Chen Jidong and Xia Hongmei learned that Wang Ruoqiu's parents had arrived at the entrance of the village. They thought that Wang Ruoqiu had deliberately created a surprise for them, so they hurried to greet them in person.

Wang Ruoqiu had no idea what was going on.

She hasn't contacted her parents for more than two years. Wang Ruoqiu is a sophisticated egoist. Not only do her parents not provide support for her future affluent life, they also keep asking her for things for her two younger brothers like vampire locusts.

So she simply staged a missing scene and cut off contact with her family.

But they said what was going on with her parents coming to Jingyang Village?

A strong sense of uneasiness suddenly arose in her heart...

At this time at the entrance of the village, Chen Jidong had already seen the Wang couple.

They were different from what he had imagined: his father-in-law was wearing a blue winter uniform, with dark, skinny skin, while his mother-in-law was wearing a green shorts and a grey scarf on her head, looking bloated, with a fat face and double chins.

The image and temperament of the two people can never be connected with senior cadres and senior teachers in the city.

Xia Hongmei was also a little confused. How come her relatives in the city didn't dress as fashionably as she did?

The original enthusiasm of the mother and son was a little stiff, and they hesitated and did not dare to move forward until Qiao Zhixia's enthusiastic voice broke the awkwardness.

"Uncle and aunt, this is your son-in-law, and the one next to him is your mother-in-law. You will be a family from now on."

After hearing this, the Wang couple looked at Chen Jidong and Xia Hongmei with defensive scrutiny.

"Are you the in-laws that Ruoqiu secretly found? Where is that girl? How dare she secretly marry without telling us, does she have any shame?"

"You guys, have you ever asked us about marriage? If we hadn't come to you, would you have just kidnapped my daughter without spending a penny?"

The couple's questioning made the mother and son look embarrassed, and the people watching the fun also started pointing and talking.

Chen Jidong frowned, but put on a respectful look and said to the couple, "Mom and Dad, is there any misunderstanding? We were in correspondence before, and I also..."

"Mom and Dad, how did you get here?" Wang Ruoqiu hurried over and interrupted Chen Jidong's explanation.

They both looked at their daughter. She was wearing a glittering satin wedding dress with gold embossing. It was obvious at a glance that it was not cheap.

Compared to the cheap woolen dress that Qiao Zhixia had worn before, it was less than twice as expensive.

The fat woman immediately frowned: "You are such a bad boy! You left your parents to suffer while you secretly married a rich man in the countryside. Do you still have any conscience?"

The thin man followed suit and said, "We don't agree with your marriage! Unless we give each of your two younger brothers 500 yuan to marry a wife."

"Dad, Mom..." Wang Ruqiu knew that the more they talked, the more they would reveal. She wanted to cover their mouths, but she was too late.

Xia Hongmei immediately sensed something was wrong when she heard what they said, and without thinking too much she asked directly:

"Are you kidding me, dear relatives? You are all cadres in the city, how can you complain about hardship? You are not people who cannot afford a few hundred yuan for your son's marriage! Why do you have to make things difficult for us small businessmen?"

Xia Hongmei loves face, but she loves money more!

She wanted to ask the Wang family for money to help them do business in the provincial capital, so how could she agree to subsidize them?

The Wang couple looked gloomy, and the man's brows were so furrowed that they could pinch flies to death: "Don't think you can cheat my daughter away without spending a penny by saying a few nice words and flattering her. No way!"

"Mom and Dad, let's talk about it when we get back..." Wang Ruoqiu saw more and more people gathered around and hurriedly tried to pull them away.

But the fat woman pushed her away and raised her head to support her man:

"Is it easy for my wife and I to raise our daughter with all the hardship? Her father works in a steel mill, and the molten iron is over a thousand degrees! The temperature in the workshop in June is only over ten degrees, and people will melt in the heat. I cook in the school cafeteria, and it's full of smoke and fire every day. Every penny we earn is earned through sweat."

The couple kept complaining, not noticing that the people around them looked unhappy.

Wang Ruoqiu was eager to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, and did not dare to face Chen Jidong and Xia Hongmei's questioning eyes.

"Didn't they say Wang Zhiqing was the daughter of an educated family in the provincial capital? That's a lie, isn't it?"

"Hahahaha... I'm dying of laughter. He's a section chief? He's just a kitchen helper in the factory. How much more noble is he than us peasants?"

"The Chen family is like this, so who are they looking down on? If I were them, I would bury my face in my crotch and never raise my head again..."

It is no exaggeration to say that the discussions of the people around them were like knives stabbing Xia Hongmei and Chen Jidong in the face.

Chen Jidong's hands were shaking as he held Wang Ruoqiu's. "What's going on? Didn't you say that your parents were... you lied to me?"

He never thought that the woman he loved would deceive him.

However, the deeper the trust, the greater the disappointment.

Wang Ruoqiu's eyes were evasive, and there was a commotion in his heart, but his expression was particularly aggrieved.

Her eyes swept across the crowd and finally stopped on 깊 Qiao Zhixia's face.

"It's you. You asked them to come, right? Why did you want to hurt me?"

Qiao Zhixia, who was only eating melon seeds, was not panicked when she was suddenly called out. She smiled and said, "What do you mean I harmed you? Did I force you to lie? Isn't it because you are vain? You and Chen Jidong are your true love. Don't say that your family is just the most ordinary middle class. Even if they are beggars, he would not despise you! What you are doing is completely unnecessary!"

She just wanted to disgust their family on purpose. It was true that Chen Jidong liked Wang Ruoqiu, but it was also true that he was attracted by Wang Ruoqiu's wealthy family background.

Now she was going to tear off their fig leaves and continue stuffing them into their mouths.

Wang Ruoqiu was so shocked that he was speechless. Xia Hongmei was annoyed and angry. She grabbed Wang Ruoqiu and asked, "Didn't they say your parents are high-ranking officials? How dare you lie to us?"

Wang Ruoqiu lowered her head in despair: "Mom, I am...very sad."

The Wangs noticed something was wrong. What senior officials?

Facing so many people pointing fingers, Chen Jidong felt ashamed and could only use Qiao Zhixia's words to save face.

His smile was uglier than crying at this moment. He took several deep breaths to calm down and said to the Wang couple:

"Dad, Mom, since you've come all the way here, why don't you come with us for a drink at the wedding? No matter what, since you're Qiuqiu's parents, I, as your son-in-law, will definitely treat you well."

"Stop talking to us. If you don't have a betrothal gift, we'll take her back right away!" The couple was unyielding and didn't give anyone face.

Chen Jidong frowned again and looked at Wang Ruqiu, this time she was even more panicked.

What should I do if I can't keep the matter of the three thousand yuan secret?

"Dad, Mom, didn't I give you a sum of three..."

"Ah! My stomach hurts so much, Qiao Zhixia, why did you push me?"

Before Chen Jidong could finish his words, Wang Ruoqiu somehow fell forward and sat on the ground with his body tilted.