Lin Qiuru was very satisfied with her son's answer. She smiled and looked at Cheng Xiaokui, saying, "Xiaokui, when are you going to remarry?! When you and Muyang got married, our family was so poor. We couldn't even afford to give you a decent wedding in the village."
"This time you're remarrying, let's treat it as your wedding! Mom will give you a grand and magnificent wedding!"
Her face was beaming with a loving mother's smile; she was extremely pleased with her daughter-in-law!
Cheng Xiao Kui opened her mouth, unsure how to answer Lin Qiu Ru. If she denied Lin Qiu Ru now, Lin Qiu Ru would probably be heartbroken...
Even though Cheng Xiao Kui didn't deny it, but just hesitated and didn't speak, Lin Qiu Ru's expression had already changed.
She pressed, "Xiao Kui, don't you want to remarry? You and Mu Yang divorced because of your case. Now that the case has been solved, you two should have remarried long ago."
Mu Yang is fully recovered. Let's not delay this. If you're worried about the danger of Mu Yang's job, we can talk to our superiors and find him a different position.
Si Muyang immediately said, "Mom, changing jobs isn't something you can just do whenever you want. Besides, I've been in this position for so many years because my superiors have trusted me."
We, the youth of this new era, should have the spirit to dedicate ourselves to the new society.
Lin Qiuru glared at her son with dissatisfaction and nagged, "What sacrifice? All you know is sacrifice. Get married first, have a son, then you can start making sacrifices. Who cares about you then?!"
I don't care what you two think, I've made the decision. You two will go get your marriage certificate tomorrow.
I'll arrange the banquet in the next couple of days. I saw that the hotel where Qiu Kui held her wedding was very nice; we'll hold the banquet there too and invite all the neighbors. That would be so impressive!
Cheng Qiu Kui nodded repeatedly and said, "My dear in-law, you have excellent taste. Let me tell you, the restaurant where Ziqiang and I held our banquet is a well-known and prestigious establishment in the capital city!"
I'm not bragging, but most people can't afford to hold their banquet at that restaurant. If you hold your wedding there, everyone in the whole alley will give you a thumbs up!
Lin Qiuru said, "That's right. The food in restaurants is expensive, but the scale of the event is different from setting up a tent and hiring a chef to hold a banquet!"
When my family gets married, we have to do it in a grand and spectacular way, so everyone knows that Xiao Kui is our daughter-in-law.
She always felt she owed Cheng Xiao Kui a wedding.
Back in the countryside, they simply didn't have the money for a wedding, and Cheng Xiao Kui and Si Mu Yang's affair wasn't exactly respectable, so they didn't do anything special, just got their marriage certificate and that was it.
This time, through remarriage, she wants to make up for all the debts she owes to Cheng Xiao Kui.
It seemed she and Cheng Qiu Kui had something in common, as she chatted on and on about preparing the betrothal gifts.
She inquired about how much dowry Cheng Qiuqiu's in-laws had given her and how much it had cost.
Cheng Qiuqiu told Lin Qiuru about the money spent on the things her in-laws bought for her.
Lin Qiuru silently calculated that the betrothal gifts she prepared for Cheng Xiaokui must be even more extravagant than those for Cheng Qiukui!
Cheng Xiao Kui didn't say a word the whole time; her brow was furrowed, shrouded in a lingering gloom.
Lin Qiuru and Cheng Qiuqiu became more and more excited as they talked. Afraid that she would forget everything, she asked Cheng Qiuqiu to go back to her room and find her a pen so she could write everything down.
Cheng Xiao Kui had no choice but to go back to her room to get paper and pen for Lin Qiu Ru.
Si Muyang followed Cheng Xiaokui back to the room. He stood behind Cheng Xiaokui and asked quietly, "Why didn't you say anything the whole time? My mother asked you when you were going to remarry, and you didn't answer because you didn't want to remarry me."
Cheng Xiao Kui, you haven't really fallen for Song Jingchuan, have you?! Don't forget what you once told me!
His tone was cold and distant, making Cheng Xiao Kui feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Cheng Xiao Kui turned around and said, "Song Jingchuan and I are just good friends. There's nothing more to it!"
Si Muyang took a few steps forward, and the distance between him and Cheng Xiaokui was only half a step. He looked down at Cheng Xiaokui, and a strong sense of oppression came from above.
He lowered his voice and asked, "There's nothing else going on, you don't want to remarry me?! If you do want to remarry me, then tell me a specific time. We'll get our marriage certificate tomorrow, and have the wedding banquet three days later!"
Cheng Xiao Kui hurriedly said, "No! We'll remarry tomorrow..."
Si Muyang questioned, "Why can't we remarry tomorrow?"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Um... we haven't submitted a report yet! Without a report and approval from higher authorities, how can we go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to remarry?"
She finally came up with a reasonable explanation.
In this era, for someone of Si Muyang's status, let alone getting married, even dating required reporting and approval from superiors. Only after approval could they date and get married.
Si Muyang sneered and said, "Just for this reason? That's easy. I'll go back to the military headquarters today and submit a report to Chief Zhao! If all goes well, it'll be approved on the spot!"
Cheng Xiaokui's lips trembled slightly as she said, "Um... you just got home, and now you're going back to the military headquarters to bother the commander? Isn't that inappropriate?"
Si Muyang said, "Are you afraid I'll trouble the chief, or do you simply not want to remarry me?"
Cheng Xiao Kui said, "No, it's not that I don't want to remarry you."
Si Muyang turned and left.
Cheng Xiao Kui hurriedly called out, "Wait a minute, shouldn't your wounds need changing? I'll change your dressing first, then you can go."
Si Muyang stopped in his tracks, turned around, and unbuttoned his shirt one button at a time with his slender fingers.
He casually threw his military uniform and shirt, which he had taken off, onto the bed.
His upper body was wrapped in gauze. Although most of the wounds had healed, some still needed to be changed.
Cheng Xiaokui reached out and unwrapped the gauze from Si Muyang's body, her gaze fixed on the wounds on his body.
Every wound is real...
There was also a red birthmark on Si Muyang's lower back.
When she saw the birthmark, her gaze turned inward, returning to her own pupils.
Everything else could be fake, but a birthmark can't be...
The exact same birthmark... could the person in front of her be Si Muyang?!
She carefully applied the ointment to Si Muyang's wound and rewrapped the gauze.
Si Muyang put on his clothes and said, "Can I go now?"
Cheng Xiao Kui nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead..."
Si Muyang glanced at Cheng Xiaokui, his eyes filled with emotions that outsiders couldn't understand.
He strode out of the room, greeted Lin Qiuru, and then asked Cheng Qi to drive him back to the military headquarters.
Cheng Xiaokui's mind was in turmoil. She had seen the lower back of the man who looked very much like Si Muyang, but that man didn't have a birthmark on his lower back...
So were all her guesses wrong?
She stood in front of the glass window, watching Si Muyang and Cheng Qi's jeep drive away before running out of the room.
She made up an excuse about going to the cooperative to buy things, and left with her shopping basket...
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