Such a spendthrift woman—how much must a wedding dress this beautiful cost?
Is it really necessary to be this extravagant for a wedding?
“Sixth sister-in-law, it’s not that I want to say this, but this is already your second marriage. Why make it look like your first? You could’ve just cooked a few dishes at home and set up a simple table. I heard you even hired chefs from the state-owned restaurant. Aren’t you afraid people will laugh at such a grand display?”
Liu Hongmei’s eyes were red with jealousy.
A banquet from a state-owned restaurant was expensive—one table alone could equal half a year of her salary. If that money were given to her, she could use it to secure good jobs for her two daughters.
“I’m spending my own money. I’m happy to do it. As for you, you came uninvited.”
Xu Huaying glanced at Gu Dahu, a trace of disappointment flashing in her eyes.
Sensing her gaze, Gu Dahu instinctively lowered his head, feeling uneasy for no reason.
“If you sincerely came to attend my wedding, you’re welcome. If you’re here to cause trouble, then leave right now.”
Xu Huaying blocked the Gu family at the entrance, her cold eyes devoid of warmth.
Since they came with ill intent, she had no patience to waste words on them.
If not for the three children, she would have long cut ties with the Gu family.
“Huaying, are you alright?”
Xiao Huaidong looked at her with concern.
“Brother Dong, I’m fine. Leave the Gu family to me.”
Xiao Huaidong smiled at her. “Alright, I’ll go greet the other guests.”
Gu Jie spoke in a mocking tone, “Sixth sister-in-law, what’s this? Now that you’ve got yourself a pretty boy, you don’t consider us family anymore? Don’t forget, your three children still carry the Gu surname—they belong to our Gu family. Flirting with your pretty boy right in front of us—have you no shame?”
Xu Huaying narrowed her eyes and, without a word, slapped him hard across the face.
The blow sent Gu Jie’s head snapping to the side.
Niu Erya and Liu Hongmei both screamed.
Xu Huaying shook her stinging hand and sneered, “You call me shameless? I think the shameless ones are you. You came here asking for a beating—I’m just granting your wish.”
“How dare you hit my man! I’ll tear you apart!”
At some point, Liu Hongmei had picked up a brick and swung it hard toward Xu Huaying’s head.
Startled, Xu Huaying had no time to dodge. In panic, she could only raise her arms to shield her head.
But the expected pain never came.
When she looked up, she saw Xiao Huaidong gripping the brick tightly in one hand.
“Brother Dong!”
Xu Huaying let out a breath of relief, her eyes filled with admiration.
All these years, she had always faced the entire Gu family alone.
No matter how capable she was, two fists couldn’t beat four hands—getting hurt was inevitable.
Just now, she thought she would be beaten again like before.
“I, Xiao Huaidong, never hit women. But if anyone dares to hit my woman, I will strike back and make them pay.”
With a slight force, he snatched the brick from Liu Hongmei’s hand.
The recoil sent Liu Hongmei falling hard onto the ground, gasping in pain.
Before she could even curse, Xiao Huaidong raised the brick and smashed it toward Gu Jie’s head.
“No!”
Liu Hongmei and Niu Erya both shouted at the same time, trying to stop him.
But it was too late.
Xiao Huaidong struck fast, precise, and ruthless.
With one blow, he knocked Gu Jie straight to the ground.
Gu Jie clutched his head, wailing in pain.
“My son! Please don’t let anything happen to him!”
Niu Erya cried as she crouched down to check on him.
Liu Hongmei stood frozen in shock.
Gu Weiguo clenched his fists behind his back.
“What right do you have to hit my son? If anything happens to him, I won’t let you off!”
Niu Erya cried while threatening.
Xiao Huaidong was unmoved. “A father’s debt is repaid by the son; a wife’s debt by the husband. When your daughter-in-law tried to smash my wife with a brick, I didn’t see any of you stopping her. Now that your own people got hit, you act tough? Huaying is my wife now. Anyone who dares bully her will regret being born into this world.”
Gu Weiguo’s eyelid twitched. “Sixth daughter-in-law, look at the kind of man you’ve chosen. Does such a crude person deserve to be a stepfather to the three children?”
Xu Huaying spat, “Whether he deserves it is for me to decide. You are just my ex-husband’s parents. Let me warn you—stop calling me ‘sixth daughter-in-law.’ I, Xu Huaying, am remarried and have nothing to do with you anymore. Leave my house immediately.”
“You jinx! Now that you have a wild man, you don’t recognize us anymore? I’ll beat you to death, you shameless thing!”
Niu Erya raised her hand to strike.
Prepared, Xu Huaying grabbed her wrist with one hand and slapped her hard across the face with the other.
The slap made Niu Erya spin twice on the spot, seeing stars.
Afterward, Xu Huaying rubbed her hand in disgust.
Once steady, Niu Erya cursed, “You little slut! How dare you hit me? I’ll kill you!”
She secretly pulled out a sharp pair of scissors and stabbed straight toward Xu Huaying’s chest.
Standing at the doorway watching, Xiao Nanchu immediately noticed something wrong and shouted, “Aunt Xu, watch out!”
Gu Dahu and his siblings cried out in alarm.
Gu Lingling burst into tears.
Xiao Huaidong’s gaze turned sharp. With a swift kick, he knocked Niu Erya to the ground, a ruthless glint in his eyes.
The old woman dared to attack in broad daylight—clearly showing how vicious she usually was.
If not for Little Bean Sprout’s timely warning, Huaying would have been injured. The wedding banquet would have been ruined. The Gu family’s intention was obvious—they didn’t want him and Huaying to get married.
Xiao Nanchu ran over, relieved to see neither of them hurt.
She had thought they only came to ruin the wedding.
She didn’t expect them to bring out a weapon. Did they think her father, being from the countryside, wouldn’t dare do anything to them?
Xiao Nanchu’s gaze swept over the four members of the Gu family.
Suddenly, she let out a soft sound of surprise, a hint of interest flashing in her eyes.
Gu Jie… wasn’t actually Gu Weiguo’s son?
“Brother Dong, let’s call the police!”
Seeing the scissors, Xu Huaying was still shaken.
Fortunately, Little Bean Sprout had warned her in time, and Xiao Huaidong intervened at the last moment.
Otherwise, she didn’t dare imagine what would’ve happened if the scissors had struck her vital point.
The Gu family was no longer pretending—they were ready to completely fall out with her.
“Xu Huaying, even if Dahu’s grandmother was wrong, what about you? Have you been worthy of Old Sixth?”
Gu Weiguo glared sharply at Xu Huaying as he helped Niu Erya up.
Xu Huaying laughed instead of getting angry. “If you didn’t mention him, I would’ve forgotten. When Old Sixth was alive, I never saw your whole family care about him this much. If he knew that even seven years after his death you still think about him… do you think he’d crawl out of his grave to thank you?”