Lu Chen listened to Shen Qiaoyue's words, smiled, and said, "Scholars are indeed different."

As Shen Qiaoyue listened, she felt that Lu Chen wasn't praising her; it seemed to have another meaning.

"I'll take that as a compliment," Shen Qiaoyue said, then pointed at Lu Chen and questioned, "Don't you think I'm cunning and scheming?"

"That's not true. You'll never grow older than me." Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly, and he raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with deep affection.

Shen Qiaoyue curled her lips at Lu Chen's words and glared at him.

"By the way, Dad said today that he wants the child to stay here to study and asked us to come back. Have you thought about that?" Shen Qiaoyue still wanted to hear Lu Chen's opinion.

“What objection could I possibly have? I’ve been doing quite well in Fucheng for over ten years. I can’t accomplish anything in another place.” Lu Chen didn’t want to leave that place because his wife was there, and also because he was familiar with the area and didn’t want to be transferred.

Shen Qiaoyue looked at Lu Chen and asked, "Don't you think there are quite a few opportunities for promotion after coming to Beijing?"

“My brother is now a full division commander,” Shen Qiaoyue added.

“Your brother was originally a division commander, but he was forced to be demoted because of some things after he married his sister-in-law,” Lu Chen said. “Your brother was a meritorious official before the founding of the country. He participated in almost every battle.”

Lu Chen still admired Shen Qiaoyu's abilities.

"You're right, brother is almost forty!" Shen Qiaoyue exclaimed, thinking that her brother was much older than her and would soon be forty.

"You're still two and a half years away, you're not as old as I think," Lu Chen added.

“My brother also joined the army when he was very young, so we rarely see each other.” Shen Qiaoyue thought for a moment, then said, “Do you know anything about my brother’s deeds? I don’t know anything at all.”

Upon closer reflection, Shen Qiaoyue had never genuinely cared about her brother's affairs.

"Alright, let's talk about it another day when we have time. Let's go back and rest, it's already very late." Lu Chen looked up at the sky, which was pitch black. He then looked down at the watch on his wrist. It was already very late, and who knew how long they would talk in the afternoon.

Go home and get a good night's sleep. The next day, you'll have to prepare to entertain guests.

The original plan was for eight tables, but because some people were busy with work and sent gifts early to express their apologies for not being able to attend, the number of tables was reduced to six.

Shen Qiaoyu had attended this wedding banquet when she was in the army, but she and He Ping didn't come.

Qian Luoshui came with Chu Wanfang, along with several children.

In addition to some of Jiang Mingjing's old comrades-in-arms, several of Xu Feiming's close friends, and friends of Xu Tiande and Yu Qingce, most of them were people from this family compound and old comrades-in-arms.

Ai Le and Lu Chen got up very early and prepared half a pork belly, which had been ordered well in advance and cost a lot of money. They started frying the pork belly.

Jiang Mingjing also got up very early, and as soon as he got up, he started working.

Lu He got up early in the morning, dressed herself up, put on nice and presentable clothes, and made herself look energetic.

Yu Qingce was the first one to get up here; to put it bluntly, he hadn't slept yet.

With the ingredients ready, several families from the residential compound came over to help, and the two courtyards began to bustle with activity.

Around 8 o'clock, Chu Lin and He Shaoyun arrived at the door with gifts.

"Aunt Yu, Uncle Xu, we're here." He Shaoyun extended an invitation to Chu Linjie. The school was very close, so she took the bus here in the morning.

When Yu Qingce saw He Shaoyunhe and Chu Lin, he warmly greeted them: "You've arrived. Come in and sit down, warm yourselves by the fire, and have some tea."

Yu Qingce grabbed He Shaoyun, his smile genuinely undisguised.

"Aunt Yu, congratulations!" He Shaoyun congratulated her with a smile, saying, "I visited my father a few days ago and he told me that Fei Ming got married. He was very happy and asked me to convey his blessings to him."

"I received it. I received your letter yesterday. How is he?" Yu Qingce asked with concern.

He Shaoyun nodded and said, "My dad is doing well."

“Your father’s health has been poor ever since your mother passed away. You should visit him more often when you have time.” Yu Qingce had known He Shaoyun’s father for many years.

He Shaoyun nodded and said, "Aunt Yu, don't worry, I will definitely visit Dad more often."

Yu Qingce pulled them in, and Lu He saw them.

They greeted each other cheerfully.

"Shaoyun, Chulin, you've arrived?" Lu He greeted them with a beaming smile, clearly delighted to see them.

He Shaoyun saw that Lu He was still smiling so happily, her face full of happiness.

"Lu He, congratulations." He Shaoyun smiled and wished Lu He well.

"Lu He, congratulations." Chu Lin said the same thing as He Shaoyun.

Lu He looked at the two of them, sitting together on the sofa.

Yu Qingce poured water for them, then left the living room and called Xu Feiming in.

"By the way, don't just congratulate us. What are you two thinking? You've been back for more than half a year now, haven't you thought about getting married yet?" Lu He also inquired about their life-long marriage.

He Shaoyun and Chu Lin exchanged a glance, and He Shaoyun said shyly, "It's still early. We plan to consider getting our marriage certificate after we graduate. Our school's secretary also said that Chu Lin has decided to stay in Beijing to work, so we plan to wait until our financial situation stabilizes after graduation before discussing marriage."

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