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after the police announced that the case of the li garden poisoning incident had been solved, yin changge had caused quite a stir in society because he was quite famous.
however, with this incident, beijing opera, the quintessence of china, also entered the publicâs field of vision. with the promotion of duan linbai and the others, it set off a wave of popularity in beijing opera.
the matter between jing hanchuan and xu yuanfei also surfaced and became well-known. however, there were very few discussions about it. after all, it was a taboo to mention the jing family.
jing hanchuan had wanted to use this opportunity to get in touch with the xu family.
he didnât expect that elder xu would go abroad for surgery on the tenth day of the new year. he had been shot in the leg before and had a few bullets that hadnât been removed. it was a rainy day and it hurt badly. however, the location was special, so he hadnât had the surgery.
the local doctors did not dare to take the call.
now, he had also contacted experts from abroad and was ready to go abroad to handle this matter.
apart from xu yao, who started work on the seventh day of the first lunar month, everyone in the xu family was overseas.
then, master xu threw xu yao to jing hanchuan.
donât you want to build a relationship with our family? then build it with xu yao first.
after that, jing hanchuan started to build a relationship with his brother-in-law.
the process naturally wasnât smooth â¦
because this kid was sure that jing hanchuan would not do anything to him and wanted to please him, he kept yelling at him. finally, one day, jing hanchuan kicked him out of the car when he was picking him up from work.
xu yao immediately called his father to complain.
he didnât expect master xu to laugh out loud and say, â âdid you go too far?â
xu yaoâs face darkened with anger.âdidnât you ask me to torture jing hanchuan?â now youâre saying your son is a troublemaker?
however, jing hanchuan still turned the car around in the end and picked xu yao up.
**
on the other hand, fu chen wasnât as relaxed as he was.
after the new year, qiao xiyan and tang jingciâs wedding was scheduled. this yearâs valentineâs day was on the 12th of the first month of the lunar year. there were not many members of the qiao family, so qiao aiyun and the others went straight to wusu city to help with the wedding preparations after returning from their trip to the north.
song fengwan naturally had to go, so fu chen had to arrive at wusu ahead of time with her.
duan linbai was also with them.
he had nothing to do and had not been to wusu before. the place was a famous water town in the country, he ze. it was a tourist destination and he was prepared to go there two days in advance.
however, he was too naive.
the qiao family happened to be short of manpower and were looking for strong men to do hard labor. fu chen had gone to help, so how could he let him go?
duan linbai sighed and wondered why fu chen would be willing to do such a thing.
â iâm going to get married to wanwan in the future, â someone said calmly. â iâm going to participate in advance so that i can prepare for my own wedding in the future and gain experience. â
duan linbaiâs mouth twitched.
you want to accumulate experience? iâm a single dog. why do i need to follow you to accumulate experience?
it was the first time for fu chen and the others to visit wusu and the qiao family.
as soon as the car stopped, they saw a gray old building hidden under the maple vines. if it was midsummer, it would be clear and dense. they passed through a long alley before they reached the door of the qiao family.
the architectural style of the republic of china was old-school and simple, with a very high threshold.
the words â qiao family â were painted in gold and painted in red. it was majestic. there were two red lanterns and a mahogany door.
âcome in, donât stand on ceremony.â qiao aiyun beckoned fu chen and the others to come in.
the door of the qiao familyâs house could only allow two adults to enter side by side, but the things inside the courtyard were completely different â¦
duan linbai squinted his eyes and sized up the courtyard. there were all kinds of arched doors in the courtyard. just the courtyard that entered from the main entrance was roughly estimated to occupy more than two hundred square meters. there were many fake mountains and strange rocks, and a pond filled with all kinds of jade beads.
when they entered the main hall, qiao wangbei greeted them with a smile. the furniture in the room was mainly made of nanmu wood, and even the plate with the sugared melon fruit was made of ceramic. the room was filled with jade.
there was even a tea table made of jade. duan linbai narrowed his eyes â¦
this thing should be worth a lot of money.
most of the paintings hanging in the hall were from famous artists. any one of them would cost at least seven figures.
the few of them sat in the living room for a while before arranging for them to rest.
duan linbai originally thought that they would stay in a hotel here, but he didnât expect the qiao family to have so many courtyards. the machine room and the storage room filled with materials took up two large courtyards.
fu chen and duan linbai were arranged to stay in the courtyard where song fengwan used to live. it was designed like a small siheyuan.
in song fengwanâs room, there was a string of bead curtains made of agate, a bronze mirror with jade, and even the mosquito net was made of jade.
in duan linbaiâs words, â
it was too extravagant!
in the qiao family, jade was similar to stone.
just the fish that could be fished out from his familyâs pool would be worth a lot of money.
duan linbai couldnât help but sigh to fu chen.âthis qiao family is simply overflowing with wealth.â
*
qiao xiyanâs wedding date arrived unexpectedly. in the last few days, although the tang family arrived in wusu, the two of them were forced to separate after having a meal together.
the old man believed in this. before they got married, they couldnât meet.
although the tang family had been abroad for a long time, they also believed in this, so they had specially sent people to watch over tang jingci.
even with the help of fu chen and the others, qiao xiyan was still very busy with almost all the trivial matters.
the qiao family didnât have a female head, so many things needed qiao aiyunâs help. hence, the task of taking care of little yan fell to song fengwan.
the little guy was so clingy to her that fu chenye had barged into her room to steal her. he felt guilty when he saw little yan lying on song fengwanâs bed.
in the end, they could only hold hands and kiss to relieve the pain of lovesickness.
there were many things that he did not dare to do.
on the day before the wedding, the qiao family went to the cemetery.
this was also the first time fu chen had seen qiao xiyanâs mother. he had thought that the woman who qiao wangbei had missed all his life must be beautiful. however, although she was beautiful, her temperament was very good.
next to her was the tombstone of the qiao familyâs two elders. the group of people only left after they finished kowtowing.
that night, qiao xiyan passed by his fatherâs courtyard after finishing his work and found him sitting on a stone bench smoking.
wu suâs winter was not cold, but he was only wearing a thin piece of clothing.
âdad, why arenât you sleeping?â qiao xiyan walked in and saw his motherâs photo on the stone table.
â you slept and woke up again. you should rest early. you still have a long day to work tomorrow. â
âyouâre still not going back to your room?â
âiâll sit for a while longer â¦â
qiao xiyan knew that he missed his mother, so he didnât leave. instead, he sat opposite him.
qiao wangbei knew that even if he didnât leave, this kid would keep him company. he stood up helplessly and waved his hand. â iâll go to sleep. â
qiao xiyan looked at his fatherâs back and said, â âdad, how about i accompany you tonight?â
qiao wangbeiâs back stiffened. â youâre a three-year-old kid, go back to your room! â
whatâs the point of accompanying a man!
wasnât she deliberately embarrassing him?
*
that night, qiao wangbei found it hard to sleep. the next day, before dawn, the entire qiao family was busy.
the qiao family didnât have many relatives, and most of the people who were in charge of fetching the bride were qiao xiyanâs friends. the wedding carriage was lined up in a long line, attracting countless people to watch.
tang wangjin had been brooding over the fact that qiao xiyan had taken his daughter away without permission, so he had asked his disciple to block the door.
it was fine to pick up the bride, but they had to pass the âknife formationâ first.
song fengwan had followed them over to see the bride, but she didnât expect the group of people to show off their weapons before they even entered the house.
although blocking the door was a test for the groom, the best men were the ones who charged into the battlefield. qiao xiyanâs friends were also shocked when they saw the other party playing like this.
it was just to pick up a bride. was there a need to play with knives and guns?
although it was supposed to be a competition, carving stones and jade took up too much time. qiao wangbei couldnât sit still when he called the qiao family.
âwhat is second senior doing? are you getting married or not? why is there a fellow?â
yan wangchuan stood up. â you wait here. iâll go and take a look. â
the few men sitting at the side immediately stood up. â letâs go and take a look too. â
tang wangjin just wanted to make things difficult for qiao xiyan, but he didnât expect his fellow disciples to show up.
when tang wangjinâs group of disciples saw that the people who had come were all their martial uncles, they immediately cowered.
before tang wangjin could make things difficult for qiao xiyan, he was called to the side by his eldest senior brother and given a lecture. he felt very aggrieved.
fu chen went to the scene, but he knew what had happened. he only felt that the qiao familyâs senior brothers were really helpful.
âfu chen.â at the banquet, jing hanchuan and fu chen sat together.
because the jing family and elder xu were friends, if the qiao family had a happy event, they had to personally congratulate them. jing hanchuanâs plane arrived in wusu in the morning.
âwhat?â
âwhen wanwan gets married, will the qiao familyâs bosses block the door?â a certain someone laughed gloatingly.
fu chenâs face suddenly darkened.