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The Yan Jinxian, who was on Yan Jinxian’s mind, was now looking at Zhou Yizhou with a shy face, while in front of them, the Zhou Family’s parents and Zhang Zhiguo were discussing the wedding arrangements.
Zhang Zhiguo had an indifferent look with no joy, nodding at whatever the other party said.
Father Zhou and Mrs. Zhou glanced at their silly and happy young son, then saw Yan Jinxian with her head hung low, looking embarrassed and blushing profusely. Out of satisfaction with Yan Jinxian and even though they thought little of the Zhang family, they didn’t say much.
The two families politely discussed the bride price and then brought up the wedding banquet.
"Dear in-laws, we’ve been thinking that when Xianxian leaves her family to get married, we could set up thirty tables directly here..."
"Wait a moment, Mrs. Zhou, there is no need to have a banquet here since Shanni is getting married," Zhang Zhiguo suddenly interrupted Mrs. Zhou’s words.
"Eh?" Mrs. Zhou didn’t know how to respond right away, but she saw Yan Jinxian’s face turn pale, her eyes reddening as she looked at Zhang Zhiguo.
Yan Jinxian was already displeased upon hearing Zhang Zhiguo call her by her true name, and seeing him refuse Mrs. Zhou only made her face grow paler.
Because she already knew what that despicable old Zhang Zhiguo was going to say next! And her, having to act as a docile woman, she didn’t dare to raise her voice in anger!
Really, no appreciation for the face given!
"This..." Zhou Yizhou, seeing his beloved wife’s expression, was not pleased, and when his gaze met Zhang Zhiguo’s, it was somewhat unfriendly.
Zhang Zhiguo, however, had no reaction, only glanced at the daughter who should now be called Zhang Shanni, and said to Father Zhou:
"My late wife passed away only half a year ago, it’s inappropriate to hold a banquet. Xianxian does not need to leave from here to marry either; after all, you two have already registered your marriage, so having a banquet or not doesn’t matter."
With these words, Zhang Zhiguo caused everyone in the Zhou family to freeze.
The news of Lin Zhaodi’s death had come a few months ago.
Although Zhang Zhiguo didn’t want to acknowledge such a wife, legally, even if he and Lin Zhaodi didn’t have a marriage certificate, the ’fact marriage’ was there, so he could only legally receive Lin Zhaodi’s body and then carelessly chose a remote hill to bury her.
As for Lin Zhaodi’s family? They had long since treated her as dead and didn’t bother with the matter.
At this moment, Yan Jinxian’s complexion was already ashen, her hands tightly clenched, sweating profusely. Seeing this, Zhou Yizhou became angry on the spot and lashed out at Zhang Zhiguo:
"In that case, we might as well bring Xianxian back home now. After all, she is now a member of the Zhou family. Since you insist on mourning your late wife, we will take our leave."
Zhang Zhiguo was straightforward, nodded, and said: "No need to see us out." Then he returned to his room.
This left the Zhou family even more annoyed. What an attitude!
To bolster her own credibility and project the image of a ’Little White Flower,’ Yan Jinxian had always described Lin Zhaodi as helpless and innocent to the outside world.
Because at that time, she was just a baby one month old; she couldn’t voice anything, nor did she have a choice!
Many people thought that, indeed, how could they blame Yan Jinxian, who was just an infant at the time?!
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