the qiao family was a big and influential family in wusu, so when qiao xiyan brought the bride home, it attracted a lot of attention from the neighbors. the small alley was so crowded that not even water could trickle through.

the wedding was held in chinese style. tang jingci was dressed in xiuhe, which had a red background and gold trimmings. she also had a heart-shaped lock made of pure gold around her neck.

the accessories on her head were inlaid with gold and jade, and the tassels hanging down from the phoenix coronet made her face look even more hazy.

she was born thin and had cold facial features. although she had been taking supplements since she was pregnant and did not gain weight, her complexion was excellent. taking advantage of the red and gold colors, she became more beautiful.

there were many children crowded around her. they were all smiling and huddled together, praising the bride’s beauty.

tang jingci had rarely experienced such a noisy scene overseas, so she blushed unconsciously.

the couple, qiao wangbei and tang wangjin, sat at the head of the table and accepted their tea.

because tang jingci was pregnant, even if tang wangjin wanted to make things difficult for qiao xiyan, his heart ached for his daughter who had knelt for too long.

after the ceremony, tang jingci changed her clothes and everyone rushed to the nearest hotel for the wedding banquet.

of course, tang jingci couldn’t drink. her bridesmaids were the ones who blocked her from drinking. since everyone knew that she was pregnant, they wouldn’t make things difficult for her. hence, all the anger was focused on qiao xiyan.

duan linbai finally got rid of the women and sat down next to fu chen. ” i’m back. ”

fu chen and jing hanchuan were sitting together and talking, and he turned his head to look at him.

many of the people who came today were famous painters, and duan linbai was the only internet celebrity. fu chen was also well-known on the internet at this time, but he had a natural aura that kept people away from him.

he could only take a photo with duan linbai, and someone’s auntie and aunt had always been very lucky.

when those aunties saw duan linbai, they were even more affectionate than when they saw their own son.

one of the aunties even said, ” i like you. i love you very much. ”

the corners of duan linbai’s mouth twitched, and he could only smile and say thank you.

he poured himself a glass of fruit juice and took a few sips. ” almost all the people who came today are famous people in the world of calligraphy and painting. the qiao family is really impressive. ”

“you know him?” fu chen raised his eyebrows.

” i’ve been preparing for master tang’s art exhibition, so i’ve learned a lot. let me tell you, the people at the table in front are all tyrants that you can only see in books. ”

“do you want to try to get close to him? do you want to hold another art exhibition?” jing hanchuan teased.

” don’t. after the lantern festival, i’m going to Ning County to do some demolition work. ”

“i heard that many people don’t want to demolish it?” fu chen caressed the teacup in front of him, his eyes fixed on song fengwan.

she sat at the women’s table, and the people sitting beside her were distant relatives of the qiao family.

” they all want more money. the main thing is that Ning County isn’t a new district in beijing. it’s a new city planned by the government and included in the beijing area. the prices will definitely be different. ”

duan lin was speechless. ” i heard that some people are preparing to raise the price. some young and strong people don’t even go out to work anymore and just wait at home for the demolition. ”

“i don’t think the demolition will go so smoothly.”

fu chen glanced at him and said, ”

“buy more insurance.”

duan linbai snorted coldly without saying anything.

**

at the wedding banquet, qiao xiyan toasted each table. since most of the guests were artistes, they did not have to be pretentious and were more honest. this caused him to drink a lot in the early stages.

a total of three brothers helped him drink, and two of them fell in the end.

it was already past ten o ‘clock at night when the wedding banquet ended. after sending off all the guests, everyone went back.

considering tang jingci’s health, she returned to her room at around nine o ‘clock, removed her makeup, removed her heavy clothes, and took a good bath.

the new house was modified from qiao xiyan’s previous bedroom. the red satin quilt on the bed was covered with a layer of peanuts, white fruits, and red dates. she tidied up the room simply and sat at the table, waiting for qiao xiyan to come back.

qiao xiyan had just sent off all the guests and was about to return to his room when he was stopped by tang wangjin.

after all, he was the one marrying off his daughter, so he must have a lot of feelings in his heart. he had some things to tell qiao xiyan in private, so yan wangchuan and his fellow disciples didn’t stop him.

the two of them sat in the courtyard of the qiao family’s residence. although it was late and cold as water, the two of them had drunk quite a lot of wine and their bodies were warm.

” qiao xiyan, you’re really something. you’ve taken my daughter away from me. i’m warning you, if you dare to bully him in the future, i’ll stab you … ”

tang wangjin had drunk a lot of wine today. his eyes were bloodshot and looked ferocious under the moonlight.

“i’ve removed a part of your body,”

qiao xiyan took a deep breath. he was never good with words, so he could only promise, ” i’ll be good to her for the rest of my life. ”

” that’s a must. i’ve raised my daughter for more than 20 years and held her in my hands. i’m not going to send her to your house for you to trample on. ”

“if i find out that you don’t treat her well, we’ll have to meet on the battlefield,”

“let me tell you, little ci has been too opinionated since she was a child. don’t think that she’s resolute sometimes, but she’s actually very fragile.”

……

tang wangjin didn’t know where he got so much to say, but he kept talking to qiao xiyan until midnight.

they talked about tang jingci, elder qiao, his apprenticeship, and his experience of traveling abroad.

when he spoke about the emotional part, the eyes of a man in his fifties were still a little red. qiao xiyan was not good at comforting people, so he could only pat him on the shoulder.

why did he sit here on their wedding night?

tang wangjin only seemed to wake up when the chicken in the next room crowed.

qiao xiyan had been so busy preparing for the wedding that he felt exhausted. just as he was thinking that he could finally sleep, tang wangjin stood up from his chair, twisted his waist, and stretched his legs …

“xiyan, come with me for a walk.”

qiao xiyan coughed heavily. it wasn’t even dawn yet? where are you going?

the two of them strolled along the wusu city’s moat. it was popular to have morning tea here, so the two of them bought breakfast before going back. by then, the sky was already bright.

qiao wangbei got up early and saw the two of them enter the house one after another. ” you two are up so early? ”

qiao xiyan laughed. he didn’t sleep at all last night.

who would spend their wedding night with their father-in-law?

qiao xiyan had actually dragged him to talk all night long. it was normal for people like him to stay up late, but qiao xiyan had been exhausted recently, so he looked even more tired.

“what’s wrong with the young people nowadays?” tang wangjin was speechless.

” in the past, we stayed up all night carving and could stay up for three to four days without sleeping. just chatting with me for a while and you’re already so tired. you still lack exercise and your physical strength can’t keep up. ”

when tang jingci heard that she was physically weak, she was reminded of someone’s very short first time …

he couldn’t help but laugh.

qiao xiyan opened his heavy eyelids. what should he do?

the one who laughed at him was his wife. even if he knelt down, he still had to pamper her.

qiao xiyan lowered his head and ate his breakfast. on their wedding night, because tang jingci was pregnant, he couldn’t do anything. he just wanted to hug his wife and have a good sleep. this wasn’t too much, was it? he was being pulled by his father-in-law to chat, but he had to be mocked by him? what the hell was this?

*

after qiao xiyan’s marriage, qiao aiyun’s family returned to nanjiang, while fu chen brought song fengwan back to the capital. his little girl was about to start school.

the day before song fengwan started school, fu chen had wanted to rush out to the end of the new year and go out to watch a movie and have a meal.

he had been busy all this time and the two of them didn’t have time to get close.

however, she was informed by song fengwan that she had forgotten to fill out her social practice report for the winter break.

and then, for the entire night …

fu chen watched as song fengwan did her homework the entire night.

he was also rather resentful in his heart and wanted to find someone to chat with in the group.

yu manxi’s due date was at the beginning of march. it was already the middle of february, and there was still half a month left. fu sinian worked from home when he had work, so he accompanied her 24/7.

duan linbai had already set off to Ning County for the demolition.

fu chen narrowed his eyes and thought that jing hanchuan would be free.

the information he received was …

[ i’m going overseas. ]

she was obviously looking for xu yufei.

fu chen pursed his lips. ” wanwan, how much longer do you have to write … ”

“about an hour,”

fu chen looked down at the time. he couldn’t wait any longer, so he simply carried her into the bedroom.

“i haven’t finished writing my report. let me down!” song fengwan was furious. her stomach was pressed against his shoulder, and she was dizzy from the impact.

“no rush.”

fu chen threw her onto the bed and got on top of her.

two hours later …

song fengwan was lying on the bed, while fu chen was lying on the table, helping her write her social practice report.