Chapter 912 - 902: Bad News
Chapter 912: Chapter 902: Bad News
After nearly an hour of chaos, Sun Mumu and another bridesmaid were finally swapped back.
The extra wedding cars that came with him also left grumbling, while Su Qing stood aside with a sly grin.
"I knew you couldn’t behave yourself. You went to pick up a bride and ended up with three brides and over ten bridesmaids. Just wait until we get married, if you pull something like this, see how I’ll deal with you!"
At eleven thirty in the morning, Shen Yi arrived at the scene and playfully poked Su Qing’s forehead.
What a wedding, the bride multiplied from one to four. Shen Yi felt she couldn’t handle it, and with this as a precedent, she gave Su Qing a precautionary warning.
Upon hearing this, Su Qing awkwardly chuckled, "That can’t happen, when we get married, I’m the groom, we’re leading the way, everyone else follows us. How could it be my fault if something happens!"
"Do you still have a point?" Shen Yi raised her hand intending to hit, scaring Su Qing into a tactical retreat.
"Hey, could you maybe tone down your dressing style a bit when you go out with me in the future?" Su Qing awkwardly suggested, looking at Shen Yi.
At this moment, Shen Yi was wearing a moon-colored strapless long dress, with fair shoulders and a beautiful solitary curve in front, complemented by her were a narrow waist and wide hips, with bouncy hair draping over her shoulders. Her ears were adorned with earrings, and she wore high heels, attracting a lot of attention just by standing there.
Adding to that her mature and intellectual aura, she was the embodiment of a mature, charming enchantress.
"What? You don’t think I look beautiful today?" Shen Yi asked upon hearing it.
"Beautiful, definitely beautiful, it’s just..."
Before he could finish, Shen Yi’s eyes lit up, "Oh~~ I get it, you want to say that since it’s their wedding, I might outshine the bride? Well, that’s unavoidable. What can I do, I was born naturally stunning,"
As she spoke, Shen Yi flirtatiously flipped her hair, the epitome of a captivating little vixen.
Su Qing: ...
One had to say, besides being a little eccentric, Auntie Shen was somewhat narcissistic, carrying an inexplicable confidence. Of course, she had the foundation for that confidence.
"That’s not exactly it, just that your attire today is too mature. Back when we got engaged, your outfit was great. Dressed as you are, I look like your son. Could you consider my feelings a bit?" Su Qing helplessly explained.
He couldn’t help it; today his outfit was really simple—a white T-shirt, black shorts, sneakers. Though not exactly unattractive, standing next to Shen Yi made their attire the difference between urban glamour and countryside rusticity. Most importantly, it made him seem immature.
Damn, she’s supposed to be his legal wife, but anyone watching might think he’s her big nephew or something.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi first froze for a moment, then her lips slightly curled up, "Really? Then you should call me mom first. I’ve called you by your dad’s name before, hurry up, call me!"
"No way!"
"Come on, hurry, be good~~"
"You’re being a weirdo!"
"Are you calling me or not!"
"Don’t push me!"
"And what if I do? Little brother!!"
To this, Su Qing looked over towards Wang Xing’s wedding table, where the men were mostly around forty or fifty, then he pointed to a middle-aged man with a belly and said,
"See that guy in the executive jacket over there? Imagine if I dressed like that, when we go out you’d be Secretary Shen!"
As the saying goes, wear an executive jacket, and you can pass as a young secretary.
Shen Yi looked in the direction he pointed, and suddenly she was at a loss for words, even visualizing it in her head.
"Ahem, uh, from now on regarding clothes... I’ll try to be careful!"
"Hmm, that’s better!" Su Qing said with a satisfied smile, quite pleased with Shen Yi’s tactfulness.
At this moment, the groom, bride, groomsmen, and bridesmaids were already on stage going through the procedures. Then the parents of both sides went on stage to speak, everything went smoothly, he even saw Old Wang coming over with a salute.
At this time, Lin Miaomiao was already two months pregnant, but fortunately, it wasn’t obvious yet.
After the wedding ended, the guests gradually dispersed, leaving mostly familiar faces. There was another high school classmate of theirs at the scene, but with Shen Yi beside him, he didn’t come over to chat—everyone just nodded in acknowledgement.
"Congratulations on the wedding, may you have a hundred years of harmony, and have kids soon,"
Finally, after everything ended, Wang Xing brought Lin Miaomiao to their table to greet them, seeing this, Shen Yi offered her blessings.
"Thank you, President Shen!" Lin Miaomiao said.
Wang Xing responded with a hearty comment, "Same to you, same to you, your turn is soon, only two months to go. Qingzi, when do you plan to have kids?"
"I’m not in a rush, just going with the flow. I’m not like you, rushing things," Su Qing replied with a smile.
Hearing this, both Ding Qiang and Qin Wei laughed uncontrollably, and Lin Miaomiao blushed deeply.
"Alright, you stay here then, I’ll head back to the office!" Shen Yi stood up to leave.
"How did you come here? Do you want me to drive you?" Su Qing quickly asked.
Shen Yi shook her head, "No need, Qingzi has plenty of cars, I just took one, it’s enough!"
In response, Su Qing didn’t try to persuade him to stay. After nodding, the two parted ways. Su Qing stayed here, and after the wedding, Wang Xing hosted a small private gathering with a few brothers and the two bridesmaids.
As for the bridal prank, it was deemed pointless and was canceled. The bride was already pregnant, so there was nothing worth teasing about. Everyone went back to their own homes, and poor Old Wang could only spend his wedding night alone.
The next day, the three of them once again saw Qin Wei off on the high-speed train, as if he had come just for fun.
Life was calm, and Wang Xing’s marriage didn’t affect everyone much, as each person had their own things to do.
However, Wang Xing began to give up preparing for civil service exams and focused entirely on work after marriage. He and Ding Qiang collaborated to build up the business and even bought a second truck. Although they had loans, their income obviously increased.
Because of this, Ding Qiang’s pressure suddenly reduced, and he felt quite relaxed. After all, with another person giving it their all, the workload naturally diminished.
Every day after work, no matter how late, Wang Xing would still return home to check on his wife.
As for Lin Miaomiao, under Shen Yi’s hints, Feng Yan arranged a lighter duty for her in the planning department, seeing that it wasn’t yet time for maternity leave.
If she were to take maternity leave so early, it would be somewhat unfair to other female employees in the company.
Time flew, and September arrived, with the scorching weather reaching its late phase.
During this month, Shen Yi focused on a new project at the company. She was quite busy, but knowing that if the project succeeded, the Jiangcheng Branch would stabilize, and she could then promote Deng Jie to become the branch leader, allowing herself to relax. So she was very diligent, leaving early and returning late every day.
Meanwhile, Su Qing dedicated his energy to several investment projects. Although one of them involved Wen Jingqi and the landlord’s siblings, he still needed to supervise. Luckily, with Tang Nan now in the capital, handling these tasks became quite manageable.
Even if Hu Xiaoling had uncertainties, she could consult with Tang Nan.
Moreover, the primary school where Xu Yuezhen was working had already received the resources he donated and, with the help of professionals sent by Shen Yi, was preparing to rebuild. They were in the preparation stage.
Xu Yuezhen also connected with her senior classmates from when she volunteered to teach, asking about the most disadvantaged places, intending to donate a primary school locally.
On matters like these, Su Qing remained quite calm, just needing to provide the funds, but Xu Yuezhen often asked for his opinions. This is understandable, as such a large sum of money is not easy for the average person to decide on.
In addition, Su Qing had Xu Yuezhen shoot more materials to use his social media accounts to give a voice to students in impoverished areas.
This led to his account transforming once again, becoming a semi-charitable account. Because of this, he even gained some online fame recently.
"Whoa, has Da Qing turned into a philanthropist? Has he earned that much?"
"I haven’t seen Da Huang recently!"
"If you want to see Da Huang, go to Da Qing’s sister’s account; the videos are updated there now!"
"Da Qing’s vision is impressive; just for this act, a thumbs up is a must!"
"A blogger like this deserves to be popular; it would be unjust otherwise."
"Are you kidding? All these donations for charity and helping the poor treat illnesses, as well as donating to primary schools, aren’t just for show?"
"You idiot upstairs, whether it’s for fame or not, didn’t he spend the money? If you spend that much, I’ll support you too. Why say such sarcastic things?"
"However, I heard that donation can be tax-deductible, so it’s not entirely altruistic!"
"Why is there always a jerk like you everywhere, begrudging others’ good deeds? Did Da Qing mess up while donating?"
"If he had no ulterior motives, why make such a big fuss about the donations? Other companies donate billions, and they don’t promote themselves like this."
"Who says good deeds can’t leave a name? I support leaving a name; what’s wrong with that?"
Though most netizens supported Su Qing’s actions, there was always a small group who voiced differing opinions, trying to show their rational objectivity.
Su Qing didn’t mind this. In September, Su He and Old Su returned to school for the new semester, and the summer vacation swiftly passed. Meanwhile, Old Mom Zhou Hui started counting days on her fingers, beginning her preparations.
On September 15th, at 9:30 PM, Su Qing was sitting on the sofa chatting with the owner of a bridal shop, selecting wedding dress styles.
Indeed, the two were set to shoot their wedding photos in the next couple of days.
Though they decided on a traditional Chinese wedding, they could still take some Western-style wedding photos. After all, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event, and he didn’t want to leave any regrets for Shen Yi or himself.
Surely he should have seen her in a white wedding dress at least once.
Scrolling through bridal images on the computer, Su Qing imagined how Shen Yi would look in them, unknowingly making the corners of his mouth lift.
But just then, his phone suddenly rang, and seeing it was from Deng Jie, he picked it up.
"Hey, Deng Jie, is Xiao Yi finished on her side? Do you want me to pick her up?"
Recently, Shen Yi had been leaving early and returning late due to work, which concerned him greatly, but there was nothing he could do, as he never involved himself in company affairs.
He thought Shen Yi might return late again today and told Deng Jie to let him know, but the next second, Deng Jie’s voice made him jump up.
"Su... President Su, something bad happened; President Shen got into trouble, and we’re now at the city hospital. Please come over quickly!"
As soon as the words fell, a narrative voice echoed in Su Qing’s mind.
[Shen Yi was involved in a deliberate car accident on her way back. She was sent to the hospital and, although not in life-threatening danger, she suffered injuries.]
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