“Just Mother’s dowry.”

Those few short words were like water dropped into hot oil, instantly causing a stir in the room.

Old Madam Wang was the first to slam the table, “That bitch is a member of my Shen family, the things are my Shen family’s, why should you have them!”

“Oh?” Lu Yao raised an eyebrow, smiling faintly, “Now you admit that Mother is a member of your Shen family?”

It was ridiculous. She kept calling her a bitch, yet she was comfortable using the dowry of the person she called a bitch. Didn’t she have any conscience?

“I know you’re greedy, but I didn’t expect you to be so insatiable!” Old Madam Wang glared at her, “Don’t covet what doesn’t belong to you!”

“Indeed,” Lu Yao nodded, agreeing, and then said meaningfully, “Don’t covet what doesn’t belong to you.”

Old Madam Wang choked.

Lu Yao chuckled and looked at Shen Shiren, “Father, don’t you think so?”

Shen Shiren’s face was cold, he didn’t say a word.

Shen Yanrong, who had been intently watching his wife’s performance, had recovered from his initial shock and surprise. He was then filled with joy and gratitude. His Yao Mei, she still remembered…

Yao Mei, how could she be so good.

Seeing that her husband was still in a daze, Lu Yao smiled silently and then focused her gaze on Shen Shiren, “You are the Minister of Personnel, I want to ask, has the current law been amended?”

Shen Shiren frowned, not understanding what she meant. He had a gut feeling that something was wrong, but thinking of tomorrow’s plan, he didn’t want to provoke the two ingrates at this juncture, so he answered truthfully, “No.”

“I remember the law says that the dowry belongs to the person themselves, others have no right to occupy or use it. If she passes away, it can only be inherited by her biological children. This is correct, right?”

When Lu Yao mentioned the law, Shen Shiren guessed what she was going to say. That’s right, according to the law, the woman’s dowry should belong to her children, that is, Shen Yanrong. They didn’t need to ask for it, it should have belonged to him.

He couldn’t deny this.

“What are you talking about, this is my Shen family’s property, I have the final say!” Old Madam Wang glared at Lu Yao fiercely. She had long considered those things as the Shen family’s property, and without her approval, no one could take a single cent.

Lu Yao curled her lips at her, “I’m afraid, you don’t have the final say,” she said, then looked at Shen Shiren, “Father, what do you think?”

Shen Shiren opened his mouth, but he couldn’t utter a single word.

“When the Rong family’s matter was exposed, if it hadn’t been for our Shen family’s handling of things, Shen Yanrong, that bitch… wouldn’t even be alive,” Old Madam Wang said coldly, “Those dowries have long been used up, this, the Rong family woman knows best.”

Without those things, why would the Shen family marry such a woman? To add to their troubles?

Once it’s in the Shen family, it’s the Shen family’s property. To take it out again, isn’t that like cutting out her flesh?

Lu Yao smiled, “Speaking of the past, I just heard a story, I don’t know if you’re interested in hearing it. Maybe you’ll change your mind after hearing it.”

Shen Shiren suddenly looked at her, this woman, what did she know?

Lu Yao smiled and let him look at her.

Shen Shiren didn’t notice anything unusual, he looked at Shen Yanrong, the latter’s brow furrowed slightly, he didn’t know what he was thinking. Recalling the past, he confirmed that no evidence had been left behind, he felt relieved, but he was also worried that this woman would really say something. He directly refused, “It’s getting late, let’s talk about the real business.”

“There’s nothing to talk about,” Lu Yao shook her finger back and forth, “Our conditions are here, it’s up to you whether you care more about those worldly possessions or your precious son’s bright future.”

Shen Shiren shook his head, “It’s too much.”

The Rong family only had one daughter, Shen Yanrong’s mother. They cherished her dearly. Such a precious pearl was to be married to a poor scholar from a peasant family. To ensure that she could live comfortably after marriage, they spent a lot of effort and money on her dowry, it was quite a large sum.

Lu Yao raised an eyebrow, “You’re not willing?” She turned her head and looked at Shen Yaoming, who hadn’t spoken, with regret, “It seems that in the face of money, you’re not that important.”

After saying that, she realized, “That’s right.”

What’s right? She didn’t say.

Shen Yaoming: …

He knew she was trying to sow discord, he ignored her, but his hand, hidden in his sleeve, clenched into a fist, he didn’t know what he was thinking.

Old Madam Wang saw Lu Yao becoming more and more outrageous. She was about to say something, but Wang Yalan stopped her.

Seeing that there was a better solution to her son’s problem, she couldn’t let the old woman ruin it.

She comforted Old Madam Wang while generously saying, “Sister’s things naturally belong to her children. Logically speaking, you should have been in charge of them when you got married. But…”

Wang Yalan hesitated for a moment before continuing, “You two have never dealt with these things, so the mansion took care of it for you. Later, you went to Yunshan Village, and it was delayed.”

She then said with a worried expression, “Now, all kinds of expenses are increasing, but the income from the estates and shops is getting worse. In recent years, the mansion has had to subsidize us. Because it’s Sister’s things, we haven’t dealt with it. Now that you’re back, you can help us share the burden. I’m not worried about anything else, but I’m afraid you won’t be able to fill such a big hole, what if you can’t keep up?”

Old Madam Wang was comforted by Wang Yalan, but she sighed. Her niece-in-law was good in every way, she was just too kind and didn’t have a temper.

Back then, if it hadn’t been for this girl’s family’s help and care, where would they be today?

However,

Being kind-hearted isn’t necessarily a good thing.

She knew the purpose of her son and daughter-in-law in coaxing those two bitches, and she also knew that she couldn’t hold them back, but she just couldn’t stand the way those two bitches were pretending to be nice.

Lu Yao knew they would say that.

She smiled at Wang Yalan, looking quite troubled, “Our mother was the only daughter in the family, she didn’t have any other sisters. So, what should I call you? Mother or concubine?”

Shen Yanrong’s expression froze, then he smiled slightly, his eyes filled with warmth.

According to the rules, a concubine couldn’t be promoted to a wife, and theoretically, she couldn’t marry another wife. But if the circumstances were special, they could ask for the consent of the wife’s family and her biological children. If everyone agreed, there would be no problem, but if they disagreed and did it secretly, it would be fine if they didn’t pursue it, but if they did, it wouldn’t be as simple as losing face.

When the Rong family had their accident, this so-called father suddenly changed his attitude. Her mother was furious and wanted to plan for him, but she was powerless. She died when he was ten years old, and he lived a hard life every day, surrounded by malice.

As he grew older, the Shen family prospered, and he was forced to marry…

Shen Yanrong glanced at his wife beside him, his eyes filled with tenderness. He had to thank them for choosing such a good wife for him.

Lu Yao’s words instantly irritated them, but she didn’t care. She asked, “Are you still unwilling to return Mother’s dowry to her biological son?”

She emphasized the word “biological.”

The implication was that as long as they returned the dowry, everything would be fine. If they didn’t, heh heh, even if someone helped them take the blame, this mother and son probably wouldn’t have a good life.

Shen Shiren took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, and said coldly, “Are you threatening me?”

Lu Yao shook her head, feigning fear, “I wouldn’t dare,”

Shen Shiren sneered, “I think you’re not afraid of anything.”

He didn’t suppress the aura around him.

Lu Yao was not affected at all, she smiled and asked, “So, Father, will you give it?”