Mu Jinghuai originally intended to return to the army to submit a marriage application, but several senior officers wanted to bring Qin Yao back from the countryside as soon as possible, so they bypassed their superiors and approved the marriage application.
This is what Mu Jinghuai wants most. He doesn't want Qin Yao to go back to the rural area. He's been feeling lingering fear ever since he heard Shao Qifeng's words last time.
The marriage application was approved the next day. The elders from both families thought the couple would have to wait until the third day to get their marriage certificate. Unexpectedly, the couple was in such a hurry that they got their marriage certificate that same day.
Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng seemed to have anticipated this, so they prepared the candy and cigarettes well in advance and carefully packaged them in order to make them easier to distribute.
They not only prepared the wedding supplies, but also the wedding attire for the bride and groom.
Both Grandpa Mu and Mu Zhenting were moved to tears upon seeing this.
They were all rough and careless men who hadn't thought that much about it. They never expected that Xu Xinning, who was so young, would be so thoughtful.
They once again marveled at how lucky they were to have married such a wonderful daughter-in-law/granddaughter-in-law as Xu Xinning.
There wasn't time to prepare a banquet, but the Mu family had all the necessary principles.
Grandpa Mu and Grandpa Jiang discussed holding the wedding banquet on an auspicious day, but since they got their marriage certificate today, the two families decided to have a meal together first.
After Mu Jinghuai and Qin Yao returned from registering their marriage, Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng packed the pre-packaged candies into a large bag and went door-to-door in the courtyard with Mu Jinghuai and Qin Yao to distribute the wedding candies.
This was Xu Xinning's idea. She felt that the best way to punish the rumor-monger was to slap her in the face with reality. She could imagine how embarrassing it would be for her in this compound.
It just so happens that Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng's wedding in Kyoto hasn't been held yet, so distributing these wedding candies today is a double celebration.
Anyway, Xu Xinning wasn't short of money, so she prepared enough wedding candy and cigarettes. She would give out wedding candy to people she wasn't close to, and give an extra pack of cigarettes to people she was close to.
Such a grand gesture is unprecedented in the compound, but even with the Mu family's high-profile approach this time, no one has said anything.
For the Mu family, what do a few candies and cigarettes mean when they have such good fortune?
On the contrary, people will enjoy talking about it.
Besides, this is a military compound, and anyone of a certain status would know about Xu Xinning, so most people are just envious.
Xu Xinning, Mu Jinghuai, and Qin Yao are not very good at socializing, but isn't there also Mu Jingheng, who is a social butterfly?
This person has done a lot of business behind the scenes, and coupled with his high position in his previous life, his ability to manipulate people is impeccable.
When the wedding candy was distributed to the Wu family, Xu Xinning had the rare opportunity to see the legendary second son of the Wu family.
When Wu's second son's wife found out, she also came out.
Wu's second son: "Double happiness! Mu Zhenting is really lucky."
Wu's second daughter-in-law: "Congratulations! This must be the Qin family's daughter, right? She truly lives up to her reputation as a descendant of a military family, with such a heroic and spirited appearance. Your Mu family is truly blessed; you must have found a wife with a lantern! The two daughters-in-law are quite different, yet both are exceptionally beautiful."
Social representative Mu Jingheng: "Auntie really speaks to our hearts. It's more than just a rare gift! It's a gift earned through countless lifetimes."
Wu's second son laughed heartily, pointed at Mu Jingheng and said, "You're quite the talker, unlike your father who's a real chatterbox."
Mu Jingheng: "Uncle, isn't there a hint of the student surpassing the master?"
Wu's second son: "Victory? We won by more than just a little bit!"
People outside laughed.
Mu Jingheng: "Uncle, come over to my house when you have time and have a couple of drinks with my dad. My wife brewed some medicinal wine, which is very good for those of you with hidden health problems."
Wu's second son: "That's great!"
By the time the four of them finished walking around, it was already dark, and the Mu family had become the topic of conversation. However, everyone praised them, perhaps because they felt obligated to help others.
In those days, a small bag of candy was considered a generous gesture.
Conversely, the stepdaughter of the Yu family became the laughing stock of the entire compound, which also brought up the topic of the stepmother and the old man Yu's preference for sons over daughters.
The Mu family residence was brightly lit, and the Qin and Jiang families had also come to the Mu family residence.
Mu Jinghuai and Qin Yao both wore the clothes that Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng had given them.
Everyone toasted and laughed, their faces beaming with joy.
However, the Yu family was shrouded in gloom.
Grandpa Yu angrily smashed his teacup. His two grandsons stood beside him, and the second son of the Yu family still hadn't returned at this hour.
Grandpa Yu had called several times, and the second son of the Yu family always said it would be soon, but he just wouldn't make the trip, and eventually he didn't even bother to answer the phone anymore.
The two daughters-in-law of the Yu family hid in the kitchen.
The stepdaughter went out and didn't come back, as if she knew today would be an embarrassing day.
Although Mu Jinghuai and Qin Yao had obtained their marriage certificate, they had not yet held a wedding ceremony, so Qin Yao still went back to the Qin family home to stay that night.
To Qin Yao's surprise, Yu Mei went to the Mu family to find her the next day. She didn't know if it was unintentional or intentional.
After Xu Xinning found out, she let the girl in. She wanted to see what this stepdaughter of the Yu family was up to.
Yu Mei smiled and said, "You must be Jingheng's wife? I didn't expect him to get married so early. We've been playing together since we were little. He was the most picky one when we were kids. I was shocked when I found out he got married in the countryside."
Xu Xinning listened with a smile.
Yu Mei looked at Xu Xinning without saying a word and felt contemptuous. A country bumpkin is a country bumpkin, something that can't be presented to the world.
Yu Mei: "Where's Yao Yao? Tell her to come out, I have something to say to her."
Xu Xinning: "My sister-in-law isn't home."
Yu Mei: "Where's Jinghuai? He should be home, right? We haven't seen each other in so long."
Xu Xinning: "My older brother isn't here either."
Actually, Mu Jinghuai wasn't home. He and Qin Yao were in the throes of a passionate relationship and wanted to be together 24/7. He went to Qin's house early in the morning after exercising, and he brought something with him, which made his bag bulge.
When Mu Jingheng saw it, he teased him, and only then did Xu Xinning realize what the bulging bag he was carrying was.
It must be said that the Mu brothers, Mu Jinghuai and Mu Jingheng, do have something in common when it comes to spoiling their wives.
Mu Jinghuai went early in the morning to deliver his savings to Qin Yao, thinking he would then take her to the department store or Friendship Store to buy her some things she liked.
Yu Mei frowned, looking at Xu Xinning with a scrutinizing gaze, her head held high, as if she were a proud rooster.
Yu Mei: "Not here? How could you not be here?"
Actually, Yu Mei saw Mu Jinghuai return from his workout. She saw him get dressed up as soon as he got home and then came over, so she didn't believe Mu Jinghuai wasn't there.
Xu Xinning remained gentle and said with a smile, "My eldest brother is indeed not here; he went to find my sister-in-law."
Yu Mei: "You went to the Qin family?"
Xu Xinning: "Then I don't know."
Yu Mei: "Qin Yao doesn't live here? Didn't they get married yesterday?"
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