At the end of the second year of college and the beginning of the summer vacation of the third year, Joohyun finally turned 20.
The legal age for marriage that Joohyun anxiously waited for was considered satisfied, so she dragged Lisa to get their certificate that day.
Upon hearing the news, the Chen family grew frantic that day and hurried home.
"Why didn't you tell the family about getting your certificate?" Mayor Chen was anxious.
"I told you before, didn't I?" Seeing that Mayor Chen was anxious, Joohyun felt a little puzzled.
"When?" Mayor Chen asked and turned to look at his wife and eldest son. Could it be that he was in a hurry to go out this morning and missed hearing it.
Mother Chen and Brother Chen also shook their heads blankly.
"More than a year ago, ah," Joohyun expounded, "When Third Brother first came to our house, didn't I say it? We'll get married when I reach the age."
"You..." Mayor Chen clutched his chest, feeling that his heart was bleeding. I haven't pampered my beloved daughter enough, but she just rolled into someone else's hand so spontaneously and on her own initiative???
Yes, you did say you wanted to marry Lisa, and throughout this year, you mentioned every now and then that you'll do so when you reach the age. But you could have at least let us know, ah.
Also, that Lisa, what did he say at the beginning? Didn't he say that he would definitely ask for our consent before you get married? As a result, you received your certificate without a word.
Yes, although I showed him some appreciation over the past year, he couldn't do this either.
The more Mayor Chen thought about it, the angrier he was. He took out his phone and called Lisa, questioning him, "You didn't tell me about such a big deal. Do you think it's appropriate?"
Lisa, who was reporting his married status to his parents, calmly answered the phone in the joyful and festive atmosphere of the Lou family, "I called you, but you seemed to be in a meeting at the time."
"..." Mayor Chen was rendered speechless, still feeling upset deep inside. "Then couldn't you have waited until you got through to the phone before getting your certificate?"
"Dad..." Lisa began to address him.
Dad, Mayor Chen's heart hurt. You're even quick to change the way you address me. I'm not happy about it either.
"Irin is very happy, and I am also very happy." Lisa glanced at his parents. They seemed happier.
But I'm not happy!!! Mayor Chen was tempted to yell so.
"I will love her more than you do," Lisa assured him.
Bullshit! Where in the world would there be a man who loves her daughter more than him, her father?
Mayor Chen ended the call in dejection. He glanced at his wife and son and sighed helplessly. Of course, he knew that this call was for venting. Besides, nothing could be changed no matter what he said. It was impossible. He knew Lisa's personality all too well. Although he sounded fully satisfied just now, nine out of ten, his daughter must have dragged him to get married.
Mayor Chen guessed right. Joohyun was indeed the first to mention obtaining their certificate.
Lisa did not think of going to the Chen residence to propose marriage in advance. Based on their attitude, it was too obvious that they didn't want to let Joohyun go. He was afraid that if he went to the Chen residence early to propose marriage, he would be scolded for being a beast.
"My daughter/sister has not yet reached the age for marriage, but you came to propose marriage?"
Lisa thought to himself. If he had such a daughter, he would be reluctant to let her get married. Hence, he held on to his patience and planned to wait until Joohyun had finished her 20th birthday before finding time to go to the Chen residence to propose marriage. What he didn't expect, however, was that he had just started to prepare for it, when Joohyun took her account book directly to the door and dragged him to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
As for why Joohyun took him to the Civil Affairs Bureau so easily, this... No need to say it, right?
However, Lisa still remembers what he promised. Before leaving, he said he would notify the Chen family. Unfortunately, Mayor Chen and Brother Chen both went to work. Mother Chen also went to do something early in the morning, so there was no one at home.
The second best thing he could do was to start calling them one by one. As a result, Mayor Chen was in a meeting; Brother Chen was out on a mission; and Mayor Chen muted her phone, so she heard nothing.
So coincidentally?
However, marriage is such a huge affair no matter how you look at it, and it was quite wrong to do so. So after queuing up at the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a number, Lisa, who still did not get through the phone, even asked He Qi to find someone to notify the Chen family.
Unfortunately, until it was their number's turn, the Chen family did not call him to stop it. Thus, Lisa and Joohyun received their certificate with peace of mind.
He did everything he could. Seriously, how providential was it that three consecutive attempts ended up in vain?
Unbeknownst to Lisa, He Qi, who accompanied him as a bodyguard, posted a supplementary message in the assistant chat group after they received their certificate.
He Qi: (Mission accomplished, get ready for action.)
After he sent this message out, the three assistants went to 'great lengths' to find the Chen family and informed them of what had happened.
Regardless of the process, Mayor Chen's daughter was married. Fortunately, his daughter still lived in the compound and was just nearby, which was a bit of comfort. Mayor Chen thought helplessly, and then sighed all night.
Chen Yang was also angry, but he did not dare to call Lisa out righteously. He could only run fifty laps in the playground feeling depressed.
The calmest was Mother Chen. After the initial shock passed, she began to discuss the wedding with her daughter.
With the status of the Chen and Lou families, the wedding had to be planned over a very, very long period before it could be put on the agenda. But the bride and groom were really anxious to get married, so the wedding was scheduled for the last weekend of August.
Officials with some weight in the military and political departments started to look up their schedules the moment they received the news. They must attend this wedding, but it was just too hard to squeeze time to attend.
Compared to the interpersonal relationships between the parents, the interpersonal relationships of the couple were much simpler.
Lisa mainly invited some colleagues from the National Academy of Sciences, well-known professors and experts who had exchanged academic knowledge with him, as well as those Metaphysics masters who had stepped in to protect Joohyun before he met her.
Joohyun's invitations were even simpler. Besides her three roommates, she only invited Lu Ning, Liang Guang, Liang Yu, Qin Guanhai and his senior brother Shao Qi.
Although these people had a lot of tasks in the Metaphysics world, considering their statuses alone, their parents were most likely invited. They were indeed several notches behind.
Of course, if the tables in the Underworld weren't counted, it was indeed so.
The protagonists of the wedding had always been the bride and groom, but they too were the most exhausted. Joohyun followed Lisa and was brought all kinds of toasts by his parents. After half a circle, she concluded that it was more tiring than catching zombies.
Joohyun invited a few people only, so they logically were seated on the same table. They were all young, so they ate more comfortably and chatted heatedly.
"Feifei, look. That's our dean, right?" Han You asked Fang Feifei. The dean of the Imperial Capital University, ah. It was rare to meet him at school, you know?
"More than that, look at the people sitting around that table. Who among them is not an internationally renowned expert?" Fang Feifei whispered, "Our dean is considered a junior here."
"Guys, look over there." Liang Yu also found someone familiar. He pointed to guests on the east and said, "Holy moly, the army, navy, and air forces are gathered together. I randomly glanced at one rank, and that one is an admiral, whoa."
"And that one," Zhang Muwan also joined the discussion, "The Deputy Mayor of the capital, the Secretary of the Party Committee of the capital, the Chief of the Capital Police Department, the Minister of Publicity Department of the capital... Fortunately, I read a lot of news. Otherwise, I wouldn't have recognized them."
Several people exchanged glances in trepidation while talking. The level of Irin's wedding was really sky-high.
"What's that table at the front?" Shao Qi asked, pointing to an unusually low-key guests around a table in front.
Everyone took a glance and began to speculate silently.
That table of guests neither had powerful military uniforms like the military, nor were they familiar faces they have seen on TV in the political circle. But to say that their identities were mediocre, it was unlikely. They were located in front of all the guests, so they obviously were the topmost distinguished guests, ah.
Why were their identities so mysterious?
"Compared to that table, I'm more curious about the other table." Han You said, "Are there any guests jointly invited by Mayor Chen and Minister Lou?"
Everyone looked away, and sure enough, there was an empty table beside the mysterious and low-key wine table.
That's right. It was an empty table. The tableware, wine and dishes were all complete. In the best position in the entire hall, there was this huge empty table.
"Right." Fang Feifei and Zhang Muwan also wondered.
As soon as the three girls said this, several other newcomers to the Metaphysics world at the table all showed odd expressions.
Empty table, how could it be an empty table? The people above eat that much, okay?
Liang Guang inched closer to Lu Ning's side and said in a whisper, "I didn't expect Niu Tou and Ma Mian to be invited."
"Hmm." Lu Ning also whispered back, "Those two ghost messengers in black and white are most likely Black and White Impermanence."
"Black and White Impermanence and Niu Tou and Ma Mian were invited." Shao Qi also whispered, "Do you think one of the remaining two women is Meng Po?"
When everyone heard this, they turned their heads for a closer look.
"Don't look." Qin Guanhai quickly reminded them, "They're looking over here."
The crowd promptly lowered their heads, looked at each other after a while, and found that they radiated panic in their eyes.
"Don't you see that the Metaphysics masters at Master Mao's table are all restless." Qin Guanhai whispered.
Everyone nodded silently, wiped their cold sweat, and began to bore down on their food.
"What's wrong with you guys?" Noticing that several of their tablemates had suddenly become restrained, the three roommates asked with some confusion.
Young Wu picked up two glasses of wine and handed them to Niu Tou and Ma Mian: "Brother Niu, Brother Ma, I have offended you a lot in the past, so my apologies."
"There's nothing to pardon, there's nothing to pardon."
"Don't be polite, don't be polite."
Niu Tou and Ma Mian politely picked up their glass of wine. No kidding, you are now Mingwang's son-in-law. Moreover, the disciple that Mingwang had been worrying about for thousands of years is now related to you. Who would dare to mess with you now?
Young Wu finished a glass of wine and sat contentedly. His feud with Niu Tou and Ma Mian was now considered as resolved. He was feeling happy, but just as he turned his head to talk to Miaomiao, he saw that her eyes were locked at the west side of the hall.
Young Wu followed her gaze and caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.
Lu Ning.
Young Wu had long been acquainted with the Lu family. When he was in Qilian Mountain, Lu Ning often came to see Joohyun, and he also remembered this somewhat spiritual child.
On the one hand, he couldn't help but pay attention to this child since he was a child related to Miaomiao, and on the other hand, he was uncomfortable about his existence. That was the proof that he missed Miaomiao. Nonetheless, Miaomiao was now his.
"Do you want to go there and meet him?" Young Wu thoughtfully asked.
"No." Miaomiao averted her gaze. "I just want to see what that grandson, whom I have no chance to see, has grown into."
When Lu Ning was about to be born, Miaomiao went to Qingmang Mountain to seal the zombie and never came back afterwards. Naturally, she had not seen Lu Ning after he was born.
"This child has good aptitude, and he will surely achieve great success in metaphysics over time," Young Wu complimented.
"His aptitude is better than his father. He's also better-looking than his father." Miaomiao said, "When I picked up Xiao Jiang, I thought about raising him to be white and fat, but I didn't expect his son to be this big now."
"P-Picked up?" Young Wu was dumbfounded.
Seeing Young Wu's reaction, Miaomiao immediately understood. This idiot still thought she had married someone. She felt angry for a while, but then she turned away and ignored someone.
"Miaomiao, Miaomiao, hehehe..." Young Wu smirked foolishly and dauntlessly buzzed around Miaomiao.
Young Wu had been unaware of this matter. When he heard that Miaomiao got married and had a son, he was immediately disillusioned. For so many years, he refused to dwell on this matter anymore, so how would he have the energy to investigate? Now that he suddenly learned of the truth, he really felt happy, but at the same time regretful.
Miaomiao didn't get married at the beginning. Was it because she had been waiting for him? The more Young Wu thought of everything she had done for years, the more regretful he became.
"Miaomiao, I will never leave you again." Young Wu assured her. It was because he left for too long that they had such a lamentable misunderstanding before.
"Get lost!" A spark of anger ignited deep in Miaomiao's heart.
"I won't!" Being cheeky has always been Young Wu's specialty.
"Didn't you always think I married someone? Then I'll marry you and see."
"Sure, sure, marry me."
"Cough..."
"Cough-cough..."
"Ahem..."
All at once, a series of deliberate coughs sounded on the wine table. Hey, watch your mouth. Can you exchange such nauseous words behind closed doors?
"Shut up!" Miaomiao blushed instantly.
"Don't mind them. They're all a jealous bunch," Young Wu forgot that he once was the epitome of a jealous man.
"Wu Li!" Mingwang couldn't take it anymore.
"Father-in-law!"
"!!!" Mingwang was taken aback by this sudden unpleasant title.
Shameless, too shameless! Look at him, beginning to call him father-in-law, huh! Black and White Impermanence along with Niu Tou and Ma Mian reached a consensus for the first time.
"Haven't you been asking me how I can marry Miaomiao off to you?" Mingwang asked, stroking his beard.
"Do you agree?" Young Wu was surprised.
The rest of the people at the table looked sideways.
"You have to promise me one thing first before I can agree," Mingwang said.
"Say it!" Young Wu urged.
"The eighteen layers of the hell in the Underworld are really annoying. See if there is any way to empty it," Mingwang said solemnly.
"Pfft..."
"What..."
Everyone couldn't hold back. They all convulsed on the table, pounding the table, and laughing. Even Meng Po, who had been drinking all this time, couldn't restrain herself.
People in the Metaphysics circle, who were hiding among the guests, were frightened at the sight of the people around a gloomy table chortling unrestrainedly.
Be careful, ah. If the magical barrier gets broken, the Yin Qi will affect the military and political leaders here. By then, the country will be shaken, you know?
"What's making you all happy?" Joohyun and Lisa approached them at this time.
Lisa knew that Joohyun was tired after toasting wine, so he quickly pulled out the chair and helped Joohyun to sit down.
"Are you hungry? Eat something first." Lisa gave Joohyun a bowl of soup.
"Your grandfather just proposed marriage to Mingwang," Black and White Impermanence couldn't stop laughing.
"Really?" Joohyun looked at Young Wu in surprise. "Did you succeed?"
Lisa was also stunned, but everyone's reaction was not like congratulating him. It was more like watching the fun.
"He did," Niu Tou and Ma Mian said with another burst of laughter, "But under one condition."
Young Wu was totally depressed. Joohyun asked curiously, "What condition?"
"Empty the eighteen layers of hell." After this response, the others on the table burst into laughter once more.
Lisa speechlessly gave his master a glance. Has his master become so difficult over the years?
"What's so difficult about emptying it?" Joohyun said incomprehensibly.
Huh?? Everyone looked at her in confusion.
"Find another place and lock those ghosts in." Joohyun said as a matter of course, "By then, wouldn't the eighteen layers of hell be vacant?"
!!!!
Lisa chuckled. His wife was really ice-cold smart and awesome.
"Hahahahaha... Right!" Young Wu's depression was instantly swept away. He stood up and laughed uproariously. "Miaomiao, wait for me. I will go to prepare and will be right back."
This time, it was the other people's turn to be stunned.
Erm...Is he really going to move the eighteen layers of hell?
THE END