Chapter 35: Gu Lao Liu’s Family Regretted It

Several people looked very displeased, pushing and arguing loudly.

In the end, Gu Xiaoliu’s maternal uncle was pushed forward.

“No mistake — it’s them who got it wrong. The one supposed to marry Xiaoliu is you. Come with us.”

Feng Mian’s mouth twitched.

Gu Yuelin held the hand she placed on his waist.

His hand was really big, completely enveloping hers.

“No matter who’s mistaken, it’s pointless to argue now. Feng Mian and I have already registered our marriage.”

“What?” Several faces changed drastically, looking at each other.

“You already registered? Why so fast?”

“Yes, we already registered.”

The group looked toward the eldest among them, Gu Xiaoliu’s third maternal uncle.

“What do we do now?”

“What do we do?” The middle-aged man pulled a cigarette from behind his ear, lit it with a match, and took a deep drag.

“We don’t really know what’s going on between you and Xiaoliu, but his eldest uncle sent us to block the road. No matter what misunderstanding there is, we want you to come back with us and clarify things in person.”

Several others nodded in agreement.

“That’s right, your uncle’s right. Don’t leave yet. No matter what this is about, come back with us first and sort it out face-to-face.”

Feng Mian looked at the group surrounding them and realized she probably couldn’t refuse.

She didn’t argue anymore. After all, she and Gu Yuelin were already legally married. Could they really still try to take her away by force?

Feng Mian said to Gu Yuelin, “Let’s go, just treat it as attending my cousin’s wedding celebration.”

“Alright, whatever you say.”

He locked the bike to a nearby tree and took Feng Mian’s hand.

Feng Mian instinctively pulled back slightly.

But thinking it was just for show, she held back.

Hand in hand, they walked toward Gu Xiaoliu’s house.

The guests parted to both sides, whispering among themselves.

“This girl is really pretty and stylish.”

“She’s wearing wedding clothes, right? Red headband, red dress.”

“She looks more like the bride than the bride herself. But why is she brought here by a young guy?”

Relatives from Gu Xiaoliu’s mother’s side looked confused, clueless.

People from Gu village recognized Gu Yuelin and already guessed what was happening.

“Liang, is this girl the one your eldest son is with?”

Liang’s face was proud, becoming the center of gossip.

Everyone looked at her, asking all sorts of questions.

Gu Yuelin and Feng Mian entered the main hall, and from one of the rooms came a man’s voice:

“Say whatever you want, but I like Xiaomei and I’m going to marry Xiaomei.”

Then an angry middle-aged male voice responded, “Are you crazy?”

“Uncle, why do you care so much? My parents don’t even care.”

“Exactly, big brother, what’s wrong with that orphan? Xiaomei’s parents are complete, she has brothers and sisters, obviously lucky. Why do you insist on letting Xiaoliu marry that orphan?”

The eldest uncle of the Gu family—the head of the big clan who could call the shots—glared angrily.

“You don’t understand. I want Xiaoliu to marry Feng Mian because it’s best for Xiaoliu.”

As he spoke, Gu Xiaoliu’s third maternal uncle cleared his throat.

“Xiaoliu’s eldest uncle, this girl is Feng Mian.”

The people inside stopped talking and all looked toward those who had just come in.

The round-faced Gu Xiaoliu’s eyes widened the moment he saw Feng Mian.

“You… you’re Feng Mian?”

Looking at her beautiful face, the chubby Gu Xiaoliu started to feel distracted.

He thought to himself, if the eldest uncle really forced him to marry this woman, it wouldn’t be impossible after all.

Gu Yuelin noticed Gu Xiaoliu’s lecherous gaze and subtly shielded Feng Mian with his body, holding her hand tightly to show his claim.

The Gu family eldest uncle’s gaze landed on the intertwined hands of Feng Mian and Gu Yuelin.

“You two…”

Feng Mian smiled politely. “Uncle Gu, this is my husband. We just got married.”

“Ah? You’re married?”

Feng Mian smiled brightly and said, “Yes, earlier this year, Aunt Xu came over and said that the marriage arrangement with my cousin’s husband was a mistake. They were supposed to marry my cousin instead. I didn’t say much, but Aunt Xu felt bad and insisted on introducing me a young man. And this is the young man she introduced me to.”

Gu Xiaoliu’s expression shifted repeatedly, a complicated feeling he couldn’t quite put into words.

He felt like he had lost out. Although the two cousins did look somewhat alike, this girl was clearly more attractive than Feng Xiaomei.

So was he about to marry someone ugly and offend the eldest uncle?

What if the eldest uncle didn’t give him a job at the agricultural machinery station?

“Uncle, uncle, I was wrong. I’ll listen to you. Whoever you want me to marry, I’ll marry.”

Everyone in the room was shocked, staring at him.

But didn’t you just say Xiaomei was your true love and you wouldn’t marry anyone else?

Everyone looked at the girl in front of them — definitely way prettier than Feng Xiaomei.

Heh, this chubby guy wasn’t stupid — once he saw who looked better, he changed his tune.

The Feng family eldest uncle suppressed his anger, glancing back and forth between Feng Mian and Gu Yuelin.

Gu Yuelin guessed he was probably calculating the chances of this falling through.

He calmly pulled out their marriage certificate from his pocket and showed it.

“We just got married. Having this means the government has approved it.”

“You can still divorce after marriage,” Gu Xiaoliu anxiously said, “I don’t mind you’ve been married before.”

They just got married, and haven’t even consummated the marriage yet — he really didn’t mind.

Feng Mian laughed angrily, “Cousin-in-law, think carefully before you speak. Sexual assault is a serious crime — it can carry the death penalty.”

Gu Xiaoliu caught the implied meaning in her words; his face stiffened and he nervously fell silent.

Others didn’t think too much about it, assuming Feng Mian meant Gu Xiaoliu wanted to harass her and was threatening him with those words.

Seeing how things had come to this, the Gu family eldest uncle sighed helplessly, “Forget it, you two just weren’t meant to be.”

“Uncle…”

Gu Xiaoliu was about to say something but was cut off by the eldest uncle’s sharp “Quiet.”

Then he looked at Feng Mian and Gu Yuelin and said, “Our families will still be related in the future. It’s not worth ruining the relationship between your cousins over this.”

Feng Mian smiled and said, “Then we’ll be leaving now.”

“Not staying to have some wedding drinks?”

“No, we’re also getting married tomorrow and have to hurry home to prepare.”

As Feng Mian and Gu Yuelin left, they saw her younger cousin Feng Xiaojing lurking at the door, hesitating several times to speak.

“Mianmian, I…”

Feng Mian didn’t want to put her in a difficult position, so she said, “I know, I know everything. There’s nothing to say. Go quickly and comfort our eldest cousin.”

Feng Xiaojing nodded lightly.

Originally, her mother had sent her to eavesdrop and see how the future brother-in-law’s family was handling things.

She hadn’t expected to hear about all this mess.

They left Gu Xiaoliu’s house without delay and quickly left Gujia Village.

Gu Yuelin rode the bike very fast, afraid that someone might catch up and cause more trouble.