Chapter 819: The Disabled Young Master 32

Hearing He Jiantong's words, the man from the second branch immediately turned livid. “You! That's your Third Brother! How can you be so cold and heartless?”

“I'm cold and heartless? Why don't you say that you're sucking my blood? If Second Uncle really cares about him, then go and raise the money for him yourself! I just got married and spent quite a bit of money, so I can't come up with the enormous sum of one hundred and forty thousand taels! Fourth Uncle, you'd better borrow some from the other branches!” He Jiantong said bluntly.

“He Jiantong, I'm going to ask the clan to expel a cold-blooded person like you from the family register!” The man from the second branch choked for a long while before finally threatening him.

“Be my guest!” He Jiantong remained calm.

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After the man from the second branch hurriedly left, Tang Wan reached out and took hold of He Jiantong's arm. “Tongtong, your relatives really are shameless! How could he have the nerve to ask for one hundred and forty thousand taels?”

Hearing this, He Jiantong laughed mockingly. “What's so difficult about asking? If they could just swallow their pride and get fourteen thousand taels from me to cover the money they embezzled, they'd be willing to kneel down and beg me.”

This family hadn't become shameless overnight.

Back when his father and mother were still alive, they had often asked the third branch to lend them money. But did they ever pay it back?

Never!

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But just as He Jiantong had said, although the people from the second branch had left in great humiliation, they had not given up on the idea of getting money from him.

Instead, they prepared to target Tang Wan.

Thus, on a day when He Jiantong had gone out to check the accounts, several of the elder wives from the second and fourth branches came together to visit Tang Wan.

“Oh, Jiantong's wife! You've been married for more than two months now. How come you've never come around to visit us? We elders have to come all the way here ourselves just to see you!” The wife of the fifth branch spoke as soon as she arrived.

“Exactly, exactly! That child Jiantong didn't hold much of a wedding ceremony either. We elders haven't even had a proper chance to meet you.”

“Jiantong has a gloomy personality and isn't very easy to get along with. He hasn't bullied you, has he? If he ever treats you badly, just tell your eldest aunt. Your eldest aunt will stand up for you!”

Hearing the several women speak one after another, the corners of Tang Wan's lips curled up slightly.

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“My husband said that the third branch severed ties with all the other branches long ago, so after we married, there was no need for me to visit or associate with the other branches. So I simply did as he said.” Tang Wan put on an innocent expression.

Hearing this, the people from the various branches exchanged glances and cursed He Jiantong thoroughly in their hearts.

No wonder Tang Wan had been married for so long without coming to visit them!

So that was the reason!

They quickly turned back to Tang Wan with smiles on their faces.

“He was only saying that out of anger! We're all family. How could we really sever ties?”

“You absolutely mustn't listen to his nonsense. How can sisters-in-law not interact with one another? You should still come around and visit from time to time.”

“What several of you said makes sense. It's just that a woman follows her husband after marriage. If my husband doesn't allow me to associate with the other branches, I wouldn't dare to either.” Tang Wan put on a troubled expression.

Seeing this, they immediately said, “What's the big deal? It's not as if he can stay at home and watch you every day!”

“Exactly. You can't simply have no social dealings with anyone!”

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Hearing their words, Tang Wan continued to act as though no matter how much they tried to sway her, she remained unmoved. She would simply listen to everything her husband said.

Seeing this, the women were all becoming furious inside.

How could this woman be so impossible to sway?

Couldn't she have some ideas of her own?

Did she really have to listen to He Jiantong about everything?