When Yang Qingrui returned, he saw the mistress and maid staring blankly at the dowry.
It took quite a while for them to notice his presence.
"Hmph, they dared to short me two loads, I will definitely make them return four loads to me," Ms. Zhang said angrily.
"Was it really your dowry that was short?" Yang Qingrui finally spoke up.
Ms. Zhang turned around and saw him, a mix of anger and embarrassment washed over her, the kind that comes from having a secret exposed.
"Your father took it?" Yang Qingrui knew Ms. Zhang's father all too well. Thankfully, he was marrying one person, not the entire Zhang Family, or else he wouldn't have it.
Ms. Zhang nodded with some embarrassment.
After a moment she added, "Did you have people supplement these two chests?"