Chapter 302 Mass Wedding (End of Main Text)
Bai Jing's thoughts have long since changed. She used to think that Jiang Ruzhen was too old and was still a village woman.
He was afraid she wasn't good enough for his son.
Now that she has met her personally, she has found that Jiang Ruzhen is both beautiful and capable.
He also saved his youngest son several times.
Although she knew that Jiang Ruzhen was probably too old to have children for her youngest son, she thought it was nothing compared to her son's life.
After all, she has three children and a large number of grandchildren. Since her youngest son doesn't care about these things, why is she still getting involved?
More importantly, she recognized Jiang Ruzhen's business acumen and wanted to hand over the clothing company.
She's sixty years old now, and her husband's company was handed over to his eldest son a long time ago. Her retirement life couldn't be more comfortable.
She's an old lady, yet she has to work hard every day, exhausting herself for the company's tens of thousands of employees.
Originally, he wanted to train his youngest son after he was discharged from the army, but the boy's mind was not on business at all. He would rather go back to the army every day despite the danger of gunfire.
She had hit him, she had scolded him, and she had even pretended to be sick to play the victim.
But didn't the youngest son quietly return to the army?
She's come to terms with it now; her youngest son's life is entirely in Jiang Ruzhen's hands. His boss, Zhou Zheng, once called her, subtly revealing Jiang Ruzhen's identity.
Surprised, Bai Jing was completely relieved; it seemed that her youngest son's wife was chosen by heaven for him.
The two are such a perfect match.
She kept praising Jiang Ruzhen at the dinner table, almost to the point of worshipping her.
Jiang's parents were naturally very happy that their future in-laws liked their daughter so much.
He also praised Lu Mingzheng highly in front of everyone.
Lu Mingzheng and Jiang Ruzhen smiled at each other, their hands clasped tightly under the table.
"My dear in-laws, your daughter is so outstanding. I'm afraid she might suddenly realize her mistake and look down on my good-for-nothing son. I'd better set a wedding date as soon as possible so I can feel at ease," Bai Jing said sincerely.
Tian Rong smiled broadly, his eyes practically disappearing as he heard Bai Jing's praise.
"My dear in-laws, please don't say that. Young Lu is already a major general at such a young age; his future is limitless."
I was worried he wouldn't like my Xiaozhen, and I'm also keen for them to get married as soon as possible. How about we set the date for half a month from now?
"That's great!" Bai Jing was overjoyed and clinked glasses with Tian Rong.
"Then it's settled." Tian Rong was also happy and clinked glasses with Bai Jing.
The others immediately raised their glasses and began to congratulate the newlyweds one by one.
"Congratulations! You're finally getting married." The eldest brother of the Lu family, along with his two younger sisters, clinked glasses with Lu Mingzheng and Jiang Ruzhen. They had watched the two of them go from being an impossible couple to finally getting married.
I am genuinely happy for the two of them.
Jiang's two older brothers also raised their glasses to congratulate Jiang Ruzhen.
Even Jiang Ruzhen's children joined in, saying they wanted to drink with Lu Mingzheng until they were drunk.
Seeing that the people in the private room were getting more and more excited, Jiang Ruzhen quickly squeezed Lu Mingzheng's hand, signaling him to speak up.
Otherwise, these people would have loved to send the two of them to their bridal chamber on the spot.
"Cough cough..." Lu Mingzheng stood up and pressed his hands down.
"Um, distinguished guests, could you please allow us, the person in charge, to say a few words?"
Confused, everyone turned their attention to Lu Mingzheng.
"Actually, Jiang Ruzhen and I have already applied to the military. We plan to hold our wedding at the military base. We are participating in a group wedding, and tomorrow is the actual day."
"What? What about the banquet my family prepared, the wedding room, and all the invitations that have been sent out?" Bai Jing glared at Lu Mingzheng with an unfriendly look.
Tian Rong also glanced at Jiang Ruzhen with displeasure, "You brat, you didn't even tell your mother. I invited a lot of colleagues from the family building to the banquet yesterday, and you just say you're not going to do it?"
Jiang Ruzhen never expected her mother to act so quickly, nor did she realize that her parents had been preparing for her wedding for so long.
Actually, if it weren't for the fact that it was a wedding for Lu Mingzheng and Jiang Ruzhen, their two families would have already started preparing the banquet.
Whether the two newlyweds are there or not, they don't care anymore.
“Well, Mom. Lu Mingzheng and I have been through so much, we don’t care about those formalities anymore. We haven’t had a break in a long time, so we thought we’d take advantage of the two-week wedding leave the army gave Lu Mingzheng so we could spend more time together.”
When the families on both sides heard this, it seemed to make sense.
They both knew exactly how busy they were, each with their own careers, and often couldn't see each other for months or even half a year.
Their earlier dissatisfaction vanished without a trace.
"Sigh, you two have had it tough. Since you've made up your minds, we won't force you," Bai Jing sighed and conceded.
Tian Rong knew all too well the hardships her daughter had endured; was being a military wife really that easy?
If your daughter doesn't have any achievements or career, she can just go with the army like other people do.
But his daughter's business is spread all over the country, and I heard that she's going to the south in a few days to acquire factories and expand her business.
Even with the help of her two grandsons and her future eldest daughter-in-law, the youngest daughter still has many things to do herself.
These two people are often in different parts of the country, so it's really not easy for them to get together.
If Xiao Lu hadn't been seriously injured this time, the couple wouldn't have been able to be together for so long.
"Alright, you young people have your own ideas, and we parents won't interfere. But can we attend your wedding tomorrow?"
"Of course. You'll all be attending the ceremony, and I'll personally drive to pick you up first thing tomorrow morning," Lu Mingzheng assured him, patting his chest.
The two families then suppressed their disappointment and picked up their glasses again to drink heartily.
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The mass weddings in the military are both simple and grand.
Knowing that General Lu's family was large, the higher-ups specially dispatched three military vehicles to pick him up.
Upon arriving at the military compound, both families received a warm welcome.
They thought it was just a simple ceremony, but they never expected it to be such a terrible idea from someone.
Have all twenty brides wear identical dresses and stand together with identical red veils over their heads.
Then, the twenty grooms took turns choosing their brides.
In such a scenario, if the wrong bride is chosen, the bride might have to kneel on a washboard that night.
The soldiers and leaders who came to the wedding all looked on with schadenfreude at the twenty bewildered grooms and laughed heartily.
Unexpectedly, Lu Mingzheng was the first to step forward. After walking around the group of brides, he stood firmly next to one of them.
Unconvinced, everyone lifted the red veil and saw that the bride was indeed Jiang Ruzhen.
Everyone was stunned.
Chief Lu is amazing!
Aren't they often separated? How come they still have such great chemistry?
After Lu Mingzheng's incident, the other grooms also stepped forward.
Some of them took out old tokens of their love to test the waters, some simply went up to them and whispered questions, and some even cheated by shouting the bride's name.
In short, all sorts of tricks were used, and everyone happily indulged them.
Looking at the lively group of people in front of her, Jiang Ruzhen smiled and turned to look at Lu Mingzheng.
How did you recognize me so quickly?
Lu Mingzheng initially smiled at Jiang Ruzhen without saying a word, but was later forced by her to reveal the truth.
"It only recognizes you."
Lu Mingzheng glanced at a certain part of himself with his eyes, and Jiang Ruzhen immediately understood.
She secretly pinched Lu Mingzheng, but the smile in her eyes was almost overflowing.
Lu Mingzheng quietly reached out and put his arm around his wife's waist, his heart filled with countless emotions.
Unexpectedly, after overcoming countless difficulties, he finally managed to marry his wife.
After the bride recognition ceremony concluded, Zhou Zheng, as their leader, presented each couple with their marriage certificate.
He shouted, "Let the feast begin!"
The scarcity of supplies is the norm now. In normal times, being able to eat white rice in the army is already a "luxury", let alone a wedding banquet.
But his comrades had their own ideas and gathered some "hard stuff" for the new recruits.
Some companies bought several packets of butter candy and a carton of "high-end" cigarettes. Others went to great lengths to buy peanuts and some fruit.
When Zhou Zheng announced the end of the wedding ceremony, the entire canteen erupted in cheers. Comrades-in-arms clapped and congratulated each other, and laughter filled the air.
Although the wedding was simple, without luxurious decorations and ribbons, let alone flowers, cakes, or a photographer.
However, with Commander Zhou Zheng serving as the officiant, coupled with the sincere applause and blessings from his comrades, the wedding ceremony was exceptionally lively.
Afterwards, the comrades asked the newlyweds to tell their love stories. The newlyweds said a few words shyly, but were then asked to perform a talent show.
The newlyweds all performed shyly, and even Jiang Ruzhen and Lu Mingzheng sang a revolutionary song together. The two of them, full of affection, sang a love song, which unexpectedly ignited the atmosphere of the whole audience.
All the comrades sang together, bringing the wedding to a climax.
The Jiang and Lu families were moved by the atmosphere in the army and sang along with tears in their eyes.
The lingering regrets were completely dispelled at this moment. This group wedding was so meaningful that it will be unforgettable for a lifetime.
After the banquet, the soldiers cheered and encouraged the newlyweds to go to their bridal chamber.
Amidst the jeering and shoving, a bugle call for an emergency assembly suddenly sounded.
"What happened? What happened?"
The soldiers in the mess hall scattered and rushed outside.
Lu Mingzheng and Jiang Ruzhen quickly followed them out.
"Lu Mingzheng, Jiang Ruzhen, there's a new mission from above!"
"arrive!"
The two pulled off the big red flowers on their clothes, smiled at each other, and ran hand in hand toward the helicopter in the distance.
The helicopter roared into the sky, circling overhead, heading towards a new battlefield...
(End of main text.)
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