Chapter 876: Chapter 370: Flaunting Wealth (Part 2) Yueyao thought for a moment and then said, “Doesn’t this seem somewhat inappropriate?” When the bride’s dowry far exceeds the groom’s betrothal gift, it could easily lead people to mistakenly think the dowry is being used to pressure him. Xiang Wei sneered and said, “In other families, daughters always wish their dowries were as large as possible. You’re the odd one, worrying your dowry is too much.” For more chapters visıt 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦·𝘯𝘦𝘵 Yueyao was indeed concerned. Xiang Wei knew Yueyao’s disposition and feared that without explanation, Yueyao would really reduce her dowry: “The Rosewood furniture being made is too eye-catching, and you definitely can’t move it along with the other things at the time of the wedding. The Rosewood and your treasured books must be transported privately to Yuhua Alley. As for the rest, there’s no need to cut down further. If An Zhichen can’t even accept this much, how can you rely on him! The Rosewood might draw some criticism, but at most, only murmurs. But Yueyao’s collection of several thousand volumes is even more precious, at least to scholars; it surpasses one million taels of Silver, so those books absolutely must not be revealed. If word got out, people would covet them. Yueyao hesitated a bit. Xiang Wei laughed, “No matter how much your belongings total, can they exceed one hundred and twenty-eight loads? Those items might not even fill one hundred and twenty-eight loads!” The ordered boxes were on the large side, and Xiang Wei felt all the items would just about barely reach one hundred and twenty-eight loads. Every woman hopes to marry in splendid style, and Yueyao was no exception, so she hadn’t objected from the start to one hundred and twenty-eight loads of dowry. Only her budget for the dowry was seventy to eighty thousand taels of Silver, but she hadn’t expected it to exceed by so much. Ma Chengteng returned from his errand and came to Begonia Garden. Ma Chengteng didn’t mention how much was spent this time, and Yueyao didn’t ask. If accounts were too meticulously calculated, it could hurt the relationship between uncle and niece: “Yueyao, are you satisfied with the items?” Spending time, effort, and money to procure things for her, she would be very thoughtless to say she was displeased! Yueyao smiled and said, “I like all those things very much. Uncle, I’m a bit worried that Cousin (Ma) and Cousin (Linlin) won’t understand the situation and will have complaints. Uncle, please explain to them!” She and Ma Chengteng knew the money was her own, but Ma Linlin and Ma Yue did not. As for Ma Peng, Yueyao wasn’t worried about him. Ma Chengteng thought for a moment and agreed it made sense. After all, when Ma Linlin got married, her dowry was only over thirty thousand taels. If the niece’s was more than the daughter’s, the daughter would undoubtedly feel uncomfortable. As a daughter, she must be filial, so she wouldn’t question him but might go to Yueyao: “Hmm, I’ll explain this clearly to your Cousin (Ma) and Cousin (Linlin). Yueyao had expected correctly; the next day, Ma Linlin came over. Ma Linlin first went to see Madam Tang, then came to Begonia Garden. The one hundred and twenty-eight boxes Yueyao ordered, sixty of which were sent over early this morning. Now the people in Begonia Garden were organizing and classifying the items and then putting them into these boxes. Once packed, these boxes wouldn’t be reopened, so they had to be packed carefully. Seeing the boxes in the courtyard, Ma Linlin felt very uncomfortable. Who wouldn’t feel uneasy knowing that their own father procured more for their cousin than for them? Not to mention, the items acquired from Haikou and Jiangnan were just part of it; the larger portion was yet to come. When Yueyao welcomed Ma Linlin inside, after the Maid served tea and fruit and retreated, Yueyao smilingly asked Xi Yu to bring over a Pocket Watch, then said to Ma Linlin, “The people sent to Jiangnan and Haikou returned on the same day the day before yesterday, so the courtyard is a bit chaotic; please don’t mind, Cousin.” Though her relationship with Yueyao had eased a lot, Ma Linlin’s expression was still not good; this situation really made her angry. Her father showed favoritism, causing her to lose face at her in-law’s house, getting squeezed by her sister-in-law. Yueyao, as if not noticing Ma Linlin’s displeasure, smiled and said, “I heard that there are many good things in Haikou and Jiangnan, and I needed to buy many items for the wedding, so I asked Uncle to send people to these two places. I didn’t expect that the things turned out quite good.” Ma Linlin, who was no longer as impetuous as before, now quickly processed things: “You asked my father to go to Jiangnan and Haikou to buy items?” This statement made it seem like she just asked her father for a favor. Yueyao nodded, “Yes. The items are really good, and I like them very much. It’s just a pity that it exceeded my budget, and it turns out Uncle covered more than two thousand taels.” This time all expenses totaled over forty two thousand taels, exceeding the budget.