Old Lady Chen’s face darkened even more when she heard this. Both of her sons already had wives, so what was the point of a shared wife?
Moreover, marrying a wife would cost a lot of silver, even buying a person would cost several taels. But if they didn’t buy one, they would have to compensate the other party with eight taels. It seemed that no matter how they looked at it, she would have to part with her money.
However, there was no way to disagree. How could she have forgotten that the first and third branches of the Yang Family were one family? How could the third branch not care when the first branch was in trouble?
"So, do you agree or not?" Yang Chuxia saw her face changing from black to red and grew impatient. "If you don’t, I’ll have someone report this to the authorities right away. Coincidentally, I saved the life of County Magistrate Shen’s father."
This sentence directly told Old Lady Chen that the Lord County Magistrate was on their side, and she would surely lose if she went to court. Thus, it was better to agree quickly.
As expected, Old Lady Chen’s body went limp, luckily her eldest son caught her. She gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I agree! I will buy someone right away!"
Old Lady Chen was still reluctant to part with her silver, she calculated that buying a person would be the cheapest way.
Yang Chuxia looked at her with contempt, thinking that it was rare to see such a stingy old woman who couldn’t even bear to pay for her own son’s wife. It was strange, though. When Yang Dongzhi got married, the dowry looked quite impressive. Given this woman’s miserly tendencies, it was unreasonable to have prepared so much.
What Yang Chuxia didn’t know was that the dowry for Yang Dongzhi’s marriage was prepared by Old Chen, but since he had been paralyzed for the past two years, Old Lady Chen took over the finances.
"Whether you buy or marry is your family’s business, but I suggest you buy two!"
After saying that, Yang Chuxia turned to Chen Er and said, "Go back with them and make sure your mother takes care of your brother’s matters. Once it’s settled, come back to pick up your wife. If this ever happens again and you don’t protect your wife, I won’t let you off!"
"Yes, yes, thank you, big sister!" Chen Er quickly bowed to thank her.
With the issue resolved, the Chen family left.
In this matter, Yang Chuxia did indeed abuse her power and status, but it was well-utilized. For such bizarre situations, if power can solve the problem, it is the best outcome.
After the Chen family left, Yang Dongzhi knelt down with a thump, "Xiaxia, thank you!"
"You don’t have to thank me!" Yang Chuxia glanced at her and said, "I told you back then, if your arm is broken, hide it in your sleeve. Besides, this is such a disgusting matter, I couldn’t stand idly by. But in the future, live a good life with your husband and don’t be afraid of your mother-in-law. Show your previous prowess and don’t just be domineering towards your family and submissive to outsiders."
Being lectured by Yang Chuxia, Yang Dongzhi’s face turned red and she kept saying, "Thank you, thank you."
Not looking at Yang Dongzhi anymore, Yang Chuxia entered the inner room where Old Yang had already heard about the situation and was very satisfied with the outcome.
Yang Da’an and Ms.Liu were also thanking her repeatedly.
On the other hand, Ms.Luo’s eyes were rolling non-stop.
Alright, her mind was acting up again, revealing her true nature.
Brazenly, she said in front of Old Yang, "Xiaxia, should the first branch pay for this consultation? It’s their problem, after all!"
"Ahem..." Old Yang immediately got off the bed and walked out, angered.