Qiu Mei and Ma Yan'er can talk to each other because they are of the same social standing.

Ma Yan'er married Li's father, who had a child, in her second marriage. She and her husband Tang Erhua were also in their second marriages, forming a blended family with a daughter each.

But Ma Yan'er always felt that she was superior to Qiu Mei.

"Wait until Li Qiao arrives, then we'll see how you pretend," Qiu Mei said quietly as she walked back to her house.

When he got home and saw his daughter still doing her homework, a surge of anger welled up inside him, and he went over and pinched his daughter's arm hard.

She hated that her daughter was too young and that she wasn't pretty, otherwise she could have found a rich husband and bought her a gold bracelet.

"Look at you, you've taken after that stinky man!"

Qiu Mei's daughter lowered her head and dared not speak. When no one responded, Qiu Mei had no choice but to angrily return to her room.

Li Jiaojiao rents a place to live not far from Lishui Community.

Li Mai woke her up early in the morning, and before dawn she rode her bicycle to the Li family's house;

Last night, everyone in the neighborhood knew that her wedding banquet was being held at the Fuming Hotel.

After turning the corner, everyone was smiling at her the whole way.

"These people's laughter gives me the creeps," Li Jiaojiao thought to herself.

He nodded firmly, "I think so too."

Because Chen Yu was rich, the building where the Li family lived was covered with a red carpet from the entrance to her door, and many big red flowers were tied to the railings.

"Oh my, the bride is back!" the neighbor exclaimed as soon as she saw Li Jiaojiao.

"Qiaoqiao, you've become even more beautiful since I last saw you in just two or three days!"

"Yes, Qiaoqiao, have you had breakfast yet? Auntie has some left; have something to eat."

“Qiaoqiao…”

If Li Jiaojiao remembers correctly, the neighbors in this building don't really like to talk to her.

Before the next person could speak, Li Jiaojiao slipped into the Li family's residence.

She simply couldn't be bothered to reply to those greetings that were eight parts enthusiastic and two parts strange.

Li Mai was also not used to these sudden sounds.

In August, the sky brightens very early; the sun is already in the sky at 6:30 in the morning.

Li Jiaojiao was having her face and hair rubbed and styled by the people they had invited in her room. Chen Yu's underlings had specifically instructed them that their sister-in-law's appearance must be stunning.

They even gave a sum of money to hire those makeup artists.

The makeup artist, Sister An, was hired from Hong Kong and was responsible for the makeup in the TV series.

Sister An said in broken Mandarin, "It's really beautiful, no need for all this powder, it's so pretty!"

Li Jiaojiao didn't understand, but she still smiled and nodded politely.

Ma Yan'er watched enviously from the side: "Master, could you apply some powder for me later?"

Sister An also had two apprentices with her, one of whom was from the north and acted as her translator.

After listening to her apprentice's translation, Sister An shook her head. "Adding another one will cost extra."

Ma Yan'er smiled awkwardly and walked out of the room. It's just applying some powder, who cares that I have to pay for it?

Li Jiaojiao was probably woken up around five o'clock, and she was nodding off sleepily.

"Getting married is such a hassle," Li Jiaojiao and Tuotuo complained. "If only we had demonic powers, we could just use an illusion and blink!"

Tuotuo said in a very serious tone, "The host cannot use external forces that are not from this world."

The whole building was bustling with activity today. The bride was getting her makeup done upstairs, and everyone downstairs was busy too.

They were all underlings of Chen Yu's men, responsible for decorating the venue to make it festive.

Real and fake flowers were mixed together, and red tables, red stools, and red cloths were neatly arranged.

"Kid, get out of the way, or you won't get any wedding candy later," the leader of the underlings urged the child away.

The children circled around the red cloth;

"I want to see the bride, the bride!"

"I want to see it too..."

The children were laughing and joking downstairs, sometimes clamoring to see the bride, sometimes clamoring to eat wedding candy.

The leader of the henchmen was a big monkey named Ma Zhi;

Originally, he wasn't supposed to bring his younger brother to decorate his boss's father-in-law's house today. He kept making a fuss about never having met his sister-in-law, so Chen Yu let him come.

Chen Yu's other underlings were either at the Fuming Hotel or with him at his new house.

Today is Chen Yu's big day, but none of the Dongjiang team members are driving; they're not making any money, but they still want to go and drink their boss's wedding wine.

It's said that when Chen Yu got married last time, not a single person from the wedding procession attended; it was all relatives from the bride's side.

This time, he not only invited everyone he knew, but also all his subordinates to the Fuming Hotel.

It's both a celebration of the wedding and a treat for one's family.

"What do you think of this new sister-in-law?"

The one who asked the question was Fu Yong, who had just returned from a long-distance trip last night. When his eldest brother married his first wife, none of them realized that their eldest brother had been cuckolded.

The other henchmen had somewhat complicated expressions.

"The new sister-in-law is the prettiest one at the textile factory..." Liu Sanjin couldn't remember what the new sister-in-law's job was.

“You’re such a dumb guy, Sanjin, the accountant at the textile factory,” another person chimed in, smoking a cigarette.

Fu Yong thought for a moment and quickly realized who it was: "Damn, isn't she very arrogant? How did the boss manage to negotiate this?"

Fu Yong had a very deep impression of the textile factory's accountant.

Liu Sanjin knew best that during this time, his mother had been sick and he hadn't been driving his car. He had been staying with Chen Yu, regularly taking meals from the canteen to the hospital to take care of his mother.

"We sent Old Matchmaker Jin. Money is no problem, and the new sister-in-law's family is fine with it too," Liu Sanjin said proudly.

Fu Yong gave a thumbs up: "Our new sister-in-law is a beauty. We're really making a name for ourselves now. Let's see who dares to laugh at us now."

"That's it"

Chen Yu's previous wife was a complete fabrication; it was all a rumor.

He was an orphan who had always lived on the streets. Once, he got into a fight and was beaten to the point of near death. He was rescued and taken to the hospital, where someone even covered his medical expenses of 19 yuan.

Back then, 19 yuan wasn't money; it was Chen Yu's life.

He spent two months in the hospital recovering, and that's when he decided to repay his benefactor.

After becoming wealthy, Chen Yu would frequently visit with gifts, never missing a holiday.

The man who saved him was Xia Sheng, a retired military officer. He saw Chen Yu lying on the ground covered in blood when he passed by, and he couldn't bear it, so he took him to the hospital.

Xia Sheng's wife had suffered from aftereffects of a previous injury, and she passed away from complications not long after giving birth to their daughter, Xia Pingping.

He was upright and honest, but he doted on his daughter excessively, to the point of being unruly.

Although Xia Pingping has an ordinary appearance, she has been pampered since childhood because her father is the secretary of a factory.

Xia Sheng is preparing to retire in the past two years and is very worried about his daughter's future.

After much thought, he decided that entrusting the matter to Chen Yu was the best option. He planned to use the words "life-saving grace" and a little trickery to get Chen Yu to marry Xia Pingping.

After Xia Sheng had this idea, he would have someone invite Chen Yu to his house almost every week to do various kinds of ideological work.

They asked others to persuade him, but Chen Yu didn't want to agree, and Xia Pingping was also unwilling, as she had a boyfriend but they had just had a fight.

"Pingping, the person I chose for you is absolutely reliable. Don't trust those people outside," Xia Sheng pleaded repeatedly on the night of the banquet.

Xia Pingping shouted, "I don't want to get a marriage certificate, and I don't like him."

She throws tantrums at home every day. Why should a lousy driver be with her?

Chen Yu found it absurd and drove a long distance the next day.

Upon his return, a series of comical events unfolded, prompting him to quickly seize the opportunity to publicly declare the severance of ties with the Xia family—almost to the point of publishing it in the newspaper.

The people living around the Xia family felt it was a pity, after all, the father-in-law was the factory secretary, it was a perfect marriage, and there was no need to worry about work. Only Chen Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

He had a feeling that Li Qiao was the one he was looking for. Although he didn't have any special feelings when he saw her, he kept telling himself to wait... wait a little longer.

"Boss, boss, it's 7:30, time to leave."

The younger brothers were banging on the door; they couldn't wait to go see the bride.

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