Xu Jiaojiao rolled her eyes again and again, and was no longer in a hurry to go on a blind date. She went straight home and told her mother about Zhong Guochang's affairs.
Aunt Liu was greatly surprised when she heard this. "Is there such a thing? Doesn't that mean Zhong Guochang is going to make a comeback?"
Xu Jiaojiao nodded. "I heard from the captain that the woman is a deputy regimental-level officer. She must be right. And I see that she seems to think highly of Zhong Guochang, saying that he is a rare talent. I think Zhong Guochang is really going to make a comeback this time."
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. When Aunt Liu saw her daughter's expression, she knew what she was thinking and asked, "What do you want to do? Zhong Guochang is old enough to be your father, so don't do anything rash."
Xu Jiaojiao glared at Aunt Liu in a reproachful manner. "Mom, what are you talking about? I'm not that stupid. I'm looking for a father to serve me. I was thinking, isn't Xu Shuiping Zhong Guochang's apprentice? If Zhong Guochang becomes successful, won't Xu Shuiping also rise to prominence along with him?"
Aunt Liu slapped her thigh and said, "Yes, Xu Shuiping is much younger than Zhong Guochang and still a grown man. Zhong Guochang has no children, so won't all his children in the future be Xu Shuiping's children?"
Xu Jiaojiao brushed her hair. "Then what are you waiting for? Before the news gets out, hurry to Xu Shuiping's house and schedule the wedding. We don't even need to have a wedding banquet yet, just set a date for the marriage certificate."
Aunt Liu frowned. "Why rush? We haven't found a matchmaker yet, and we haven't discussed the betrothal gifts or anything like that. Our custom here is to get engaged first, and then wait at least six months before choosing an auspicious wedding date. It's not a good idea to rush into this."
Xu Jiaojiao said, "Mom, now is not the time to worry about these things. Once Zhong Guochang's affair gets out, Xu Shuiping's status will immediately rise. Will he still be willing to find a match in the village then? Even if he is willing, there are so many unmarried girls in the village. Xu Shuiping's mother doesn't like me. She might arrange for Xu Shuiping to marry someone else, and then we will get nothing."
Aunt Liu was persuaded by Xu Jiaojiao and said through gritted teeth, "Okay, let's do it. I'll go right away."
Xu Jiaojiao said that there was nothing wrong with that.
The only other person in the village who knew about this, the team leader, also had his eyes on Xu Shuiping because he also had a daughter who was about to get married.
Unfortunately, the team leader was not as thick-skinned as Xu Jiaojiao. He thought about it for a while at home, discussed it with his wife, and then talked to the girl. When they finished discussing it and went to Xu Shuiping's house, Xu Shuiping's family had already agreed on the date for getting the marriage certificate with Xu Jiaojiao.
Xu Shuiping originally didn't want to marry Xu Jiaojiao, but Aunt Liu brought up the story of how he rescued Xu Jiaojiao and brought her ashore wet, and kissed and touched her, so Xu Shuiping had no choice but to agree.
When Xu's mother saw that Aunt Liu did not mention the gift and banquet, and directly set the date for getting the marriage certificate, her opinion of Aunt Liu changed, and she was no longer so opposed to this village marriage.
On the wedding night, she came over to the captain's house and revealed her intention to get married. Xu's mother regretted it at that time. She shouldn't have agreed to Aunt Liu so readily. She should have waited a little longer. The captain's daughter was more than a thousand times better than Xu Jiaojiao.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world, and she didn't dare to break the contract. Aunt Liu was not someone to be trifled with.
So the next day, Xu Jiaojiao and Xu Shuiping got their marriage certificate.
On the third day, soldiers drove a jeep to the village and took Zhong Guochang away.
Only then did Xu's mother wonder why Xu Jiaojiao had never looked down on her son before, but now she was suddenly eager to marry her son.
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