Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 732 - 771 Good Daughter-in-law Ah

Chapter 732: Chapter 771 Good Daughter-in-law Ah

Just then, the bridegroom Song Tao returned, and Fourth Aunt immediately said to Song Tao, "Little Tao, look who’s here."

Song Tao immediately recognized Li Yifei and excitedly hugged him, saying, "Bro, you really came!"

Li Yifei said with a smile, "How could I not come when my little brother is getting married?"

Song Tao laughed heartily, "At least you’re loyal. Otherwise, if I catch you later, I won’t let you off, and you can’t skimp on the wedding gift."

Li Yifei grinned and replied, "Of course."

Fourth Aunt immediately glared at Song Tao and chided, "Mind your manners. You’re talking nonsense. Come here and meet your sister-in-law." She pointed to Ning Xin’er.

When Song Tao glanced at Ning Xin’er, his eyes widened, then he punched Li Yifei hard and exclaimed, "Bro, you’re too awesome, marrying such a beautiful wife."

Li Yifei laughed, "Just average, average."

Song Tao rolled his eyes, "You’re too modest. Sister-in-law is like a goddess; so beautiful, and you call that average? You really deserve a beating. Don’t you agree, Sister-in-law?"

Ning Xin’er, feeling overwhelmed by joy, giggled, "Yes, please do give him a beating for me then."

Zhao Rong couldn’t hold back anymore and gigglingly said to Song Tao, "My dear bridegroom, guess who Sister-in-law resembles?"

Song Tao, who had only noticed Ning Xin’er’s beauty and hadn’t thought much further, plus he was too shy to keep staring at her, took another good look and suddenly said in surprise, "Sister-in-law really looks like that superstar Ning Xin’er, it’s uncanny."

Zhao Rong, even more proud, said, "Do you know what Sister-in-law’s name is?"

Song Tao’s eyes widened, "It’s not also Ning Xin’er, is it?"

Zhao Rong giggled, "You guessed it."

"That’s too much of a coincidence. They look alike, and even the names are the same..." Song Tao scratched his head, then suddenly exclaimed, "You are Ning Xin’er!"

Everyone couldn’t hold back any longer and burst into laughter. Through her giggles, Zhao Rong said, "You’re not so dumb after all."

"My goodness, oh my goodness!" Song Tao kept smacking his head, looked at Ning Xin’er, then at Li Yifei, and then he punched Li Yifei hard again, saying excitedly, "Bro, I’m totally in awe of you now. Ning Xin’er has become your wife; this is beyond my wildest dreams."

Zhao Rong said proudly, "Not only is Ning Xin’er my brother’s wife, but they also have a daughter, and she’s already four years old."

"No way, Sister-in-law didn’t appear in public this year. How could she already have a daughter?"

Zhao Rong chattered away, telling the whole story, which left Song Tao utterly amazed. He couldn’t help but hit Li Yifei in the chest again, but this time Li Yifei dodged and said with wide eyes, "You brat, just speak, why do you keep hitting me? Do you think I’m a punching bag?"

Song Tao nearly tumbled over, which made everyone laugh again. He said sheepishly, "I’m just too excited. Besides, you married Ning Xin’er, a huge star. I have to hit you a few times to satisfy us fans."

Being together with relatives made Li Yifei feel really good. His three aunts and uncles were not remarkable people; they were neither very rich nor officials, but the kinship was more genuine, with absolutely no barriers. This made Li Yifei very regretful that he hadn’t visited these relatives sooner.

Li Yifei then said, "Oh right, Little Tao, Little Lei, I have gifts for everyone in the car. You guys go help me bring them here."

"Bro, you have a car now," Song Tao was very excited.

Zhao Rong immediately rolled her eyes and said, "You dummy, Sister-in-law is a big star. It’s not surprising she’d buy a car."

In everyone’s minds, although Li Yifei was a manager who could earn around seven or eight thousand a month, he was no match for Ning Xin’er. Ning Xin’er was the real wealthy one, naturally, it must have been her money that was used to buy the car.

Ning Xin’er quickly chimed in, "No, I’m not working on anything now, I’m completely depending on Yifei for support."

Zhao Rong giggled, "Hehe, Sister-in-law, you really do care about my brother’s pride."

Li Yifei didn’t mind, and led his two cousins, Song Tao and Meng Lei, out to find his car.

"Wow, a Mercedes, bro, you’re so awesome," Song Tao exclaimed again.

Li Yifei laughed, "This is my company’s car, I haven’t bought one yet."

Song Tao immediately asked, "Sister-in-law is so rich, why don’t you guys buy a car?"

Li Yifei smacked Song Tao on the head and said, "I’m a man, how can I always spend a woman’s money."

Song Tao giggled, "She’s already become your wife and even had a child for you, what are you afraid of?"

"Alright, stop jabbering and help with the stuff," Li Yifei said as he opened the trunk, and the three of them moved everything out before heading back into the house.

The gifts for the three aunts’ families were all the same, two packs of Soft Zhonghua, two bottles of high-quality Maotai, plus a box of ginseng and a box of fine tea leaves.

People didn’t know the value of the tea, but they knew that the cigarettes, alcohol, and sea cucumber were expensive. Everyone was delighted, exchanged some polite words, and accepted the gifts. After all, they knew about Ning Xin’er’s status and understood that these items, even though costly, were not a big deal to her. Moreover, this was Ning Xin’er and Li Yifei’s gesture of goodwill, which made them feel even more content.

"By the way, bro, can I use your car as the lead car tomorrow morning?" Song Tao suddenly asked.

Li Yifei laughed, "No problem."

"Hehe, that’s great, a big Benz ah, now that’s really something to show off," he said.

As soon as the topic of the lead car came up, everyone started discussing the many details of the next day’s wedding again. Originally, they were discussing this when Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er arrived, which interrupted them.

Fourth Aunt said at this point, "The other family is quite particular, we can’t ignore the proprieties. We should prepare more red envelopes, so we’re not caught short when they refuse to let the groom in without them."

But Fourth Uncle sighed, "Why do they want so many? A red envelope has to have at least two hundred in it, starting from the entrance one needs to give red envelopes: for boys, for girls, and for the big uncle too. It all adds up to over three thousand. The other family really makes too much fuss."

"Why so many?" Third Aunt frowned and said, "Back in our time, preparing four or five red envelopes was pretty much enough, each containing a hundred would do."

Fourth Aunt helplessly said, "That’s what they specifically requested—according to their family tradition, giving less is losing face. You don’t know, just over the bride price they’ve been quite demanding, initially asking for fifty thousand, then raised it to sixty thousand, and in the end, insisted on eighty-eight thousand. If we don’t give eighty-eight thousand, they won’t agree to the marriage."

Fourth Uncle snorted, "Just the bride price alone would have been enough, but they have so many demands regarding the wedding too, insisting on certain standards. We were planning to spend just over ten thousand for the event, but according to their demands, it will now cost over thirty thousand. It’s hard to tell whether it’s their family or ours organizing this wedding."

"Let it go," Third Aunt consoled, "Little Tao likes her, and they’re getting married tomorrow. We should just make sure to handle things well."

Little Tao, listening to his parents’ complaints, hung his head, evidently feeling that his marriage had imposed a heavy burden on them.

Ning Xin’er was quite curious as she listened but was too embarrassed to ask. She didn’t know that in the countryside, wedding customs were even more complex with the bride’s side demanding a bride price, among other things, which was a constant headache for everyone.

However, Ning Xin’er could see that Fourth Aunt’s family must be financially stretched because of the wedding, so she said, "Fourth Aunt, a wedding is a happy occasion; let’s all be happy. This is a little something from me and Yifei to congratulate Little Tao on his marriage, so I’ll give it to you now."

With that, Ning Xin’er took out two stacks of money from her bag and handed them to Fourth Aunt. Seeing that Fourth Aunt was probably short of cash, she gave the wedding gift in advance to help them out in their time of need.

Ning Xin’er hadn’t discussed this with Li Yifei in advance, so her actions surprised him. He had already prepared a gift of money, planning to give five thousand, which was already quite generous. These monetary gifts were meant to be reciprocal, and splurging on them this time would put a burden on Fourth Aunt’s family for future events. If he needed something later, Fourth Aunt would have to at least match what he spent to save face. Suddenly giving so much could become a problem for them later, but it was too late to intervene now.

Seeing Ning Xin’er hand over so much money surprised everyone, and Fourth Aunt quickly raised her hands in protest, "No, no, that’s too much."

Ning Xin’er smiled slightly, pushed the money into Fourth Aunt’s hand, and said, "Fourth Aunt, please don’t stand on ceremony with me. Yifei has no parents, and as his wife, I have no opportunity to show them filial respect. You are all Yifei’s relatives, and so I can only honor you. This money isn’t exactly a wedding gift; consider it an early sign of my respect for you. Second Aunt, Third Aunt, I and Yifei will definitely come to visit you during the holidays."

Since Ning Xin’er wasn’t carrying that much cash, giving Fourth Aunt money now might seem like she was neglecting Second and Third Aunt, so she addressed it ahead of time to prevent any complaints.

Li Yifei had to admit that Ning Xin’er handled such matters flawlessly—if Xu Yingying were responsible for this, it definitely wouldn’t have been as seamless. Though Xu Yingying could dominate the business world, she fell short when it came to personal and social obligations.

At that moment, Fourth Aunt was truly moved, holding Ning Xin’er’s hand, excitedly saying, "That’s right, Yifei really married a good wife, such a good wife."

Ning Xin’er winked at Li Yifei, seemingly indescribable happiness and pride sparkling in her eyes.