In their village, if a man in his thirties is still unmarried, he will most likely remain single for the rest of his life.

As for why, it's because we're poor.

But Qiu Dafu was different.

He used to be a bricklayer in the village; he earned a decent amount of money, though not a lot.

In their impoverished mountain village, it's considered quite good.

However, he had a troublesome younger brother who kept creating messes for him to clean up.

Previously, Qiu Dafu was not good at speaking and had a wicked stepmother, so no family wanted to marry their daughter to him.

You should know that Old Lady Yang tormented Qiu's eldest daughter-in-law to death.

Whenever someone congratulated him, Qiu Dafu would return the greeting with a bow and a toast, smiling as he did so.

"Congratulations! May everyone enjoy the food and drinks today."

Today is the happiest day of his life.

Sitting next to Qiu Yan was Song Jiao, and next to her were Xu Qing, Bai Lu, Qin Susu, ...

These women, who would otherwise never have crossed paths, somehow ended up sitting at the same table.

Besides the group of people, there were also Zhao Yuanyuan, Qiu Ling'er, and Zhao Juan.

Halfway through the meal, Bai Lu, thinking of Qin Feng, said goodbye to Qiu Yan and got up to leave.

She felt that she was not suited for this situation.

She still prefers to eat alone.

What's the rush? Qin Susu rarely attends banquets, and this one is quite excellent.

Just as she was about to call out to Bai Lu, she met Qiu Yan's gaze.

She suddenly stood up.

"I'll go too."

Qiu Yan entrusted Qin Feng to her care.

Song Jiao was curious and suddenly remembered what she had heard from the villagers last night.

Qiu Yan, with her compassionate heart, saved her friend who was out hunting.

Towards the end of the banquet, Qiu Yan asked:

"Song Jiao, have you seen your brother recently?"

She looked intently at Song Jiao, waiting for her reply.

“My brother never tells me where he goes.” Song Jiao was a little puzzled as to why Qiu Yan would suddenly ask about her brother.

She hadn't seen her brother in a long time and didn't know what he had been busy with lately.

"The man we rescued yesterday is your brother," Qiu Yan whispered, revealing the truth. Song Jiao suddenly stood up.

She was getting restless.

"Is my brother injured?"

"The situation is extremely critical." Since Song Jiao is here, Qiu Yan has no need to hide anything.

Whether she knows it or not, it's neither beneficial nor harmful to her.

She wanted to lure out Qin Feng's subordinates so they could cooperate with her and Gu Qian to destroy Northern Qi.

Upon hearing this, Song Jiao could no longer remain seated.

She slowly got up, said goodbye to Qiu Yan and the others, and went to the Li family.

The brother and sister were reunited after a long separation, and with two other people protecting them, Qiu Yan decided not to join in the fun.

Inside the bridal chamber, Jiang Liu, having endured the bumpy journey, nodded and dozed off.

She drifted off to sleep.

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When Jiang Liu woke up, the courtyard was still bustling with noise.

She straightened her phoenix crown and smoothed the wrinkles in her wedding robes.

"Cuizhu, what time is it now?"

"Miss, it's only past 1 PM."

"Wei Shi (1-3 PM)? I thought it was almost evening."

"Liu'er." A gentle male voice sounded from outside the window.

Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Liu sat up with a start.

This is not Qiu Dafu's voice.

This is……

With his back to Jiang Liu and hearing no response, the man continued, "Liu'er, today is our wedding day. I'll go greet the guests first and then come to be with you right away."

Jiang Liu… She looked around, then at her bright red wedding dress, and froze.

wrong……