"Xu Jiali might not have the Qiao surname, but she's Madam Qiao's own niece and was raised by her side. I hear she gets a hefty monthly allowance, so why be so stingy and not provide a dowry?" Old Second asked.
Everyone started chiming in, and the bickering gave Grandma Gao a headache.
"All of you, shut up! I gathered you here to discuss the bride price, not to complain about why the Qiao Family refuses to provide a dowry." Grandma Gao slammed the Buddha Beads she was holding onto the table.
Everyone fell silent. 'They won't let us touch the Qiao family's dowry, yet they expect us to scrounge up the bride price. They're the kind of people who eat you alive and don't even spit out the bones.'
