Chapter 762 - 760 Where Did the Pre-marital Fear Go?
Duke An and Marquis Zhongyong, among others, graced Guan He’s wedding, and Old Master Wan Yan remained seated throughout. Even though many people resented how Guan He, a martial artist, managed to disregard the prestige of the great families, and surmount the guards and boxers from various mansions, no one dared to cause a scene. They simply mustered all their energy, waiting for the moment the groom would toast so they could make trouble, aiming to ensure he couldn’t consummate his marriage on the wedding night.
Therefore, the crowd urging on toasts was exceptionally numerous and enthusiastic, as well as unusually persistent.
Zhao Gang and Zheng Pengfei flanked Guan He, the groom, catching the majority of the toasts for him. Eventually, the two were purely acting on instinct to keep going, becoming utterly dizzy and disoriented to ensure that Guan He was still relatively clear-headed when he entered the bridal chamber.
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Guan He, this shameless fellow, had made a spectacle of himself with his pre-wedding jitters, not just embarrassing himself in front of the skilled folks of Jianghu but even failing to match up to common lads from ordinary families who had never seen much of the world.
Yet, after spending a night in the bridal chamber, he became sprightly and smug the very next day. Early in the morning, after having breakfast with his wife, he huddled with Yuan Shang, endlessly critiquing the various goods and the amounts of silver listed on the inventory.
Ye Xinyan, who had been tired from the previous day’s events, was thinking of the Qi family members. Early the next morning, after having breakfast at Duke An’s Mansion, she slipped out through the back door and made her way to the Qi family’s main hall.
Upon entering, she saw Guan He’s out-of-character behavior, with Zheng Pengfei looking quite speechless beside him, bearing an expression that seemed devoid of any hope for the days ahead.
With Old Master Qi Younian absent, Ye Xinyan thought that Grandpa must not have been able to endure Guan He’s antics, so he likely hid himself away, right?
Such a money-hungry Guan He surprised Ye Xinyan. How could this guy, who had no concept of silver, who would spend when he had it and do without when he didn’t, who was content with his lot and muddled through life, change overnight?