Chapter 406: Such Obvious Leniency
Gao Chuwu and Xing Honglang were getting married. This news, like a sudden gust of wind, instantly swept through the entire Gao Family Village.
Although Gao Chuwu's rank wasn't high, merely a captain in the Armored Grenadier Battalion, he was one of the original forty-two founding members of Gao Family Village. Every step of the village's growth and expansion bore Gao Chuwu's mark.
He helped San Shier, rebuilt the city gates, fought the Supreme Bright King, established the Dao Xuan Tian Zun shrine, battled Zhong Guangdao and Zheng Yanfu, launched the Solar Cars, developed agriculture, and built the militia...
His accomplishments were too numerous to count.
The rewards he received were equally countless.
However, unlike Zheng Daniu, who would simply consume all his rewards, Gao Chuwu entrusted his to his parents to save for his future marriage.
A soldier trains for a thousand days for a single moment of battle; all his careful saving was for this very moment.
Preparations began the day before the official wedding. Five hundred tables were set for the banquet, and two hundred women were enlisted to cook. Everyone busied themselves preparing food for the next day, along with ribbons, red paper, and decorating the bridal chamber. The entire Gao Family Main Fortress was a hive of frenzied activity all night, simply unstoppable.
The next day, at the auspicious hour, Gao Chuwu led his groomsmen—Zheng Daniu, Padi Tu, Zheng Gouzi, and other brothers from the militia—to pick up the bride.
The lead vehicle was personally driven by the groom and his best man. It was Solar Car No. 1, the oldest model, and Gao Chuwu and Zheng Daniu were also the two most experienced Solar Car drivers.
When this car rolled out, many elderly villagers shed tears of emotion, recalling bygone days with profound sentiment. The Village Chief pointed to the car and sighed, "When the Heavenly Lord first bestowed this car upon us, our Gao Family Village was so tiny... so tiny... we hadn't even finished paving the cement road to Zhengjia Village... and those two blockheads almost crashed into the wall of the Five-Color Prison on their first drive."
Zhong Gaoliang, who had deliberately rushed back from Prison Valley in the Huanglong Mountains to attend the ceremony, grinned broadly. "I was still undergoing labor reform in prison back then, hahahaha! I was so panicked when I saw Gao Chuwu and Zheng Daniu almost crash the car into me. Now, every day, I tell my story to those seven thousand labor reform prisoners, urging them to behave well, strive for reduced sentences, and come out to live a good life like mine."
The Village Chief chuckled. "That's wonderful, truly wonderful."
Just then, Solar Car No. 1 started up, and the two blockheads looked eager and inspired. "Off to get the bride!"
The sunshade was only slightly open, allowing the wedding car to advance slowly. The distance to the bride's home was incredibly short; Xing Honglang's sprawling plastic residence was right next to the Gao Family Commercial District.
If the car drove too fast, it would arrive as soon as it started, and the celebratory mood wouldn't have a chance to build.
But even moving at a leisurely pace, the bridal procession quickly reached the entrance of Xing Honglang's home.
The main gate was tightly shut!
Gao Chuwu knocked on the door.
From behind the door, Zao Ying's voice echoed, "No red packet, no opening the door."
The groom's party let out a collective gasp of dismay. "Oh no, Commander Zao Ying is guarding the door. This gate might be hard to open today."
Padi Tu shouted loudly, "Wow, Commander Zao Ying, why are you guarding the bride's door?"
Zao Ying's hearty laughter came from behind the door. "Today, I'm the bridesmaid! If you want this door open, you'll have to give red packets to all my hundreds of cavalry battalion brothers."
Padi Tu exclaimed, "Are you robbing us? No way we can give that many! Looks like we'll have to force our way in."
"Come on, force your way in then," Zao Ying laughed heartily. "Let's see if my cavalry battalion is afraid of you!"
Padi Tu roared, "Brothers, draw your knives—"
Before he could finish, a large fist swung out from beside him, landing with a thump and knocking Padi Tu to the ground.
Masked Cheng Xu emerged. "Draw what knives? Are you really going to fight the cavalry battalion? Fool! In this situation, cunning is needed."
Zao Ying laughed. "Cunning? I, Zao Ying, won't fall for a trick that easily. No red packet, and this door absolutely won't open."
Cheng Xu countered, "Those are your words! Someone, tie Zheng Daniu into a zongzi and throw him into the duck pond in the village. When Zao Ying opens the door, that's when we'll pull Zheng Daniu out."
"Bang!" The door burst open from the inside, and Zao Ying leaped out, shielding Zheng Daniu. She declared loudly, "Don't you dare bully an honest man!"
Cheng Xu roared with laughter. "The door's open! Militia, charge!"
Padi Tu rushed forward, leading the charge. Too excited, he didn't watch his step, tripped over the threshold, and fell with a splash. The Armored Grenadier Battalion surged past him, and numerous heavy boots trampled over him.
Only after everyone had run past did Zheng Gouzi crouch down and poke Padi Tu, who was lying face down. "Rabbit Lord, still alive?"
Padi Tu sprang up instantly, laughing heartily. "What's my name? Padi Tu! That 'falling flat' move just now was my lifelong mastery, called 'Padi.' How could I possibly be trampled to death when performing such a profound technique?"
Zheng Gouzi silently raised a fist. Indeed, this rabbit needed a good beating.
The two of them caused a commotion at the entrance, but everyone else had already stormed into Xing Honglang's boudoir. Despite the "boudoir" in its name, the room was indistinguishable from a man's quarters; there was not a stitch of needlework, and swords hung on the walls.
Xing Honglang, her face flushed, had been waiting demurely. Suddenly, seeing the groom's party rush in, Gao Chuwu grinned. "Red Wolf, I've come to marry you!"
Seeing so many people, Xing Honglang instantly flustered. "I won't marry you!"
Gao Chuwu knew his bride was simply being shy. While Xing Honglang was bold and unreserved in other matters, when it came to romance, she was more bashful than a young maiden. In such moments, he knew he needed to be even more proactive.
He rolled up his sleeves. "Then I'll just have to take this wife by force."
Xing Honglang swiftly adopted the opening stance of the Jin Hong Fist. "Come on!"
Gao Chuwu also took up the opening stance of the Guanzhong Hong Fist. "Bring it on!"
One dressed in a vibrant red bridal gown, the other in the scholarly robes of a groom, they actually began to spar. The friends and family present pressed themselves against the walls in alarm.
However...
The battle began quickly and ended just as fast. With a single move, Gao Chuwu subdued Xing Honglang and hoisted her onto his shoulder. "Let's go! The bride-snatching is over! Time to go home!"
His friends jeered, "Pfft! Boss Xing is throwing the fight again."
Li Daoxuan also chuckled. "Hahaha, this leniency is way too much."
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