"How will the Liu family repay us for this?" Chen Wenjin asked in a cold tone.
"I thought I lost you there." Shen Xiatang said with a sigh of relief.
"If the disaster relief funds are not here," Madam Liu said slowly.
"The Liu family will replace everything that was broken and compensate you for damages." Madam Liu said in a snobby tone.
"That's not nearly enough." Chen Wenjin said in a cold tone.
"If the disaster relief funds are not here, the Liu family will replace everything that was broken, compensate for damages and return the betrothal gifts given by the Chen family." Chen Wenjin said and Chen Lihua nodded with pride.
"The best course of action." Shen Xiatang said as she nodded.
"If the Liu family returns the betrothal gifts that the Chen family sent, the Chen family will do the same and all of Longcheng will know that there was a serious breach to the marriage contract." said Shen Xiatang.
"Sister," Chen Jinyu said in a rebuking tone.
"How dare you demand that the Liu family return the betrothal gifts the Chen family gave them?" Chen Jinyu yelled at Chen Wenjin.
"The Liu family is an esteemed family in all of Huanglong," Chen Jinyu said and the faces of the Liu family glowed with pride.
"Marrying into their family is every girl's dream and here you are demanding your betrothal gifts." Chen Jinyu said with a shake of her head.
"If the betrothal gifts are returned back by both families, aren't you scared," Chen Jinyu said as she stressed the word "scared"
"That the people of Longcheng will automatically think that you were the one at fault?" Chen Jinyu asked with a sly smirk.
"Shut her up." Shen Xiatang said calmly.
Taking in a deep breath, Chen Wenjin turned to Chen Jinyu and asked "What exactly are you?"
"W-what?" Chen Jinyu asked as she stumbled over her words.
"I as the bride to be, have a right to speak here because this matter directly concerns me, my parents also have a right to speak because they are the parents of the prospective bride." Chen Wenjin said as she stepped closer to Chen Jinyu.
"Liu Tiancheng can speak because he is the groom to be, Madam Liu and her husband can speak because they are Liu Tiancheng's parents but what exactly are you?" Chen Wenjin asked as she came face to face with Chen Jinyu.
"What exactly are you that you feel the need to voice your opinions in matters that don't concern you?!" Chen Wenjin said with a glare so cold that Chen Jinyu began to tremble in fear.
"Chen Wenjin you have gone too far!" Liu Tiancheng said as he shielded Chen Jinyu.
"Chen Jinyu only said those words out of concern for you yet you rebuke her so fiercely." Liu Tiancheng said as Chen Jinyu began to cry.
"What a vicious child." Madam Liu said with disgust.
"One treats the other with kindness while the other one rebukes her harshly." Madam Liu said with a shake of her head.
"Is she not allowed to?" Chen Lihua asked and Shen Xiatang clapped.
"Go, go, go." Shen Xiatang said as she rooted for Chen Lihua
"You say that my daughter treats Chen Jinyu harshly but in a situation like this, is Chen Jinyu supposed to be present?" Chen Lihua asked and everyone from the Liu family along with Chen Jinyu looked at Chen Lihua in shock.
"If we were to follow proper rules," Chen Lihua said with as she stressed the word "rules"
"Chen Jinyu the daughter from a mere branch family, has no right to voice her opinions in the Chen family Residence, much less insert her opinions in matters as delicate as this!" Chen Lihua snapped, as she glared at Chen Jinyu in anger.
"Mother forgive me." Chen Jinyu said as she knelt down instantly.
"Mother forgive me." Chen Jinyu said in a pitiful tone.
"Chen Jinyu was wrong." Chen Jinyu said as a new wave of tears began.
"What a sly girl." Shen Xiatang said as she watched Chen Jinyu.
"So that's how it is." Liu Tiancheng said with a nod as he shielded Chen Jinyu yet again.
"Since the Chen family is vicious then don't blame me for being ruthless." Liu Tiancheng said as he glared at Chen Wenjin.
"The Liu family agrees to all your demands!" Liu Tiancheng declared and his parents nodded.
"But if the disaster relief funds are found in your living quarters," Liu Tiancheng said as he pointed to Chen Wenjin.
"We'll see how the Liu family deals with you." Liu Tiancheng said as he glared at Chen Wenjin.
"A man that will threaten his wife to be in broad daylight over a completely unrelated party is hardly worthy of marrying me." Chen Wenjin said with a scoff.
"You-" Liu Tiancheng yelled with his hand in the air, at the same time a maid yelled "I have found it!"
"Hmph" Liu Tiancheng said as he retracted that hand that was going to strike Chen Wenjin's face.
"I will like to see you get out of this." Liu Tiancheng said and Chen Jinyu smirked sneakily.
"Father," Liu Tiancheng said with a bow.
"The disaster relief funds we have been searching for all morning has been found in Chen Wenjin's living quarters." declared Liu Tiancheng.
"How does father choose to punish the Chen family?" Liu Tiancheng asked with a smirk as he bowed.
"I might not be all too familiar with disaster relief funds but I am sure they don't look like this." Chen Wenjin said calmly and Liu Tiancheng raised his head in shock.
Breathing heavily in anger, the Marquis threw the stack of papers handed to him by the maid at Liu Tiancheng and asked "Is this the evidence you were so sure about?!" in anger.