Returning to the sales office, the two villas, including taxes, cost over 2.8 million yuan, which was deducted from the black card provided by Tian Jing.
Only the purchase contract was obtained; the property ownership certificate would be received some days later.
Upon returning to the Yu family, Tian Jing and Li Zhengguo discussed the wedding arrangements with Yu Jinghai and Shen Jianrong.
After all, the two families lived too far apart.
The agreed-upon outcome was to cancel the wedding procession and hold the ceremony directly.
From the side of Kushan, relatives and friends who needed to be invited would come along with the Li family.
The Yu family was responsible for booking the banquet hotel. Because the Yu family had more relatives and friends, they would pay two-thirds of the banquet costs.
Tian Jing did not object to this.
If the Yu family were not allowed to pay for the banquet, it would be difficult for them to take back the gifts they had collected that belonged to them.
She took out two bank cards and handed them, along with the purchase contract, to Yu Ziyu:
"This red card contains one million yuan, which is your betrothal gift plus expenses for renovation and purchasing wedding attire."
"This silver card contains two million yuan. Please help me renovate the villa opposite as well."
"Hire more workers and aim to complete the renovation in over a month, using the most environmentally friendly materials."
"You should also use environmentally friendly materials on your side. Don't be afraid of spending money; any excess expenses will be covered by this silver card."
After instructing Yu Ziyu, Tian Jing also said to Shen Jianrong:
"I will have to trouble Sister Shen to help look after these matters."
"We have limited time and plan to visit Lili in Kyoto. We will depart tomorrow morning."
Shen Jianrong chided, "Trouble? With our families being so close, do we still need to be so polite?"
"Then I won't be polite," Tian Jing said with a smile, "Renovation is a lot of hard work, and I'm pushing all the difficult tasks onto Sister Shen."
Shen Jianrong indicated that she didn't mind the hard work.
Tian Jing was impeccably good to her daughter, and these were things that could be done by hiring people; she would just be overseeing the supervision.
Since Tian Jing and the others were going to Kyoto the next day, Grandpa Shen decided to stay for one more day and travel to Kyoto together.
With Grandpa Shen, who loved to show off, people in the compound would all know that Yu Ziyu's villa wedding home had been fully purchased.
Those who were jealous or had ulterior motives were now accelerating their plans.
The next day, when Grandpa Shen was leaving, he was given a task by his youngest daughter.
That was to deliver local specialties to his eldest daughter.
The day before, because Li Wanting had to rejoin her unit and the Li family only brought one car, Shen Jianrong hadn't had time to bring the local specialties from Kushan for her elder sister.
This task made Grandpa Shen very happy, as he could take the opportunity to go and scold his in-laws.
Hmph! Bullying his daughter?
This time, let's see what that old plowshare would say!
Of course, the trunk of his small car wasn't enough. Li Zhengguo's car trunk was also packed full before they could just barely fit everything.
As the two cars started to leave, Yu Ziyu waved goodbye to the tails of the cars with reluctance; she truly liked her future mother-in-law.
Shen Jianrong pulled her dispirited daughter back inside, "Quickly go and get ready. We'll go out and find a renovation company. Find a few more, and learn from your mother-in-law by throwing money at people."
"Right!" Yu Ziyu no longer had time to sort out her own feelings. "Let's hurry."
...
Because the Li family's car helped transport goods, they followed Grandpa Shen into the military compound where the Li family resided.
This compound was located in a relatively secluded area, but it still had all the necessary infrastructure.
As the two cars stopped outside the Li family's courtyard, more than a dozen people immediately rushed out from within.
Leading them were Li Jinghua and Shen Jianfang, with a tall and thin old man between them.
"Hahaha, old plowshare, what wind blows you here today that I get to be personally welcomed by you?" Grandpa Shen taunted as soon as he got out of the car.
Old Master Li waved his hand at him, "You're thinking too much. We are here to welcome Captain Tian."
Tian Jing, who had just put her foot down from the car, wanted to shrink back inside. Why was the Li family making such a fuss?
She was just a delivery person.
Shen Jianfang had already come forward, "Captain Tian, lunch is being prepared and will be ready soon. It won't take up too much of your time."
Her younger sister had specifically called to inform her that their father was bringing her local specialties, and Captain Tian and his wife were accompanying him, asking her to wait at home to receive them and not be impolite.
When she mentioned it to her husband, he decided to have Captain Tian and his wife stay for lunch. They had driven from Beisheng and it was already noon; it wouldn't be proper not to ask them to stay.
Since she couldn't avoid it, Tian Jing got out of the car, "Sister Shen, I've caused you trouble."
Shen Jianfang waved her hand, "You're too polite. It's our honor to have you visit."
"Sister Shen," Tian Jing said, unaccustomed to and disliking such flattery.
"From now on, we are in-laws, so there's no need for excessive politeness. It's better for us to speak directly with each other."
"Haha, yes, yes," Shen Jianfang laughed, "Let's just be comfortable, like when we first met, treating each other as relatives."
Tian Jing nodded, "That's right. I don't like grand displays or making a big fuss."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Li turned and waved his hand at the younger generation behind him.
His two sons and six grandchildren immediately turned back into the living room, clearing the way at the courtyard entrance.
Old Master Li gestured towards the courtyard entrance, "Captain Tian, please come inside."
Tian Jing gestured to Grandpa Shen, "Uncle Shen, you first."
"Haha, good, I'll go first." Grandpa Shen walked past Old Master Li with a smile.
Tian Jing then entered the courtyard with Shen Jianfang.
Li Jinghua led Li Zhengguo towards the courtyard entrance.
Li Zhengguo threw the car keys to Xiao Xia, telling him and Xiao Wang to unload the items from the car.
Upon entering the living room, Old Master Li intended to introduce his other two sons to Tian Jing:
"Captain Tian, please allow me to introduce you..."
"Old plowshare, I'll do it, I'll do the introductions for you." Grandpa Shen interrupted Old Master Li halfway through his sentence.
"These two are Xiao Li and Xiao Tian. Xiao Li, Xiao Tian, this is the father-in-law of my eldest daughter, Li Xiangquan."
"Hello, Old Li."
"Hello, Old Li."
Li Zhengguo and Tian Jing said in unison.
Old Master Li waved his hand, "You call Old Shen 'uncle', so you can call me 'uncle' too."
Tian Jing looked at Grandpa Shen. Seeing him nod, she and Li Zhengguo followed suit:
"Uncle Li."
"Uncle Li."
"Eh, eh," Old Master Li responded readily, "Sit down quickly, let's talk."
Seeing his father being intercepted by his father-in-law, Li Jinghua brought his two younger brothers to introduce themselves to Tian Jing:
"Captain Tian, this is my elder brother Li Jingyan and my younger brother Li Jinghe."
Tian Jing nodded at the two men, "Hello."
Li Jingyan and Li Jinghe were more enthusiastic, "Welcome, Captain Tian."
Li Jingyan stepped aside, revealing his two sons behind him, "This is my eldest son Li ChengZhi, and my younger son Li ChengYi."
Li Jinghe also stepped aside to introduce his sons behind him, "This is my eldest son Li ChengChang, and my younger son Li ChengKun."
Tian Jing nodded at the four young men, "Hello."
Although the four young men felt a bit awkward being introduced by their fathers like this, they still politely bowed slightly:
"Hello, Captain Tian."
Tian Jing nodded slightly.
"Alright, alright, let's sit down and talk."
Grandpa Shen took the initiative, ushering the Li family and Tian Jing and Li Zhengguo to sit down.