Qi Tongwei: Can I be young again?

"Don't worry, daughter, this won't end like this." After calming his daughter down, Wang Lang looked at Qi Tongwei again, "What's your name, kid?"

“You don’t need to know his name.” Zhong Xiaoai stepped in front of Qi Tongwei. “I only need to know your name, Xu Lang, the director of the State Resources Administration Bureau, right?”

"Little girl, you know quite a lot. So, you're the one who insulted my daughter?"

"She said I have no manners!"

"You really have no manners," Xu Lang said angrily, his eyes wide. "How dare a well-mannered girl call me by my full name!"

"Uncle, did you hear that?"

Zhong Xiaoai shook her phone; the numbers on the screen showed that she was on a call.

"Oh, so you know how to call for backup?" Xu Lang laughed. "Your uncle isn't as ill-mannered as you, is he?"

Zhong Xiaoai handed over the phone, saying, "My uncle wants you to answer the phone."

"He told me to answer, so I did. Who is he?"

"You'll know once you answer it."

With some skepticism, Xu Lang still took the phone and put it to his ear.

Three seconds later, his face turned ashen.

Ten seconds later, he kept swallowing and his legs trembled uncontrollably.

Thirty seconds later, the call ended.

Xu Lang plopped down on the ground, his hand gripping his phone looking like he had Parkinson's disease.

Xu Qian quickly helped him up. "Dad, what's wrong? Why did you sit down?"

"Get out of my way." Xu Lang shoved him aside, then trembled as he faced Zhong Xiaoai, bowing deeply. "I...I'm sorry...I...I didn't know...I didn't know...it was you...Zhong Zhong..."

"Don't say anything, and don't apologize. I'm ill-mannered and it's okay if I don't know how to say it! But don't worry, my uncle isn't a petty person. He won't take revenge for personal reasons. However, there's one thing: you have to make sure you're clean and can withstand an investigation by Thunder Second Bureau!"

The words "Thunder Second Inning" sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

That was the elite force of the ZY Discipline Inspection Commission.

If nothing's wrong, fine; but if something is wrong, we'll investigate you thoroughly!

At this moment, those with a keen political sense had already sensed something was wrong and were either hiding or leaving.

Especially on the man's side, some people ran away without even taking their coats.

"Hey, Tianyi, what's going on? Why did someone leave your side?"

"I don't know. Let's go take a look."

The bride and groom arrived at the scene hand in hand, completely bewildered.

The ground was a complete mess.

Wang Mian clutched his ribs and wailed in pain.

Xu Lang had already fainted from fright, and Xu Qian was constantly pinching his philtrum.

"What happened?" Chen Yang looked at Qi Tongwei, his eyes filled with resentment.

Before Qi Tongwei could speak, Zhong Xiaoai answered first, "Miss Chen, happy marriage!"

After saying that, he pulled Qi Tongwei away.

Chapter Fifty-Four: Zhong Xiaoai's Bell

Zhong Xiaoai once said that if anyone doesn't want to celebrate May Day, then no one should celebrate it.

A prophecy.

The once lively wedding venue suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at each other, no one daring to speak.

Until Xu Lang, who had fainted, opened his eyes.

"Dad, you're awake." Xu Qian breathed a sigh of relief. "What happened just now? Who is that girl's uncle? Why were you so scared?"

Everyone present wanted to know the answers to these three questions.

Hou Liangping, in particular, listened intently, afraid of missing a single word.

Xu Lang took a deep breath, his gaze towards his daughter unfathomable. "Qianqian, did you scold her for being ill-mannered?"

"Yeah, you cursed too."

"Snapped!"

Xu Lang slapped himself hard across the face. Today, he finally understood what it meant to be disastrous because of what you say.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Xu Qian said angrily. "Handong is just a small place. Even if she is the governor's daughter, you don't have to act like this, do you? There are so many people watching!"

Xu Lang closed his eyes, at a loss for words.

It's too late to say anything now.

After a while, he walked up to Chen Yanshi and said, “Father-in-law, you were right before. The wedding shouldn’t be so ostentatious. I was presumptuous and didn’t listen to you. From now on, let’s keep everything simple. Let our friends in Handong go back first. The fewer people, the better. I’m tired. I’m going back to rest first.”

Chen Yanshi: "??????"

Damn it, Chen Yanshi advocated for a simple wedding from the very beginning. But Xu Lang said that since his son was making money, it was okay for him to have a lavish wedding.

What now?

He got into trouble for being so flamboyant, and now he wants to kick out his customers. Isn't that a slap in the face for him?

Furthermore, the problem lies not with the bride's side, but with the groom's side, especially the groom's sister, Xu Qian. If that girl hadn't caused trouble, things would have come to this!

That's what he thought, but Chen Yanshi still had to consider the man's feelings and explained the situation to the guests one by one.

Everyone can understand.

After all, they weren't fools. Since Zhong Xiaoai's identity could easily defeat Xu Lang, why should they stay and invite trouble?

After saying hello, we took our leave.

The scene instantly quieted down. It wasn't until Gao Yuliang was about to leave that Chen Yanshi seemed to remember something. He pulled Gao Yuliang aside and whispered, "Yuliang, you told us not to make a fuss as soon as you came over today. Did you already have some information about this?"

"Director Chen, I haven't heard a word about this, I just feel something's wrong! What's Xu Lang's position? He's a section chief at the State Resources Administration Bureau! To be so high-profile and extravagant in that position, isn't he courting death!"

"That's true, but the wedding money came from Tianyi, so it's clean."

"Clean?" Gao Yuliang shook his head. "How old is Xu Tianyi? Thirty, right? Without his father's resources, how could he be worth over a hundred million at that age? Wake up!"

"I'm getting senile. It seems I really am getting senile."

"Director Chen, I admire you, so I'm giving you some advice: you'd better sever ties with the Xu family as soon as possible, or it will get you killed."

"It's too late, Chen Yang is pregnant."

This left Gao Yuliang at a loss.

"Yu Liang, you're a smart man. Can you tell me who Zhong Xiao Ai is?"

“Her.” Gao Yuliang pondered for a moment. “I wasn’t sure before, but just now, I can guess the general idea.”

Please explain.

“The political director of ZY is surnamed Zhong, the deputy secretary of the ZY Discipline Inspection Commission is surnamed Zhong, the commander of the Shaanxi-Gansu Military Region is also surnamed Zhong, Zhong Xiaoai’s Zhong.”

Chen Yanshi, who wasn't particularly bright, finally realized what was going on.

He stood there, looking dejected.

"Director Chen, take my advice and stay away from the Xu family. The incident that just happened was started by the Xu family, and they were the ones who said he had no manners. If I were Zhong Xiaoai, I wouldn't let it go either. But to be fair, the Zhong family isn't unreasonable. If Xu Lang isn't corrupt, there's nothing to be afraid of. But there's one thing... is he really clean?"

Chen Yanshi really can't guarantee that.

After all, the Xu family has too much money; it's impossible for every penny to be clean.

"Yuliang, is there any way to salvage this? Chen Yang is pregnant, and I'm worried about her..."

"The last resort is to try contacting Qi Tongwei, who is Zhong Xiaoai's boyfriend."

After saying that, Gao Yuliang didn't dare to stay any longer.

Contact Qi Tongwei?

At this moment, Chen Yanshi only regretted his poor judgment. The young man he hadn't taken a liking to back then had suddenly become the future son-in-law of the Zhong family.

What a cruel twist of fate!

Because of Xu Qian's comment that he was "ill-mannered," her brother's wedding was completely ruined. The once lively hotel was now deserted except for the host family and a few waiters.

Chen Yanshi wasn't afraid to face problems. After hesitating for a moment, he gathered everyone from both families into one room for a family meeting.

Chen Yang, oblivious to what was going on, continued to complain.

"What does Qi Tongwei mean? I kindly invited him to the wedding, but he brought a woman to ruin the event. Does he hate me that much?"

Hearing her younger sister-in-law's words, Xu Qian chimed in, "Yangyang is right. Causing trouble at someone else's wedding shows a lack of upbringing!"

"Shut up!"

Xu Lang stood up, walked menacingly to his daughter, and slapped her across the face.

He pointed a finger and said tremblingly, "Don't mention the words 'ill-mannered' in front of me again! These three words mean the end of the Xu family's days. My years of hard work in the capital are over. I can no longer protect you and your siblings. Take care of yourselves."