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"The bride is here!"

Someone outside was shouting, and Qiaoqiao, holding Luo Meiyun's hand, went to watch the ceremony.

Zhong Yao was dressed in a bright red Chinese cheongsam and a pair of bright red high heels, looking stunning.

Liu Song wore a white shirt, a suit, black leather shoes, and a tie, a completely different look from his usual casual military uniform.

"Wenhui, look how handsome Songming is!"

Qiaoqiao squeezed next to Zhou Wenhui and said excitedly.

"He still has to get married, he's completely changed." Zhou Wenhui smiled knowingly.

"Daddy, hold me, let's see the bride."

Zhou Xiaowei was too short; squeezed into the crowd, he couldn't see anything.

Qiaoqiao picked up Xiaowei and said, "You are not allowed to let Daddy carry you. Daddy's legs are not good. Xiaowei must protect Daddy."

"Does Uncle Liu have legs?" Xiao Wei asked, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"Yes, I have."

"Why do they all have legs, but Dad doesn't?"

You'll understand when you grow up.

"When I grow up, can I give my legs to my dad?"

"No, Daddy has new legs now, but he just can't hold Xiaowei anymore."

"Can I hold Little Yellow?"

"Xiaowei, look at the bride, she's so beautiful!" Qiaoqiao interrupted Xiaowei's endless questions.

Surrounded by the crowd, Zhong Yao took Liu Songming's hand and shyly entered the bridal chamber.

Zhou Wenhui watched quietly. His wedding day was also very lively, except that his bride was brought home by his parents.

Turning to look at Qiaoqiao, who was laughing with Xiaowei, Zhou Wenhui felt extremely guilty. He hadn't given Qiaoqiao a perfect wedding.

Zhou Zhonghai watched with a sense of relief as neither of his sons' weddings went as planned. He was the one who went to pick up his bride when Zhou Wenhui got married, and as for his younger son, he got married in the Soviet Union, and he, as the father, only found out about it six months later.

Zhou Zhonghai always felt a sense of regret. Liu Songming, like his son, being able to witness his wedding was another kind of fulfillment.

Inside the bridal chamber, the young people were making a ruckus, but they did so in a very proper manner. After all, Liu Songming was a minister, so who would dare to cause trouble in the bridal chamber?

Soon, all the relatives and friends went to the Armed Forces Department canteen, where twenty tables of wedding banquet were set up.

Before the dishes were served, a simple ceremony was held, during which the officiant, Zhou Zhonghai, gave a speech to congratulate the newlyweds.

"First of all, as Liu Songming's former leader, comrade-in-arms, and friend, on behalf of Liu Songming and his family, I would like to thank all of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend Liu Songming and Zhong Yao's wedding. Thank you!"

The vice governor gave a speech; what a great honor! Some people might only see such a high-ranking official once in their entire lives.

Thunderous applause erupted. Zhou Zhonghai smiled and waved, saying, "Today's newlyweds, the groom is my subordinate who has followed me for twenty years, and the bride is my wife's student. My wife and I have put in a lot of effort for your wedding, making arrangements everywhere. Who knew, suddenly, we found her right there in the dim light..."

Zhou Zhonghai's humor and wit made the audience laugh.

"Life's encounters are truly wondrous; in the midst of searching, one will always find the right person. Earlier this year, I urged the groom to settle his personal life, but he leisurely said that his career was unstable and that personal matters should be put aside for now. In just a few months, this Minister Liu, who had put his personal life aside, is now in a rush to get married. The so-called lack of urgency is simply because our Dr. Zhong Yao has not yet appeared."

The audience laughed, and Liu Songming stole a glance at Zhong Yao, whose face was flushed.

"Today, I am personally present at the wedding to present the business license to the two young people."

Zhou Zhonghai waved two bright red marriage certificates in his hand and said, "As a Party member, whether it's a private matter or a public matter, I must never do anything illegal. Now, I will read out the compliant and legal marriage certificate."

Zhou Zhonghai opened a marriage certificate, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile, "It's better than in our time. When my wife and I got married, the marriage certificate was just a piece of paper. In order to hold onto my wife tightly, I put that piece of paper in my pocket, and it got soaked in water and ruined. Then I complained to my wife that I didn't do it on purpose. In the decades since we got married, my wife has never mentioned divorce to me, because you need a marriage certificate to get a divorce, and we didn't have one."

The audience burst into laughter again, and Luo Meiyun blushed, but she was very happy.

Zhou Zhonghai picked up the marriage certificate and was about to read it when Gu Quan hurriedly went up on stage and pulled Zhou Zhonghai back.

At such an important moment, even if the sky were to fall, you can't delay my speech.

Zhou Zhonghai lowered his body in dissatisfaction, and Gu Quan whispered a few words in his ear, causing Zhou Zhonghai's body to tremble.

Liu Songming noticed that his old commander looked off and quickly asked in a low voice, "Old commander, what's wrong?"

Zhou Zhonghai tried to remain calm and said, "It's alright, Songming, Zhongyao. I wish you a long and happy life together. I need to leave now; you can continue the wedding."

Zhou Zhonghai shook hands with Liu Songming and Zhong Yao, carefully returned the marriage certificate to them, and then turned and left.

Luo Meiyun, Zhou Wenhui, and Qiaoqiao all noticed something was wrong and followed them out of the cafeteria.

Liu Songming was very anxious, not knowing what had happened, but he couldn't leave, so he could only force himself to continue the wedding.

"Old Zhou, what happened?" Luo Meiyun asked hurriedly.

"Commander Pu is dying. I received a call from Beijing. I have to go to Beijing immediately to see him one last time." Zhou Zhonghai felt a little dizzy.

"I'll go with you," Luo Meiyun said hurriedly.

"Okay, Wenhui, you and Qiaoqiao don't go. Today is Songming's big day, it's not appropriate for us to leave. Mom and I are going to Beijing, you take good care of the family."

"Dad, Mom, please be careful on the road."

Gu Quan drove Zhou Zhonghai and Luo Meiyun home to pack their clothes before heading to the airport to catch a flight to Beijing.

Back at the wedding banquet, Qiaoqiao asked Zhou Wenhui, "Is Commander Pu the grandfather who visited my house last time?"

"Yes, he was my father's old superior, just like Songming and my father. Their relationship was as close as father and son," Zhou Wenhui said with a sigh.

In his memory, Commander Pu was very stern and often scolded his father, but his father always smiled.

Moreover, my father is fearless, except for Commander Pu.

"The last time he came to our house to tell Dad about things in the Soviet Union, he was still very healthy. How could he be gone so quickly..."

Qiaoqiao was a little sad. She had only met Commander Pu twice, but he was someone her father admired, and naturally, he was someone Qiaoqiao admired as well.

"Commander Pu and his generation experienced the corruption of the late Qing Dynasty, witnessed the suffering of the Chinese people, and participated in the eight-year War of Resistance against Japan, the three-year Civil War, and later large and small foreign aid wars. They had countless hidden wounds on their bodies."

The country had finally achieved peace, but their lives had been wasted. If anyone is the most respectable, it is their generation. They established a peaceful regime with their youth and blood.

"You and your father are also respectable people. You accepted the country's transformation, returned from the battlefield to the country's economic construction, and created a fair and just environment for ordinary people, so that they could have enough to eat and wear. This was also a great battle."

"Yes, Qiaoqiao is right. Look at Dad, Uncle Fu, and Director Tang. They are all righteous people who have the people in their hearts and have no selfish motives. Our generation must maintain the fine traditions of our predecessors and be good successors to them."

"Xiaowei must be a good successor to us."

It is passed down from generation to generation, but we don't know in which generation the fine tradition of putting the people at the core will be lost.