Qin Shumei froze.
She certainly couldn't admit she hadn't prepared a dowry for that wretched girl.
She masked her reaction with a smile and said, "Wanwan is such a kind child. When I mentioned preparing a dowry for her, she said it wasn't necessary. She also said that when she marries, she wants her husband's family to give a dowry to honor me. How could I possibly accept the dowry from her in-laws?"
"Mmm, I don't approve of mothers selling their daughters, either."
The Old Madam nodded, her face wearing a smile throughout, "But the dowry and bride price are expressions of our elder generation's good wishes. You just say what you have prepared to humor me, and I will persuade Wanwan later, we can't reject your maternal affection."
The subtext was clear.
She had to say what dowry she had prepared for Qin Wan.
Qin Shumei's brain short-circuited for a moment. Her purpose in coming today was to secure a bride price from the Mu Family.
How had it come to this?
