Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 551: Something Strange About the Wedding

After I returned home,Itookanother half month to fully recover. Then, I started to contact Chuyi,Senior Shu, and all the people I could!

The reason was thatI wanted to get married!

Yin Xinyue and I had witnessed the love between Li Mazi and Chuchu, andthen his lovewith Ru Xue. Their little daughter was already learning how to walk.

Yin Xinyue had alreadyhinted to methat she wanted to get married, butI had pretendednot toget it. At that time, Iwanted toget married after my businesswasstable enough. However, after Dorgon’scase, Yin Xinyue became anxious.

She was afraid of waiting for me. She was afraid that one day, I would never come home. We decided to get married whenwe returnedhome.

I looked at her seriousexpression and feltdeeply touched. I had known her since the bone necklace case. She had been with me through many deadly situations. If she hated my profession, she would have left me already.

If she didn’t mind it,there was no reason for me to hold back.No matter whatthe future had in store for us, I didn’tcare. I just needed this current happiness.

Thatwaswhy,as aperson whohadalways tried to live a low-key life, I pushed it a lot this time. Not onlydid I contactthe big shotsI knew in this business, I even invited Li Mazi’s friends and Ru Xue’s distant, very distant relatives! I just wanted to give Yin Xinyue a wedding she would never forget!

I dreamtof my grandpa the night before the wedding day. He fondly looked at meand smiled. “My good boy! I’ve been gone for quite a long time, and you’vefinally done something right! After you get married, you should hurryandgive me a littlegreat-grandson!”

After I agreed with him, he patted my shoulder then left. My grandfatherwas not someone towaste time.

On my wedding day, the entire antique street was packed. It had never been so crowded before. People whom both I knew and didn’t know had come to congratulate me.We received a large sum of money. A small red envelope could contain several thousand,or even hundreds of thousands ofrenminbi. Li Mazi wasthebest man, and he was also in charge of receiving the red envelopes.His smile looked likea blooming flower the entire time.

There was nothing to complain aboutas Mr. Jin had taken care of everything himself. To makethe ceremonymore lavish, he used more than ten Lamborghini carsasmy wedding parade cars.

After everything was done, I sat down at a table to drink with Chuyi,Senior Shu, and Zen MasterBaimei.

It was my grandfather who had introduced me to this profession, butit was the merit of these threepeoplethat Iwasalivetoday.

Chuyi had always helped me. Zen MasterBaimeihad come to rescue me more times than I could remember. Even the despicableSenior Shu had taughtmewell andcared about me as ifI was his grandson.

I guessed my new marital status had changed mymood. I took a few cups and made use of the alcohol effect to callSenior Shu‘grandpa.’I didn’t know ifSenior Shuwas drunk or not, butI saw himcrysilentlyashe talkedto me.

It was a rare time for us to sit together and chat. After the wedding, my friends and relatives gradually left. I pledged my heart that Iwouldtake care of Yin Xinyue and treat my family well. If possible, I would meddle less with otherworldly items.

However, therewas a saying that went,“Sometimes when you don’t look for trouble, trouble comes to you!”

After they all left, Li Mazi and I sorted things out. We madea listof my gifts.The main reason wasthathuman relationships were builtonmutualcourtesy. I needed to remember this list to give them similar gifts later.

After listing the gifts, I was surprisedto seethe gift the Zhang family in Jiangbei had given me. It wastheembroidery of a cute boy and girl, andthe threadused was made ofgold and silver. I checked and found that the seal stamp on the fabricstatedit was dated from the years of Hongwu during the Ming Dynasty.

It was unexpectedly an item from the early Ming Dynasty, whichwas wortha lot. This time, the Zhang family seemed to have bleda lot. This embroidered picture carried the blessing of having a precious child.

It seemed the Zhang family had always looked down on my family line, but they hoped that mydescendantswouldextend the Zhang family. No matter what, we all came from an ancient family. I repaid the favor by sending the bronze bow to Gold Tooth. It was my gift to the seniors of the Zhang family.

However, there was something strange. After we finished making the list, there was a strange jade hairpin left.

This jade hairpin was exquisitely made. It felt cool inmypalm.The fancy feature of this hairpin wasthered phoenix inside. Itlooked like the phoenix was born inside the rough jade before they made it into a hairpin.

It was awesome. At first, I thought it wasamodern art item. However, it was a real antique that had at least one thousand years of history.

If someonegiftedussuch a precious item, that person should have a closerelationshipwith me. I blamed Li Mazi for not remembering the name of the person who had given this big gift!

At first glance, Yin Xinyuetookan instant likingto the jade hairpin. She picked it and put it in her hair bun. Before we went to bed, she smiledand asked, “Can I keep this hairpin?”

Itlookedbeautiful on her. However, I didn’t knowwho had given it to us. “It’s okay, but you shouldn’t wear it outside of our home.”

“All right, okay…” Yin Xinyue nodded, but she didn’t sound pleased.

She didn’t often act like this. I thought she liked the hairpina lot. I regrettedtellingher not to wear itas my wordsseemed to have displeased her. I changed my words immediatelyand toldher that she could wear it whenever she wanted. Then, I pulled her under my body and started to devour her like a hungry wolf.

I thought she would be cheered up the next day. However, shecontinued to look displeased.

At first, I thought she was mad at me because I didn’t want to let her wear the hairpin. Or, that shehadthe post-wedding blues. I thoughtshe wouldfeelbetter after a few days.

Thatnight, I got up due to an urge to use the bathroom. I lifted the blanket. Yin Xinyue wasn’t in the bed with me.

I thought she was also in the toilet. Ileft the bedroomto check and saw that the light was off. When I switched the light on, I found Yin Xinyue sitting alone on the sofa.

She was wearingatraditional red wedding dressand hada thick layer of white powder on her face.It was even scarierbecauseshe was frowning as if she was suffering from something very painful. She didn’tnoticemy presence even though I was standing next to her.

“Yin Xinyue, are you okay?” I tried to get her attention. After our wedding, I had felt that something was wrong with her. Now I knew shehadaburdenonher mind.

She got herself together and nodded at me. However, she didn’t say anythingand walked tothe bedroom.

I was afraid that she would sneak out again, so I pretended to be asleep and laidon the outer edge of the bed. She didn’t leave the room that night.

The next day, Li Mazi and Ru Xue came for lunch. While eating, the couple kept muttering to each other.

“Hey guys, is there something wrong?” I asked.

Li Mazi shook his head.

When Yin Xinyue went to take a shower, Li Mazisaidin a serious tone,“LittleBrother Zhang, don’t you feel something is wrong here? I think my sister-in-law looks so strange.”

“That’sright. After the wedding, Xinyue seemedtohave becomesomeone else. Every move ofhersis so elegant and classy. It doesn’t fit her cuteandstubborncharacter,” added Ru Xue.

I just smiled.“Oh well, she’s my wife now. Having good senses and behaviors are required to build a family, right?”

“No,that’s not what I meant…”

Li Mazi came close to me. When Yin Xinyuewasn’t payingattention, he lowered his voice and said,“I think my sister-in-lawis pestered bysomething foul.”

I immediately recalled her strange action last night. I was bewildered. It was true that shebecame quietand gloomy after our wedding.If she only treated me that way, Icould understand. But now, even Ru Xue, her bestie, thought that she was actingstrangely. There should beaproblem!

Li Mazi and I excused ourselves to leave the antique shop to buy some cigarettes. I told him aboutthe situation last night. Li Mazi patted his thighand said in a mocking voice,“Hey friend, you are always quite sensitive, but when things happen to you, youbecomemuddled.”

“What do you mean?”

“Think about how my sister used to be and howshe lookstoday.I’m certain that therewassomethingstrangeamongst the gifts you got. Moreover, I’mguessing itmight bethat strange jade hairpin!”

Li Mazi’s words had woken me up. It seemedthatever since Yin Xinyue put on the hairpin, she hadn’ttakenit off!

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