The wedding registration for Xie Chengyu and Wang Xia had been completed for over a year. However, due to their busy work schedules, they had not held a wedding ceremony. This time, it was only after Xie Zhong and Qi Qiao'er urged them, noting that they were getting older, that they finally decided to hold the event.
Wang Xia stayed at Xie Xinyan’s house on the fourth day of the lunar month. On the morning of the fifth day, Zhu Yanyi and Zhu Yanli went to Xie Xinyan’s home to pick her up for the wedding procession.
Since Wang Xia’s natal family was not in Sicheng Town, Xie Xinyan’s house served as the departure point for the bride.
The ceremony followed local customs. The entire day was lively and bustling.
After dinner that evening, as Zhu Yanyi and her family were preparing to leave, Xie Zhong and Qi Qiao'er each gave Zhu Yanyi a separate red envelope. Xie Zhong simply said, "Growth red envelope."
Zhu Yanyi was speechless. She had forgotten about this. Why were they still giving her a growth red envelope? She looked at Xie Zhong and asked, "Grandpa, how did you know?"
"When you went to your uncle's house on New Year's Day, you didn't go. Your uncle asked why. Your mother explained, so everyone knew," Xie Zhong laughed heartily. she then said, "Ani has grown up. She can get married now."
"No, Grandpa. It's not ancient times anymore. Girls don't marry at fifteen. Before sixteen, you are a child. Before eighteen, you are a minor. Even if you are an adult, you must be twenty to register for marriage. So, please don't talk about marriage. Most importantly, never say this in front of my dad," Zhu Yanyi said, laughing. Her father’s personality was always so amusing.
Xie Zhong laughed loudly, remembering Zhu Shun Yao’s character. He couldn't stop laughing. Then he asked, "By the way, do you know about Zhu Xiangyao?"
"Zhu Xiangyao? Wasn't she sentenced to a psychiatric hospital before the New Year?" Zhu Yanyi asked directly. She knew the sentencing was fast because someone had intervened. She guessed it was Yan Aohan, but since he didn't mention it, she didn't ask. To her family, Zhu Xiangyao was now just a familiar stranger.
Xie Zhong said, "A few days ago, news came out. Zhu Xiangyao had a conflict with another patient in the hospital. That patient was very violent. He broke Zhu Xiangyao’s arms and legs. Since they are patients, they are kept in separate cells, and no legal responsibility can be pursued. However, news from inside says Zhu Xiangyao’s legs are now disabled. He has trouble walking."
Zhu Yanyi raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled lightly. "That’s good. Evil gets its due."
Xie Zhong looked at Zhu Yanyi. "Did you do this?"
"I would like to," Zhu Yanyi admitted she had the thought. "But I really didn't do it." She looked at Xie Zhong and said, "I won't lie to you. My dad spoke up, I agreed, but the execution and supervision were definitely not done by our Zhu family." Zhu Yanyi smiled. This kind of method required professional skills, which ordinary people could not achieve.
Xie Zhong trusted Zhu Yanyi. If she said she didn't do it, then she didn't. "But you must be careful. News about Zhu Xiangyao will spread soon. I fear the fourth branch will cause you trouble again."
"It’s useless," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile. She recounted the gift-giving incident from before the New Year and then said: