Liu Yongsheng took Mingming, Shen Yu, Xu Yuting, and Liu Jicheng to see Jinniu and Bao Dongmei off to the suburban airport. Xu Hengrui also went with them. Together with Meng Zhehan and Ding Hao, they drove two cars. With so many people going, Grandma Xu left Xu Hengkai at home to discuss things.
Xu Hengkai and Gu Yingying's wedding date is set for May Day, which is less than a month away. The two decided to register for the marriage certificate in the next two days. In this way, Gu Yingying can live directly in the Xu Mansion before the wedding, because Xu Hengkai is worried about her living in the Gu Mansion.
After Meng Tao fed her son and coaxed him to sleep, she went next door to listen to their conversation.
Grandma Xu said, "I've seen it. Tomorrow is a good day. You two should go get the marriage certificate tomorrow morning. Heng Kai will accompany Yingying back to the Gu residence tonight to tell the elders there."
Xu Hengkai: "I thought it was unnecessary to talk about the matter of getting the marriage certificate for the two of us."
The eldest aunt said, "It's better to tell her. Old Madam Gu is good at choosing gifts. Jian Rong is not her biological mother. If she says that you don't respect her, you will be in the wrong."
Xu Hengkai and Gu Yingying looked at each other and smiled: "Then let's go there tonight? Do you need to bring anything?"
Aunt: "Don't worry about this, it's all ready. A bag of cigarettes, alcohol, tea, and candy, you can just take it away."
Grandma Xu added: "If you want to have dinner there, you have to go there early so they can arrange for the food."
Xu Hengkai: "Forget about dinner, let's eat at home and then go over."
"It depends on Yingying," said my aunt.
Gu Yingying: "I think the same as Heng Kai."
"Okay, whatever you want."
Meng Tao sat next to Gu Yingying and saw her hands clasped on her knees, which she subconsciously clenched tightly, her knuckles turning white. Perhaps she had too many complicated feelings when she talked about the Gu Mansion.
Meng Tao could understand that Gu Yingying was hurt, but her family members pretended that she was fine and deliberately protected the murderer. Anyone in this situation would be heartbroken.
They had dinner at the Shen residence. After a short rest, Xu Hengkai picked up the gifts prepared by his aunt and took Gu Yingying to the Gu Mansion.
Gu Yingying was sitting in the passenger seat feeling depressed. Xu Hengkai held her hand and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Gu Yingying shook her head: "I'm not afraid, I'm just worried... What if my grandfather and father don't listen to my advice and insist on becoming in-laws with the Lian family?"
"We can't reveal too much now to avoid alerting the enemy. We can only use Lian Yinghao's bad conduct and chaotic private life as an excuse to try to dissuade him from getting married. If he really doesn't listen, there's nothing I can do. But he will definitely be affected in the future. If you're not careful, you might be implicated."
Gu Yingying was silent for a moment and sighed: "If it really comes to that, we can only blame them for their poor vision and stubbornness."
"You can't tell right from wrong, you old fool!"
Gu Yingying shook his hand back and said, "If the Gu family falls because of the Lian family, they might blame me again. Then, from now on, your wife will be someone without a family background or any other connections."
"You have me, that's enough for you. You don't need a family like that."
When they arrived at the Gu residence, they heard several women's sharp voices as they walked through the gate. Gu Yingying couldn't help but frown: It must be the women in the backyard quarreling again. She could imagine the scene, as messy as a cockfight. How could they talk about things? Fortunately, they had called before coming. Mr. Gu and Gu Guangming still had to save face and couldn't let their future son-in-law see the mess in the backyard. The grandfather and the grandfather waited in the front yard first and asked Xu Hengkai and Gu Yingying to talk in the front hall.
After the nanny served tea and left, Xu Hengkai again raised his opinions with Mr. Gu and Gu Guangming, expressing his disapproval of the Gu and Lian families becoming in-laws, and said that he was representing the Xu family's attitude.
However, Mr. Gu believed that Xu Hengkai was only unhappy with Lian Yinghao because Lian Yinghao had wanted to marry Gu Yingying in the past. He understood the competitive spirit of young people, but he would not give in.
If the Gu family can form an alliance with the Xu family, they can also form an alliance with the Lian family. In the future, they will have the best of both worlds and their support will be doubled. Who would refuse such a good thing? Therefore, Mr. Gu and Gu Guangming did not take it seriously at all. Just like when Xu Hengkai reminded them on the phone before, they just brushed it off with a few words and moved on to other things.
Xu Hengkai didn't have time to talk nonsense, so he stopped talking and just stated his intention directly.
Upon learning that the two were going to register for their marriage certificate tomorrow, Mr. Gu and Gu Guangming had no objection at all and were very happy. Mr. Gu even gave a speech of blessing on behalf of Mrs. Gu and the women in the backyard.
This means that Gu Yingying no longer has to deal with Old Lady Gu and the others.
Gu Yingying thought it was a hassle-free option, but since they were already there, she wanted to take Xu Hengkai to the backyard to get some of her things.
When Gu Guangming heard this, he felt a little embarrassed: his two sisters came back to their parents' home these two days, and under the pretext of considering the marriage of Gu Yingying and Gu Panpan, the two aunts instigated a group of women in the backyard to form gangs and factions, and they were quarreling all day long. They just started fighting again, and it hasn't been resolved yet, so he can't let his son-in-law go in and see it.
Small problems were not difficult for Gu Guangming. He thought about it and thought of a solution. He smiled and said, "You two are holding your wedding on May 1st, so you need to prepare and redecorate your house. The old flowerbed in front of your house has been torn down and rebuilt, but it's not finished yet. It's a mess and you can't settle down if you go in. Why don't you come back in a couple of days to get it?"
Gu Yingying was silent. She knew her father. Since he said that, he definitely didn't want her to enter the backyard.
She felt extremely sad: this family could no longer accommodate her before she was even married.
Gu Guangming: “…”
Mr. Gu waved his hand: "Go ahead."
Family disgrace should not be made public, but they will register tomorrow. He is truly the grandson-in-law and a family member. What is there to hide? After his father spoke, Gu Guangming could not say anything else. He told Gu Yingying to take Xu Hengkai to the inner courtyard through the east corner door and be careful not to let the people in the living room see them.
Gu Guangming saw his daughter and son-in-law off to the door, while Old Man Gu was focusing on the bag of gifts.
He had seen the wine and tea brought by his grandson-in-law a long time ago, and wanted to open them and taste them. The Xu family had good things. Last time they discussed marriage, old man Xu gave him a box of tea and two bottles of wine, the same special supply Dahongpao and Maotai, which he also had, but what old man Xu gave was different. He felt so intoxicated after drinking it, and his whole body felt comfortable and relaxed. He inexplicably felt that he was still very young... It was a pity that there was too little, not enough to drink.
Gu Yingying took Xu Hengkai to her room to move a large suitcase, which contained clothes, books and jewelry left by her biological mother that had been packed earlier. It was very heavy and she could not lift it, but Xu Hengkai could.
There were still a lot of things in the room that she had bought herself, and she couldn't take them anymore.
Ever since she decided not to be a good sister anymore and completely broke off relations with her younger sisters at home, she could not live in peace in this family. Her room was even more unsafe. Countless groups of people had come in, and basically all the rooms without locks were ransacked and secretly destroyed. There were only two heavy suitcases with special locks that no one could open. They were her mother's dowry, and now she wanted to take them away.
Just take one when you come today and the other next time.
Gu Yingying and Xu Hengkai left the yard where she lived and walked to the corridor in the middle courtyard. Just by chance, they ran into Gu Panpan and Gu Wanwan.
Gu Wanwan screamed: "You, you...are the eldest sister?"
Gu Panpan stared at Gu Yingying's fair, smooth face. There was not a single scar on it, and she was still so beautiful that it made people jealous and crazy!
Her chest rose and fell sharply as she rebuked Gu Wanwan: "Why are you yelling nonsense? How could this ugly woman be your elder sister?"
Gu Yingying snorted coldly. Some people were very disappointed that she didn't become ugly.
Gu Wanwan bit her lip and said, "You guys, what are you doing carrying boxes so late at night? Did you steal something from my house? Ah! I'm going to tell grandma!"
Xu Hengkai: "It's better to tell your grandfather too, he knows we are coming."
Gu Yingying pulled the corner of Xu Heng's clothes: "Ignore them, let's go."
Gu Panpan took a step forward to block the way, looking at Xu Hengkai with sparkling eyes: "Brother Hengkai, the doctor said that you kicked me with great skill, otherwise I would have been disabled if not dead, but it turned out that I was only in pain for a few days and then I was fine. I know and have always felt your affection for me, but it was Gu Yingying who acted as a third party and ruined our relationship. She is shameless!"
Xu Hengkai: “…”
If we didn't have to register for the marriage certificate tomorrow, I wouldn't want to create any more trouble. Otherwise, I would have kicked her a few more times and just killed her.
Gu Yingying said angrily: "Gu Panpan, please save some face for the girl of the Gu family."
"Bitch! Are you worthy of the surname Gu?" Gu Panpan cursed and waved her hand to slap Gu Yingying.
Xu Hengkai held Gu Yingying in his arms with one hand, then turned sideways, and the large suitcase on his shoulder tilted a bit. With a "bang", Gu Panpan's hand slapped on the hard suitcase, causing her to scream in pain.
"Sister, sister, how are you?" Gu Wanwan shouted anxiously.
Seeing Gu Panpan's face twisted in pain, Gu Yingying felt happy and responded to her words: "Gu Panpan is ugly, did you see that? Brother Hengkai likes me, he will always love me, it has nothing to do with you, just give up!"
Gu Panpan heard what Gu Yingying said, gnashing her teeth in hatred, staring at Gu Yingying with red eyes: "You are too proud too early, good things never come to those who wait, right? It has been destined in this life and in the end, I, Gu Panpan, will be Xu Hengkai's wife! And you, are just a floating cloud that will soon vanish!"
Gu Yingying received Gu Panpan's sinister and determined gaze, and inexplicably felt a chill on her back.
Xu Hengkai looked at Gu Panpan coldly: "My wife can only be Gu Yingying. Your past life and present life have nothing to do with me. You should discuss it with Lian Yinghao."
"You have to believe me, Brother Hengkai, I won't lie to you!" Gu Panpan looked at Xu Hengkai, tears flashing in her eyes: "Someone revealed it to me... Anyway, you and I were married in the previous life, and we must continue our relationship in this life! This is destined and cannot be changed!"
"Just dream on. Yingying, let's go."
"Brother Heng Kai! I won't lie to you. If you want to know the details, come to me and I will tell you everything!"
Xu Hengkai didn't even turn his head. He held the suitcase on his shoulder with one hand and held Gu Yingying's hand with the other. He walked steadily and his back was tall and handsome. Gu Panpan bit her lip, as if she was trying to catch up with him and pull him back.
(End of this chapter)