As for Xu Lan… she was hiding in her room!
She was rummaging through her belongings in search of the dowry she brought along when she married Xia Mao. If the Mo family was agreeable to the idea of marriage tomorrow, she would give part of her dowry to Mo Zhu as a first-meeting gift from mother-in-law to daughter-in-law.
She also wanted to give Qiao Mei a belated gift. Back then, she was not pleased with Qiao Mei marrying into the family and did not give her a first-meeting gift. That bangle which Qiao Mei received was a gift which Xia Jun gave on behalf of Wu Min. This issue had ended up being a sore point for Xu Lan.
Xu Lan felt that she could not be entirely blamed for this matter. If there was anyone who should be blamed, it was Xia Zhe! It was simply too unbecoming of him to marry Qiao Mei in private without discussing it with his family first! At that time, she was too angry and could not help herself from making things difficult for Qiao Mei.
