Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1522: Chapter 888: Wedding Pranks, Candlelit Night

"Brother Qi, why are you such a pushover? Step up a bit."

"Mr. Qi, don’t be such a wimp, hurry up."

"Exactly, Mr. Qi isn’t as straightforward as your better half."

"No way, mouth to mouth, this doesn’t count, do it again!"

"..."

Qidian, Xing Nongying, and Luo Ye looked helplessly at the door, watching the group of big guys forcing Qi Xing and Yue Qin to eat an apple mouth to mouth.

"Ugh, I was planning on showing my skills, but it seems like my time won’t come," Xing Nong said, drooping her head, "No one has played pranks on the newlyweds yet."

Zhu Hongyu amusedly patted her: "These military guys are hell-bent on embarrassing Qi Xing, I bet they won’t disperse soon. You truly won’t have your turn."

Xing Nong poked Lu Lu, who was watching the fun nearby: "Hey, you were quite tough on me, how come you’re soft now?"

"The more uproarious, the more festive," Lu Lu shrugged. "How could I disrupt their good time? You said it yourself, it wasn’t easy for Political Commissar Qi and his wife to get together, we can’t be that much of a jerk, can we?"

Xing Nong rolled her eyes at him: "I think you always have an excuse." Then she turned to the others, "You groomsmen are really useless."

Aside from Lu Lu and Liu Xing, the other four groomsmen were Qi Xing’s comrades. Feeling provoked by Xing Nong, one of them rolled up his sleeves and headed into the room: "Come on, brothers, let’s take back the territory."

"Brothers, charge!"

With the shouting, the four rushed in to drag out the prank players.

"Oh, trying to kick us out to have it all? Brothers, carry them out!"

Taking advantage of the chaos as they pushed people outside, Luo Ye gave a look, and Xing Nong, Yaoguang, Zhu Hongyu, Xia Yingru, Liu Xing, and Lu Lu rushed into the room in a swarm and quickly shut the door.

"We fell for it, open the door!"

"Hurry, open the door, our program isn’t finished yet."

"..."

The shouts and door banging grew more urgent.

Feeling uneasy, Yue Qin watched the door shaking from the pounding: "Maybe we should let them come in to play."

"No worries, they know their limits, won’t push the door down. Thank you..." Qi Xing’s words caught in his throat because he noticed Xing Nong was enthusiastically tying candy to a string to hang up, clearly intending to do something.

Alright, he was being overly sentimental, thinking these folks were giving them a break out of sympathy...

...

"Uncle, Aunt, they can’t bully us like this, we’re Qi Xing’s good comrades. On such a happy day, how can they not let us join in the fun?"

"That’s right, Uncle, Aunt, you have to stand up for us."

"Granny, I know you’re the best, how about helping to get the door open?"

"..."

After toiling for a long time outside to no avail, the crowd turned their focus to Uncle Qi, Aunt Qi, and Granny Qi.

Uncle Qi and Aunt Qi, feeling sympathetic for their son and daughter-in-law, naturally didn’t respond and just chuckled.

Granny Qi, embracing Yan’er, smiled like a kind old Buddha: "I can’t stick my nose where it’s not wanted on these matters. Youngsters’ business is not for me to meddle with."

"Yan’er..."

Before the others could express their thoughts, Yan’er shook her head like a rattle: "Don’t get any ideas from me, I’m a kid, don’t meddle in grown-up affairs."

Seeing it was nearly ten o’clock, their appointed leader smiled wryly: "Alright, let’s go back, we’ll deal with Mr. Qi another day."

Granny Qi released her great-granddaughter: "Yan’er, get some cigarettes and candy for the uncles."

"Uncles, wait a moment."

Mrs. Qi swooped up her granddaughter jumping off the bed and scolded: "This child, so careless. What if you got hurt?"

"I want to get cigarettes and candy for the uncles, or they’ll come after mom and dad."

The little girl’s words made everyone feel a bit awkward, so they waved their hands and laughed: "We’re just joking, we wouldn’t really give your mom and dad a hard time."

"The child speaks nonsense, don’t take it to heart." At this moment, Mr. Qi had already taken out several large convenience bags filled with candy and cigarettes from the cupboard, handing them over one by one, "Take these festive goodies back for everyone to enjoy."

The visitors were all cadre-level staff, and Mr. Qi and Mrs. Qi were well prepared with bags of cigarettes and candy, each enough for dozens to share.

"Thanks, Uncle and Aunt."

"..."

Xia Yingru, who had her ear pressed against the door listening to the commotion outside, waved to Xing Nongluo and the others who were causing a ruckus: "They’re gone."

Luo Ye let out a long sigh of relief and pulled Xing Nongyao, who was causing the most trouble, off the bed: "Alright, let’s call it a day. Brother Qi and sister-in-law are tired too, let them get some rest early."

"Okay, fine." Xing Nong reluctantly took a couple of steps towards the door but then beamed happily, "It won’t be long before Nuonuo gets married, I’ll stir things up at her place, hehe..."

Ying Nuo instinctively shrank her neck: "Why’s your smile so creepy?"

"It’s simple, if you get married, you can’t mess with me, so if I’m the last to get married, I can stir things up with everyone, hahaha..." By the end, she was laughing triumphantly.

Zhu Hongyu, speechless, touched her forehead: "Are you running a fever? It’s just stirring up the bridal chamber, are you that excited?"

Lu Lu swiftly chimed in: "She is. Her way of thinking is a bit different from the average Earthling."

Just as they were about to walk out, the door opened, and Ye Xuan walked in. Xing Nong rolled her eyes at him: "Boss Ye, why are you just arriving now?"

"There was an issue at the office, just finished dealing with it." Ye Xuan apologized as he looked at Qi Xing and Yue Qin, "Brother Qi, sister-in-law, sorry about that."

Qi Xing waved it off with a smile: "No worries, work is important."

"It’s just that..." Ye Xuan felt compelled to explain, "involved a life, I had to keep an eye on things there."

"How did it go? Need military backup? I can make a request to Master Zhou." Qi Xing’s expression turned serious.

"Not that severe, the local police can handle it." Ye Xuan glanced at the time, "Brother Qi and sister-in-law are also tired today, so I won’t disturb you further. Let’s have a good drink another day."

Xing Nong quietly pouted, reaching out to twist Luo Ye’s arm and complained: "I’ve realized, you two are truly a couple, always so considerate."

...

After only Qi Xing and Yue Qin were left in the room, they both felt a bit awkward.

"I’ll go check on Grandma and Mom and Dad." Yue Qin said as she stood up to leave, but Qi Xing pulled her back into his embrace, "Silly, where are you running off to? Didn’t we just say goodbye to Grandma and Mom and Dad when we sent Luo Ye and them off?"

"I... I’m just not at ease." Yue Qin said, not meaning what she said.

"Qinzi..." Qi Xing softly called out, kissing her forehead. Yue Qin’s body tensed for a moment. In the eyes of outsiders, she was a widow of over five years, but only the Qi family knew that until now, she was still a pure maiden.

Because of the married label and the sister-in-law status, she never dared to have any intimate actions with Qi Xing before the wedding. Now, suddenly being embraced like this, she immediately became flustered.

"Relax." Qi Xing gently stroked her back, lifted her, and slowly placed her on the bed, gazing at her tenderly: "Darling, you’re truly beautiful."

Yue Qin, blushing with nowhere to hide, didn’t know how to respond and ended up rolling over, lying on the bed motionless.

Qi Xing amusedly looked at his wife, who was like an ostrich, flipping her over and making her face him: "Call me husband, let me hear it."

"No..." Yue Qin covered her face, not daring to look at him.

"Will you or won’t you?" Qi Xing said as he started to unbutton her top.

Yue Qin, scared, grabbed her collar, her gaze shifting as she softly called: "Husband..."

"Qinzi, I will make you happy for the rest of your life." Qi Xing said, lying down sideways and holding her tightly in his arms, "No matter what others say, I won’t let anyone harm you at all."

"Mm."

"Today, you’re tired, so sleep." Qi Xing said, turning off the bedside lamp and pulling the blanket over them.

Yue Qin’s body tensed up again. Perhaps he only married her out of responsibility, and deep down, he disliked her age and wasn’t interested in her body?...

As she thought about it wildly, tears quietly fell. She tried hard to control her emotions and not make a sound, but no matter how she controlled it, the slight shake of her shoulders could not be hidden from Qi Xing.

"What’s wrong?" Qi Xing propped himself up and turned Yue Qin towards him, "Qinzi, what’s going on?"

Yue Qin forced a smile: "Nothing, I’m just happy. I never thought that I would marry you. I’m really happy..."

"Liar..." Qi Xing turned on the bedside lamp. "Do you know that whenever you lie, you keep repeating your reasons?"

"I... I’m not lying, I’m truly happy." Yue Qin felt so embarrassed, wondering why she couldn’t control herself.

"From today on, we are a couple in the strictest sense. Isn’t there anything we can’t say between us?" Qi Xing cupped her face with his hands, "Tell me, what’s really going on?"

"It’s nothing." Yue Qin turned her head to the side.

"Qinzi, if you keep this up, I’ll get upset." Qi Xing said, sitting up straight, "It seems, you still think of me as an outsider."

With those words, the tears Yue Qin had held back started flowing uncontrollably again.

Qi Xing hurried to comfort her: "Don’t cry, don’t cry, what exactly happened, tell me. Whether I can solve it or not, I’ll find a way to help you."

"Do you..." Yue Qin hesitated for a while, mustering her courage to ask, "Do you not... not like me?"

Qi Xing scooped her up into his arms, sitting up with her: "Qinzi, didn’t we agree that we would never leave any grievances unresolved overnight? Quickly tell me, what’s really going on."

"Nothing, I was just overthinking." Yue Qin’s face turned beet red. Could her husband be any denser? What bride envisions her wedding night being spent like this? (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian () to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)