Marrying in the Eighties 3
After Tao Yuan and Zhao Haoyu completed the divorce procedures, she didn't even spare him a glance, simply turned and left, heading home. Zhao Haoyu had wanted to apologize, but Tao Yuan's words at the wedding banquet had embarrassed their entire family, and he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Tao Yuan didn't care what he thought at all, and he didn't need or want to hear his apology. He wanted to see how long Ke Yi could hide the fact that she already had a child, and he also wanted to know what kind of expressions and feelings the Zhao family would have after they knew the truth.
The events of their wedding banquet were widely discussed in the Los Angeles business community. Initially, the guests were somewhat moved by Ke Yi's tearful confession, feeling that they would have regretted their relationship if they hadn't ended. But after Tao Yuan's words, they all felt the Zhao family was dishonest, having betrayed the Xiao family's son. Your love is your own business, and the Xiao family is a prominent family. For someone innocent to be inexplicably labeled as having been married before was simply too innocent.
When those people later discussed this matter with others, they all said that the young man from the Xiao family had both good looks and aura. Furthermore, he wasn't panicked or hesitant at all when something like that happened. He was decisive and resolute, possessing both power and presence. It was a pity he was just a young man, otherwise he would have been able to support the Xiao family. Old Man Xiao was also a very capable man. The Xiao family's wealth was definitely greater than it appeared, and with only one grandson, Xiao Ling, the Zhao family was unlucky not to have chosen Xiao Ling.
The Zhao family knew that people outside were saying things that were very unpleasant, but things had already come to this. Even if they felt uncomfortable, there was nothing they could do. They could only try not to go out for a while and wait until things were over. Originally, the Zhao family was very moved by Ke Yi's words, but now, after what happened, their feelings of being moved plummeted.
Ke Yi didn't care about anything else, she just wanted to marry Zhao Haoyu as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble. She was also worried that the man would come looking for her, and then she wouldn't be able to marry Zhao Haoyu. So Ke Yi kept following Zhao Haoyu around, pretending to be pitiful, saying that he had experienced life and death, and now she just wanted to marry him quickly to fulfill her wish, even if there was no wedding.
Zhao Haoyu's heart warmed, so he took him to register for marriage, and then went home to discuss the wedding with his grandfather and parents. Although Ke Yi said that he didn't want a wedding, he didn't want to let Ke Yi down, so he decided to hold the wedding.
Zhao Haoyu's grandfather and parents suggested that the wedding should be put on hold. After all, they had already been criticized so harshly, and if they held another wedding now, who knew what others would say. But Zhao Haoyu felt that what others said was their business. They lived for themselves, and besides, getting married was not a bad thing, so why bother with what others said?
Because of Zhao Haoyu's insistence, the two families decided to go ahead with the wedding. The guests, who had received the invitations again, couldn't help but joke and remark, "If they had known the wedding would be so soon, they wouldn't have had to return the gifts. Isn't it redundant to keep giving, returning, and giving again?" Others suggested that the wedding banquet shouldn't have been canceled; simply going ahead with someone else would have saved them so much trouble. Still others remarked that this was probably the fastest second marriage in history, at least the first and second weddings they had ever attended so quickly.
In short, no matter how others teased and canceled it, Zhao Haoyu and Ke Yi's wedding was still held as scheduled. Officially becoming a member of the Zhao family, Ke Yi finally fulfilled her previous life's wish of marrying Zhao Haoyu. Now she was just waiting to live like her former self. However, he couldn't be completely at ease yet, as he still had a son who hadn't been dealt with yet. This matter had to be left to his parents to secretly help him deal with.
The father of his child, Jiang Ming, was completely distraught when he discovered that Ke Yi had disappeared after leaving a letter. He didn't know what to do, because Ke Yi's letter told him not to look for him and that he would be back soon. Since their relationship was at its peak, Jiang Ming didn't know why Ke Yi had left so suddenly, nor did he know how long he meant by "after a while", nor did he know whether he should secretly look for him.
Tao Yuan wasn't in the mood to care about the Zhao and Ke families. The Xiao family's most important business was the winery, so he was thinking about how to expand it. That day at the wedding, he had caught a glimpse of the love of his life out of the corner of his eye, and he was still thinking about how he could see her in person.
Tao Yuan put the wine he had just brewed on a tray, ready to take it to his grandfather to taste. As soon as he walked into the hall, he looked up and saw that the person he had just been thinking about how to meet was now sitting in his living room, which made him stunned.
Tao Yuan turned around and found that besides Cheng Sheng, there was also an old man sitting there who was about the same age as his grandfather.
Tao Yuan walked over, put down the tray, and said, "I didn't know we had guests, and I didn't come out to greet them earlier. I'm sorry."
"This is Mr. Cheng." Mr. Xiao introduced him to Tao Yuan.
"Hello, Grandpa Cheng."
Old Master Cheng smiled and nodded, looking at Tao Yuan calmly.
"Who is this?" Tao Yuan looked at Cheng Sheng and asked.
"This is Mr. Cheng's grandson, Cheng Sheng."
"Hello, Brother Cheng."
"Hello." Cheng Sheng also looked at Tao Yuan and smiled slightly.
"Grandpa, this is the wine I just brewed. Please help me taste it." Tao Yuan opened the cork and poured some wine from the ceramic bottle into the small wine glass. The aroma of the wine slowly spread. Even Grandpa Cheng and Cheng Sheng were attracted by the aroma of the wine. They thought that the Xiao family was worthy of having the world's best wine inscribed by the emperor. The aroma of the wine was so tempting when they took out any bottle of wine.
Old Master Xiao was also stunned when he smelled the aroma of the wine. The original owner used to make wine frequently and knew all the recipes of the Xiao family's wine making. However, when Old Master Xiao smelled the bottle of wine that Tao Yuan brought out, he knew that it was not any kind of wine that the Xiao family had brewed before.
Old Master Xiao put the wine glass to his nose and smelled it again, then took a small sip and tasted it carefully. He felt that the wine was delicate and smooth, and full of fragrance. He took another sip and felt that it was not too spicy and strong, the alcohol content was not very high, and it had a sweet aftertaste. This wine is suitable for both young and old.
"Please help me taste it too." Tao Yuan poured two more cups and placed them in front of Mr. Cheng and Cheng Sheng.
The two of them raised their glasses and tasted the wine carefully and seriously. They couldn't help but praise it in their hearts. However, the Xiao family winery was famous, and they didn't dare to comment easily in front of Mr. Xiao, a master of winemaking and drinking.
"I've tasted every kind of wine from the Xiao Family Winery, but the taste of this one is very unfamiliar. It seems that they have a new wine?" Cheng Sheng said as he savored the lingering aroma and taste of the wine. This wine was very much to his liking.
Tao Yuan smiled but did not answer, because in order to preserve the reputation of the Xiao family winery, any new wine had to be approved by Grandpa Xiao before it could be sold. Although he was 100% confident in the wine he brewed, he could not talk about the new wine before getting Grandpa Xiao's nod.
"Xiao Ling, take Young Master Cheng for a walk in the garden. I want to have a chat with Old Master Cheng." Old Master Xiao put down his wine glass and said.
"Okay." Tao Yuan answered, then looked at Cheng Sheng and said, "Brother Cheng, please follow me."
Tao Yuan walked in front and Cheng Sheng followed behind, but Tao Yuan did not take him to the garden, but took him to the wine tasting pavilion.
After Tao Yuan asked Cheng Sheng to sit down, he turned and walked towards the wine storage room, opened the innermost door with a key, and then pushed it open and walked in. After a while, he came out with a dozen small wine glasses and a bottle of wine.
After Tao Yuan sat down opposite Cheng Sheng, he took a glass of wine from the tray, placed it in front of him and said, "Tell me what this wine is called."
Cheng Sheng picked up the wine glass, sniffed it, took a sip, and said, "February Pearl."
"What about this cup?" Tao Yuan took another cup and placed it in front of him.
Cheng Sheng just took a sniff and said, "Longquan, the best wine in the world, personally inscribed by the emperor."
Tao Yuanyuan put another cup over.
Cheng Sheng took a sip and said, "Fang Fei."
After drinking more than a dozen glasses of wine, Cheng Sheng correctly named each one. Tao Yuan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad. It seems that what you just said about you having tasted every type of wine in our Xiao Family Winery is not just a compliment, but the truth."
"So, do I qualify?" Cheng Sheng looked at Tao Yuan, with a different emotion faintly visible in his eyes. Tao Yuan saw it but pretended not to notice.
"Qualified what?" He had a puzzled expression on his face, pretending not to understand the meaning of his words. He knew that what he was actually talking about was a qualified suitor.
"Qualified..., customer." Cheng Sheng was worried that Tao Yuan would think he was frivolous if he was too straightforward, so he suddenly changed the subject.
"Of course." Tao Yuan placed the bottle of wine on the tray in front of him and said, "This is a reward for you. I brewed this completely by myself. I even lit the fire myself. I got two bottles, and this one is for you. But don't let my grandfather know, because this is not the new wine that will be sold yet."
"So is this a secret between us?" Cheng Sheng asked Tao Yuan.
Tao Yuan pretended to think for a while, then nodded and said, "Forget it."
Cheng Sheng couldn't help laughing. He thought Tao Yuan was so cute. When he thought that Zhao Haoyu actually chose to give up the person in front of him, he felt extremely relieved, but at the same time, he couldn't help but want to laugh at Zhao Haoyu's vision and taste. He knew that Zhao Haoyu would regret it sooner or later, but by that time, it would be useless for him to regret it.
"Let's go." Tao Yuan stood up and said.
"Where are you going?" Cheng Sheng asked.
"My grandfather asked me to take you to visit the garden. Don't you want to go and take a look? Our garden is a place that many people deliberately find excuses to visit and want to take a look at." Tao Yuan glanced at him, then turned and walked towards the door. The two of them went downstairs together, one in front and one behind.
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