Chapter 274

After Wu Xue'e regained her composure, she pitifully said to Wang Yi: "It's not my business; she started scolding me, she also scolded Yaozu, slandering you—I couldn't bear it, so I wanted to reason with her."

Upon hearing Wu Xue'e say that, Ge Erhong immediately retorted: "Auntie, I see you're old, so I call you auntie, but you can't just spout nonsense and slander people."

After all, so many people are watching! It's not like whatever you say goes.

After Ge Erhong finished speaking, she didn't even give Wu Xue'e a chance to speak, and turned to Regimental Commander Wang, saying: "I also said a few more words because I pity these children."

But I didn't expect the auntie to be so overbearing; I merely said a couple of words for the kids, and she rushed over wanting to hit me.

The auntie is old, so I won't say more, but Regimental Commander Wang, you're still young! As a regimental commander, your awareness can't be this low!

The mother of these children, in order to bear you sons, gave birth to four in five years, and finally died in a difficult labor.

These children lost their mother at such a young age, which is already pitiful enough.

Now, they're forbidden by their grandmother to wear new clothes, and they can't even eat meat.

Look at your son—he's fed until he's plump and stout; although he's the youngest, he's grown taller and fatter than his several sisters.

Look at your several daughters; even if their clothes are poor, that's forgivable, but each one is sallow and thin—clearly malnourished.

After all, you're a regimental commander; you shouldn't be unable to support a few children.

You can't be like those ignorant rural women, also favoring sons over daughters, standing by while your daughters are mistreated and doing nothing.

After Ge Erhong finished speaking, everyone looked at Wang Yi with complex expressions; initially, Wang Yi's first wife, like a sow, was forced to bear four children in five years—a fact still remembered by some old-timers in the unit.

If it weren't for that unfortunate woman's unrestrained, continuous pregnancies and childbirth, she wouldn't have died.

Although many say she was forced by her mother-in-law, if Wang Yi hadn't wanted it, that unfortunate woman wouldn't have gotten pregnant; in the end, it's still the man who doesn't cherish people.

People say that when a woman marries, it's like a second rebirth; this saying was fully manifested in that unfortunate woman.

After Wang Yi sensed the strange looks from those around him, his face grew even darker; he actually had no feelings for those few daughters.

He never thought there was anything wrong with his mother's partiality; in the countryside, it's always like that—daughters will eventually marry out, while sons are the mainstay, destined to support their parents in old age.

But now, being laid out so blatantly and spoken about openly is different; especially since this matter even brought up the death of his former wife.

Although in Wang Yi's heart, that woman's death has nothing to do with him—in this world, which woman doesn't bear children? She gave birth to three daughters, and he never despised her; divorcing her was already the utmost benevolence and righteousness.

As for her dying in difficult labor, that was her own bad fate; what does it have to do with me?

But such words definitely cannot be said in front of everyone.

Wang Yi felt resentful inside, thinking Ge Erhong had ill intentions, colluding with her husband to ruin his wedding.

He was even angrier that his mother was so imprudent, actually giving others a handle to grasp.

He had clearly given his mother money to make clothes for the several children; the Hao Family cares about face, so he repeatedly urged his mother, no matter what, not to embarrass him at today's wedding.

But he didn't expect his mother, who had clearly agreed, to turn around and say one thing while doing another—not only did she not make clothes for the several daughters, but over a piece of meat she gave others a handle, causing such a big scene; how could he tolerate that?

Even if Wang Yi were angrier, he had to calm down and settle the matter: "This matter is my mother's fault; I will talk to her properly later. Rest assured, Ni Ni and the others are my children—I will certainly treat them well."

Before, it was all my fault—work kept me too busy, so I inevitably neglected the kids; it's my dereliction as a father. Thank you, sister-in-law, for the reminder; from now on I will certainly pay more attention to the children.

Wang Yi's words were impeccably proper, giving no one any fault to find, but whether a few people would believe them is another matter.

After all, they don't believe that Hao Mother could abuse the children so badly while Wang Yi remains completely unaware; in the end, it's just that he doesn't care.

However, Wang Yi's words had gone that far, and his attitude was so good that others couldn't really say anything more.

Ge Erhong also knew this, so seeing that she had made her point, she said: "I also said that only because I pity those children; please don't take it to heart."

Wang Yi was not merely bothered; at this moment he even felt like strangling Ge Erhong, but he still had to feign indifference, saying: "How could it be? Sister-in-law, you kindly reminded me—I'm grateful, though I haven't had a chance to thank you yet."

By now the matter is finally over, but Wang Yi's wedding, which should have been grand and glorious, has ended up losing all face, both inside and out.

Yet he couldn't blame anyone for this.

After Su Ruo had eaten and drunk her fill, and watched this big show, she felt satisfied and pulled Song Jingyu away as she left.

She had long said that Hao Manru was nothing to fear; once married into such a family, Hao Manru would bring about her own downfall.

It's just unknown whether Hao Manru will regret it, but regardless of whether she does or not, it has nothing to do with Su Ruo.

The wedding ended hastily, and for a long time afterward it became the talk of everyone in the military district; without exception, everyone thought that with such excellent conditions, Hao Manru must be addle-brained to marry Wang Yi.

Of course, when people mention Hao Manru, they inevitably bring up her affection for Song Jingyu; everyone believes Hao Manru turned love into hatred, seeking revenge on Song Jingyu after failing to win him, and thus deliberately married Wang Yi.

But upon reflection, everyone thinks Hao Manru is even more foolish; after all, although Song Jingyu and Wang Yi are both regimental commanders, their conditions differ by a hundred and eighty thousand miles.

People naturally cannot understand Hao Manru's obsession, only seeing her as mud that can't support a wall—married into such a family, she is ruining herself.

But what no one knows is that the commotion kicked up by the Wang Family on the wedding night was even greater and more melodramatic than at the wedding.

Hao Manru thought she had married a man she could boss around at will, but on the first night of marriage she realized she was wrong; she had imagined she had married a tamable dog, but she hadn't expected to have married a wolf.

Wang Yi unleashed the anger he had held in all day onto Hao Manru's person; when he chose to stop pretending and revealed his true nature, Hao Manru instantly felt a chill.