you all bully me like this, today if we don't clear things up, I won't leave. Father, you should also care about your eldest daughter, Mother, take a look at what kind of life your eldest daughter's family is living!" Chunyu started wailing and throwing a tantrum.

  The old man heard the noise outside and came in, Yan Renda also hurried in when he heard his wife's crying. "What are you yelling about? What a mess on such a happy day? Do you want to go back to your parents' home?" The old man was angry.

  "What right do you have to drive me home? It seems that only you are allowed to be biased, but I'm not allowed to speak out. Father, I am also your daughter! When I got married, you didn't even give me five taels of silver and just sent me off. Now, my two sisters are getting married, and each of them is given six taels of silver by our brothers. Who knows how much you parents have accumulated? Why do I have such a hard life? I'm the one who has to support the whole family, but we can't even eat enough rice. You all act like you haven't seen anything. What's the point of me living? The whole family is suffering because of me. Who did I offend? Mother, if only I had known better earlier. Why didn't you just strangle me to death back then? Look at what kind of life I'm living now, what kind of suffering I'm enduring. It would have been better for me if I hadn't been born."

  "Son, you say that. Aren't you digging at your parents' hearts? All these years, as a mother, I've been thinking of you every moment. The food at home, even if it means the younger ones go hungry, we'll scrape together some to send to you. The vegetables from the garden, your father sends them to you by the big basketful. You ungrateful and heartless thing!" Tian's wife said as she cried and beat her eldest daughter.

  "How much is that worth? The two of them had at least several tens of taels of silver at the bottom of the trunk, not to mention the things they bought. Giving me those few things was like sending away a beggar." Chunyu was still indignant.

  "Sister, we really didn't take much, how could brother possibly give us that silver to add to our dowry? It's just that after second brother divided the family property these two years, he had a bit more money and was worried about my poor health, so he helped me out with some expenses. Now that third sister is getting married, I'm sure second brother won't be too biased towards her either. He gave three sister six taels of silver as well. If you speak like this, it will really hurt mother's heart. All these years, no matter how big or small our family was, which year didn't we spend one or two months at your mother's house? We never took less, and sent over rice and vegetables too. Don't make a fuss, hurry up and take care of yourself, let others see what you look like!" Xiaoyu grasped Chunyu's hand and persuaded her.

  "Yes, sister, don't make a fuss. What you said, is it not on your conscience? All these years, I haven't mentioned Father and Mother, but I've been thinking of you, little sister. The children's clothes and shoes, I've made them all myself. From the eldest to the youngest, who hasn't worn clothes made by me? Father and Mother's love for you is not a bit less than mine. Don't look at my things as if they're many, it's just that over the years, I've been doing embroidery work, saving up one stitch at a time." Autumn Jade also came forward to explain.

  "Ah, I was wondering why the silver wasn't enough to spend for a whole year? Zi Ping and her family can't even eat their fill, not a single new piece of clothing all year round. And you're still saying we're poor? It turns out the silver has been going to raise your grandson! How pitiful that our two families work so hard, yet from start to finish, we haven't had a decent meal or seen a new thread. It's all been secretly sent to your daughter's husband's house!" Zhou Shi was standing at the door, but no one knew when she got there.

  Zi Qing couldn't hold it in anymore, if not for being too young to interrupt, Zi Fu was pulling her hand tightly, she had wanted to say a few words, it's too outrageous. Luckily, Zhou Shi finally appeared, and Zi Qing wished Zhou would make an even bigger scene.

  "Old lady, speak with a clear conscience. When did Zhiping ever go hungry? You didn't skimp on food for her in the kitchen, did you? Does Zhiping look like someone who's gone hungry? If anyone's suffered losses, it's Old Second's children. Don't think we're all fools." Tian said.

  "Who said I fed the child a partial diet? Why didn't you say so when you caught it? Isn't it because you have a guilty conscience? My daughter Zhen is just like this, following me. We are the ones who are foolishly exhausting ourselves here, helping others raise their children." Mrs. Zhou shouted.

  "What's all the fuss about? You're not afraid of being laughed at by others, are you? Your mother and I aren't dead yet! This is still my house, who says parents can't give things to their married-out daughters? Which parent in this world can just watch as their daughter's children starve to death? One or two, Spring Jade too, all day long she'll be nagging about some trivial matter, you should learn from Old Second's family, they never bother with these things, if they had the energy they'd rather manage their own household. No wonder they're living a prosperous life, you should think about it."

  Zeng Ruixiang spoke up, "Dad, mom, let's not talk about the past anymore. Chunyu, don't blame second brother for being biased. When you got married, all the silver that second brother earned was in dad and mom's hands. Second brother couldn't make any decisions on his own. As for how much dad and mom gave you, I don't know and I don't want to know. Dad is right, our lives are made by ourselves, not by arguing. When we divided the family property, apart from a few acres of land, dad and mom only gave us a little money. We have today's life because of our own hard work, we didn't owe anyone anything. If you want to keep arguing, go ahead, we're leaving." After finishing speaking, he led Zisun and called out to Zifou as they walked outside.

  "Second brother, wait a minute, I have something to tell you," said Zhou Shi.

  "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?" Rui Xiang stopped and asked.

  "Actually, your elder brother should be the one telling you this, but since you're here today, I'll take the opportunity to mention it to you. It's about Zihe's full moon celebration. I've had someone calculate our fortunes, and it seems that our family's Zihe was originally destined for greatness, but somehow your family's child has taken precedence. The master at Qingyuan Temple said that from now on, our Zihe should take the lead in all matters before your family's child can ensure peace and safety, turning bad luck into good fortune. So, we'll be holding the full moon celebration first, and the same goes for future milestones like the 100th day and birthday celebrations. Please pass this on to your younger siblings - it's not that we want to do things this way, but the master has spoken, and we can only follow. You know how hard it was for us to finally have this precious child, and now they're born on the same day as yours... what if something were to happen..." Madam Zhou trailed off, choking back tears.

  Zeng Ruixiang stood for a moment, not knowing what to say. The quarrelsome voices of Chunyu and the others also stopped, and everyone looked at him. After a long time, he finally said, "I know." Then he took the children and walked out.

  All the way home, Zeng Rui Xiang let the kids wash up and go to bed. Only then did he enter the house. Before Shen Shi could ask any questions, Zeng Rui Xiang tightly hugged his wife. Shen Shi was also clever and didn't ask anything, tidied up and went to sleep.