The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

Facing their enthusiasm, Lin Ruoxuan did not show too much intimacy. Instead, she turned around and continued to talk softly with Lin Ruoxue: "Big sister, is there anything you want to buy recently? Let's go pick it out together."

Lin Ruoxue smiled and nodded: "Okay, I was thinking of buying a few things too, when we have time we can go out and choose carefully."

The two chatted very lively.

In comparison, Zou and Zeng seemed a little embarrassed.

At this time, Sun Rong and Aunt Zhuang returned to the front hall together.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Zou and Zeng secretly exchanged glances and prepared to take out their dowry gifts.

Zou stood up first, walked to Sun Rong with a smile, took an exquisite brocade box from the attendant, and said with a smile on her face, "Sister, today I came here to send blessings to Ruoxuan and Ruoxue. As their sister-in-law, I also specially prepared some dowry for the two girls. I hope that they will live a happy life after their marriage."

As she spoke, she glanced at Lotus Sun from the corner of her eye, with a hint of boasting in the smile on her lips.

She slowly opened the brocade box, which contained a pair of earrings inlaid with oriental pearls, which were dazzling and round.

Obviously, this gift is worth a lot of money.

"This is for Ruoxuan." Zou deliberately emphasized, her tone full of importance.

Then, she turned to look at Lin Ruoxue and took another box from her follower. Although it also contained earrings, the beads were obviously much smaller and the inlay craftsmanship was far less exquisite than before.

"As for Ruoxue, although this pair of earrings is not as valuable as the ones given to Ruoxuan, I hope you like them." Zou handed over the gift with a smile, with a hint of perfunctory in her tone.

Seeing this, Lin Ruoxue still had a gentle smile on her face, her eyes were calm, she politely took the earrings and said softly, "Thank you for your kindness, aunt."

Zeng was unwilling to be left behind, so she also stood up with a smile, took a few gifts from the maid, and said in a soft but boastful voice, "I have also prepared some things to add to your dowry. Although they are not valuable, they are all carefully selected. This is a gold hairpin inlaid with gems for Ruoxuan, a carefully crafted piece of jewelry that will surely add luster to her at the wedding."

Zeng opened the brocade box, revealing a golden hairpin inlaid with gems. It was so dazzling that it almost dazzled people's eyes.

Then, she turned to look at Lin Ruoxue and took out a slightly smaller box. The gold hairpin inside was also gold, but it only had simple carvings and did not have the preciousness of the previous hairpin at all.

As Lotus Sun watched this scene, she was already feeling dissatisfied.

The favoritism of Mrs. Zou and Mrs. Zeng was so obvious. On the surface, they were adding makeup to the two children, but in fact they were clearly treating them differently.

The gifts they took out were obviously carefully selected for Lin Ruoxuan and were extremely valuable, while the gifts for Lin Ruoxue seemed perfunctory and showed obvious contempt.

But even so, Lotus Sun still kept a smile on her face and was not angry at all.

Aunt Zhuang stood aside, watching all this quietly, thinking secretly in her mind.

She was not as eager to offer as Zou and Zeng, but waited until they had presented their gifts before she slowly stepped forward and said with a gentle smile, "Sister, since everyone is so excited, I can't fall behind. Today I specially prepared some gifts for Ruoxuan and Ruoxue. Although the gifts are not too expensive, they are all from our family. I hope the two girls like them."

After saying that, she waved her hand gently, and the maids brought two gifts.

"I specially selected these two gifts for the two children. They are the same."

Lin Ruoxue still expressed her gratitude.

Lin Ruoxuan watched from the side and her liking for Aunt Zhuang increased a little.

Zeng and Zou looked at each other when they saw that the scene was a little quiet, but they did not think that there was anything wrong with their previous favoritism.

Zeng smiled and looked at Lin Ruoxue, with a "kind" reminder in her tone: "Ruoxue, don't think the dowry we gave is not expensive enough. After all, marriage depends on fate, and we, as elders, have done our best. Besides, everyone knows the current situation of the Qi family. Although it is not as wealthy as the Gu family, the most important thing is to live a safe and stable life."

The implication of her words was clearly that the Qi family was not as good as the Gu family, and even the dowry did not need to be as expensive as the one given to Lin Ruoxuan.

Seeing this, Zou smiled and added, "Yes, Ruoxuan is marrying into the Gu family, which is a wealthy family. Of course, they have to put on a show and show off. But Ruoxue, don't worry. We are doing what we can according to the situation of the two families."

Lin Ruoxue was still smiling, without any unhappy expression on her face, as if their words were just insignificant chat.

She smiled faintly, her tone still gentle: "I understand the intentions of my two aunts."

Although Lin Ruoxue did not confront them verbally, her forbearance and magnanimity seemed very appropriate.

However, Lin Ruoxuan, who was standing next to her, saw it clearly and could no longer suppress her anger.

She stepped forward, sneered, and said bluntly: "I understand what the two aunts said. Since you all think that the dowry should be given according to family background, then when your daughter gets married, does that mean mother just needs to show some appreciation? After all, the status of the Sun family is far inferior to that of the Lin family."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the front hall froze instantly, and the smiles on Zou and Zeng's faces froze.

They didn't expect Lin Ruoxuan to respond so directly, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond.

Zou's face turned a little ugly, but she still managed to force a smile and tried to save the situation: "Ruoxuan, how can you talk like that? We are just discussing the matter, we don't mean anything else. The dowry was prepared according to the status of the two families, how can it be said to be contemptuous?"

Zeng also quickly agreed, but the smile on her face could not hide her embarrassment: "Yes, Ruoxuan, don't misunderstand me."

Lin Ruoxuan smiled coldly, not giving in, and continued: "I see, then I really have to remember it. Since marriages are subject to rules, when your children get married in the future, the Lin family will also do what it can."

Her tone was sharp and her words were like knives, and she did not hide her dissatisfaction at all.

Lin Ruoxuan bluntly exposed their hypocrisy and made a very direct point.

Lotus Sun sat aside, always maintaining a calm smile.

She knew very well in her heart that Lin Ruoxuan's fighting ability would never let her suffer a loss. Instead, it made her look forward to the "good show" that was to come.

As expected, Zou and Zeng's faces turned pale at Lin Ruoxuan's words, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Zou was the first to lose control and reprimanded in a sharp tone: "Ruoxuan, do you have any manners when you speak like this? We are your elders after all. No matter what, how can you, as a junior, contradict us like this?"