The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 632 There's a Reason for Not Having a Dowry
Wu Na's head throbbed from Jia's roar.

She also felt wronged.

Her dowry, which her family had promised, was withheld. When she asked her parents for it, she knelt down and begged. If the Gu family hadn't been holding her back by not giving her a bride price or building a new house, her parents would never have withheld her dowry.

Ultimately, she was implicated by the Gu family.

Wu Na retorted, "Why did my parents withhold my dowry? It's because your Gu family is so shameless. If you had been willing to give a bride price in the first place, and hadn't brought up my pregnancy during the marriage negotiations, my parents wouldn't have withheld it. They might have even given more out of respect for your character."

"Now it's all gone."

Jia was so angry at Wu Na's words that she wanted to hit her. She thought Wu Na was still in the right even though her dowry was gone.

After Wu Na's reminder, Gu Ruinian began to resent Old Master Gu, Gu Youtian, and others for sacrificing a large dowry for a small amount of betrothal gifts.

It's really a case of losing more than you gain.

If he had known this would happen, he should have persuaded his family to give Wu Na a bride price back then.

Wu Na hadn't eaten all day. Her family didn't treat her well, Gu Ruinian gave her the cold shoulder the whole way, and her in-laws only cared about her dowry; no one cared about her health.

She was a pampered girl to begin with, and when her mother-in-law criticized her, all her grievances began to erupt.

He shouted at Jia Shi, "You can't swallow this? Why can't you swallow this? The dowry isn't for you; it's for me. Even if they didn't withhold the land deed and the money, it's still mine. I'm not stupid enough to give it to you to make up for it. If you still can't swallow this, go to Black Dragon Pool and talk to my parents. See how much betrothal gift you're willing to give in exchange for how much dowry my family is willing to give. If you can't do it, don't spout nonsense."

Jia's eyes widened. If word got out that her daughter-in-law was cursing her for talking nonsense, would she even want to live anymore?

"And you too," Wu Na said to Old Master Gu and the others, "Ruinian and I have already gone through the wedding ceremony and served you tea. I am carrying your Gu family's child, so you can't possibly disown me as your daughter-in-law. Since I am a member of the Gu family, it is only right that I eat and drink what you provide."

“If you’re going to use my parents’ withholding of my dowry to blackmail me, then you’ve misjudged the situation. At worst, I’ll drag my whole family down with me.”

Grandpa Gu and the others were so angry that their chests heaved.

If a woman is pregnant out of wedlock and has no dowry, she shouldn't be trying so hard to please her husband's family.

But Wu Na was different; she acted as if she was completely in the right.

"I'm hungry, Mother-in-law, could you please cook me a bowl of noodles and add two eggs?" Wu Na said, sticking out her belly. "It's not that I want to eat, it's that your grandson in your belly wants to eat."

After saying that, Wu Na turned around and went back to her own house.

He also carried the charcoal brazier from the upper room to his own room.

They stopped mentioning the division of the family property.

Divide your ass.

Wu Na had thought it through; she wanted to eat and drink the food from the Gu family. If they didn't give it to her, no one would be happy.

The Gu family members were once again stunned by Wu Na's actions.

Jia was so angry that she burst into tears on the spot.

She suddenly missed the good things about her eldest daughter-in-law, Wei. In the past, she always thought Wei was shrewd and instigated Fengnian to leave them, but Wei always respected her as her mother-in-law, both in public and in private.

Wu Na not only showed her no respect, but even treated her like a servant.

Grandma Gu was so angry that she started cursing.

"Shameless! Wu Ren's good daughter has made a fool of our whole family. You have such a big face, wanting to eat two eggs. Don't you even know if you deserve it?"

"What sins did my family commit to marry such a jinx? This is going to drive me crazy."

After finishing their work at the weaving workshop, Wei and Gu Xiaoxue returned home and sat in the west room, eating while watching the farce unfolding in the main room.

Wei sneered. Her great-grandparents and in-laws thought they could control Wu Ren because of Wu Na's pregnancy, but they were outmaneuvered.

Although she didn't like her sister-in-law Wu Na either, she couldn't help but give Wu Na a thumbs up at this moment. That's how you deal with them—you have to be tough on them.

There are no walls in Qinghe Bay that let in the wind.

Soon, the news that Wu Ren had withheld Wu Na's dowry spread throughout the village.

The villagers were happy to see the Gu family make a fool of themselves.

Before Ruinian's marriage, Old Mrs. Gu and Madam Jia spent their days boasting to the villagers about how the village head's daughter had married into their family and how generous the Wu family's dowry was. While boasting, they also subtly belittled other families' sons, implying they were incompetent and couldn't find girls willing to marry into their families.

Let them gloat; it will all come to nothing in the end.

Grandma Gu and Madam Jia were so ashamed that they didn't dare to go out. The two women sat at home like wilted eggplants.

Old Master Gu and Gu Youtian found life even more unbearable. To celebrate Gu Ruinian's marriage, they held a grand banquet and borrowed fifty taels of silver from Fenglelou on credit. No matter how charitable Boss Qian was, he couldn't let customers go unpunished if they didn't pay their debts.

Boss Qian comes to the Gu family's old house every day to collect debts.

Forced into a corner, Grandpa Gu and Gu Youtian had no choice but to borrow money from the clan.

In contrast, Wu Na didn't fight amongst herself at all. She gathered all the charcoal from the old house into her own room, and she was very picky about what she ate every day. She and Gu Honglian would often have a fight over the food. Gu Honglian had already complained to Tong Huaqiong about her grievances several times.

Wu Na needed to replenish her energy, so she went into the chicken coop and killed a chicken every day.

Enraged, Old Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Jia began to curse loudly, while Wu Na, like a stubborn mule, sat at the door and argued back with the two women.

It was a lively scene with chickens flying and dogs barking.

The whole village laughed at the Gu family every day.

Grandma Gu cried and cursed her own bad luck. First, she married a shrew as her eldest daughter-in-law, and now her new granddaughter-in-law is an even more shrewish woman.

Gu Ruinian's dream of leaving his grandfather and others to live a comfortable life in town was shattered. At first, he gave his new wife a hard time because Wu Na's promised dowry was not delivered. Wu Na gave him a good beating, and he never dared to be cold and violent towards her again.

Grandma Gu and Madam Jia encouraged Gu Ruinian to hit Wu Na, saying that the more you knead dough, the softer it becomes, and the more you hit a daughter-in-law, the more submissive she becomes. Before Gu Ruinian could even raise his hand, Wu Na slapped Gu Ruinian twice, left and right, in front of the two mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law.

She does love Gu Ruinian, but only on the condition that Gu Ruinian can only listen to her.

She only wanted to live a good life with Gu Ruinian. She attributed the reason why she couldn't live a quiet life with Gu Ruinian to him. It was all because he indulged his family and manipulated the Wu family when they were discussing marriage that she lost her parents' favor and her dowry.

Gu Ruinian was extremely annoyed.

He thought that since Wu Na had no dowry, he could use this to morally pressure her, and that Wu Na's guilt would make her obedient to him.

Take over his work or serve him, so he can rest; he really can't work anymore.

But Wu Na doesn't play by the rules. She is indeed quite love-struck, provided that she and Gu Ruinian have enough to eat, drink, and money to live their quiet life behind closed doors, ignoring the storms outside.

But if you ask her to face the wind and rain, she won't do it.

She was even lazier than Gu Honglian, and would often lie in bed and have Gu Ruinian serve her.

They start swearing at the slightest disagreement.

Wu Na disliked the cooking of Jia Shi and Old Lady Gu, which did not suit her taste, so she made him cook for her himself. One day she wanted chicken, the next day duck, and she used up all the poultry in the house.

When Grandma Gu saw that he was being countered by Wu Na, she started scolding him all day long, and he felt like dying.

He even suspected that Wu Na's apparent infatuation back then was just an act.

The commotion at the Gu family's old house was so great that Tong Huaqiong could hear it even in the weaving workshop.

Isn't this something the old house brought upon itself?

He tried to use underhanded means to make a quick buck in the marriage, but instead of getting anything, he ended up with a big shot.