Hearing this, Si Nian couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Well, it seemed that not only did Zhou Yueshen's family have their share of difficult relatives, but the Lin family also had plenty.
And as she got more involved with the Lin family, these people would inevitably come into the picture.
After all, this was a novel—those who appeared around the protagonist were bound to be troublesome, otherwise, how would the story continue?
"Sorry about that, but we don’t do credit here. Everyone knows the rules can’t be broken just because you’re family. That wouldn’t be fair to others, right?"
The crowd around them quickly chimed in:
"That’s right! If we let this slide, wouldn’t those of us without connections always end up with leftovers?"
"I agree with Si Nian. Ten pounds of pork belly is no small amount—how can you just give it away?"
"Even brothers should settle accounts clearly!"
Being mocked openly like this, Lin Xue’s face turned bright red. "It—it was my parents who told me to come! It’s not my fault. If you’re mad, blame them!"
With that, Lin Xue scurried away in embarrassment.
Hearing this, the crowd initially felt a little guilty, thinking they might have misjudged her—after all, if her parents had forced her, what could she do?
But then Si Nian sighed and said, "What kind of excuse is that? If she didn’t want to take advantage, she wouldn’t have. At eighteen or nineteen, she’s old enough to make her own decisions. If she really didn’t want to do it, no one could force her. Now she’s blaming her parents? How pitiful for them."
The crowd nodded in agreement. She wasn’t a child anymore—would her parents really be foolish enough to send a grown woman to make such unreasonable demands?
Unless they were idiots.
No wonder she was still unmarried at her age. Now they could see why.
Lin Feng and Lin Yu exchanged glances. They’d never liked their uncle’s family—they were always borrowing things and never returning them.
Now they had the audacity to come to their sister’s place to demand meat? Shameless.
Even as relatives, they felt embarrassed.
But wait—what had they just heard?
Half of this pig was going to their family?
Did that mean they’d have meat to eat every day from now on? (ΩДΩ)!!
The two kids couldn’t stay still after this news. They immediately rushed home in excitement to share the good news.
Zhou Yueshen glanced over, saw that Si Nian hadn’t been taken advantage of, and turned his attention back to his work.
Half of the pig wasn’t processed but was instead loaded onto a cart and delivered to the Lin family.
Along with it came Zhou Yueshen’s betrothal gifts—8,880 yuan, gold jewelry, and other presents...
The moment news of Zhou Yueshen’s dowry spread, it didn’t just shock Happiness Village and Lin Family Village—it stunned the entire region!
Back when he’d given Lin Sisi 3,000 yuan as a betrothal gift, people had already been amazed.
But now? 8,888 yuan!
On top of that, half a pig, luxury goods, and gold jewelry!
Every woman who had refused to marry him because he didn’t want children now regretted it so much their stomachs twisted.
Soon, the news reached the Lin household. Before they could even process it, Zhou Yueshen arrived.
Watching a group of people carry a pig and other gifts into their home, the Lin family stood frozen. Lin's mother was especially flustered: "Son-in-law, this—this is too much! We haven’t even returned the previous 3,000 yuan yet..."
Zhou Yueshen remained unfazed, his voice deep and steady. "Auntie, this is just a small token of my sincerity. The 3,000 yuan was for Lin Sisi. Since she didn’t marry me, that’s considered a broken engagement—we’ll set that aside for now. But treating that missing 3,000 yuan as Si Nian’s dowry would be unfair to her."
So he had prepared a new dowry, just for Si Nian.
This was his way of showing her respect.
Hearing this, Lin's mother’s eyes welled up with tears.
As a mother, seeing her daughter treated with such importance filled her with joy.
She’d thought they only needed to hold the wedding, but her son-in-law had gone above and beyond.
It was incredibly touching.
Because of this, the Lin family’s doorstep was nearly worn out from all the visitors.
In no time, a crowd had gathered, eager to see the spectacle.
Lin's mother looked at the gifts piled in her home, her heart swelling with emotion.
But remembering what had happened last time, she didn’t keep them. Instead, she decided to give all the money to Si Nian during the wedding.
Si Nian trailed behind Zhou Yueshen in a daze, her expression blank after hearing his words.
She already held most of the man’s assets.
Now she was getting even more money?
She had originally wanted to find work to enrich her transmigration experience, but this man kept proving—through actions—that she didn’t need to.
So… sometimes, manna really did fall from heaven?
Golden manna?
Eldest Uncle Lin’s house wasn’t far from the Lin family. After being humiliated by Si Nian, Lin Xue rushed home and exaggerated the story, complaining that Si Nian wouldn’t even spare a few pounds of meat for family and had publicly shamed them.
Eldest Uncle Lin’s family had always been domineering, even before the family split.
Lin's father was honest and mild-tempered, often pushed around.
Now, hearing that they’d gone to ask for meat only to be mocked for being greedy, the couple was furious.
Especially when they saw the Zhou family delivering gifts—load after load—to the second brother’s house. Their eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.
Back when Lin Sisi got engaged, the 3,000 yuan dowry had already made them green with envy.
They’d consoled themselves by thinking that with three stepchildren and no plans for more, marrying into that family would be a dead end.
But now?
Half a pig in the yard. Piles of fine liquor and cigarettes. Gold jewelry and a lavish dowry.
Their eyes burned red with jealousy.
How could he be so generous to the Lin family yet refuse to spare even two pounds of meat for them? Wasn’t this deliberate discrimination?
This was just too much!
The couple seethed—equal parts envy, resentment, and rage.
Watching the second brother and his wife being showered with praise, they couldn’t resist stepping forward with sarcastic remarks.
"Oh? So the second brother’s family has struck it rich, huh? Forgotten all about us poor relatives? Couldn’t even be bothered to give us a heads-up—guess we’re not good enough for you now, are we?"
Lin's father, who had been happily chatting with neighbors, froze at these words. "Eldest Brother, Sister-in-law… you’re here too."
"Of course we came! How else would we know you’ve made it big?"
Eldest Uncle Lin glared covetously at the half-pig on the ground. "Earlier, little Xue went to the Zhou family and heard you wouldn’t even spare two pounds of meat. Fine, ignore us—but now you’ve got half a pig here, and you didn’t think to give any to our parents?"
Lin's father’s expression darkened.
He hadn’t known his son-in-law would visit today—he’d had no time to prepare.
And now, before the man had even settled in, his greedy eldest brother was already here demanding a share.
Wasn’t this just embarrassing in front of his son-in-law?
Meanwhile, Wang Cui, Eldest Uncle Lin’s wife, pointed at the pig and declared, "We won’t tell you how much to give our parents—that’s up to you. But as for us? We’ll just take the hind leg. We’re not greedy—you can keep the rest."
"Alright everyone, stop adding me on Weibo for a couple of days—let me get some rest."
