Chapter 470

"What's the situation?" Lin Zhao asked, "I remember Li Bao's partner's family was quite open-minded, what happened?"

Gu Zhi Yao explained uncertainly, "From what I heard from Sister Yu'er, it seems like her sister-in-law is making a scene, thinking that Brother Li Bao's partner is eating for free at home and occupying her son's room, and so on. The things she said were very ugly. Brother Li Bao was very angry, so he said they might as well just get married to avoid his partner being angry in that house."

This wasn't the whole reason; Huang Xiulan's phone call came back in the afternoon.

She was furious; one could hear that anger through the phone.

"The girl is highly educated, looks good, and her parents are also quite good. They aren't the type to favor boys over girls and have pensions, but they can't help that the sister-in-law in the family isn't easy to get along with. She holds her head high because she gave birth to two sons and is cursing the sister-in-law in a roundabout way, and she's also ruining Zhili's reputation!"

"Sister-in-law, you don't know what she said. It was so dirty I'm afraid it would dirty your ears if I said it. If it weren't for the fact that the two children have been dating for so long and their feelings are so deep, I really would have wanted to say forget it."

Lin Zhao quickly advised, "Eldest sister-in-law, you must stay calm. Zhili and that girl have deep feelings and have been dating for so many years. That family just has one bad apple, and they don't see each other often. Just endure it and forget it, don't delay Zhili's business."

Huang Xiulan sighed, "One bad apple spoils the whole barrel."

How can there be a sister-in-law who says her sister-in-law has been played out and will be despised even if she marries a lame or blind man?

The words were too disgusting.

They are both women, why is her mouth so poisonous!

"Just don't pay attention to her," Lin Zhao said.

"And don't just endure it, tear into her when you should, otherwise people will think our family is easy to bully," she emphasized again.

"If this were you, what would you do?"

Lin Zhao thought to herself, both of her sisters-in-law love to make these kinds of comparisons.

She thought for a moment and answered, "I would probably have my son give his future father-in-law and mother-in-law a heads-up in advance, telling them that I don't want to see that person when things are being handled, and let them coordinate."

In any case, she wouldn't be the one to suffer.

Huang Xiulan hesitated, "Wouldn't that make the relationship stiff?"

Lin Zhao was incredulous, "You still want to have a good relationship with that person?!"

"She's just a sister-in-law who married in, is it worth it? If people respect me an inch, I'll return the favor a foot; the one who should be worried is the other party."

Huang Xiulan was still worried, "This... how can it not affect Zhili? You also know that kid is honest and not as smart as his brother. If he were even a fraction as clever as Zhihang, I wouldn't be worried."

"Don't say that, Zhili is very good; his honest nature is his strength," Lin Zhao said disapprovingly, "Zhili is wise but appears dull; he's not stupid at all."

Thinking of Zhili's action of buying storefronts whenever he had money, she said with a smile, "Zhili will live in the capital in the future, and that girl's sister-in-law is in a second-tier city, quite far away, so it won't affect them."

The worry between Huang Xiulan's brows dissipated, "After hearing you finish, I'm actually not that worried anymore."

"There was no need to worry in the first place. The children are all grown up, they can solve things whenever they arise. Don't treat them like children anymore; it's time to learn to rely on the children." That's what Lin Zhao said. She didn't know how other people's children were, but her four cubs all enjoyed being needed by her.

"I'll listen to you."

Seeing Lin Zhao hang up the phone, Gu Zhi Yao said with curved brows, "Mom, I think you are so good at comforting people, the kind that is especially persuasive."

"What kind of persuasion? Persuasion through nonsense?" Lin Zhao asked amusedly.

"That's not it."

"Then what is it?"

"It's just that every time I hear you finish speaking, my mood gets very good."

"... Alright then."

Gu Zhili's wedding came very quickly, not even giving people time to react before it arrived.

With his own nephew getting married, Gu Chenghuai, the third uncle, would naturally appear and had also prepared a generous gift.

The family of six from the third branch drove two cars. The front one was the car allocated to Chief Gu by the military, with a very intimidating license plate number; the driver was Chief Gu's guard. The one behind was Gu Zhiqian's allocated car, and the driver was the person protecting him.

The two cars from the family were lent to Gu Zhili as part of the wedding motorcade.

The other members of the Gu family also brought out their highest configurations just to earn face for Gu Zhili.

He himself was a very promising young man, and what the Gu family did was just icing on the cake.

Seeing so many good cars from the Gu family and the young men who were all handsome and confident, the Han family was shocked.

Especially the Han sister-in-law, who looked at her sister-in-law in disbelief.

"Isn't your partner a self-employed person who sets up a stall? How could he..."

Han Meng pursed her lips, looking at her sister-in-law with a cold gaze, and said in a light tone, "Zhili did set up a street stall, but that was back when we were in college. I told you about it, sister-in-law, don't you remember?"

She knew her sister-in-law looked down on her partner. Every time she mentioned him, the other party would scoff and walk back to her room, as if what she said would insult her ears...

The other party didn't want to listen, and Han Meng wasn't someone who owed her anything, so she didn't mention him in front of her again.

However, thanks to her sister-in-law's 'efforts', the news that Han Meng had found a lousy partner spread throughout the entire alley.

Han Meng didn't care what others said about her; those words couldn't cause her any harm.

Hearing her sister-in-law's calm words, the anger in Han Meng's sister-in-law's heart was like a torrential flood, unstoppable.

Someone in the room couldn't help but mutter, "Didn't they say Little Meng's partner was a pauper? This is no pauper; if he's a pauper, then we're all beggars."

Those who knew the inside story looked at Han Meng's sister-in-law, whose face was like a palette, and shook their heads inwardly.

The Han family has had bad luck; they married such a daughter-in-law.

Not to mention that family scandals shouldn't be made public, even if Han Meng's partner was really that unbearable, she, as a sister-in-law, shouldn't spread gossip about her sister-in-law.

What good would this do her?

Just as they were speaking, there was a commotion outside.

"Mengmeng, I'm here to pick you up," a clear, joyful male voice shouted.

The bride in the room blushed, but raised her voice to reply, "Okay."

After picking up the bride, the motorcade drove toward the hotel.

Those cars decorated with festive red flowers driving on the road were incredibly impressive.

Passersby stopped to watch one after another.

A social butterfly shouted, "Getting married, how impressive. Wishing the bride and groom a hundred years of harmony."

In the gap when the cars stopped, Gu Zhihang opened the candy and distributed it to the passersby.

"Thanks, brother, have some candy, share the joy."

The candy the Gu family bought was all very good, and the packaging was especially high-end. The passersby didn't expect that two kind words could actually be exchanged for such a large bag of good candy, and they were as happy as could be.

"Buddy, you're generous, thanks."

Gu Zhihang waved his hand and continued to distribute candy to others.

Before driving off, the driver reminded him, and Gu Zhihang sat back and closed the car window.

Jin Lixin gave a thumbs up, "Boss Gu is generous."

Gu Zhihang pushed away his leaning shoulder, "Less nonsense, help Zhili block the wine later."

"That's for sure!" Jin Lixin adjusted his glasses with an expression of 'who else but me'.

He was born with a huge capacity for alcohol, never getting drunk after a thousand cups, and was very useful for blocking wine.

"I'll give you a bonus at the end of the month," Gu Zhihang never let people work for nothing.

"No need~~" Jin Lixin said, "Zhili is also my brother, helping one's own brother is what should be done, talking about bonuses is too distant."

"However..." his tone changed, "If Boss Gu considers my hard work and gives it, I'll gladly accept."

Gu Zhihang couldn't be bothered to look at him, "So much nonsense."

Usually, this person loved to wear floral shirts; suddenly wearing a white shirt and black suit really made people unaccustomed to it, and one wanted to laugh just looking at him.

The car drove to the hotel.

This was the Gu family's hotel, luxurious and grand.

The usher at the entrance was so handsome he was eye-catching, making people's eyes light up.

The relatives from the Han family didn't have many opportunities to come to the hotel, and upon entering such a good hotel for the first time, they didn't know where to put their hands and feet.

Everyone was beaming.

They were flattering the Han couple.

"Old Han, this son-in-law of yours is..." the person speaking was full of envy, giving a thumbs up.

Old Han smiled from ear to ear, "The child found him herself, they've been dating for many years, their feelings are very good."

The Han family was very happy, only Han sister-in-law lowered her head, feeling quite bitter.

She couldn't control the resentment toward Han Meng in her heart.

Having dated such a wealthy partner, why didn't she say it a few more times?

Didn't Han Meng say her partner was a street vendor? She wasn't wrong, so why were these people laughing at her?

Han Meng was definitely doing it on purpose; she wanted to make her make a fool of herself.

Truly vicious.

The woman's eyes were angry, and her face was pulled long.

No one paid attention to her.

Because the groom's high-ranking third uncle had arrived.

"Why is there someone in a military uniform?!!" someone exclaimed.

"That's the groom's third uncle who is a high-ranking official in the military. He looks really different; his eyes are truly sharp, I don't even dare to look him in the eye, it makes my heart panic," those who knew the inside story lowered their voices.

"Old Han, you hid it deep, to actually have such a relative."

At this point, it was no longer envy, it was envy to the point of facial distortion.

Old Han wiped his sweat, "... I didn't hide it, I just found out too."

He ground his teeth, "Dead girl, she didn't even make things clear."

Han Meng's mother pinched the old man's arm, "On a happy day, speak properly."

Just as they were speaking, the person in charge of the wedding process waved at them, and she quickly reminded her husband, "They're waiting for you, hurry up, hand Mengmeng over to the son-in-law properly, and ask him to take good care of our daughter."

"... I know." Until this moment, there was a sense of reality in marrying off a daughter, and Han Meng's father's eyes suddenly turned red.

The moment he saw his daughter, that complex emotion dissipated without a trace.

"Dad, walk slower later, my wedding dress is very long, if you walk too fast I'm afraid I'll trip. Zhili hired a full-process photographer and videographer, it would be too embarrassing if I made a fool of myself," Han Meng instructed her dad.

"I know, am I that unreliable?" Before Han Meng could answer, Old Han looked at her, "The son-in-law has a third uncle who is a high-ranking official, why didn't you give me a heads-up? I was truly clueless when the relatives asked."

"I did say it, I said it a long time ago," Han Meng wouldn't take the blame, refuting while waiting to enter the venue, "When I first started dating Zhili, didn't you force me to ask about his family situation? I said at the time that his third uncle was a military officer."

"Is that a military officer?" Old Han gritted his teeth, "That's a Chief! Can a military officer and a Chief be the same?"

"What's the difference?" Han Meng said nonchalantly, "No matter what kind of status he has, he is Zhili's third uncle, and he will be my third uncle in the future."

Old Han had nothing to say.

"That's true."

The emcee called for the bride to enter, and the father and daughter stopped chatting, putting on a serious expression and walking onto the stage step by step.

The guests applauded.

Until he handed his daughter's hand to the son-in-law, Han Meng's father couldn't hold it together, and tears flowed down.

"Son-in-law, you must take good care of my daughter, don't bully her. If Mengmeng does anything wrong, send her back, I'll educate her..."

Gu Zhili looked at his father-in-law crying his eyes out and silently handed him a tissue.

He said in a tone of swearing an oath, "I will, you supervise me."

"Hey..."

Watching this scene on stage, Lin Zhao's expression was gratified, her eyes full of smiles.

"Truly good."

In the original book, Little Tie Chui's ending was good if you say it's good, and not bad if you say it's bad.

Compared to other people in the Gu family who died or were injured, he at least got married and had children, earning a moderate salary and living a life that could be seen to the end at a glance.

Did he have regrets in his heart? How could he not? It's just that regrets and dreams were all smoothed out by the hardships of life.

Now, Little Li Bao has a company, many storefronts rented out, a house of his own, and savings that make him worry about nothing.

The smile on his face was so happy, so happy that it made people want to shed tears.

"... Zhaozhao?" Gu Chenghuai said something to his wife, but Lin Zhao didn't respond. He turned to look at her and called again.

"Ah?" Lin Zhao came back to her senses, "What's wrong?"

"I should be the one asking what's wrong, I was talking to you and you didn't hear," Gu Chenghuai said.

"You were talking to me? Say it again, I just spaced out," Lin Zhao said righteously.

Gu Chenghuai chuckled, "I said, are you envious of your eldest sister-in-law?"

"Envious of what?" Lin Zhao's expression was blank, then thinking of something, she added, "Envious that she's a mother-in-law?!"

"Right, are you envious?" Gu Chenghuai asked again.

"Not envious at all," Lin Zhao shook her head quickly, "However, this year or next year, we might have a son-in-law."

Hearing this, the smile in Gu Chenghuai's eyes vanished instantly, his dark eyes sinking slightly.

He sat up straight, looking cold and aloof, exuding the aura of a superior.

Lin Zhao: Heh, he's putting on airs again.

"It's useless even if you avoid it."

Gu Chenghuai: "..."

Looking at her dear husband's appearance, Lin Zhao poked his arm and said with a smile, "Yaobao said she would still live at home after she gets married."

Gu Chenghuai looked at her, "Really?"

"Really," Lin Zhao said, "Mao Dan'er is busy with work and can't accompany Yaobao every day, he's afraid Yaobao will be lonely at home, so he proposed that Yaobao live at her maiden home."

Old Lady Ning passed away a few years ago, and the Ning family only had that Chief Ning who was about to retire and Mao Dan'er left.

The former wasn't retiring yet, purely so his son could walk more easily.

Chief Ning had an open personality and planned to go to a cadre retirement home after retirement, not wanting to interfere with the young couple's life.

There were many like-minded people at the cadre retirement home, which was much more comfortable than being at home.

A smile appeared on Gu Chenghuai's face, "Mao Dan'er is not bad."

Lin Zhao's eyes were surprised.

"This is the first time you've called him by his nickname since you found out Yaobao was dating Mao Dan'er. Before, it was always cold 'Ning Xiao, Ning Xiao', and your tone was so cold, as if you wanted to kill someone. If I had known this would soothe you, I should have said it earlier."

Gu Chenghuai: "..."