Chương 246: Chapter 238: Dowry

The box was about the same size as the one her aunt had given her, and it contained an old-fashioned thumb ring and a very simple jade pendant, a gold bracelet set with emeralds, a pair of emerald earrings, a gold necklace with emeralds, apparently a set, a few silver dollar coins, some copper coins, and the property deed for the place where Xue Jianian lived, along with two gold bars, several Dahei Ten notes, and five thousand yuan.

"Dad, you said you had given me all the family money, didn't you? How come there's still so much?"

"These were saved by your mother and me especially for you, a little bit every year, just for you to have so much now. The money I had previously. I originally thought of buying you a house with it; the rest your mother and I would use for our retirement. Who could have anticipated... plans can't keep up with changes. You take all this; having more money gives you a solid backing in your parents' home."