Yingzi’s parents wanted to hold the college acceptance banquet at their own house so they could collect the customary gifts themselves.
When Li Sanjiang heard this, he went straight down to their yard and, pointing at the two of them, let loose a mouthful of filthy scolding.
A lot of villagers came to gawk; three pairs of uncles and aunts also gathered to enjoy the spectacle and kick them while they were down.
In the end, the banquet was still hosted by Li Weihan and Cui Guiying.
The gifts they collected, after covering the cost of the feast, were all given to Yingzi to help pay for her university.
Li Sanjiang despised those four ungrateful brats in Li Weihan’s household the most, but business was business — he didn’t hold such deep personal prejudice against the next generation.
After all, he was the senior-most in the Li clan in the village these days.
So Li Sanjiang made his stance clear first and pledged a fairly large gift.
Those three pairs of uncles and aunts couldn’t wriggle out of it either.
Under Li Sanjiang’s demand, they had to promise to give the same amount.
As Li Sanjiang put it, they were close relatives after all.
Giving the same gift as the guests at the banquet wouldn’t be something to be laughed at.