Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 90: Wanting Her to Contribute to Su Xinyue’s Dowry

"I want you to provide the money to help your sister buy those six sets of bedding. Although she received a substantial dowry, you’ve also seen your mother-in-law. She’s not an easy person to get along with. Your sister should take some dowry back, or else she’ll have a tough time in the future," Su’s mother expressed her concerns.

Su Yijia was somewhat shocked by their naivety and almost foolishness. "The Qin family won’t miss a few hundred yuan. Even if she takes some back, that 500 yuan dowry won’t buy her an ounce of goodwill. Qin’s mother wants a daughter-in-law who can help her son, someone who is very wealthy or someone who can pull strings and elevate Qin Mingcheng’s position at work."

The novel had mentioned Qin’s mother’s intentions several times earlier. This character was used to convey the idea that Su Xinyue’s life was not easy, considering how demanding and controlling Qin’s mother was. In this era, having a character like that was not uncommon. Combined with a male lead who was not a mama’s boy but still intervened in everything, it created a more interesting dynamic.

Upon hearing this, Su’s mother gave Su Xinyue an annoyed look. "See, I told you not to take the money back. If you want to stand your ground in the Qin family, you’ll need to capture your husband’s heart and rely on your sister for support."

"I won’t support her. She should focus on winning Qin Mingcheng’s heart. She did pretty well before, didn’t she?" Su Yijia didn’t want to be dragged into this situation by her mother.

Su Xinyue, no longer pretending, was visibly upset, her body shifting in anger. She had fought for that bit of money, and now it seemed like it would be deducted, but she couldn’t hide her frustration.

"Why does my sister get all 5,000 yuan of the dowry while I don’t even get half? I won’t stand for it! I must take half of the dowry!" Su Xinyue protested.

"Why, you stubborn girl! The Qin family is so wealthy, and you don’t need their money after you marry into that family. Why would you want to take our family’s money? Your father and I have raised you without spending a dime?" Su’s mother was exasperated and pinched her arm hard.

Su Xinyue immediately burst into tears. "Just because I’m marrying into the Qin family doesn’t mean I’m not your daughter anymore! If you don’t want to acknowledge me and want it to be just you and my sister from now on, then I won’t accept this dowry."

"I’m not the same as you. I didn’t receive any dowry for my first marriage, so if you want fairness in this dowry, you won’t get a single cent. When you get married again in the future, no matter how much dowry you receive, it will all be yours," Su Xinyue retorted, countering Su’s mother’s arguments.

Su’s mother quickly nodded in agreement. As long as she didn’t have to spend any money, her eldest daughter could say whatever she wanted.

"Mom, are you actually expecting me to get divorced? I haven’t even gotten married yet!" Su Xinyue widened her eyes, looking at her mother as if she had lost her mind.

Su’s mother snorted unkindly. "With a useless man like him, do you really want to spend your whole life with him? If it weren’t for your sister pressuring you to marry, I wouldn’t let you marry him, no matter how much money the Qin family offered. I’ve already discussed it with your father. If that child of Qin Mingcheng’s doesn’t improve within the next two months, we’ll take you and Xinyue to the hospital for a checkup. Whether or not there’s a child, this marriage will definitely end. If there’s no child, we’ll end it directly."

If there was a child, they would have to come to an agreement. Ten months later, when Xinyue gave birth to the child, the Qin family had to give their family 5,000 yuan. The child would belong to the Qin family, and Xinyue would have to discuss the marriage properly again.

There was no way she could stay as a widow at the age of eighteen. How could she possibly endure that? She hoped that in the end, if she made any mistakes, they would still care about their sisterly relationship and not expose everything.

As for Su Yijia, who was also considered a widow in her parents’ eyes, they had no intention of letting her divorce. With Qin Kaize having such a vast network and wealth, they couldn’t possibly let go of such a good son-in-law. Moreover, with Xinyue giving her child to the Qin family, Yijia would be there to keep an eye on things.

Since she had no children of her own, she would naturally treat Xinyue’s child as her own. Qin Kaize was not in the best of health right now, and he would probably pass away in a few years. When that happened, his money would all belong to Yijia. In the end, it would still be hers. Her grandson would surely recognize Xinyue as his biological mother. Since he had to recognize her, how could he not be filial to his mother with so much money?

Su Yijia rested her head lazily, gazing at her mother, who seemed to be calculating something intensely in her mind. She felt like they were all trying to put the blame on someone else. Did they think everyone was a fool?

"Charcoal briquettes! Selling charcoal briquettes!" Suddenly, a man’s voice echoed from downstairs. Su’s mother and Su Xinyue’s expressions changed. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"We’ve just run out of charcoal briquettes at home. I’ll go buy some," Su’s mother said as she got up and headed to her room to get money.

Su Xinyue also stood up. "I’ll go with Mom. She strained her back at work yesterday, and she can’t carry that many charcoal briquettes alone."

Su Yijia raised an eyebrow noncommittally, not moving a muscle. She had a feeling that these two were up to something again, but it was true that the charcoal briquette seller came to their residential compound every Thursday afternoon around 3:30 PM.

Yawning, Su Yijia closed her eyes and took a moment to fight off her drowsiness. The Su family didn’t have an electric fan, so it was quite normal to feel sleepy in the sweltering heat. However, after a short while, Su Yijia heard faint footsteps outside the door. They were light and stealthy, as if someone was tiptoeing.

There was only one person, but the steps seemed somewhat heavy, clearly not a woman’s. Su Yijia’s heart sank instantly. She got up and went to the kitchen, where she found a piece of relatively thin hemp rope and a cloth. Finally, she discreetly stashed the kitchen knife into her storage space.

As she completed these preparations, the person had already arrived outside the kitchen. She didn’t go out to confront them but pretended to be pouring a glass of water, her back turned toward the door, as if she hadn’t noticed.

The intruder didn’t make a sound and moved silently, like someone tiptoeing on their toes. Then, without warning, they lunged at Su Yijia. In an instant, the air seemed to shift, and Su Yijia turned around abruptly.

Initially, she had planned to kick the intruder out with one swift motion, but when she turned, she realized the man was not only tall but also incredibly strong, weighing at least 180 pounds. Kicking someone of that weight out of the room with her slender arms and legs was impossible.

Without much thought, Su Yijia reached for a makeshift weapon and swung it with all her might. This entire sequence of actions took less than three seconds. The man, even though he saw it coming, didn’t react in time. A long, deep wound sprayed crimson blood from his chest to his abdomen.

Despite his injury, the man didn’t seem afraid. Instead, his gaze turned fierce, as if he intended to kill Su Yijia.