Chapter 1634 — The Invitation Letter
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"Father is absolutely right!" Tang Litou was overjoyed that his father had come to his rescue and offered such an excellent solution. He hurriedly agreed. Inwardly, he marveled at the old man's cunning. With a single turn of phrase, the Tang family had gone from refusing to acknowledge the girl to supposedly protecting her family's happiness.
Old Master Tang had presumably thought of it as well. Now that the relationship with the Ice Palace had become one of subordination, they could not afford to lose the support of the Hidden You family. At a time like this, they absolutely could not bring that girl home.
The matter was settled with astonishing ease. For Old Master Tang's eightieth birthday, the Hidden Tang family would invite every collateral member of the clan to attend. Tang Jucheng naturally received an invitation as well.
Tang Jucheng was utterly perplexed when the Hidden Tang family, with whom he had had no contact for years, suddenly sent him a letter. His mother was equally baffled.
"Jucheng, why has the Tang family suddenly invited us to their birthday banquet?" Tang's mother stared at the invitation in her hands, suspicious. "Could they have heard that I found myself a wealthy son-in-law and decided they wanted to win us over? Otherwise, a family that has not contacted us in centuries suddenly coming to us like this makes no sense at all!"
"That can't be it, can it? The Tang family has enormous wealth and influence. Why would they care about what Wei Zhao owns?" Tang Jucheng frowned, finding it strange as well. "Besides, how would they even know?"
"How should I know? But Tang Jucheng, you really are a fool. What do you mean, 'what Wei Zhao owns'? Do you have any idea how much property Wei Zhao has, or what he is capable of?" Tang's mother curled her lip. "You know Lai Pangzi, right? The general manager of Guan Dafu Pharmaceuticals? He is Wei Zhao's underling! Guan Dafu Pharmaceuticals belongs to Wei Zhao. And it seems Wei Zhao also owns shares in the Gu Corporation. You know those great families, don't you? The Liu family, the Wu family, and the rest? They have all gone running to become Wei Zhao's underlings. With someone that influential, the Tang family must be trying to win him over!"
"What? Really?" Tang Jucheng had known none of this. But his mother was a keen gossip who was clever at coaxing information out of her daughter. Between her guesses and half-understood rumors, she had learned quite a lot about Wei Zhao.
"Of course!" Tang's mother said. "That is why we absolutely must go, and we must go in grand style! When your legs were ruined, I wrote to my younger sister and asked to borrow some money, but I never even received a reply. I suppose she had climbed to a higher branch and no longer cared to acknowledge us. This time, we will show them how impressive my son-in-law is! We are returning in glory, and we are going to make a proper display!"
"..." Tang Jucheng was at a loss for words. "Xiao Ming has her difficulties too. In the Tang family, she is only a concubine. What right does she have to speak? Otherwise, she would not have gone so long without contacting us. I imagine she simply had no way to reach out."
"Hmph! Do not make excuses for her. Who knows what the truth is? With all those snobs in the Tang family, I am going there this time to see the looks on their faces when they realize how badly they misjudged us!" Tang's mother snorted.