Chapter 822: Once High-Minded, But Down-to-Earth is Best

Shi Yuke didn't even need to ask; she jumped for joy.

Shi Yucheng also felt it was acceptable, but he still had concerns.

Right now, Gu Zhihao seemed like a steady person, and it was rare that the two of them had mutual feelings, but in any matter, one shouldn't fear the ten thousand, only the "what if"—what if he looked down on Yuke in the future?

However, if he didn't agree, he wouldn't be able to accompany her for a lifetime either.

Xuanxuan would take care of Yuke, but Xuanxuan had her own family and children, and he felt he had already failed his second daughter too much; he couldn't add more trouble to Xuanxuan.

As people age, they consider more things; Shi Yucheng was caught in a dilemma and felt very conflicted, so he called his other two daughters home to discuss it.

Shi Youxuan actually had no objections to taking care of Shi Yuke; it was no problem at all, and they could hire a nanny to look after her when the time came.

Jian Yixin said, "That's right, you can guarantee she has food and clothing, but you can't provide companionship; none of us can do that. It is still most appropriate to have a man who knows how to care for her by her side."

And as for this person, other than Gu Zhihao, it was truly hard to find anyone else.

Through the previous incident, both Shi Youxuan and Jian Yixin felt that Gu Zhihao was a steady and reliable person.

One cannot judge a person only by their appearance; as long as their character is trustworthy, everything else is a minor detail!

And so, the marriage of the two was settled just like that.

The wedding would be held at home.

Shi Youxuan had originally wanted to cover all the wedding arrangements and hold it at the Prince Hotel.

It was too late for a custom-made wedding dress now, so choosing an off-the-rack one in Jiangzhou would also be fine.

Shi Yuke had a good figure and was a natural clothes hanger; any wedding dress looked good on her.

But all of these were rejected by Shi Yucheng.

He said not to go to a hotel, just set up a few tables at home and go through the motions.

Both of them were remarrying, so there was no need for a big celebration.

Shi Youxuan thought, so what if it was a remarriage?

A remarriage doesn't make one inferior to others.

As long as it is a marriage, it is the start of a new life and is worth celebrating.

However, after her father said one sentence, Shi Youxuan dismissed the idea.

He said, "It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Do what you have the capacity for; if you don't have it, don't do it."

The Prince Hotel was the top hotel in Jiangzhou, and all its facilities were the best; ordinary people had no chance to go there. If the wedding were held there, it would be very grand, but the aftereffects would be inevitable.

Once one has seen the best, it is naturally easy to be dissatisfied when given something inferior.

Besides, marriage is their own business; if Shi Youxuan took care of everything this time, would she have to manage other things in the future?

The old saying goes: help in an emergency, not in poverty.

A bowl of rice can earn gratitude, but a bushel can breed resentment.

Giving too much is not necessarily a good thing.

Shi Yucheng did not want the past to repeat itself. That his eldest daughter had become "silly" was not a bad thing to him, but rather a good one; he believed this was a rebirth for Yuke.

A rebirth naturally requires avoiding the mistakes made in the previous life, so all the detours taken before must be avoided this time.

Shi Youxuan had simply wanted to help her family; after her father explained, she chose to respect his opinion.

……

The bridal chamber for Shi Yuke was at the Shi Family home.

With his daughter by his side, Shi Yucheng could feel more at ease, and there was enough space at home, so there was no need for the young couple to move out.

The wedding was simple yet lively.

Shi Yucheng hired a chef to set up a few tables at home, invited old neighbors, a few people from the Sheng Family, and Jian Yixin's family of three to come for the feast, and that was it.

Relatives and friends from the groom's side were not invited.

Gu Zhihao had a brief marriage that had become a joke in his hometown, so he didn't tell anyone about his marriage to Shi Yuke this time.

Through this, he also realized that life should be lived with the person one likes, rather than living in the mouths of others.

In the past, he had cared too much about the eyes and thoughts of others, which led him to take detours.

Shi Yuke didn't wear a wedding dress; she wore a bright red tight-fitting suit with a pearl headband. Her outfit was very simple, but it didn't affect her appearance in the slightest—she was very beautiful.

Gu Zhihao wore a white suit today; he wasn't very used to it. In his impression, white was the color worn for funerals. How could one wear white on such a joyous day as a wedding?

But this suit wasn't bought by him; it was a gift from Sheng Zerong.

The suit cost twenty-six thousand, and it couldn't be returned.

It would be a waste not to wear it.

He felt it was very expensive, but in reality, it was the cheapest gift the giver could think of; anything cheaper would have been impossible to present.

Putting it on, he did feel different, and his entire temperament was greatly elevated.

Neighbors praised him one after another: "Clothes make the man; Little Gu looks completely different in this suit. He doesn't look like a scrap collector, but rather like a boss of a big company."

"He does! He really does!"

Besides the praise, there were some different voices.

There were many people and many opinions.

Some neighbors pointed at Shi Youxuan and whispered, "The old Shi family's second daughter is so rich; just a little bit leaking through her fingers would be enough for the eldest daughter and her husband to live on for a lifetime. Why is the wedding still so shabby?"

"Who's to say? The richer they are, the stingier they get."

Shi Youxuan heard them, but she didn't care.

What others said wouldn't affect her in the slightest, but Shi Yucheng was different; the neighbors' words sounded very harsh to his ears.

His brows furrowed, and he was very displeased!

If it were in the past, he would have cared about the neighbors' feelings and endured it.

But now he didn't want to. Hearing such words, Shi Yucheng immediately stood up and retorted: "Are you all full to the point of bursting? Whatever money Xuanxuan has is Xuanxuan's; it has nothing to do with Yuke. Yuke will be cared for by her husband in the future; she doesn't need to eat off anyone else!"

"One should only take on what one has the capacity for. Our family already owes Xuanxuan too much, a debt we can never repay in this lifetime. If we were to take or snatch things just because others are wealthy and feel entitled to it, how would that be any different from being a bandit?"

The neighbors looked at each other in dismay.

These words did not sound very pleasant at first, but they contained the painstaking efforts of Shi Yucheng.

The speaker spoke without intent, but the listener took it to heart.

After hearing such words for a long time, Gu Zhihao would inevitably be influenced.

His eldest daughter was even more so.

He had paid little attention to his daughters when they were young, and they had been led astray by their mother's upbringing; now that he had a chance to raise them properly, he was determined to nip such things in the bud.

It would be bad if he waited until the time came when Shi Yuke and her husband only wanted to reap without sowing, thinking that because others were rich, they should give to them!

Perhaps the neighbors were just saying it casually and would be done with it, but if he did not stop them today, they would continue to say it in the future.

Idle gossip is the hardest thing in this world to prohibit, and enjoying idle gossip and rumors is the greatest hobby of middle-aged and elderly women.

Shi Yucheng usually had a very good temper, so suddenly losing his temper at his daughter's wedding was indeed not giving the neighbors any face.

Someone was immediately displeased and said unhappily, "Old Shi, you are going too far. Everyone was just talking casually; why take it so seriously?"

"Exactly, we have been neighbors for decades. With all these years of friendship, you actually won't even give us a little face."

Shi Yucheng replied, "It is precisely because of our years of friendship that you shouldn't be speaking this way..."

He was not afraid of airing his family's dirty laundry; in any case, the neighbors were already well aware of his family's affairs.