Chapter 286 Isn’t This Marriage Fraud?
Talking about the origin of this "unexpected meal", it is also explosive gossip.
It turned out that two families were supposed to hold a wedding banquet at Hu Qiongfang's Haosheng Hotel today. The bride's family was a friend of Hu Qiongfang in the Chamber of Commerce, so Hu Qiongfang brought his son and daughter to the banquet.
As a result, as soon as the cold dish was served, something went wrong over there.
The reason was that the groom's sister-in-law came with her family and asked the groom to return the house she gave as a dowry on the spot.
The girl's family then realized that not only was the groom's job arranged by her sister-in-law's family, but even the originally agreed-upon wedding house in the county town was a dowry from her sister-in-law.
The groom's sister-in-law's family is quite wealthy. When she got married, she brought a very generous dowry. It is said that her parents were afraid that their daughter would not be able to adapt to living in her husband's family, so they specially bought a house for her in the county town very close to her husband's family.
My eldest brother and his wife work away from home all year round, and the house in the county town is empty anyway. It just so happens that my younger brother-in-law is going to study in the county town, so they lent it to him.
Who would have thought that after borrowing for a while, the brother-in-law didn't want to move out anymore. It was okay for his family to stay for a while, but who would have thought that a while ago, my hometown called and said that the brother-in-law was getting married and asked my eldest brother and sister-in-law to come home to attend the wedding.
Fortunately, the sister-in-law came back, otherwise she would have no idea that her brother-in-law's wedding would be held in the house she brought as a dowry!
The eldest sister-in-law questioned her mother-in-law, but she said nonchalantly:
You are already our daughter-in-law, so of course your dowry also belongs to our family.
Besides, I'm not asking you to give this house to your brother-in-law. I'm just worried that the wedding won't be decent if we hold it in your hometown, so I'm lending you the house that came as a dowry.
Seeing her mother-in-law's self-righteous look, the eldest sister-in-law was furious, but for the sake of her husband's face, she couldn't quarrel with her mother-in-law at this time.
The eldest sister-in-law was not stupid. She turned around, spent one dollar, bought some melon seeds and candies, and walked around the house where she came with her dowry. She soon learned from the aunts and sisters-in-law who lived nearby:
It turns out that things are not as simple as my mother-in-law said!
My brother-in-law's girlfriend not only moved in a long time ago, but also brought her mother and brother over.
The neighbor had never seen this sister-in-law, and was telling her how rich the family of the young man next door was. His parents bought a house in the county town specifically for him to go to school, and now they have brought his future mother-in-law and brother-in-law to live with them. Doesn't that mean he is going to support his wife and the whole family?
The eldest sister-in-law suppressed the anger in her heart and patiently asked the aunt who spoke: The bride hasn't even entered the house yet, but the widowed mother and her brother from her natal family have been brought to live with them. Doesn't the groom's family have any objections?
The aunt's next words really made the sister-in-law furious.
"You don't know this, right? I heard that this girl had already agreed with the man's family before the marriage that as long as she could bring her widowed mother and brother with her, she wouldn't ask for a single cent of betrothal gift!"
"What?!"
My sister-in-law almost jumped up and cursed on the spot.
The woman didn’t ask for a dowry?
A few months ago, my mother-in-law called and said that my younger brother-in-law was getting married, but the dowry was not enough, so she asked my eldest brother and sister-in-law to support him a little. So who ended up with the 2,000 yuan they sent back?
At this moment, the only thing that the eldest sister-in-law is thankful for is that the property rights of this house are still in her hands...
What happened next was very eye-catching.
When the eldest sister-in-law returned home, she asked her eldest brother whether he could take care of the matter.
The eldest brother still wanted to smooth things over at this time and advised his wife "family members should not be too picky."
He even complained that his wife "didn't treat his mother and brother as family."
"You want me to treat your mom and your brother as my family, right? Well, you wait!"
When the eldest brother saw that his wife did not pack her luggage to go back to her parents' home, he thought she had given in.
Unexpectedly, on the wedding day, before the cold dishes were served, the eldest sister-in-law rushed in with a bunch of her family members and explained the situation to the bride's family on the spot:
First, the house in the county town was her dowry, and she has decided to take it back now. So, if your family must marry your daughter here, the new daughter-in-law may have to live with her parents-in-law in the old house in the village.
Second, when their younger brother-in-law got married, the mother-in-law asked them for a dowry of 2,000 yuan. I heard that the dowry was not given to the new daughter-in-law, so they hoped that the mother-in-law would return the 2,000 yuan to them. After all, they were both ordinary workers, and it was not easy for them to save so much money from their salaries.
The bride and her family were also confused.
The scene was very chaotic for a while.
The parents-in-law cried and knelt down in front of the eldest sister-in-law, begging her to lend the house to her younger brother for his wedding for the sake of their family, and they promised not to covet the house.
The eldest brother was so angry that he wanted to beat his wife, but he was counterattacked by his wife's family and pinned to the ground and beaten.
The eldest sister-in-law cried and said that she wanted to divorce her eldest brother immediately, and asked him to pack up and get out of the house in the city as soon as possible, because the house was also allocated by her unit and had nothing to do with her eldest brother.
Fortunately, on the girl's side, although she only has a widowed mother and a young brother, she also has a reliable uncle - Hu Qiongfang's friend in the Chamber of Commerce.
This girl was quite miserable. When she was looking for a partner, others introduced her to many young men from good families, but she was worried about her biological mother and younger brother, so she insisted that the man agree to let her marry with her widowed mother and younger brother, even if he didn't give her a penny of dowry.
But the question is, who would give two for free when marrying a daughter-in-law?
Moreover, the girl's widowed mother is frail and sickly, and she is obviously a money-burning sickly person. She also has a younger brother, and the boy may have to bear all these responsibilities in the future.
After choosing for a long time, she unexpectedly found someone who was willing to marry her.
But now, someone suddenly jumped out and told her that this man was a fake rich man, and his large wedding house with its own entrance was also his sister-in-law's dowry, and did not belong to their family at all.
Isn’t this a marriage fraud?
Then what’s the point of getting married?
With the help of her uncle, the woman broke off the engagement on the spot. The man's family was also taken back by the police station who rushed to the scene because of a fight.
Some of the hot dishes were prepared but had not yet been served on the table. The wedding banquet ended in a mess.
Forget about the dishes that haven't been cooked yet, as for the ones that have already been cooked, Hu Qiongfang asked them not to serve them and just save them for the employees.
Jiang Tian thought of the fact that Chen Lingli and her sister ate either steamed buns or dumplings every day, so she said something to Hu Qiongfang, ran to the kitchen, packed up some delicious meat dishes, and ordered three bottles of iced orange soda.
When I came out, I looked at my watch and found that it was almost time, so I rode my bike to the Chamber of Commerce. Sure enough, the two sisters had already returned from fishing for crayfish.
"Don't worry about the lobsters for now. Today we have a treat from a sucker. Come over and have a feast!"
Jiang Tian watched a big show. She was so engrossed in eating melons that she didn't even have time to eat the table (mainly because there were only cold dishes and nothing tasty). Now that the show was over, she was starving, so she decided to make an appointment with two sisters to drink wine and eat meat together. No, it was to drink soda and eat meat.
She also picked out the best dishes to pack up. She brought a braised pig's trotter, a plate of braised prawns, a plate of salt and pepper pork ribs, and a plate of glutinous rice meatballs for Chen Lingli and her sister. They all looked like meat dishes. She also packed a plate of shredded beef with green peppers, which could barely be considered a vegetarian dish.
I didn’t bring any staple food.
"I knew you two would eat steamed buns for lunch again! Come on, I'll serve the dishes today and you guys serve the steamed buns, let's have a meal together!"
Of course Chen Lingli knew that Jiang Tian came here on purpose to improve their meals because she saw that they were eating too poorly.
But when Jiang Tian took out the packed dishes, the two sisters were still shocked.
"This, this is too expensive. No, how much are these dishes? Let's share it among the three of us." Chen Conghui insisted.
Jiang Tian picked up the chopsticks and forced them into her hands. Afraid that she would not eat, she quickly explained, "I really didn't spend a penny on these dishes. Don't believe me? Let's talk while we eat."
As she spoke, Jiang Tian first used chopsticks to pick up the big pig's trotter and put a large piece in each person's bowl.
This braised pig's trotter is the signature dish of their Grand Hotel. It is cooked with a fragrant sauce, soft and sticky texture, and has a tangy aroma.
While chewing on the big pig's trotter, Jiang Tian vividly replayed for the two sisters the farce that had just taken place in the hotel.
Sure enough, gossip is the best way to enhance friendship among girls.
The two sisters were a little restrained before the meal, but after gnawing on a piece of pork knuckle and eating two glutinous rice dumplings with meat, they couldn't help but follow Jiang Tian in scolding the eldest sister-in-law's mother-in-law and husband.