She Lives without Regret in This Life

Xu Qigang saw that Sheng Ning finally caught on and quickly whispered in a low voice, "You're not angry anymore, but you can't go back on your word."

Sheng Ning gritted his teeth, this scoundrel, he'd been tricked!

Xu Qigang added another line, "You said your word is your bond."

"Of course, my word is my bond." In fact, he was already thinking about how to bite Xu Qigang to get even.

"Then let's go buy clothes." Xu Qigang pulled Sheng Ning to stand up, "Mom, An'an, you two eat first, I'm taking Xiao Ning to buy clothes."

"Good, good, go on then! Your dad will come to take the stuff later." Zhao Lanzi raised both hands in approval.

Sheng An called out and then realizing it wasn't appropriate, also followed up with, "Sister, then you go with your brother-in-law! I will go back by myself later."

"Don't worry, we'll take An'an home."

"Alright then!"

So, what Sheng Ning originally intended to simply be a shopping trip for a few small items turned into a trip to the county town to buy clothes.

In the countryside, there actually was a custom where the groom would buy a new set of clothes from head to toe for the bride before getting married. If they were well-off, they would also buy a set for the bride's parents.

There's even a term for it, called "leaving mother clothes." When a daughter gets married, it signifies her gratitude and reluctance to part from her parents.

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Because of the sensation of Phoenix, it received widespread promotion and performance throughout the General Union. Even many retired leaders, who never appeared in public, came to watch because of its fame.

Mr. Su and Mr. Hai were also cordially invited by their subordinates to go to the National Grand Theater to see the performance. Originally, Mr. Chen was also on the invitation list, but due to Old Master Chen's recent excessive pride, which greatly displeased both elders,

...then Mr. Chen was conveniently ignored.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the National Grand Theater, Old Master Chen was already waiting there.

"This Old Chen, used to never go out, and now you can see him everywhere."

"Exactly, he's just showing off everywhere, look how his mouth's nearly split his face."

"Well, what can you do, his granddaughter did make a name for herself? She was admitted to National Security University by exception, and a high official specifically recommended her," Elder Hai said, not without a hint of envy.

A crowd settled in the VIP section, and Old Master Chen said with a cheerful face, "The key point is that no backdoor was used... haha..." As members of the privileged class, getting admitted to National Security University wasn't difficult—it could be achieved with just a phone call. But this method would indeed cause many to look down on them privately.

This exceptional admission of Chen Huaying indeed caused quite a stir in the union.

No wonder Old Master Chen was so pleased; even the outstanding performance of Chen Yingjie on the Southern Border Rescue Field had never made him this happy.

"Where did this guy come from? Doesn't he have any shame?" Mr. Su said with a sour tone, "Look at him, just a little success and he's so proud. Look at me, always keeping such a low profile."

Everybody seated at the table were old friends, with a familiarity that couldn't be deeper. Seeing Mr. Su's words, everyone instantly burst into laughter.

"Low profile? Where?"

"Yeah Old Su, how come we never noticed you being low profile?"

"That's just sour grapes, you're just jealous."

Mr. Su snorted coldly, "Humph! Old Hai, tell them, tell them what you saw that day!"

Elder Hai, of course, didn't hesitate to defend his old buddy when teased, "I can testify to this, he's really low-key in that regard. Everyone's heard about the competition at the Research Institute the other day, right? Yingzi wasn't the only one who did well at the scene!"

Upon reaching this point, how could anyone not know!