Chapter 177 You are my son! You are her husband!

"Are you willing to accept this? Aren't you angry? When I see how well she's doing now, I want to chop her up day and night!"

"Think about how she used to obey me when she was in our Xie family. She didn't even dare to utter a word even when I pulled her hair and scolded her. Now, she's almost tearing off our arms and legs!"

"Your sister, if it weren't for her, how could your sister die on the road? Why did our Qi family have to fall into this state? Think about how glorious we were in the past!"

However, no matter how Liu yelled and glared, Qi Nanfeng remained indifferent with a sullen face.

He ignored Liu's words and walked into the house and closed the door.

With a bang, Liu was isolated outside, and she was so angry that she even knocked on the door!

"You are my son! You are her husband! She treats you like a coward, do you really treat her like a coward?!"

Upon seeing this, Yuan Xi hurried forward to support Liu and comfort her: "Madam, Ruan Mian has already divorced the young master, and the young master is no longer her husband, so..."

“What do you know!!”

Liu pushed her away, but suddenly remembered that she still needed Yuan Xi's service, so she changed her attitude and helped her up.

"Xi'er, mother was just very angry and didn't mean to hurt you. Are you okay?"

Little did they know that the silent Qi Nanfeng was certainly unwilling to accept this!

If she got married, happily became a bride, and led her family to a good life, then what about me? What about everything I had lost because of her?!

Even if he dies, he will drag someone down with him!!

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Xie Huaian came to meet Ruan Mian's parents formally with the betrothal gifts in accordance with the current dynasty's standard for marrying a noble lady from an aristocratic family.

Zhang and the others were already satisfied with Xie Huaian. They had previously cared about their daughter's wishes. Now that Ruan Mian had given in, they naturally agreed.

My aunt has even calculated the best auspicious day in the near future! It's tomorrow!

Although it was a bit rushed, compared to the auspicious day that happens once in a hundred years tomorrow, there was no time to worry about it.

Ruan Mian and Xie Huaian had purchased all the necessary items without each other's knowledge, so there was no need to wait for more than ten days.

Ruan Mian always speaks his mind and will not delay anything that can be done.

She was the first to make a firm statement.

"Since tomorrow is a rare and auspicious day, let's do it tomorrow."

"Mianmian, have you... thought it through?"

"Mother, we're already engaged, and it's going to happen sooner or later. The sooner we do it, the better."

Don't wait for a while, if he suddenly wants to go back to Kyoto, there will be no chance to do anything.

Seeing that I had spoken, Zhang and the others agreed.

That day, everyone in the family started working.

Mr. Ruan and his son Ruan Qingsong were vying to take charge of the situation. Later, one went out to inform the villagers, while the other arranged various matters at home.

Cuizhu and Meixi immediately discussed the menu for tomorrow's banquet to entertain the villagers.

There are enough ingredients, but with just the two of them as chefs and Hai and the others, there aren't enough people, as the entire village is coming to eat.

It’s not like when I was in exile, where I could just eat anything.

This is a big happy event for their daughter, so of course they have to take it seriously.

Just as I was thinking about it, a lot of uncles and aunts came outside the house one after another.

"Zhu'er, your daughter is getting married tomorrow, so you must not have enough manpower at home, right? Look, I've brought my husband and children over to help you!"

"Miss Mei, Miss Mei, Madam Ruan and Mr. Xie are getting married, right? Is there still someone missing at home? I'm free and don't have to go to work today, so I'll come and help you!"

Soon, many people gathered around and offered to help.

Cuizhu was excited and embarrassed at first, but she could not resist the enthusiasm of the villagers.

A small kitchen was crowded with people. Several experienced aunts began to give orders and assigned tasks to each person step by step. Things were done quickly and well.

Cuizhu used to be a maid in the mansion. Everyone basically did things according to their duties and restrictions. She had never seen so many people working together with such kindness.

This time I truly experienced the benefits of solidarity among neighbors.

She was so emotional that her eyes turned red.

"Xixi, if everyone had worked together during the exile, there wouldn't have been so many deaths."

Xi Xi smiled faintly: "Human nature cannot withstand the test, so there are not so many ifs. Now that everyone's kindness can be used together, we should cherish and be grateful."

Everyone was busy all day and soon it was late at night.

Ruan Mian was pulled into the house by her sister-in-law.

"Mianmian, try this wedding dress on to see if it fits you."

Hai took out a beautiful wedding dress. Although the style was simple, every stitch and thread was made with great care.

"Sister-in-law, where did this wedding dress come from?"

She originally thought that there was not enough time to make her wedding dress, so she bought herself a red ready-made dress.

"My mother and I made this together. We were a bit pressed for time, so it's not very detailed, but it will still allow you to officially become a bride."

"Yesterday?"

Even if there were two people, they probably wouldn't have slept a wink to make such a wedding dress.

Holding this wedding dress, Ruan Mian suddenly felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Chen quickly shook her head: "We are a family, what is there to thank? If I have to say thank you, my sister-in-law really wants to thank you."

Her eyes were red, and at this time Zhang came hurriedly with a small box.

Afraid that his daughter would miss the auspicious time, he hurriedly urged her to change into her wedding dress.

When she was dressing up, she took out the velvet flowers that Cuizhu had made for her, the red hairpin given by her brother, and the jewelry that her father and mother had prepared for her.

Zhang felt so guilty that she took out the most expensive bracelet on her body and put it on Ruan Mian.

"Mianmian, after our house was ransacked, Mom and Dad didn't have much left. Your father and I feel guilty, so you should keep all the land and shops we asked you to take away in advance."

"As for these jewels, they were protected by my mother at the risk of her life. I hope you don't despise them. Dad and Mom... will buy you some more dowry in the future."

"Mother!"

When Ruan Mian saw those things, he knew how much effort his parents put into them.

When the family's property was searched, she protected some of the shops and land. Only a small part of these jewelries were used by Zhang Shi for personal use. She tried her best to protect them in her underwear to avoid being looted.

The other part was the money earned by my brother and father these days.

My brother teaches, my sister-in-law does needlework to supplement the income, and my father is a doctor. The money is not much, but every penny is earned by the whole family with all their efforts.

In Ruan Mian's opinion, these are more valuable than an entire gold mine.

This reminded her of her brother who died to protect her in her previous life. The only bit of family affection she had broke her tense heartstrings.