Chapter 144: A perfectly good hand of cards ruined by one's own play

Now they saw Xiao Ming give, but no one expected him to give so much.

It was so much as to be shocking.

However, the guests who came to attend the wedding—even Xiao Ming's uncle Xiao Shan, Xiao Xinran, and the bride's natal family, Wang Yuling and others—were so shocked they couldn't utter a word.

Especially the bride Song Huihui's aunt, Wang Yuling, her eyes glowing with gold, she stood dazed for a long time, unable to come to her senses.

"How generous, too generous!"

This was the only thought in everyone's mind.

Even Xiao Ming's uncle, Xiao Shan, was stunned by Xiao Ming's move, opening his mouth several times to say something, yet couldn't utter a word.

He realized that Xiao Ming's pretended drunkenness was fake; he wanted them to understand that they could not refuse everything he gave, and that was true.

"Dad, I must not have woken up; am I dreaming?" Xiao Xinran, seeing that they still hadn't come to their senses, stared blankly at his father beside him and asked.

"Hehehe!" Xiao Shan looked at his son's expression, then suddenly burst out laughing happily.

"Xiao Ming, this kid, has really made something of himself, acting so generously; how well he's doing, our Xiao family has produced talent—we are delighted, truly delighted."

Xiao Junrong also didn't expect that he would suddenly be hit by such a huge piece of cake; but after the morning wedding, Xiao Junrong had already understood that this uncle of his was no ordinary person, and his reaction now was not as exaggerated as his father Xiao Xinran's.

"Wife, I've known this uncle for less than a day, but I've long accepted that he's a big spender; he's now given us so many things—not just as blessings and security for our livelihood, but also indirectly telling everyone that from now on, our Xiao family will have his protection, and no one will dare look down on us."

"Hehe, he gave us so many houses, cars and money; even if we did nothing for a lifetime, we couldn't use it all up, haha!" Xiao Junrong said happily, looking at his wife.

"Good heavens!" Song Huihui stared at Xiao Junrong for a while; seeing him nod affirmatively, she digested it for a while, even pinching herself secretly, before realizing it was all real.

This uncle was too good; he held such a grand wedding for them and also gave them so many cars, houses and money.

"Hehe, wife, this is real." Xiao Junrong affectionately pinched his wife's cheek.

Afterward, his gaze turned toward Song Huihui's aunt.

The moment Wang Yuling met Xiao Junrong's gaze, her face turned red instantly.

The harder she had previously insulted Xiao Junrong, the more her face ached now.

Wang Yuling and her husband knew that what the host had just said was meant for Xiao Junrong and Song Huihui, and had nothing to do with them.

This was all because they themselves had been too troublesome.

Actually, Wang Yuling knew Xiao Junrong was a good kid; she had treated him that way before because his family was too poor, and they thought such a poor son-in-law could never be relied upon.

If she hadn't treated him that way, she might still have gotten some benefit.

They never dreamed that fortunes would turn so fast; in just a single day, the impoverished Xiao family, which used to clang with poverty, actually produced such a wealthy magnate who led the whole Xiao family to the pinnacle of life.

Wang Yuling thought, a perfectly good hand of cards ruined by her own play, and instantly she felt regretful.

The more Wang Yuling thought about it, the more unwilling she felt, so she went to Song Huihui's place to try to ingratiate herself, but Song Huihui gave them a standoffish attitude, being extremely polite to the couple.

It wasn't that Song Huihui was heartless; she had truly grown cold-hearted.

Before, the aunt had constantly made things difficult for her and Xiao Junrong over the betrothal gifts and banquet standards; she had knelt before the aunt several times begging her to bless the marriage, but the aunt's family used the favor of raising her to bind her.

Actually, Song Huihui understood in her heart that the aunt and her husband just wanted to sell her for a good price, using the money from selling her to fund their own children's college education.

She said that after marriage, even if she became wealthy, she would help the aunt's family, her younger siblings, but the aunt and her husband simply refused to bless her.

Seeing Song Huihui's lukewarm attitude toward them, they had no choice but to return to their own seats.

The informed guests all looked at Wang Yuling and her husband with deep sympathy.

Although the wedding was held on a grand scale as they demanded, and could be said to be the most lavish wedding they had ever seen, the prestige belonged not to them but to the Xiao family.

On the contrary, they became the biggest joke of this wedding.

Initially, Wang Yuling and her husband had pressured the Xiao family so much, which was obvious to everyone; if not for that, the Xiao family would certainly not have mistreated them today.

Not to mention the son-in-law, even the niece had grown cold-hearted; thereafter, the two families would surely have no further contact.

This couple utterly became a laughingstock, a topic of after-dinner chatter—how pitiful!

……

As soon as Xiao Ming entered the rest room, he fell asleep.

When he woke up again, it was already nine o'clock the next day.

The result of the hangover was a headache as if his head would explode; he pinched his aching brow and said, "Have I been sleeping a long time?"

"Dad, you slept fifteen hours—isn't that long enough?" Xiao Yuchun came over with a bowl of hangover soup, saying playfully.

"Really?" Xiao Ming chuckled embarrassedly, saying, something he'd never done in front of the kids before: "Hehe, Dad, I haven't been this happy in a long time; I lost control and drank too much, hehe!"

"By the way, after I got drunk, how did Junrong's wedding go?"

"Pretty good; everything was arranged as you planned—those houses, cars and money were all given to Junrong; Uncle gave them in front of all those people on your behalf, they couldn't very well slap your face in front of everyone, could they?"

"They all accepted them."

"Good, good, good; I was worried they wouldn't accept, so I came up with this method." Xiao Ming nodded satisfactorily: "Kids, let's go see your little grandfather!"

Afterward, the family headed toward the Xiao family's courtyard.

……

The moment Xiao Shan saw Xiao Ming, his eyes reddened; he excitedly grabbed Xiao Ming's hand and said, "Little Ming, Junrong's wedding could be so successful—thanks to you!"

Xiao Shan recalled the gossip he'd heard at yesterday's wedding, but now he still felt as if he were dreaming.

After thinking, Xiao Shan couldn't help but ask: "Little Ming, I heard yesterday from the wedding guests that you are the new generation's richest person in Wuxingguo—is that really true?"

Seeing his uncle ask him that, Xiao Ming instantly felt helpless inside.

He wanted to stay low-key, but it was getting harder and harder.

"Uncle, regarding the wedding, you don't need to be so polite with me—I already said that, didn't I? Xinran's son is my son; holding a wedding for my son is only proper."