Chapter 770: Chapter 770: Live-In Son-in-Law 32
Because Kang Chengbing was unable to have children, Father Kang and Mrs. Kang felt they owed Yuan Chun as a daughter-in-law. So, they gave an additional three hundred yuan in the bridal price compared to the other four daughters-in-law.
The Kang family also intended to use this marriage to silence the gossip outside, so the wedding date was set in a rush for seven days later.
But there were loud celebrations and bustling activities on the streets.
Everything was brand new.
The things Jiang Min had used before were all given away by the Kang family to avoid discomforting Yuan Chun.
The combined efforts of the Kang family were great, and within just three days, they had prepared all the bridal gifts.
On the wedding day, Kang Chengbing, with a silly smile, took Yuan Chun to the Kang Family Old Mansion. Mrs. Sheng watched her daughter’s silhouette receding on the bicycle, weeping for her leaving for a long time. The next morning, her eyes were swollen from crying, and Mr. Sheng teased her a bit.
Mrs. Sheng retorted, "How dare you mock me? I wonder who turned around and secretly wiped tears when he saw his daughter leaving with Chengbing?"
"It was me, it was me, wife, I was wrong."
Mr. Sheng hastily admitted his mistake.
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On the first night of the new marriage, Yuan Chun, who had become accustomed to a simple life for two lifetimes, tossed and turned with Kang Chengbing until the middle of the night.
The next day, Yuan Chun got up late.
She felt a bit embarrassed, hurriedly dressed, did her hair, and wanted to go out of the room. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Kang sneaked in, took out a small wooden box from her arms and gave it to her.
It was filled with gold and silver jewelry.
Heavy, a box full.
Mrs. Kang instructed her, "Every daughter-in-law of the Kang family has a share of these things. This is your share. You must hide it well and not tell anyone."
Five daughters-in-law, each with a box of gold and silver jewelry.
The other four received theirs after giving birth to their first child as a reward for the daughters-in-law. Fortunately, because of this rule, this box of jewelry remained intact and was not given to Jiang Min.
Otherwise, Mrs. Kang would have been furious to death.
However, Mrs. Kang did not keep Yuan Chun’s share of the gold and silver jewelry because Kang Chengbing couldn’t have children. Yuan Chun was already wronged by marrying her youngest son; if all the sisters-in-law had jewelry and she did not, wouldn’t she be more aggrieved?
Therefore, she gave it early to prevent the youngest daughter-in-law from having wild thoughts.
She also hoped that the youngest daughter-in-law would overlook her son’s inability to have children for the sake of this box of gold and silver jewelry.
Besides the jewelry, Kang Chengbing also handed over all his private savings to Yuan Chun, including his New Year’s money from childhood, his salary over the years, and also the pocket money Mrs. Kang and Grandma Kang had given him over the years, all saved in a bankbook, totaling over five thousand yuan.
It was only at this moment that Yuan Chun realized that her in-laws were actually a hidden wealthy family in the Imperial City.
When Kang Chengbing handed over the bankbook, Yuan Chun was a little surprised, "You never gave this money to Jiang Min before?"
Kang Chengbing uncomfortably tugged at the corner of his mouth and said, "She is the apple of the Jiang family’s eye. Her grandparents, her parents, and her two brothers give her pocket money every month. It’s not my place to give it; perhaps she’s saved more pocket money than I have."
After marrying Jiang Min, their relationship did not go well. Jiang Min would spend her days either working or playing, shopping, getting dressed up, and never doing any house chores. She often acted haughty, commanding Mrs. Kang and a few sisters-in-law to do things for her.
When Kang Chengbing saw this, he would criticize Jiang Min.
Jiang Min felt wronged and would tearfully run back to her parents’ house.
As a result, after getting married they didn’t become a loving couple but rather a pair of adversaries.
Grandma Kang and Mrs. Kang, who originally quite liked Jiang Min, greatly changed their attitude when they realized Jiang Min’s true nature.