Chapter 88: A Chaotic Wedding

Because Li Yanhong caused this scene, Li Zeyu kept a stern face throughout, and no longer had any smile on his face.

The Battalion Commander was already dissatisfied with this marriage, and later he didn't even bother to pretend, keeping a stern face throughout.

Those who came to attend the wedding, seeing this, also restrained their expressions; the wedding was conducted in an unusually solemn atmosphere.

Li Yanhong cried in the room for a long while; seeing Li Zeyu and her father not come in to console her, she instantly felt even more wronged.

Li Yanhong couldn't understand; today was obviously her wedding, the most important day of her life, why did her father and husband not side with her, but instead help Su Ruo, an outsider.

Or Li Shiru couldn't stand it anymore, came in to persuade: "Su Ruo is just like that, always wanting to be the best, can't stand anyone being better than her; you know that, so why argue with her? The more upset you are, the happier she gets; you're crying here now, she doesn't even know how pleased she is yet!"

After Li Shiru finished speaking, seeing Li Yanhong's face grow even darker, she continued: "Don't blame my older brother for this; you know he always cares most about face. Today Su Ruo actually humiliated him in front of so many people; his self-esteem surely can't take it. Him not coming to console you isn't because he's angry with you."

After Li Shiru's instigation, Li Yanhong's hatred toward Su Ruo deepened further; she lifted her head and said fiercely:

"Su Ruo actually dared to ruin my wedding and humiliate Zeyu like this—I will absolutely not let her off!"

Li Shiru dislikes Li Yanhong, and hates Su Ruo even more, so she enjoys watching the two fight.

But Li Shiru also knows that given Li Yanhong's intellect, she definitely can't match Su Ruo, but it doesn't matter because Li Yanhong is after all the Battalion Commander's biological daughter.

Once things become serious, the Battalion Commander will definitely intervene; he won't just stand by and watch his daughter suffer. She's waiting to see them both lose out.

Li Shiru sneered inside, but put on a show of concern for Li Yanhong, gave her a few more words of advice, and only left the room after seeing Li Yanhong stop crying.

In the evening, Li Zeyu and Li Yanhong returned to their own courtyard; Li Yanhong sat on the bed, anxiously awaiting Li Zeyu.

She felt Li Shiru was right—someone as proud and arrogant as Li Zeyu would surely not tolerate Su Ruo's words.

Li Yanhong was still thinking about how to console Li Zeyu later, but when she saw Li Zeyu enter, he simply grabbed the blanket and prepared to leave.

Seeing Li Zeyu about to go, Li Yanhong immediately panicked and asked, "What are you doing?"

Li Zeyu now finds Li Yanhong annoying whenever he sees her; if it weren't for the family's misfortune, and if it weren't to protect himself and his sister from being bullied, he would never have married such a coarse, ignorant woman.

Li Zeyu said coldly, "You're not in a condition to move right now; I'll go sleep next door—it'll give everyone a chance to calm down."

Li Yanhong never imagined that on their wedding night, her husband would want to sleep separately; she instantly flew into a rage and blurted out, "Li Zeyu, do you like that slut Su Ruo? Is that why you're so angry?"

Li Zeyu thought Li Yanhong was utterly unreasonable, and angrily said, "Think whatever you want!"

Li Zeyu tried to pull the blanket from Li Yanhong's hands, but she refused to let go; when he exerted force, he actually dragged Li Yanhong off the bed.

The village's earthen bed is high; after Li Yanhong fell to the ground, her abdomen instantly felt a piercing pain.

Li Zeyu initially thought Li Yanhong was faking it, until he saw her face turn deathly pale from pain and blood staining her pants, then he panicked.

Li Zeyu hurried to the neighboring courtyard to find the Battalion Commander; the Battalion Commander and his wife had just lain down after a busy day when they heard Li Zeyu knocking, opened the door, and asked irritably, "What's wrong now?"

Li Zeyu hastily reported that Li Yanhong had fallen off the bed and was bleeding, but he didn't dare tell the Battalion Commander that he himself had pulled her down.

The Battalion Commander was feeling weary at this point; he had originally opposed this marriage, but his daughter insisted on marrying, even going so far as to get pregnant out of wedlock to force his agreement—and now, on this joyous occasion, what else is his daughter causing trouble about!

But the Battalion Commander and his wife, after all dote on their daughter, hastily put on their clothes and went next door.

When the Battalion Commander and his wife entered the room and saw Li Yanhong's condition, they immediately panicked and rushed to take her to the clinic to find Su Ruo.

Li Yanhong, however, absolutely refused; she would not let Su Ruo see her as a joke, nor did she want Su Ruo to know about her premarital pregnancy.

Li Yanhong made such a fuss that she even threatened to die.

Worried that Li Yanhong's extreme agitation would harm her health, the Battalion Commander and his wife had no choice but to take her to the county.

But Li Yanhong's condition made walking impossible, so the Battalion Commander quickly borrowed an ox cart, and the family rushed to the county hospital in a flustered hurry.

Although they had been careful enough, such a big commotion couldn't possibly go unnoticed, especially since, due to the daytime incident, the Battalion Commander's family was already under close scrutiny.

So the next day, the news that Li Yanhong had disturbed her fetus on her wedding night and been rushed to the hospital spread throughout the village.

Premarital pregnancy alone is shocking enough; moreover, it happened on her wedding day, giving the villagers plenty to gossip about for a year.

Just at Su Ruo's place, three aunts came to her within a day to talk about this matter, each giving a different version, each more sensational than the last.

Everyone knows that the Battalion Commander's family will probably never have peace again.

Su Ruo merely listened, never expressing any opinion.

Li Yanhong stayed in the hospital for three days of fetal preservation before being discharged; the doctor said her uterine lining was too thin, and if this pregnancy miscarried, she would likely never be able to bear her own child again.

To ensure the fetus's safety, Li Yanhong had to remain on bed rest for the next several months.

Li's mother well understood what it meant for a woman to be unable to bear children, so she had no objection to the doctor's advice.

Moreover, to better care for her daughter, Li's mother brought Li Yanhong straight back home after her discharge.

Although Li Yanhong's several sisters-in-law were unwilling, they dared not speak out because of the Battalion Commander's authority.

Li Zeyu already felt guilty; plus Li Yanhong helped him conceal the fact that he had pulled her down, so he felt remorse and grew ever kinder toward Li Yanhong.

As Li Yanhong's body gradually recovered, the Li family also enjoyed a period of peaceful days.

Until the news of the College Entrance Exam's restoration arrived; upon seeing the newspaper, Li Zeyu was struck like a thunderbolt—he had painstakingly plotted all this for a spot at the Worker-Peasant-Soldier University.

But now that the state has restored the College Entrance Exam, all his efforts have become a joke.

Li Zeyu, disheartened, returned to the Educated Youth site, wanting to find his sister to vent his anguish.

But when he saw Li Shiru holding a physics-chemistry series, and recalled how she had been shutting herself away to study wholeheartedly these days, Li Zeyu had nothing left to misunderstand.

But even if he already had a suspicion in his heart, he still asked with difficulty: "Little Ruo, did you already know about the restoration of the College Entrance Exam?"