“Jianxing is here!”
Chen’s father and Chen’s eldest son returned from work and saw their son-in-law playing with his granddaughter in the courtyard.
“Dad, Big Brother, you’re home. I’m here to take Tingting and our daughter back. My third brother is getting married tomorrow, so I want them to go home and join in the celebration.”
When An Jianxing saw his father-in-law return, he immediately handed their daughter to his wife. He was quick on the uptake and brought his father-in-law water and a towel so he could wash his face.
“Dad, you must be tired. Wash your face first. Mom has already prepared dinner and is waiting for you.”
“Mm, all right.”
Chen’s father actually liked this son-in-law quite a lot.
Although An Jianxing didn’t come from an impressive background, he was attentive, quick-thinking, and knew how to handle things. If he ever got the right opportunity, Chen’s father believed he wouldn’t have a bad future.
“Your third brother’s wedding is a big event. Take the wedding gift money back with you later and give it to your parents. I still have to work, so I won’t be able to attend personally.”
Chen’s father had always been proper about these things. When his in-laws held an important occasion, he naturally had to give a wedding gift.
“All right.”
An Jianxing nodded.
After dinner, Chen Tingting carried their daughter and sat behind her husband as they headed home.
“Xing, what kind of person is Third Sister-in-law?” Chen Tingting asked curiously.
“That’s a long story. You’ve actually met her before. She’s Educated Youth Feng.”
An Jianxing thought about everything that had happened to his third brother over the past few days. It was practically a whole drama.
“What?! Educated Youth Feng?”
“My goodness! Why would she agree to marry into our family?”
It wasn’t that Chen Tingting looked down on the An family.
It was just that Feng Jiaojiao obviously came from a well-off family. She had clearly been spoiled growing up and didn’t seem like the type of city girl who would willingly marry into a rural family.
“Ahem… well…”
An Jianxing couldn’t help telling his wife what had happened.
“Oh my goodness. I guess those two really were destined to be together.”
…
The next morning, the An family got up early to prepare.
Today was the day their new daughter-in-law would officially enter the family.
An Jianjun rode his bicycle to the educated youth station to pick her up.
“Hurry up! Brother Jianjun is here to pick her up!”
The male educated youths at the station were all excited.
Qin Siyu, however, didn’t look happy at all.
Watching the man she loved marry another woman naturally left her miserable. She had visibly lost weight over the past few days.
As for Feng Jiaojiao, she didn’t need anyone’s help.
She did her own makeup and got dressed inside her room, having already planned her outfit beforehand.
She decided to wear the shirt An Jianjun had bought for her.
She chose the beige one and paired it with black suit trousers and a pair of little leather shoes.
The night before, she had washed her hair and braided it while it was still damp.
After sleeping on it overnight, she undid the braids. Her hair had turned into soft, voluminous waves.
She carefully styled them and let them fall loosely over her shoulders, giving her a distinctly retro Hong Kong-style look.
After all, this was her first marriage in both of her lives.
Of course she had to dress up.
There weren’t many makeup products available here, but fortunately, she already had naturally good features.
She put on a beautiful makeup look.
Her slender eyebrows, dramatic eyeliner, and bright, round eyes made her gaze especially striking. With classic red lips, she looked like a true Hong Kong-style beauty.
She almost wished she had a camera so she could take a picture and preserve this moment as a memory.
“Educated Youth Feng, are you ready? Battalion Commander An is here to pick you up.”
Wang Yan came over and knocked on the door.
“I’m ready! I’ll be out in a moment.”
Feng Jiaojiao took a deep breath, opened the door, and walked out confidently.
“My goodness…”
“Feng Jiaojiao was already beautiful, but after dressing up like this, she’s even prettier than the actresses in the movies!”
“Exactly! She looks even better than the women in those calendar pictures. An Jianjun really hit the jackpot. Imagine getting to look at a beauty like that every day. Even if she doesn’t do anything, just looking at her would put you in a good mood.”
“What did you say? Say that again.”
The man had completely ignored his wife while admiring Feng Jiaojiao.
Now his ears were paying the price.
His wife had grabbed them.
“Ah… I—I said it wrong!”
“What’s the use of being pretty? A wife should be hardworking, capable, and good at managing the household. Educated Youth Feng obviously looks like a spendthrift. How could she possibly compare to you?”
The man immediately changed his tune.
“Oh? So what you’re saying is that I’m not pretty?”
His wife’s grip on his ear tightened.
“Ah! Wife, you’re the most beautiful! No one is prettier than you!”
“Hmph! She’s such a little vixen, making all you men lose your heads!”
Beautiful women naturally became the sworn enemies of the other women.
“Exactly. With a face like that, isn’t she deliberately trying to seduce men?”
“Come on, that’s enough. How someone looks is something their parents gave them. It’s not like they can choose it themselves.”
“I think you’re all just jealous. Whether she’s beautiful or not has nothing to do with you.”
“She is beautiful, that’s true. But with that personality of hers, not just anyone would be able to handle her.”
The villagers gathered outside the courtyard and discussed her among themselves.
Everyone had something to say, but most couldn’t help marveling at Feng Jiaojiao’s beauty.
An Jianjun was even more stunned.
He already knew that Feng Jiaojiao was beautiful, but seeing her after she had put on makeup made her seem almost unreal.
It was as if someone from a painting had stepped out of the frame and was now standing in front of him, smiling sweetly at him.
No wonder people said even heroes could not resist beautiful women.
It really was difficult to resist.
“The groom is completely stunned!”
“Hahaha! An Jianjun, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go get your bride!”
“If you don’t, plenty of people will be happy to do it for you!”
Everyone laughed and teased him.
An Jianjun finally came back to his senses and lightly kicked the person beside him.
Then he walked toward Feng Jiaojiao and held out his hand.
He helped her onto the bicycle and rode her home.
Feng Jiaojiao wrapped her arms around An Jianjun’s waist.
The moment she did, the bicycle suddenly wobbled and swerved into an obvious “S” shape.
“Hahaha! Looks like the groom is too excited!”
The villagers watching them burst into laughter.
Meanwhile, Qin Siyu’s teeth were practically grinding together with anger.
She should never have encouraged Feng Jiaojiao to marry An Jianjun.
She had completely overlooked one possibility—
What if An Jianjun actually developed feelings for Feng Jiaojiao?
Hadn’t she just ended up shooting herself in the foot?
But there was still a long road ahead.
They would see what happened.
Feng Jiaojiao, I won’t let you have an easy life.
I will take back everything that belongs to me.
Qin Siyu had always been like this.
Ever since she was young, she had always gotten whatever she wanted, no matter what it was.
There was only one thing she would willingly give up—
Something she no longer wanted.
But there was absolutely no way she would allow someone else to take what she wanted from her.
Feng Jiaojiao sensed the hostile gaze behind her.
She turned around and looked at Qin Siyu standing among the crowd.
Looks like I’ll have to be even more careful around her from now on.
“Here comes the bride!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Firecrackers suddenly exploded.
The children in the courtyard jumped around excitedly.
They eagerly picked up the firecrackers that hadn’t gone off, gathered them together, and then used little matches to light them one by one.
For them, it was the greatest fun of all.