“Father, don't worry. I swear on my life and beliefs that I will treat Ningning well.”
“When I have time later, I will definitely bring Ningning back to see you.” Sheng Ze Xi solemnly promised.
“Good, good.”
Gu Jia Ning, looking at her family whose eyes were red-rimmed, felt her own eyes grow warm. “Parents, older brother, sister-in-law, I will be fine, I really will.”
In this life, she would definitely work hard to live a good life.
She would absolutely not let down the opportunity heaven gave her to be reborn.
Amidst everyone's attention, Gu Jia Ning was led onto the jeep by Sheng Ze Xi.
There was a small incident.
While setting off firecrackers, Gu Jia Ning was startled and instinctively hid behind Sheng Ze Xi.
Sheng Ze Xi quickly protected her, saying, “What's wrong? Are you afraid of firecrackers?”
Gu Jia Ning hummed in response. Actually, it wasn't the firecrackers she feared, but the flames.
It wasn't until they got into the car that Gu Jia Ning felt better.
Sheng Ze Xi withdrew his gaze from her, got into the driver's seat, but his eyes held a question. He had seen Ningning's instinctive avoidance, the fear and terror in her eyes when the firecrackers went off.
Had Ningning been injured by firecrackers before?
But he remembered that when he lived at the Sheng family home, Ningning wasn't afraid of firecrackers.
Sheng Ze Xi temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and started the car.
The procedure was: the jeep would drive around Huaihua Village once, then return to the Gu family home for the vows and wedding banquet.
Gu Jia Ning's room had already been decorated as a wedding room. Tonight, Sheng Ze Xi and Gu Jia Ning would sleep in the wedding room.
Grandfather and Grandmother Sang would also stay at the Gu family home tonight.
Tomorrow, the two elderly people would return to Beijing, while Sheng Ze Xi would take Gu Jia Ning with him to Northwest China.
The jeep slowly started, many people, especially children, ran after it, making it a lively scene.
The jeep passed the Intellectual Youth Compound.
Those Intellectual Youths who hadn't been invited all came out to watch.
“To marry an officer from Beijing, Gu Jia Ning is really lucky.”
“I heard that Officer Sheng's parents didn't come this time. I wonder what's going on. Maybe the Sheng family parents don't approve at all.” Zhao Weihong said with a sour tone.
Others also thought it made sense. Who would want their son, a city officer, to marry a country girl?
Even if this country girl is beautiful.
Beauty can't change her household registration.
“Who says marrying into the big city is a good life? Besides, being a military wife isn't easy. If something happens, maybe she'll…”
The rest was unspoken, but everyone understood.
Anyway, they were jealous of Gu Jia Ning, how could they say anything good about Gu Jia Ning and Sheng Ze Xi? But they didn't dare say much either, afraid of being resented by the Gu family if it got out.
If Gu Jia Ning heard their sour words at this time, she would definitely say that these people are just sour grapes.
If they had such an opportunity, they would probably all scramble for it.
I don't know if speaking ill of others always brings retribution, but the jeep suddenly made a sharp turn, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The dust went straight into the mouths of the Intellectual Youths who had been gossiping.
“Damn, how is this person driving?”
“Cough, cough, my mouth is full of sand.”
Not only their mouths, but their hair was also full of dust. Several people were covered in dust.
By the time they had brushed off the dust, and wanted to say something else, only the jeep's rear end was visible.
The children following the jeep hadn't left yet. Some of them had heard their gossip, and now they were making faces at them. “Gossiping, eating sand, bad guys, bad guys.”
“You little brats!”
“Run away!”
After the children spoke, they scattered and continued chasing the jeep.
“You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Gu Jia Ning asked Sheng Ze Xi in the car.
Sheng Ze Xi, whose hands were on the steering wheel, directly nodded in agreement. “Of course, I did it on purpose.”
“They thought I couldn't hear them, huh.”
“Those foul mouths deserved to eat sand.”
Gu Jia Ning couldn't help but laugh, but she still gave a thumbs up. “Well done.”
Men, when they stand up for you, should be praised.
That way, men will continue to strive and perform even better.
Moreover, she had also heard what those people had said.
Gu Jia Ning was also a little angry. She was also petty; she didn't think "being petty" was a derogatory term.
Since others belittle and insult you, you should retaliate.
And be petty in return.
Otherwise, these people will only take advantage of you!
Just for that, Gu Jia Ning felt that she and Sheng Ze Xi were quite a match.
Soon, the jeep passed in front of the Bao family home.
Wen Zhuqing, who happened to be drawing water and washing clothes in the courtyard, saw it. Beside him sat Bao Shan Yan, cracking sunflower seeds.
Bao Shan Yan looked at the jeep that flashed past, a flash of envy in her eyes.
She also wanted to ride in a jeep like that.
Bao Shan Yan knew that Gu Jia Ning and her officer husband were probably in that car.
Gu Jia Ning was so lucky. She was a country girl, just like her, yet she managed to find an officer from Beijing.
Those men, they also look at faces.
Compared to her sturdy figure and rough face, Gu Jia Ning's slender figure and delicate and pretty face were something Bao Shan Yan envied.
Her jealousy sometimes even triggered her violent temper, making her want to find a way to ruin Gu Jia Ning's beautiful face.
But Bao Shan Yan still restrained herself.
She knew that Gu Jia Ning had the Gu family behind her, and was not someone she could provoke. Especially now that Gu Jia Ning had married an officer, and after the incident of framing Wen Zhuqing, where Wen Zhuqing couldn't produce any evidence and suffered a setback, Bao Shan Yan knew that Gu Jia Ning was seemingly innocent, but actually cunning.
It's better to avoid such a person.
As she thought, Bao Shan Yan suddenly noticed that there was no movement beside her.
Turning her head, she found that Wen Zhuqing, who had been washing clothes, had stopped his work and was staring intently at the direction where the jeep had gone.
From Bao Shan Yan's angle, she couldn't see Wen Zhuqing's facial expression and the emotions in his eyes.
But remembering Wen Zhuqing's past involvement with Gu Jia Ning, Bao Shan Yan's face darkened.
She stood up directly and kicked Wen Zhuqing.
Wen Zhuqing, caught off guard, was kicked directly into the water basin.
The water basin was full of water, and it was overturned. The cold water soaked his trousers, making him feel a piercing chill.
“What are you looking at? What’s so interesting?”
“Are you still thinking about Gu Jia Ning?”
Wen Zhuqing gritted his teeth, his hands clenched, wishing he could kill Bao Shan Yan. But the pain of Bao Shan Yan hitting him several times these days was still present, preventing him from retaliating.
He could only suppress his anger, raised his head, and said softly, “Yanzi, nothing like that. I just heard a car, and looked up subconsciously. I have nothing to do with Comrade Gu Jia Ning.”
“Humph, that's good. She married an officer husband from Beijing, she wouldn't look at you. You should just live your life honestly with me, don’t have any other ideas, otherwise…” Bao Shan Yan narrowed her eyes, threatened Wen Zhuqing, then turned and went into the house.
Wen Zhuqing looked at Bao Shan Yan's back. If Bao Shan Yan had turned her head at this moment, she would have seen that Wen Zhuqing's face had already changed, losing its previous gentleness, replaced by viciousness and ruthlessness.
In the past few days, he had seen clearly that Bao Shan Yan was a very irritable person, and she liked to use her hands. Wen Zhuqing felt that if this continued, Bao Shan Yan might beat him to death.
No, he must find a way to escape and leave.
And that woman, Bao Shan Yan! One day, he will make her die!
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