Fang Yongpeng finally overcame all obstacles and won the beauty.
The group went to the hotel again, and Wang Tao and Xia Li arrived hurriedly at this time.
This was the man's home turf, so the two of them were afraid others would notice, so they came in with smiles on their faces. Only when they were alone with Xia Wenyue did Wang Tao angrily say, "Second Aunt, I'm so sorry, that jerk Xia Bao was arrested by the police last night."
"We were called to the police station, and it took us half the morning to finish taking our statements. What bad luck!"
Xia Wenyue wasn't surprised at all and asked directly, "Did the police tell me how long I'll be incarcerated?"
"I don't know. They say he's still under investigation. This isn't the first time he's stolen something. Besides the ones from our construction site, I'm afraid he's probably stolen something else."
Wang Tao gritted his teeth when he spoke of this. "I knew he had a habit of stealing, but I didn't expect him to be so ruthless. He sold things I spent tens of thousands of yuan on for just a few thousand!"
"I was already worried about him doing something reckless, so I tolerated his frequent attempts to extort money from me. I never thought he would be so reckless!"
"He took my money, and then he stole my steel bars..."
Wang Tao grew angrier as he spoke. He glanced at Xia Li and said, "Anyway, I'm not going to care this time. Let the police lock him up for a few days to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, if he steals from me now, he'll steal from others in the future. I can't keep cleaning up his mess!"
Xia Li didn't say anything. She was obviously completely disappointed with Xia Bao and tacitly agreed with Wang Tao's actions.
Xia Wenyue thought that tens of thousands of yuan would not be enough for two days, it would probably take at least five years.
But she said nothing. After all, since Xia Chengzu didn't teach Xia Bao a good lesson and let him out to harm others, he should bear the consequences. Otherwise, he would think that he could do whatever he wanted in this world as long as he was thick-skinned enough.
Knowing that Xia Bao could not come out to interfere with the progress back home for the time being, Xia Wenyue focused all her attention on the wedding.
Wang Tao and Xia Li noticed the situation at the wedding banquet and quickly put Xia Bao out of their minds.
Wang Tao excitedly pointed at a group of people not far away and said, "Hey, Second Aunt, you even invited a celebrity!"
They are Mao Zhishan and several of his good friends.
"What a grand gesture!" Xia Li said enviously, "Sister Huimei's wedding was so well organized."
Before coming to Yan City, Xia Wenyue had rarely returned to her parents' home, not to mention that she had a grudge against her second uncle Xia's family, so Xia Li and the others had never met Mao Zhishan.
During the two days when they were recognizing each other as relatives, Mao Zhishan was busy filming on the set in order to free up time for his daughter's wedding today, so neither of them knew that Mao Zhishan was their second uncle.
Xia Wenyue was about to introduce them to them when Wang Tao excitedly said, "Hey, they are all taking photos, I want to take one too!" After saying that, he couldn't wait and ran over.
Xia Li also hurriedly followed with the child in her arms.
Xia Wenyue looked at them speechlessly, and finally shook her head and let them go.
When Mao Huimei was changing in the bridal dressing room, Xia Li ran in excitedly, "Hey, I just took a photo with Mao Zhishan. Did you all take one?"
Then he asked Mao Huimei, "Did our family invite this celebrity, or did your in-laws? It's quite impressive."
Xia Mian and Mao Huimei and Mao Huilan looked at each other and immediately reached a tacit understanding. They smiled secretly and no one told her the truth.
It was the first time Xia Li was so close to a celebrity, and she was so excited that she kept talking, "When can I get the photo? I need to print a big one and hang it on our wall."
He teased Junjun again, "Our Junjun has taken photos with celebrities since he was a child. Go back and show off to Jinjin."
The door of the dressing room was pushed open, and Mao Huizhu rushed in like the wind. "Big sister, are you ready? The emcee has called you down."
Mao Zhishan followed behind her, looking at Mao Huimei with a look of both joy and melancholy, "Huimei."
Mao Huimei stepped forward, took his arm, and rubbed his shoulder affectionately, "Dad."
Mao Zhishan took a deep breath and took her hand, saying, "Let's go."
Mao Huizhu and Qiangqiang who came over consciously helped Mao Huimei hold up her wedding dress as they walked out.
Xia Mian passed by Xia Li, whose eyes were wide with shock, and smiled, "You've come back to your senses."
Xia Li finally realized, "That's Mao Zhishan, right? Why does Sister Huimei call him dad?!"
Her voice rose uncontrollably, startling Junjun. "Mom."
Xia Li patted him quickly and couldn't help but confirm with Xia Mian, "Mao Zhishan is our second uncle?! Oh my god!! Our second uncle is actually a celebrity?"
"Mao Zhishan is actually my second uncle?"
Xia Mian didn't even need to speak. She was so excited that she was talking incoherently, holding Junjun up and laughing, "Oh, our Junjun's uncle is a big star. We can take a lot of photos and show them to Jinjin."
Xia Mian laughed, "Alright, hurry down, the ceremony is about to begin."
"Oh," Xia Li responded, still feeling amazed. "Oh my god, my second uncle is actually a celebrity. How did he become a celebrity?"
At this point, she suddenly thought of something and reminded Xia Mian, "Don't let the old family know, especially the Mao family."
"The whole county knows that the eldest nephew of the Mao family wants to be an actor and is crazy about it. If they knew that my second uncle is a star, my second aunt's family would never have peace."
He then said thankfully, "Luckily Xia Bao is locked up, otherwise he would definitely come here to get the red envelope today. If he knew that Second Uncle-in-law is a celebrity, I'm afraid even 20,000 yuan wouldn't be enough to stop him."
Xia Mian thought, that's why Xia Wenyue asked someone to keep an eye on him and sent him to the police station before today. Fortunately, he stole once a day and could be sent to the police station at any time.
However, now that Xia Bao has gone in, the people behind the scenes will probably make trouble for Wang Tao and Xia Li. Xia Mian was just wondering what tricks Fan Xiaowan would do today when he saw a middle-aged man with an unfamiliar face talking to Wang Tao not far away.
Xia Li asked, "Huh? Why is Mr. Sun here? He's also a friend of our family?" As she introduced him to Xia Mian, she said, "He was the one who told us that your partner was Young Master Ning's."
As Xia Mian approached behind Xia Li, she heard Mr. Sun anxiously say, "...That really is Young Master Ning!"
"Oh, you're such a fool! You don't try to curry favor with such a powerful person. It's better to find him than to try to make friends with a hundred of us!"
"Come on." Wang Tao didn't believe it. "He's just a doctor, not some Mr. Ning."
Then he said proudly, "Let me tell you, although I'm not some rich young master, I'm also very capable. I'm a doctor at Yanda Hospital. Mr. Sun, if you need me in the future, I'll be there for you. We have someone in our hospital."
Mr. Sun was about to collapse from his anger. "Young Master Ning is a doctor of medicine who studied abroad. He owns a laboratory at Yanda Hospital and has invested hundreds of millions! Is your sister-in-law's boyfriend also a doctor?"
Wang Tao said, "He is indeed from Yanda Hospital, but he is definitely not some Young Master Ning. As for the wealthy young master you mentioned, wouldn't he live in a big villa? And have a bunch of nannies and servants to serve him?"
"Which rich young master do you think would wash vegetables and cut fruit, peel shrimp for a woman, and feed a child?"
Mr. Sun, who asked this question, hesitated. "You're probably talking nonsense!"
Wang Tao pointed two fingers at his eyes, then at him, and swore, "I saw it with my own eyes. If you don't believe me, just wait and see."
Mr. Sun was skeptical. After all, with his level of experience, he didn't think this person was the son of a wealthy family.
Xia Li excitedly ran over to tell Wang Tao that Mao Zhishan was her second uncle. Wang Tao's face lit up when he heard it, "Really?"
"That's me, holding my sister Huimei!" Xia Li pointed. Wang Tao saw Mao Zhishan next to the bride and immediately stopped listening to anything about Mr. Ning. Instead, he pulled Mr. Sun to show off, "Hey, did you hear that? Mao Zhishan is my second uncle! Come on, you haven't seen a celebrity yet, have you?"
He even took the initiative, "Do you want to take a photo? I'll let you take one later, print it out and hang it on the wall at home, how impressive!"
Mr. Sun was dragged over by him. Xia Mian called Mao Huizhu over and whispered, "Follow Mr. Sun for a while and see if he goes out to make a phone call. Listen to what he says and come back to tell me."
Mao Huizhu asked cautiously, "Is that sent by the bad guys who want to harm you?"
Mao Huizhu was not surprised that she knew about Xia Mian. This little girl was very good at eavesdropping and many things at home could not be hidden from her.
Xia Mian nodded, "Maybe."
Xiao Feng, who ran over, immediately stared at Mr. Sun. Chen Chen also said, "Don't worry, Aunt Mian, we will complete the task."
Xia Mian patted their heads one by one and said, "Then I'll leave it to you!"
As the stage played the story of the bride and groom getting to know each other and falling in love, several children came running over. Mao Huizhu said, "He called."
"Something like, 'That idiot just won't believe me, there's nothing I can do,' or 'Did you know his second uncle is a celebrity?'"
"Are you talking about our family?" Mao Huizhu asked.
"Well, I guess so." Xia Mian touched her head and said, "Okay, I get it. Don't worry, this is an adult matter, we will handle it."
Mao Huizhu nodded when she heard that. Xia Chuan also called out to them, "Qiangqiang, Huizhu, Xiaofeng, Chenchen, come quickly! It's time to take your seats."
It turned out that the ceremony had reached its climax. The wedding march sounded, and Xia Mian and everyone else regained their composure.
At the end of the long red carpet, Mao Huimei held Mao Zhishan's arm and walked towards the groom step by step under the guidance of the flower girl.
When standing in front of Fang Yongpeng, Mao Zhishan's eyes suddenly turned red, and he held Mao Huimei's hand tightly and was unwilling to let go.
Mao Huimei's eyes also turned red, and she whispered "Dad."
Seeing this, Fang Yongpeng quickly said, "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely treat Huimei well."
Mao Zhishan took a deep breath and choked up as he spoke, "Xiao Fang, I'm leaving my daughter in your care. If you treat her badly, or if you don't like her anymore one day, tell me how I gave her to you, and I'll take her back the same way."
Mao Huimei burst into tears, "Dad!"
Mao Zhishan hugged her and then reluctantly handed her hand to Fang Yongpeng.
Mao Huimei couldn't stop crying. Xia Mian was standing in the stage watching this scene, and suddenly she felt that Sister Huimei was going to get married. A sour feeling rushed to her nose, and her vision suddenly blurred. Mao Huilan next to her lowered her head to wipe her tears, and Xia Mian patted her back to comfort her silently.
Xiao Feng had already run over and handed each of them a handkerchief. Mao Huilan's tears flowed even more violently, and Xia Mian was also moved to tears by her. Xiao Feng held her hand and said worriedly, "Auntie."
"Yeah, Auntie is fine." Xia Mian rubbed his head, "Go back, Auntie will be there soon."
The emcee on the stage was very experienced and made a few witty remarks, which made the atmosphere joyful again. After the newlyweds exchanged rings, the guests started laughing again with the help of the groomsmen.
The banquet officially began.
Xia Mian and Mao Huilan had to follow Mao Huimei to each table to toast. At first, they didn't feel anything when they were busy, but now looking at the table full of dishes, Xia Mian suddenly felt very hungry.
When the first table was toasting to the groom's elders, she kept swallowing her saliva while looking at the food on the table. The same was true for Mao Huilan. She could even hear Mao Huilan's stomach growling.
Fortunately, the second table was at her mother's house, so they didn't have to be so formal.
Before Xia Mian could say anything, Ning Shaobai picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it in her mouth. Xia Mian ate while sighing with satisfaction, "I'm alive again..."
"Dumplings, give me a dumpling." She also ordered, "Dip it in vinegar!"
Ning Shaobai was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He quickly picked up another dumpling for her and dipped it in vinegar. With his other hand, he held a tissue to her mouth to prevent her clothes from getting dirty.
Seeing this, Mao Huizhu followed suit and fed Mao Huilan a mouthful. However, she was small and slow, so after she finished feeding, Sister Hongjuan immediately gave Mao Huilan a mouthful.
Mao Huimei was also fed by her sister-in-law Li Fang. Fang Yongpeng looked at them with a smile and stayed here for a while.
After all, once they leave this table, they have to behave themselves again.
But the fact is, they still have guerrillas.
No matter which table the toast was to, as long as there were new dishes and they were easy to get, Qiangqiang, Xiaofeng, Mao Huizhu and Chenchen would run over with their plates and take the opportunity to feed them while the people at the table were making a fuss. Xiaofeng and Chenchen were responsible for Xia Meng, Mao Huizhu and Qiangqiang were responsible for Mao Huilan, and Fang Yongpeng would occasionally steal a bite from their plates to feed Mao Huimei.
The guests laughed as they watched, and one praised them, "You can tell they're from a good family. The children are well-educated."
After the toasts were finally over and the banquet was over, Mao Huimei was about to leave with Fang Yongpeng.
Xia Wenyue looked at her eldest daughter sitting in the wedding car, and tears finally fell. "Live a good life in the future. Mom doesn't expect anything else, just hope that you will be happy."
Mao Huimei's eyes were red and she choked up, "I know, Mom."
"Dad, don't worry, I will be fine."
Mao Huizhu seemed to have just realized what Mao Huimei's marriage meant, and immediately pushed against the car door and asked, "Sister, can you not get married?"
This sentence brought out the tears that Xia Wenyue and Mao Zhishan had just stopped. Mao Zhishan reached out to hug her and said, "Be good, come here quickly. My eldest sister has married and wants to go back to her own home."
"No, I don't want my eldest sister to get married!" Mao Huizhu said, and suddenly burst into tears, "We have our own family! Why should we go to someone else's family!"
Mao Zhishan couldn't hold her at all, and Xia Chuan went forward to help, but Mao Huizhu held on to the handlebars tightly and kept calling her "big sister". Mao Huimei was more than ten years older than her, and to her, she was almost like a mother.
Mao Huimei was crying so hard that I got out of the car to comfort her.
Fang Yongpeng also got out of the car, touched Mao Huizhu's head and said, "I will bring your sister back to see you the day after tomorrow. Don't cry."
Mao Huizhu hugged Mao Huimei's neck and cried, "Sister, I don't want you to get married!"
She stared at Fang Yongpeng while crying and said, "We have our own family. If he dares to bully you, you should go home!"
"Aunt." Xiao Feng looked over there, and hugged Xia Mian's waist with red eyes. Xia Mian touched his head without saying anything.
There was a loud sobbing sound next to me. It was Xia Li.
When she was toasting just now, Xia Mian noticed that Xia Li's makeup was a little smudged, obviously she had been crying, and now it was completely smudged.
"Are you okay?" Xia Mian couldn't help but ask and handed her a handkerchief.
"It's okay, I'm just envious." Xia Li took the handkerchief and wiped her eyes, sniffling, "When I got married, my parents didn't give me anything. The few quilts they gave me were new for show, but the cotton inside was all old. And Wang Tao's family didn't give me a penny of the betrothal gift."
"I don't know how much I've suffered at Wang Tao's house because of this. They all look down on me. When Wang Tao was having a mistress, his mother even said I was worse than her. She was at least more educated than me and didn't ask for as much money as I did."
Xia Mian frowned. No matter what, this was a bit too much.
The more Xia Li thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. "Let alone my parents. I couldn't do anything at my in-laws' house, so I went back to them. But they didn't make the decision for me. They even said it was okay for Wang Tao to have a mistress, but he had to control Xia Bao."
"When I was little, they always told me that Xia Bao would be my backers in the future. I gave them all the money I earned from working, and kept a little for pocket money. Backers?" Xia Li sniffled and sneered, "I've finally figured it out. They'll never be my backers. They'll just lie on me and suck my blood. If I fall, they're worried I'll die too quickly, so they'll hurry up and suck as much blood as possible."
"You know what? Xia Mian," Xia Li's tears began to flow again, "I just these past two days know what it feels like to have someone to rely on."
"After recognizing the second aunt, Wang Tao stayed at home for two days and didn't go out. He didn't even go when that vixen called him."
"Today I found out that my second uncle is a celebrity, and he actually picked up some food for me from the table! He even took the initiative to help me look after Junjun."
Xia Mian sighed deeply, not knowing what to say, so he patted her shoulder and said, "Teach Junjun well in the future. If you have any problems, just call me. As long as it's legitimate, I will help you."
Xia Li's tears, which had just stopped, burst out again. She held Xia Mian's hand and sobbed, "Xia Mian, I'm sorry. I was ignorant and did stupid things before."
"Thank you, thank you for forgiving me! I feel so ashamed when I think about what happened in the past."
"Okay, stop crying," Xia Mian said, "Junjun is here."
Xia Li looked at Wang Tao who was walking towards her holding Junjun, and tried hard to stop crying. Wang Tao saw that everyone had red eyes, and he didn't doubt anything, so he just handed Junjun to Xia Li.
Junjun threw himself into Xia Li's arms, raised his little hand to wipe the corners of Xia Li's eyes, and said in a baby voice, "Mommy, don't cry."
"Okay, don't cry, mom..." Xia Li burst into laughter. At least the sensible Junjun could give her great comfort.
The crowd over there finally coaxed Mao Huizhu into a good mood. Even so, Mao Huizhu still threatened Fang Yongpeng, "If you dare to bully my sister, we three musketeers will not let you go!"
This sentence made everyone laugh again.
Xiaofeng and Chenchen both turned around to look at her.
After Fang Yongpeng and Mao Huimei left, Xiao Feng suddenly looked up and asked Xia Mian, "Aunt, does getting married mean leaving home alone?"
Before Xia Mian could speak, Ning Shaobai had already realized something and said quickly, "No."
Xiao Feng turned to look at him. Ning Shaobai bent down and touched his head. "Getting married means having an extra family."
"Look at Mao Huizhu, doesn't she have a brother-in-law who loves her? In the future, she can not only return to her home in Goldfish Lane, but also visit her sister and brother-in-law's home."
Afraid that he would resist, Ning Shaobai continued, "Just like you can live in your house or mine now, both are your homes."
"But my aunt hasn't married yet," Xiao Feng tilted her head and said, "If my aunt marries someone new, I can have another family?"
Ning Shaobai: ...
Rong Xin suddenly burst into laughter, and Xia Mian couldn't help laughing too, "Doctor Ning, you dug the hole too early, you buried yourself, hahahaha."
Ning Shaobai glared at Rong Xin and said to Tang Miaomiao, "I hope to receive your invitation when you get married."
Rong Xin immediately wailed, "No, I was wrong, Brother Bai, I was wrong!"
Tang Miaomiao nodded quickly in response.
Seeing everyone's reactions, Xiao Feng realized that he had let Ning Shaobai down. He embarrassedly threw himself into his arms and rubbed against him. Ning Shaobai touched his head thoughtfully.
The author has something to say: Ning Shaobai: Have you forgotten that you have already given your aunt an uncle-in-law?
Xiao Feng: If we give you a few more uncles-in-law, we will become rich, right?
There are still three years left. Every year on my aunt’s birthday, I’ll give her a younger uncle-in-law, the kind with a demolished house…
Ning Shaobai: We really can't relax at all when it comes to educating our nephew.
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