Chapter 793: One Family of Zhonghua Across the Four Seas

"Our Zhonghua family has an old saying: things will develop in the opposite direction when they become extreme, and fortune follows misfortune. No matter how heavy the suffering, it will eventually pass, and no matter how hard the struggle, there will surely be a harvest."

Seeing that many people attending the wedding already had moist eyes, Li Ye knew it was time to reverse the mood, otherwise, controlling the scene today would be counterproductive.

The image on the big screen changed, and a high-spirited Pei Wencong appeared.

He was wearing crisp suit trousers, a snow-white shirt, shiny leather shoes, and had a side-parted hairstyle, standing at the gate of the University of Hong Kong looking quite dapper.

"When our bride was nine years old, her brother, Mr. Pei Wencong, finally graduated from university."

"He was a filial child. In the first year after graduating from university, he changed the house for his family, changed the school for his sister, and cured his mother's long-standing back pain."

The screen began to rotate photos of the Pei Wencong family. The colors of the photos became brighter and brighter, and the smiles on everyone's faces became more and more radiant.

Many guests at the scene also began to curl the corners of their mouths involuntarily, and smiles climbed onto their faces unknowingly.

According to the Zhonghua people's ideology of "Heaven rewards diligence," those who suffer through hard work should receive generous rewards, and the Pei Wencong family before them was the most classic example.

Pei Wenhui receiving a certificate in elementary school, Pei Wencong buying his first car, the whole family going on their first trip; these changes made people feel comfortable in their hearts.

Just when they were expecting the screen to explain how Pei Wencong became a tycoon, the content on the screen changed to Li Dayong.

This made many people unhappy.

We want to see the tycoon's rise to wealth, what are you doing?

Don't you know that people who leave things on a cliffhanger are the most annoying?

"Sigh, everyone don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Today is two people getting married, so we can't just talk about the bride and leave my brother out!"

Li Ye pointed at Li Dayong in the photo with a grin and said, "Li Dayong started practicing martial arts when he was eight. At that time, he was not as tall or as sturdy as me, and his kung fu was not as good as mine, but after he turned ten, a magical thing happened."

The image on the screen changed again, and a big, sturdy boy was practicing martial arts. If you didn't distinguish by his facial features, no one would ever connect him to the Li Dayong before he was ten.

"I just don't understand what happened to Li Dayong in those years. How did he suddenly become taller and stronger than me? I used to run to his house every day at mealtime just to see how much he ate."

"But he didn't eat as much as I did! How did I grow shorter and shorter, and how did he grow taller and taller? Where did the difference come from?"

"Hahahaha~"

Li Ye's tone was very funny, so everyone was amused.

Actually, Li Ye was also 1.8 meters tall, but he belonged to the "ape-backed and wasp-waisted" type, which was a completely different matter from Li Dayong, who was like "The Rock."

There is a saying in the Western boxing world—heavyweight fighters are the chosen ones.

This thing is not something that can be practiced later. If you don't believe it, go look at Zhang Zhilei, who is in his forties. Even if he walks toward you with a smiling face, you just feel a chill in your heart.

Pei Wenhui grew up without a father and in the harsh bottom layer of Hong Kong, so she had an obsession with "security" that surpassed ordinary people. That was why, the moment she saw Li Dayong, she didn't think his size was scary, but instead had stars in her eyes.

Of course, it was also fortunate that it was still 1987, when masculinity was prevalent, so Li Dayong, who looked like a tough guy, received this treatment.

If it were 2017, Pei Wenhui's group of girlfriends would probably advise her to give up on Li Dayong and choose someone like Han or Kun instead.

"In 1982, through hard study, Li Dayong stood out among 1.87 million college entrance exam candidates nationwide and was admitted to the Beijing Institute of Technology."

"And in 1983, the bride, who had already graduated from middle school in Hong Kong and had a wealthy family background, faced multiple choices. She could go to Britain, she could go to Singapore, she could go to Japan..."

A comparison map of college landscapes appeared on the big screen, featuring classic buildings from universities in Hong Kong, Britain, Singapore, Japan, the United States, and more.

And now, it was the peak of the study-abroad craze. Excellent students in the mainland were desperately running to these countries, not even minding third-rate schools that were unknown. So, seeing these famous schools, everyone at the scene felt a sense of longing.

Li Ye waved his hand, and the gate of Beijing University appeared on the screen.

"But the bride didn't go to Britain, didn't go to Singapore, and even less did she go to Japan, but chose Beijing University in her northern hometown."

"Oh~"

Many people at the scene were moved. In this era when everyone was running abroad, a wealthy heiress actually went against the trend and returned to the Zhonghua family to study.

Reporters at the scene had long occupied favorable positions, pressing their shutters "click-click-click" at the images on the screen, having long thrown the consciousness of cherishing film to the back of their minds.

With this kind of material, would it be hard to write tomorrow's manuscript? One could write a thousand lines in one go!

"Everyone pay attention, I said just now that I am very important in this marriage, so the important node is coming!"

Li Ye patted his chest with his chin held high: "My academic performance was okay, I barely got into Beijing University and became the bride's classmate. Then, wasn't this marriage tied together?"

"Eh, eh, eh, what about me? What about me? Where did you throw me?"

"Hahahaha~"

Dong Yuejin next to him was anxious. Following the script, he went up and started pushing Li Ye, mobilizing the atmosphere like a two-person crosstalk act, successfully making everyone laugh.

Li Ye hurriedly explained for him: "Yes, yes, yes, if it weren't for Comrade Dong Yuejin, even if the bride and I were in the same school, we couldn't have known each other. Now, please let Comrade Dong Yuejin say some things that seem unrelated to this wedding..."

Dong Yuejin was furious again, chasing Li Ye and shouting: "What do you mean unrelated to this wedding? Every word I say is related to today's wedding..."

"Hahahaha~"

The two chased and played for a few seconds, making everyone laugh heartily, before Dong Yuejin returned to his position and began to talk from "Searching for Relatives Across Ten Thousand Miles" to Pei Wencong's investment in the mainland.

"Because of historical reasons, many of our compatriots are scattered overseas, separated from their relatives in the mainland by the ocean. Mr. Pei has done his best to help them find their relatives, and so far, he has prompted ninety-one compatriots to get in touch with their families."

"In '83, Mr. Pei sent his sister to Beijing for school. Seeing that the industry in the mainland was lagging behind the world, he immediately responded to the country's call, invested generously in his hometown, and emphasized encouraging scientific research personnel to carry out the development and research of new technologies."

"And the first factory Mr. Pei invested in in Beijing was the Changbei Machinery Factory, and the first new technology equipment invested in was the Changbei brand industrial sewing machine. And the researcher of this sewing machine was our groom, classmate Li Dayong, and his teacher."

"Everyone please look at the screen. This was the Changbei Machinery Factory before '83... This is the Changbei Machinery Factory in '84... This is '85..."

Following Dong Yuejin's narration, the images on the screen began to change constantly: old factory workshops turned into advanced modern factory areas, dirty and messy staff dormitories turned into cozy two-bedroom homes.

And the images of Li Dayong and Pei Wenhui were also interspersed in these pictures, from the two being shy and embarrassed, to being openly affectionate, and by the last part, they were already images of working together for the industrial modernization of the motherland.

By the time this film was shown to this point, everyone at the scene had been implanted with two consciousnesses—Li Dayong's favor with Pei Wenhui was not just a stroke of luck; he also had real talent and learning.

Pei Wencong brought a generous dowry when marrying off his sister this time, and it wasn't just for Li Dayong!

And when the film played to the last frame, it made many people understand another important layer of meaning of this marriage.

That was the scene of Li Dayong and Pei Wenhui's engagement.

The young couple were both wearing bright red wedding clothes, smiling at the camera, and each held a couplet.

【A marriage of a thousand miles tied by a single thread, one family of Zhonghua across the four seas】

"The time has come, please let the groom and bride enter!"

After Li Ye's clear voice, music with an ancient imperial flavor began to echo in the hall.

Then, the few people sitting in the very front clapped gently, and enthusiastic applause rang out like thunder.

Logically speaking, it was a bit incongruous for music and applause to sound at the same time when the bride entered, but at this very moment, it appeared so harmonious.

The music was to set off this "marriage of a thousand miles."

And the applause was to praise the more important "one family of Zhonghua."