sjar Chapter 110 Let's get married then.
Chapter 110 Let's get married then.
Tian Zhongqing took out a silver ingot from his pocket. "Here is the five taels of silver given by the Cheng family."
"The Tian family has never returned the betrothal gifts, therefore the marriage is still valid."
Upon hearing this, Lu Tao disregarded Tian Zhongqing's age, rushed up to him, and roared, "Second Master Tian, you're talking nonsense!"
"It was clearly you who sold Tian Tian to the Cheng family for five taels of silver to bring good luck to Cheng Yin."
"How did it become a betrothal gift?"
"I do not recognize this marriage!"
"I am Tian Tian's mother, I refuse to acknowledge her! I refuse to acknowledge her, this marriage is off!"
Cheng Dali tried to get up, but seeing the yamen runner's expression, he obediently knelt down again.
But he was not intimidated. "The marriage certificate has Tian Tian's grandfather's signature and fingerprint, and there's also a scholar as a witness. What's the use if you don't acknowledge it?"
Lu Tao glared at him, "Tian Tian is my daughter, and I mean it!"
She pointed at Tian Zhongqing, "We severed all ties with the Tian family long before the old Tian family!"
Cheng Dali snorted coldly, "We signed the marriage certificate first, and you severed ties with us afterward, so our marriage certificate is still valid."
Li Huaiyuan nodded to Lu Tao.
Cheng Dali is right.
The marriage certificate was signed before the severance of ties, so it was not affected by the severance of ties.
Lu Tao collapsed dejectedly into Liu San Niang's arms...
Unaffected by severing ties or breaking off family ties...
Liu San Niang supported her, "Second Master Tian, even if there is a marriage certificate, it should be Cheng Yin, the eldest son of the Cheng family, on the certificate. How could it become some Cheng Di Zi?"
Without even looking up, Tian Zhongqing stated unequivocally, "It is Cheng's eldest son."
"Cheng Yin, the eldest son of the Cheng family, is seriously ill and on his deathbed. How could our Cheng and Tian families possibly write a marriage certificate for him and Tian Tian?"
"So this marriage certificate belongs to Cheng Shi, the second son of the Cheng family, and Tian Tian."
"However, on the day Tian Tian entered the family, Cheng Yin passed away, making it unsuitable to continue the wedding. That's why the Cheng family temporarily sent Tian Tian back."
Tian Tian stood there, remaining silent the entire time.
Tian Xiang hugged her, thinking she was stunned with anger.
"Sweetie, don't worry, don't be afraid... Mom and your older sister are here."
Tian Jinghe held Tian Tian's leg tightly, afraid that if he let go, his second sister would be taken away by someone else.
"You're not allowed to take my second sister with you." His voice was drowned out by the adults' argument.
Tian Tian put her arm around him, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Don't you understand yet?
The Cheng family has joined forces with the Tian family, including Tian Zhicheng.
It's because her White Stone Teahouse is too eye-catching!
Seeing that everyone's testimonies were all logically connected, Li Huaiyuan felt it was time to find the flaws.
“I can clearly see signs of alteration on this marriage certificate.” He ordered the certificate to be retrieved and pointed to the section for Cheng Dizi, “Wasn’t it originally written that Cheng Dizi was not the son of the eldest son?”
Tian Zhicheng nodded calmly, "Your Excellency has a discerning eye. This was because I accidentally spilled a small blobs of ink when I was writing, and I had no choice but to make the change."
"The elders from both families and the officiant at the wedding were aware of this matter."
The Cheng family echoed, "Yes, we all know that."
Li Huaiyuan was stunned. Signing a marriage certificate should be done with the elders of both sides and the witness present; there should be no other people present.
Now, both the Tian and Cheng families unanimously agree on this matter.
He really couldn't continue questioning.
Li Huaiyuan looked at Tian Tian, wanting to see if she had any good ideas.
Tian Tian caught his gaze, comforted Tian Xiang and Tian Jinghe, and then came out.
"My lord, since the Cheng family wants to marry my daughter, then..."
Tian Tian looked at the Cheng family members and said, "My daughter will be married off."
"Sweetie?" Lu Tao and Liu San Niang exclaimed.
Tian Xiang and Daya couldn't believe it either.
Tian Jinghe let out a sob and ran to Tian Tian's side, hugging her like an octopus once again.
"Nothing."
"My daughter... has nothing of value, but is burdened with debt. I am grateful to the Cheng family for not abandoning her. If she does not marry, wouldn't she be a fool?"
The Cheng family was somewhat bewildered upon hearing this.
Cheng Dali looked up. "What do you mean?"
Tian Tian spread her hands, "You don't actually think that such a large Baishi Teahouse belongs to a young girl like me who has just come of age, do you?"
The Cheng family members exchanged glances. Wasn't that right?
Don't the waiters at Baishi Teahouse all call her the head manager?
Tian Tian turned to look at Lu Tao and Liu San Niang, "Bai Shi Tea House is the property of my mother and Aunt Liu."
"It has nothing to do with me."
"However... when doing business, I needed money, and I borrowed it from the young master of Fulai Restaurant."
"Marry into the Cheng family..."
“I’ve cut off ties with my family, so I won’t be able to get any of the profits from Baishi Teahouse.”
"However, I don't think the Cheng family will care about these things."
"However, I owe the young master of Fulai Restaurant money, and the Cheng family must help me pay it back."
Ignoring the wide-eyed stares of the Cheng family members, Tian Tian continued, "It's not much, only about four hundred and fifty taels in total."
The previous 150 taels have already been repaid, so I only owe 300 taels.
"Tian Tian, you're talking nonsense, aren't you?"
"Yeah, you're just kidding us, right?"
“If you don’t believe me, you can go and ask Young Master Qian to come and question him.” Tian Tian said, looking at Li Huaiyuan with her hands behind her back.
Li Huaiyuan immediately ordered the yamen runners, "Go and invite the young master of Fulai Restaurant."
This time, the constable quickly returned with Qian Fulai.
Qian Fulai came in looking completely bewildered, seemingly unaware of what had happened.
"Qian Fulai, I ask you, did Miss Tian borrow money from you?" Li Huaiyuan asked.
Qian Fulai nodded, "Yes."
Li Huaiyuan then asked, "How much did you borrow in total?"
"I borrowed 150 taels before, and this time I borrowed another 300 taels," Qian Fulai said truthfully.
Tian Tian lowered her eyes, a smile playing on her lips. Qian Fulai was really shrewd.
"A total of four hundred and fifty taels."
The Cheng family was stunned; there really was such a thing as owing money...
But then Cheng Dali realized something, "Madam Lu, you have to give your daughter a dowry when you marry her off, right? Wouldn't it be enough if you gave her a dowry of a thousand or eight hundred taels?"
"After paying off Young Master Qian's debt, there will still be some left. That way, Tian Tian can live a good life in our Cheng family, right?"
Lu was still in a daze and hadn't come to her senses, but fortunately Liu San Niang reacted quickly.
“That won’t do, my sister Lu has a son.”
"Such a large family business should naturally be left to our son."
"A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl. Tian Tian has married into your Cheng family, so she is now a member of your Cheng family."
"As for the dowry, you only gave five taels of betrothal gifts, while our dowry... we'll give one tael."
After Liu San Niang finished speaking, she gave a cold snort.
He hasn't even gotten married yet, and he's already being threatened.
She looked at Tian Tian with delight. Tian Tian was really smart; she immediately saw the crux of the matter.
“One tael is already a lot.” Tian Tian then squatted down in front of Lu Tao and Liu San Niang. “Mother, Aunt Liu, Tian Tian has always been worried about her reputation. I’m afraid I’ll never get married in this lifetime.”
"Now that's good, the Cheng family still recognizes this marriage certificate..."
Tian Tian then looked at Young Master Qian, "Young Master, the money I owe you... just go to the Cheng family in Shiqiao Village to ask for it."