Hearing what I said, my mom seemed to have resigned herself to fate.

Although still unhappy, I don't know how she convinced herself, but she didn't make a scene.

As dawn broke, the makeup artist and the wedding party arrived.

After a flurry of activity, my mom was taken to Li Yang's house, and I followed soon after.

Even though it was a second marriage, Li Yang's family, for the sake of appearances, still held a banquet with more than ten tables.

Relatives and friends kept congratulating me on my mother's marriage, making me feel extremely awkward, forcing a fake smile the whole time.

I wondered what the bride herself was thinking.

The wedding ceremony began shortly after, and surprisingly, my mom didn't cry or make a fuss.

However, when paying respects to the elders, she intentionally made her bows crooked.

I pretended not to notice.

After the wedding, I went back home.

Li Yang's house is at one end of the village and mine at the other.

So, without waiting for the third day, my mom angrily returned home the next day.

As soon as she stepped in, she demanded, "Where's my dowry? Where's that 500,000!"

I was eating breakfast and casually glanced at her, saying, "Didn't I give you the dowry? All those furniture pieces, the TV, aren't they all there?"

As soon as I finished speaking, she started shaking with rage, pointing at me, saying, "Those were all bought before! You said the 500,000 would be added to the dowry!"

"When did I ever say I'd give you 500,000 as dowry? You told everyone that the money was already spent. How could I give it to you?" After speaking, I rolled my eyes at her.

She grew even angrier.

Even though I was in my youthful body, I acted like an old woman.

"You, you, you, you little brat! I regret not drowning you when you were born!"

She was nearly insane with rage.

Seeing her like this, I laughed and said, "You should regret not drowning me, and you should regret tricking me into coming back and forcing this marriage!"

"I'm your mother, how can you treat me like this?" She stared at me with wide eyes as if she didn't recognize me.

I was speechless, so I asked back, "Did you think of being my mom when you neglected me as a child? Did you think of being my mom when you drugged me to force me into this marriage? No, right? So why should I consider you my mom now?"

She was left speechless by my questions, but still not giving up, she added, "I don't care, either give me the 500,000, or I'll go back and divorce Li Yang immediately!"

At that moment, I suddenly saw a figure approaching the door, quickly putting on a disappointed expression, and said, "Xiao Xiao, what are you saying? How can you be talking about divorce the day after the wedding?"

Li Yang had just stepped inside and heard what I said. He threw his things on the ground and rushed over, asking, "What divorce?"