1101 Getting a Wife
Today was the day that Qiao Nan married Zhai Sheng. Qiao Nan would be basking in glory today. Even if she could not bask in Qiao Nan’s glory, she had no wish to be ridiculed by others.
“Zijin, stop it. Let’s go back. When it’s time, your sister will send someone to invite us,” Ding Jiayi said through clenched teeth, emphasizing the word ‘invite’, suggesting that Qiao Nan still had to listen to her.
Qiao Zijin gritted her teeth. She had no other choice but to listen to Ding Jiayi and returned home.
They had no idea that Qiao Nan, who had put on her makeup, was standing by the window with Shi Qing, watching the scene.
They were blocked by the curtains and there were a lot of trees in the surrounding area. Therefore, no one could spot the two of them by the window.
“The two women are shameless!” Shi Qing shouted in disdain. “How can they be so thick-skinned to come at this time? Aren’t they ashamed of themselves?
“What’s strange about this? As long as they can stand to gain, being shameless doesn’t mean anything to them.” She was getting married to Brother Zhai. It was a big occasion in the quad. Everyone was speculating about her dowry. Given Qiao Zijin’s personality, she would definitely find a chance to know the amount of dowry and bride price that she had.
After all, to Qiao Zijin, everything that Qiao Nan had belonged to her.
Qiao Zijin wanted to know her newly added fortune lest Qiao Nan keep some for herself.
Shi Qing lifted the corners of her lips. “He who is shameless is invincible. I have to hand it to Qiao Zijin.” She had never seen an elder sister who treated the younger sister’s dowry as her own and would use all means and ways to find out what her dowry was. “Did she think that the Zhu family and the Zhai family are pushovers?”
“No. In her eyes, I am like a rabbit, an easy target.” Nobody could stop Qiao Nan from giving anything to Qiao Zijin. Qiao Zijin was thinking of coercing her to share her dowry with her.
“The problem is the rabbit would bite when driven to desperation.” Furthermore, how could Qiao Nan be an easy target? She must be kidding!
“The groom is here to pick up the bride!”
Putting aside the unhappy thoughts, time flew past and soon, it was ten in the morning. It was the auspicious hour and Zhai Sheng, who was dressed in his military uniform, came in the jeep, stopping in front of the Zhu family’s residence. All the children in the quad jumped about happily.
The Zhai family had come prepared. They took out a bag of sweets and gave them to the children who were shouting and cheering. The children enjoyed themselves as they snatched the sweets.
Zhai Sheng looked magnificent and smart in his military uniform. He was suave and dashing, capturing the attention of everyone.
Many of the ladies could not help but blush. The groom was indeed beyond ordinary. He was truly handsome.
The most important thing was that besides having a handsome look, the ladies could not help but feel a sense of security and comfort at his righteous aura. It was as if he was their strongest support in this world.
Those older ladies could only lament that they were no longer young and had lost the chance to be with him.
Otherwise, they would be jealous of such a handsome groom.
But since it was totally impossible between them, they could console themselves that it was just not meant to be.
Some of the younger ladies in the quad blushed at the sight of Zhai Sheng while others stomped their feet in frustration. The older ladies watched happily by the side, gloating at their misfortunes.
Nan Nan was truly the most fortunate lady in the quad. She was getting married to such a good catch. She did not live her life in vain!
“It’s not that easy to pick up the bride.” All the ladies were envious of Qiao Nan, and the groom was naturally the common enemy of all the men.
Zhu Baoguo was the first person to make things ‘difficult’ for Zhai Sheng. He had stifled his anger for a year and this was the time to vent his frustrations.
Zhai Sheng hardened his resolve. There was a determined look in his dark and deep eyes. “No matter how difficult it is, I will marry her.”
Zhai Sheng had expected Zhu Baoguo to make things difficult for him on his wedding day.
Zhai Sheng suspected that this was a test from the several elders who doted on Qiao Nan.
If he was not able to defeat Zhu Baoguo, he was not qualified to marry Nan Nan.
“What is the stupid fool up to?” Shi Qing noticed that Zhu Baoguo was blocking Zhai Sheng’s way to the Zhu family’s residence. She could not help but feel anxious.
She was the bridesmaid. She was waiting to get a red packet from Zhai Sheng when he was here to pick up Qiao Nan.
Shi Qing had always been bullied by Zhai Sheng. She seemed miserable and pitiful. Today, it was rare that she had the chance to take revenge on Zhai Sheng.
“My goodness, they are getting into a fight!” Shi Qing widened her eyes in shock, motioning for Qiao Nan to take a look.
Fortunately, Zhai Sheng was in his military uniform. He unbuttoned his uniform, took off his cap, and was still able to fight with Zhu Baoguo without being restrained by the formal wear that he wore.
Everyone could tell that Zhu Baoguo went all out, trying to defeat Zhai Sheng. All his blows were vicious and ruthless.
If Zhai Sheng was overjoyed from getting married and let his guard down, taking a few of his punches, it would take him ten days to half a month to recover.
Especially since Zhu Baoguo was vicious in his blows, Zhai Sheng might be injured if he relaxed even the slightest and would not be able to spend his wedding night with his wife.
“Qiao Nan, do you think Brother Zhai will be able to carry you back to the Zhai family’s residence today?” Shi Qing could tell that something was wrong.
Qiao Nan pursed her lips, blushing slightly. “Zhu Baoguo is not Brother Zhai’s opponent.”
“Do you mean that you would like Brother Zhai to carry you back to the Zhai family’s residence for the wedding night? Qiao Nan, you are no longer innocent and simple!” Shi Qing had an evil smile on her face, cracking dirty jokes with Qiao Nan. “If not, Zhu Baoguo can help you knock Brother Zhai down and you will be able to remain chaste for a long while. When daughters grow up, they will eventually get married and leave the house. Qiao Nan, you must be dying to get married.”
“Nonsense.” Qiao Nan made a move to spit at Shi Qing, disregarding her image. “Brother Zhai and I are married. It is normal for both of us to think of each other. On the day that you marry Zhu Baoguo, you can rest assured that I will remind Brother Zhai to give Zhu Baoguo a few more blows so that you will remain chaste for a long while!”
Perhaps Qiao Nan was deeply affected by her previous conversation with Zhai Hua.
Initially, Qiao Nan was worried that after she married Zhai Sheng and they were legally married, what came next would be to have children.
However, she was only in her first year in college. It would be inconvenient to have a baby right now.
But Qiao Nan thought otherwise after the talk with Zhai Hua. It was Zhai Hua’s deep longing for a child that made her change her mind.
She might be in her first year in college now, but she knew that she was not really twenty-one years old but in her forties instead.
She had the same yearning as Zhai Hua, if not more than Zhai Hua, which was to have a child of her own.