Wang Huaijing wasn't stupid. Seeing that his usually unenthusiastic classmates were now urging him to drink, he knew what they were thinking.
Anyone who tries to get themselves drunk and ruin their wedding night is a bad person.
"Thank you all for your kindness in attending Huaijing's wedding banquet today. Huaijing is deeply grateful. Huaijing would like to offer you all a toast first..."
Knowing that all of you classmates are refined people, I specially bought Yingfengzhai's signature wine today. It tastes very sweet and refreshing. There is only one jar left, so please drink it first.
I have some relatives to take care of, and I'll come back to drink with you all later. Please forgive me for not being there.
"Brother Peiwen, Brother Yaran, please help greet our classmates. I need to go check on the guests at my parents' house first."
Wang Huaijing managed to escape unscathed, but he was a little heartbroken about the jar of fine wine he had left behind.
If I don't spend a lot of money, these guys definitely won't let me go.
On such a joyous occasion, I don't want any unpleasantness to arise.
He went around to each table with his relatives, and worried that he might have drunk too much, so he invited two of his brothers-in-law to act as his bodyguards.
Men also need to protect themselves.
Wang Huaijing learned this during the days he stayed at the Zhao family's house.
Even without experiencing it firsthand, just telling the story is enough to shock Wang Huaijing.
The Zhao brothers were both "enthusiastic." In order to strengthen Wang Huaijing's "male virtue" education, whenever they had free time, they would take Wang Huaijing for a walk around the village, and when they arrived at a certain place, they would explain what had happened there.
For example, what happened on the small bridge in Zhao Family Village: a girl was chasing a man and actually drove the young man to jump into the river, which almost made Wang Huaijing's jaw drop.
From then on, wherever he went to attend a banquet or other event, he would be extremely careful in the presence of women.
Seeing that the toasts to her husband's family were finished, Wang Huaijing went to her own family's guests to go through the formalities.
First, they greeted everyone at each table, telling them to eat and drink well. The guests from the bride's side who came to accompany the bride were all people who had a good relationship with the Zhao family.
Naturally, no one forced Wang Huaijing to drink.
After greeting the others, Wang Huaijing plopped down at his father-in-law's table.
Beside him were his brothers-in-law, who quickly picked up their chopsticks and began to eat, their food being wolfed down.
The brothers-in-law, one after another, served food to Wang Huaijing.
Wang Huaijing fed himself as quickly as possible, then went to the backyard to check on his wife.
Upon hearing this, the Zhao family members also quickened their pace of eating.
After the meal, we planned to go together to the bridal chamber to see the bride and then help Zhao Qingyi organize her dowry.
Otherwise, with so many things to do by Qingyi alone, who knows how long it would take.
Although it's a bit unreasonable that men from outside the family shouldn't be allowed in the backyard, it's fine since the backyard is currently just the bride and a young maid, after all, she's their own daughter.
The Zhao family members all got up and went to the backyard, which startled the other diners. Some of them, who were curious, also stood up and wanted to go to the backyard to take a look, but Wang Huaijing politely declined.
The members of the Zhao family, regardless of age, were all trained, so they walked with extremely light steps.
Without special training, all one could tell was the sound of Wang Huaijing's footsteps.
Although there should be a hierarchy of age and status when walking, Wang Huaijing was the host today, and we were going to the inner courtyard, so naturally he was the one to lead the way.
Wang Huaijing had just stepped through the moon gate when he let out a scream in fright, and was immediately pulled back by Zhao Yonggeng.
Before anyone could figure out what had happened, a woman dressed in pink fell to the ground.
This person was none other than Xiao Huihui, the grandniece of Xiao Caohua, the maternal aunt who had caused a scene at Wang Guangzu's wedding banquet.
Xiao Caohua had been mistreated by the Wang family before, so she was naturally unwilling to let it go. After the couple was kicked out of the Wang family, Xiao Caohua cursed as they walked.
"You old geezer, why did you hit me?"
Do you want to die? Let me tell you, if you don't get revenge for me today, I'm not done with you.
You mean your deadbeat nephew, even if he were to marry a second wife, there's no need for him to marry a widow, is there?
A widow is a widow, but she also has a child to support her.
That's really something! Your nephew is gone, and that burden of a family has forgotten their roots.
They forgot who helped and took them in when they were destitute and alone.
If it weren't for your nephew, they wouldn't be where they are today.
I went to their banquet today, which was a favor to them, and look at them, they dare to embarrass me like this.
And what kind of thing did that little brat Wang Huaijing find?
What a shrew! So strong, she must be a demon in disguise.
That fall really hurt.
I was actually thinking of marrying my niece off to that little rascal Wang Huaijing.
Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a heartless bastard.
Old man, stop standing there without saying a word.
Think about it, what if I married my niece to Wang Huaijing?
If it works out, my nephew from my maternal family will surely remember how good his aunt is to me.
When the time comes, we can get our hands on the Wang family's good stuff whenever we want.
That little slut wouldn't dare to resist...
After Xiao Caohua and her husband had a good dream, they set about finding a way to marry their grandniece to Wang Huaijing.
When she returned to her parents' home and told her nephew, the whole family was immediately filled with excitement.
Xiao Huihui, in particular, always believed that she was the most beautiful woman in the village and was determined to marry into a wealthy family in town.
Who would have thought that my great-aunt would find such a good husband for me, a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations? Wouldn't I be a scholar's wife in the future?
The more Xiao Huihui thought about it, the more beautiful it seemed, and she really began to consider marrying Wang Huaijing.
The Xiao family was plotting how to cling to Wang Huaijing, and even though they brought Xiao Huihui to stake out the Wang family's door, they couldn't find a suitable opportunity.
Wang Huaijing was always accompanied by his servants when he went out, and he was never alone.
Xiao Caohua originally intended to personally propose marriage, but considering the relationship between the two families and the fact that Wang Huaijing was already engaged, she resorted to a dirty trick.
They found out the date of Wang Huaijing's formal wedding.
He then had his grandniece dress up in her finest clothes and follow behind the other members of the Wang family, pretending to be someone else's daughter, and they all sneaked into the Wang family's residence.
The process of escorting the bride to her room was crowded, and there weren't enough people to keep an eye on the guests, which gave Xiao Huihui an opportunity.
She followed the crowd into the new house and saw the stunning Zhao Qingyi. Xiao Huihui was so jealous that she almost pounced on Zhao Qingyi and scratched her face.
The guests were then invited to the front yard for the banquet, leaving the bride alone in the room. Xiao Huihui followed the other women out of the bridal chamber.
He simply followed behind the women and quietly hid behind a pear tree next to the archway between the first and second courtyards.
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