At the banquet, Xu Zhiyi and Qin Zheng watched everything go so smoothly and hurriedly expressed their gratitude: "Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao have worked so hard today. Qin Zheng and I will definitely come to thank you in the future. Aunt Sun, you've worked hard today too, taking care of my father and watching over the banquet for me."
"Young lady, what are you talking about? With my old body and bones, I am still able to do things for you. It is my blessing. I am so happy that I can't even think of it as hard work."
The principal's wife held Xu Zhiyi's hands and said, "My dear, you are Xinru's daughter, you are my daughter. I am holding a wedding for my own daughter, and I don't need to thank you at all. You are being really awkward when you say that."
"Aunt Zhao, I said something wrong. Aunt Zhao, give me a beating to calm down."
"You, it's almost time, you and Qin Zheng should go and welcome the guests."
"Okay, then I'll trouble Aunt Zhao." After saying that, Xu Zhiyi and Qin Zheng went to the door to welcome the guests.
Qin Zheng asked quietly, "You and the principal's wife have a bad relationship?"
Xu Zhiyi asked in confusion: "Why do you ask?"
"Because you're speaking to the principal's wife with a barrier. You're being too polite."
"Qin Zheng, you're really smart. But it's not a barrier, it's just that I can't get over it in my heart."
Qin Zheng looked at Xu Zhiyi's dark face and felt a little distressed. "I will protect you from now on. You don't have to be sad."
"I know you'll protect me. Aren't you curious why?"
"Be good, if you want to say it, say it. If you don't want to say it, don't say it. I won't force you."
Xu Zhiyi looked at Qin Zheng, thought for a while, and then said, "When my mother was alive, she didn't have a good life in the military camp because of her social status. The people in the military camp are all opportunists, not to mention the military families in the family compound.
My father and Uncle Zhao had fought side by side on the front lines, and my mother and Aunt Zhao had become close friends. They could talk about anything. But people's hearts are unpredictable. One day, they came directly to my house and blocked my door. If my father hadn't rushed back that day, my mother and I would have been in serious danger.
My mother was five months pregnant with my younger brother at the time. She worried day and night about this incident. Firstly, she was worried about the baby, and secondly, she was worried that she was ruining my father's future. For that month, my family was in a state of darkness.
Qin Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Was it the principal's wife who did this?"
"Yes. But she said it was a slip of the tongue that led her to reveal some private matters about the An family, including her mother's family background, which became a topic of discussion among her friends.
When Uncle Zhao found out, he took her to my house to apologize. Originally, my family wanted to cut ties with the Zhao family, but with Uncle Zhao around, we couldn't do that.
"Why? Did Uncle Zhao save Dad?"
Xu Zhiyi nodded. "Uncle Zhao once took a bullet for Dad on the battlefield, so Mom had to endure it for Dad's reputation. She said she didn't blame him or complain. Only then did the matter end because it had nothing to do with Aunt Zhao."
Qin Zheng gently hugged Xu Zhiyi and said, "My dear, you have me from now on. I will protect you."
"I believe you."
A moment later, the guests arrived, and the smiles on Xu Zhiyi and Qin Zheng's faces almost froze.
Zhang Yumei and Xie Heng watched Xu Zhiyi and Qin Zheng's wedding, curled their lips, and thought to themselves: "Aren't you superior to everyone else in every way? Your banquet is no different from mine!"
The more Zhang Yumei thought about it, the happier she became. She pulled Xie Heng and walked over.
"Zhiyi, congratulations. I wish you and Qin Zheng a happy marriage and a son soon."
"Thank you very much."
Zhang Yumei said aggrievedly, "Zhiyi, I really wronged you. Think about it, you are also a wealthy person, and you actually held a banquet in this place. It's really too simple and unfair to you. If your uncle and others were still here, they would definitely not have done it so hastily."
When Xu Zhiyi heard Zhang Yumei bring up the topic of her uncle and the others, she quickly retorted, "Haste it? I didn't think my wedding with Qin Zheng was hasty or simple.
Uncle Zhao introduced Qin Zheng to me, and we spent six months together before we finally confirmed our relationship. Qin Zheng even asked Aunt Zhao to propose on behalf of the elders. We were married in the presence of the elders, with the approval of the political commissar and the approval of our superiors. I'm wondering, how can you say I've been wronged, that it was hastily concluded?
"Zhiyi, that's not what I meant. I meant..."
Xu Zhiyi quickly responded, "You mean to say that I was wronged by having my wedding in the military academy cafeteria? Is the military academy cafeteria so unpalatable to you? Didn't you and Xie Heng also hold your wedding banquet here? If you think this place is shabby, why did you choose to hold it here in the first place?"
Xu Zhiyi looked at Zhang Yumei's expression and continued, "Is it because you have no money? Or is it because Xie Heng has no money?"
"But unfortunately, I'm different from you. I chose this place because it's where Qin Zheng spends every day. We are getting married with the blessings of all of Qin Zheng's relatives and friends. With their blessings, our future will be even happier."
Zhang Yumei watched the two echoing each other, feeling herself rendered speechless by the rhetoric of Xu Zhiyi and Qin Zheng. Some of the wedding attendees stopped in their tracks when Xu Zhiyi spoke, some even pointing fingers at herself and Xie Heng.
A rusty taste came up in Zhang Yumei's mouth. She put down the red envelope and pulled Xie Heng away.
After all, whatever Zhang Yumei says now is wrong, and she shouldn't say anything.
That she didn't mean that? That she felt bad for Xu Zhiyi? Or that she really had no money and chose this place?
Xu Zhiyi nodded at Qin Zheng and said with satisfaction, "Not bad, keep it up."
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