Chapter 104: Why Shouldn’t I Care?

Qin Wenze frowned. “Don’t talk nonsense. My parents have never played favorites. Have they ever treated you badly?”

“Hmph, you dare say they’re not biased? Let’s not even talk about the bride price—”

As soon as Qin Wenze heard her bring this up again, he immediately cut her off. “Didn’t I already explain the bride price? That money was also meant to help Wenhuo buy a house.”

“If you insist on getting the same amount, I’ll have my mom make it up to you tomorrow—”

His words made Lan Qingman light up with delight—what’s gotten into this man today? He’s actually willing to ask his mom for money?

But before the smile could fully form on her face, she heard his next sentence: “Once you get the money, we’ll use it to buy our own place and move out. This house will go to Wenhuo and his wife.”

Lan Qingman immediately panicked. “How can that be? We’re the eldest son and grandson—this house should rightfully be ours!”

Qin Wenhuo is the third son—why should he get it?

Back in the old days, that would make him just a secondary son.

Wasn’t the majority of the family property always reserved for the eldest son and grandson?

Qin Wenze was losing patience. “If you don’t want to move out, then stop bringing up the bride price. You know full well that ten thousand isn’t enough to buy a courtyard as big as the Qin family’s. You’ve already gotten a good deal, and yet you still won’t let it go.”

“I—I’m just doing this for our son, for our family,” Lan Qingman said, feeling a bit wronged.

After all, she’d given the Qin family their legitimate eldest grandson!

“Besides, the house Wenhuo’s wife lives in was clearly bought with your brother’s money. That place is just as nice as ours, if not better.”

“That’s a house she bought herself, with her own earnings from writing.”

Qin Wenze almost blurted out—if you’re so capable, why don’t you buy one yourself?

But he thought better of it, knowing if he said that, they’d be in for a huge fight tonight.

So he swallowed the words.

“Enough. From now on, don’t bring up the bride price or the house again.”

But Lan Qingman just couldn’t let it go.

Why shouldn’t she bring it up? Was it really such a big deal?

“Fine, I’ll drop it for now. But what about your dad? That red envelope he gave was huge—must’ve been over a thousand. When I married in, what did I get? Just a few bucks? No, wait, he didn’t even give it to me—it was your mom, and they only gave one.”

“And your grandparents, too. Their red envelope was so thick this time, but back then, I only got two hundred.”

When she saw it at the time, she’d barely managed to hold back her temper.

If it hadn’t been for all the guests around, she would’ve flipped the table and made a scene.

The Qin family was clearly bullying her—how could they be so blatant about it?

Did they not see her as a true daughter-in-law at all?

Qin Wenze was shocked by her complaints.

“That was years ago when we got married! You’re still hung up on that?”

“It doesn’t matter how many years—it should be fair! We’re both daughters-in-law of the Qin family. Whatever Fu Mingxue gets, I should get too.”

Now Qin Wenze was angry as well. “Why didn’t I realize before how unreasonable you could be? Whatever my parents and grandparents give Wenhuo and his wife is their business. Stop making trouble out of nothing.”

Lan Qingman was furious. “Did you just say I’m making trouble out of nothing? Fine, I’ll show you trouble—”

She reached out to scratch Qin Wenze’s face—

But he dodged before she could, grabbing her hand with a dark expression. “Lan Qingman, is something wrong with your head? If you don’t want to live like this, just go back to your own family.”

With that, he flung her hand aside, grabbed his jacket, and strode out the door."