What? You're a notorious bandit? What a coincidence, me too!

The two were awakened the next day by the sound of gongs and drums.

The streets were like a Chinese New Year celebration.

"Brother Chang'an, Brother Chang'an, open the door!"

Several voices outside the door were banging on it and shouting.

Fang Qingzhu nestled in Lin Chang'an's arms, mumbling sleepily, "Chang'an, I heard someone calling you outside!"

Lin Chang'an patted the woman and laughed, "I guess word got back from yesterday's commendation, and the village knows. Let's go out and take a look."

The two quickly washed up and went to the courtyard, where the sound of gongs and drums was deafening.

Guo Xiaowu peered out from behind the courtyard wall and shouted excitedly, "Chang'an, open the door quickly!"

Lin Chang'an smiled and opened the courtyard gate.

A long procession of gongs and drums could be seen on the street, their suonas and tridents banging loudly.

The village secretary, the street committee, and the police station all came, and then my old friends and neighbors gathered around.

Lin Chang'an looked at the crowded streets and felt a sense of感慨 (gan3kai3, a feeling of mixed emotions, including emotion and reflection).

The public opinion that was grumbling about him yesterday has suddenly reversed.

The Murakami neighborhood gave him high praise, saying they would definitely tie a big red flower on him and hold a commendation meeting.

The serial murders across four provinces were notorious throughout the country.

Unexpectedly, the criminal was caught by people from his own village.

What an honorable thing this is!

However, some people suggested that since Lin Chang'an's wedding is in two days, and good things come in pairs, why not hold it together and make the village more lively?

Lin Chang'an did not refuse. He had never received such treatment in his previous life. It was even better than the public commendation he received yesterday.

As a result, the banquet hall he had been longing for was cancelled after discussions.

Everyone agreed to set up a large-scale banquet on the street, with subsidies from the village and the street government.

The two matters were combined into one and handled.

Fang Qingzhu agreed, saying that her husband had really made her look good this time.

From that day on, Lin Chang'an's house was always bustling with people, day and night, as people came to help with the wedding preparations.

Lin Chang'an didn't feel much, but Lin Jianguo secretly wiped away his tears and said that Chang'an was really promising and had changed for the better. He could give his older brother an explanation now.

Needless to say, the wedding day was incredibly lively; the Pubei area hadn't seen such a long banquet in many years.

There wasn't such a grand wedding.

Lin Chang'an knew many people, and some he didn't; in any case, there were quite a few people attending the wedding.

Lin Chang'an was very busy that day, busy toasting and drinking with all sorts of people, he was extremely busy.

By the end of the day, he was so exhausted he was almost completely drained.

He muttered to himself, "Getting married really feels like being skinned alive."

After the commotion subsided, he saw off the last group of guests and sat in the courtyard smoking to catch his breath.

Fang Qingzhu was inside the house, happily counting the monetary gifts.

There were quite a few people here today, and we received a whole basketful of monetary gifts.

Fang Qingzhu was shocked when the accountant handed over the accounts to her.

She never dreamed she would receive so much money.

Two of them, in particular, gave incredibly large sums of money as gifts.

She showed the gift money list to Lin Chang'an, who was also surprised.

One of them is Wang Xinchen.

This girl said she wouldn't come, but she still came.

However, Lin Chang'an was extremely busy today, and she was nowhere to be seen.

The other list had no names written on it, only neat handwriting that read: "Thank you, Mr. Lin, for saving my life."

After a moment's thought, Lin Chang'an figured that the woman who wrote it that way was probably the one he had rescued from Yang Xinghai that day.

He smiled and explained to Fang Qingzhu.

"Then who is this Wang Xinchen?"

Fang Qingzhu asked, "Why did she also give a gift of ten thousand yuan?"

Lin Chang'an didn't know how to explain, so he chuckled and said, "I bet the police station gives me a reward for arresting someone."

Upon hearing this, Fang Qingzhu didn't think too much about it and sat there counting her money with a smile.

The newlyweds spent a few days in blissful intimacy.

Lin Chang'an then discussed it with Fang Qingzhu. Now that they had some extra money, he wanted to start a mobile phone store.

Finding a shop was easy; he looked around for several days and then settled on a good location.

The procedures and operator business did take him a little effort, but it wasn't too troublesome.

During this period, the mobile communications industry was just beginning to take off, and many things were not as troublesome as imagined; they were quite easy to manage.

The next step is to source the goods.

He needs to go to Huaqiangdong in Shenzhen.

Fang Qingzhu originally wanted to go with them, but Lin Chang'an did not agree because of her pregnancy.

It was Guo Xiaowu who found out about this. He had never been to Shenzhen before, and he wanted to go with Lin Chang'an to broaden his horizons.

Lin Chang'an naturally agreed. Anyway, he was bored on his own, and it would be good to have someone to travel with to ease his anxiety.

So the two of them soon boarded a train heading south.