Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 900: The Farce During the Wedding Procession!

Outside Tang Yanling's house, the bridesmaids quickly snatched up all the red envelopes that the stick had scattered in the air. One of the bridesmaids remembered the industrial coupons that the stick had mentioned, and immediately opened the red envelope, only to find a 50-cent bill.

Although it was only 50 cents, it was a pleasant surprise for the bridesmaid. So she opened another red envelope, which contained a one-yuan bill.

"Industrial coupon! I didn't expect Jia Geng to actually tell us there was an industrial coupon in this red envelope." Another bridesmaid opened the red envelope she had grabbed, and an industrial coupon immediately appeared in her sight, causing her to exclaim in surprise.

"Oh my! There's an industrial voucher in my red envelope too!" Liu Juan opened the red envelope she had grabbed, and when she saw the industrial voucher inside, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

When Tang Jiansheng saw Bang Geng wearing a suit walking into the house, a happy smile appeared on his face. He said to Bang Geng in a kind tone, "Jia Geng! From today onwards, I am officially handing over our Lingling to you. If Lingling does anything wrong in the future, I hope you can be more tolerant of her."

Upon hearing Tang Jiansheng's words, Banggeng immediately nodded and promised, "Dad! Don't worry, I will definitely treat Yanling well from now on and will never let her suffer any grievances. I will make her the happiest woman in the world."

"You must be Jia Geng, right? I'm Lingling's uncle. You just said you'd make our Lingling the happiest woman. That's not just talk; it requires real action." Tang Yanling's uncle looked at Jia Geng earnestly upon hearing his promise, and solemnly reminded him.

Although this was the first time Bang Geng had met Tang Yanling's uncle, he had heard Tang Yanling complain about her uncle's family quite a bit. In Tang Yanling's words, her uncle's family was like leeches clinging to their family, constantly sucking their blood, making it so that even though four people in their family were earning money, they were always struggling to make ends meet.

When Banggeng heard what Tang Yanling's uncle said, although he didn't understand the other party's intention, he still politely replied, "Uncle! Yanling is my wife, and more importantly, the woman I will spend my life with. If I don't treat her well, then who should I treat well?"

Upon hearing Banggeng's words, Tang Yanling's uncle immediately said to Banggeng, "Jiageng! Since you've said that, then I'll tell you the truth. Before Lingling married you, she handed over her salary to her family. Since you say you'll treat Lingling well, then let Lingling continue to give her salary to her family."

“Brother! Lingling has already registered her marriage with Jia Geng and will be a member of the Jia family from now on. How can she continue to give her salary to her family like before? If this gets out, where will our Tang family put our face?” Tang Jiansheng immediately understood what his elder brother was planning when he heard his brother’s words. This made the usually submissive Tang Jiansheng very dissatisfied with his brother’s actions, so he spoke up to refute his brother’s words.

Tang Jiansheng's elder brother, Tang Jianzhong, was furious upon hearing Tang Jiansheng's rebuttal. He questioned Tang Jiansheng, "Third brother! Wasn't I doing this for your own good? I heard from Guohua that your family is planning to renovate the house and needs three hundred yuan. Moreover, Guohua has already found someone and will need a lot of money for the wedding. Since you don't accept the Jia family's dowry, why can't you let Yanling give her salary to her family?"

Hearing Tang Jianzhong's words, Wen Xiaorong immediately understood his intentions. Normally, as his sister-in-law, she would have tolerated such behavior, but today was her precious daughter's wedding day. Tang Jianzhong's actions were tantamount to humiliating her and her husband in front of their son-in-law. Thinking of the money Tang Jianzhong had borrowed from their family over the years, Wen Xiaorong said to him with dissatisfaction, "Uncle! Before Lingling got married, it was only natural for her to give me her salary for safekeeping. But from today onwards, she belongs to the Jia family. She has no obligation to give her salary to her family anymore. Besides, I've kept all the money Lingling gave me over the years as her dowry, and I'll take it to the Jia family later."

Upon hearing Wen Xiaorong's words, Tang Jianzhong's face darkened immediately, and he asked Tang Jiansheng with great dissatisfaction, "Third brother! Is this how you discipline your wife? The requests I just made were all for the good of your family. Is this how she talks to her elders?"

"Third brother's wife! It's not that I'm criticizing you, but the reason your brother made this request to your son-in-law on this joyous day is for your family's good. Why don't you two appreciate it?" Tang Jianzhong's wife, upon hearing Wen Xiaorong's words, hypocritically refuted Wen Xiaorong's plan.

Tang Jiansheng's father passed away early, and his mother and older brother raised him and his sister. Therefore, Tang Jiansheng was grateful to his older brother from the bottom of his heart. For this reason, Tang Jiansheng has not helped his older brother over the years.

To Tang Jiansheng's surprise, his long-term assistance did not make Tang Jianzhong grateful. Instead, Tang Jianzhong took it all for granted and even made unreasonable demands on his son-in-law when his daughter got married, all in an attempt to squeeze more money out of them.

Seeing his elder brother and sister-in-law's coordinated actions, Tang Jiansheng finally got angry. With a very gloomy face, he asked Tang Jianzhong and his wife, "Brother! Sister-in-law! I wonder how much money your Yanfang brings back to her parents' home every month after she gets married? We marry off our daughter, we don't sell her, so you and sister-in-law don't need to worry about Lingling's salary."

Because of their deep-seated preference for sons, Tang Jianzhong and his wife showed no concern for their daughter, Tang Yanfang. In fact, in order to raise money for their eldest son's wedding dowry, they married Tang Yanfang off to a widower in his early thirties. This caused Tang Yanfang to hate them to the core, and she has never returned to her parents' home since her marriage.

Two years ago, Tang Jianzhong's second son, Tang Guoping, had an affair with a widow while he was working in the countryside. The widow's family found out and demanded 200 yuan in compensation from Tang Jianzhong's family, or they would report him to the authorities and have him arrested.

At the time, Tang Jianzhong was short of money, so he went to Tang Yanfang to ask for money. However, Tang Yanfang used their common saying, "A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl," and said that she was not married off, but was sold by her parents to her current husband, so the Tang family had nothing to do with her anymore, which shut her down.

When Tang Jianzhong heard Tang Jiansheng mention Tang Yanfang's matter, he immediately felt his face burning with embarrassment. He questioned Tang Jiansheng with a face full of dissatisfaction: "Third brother! You are really biting the hand that feeds you. Since you think I am being unreasonable, then I will no longer care about your family's affairs."

At this point, Tang Jianzhong, with a grim expression, shouted to his wife and children, "What are you all standing here for? Come back with me."

(End of this chapter)