At the wedding table, Cheng Su didn’t pay much attention to the silent tension between her aunt and cousin, instead quietly eating and occasionally chatting with Qi Fenglian about recent family gossip.

Deng Weiqiu and her husband came over to offer a toast, and when they reached Cheng Su, she picked up her glass and stood up.

"Congratulations to both of you. Happy wedding, and may you have a child soon!" Cheng Su said with a smile.

Deng Weiqiu thanked her and said, "If it wasn’t for you and cousin arranging things, I wouldn’t have met Guoliang. We should be toasting you instead. Since cousin isn’t here, sister-in-law, you should have a couple more drinks. Thank you both."

Cheng Su smiled, clinked glasses with them, sipped her drink, and said, "Why say thank you? As they say, marriages are predestined. If you could end up together, it’s all destiny. If you want to thank someone, thank the matchmaker. And also thank your brother and sister-in-law." Her gaze drifted toward Liu Wenjing.

Deng Weiqiu paused and looked over at Deng Weixia and his wife.

"If it weren’t for your brother and sister-in-law coming to find us, how would you and your aunt have come to Qing City? And how would you have worked in the army canteen and met your husband? So, you should thank your brother and sister-in-law. Without them, you might have met slower!" Cheng Su said with a smile.

Deng Weiqiu’s eyes flickered slightly.

She’s been working in the army for a while; she knows how to read people’s expressions and isn’t naive. She understood the underlying meaning behind Cheng Su’s words.

Simply put, if they hadn’t returned to shoulder their responsibilities, Deng Weiqiu wouldn’t have easily married.

"Your sister-in-law has a lot on her plate too. Go toast her!" Cheng Su whispered.

Deng Weiqiu smiled, toasted Qi Fenglian with her husband, and then moved to Deng Weixia and his wife’s table to offer tea and wine.

"You’ve got a knack for things," Qi Fenglian whispered to Cheng Su. "Let’s hope that now that Weiqiu is married, she’ll become more sensible and help her aunt adjust her thoughts. Otherwise, Wenjing will have a tough time."

Cheng Su laughed lightly, teasingly saying, "Big sister has done a lot of thought work too, hasn’t she?" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Get lost!" Qi Fenglian laughed, giving her a gentle shove.

Liu Wenjing drank the tea wine Deng Weiqiu offered and, feeling emotional, looked gratefully at Cheng Su.

Cheng Su nodded slightly and then looked away.

Once the wedding feast was over, Cheng Su and her group bid farewell and headed home, escorted by Deng Weiqiu and her husband to the door of the restaurant.

"I’ve always heard people say Deputy Battalion Commander Qi’s wife is very capable, even though I’ve barely met her and never spoken to her. But hearing now, your cousin-in-law is indeed impressive." Li Guoliang said, holding Deng Weiqiu around her waist.

Deng Weiqiu watched as Cheng Su and the others faded from view, then turned back, saying, "She’s really capable. She’s also very blessed."

With a tone of envy that Li Guoliang didn’t detect, he replied, jokingly, "You’re blessed too, marrying me, right?"

Deng Weiqiu laughed, "Yes, I used to not be lucky, but now my luck has surely changed."

She glanced again in the direction Cheng Su had disappeared, returned to the now mostly empty tables where her brother was talking to Liu Wenjing, and her mother seemed upset. Remembering Cheng Su’s words, her eyes flickered.

Cheng Su was right; she needed to thank her brother and sister-in-law. Not only that, she had to help them, or else, if her mother caused trouble and they ended up estranged or running away in silence, what would she use to claim a blessed life?

Thinking about this, Deng Weiqiu smiled and walked over to her aunt...