Chapter 1385: The Bride’s Family Should Be Held In High Esteem
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
He Zhichu was silent for a moment, then said to Grandfather Xie’s a.s.sistant with a drawn face, “You guys think you can postpone it at will? Did you ask my opinion?”
Grandfather Xie’s a.s.sistant didn’t seem to expect He Zhichu to be so discourteous.
He chuckled and said, “Mr. He, what do you mean? Grandfather Xie informed you of this matter out of courtesy, so please know your place.”
His insinuation was what it wouldn’t matter even if they didn’t tell him, so why was He Zhichu putting on airs?!
He Zhichu was well aware of the Xie family’s att.i.tude. It was precisely because he knew that such a large family was full of trouble that he had taken the initiative to contact the Xie family himself without allowing Gu Nianzhi to interfere.
This was to prevent such an awkward situation from happening.
Gu Nianzhi was the female side, after all, and she didn’t have any relatives by her side to make decisions for her. They could do whatever they wanted, and only informed her side after they made the decision. Had they ever asked her about it?
He Zhichu laughed coldly as he pulled open the curtains and looked out at the setting sun. He said lightly, “I’m in the right. I’m representing the woman, the other main character of the engagement party, Miss Gu. May I ask if you’ve communicated with Miss Gu about your decision to postpone the engagement party? If you haven’t, what right do you have to postpone it just like that?”
The other side clearly froze for a moment before he said,”… but that was Major General Huo’s decision. Miss Gu definitely wouldn’t object.”
The point was, there was nothing he could do even if he objected.
He Zhichu was furious. Because Nianzhi didn’t have a family, they were certain they could do whatever they wanted with her!
“She definitely won’t object, but you’ll have to ask her first. I have the same stance. Since you guys aren’t sincere, there’s no need to hold the engagement party even after a month.”
The man was anxious. “What right do you have to say no? ”
“Then what right do you have to say no? ”
He Zhichu unceremoniously hung up the phone. He stood in front of the window with a stern expression for a while before calling Gu Nianzhi again.
He looked at the location on his phone. Gu Nianzhi had already returned to her apartment on Sanhuan Road and wasn’t at the headquarter of Special Operation Forces’ encampment ground.
The phone rang for a while before Gu Nianzhi finally picked it up. “Professor He? Why are you calling me at this hour? Don’t tell me you want to treat me to dinner?”
Gu Nianzhi’s laughter and small talk were like a stream of spring water, instantly calming He Zhichu’s restless heart.
With a wry smile, he rubbed his forehead and thought that he would basically be using a knife to cut his own flesh if he was going to marry Nianzhi off with his own hands…
Unfortunately, some people just didn’t cherish it.
He Zhichu composed himself and said, “The Xie family just called me and said that the engagement party would be postponed…”
Gu Nianzhi’s breathing obviously stopped for a moment before she pretended to be nonchalant and said, “So be it. They’re the organizers, so of course they’ll have the final say.”
It was obvious that the other party hadn’t discussed it with Gu Nianzhi before deciding to postpone it.
He Zhichu felt even worse, but seeing that Gu Nianzhi was already feeling upset, he didn’t have the heart to say anything bad about her in front of her. Saying that would only make Gu Nianzhi feel even worse.
He Zhichu changed his words and said, “Don’t worry about it. I’ll talk to them about this. If they have any problems, I’ll hold the engagement party for you.”
It was only now that Gu Nianzhi had completely let down her guard against He Zhichu and opened up to him.
Her voice was a little choked up and she sounded a little embarra.s.sed as she said softly, “Thank you, brother He.”
He Zhichu’s eyes became a little moist now that she had finally changed from calling him “Professor He” to “Brother He”.
He nodded and said in a low voice, “Nianzhi, don’t worry. I’m your family. If they don’t do the right thing, I’ll come out and talk to them.”
The bride’s family should be held in high esteem. How could he allow the bride to plan her own engagement? Was she going to hold her own wedding in the future as well?!
He Zhichu had the urge to beat Huo Shaoheng up at the thought of this.
The girl he had been pampering, the girl he coveted but couldn’t get, had been placed aside as a decoration. Did he really think that since he and Gu Nianzhi had settled down, Gu Nianzhi would never be able to live without him?
Haha..
He Zhichu took out a tissue, wiped his hands elegantly, and threw it into the trash can.
Gu Nianzhi spoke a few more words to He Zhichu before hanging up and calling Huo Shaoheng.
He Zhichu was also calling Huo Shaoheng at the same time.
But he couldn’t get through to anyone.
Huo Shaoheng was in a meeting at the moment.
He was building a crew for the “research s.h.i.+p”.
The s.h.i.+p was called a research s.h.i.+p, but Song Jinning was the only real scientist on board.
From the captain and first mate to sailors, soldiers, and equipment specialists in the military headquarters, they had to be carefully selected.
In addition to the research s.h.i.+p, they also had to be equipped with a cruiser, destroyer, submarine, and anti-submarine patrol s.h.i.+p.
Providing anti-air, anti-s.h.i.+p, and anti-submarine protection, the cruiser was the personal bodyguard of the research s.h.i.+p.
The destroyer was to provide protection for the cruiser, and expand the scale of anti-air, anti-s.h.i.+p, and anti-submarine defense.
Needless to say, the submarine was vital. When the large research s.h.i.+p was deployed, the safety of the seabed depended on the nuclear submarines with strong attack power.
The anti-submarine patrol s.h.i.+p was defense against the submarines of hostile parties.
In a naval battle, it was a matter of “using a spear to attack a s.h.i.+eld”.
It would depend on whose spear was sharper and whose s.h.i.+eld was stronger.
Because they needed to rely on the equipment experts from the General a.s.sembly, the General a.s.sembly had specially sent General Xiao, a political commissar, to attend the preparatory meeting to express the General a.s.sembly’s support and importance for this operation.
The political commissar of the General a.s.sembly was second only to the Minister of the General a.s.sembly in terms of administrative rank, but his authority in the organization was even greater than that of the minister.
Huo Shaoheng held a laser pointer and on the big screen, he showed the generals and ministers his plans for the operation this time. Finally, he said, “The purpose of this trip, under the name of the ‘research s.h.i.+p’, will be absolutely confidential. Everyone, don’t ask me what exactly am I going to do. In short, everyone will know after the operation is over.”
The General a.s.sembly only knew that they were going to the high seas to salvage a submarine. As for who owned the submarine and why they were going to salvage it, no one knew.
Those who knew the real purpose had already been told not to tell anyone.
However, with Huo Shaoheng’s status and job functions, it was obvious that this was a top state secret, so they didn’t pry blindly.
General Xiao, the political commissar of the General a.s.sembly, was a very level-headed middle-aged man. He was also very imposing and striking.
He expressed his unconditional support and said, “Major General Huo, this is the equipment specialist roster of our General a.s.sembly. You can take it and choose whatever you want. It is our honor and our duty to be able to contribute to the country.”
Since the big shots of the General a.s.sembly had spoken, there was no need to mention the other departments. They were afraid that if they spoke too slowly, the limelight would be stolen.
Therefore, the meeting was very successful this time.
After the personnel had been confirmed, the Special Operations Forces would conduct an independent political review to confirm that there were no problems with these people as soon as possible.
These were all to mobilize the entire country, and even the Special Operations Forces’ field personnel from all over the world, to work together to ensure that all the political reviews would be completed within three days.
Therefore, Huo Shaoheng had been so busy for the past few days that he hadn’t gone back to his official residence even once. Almost all of his food and accommodation were in the office building.
After the meeting, General Xiao, who was a few steps behind, smiled as he said to Huo Shaoheng. “Major General Huo, I heard that you postponed the engagement party because of this?”
The invitation to Huo Shaoheng’s engagement party had already been sent out, but because of this matter, it had been postponed for a month.
Huo Shaoheng smiled and nodded. “The mission is more important. Regarding the engagement party, there’s no hurry. We’ll hold it when we get back.”
Although he also felt that he had let Gu Nianzhi down by changing the date at the last minute, he couldn’t wait any longer when he remembered that they had finally found out where Gu Xiangwen was.
Even though he knew that Gu Xiangwen’s chances of survival were slim, he couldn’t help but hope that the sooner he got there, the better his chances of survival would be.
General Xiao patted him on the shoulder and said ruefully, “It’s not easy for you either. Your fiancée can understand, right?”
“She understands.” Huo Shaoheng was very a.s.sured of Gu Nianzhi. She understood the nature of his work and what it meant to be a soldier’s family.
“That’s good. Auntie Chen and I have already prepared gifts. For the engagement and marriage ceremony, the gifts will be in double portions. We’re just waiting for you to do something big!” General Xiao laughed heartily and left.
Chen Lie followed behind Huo Shaoheng and said with a smile, “Xiao Ye’s personality is more like her uncle’s.”
General Xiao, the political commissar of the General a.s.sembly, was Xiao Ye’s father.
Xiao Ye’s mother, Princ.i.p.al Chen, was Chen Lie’s aunt.
Chen Lie would be going on this mission as well.
He was the best doctor in the world. He had brought him out to sea just in case.
Huo Shaoheng had made the most thorough preparations for this trip.
It could be said that he had spent seven years preparing for this day.
After seven years of sharpening his sword, he was finally ready to use it.
Huo Shaoheng’s expression was the same as ever. He chatted with Chen Lie as they walked out of the office building.
He could finally go back and take a shower.
As soon as he walked out of the office building, the ban on his phone was lifted. Calls came in one after another.
He took out his phone to take a look.
Two of the calls were from Gu Nianzhi, but she had stopped after she was told that Huo Shaoheng was in a meeting.
The other 20 or so calls were from that lunatic He Zhichu.
The corners of Huo Shaoheng’s mouth twitched, and he called Gu Nianzhi back first.
Unfortunately, Gu Nianzhi didn’t pick up the call and went straight to her voicemail.
Huo Shaoheng thought about it and called Xiao Ye, who lived with Gu Nianzhi.
Xiao Ye immediately picked up and asked in confusion, “Major General Huo, it’s so late. What’s the matter?”
Huo Shaoheng asked calmly, “Is Nianzhi home?”
Xiao Ye took the phone and looked at Gu Nianzhi’s bedroom. She smiled and said, “Miss Gu is taking a shower…”
No wonder Gu Nianzhi wasn’t picking up her phone.
Huo Shaoheng was relieved. “Yes, it’s fine.”
He hung up on Xiao Ye.
He Zhichu called again.
He didn’t know what was wrong with He Zhichu.
Huo Shaoheng silently put on his Bluetooth headset and transferred the call to a private channel so that it wouldn’t be bugged.
“Professor He, what’s the matter?” Huo Shaoheng walked to the entrance of the official residence. He wasn’t in a hurry to go in. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and stood under the tree to smoke.
He Zhichu immediately asked, “Huo Shaoheng, did you discuss postponing the engagement party with Nianzhi beforehand?”
Huo Shaoheng:”…”
He blew out a smoke ring and calmly said, “I’ll let her know.”
“Let her know?!” He Zhichu sneered. “What kind of att.i.tude is that? Nianzhi is your pet that you can summon and get rid of as you wish? Have you ever thought about respecting her?”
Huo Shaoheng’s face darkened. “This is between me and Nianzh. It has nothing to do with you.”
“It has nothing to do with me, but it has to do with me if you want to postpone your engagement party with Nianzhi.” He Zhichu had one hand in his pocket, and his facial expression was icy. “What’s the big deal that made you postpone your engagement party? !”
Huo Shaoheng ignored him.
He had to explain everything to He Zhichu? What a joke.
“You’re not talking anymore? Ha, you postponed the engagement party, why didn’t you postpone s*x? ! Are you trying to be irresponsible by delaying everything? Let me tell you, I can take Nianzhi away from you at any time, and you’ll never find her!”
He Zhichu was so furious that he spoke without any restraints.
Huo Shaoheng’s facial expression was as dark as the night sky, and it was getting darker and darker.
He hung up on He Zhichu and asked Fan Jian to drive him to Gu Nianzhi’s apartment on Sanhuan Road immediately.