In parashas "Vayetze", 31:25, we have the following in Onkelos:
וְאַדְבֵּיק לָבָן יָת יַעֲקֹב וְיַעֲקֹב פְּרַס יָת מַשְׁכְּנֵהּ בְּטוּרָא וְלָבָן אַשְׁרֵי יָת אֲחוֹהִי בְּטוּרָא דְּגִלְעָד.
Lavan reached Yaakov. Yaakov pitched his tent on the mountain. Lavan — "Ashre" with his relatives on Gil'ad Mountain.
Why did Lavan say "Ashre" with his relatives?
Answer
We find the answer elsewhere in the parshah.
וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה--בְּאָשְׁרִי, כִּי אִשְּׁרוּנִי בָּנוֹת
And Le'ah said "'Ashrei,' because my daughters made me happy."
We therefore see that when one's daughters make one happy, he (or she) should say Ashrei.
Therefore, when Lavan is trying to tell how much he loves his daughters and is upset at Ya'akov having taken them (31:26-28), he first made sure to show that he loved his daughters (in verse 25) by saying Ashrei.
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