What Gives You the Right to Sit in the Seats of Honor?

Zhou Yi dragged his mother away, and Zhou Wanwan looked at the Old Scholar Tree with a smile and said, "Uncle Scholar Tree, please keep an eye on him for me and see where he goes."

The Old Scholar Tree quickly nodded and said, "I know, I'll have someone keep an eye on the mother and child right now."

Cheng Chao took Zheng Xing'an home, where they saw Cheng Xiao sitting in the courtyard drinking tea with many people.

The crowd surrounded Cheng Xiao, feigning envy as they complimented him. "Lord Cheng, your mansion is truly magnificent! How come we've never heard you mention it before?"

Cheng Xiao smiled and cupped her hands in a gesture of respect, saying, "This isn't mine; it was acquired by my son, Cheng Chao, entirely through his own efforts."

Someone in the crowd immediately chimed in sarcastically:

"Cheng Chao? Isn't that the guy who's always fawning over Zhou Wanwan, the one everyone smiles at?"

I also heard that he ended up marrying one of Zhou Wanwan's maids?

Lord Cheng, we truly cannot understand your family's intentions.

The colleagues around him also joined in the laughter, each one making sarcastic remarks:

"He had a perfectly good girl to marry, but instead he married a maid, and he's even trying to curry favor with Zhou Wanwan."

Now your son has become the laughingstock of our area!

"I think he's not quite right in the head. He's throwing away a perfectly good future and insisting on doing these shameful things."

"These days, everyone laughs about it, Lord Cheng, you must be embarrassed, right?"

Cheng Xiao's face instantly turned extremely ugly:

"What's so funny? No matter what, they're people close to Zhou Wanwan. Who among you would dare offend Zhou Wanwan?"

That's a troublesome little devil you shouldn't mess with. Go ahead and say it to her face if you dare!

The group of people who had been laughing just moments before suddenly fell silent.

Someone quickly chimed in, "Oh, you're right. The people around Zhou Wanwan are nothing like ordinary people. Don't talk nonsense."

Feng Caigu said with a face full of dissatisfaction:

"So what if she's someone close to her? My son might not even want to marry her!"

It's almost auspicious time, and there's not even a trace of the bridal sedan chair. My son is probably already regretting it!

The ladies nearby also chimed in with their own comments:

"Raising a son like this is worse than raising a dog!"

"How could they choose a maid instead of a perfectly good girl?"

"What's so great about Zhou Wanwan? She just has a few stinking bucks! Always so arrogant."

"In the end, what good is being incredibly powerful?"

He's just a bandit, a nobody, yet he's worth such groveling and fawning over..."

Suddenly, a series of firecrackers went off in the front yard.

Feng Caigu's heart skipped a beat, and her face instantly darkened.

A maid rushed in, shouting, "Master, Madam, something terrible has happened! The bridal sedan chair has arrived! The young master's bridal sedan chair is at the door!"

Feng Caigu snorted coldly, maintaining her haughty demeanor, and said:

So what if we get there?

If my husband and I don't go to the main seat, let's see how he performs the ceremony!

Cheng Xiao sipped her tea leisurely and said coldly:

"Without the two of us, they still want to get married?"

I'd like to see how they manage to get out of this today.

Those around him chimed in, "That's right, that's right! We should leave kids like that hanging for a bit, let them come and invite us in person, otherwise it'll be such a loss of face!"

The group simply sat in the side hall, refusing to go to the main hall, waiting for Cheng Chao to come and beg them.

But Cheng Chao didn't care about any of that.

He took Zheng Xing'an's hand and walked into the main hall, where the seat of honor had long been entrusted to Feng Jiao and Shen Chaoge.

Soon, the matchmaker announced loudly:

"The auspicious time has arrived--"

I bow to Heaven and Earth!

Second bow to the parents!

Husband and wife bow to each other--

The ceremony is complete!

The process was completed smoothly without any delay.

The people in the side hall were stunned.

Cheng Xiao suddenly stood up, both angry and bewildered. "What on earth is going on? Our parents aren't here, how did they get married like this?"

Feng Caigu was also extremely anxious:

"Absolutely! What kind of marriage is this?"

It's obvious they completely ignored the two of us!

The two hurried to the main hall, and as soon as they entered, Feng Jiao greeted them with a smile, "Oh! What brings you here? Are you here for the wedding? You're all guests, please sit down!"

Feng Caigu's face turned ashen with anger, and she pointed at Feng Jiao, shouting:

Feng Jiao, what are you doing here?

My son is getting married, what right do you have to dictate things here? Get out of here!

Feng Jiao chuckled and said, "Aren't you the ones who should be leaving? I'm sitting in the VIP seat today. Do you even know what 'VIP seat' means?"

Feng Caigu screamed:

His own parents are still alive! Why should you sit in their place?

Who do you think you are! Do you even deserve to receive a bow from my son?

Feng Jiao sneered:

"Why are we allowed to sit here? Don't you understand?"

Your son would rather invite us to sit in the main hall than let you sit there. Don't you even consider where things went wrong?

Besides, your son is marrying into our Black Wind Stronghold today, and from now on he will be a member of the Black Wind Stronghold.

We're paying respects to the elders of Black Wind Stronghold, not your Cheng Family's parents. Don't you even understand this basic etiquette?"

Shen Chaoge's face darkened, and she immediately ordered her men, "Someone, ask them to leave. Don't let them cause trouble in the wedding hall."

Cheng Xiao's face turned ashen, and she trembled with rage.

"Feng Jiao, do you have to be so cruel? I'm his biological father!"

"His marriage is such a big deal, didn't he even have to ask me first?"

Feng Jiao snorted coldly, her eyes sharp:

"Tell me, when you all despised him and publicly humiliated him, why didn't you ever think to ask how he felt?"

Where were you, his parents, when he was desperate and a laughingstock?

Now that he realizes he's the biological father, it's too late!

His marriage is his own decision, and Black Wind Stronghold will make the arrangements for him. It's none of your business to interfere!

Cheng Xiao wanted to say something, but was thrown out by the combined forces of the Black Wind Stronghold.

Feng Caigu angrily cursed from the doorway:

"Cheng Chao, don't think that just because you kicked us out, everything will be fine."

I'm telling you, you're not getting rid of us. You'd better let us in right now, or else... or I won't leave."

The group of people completely ignored her.

Old Scholar Tree's men followed the mother and son home, wondering how Zhou Yi had managed to make money enough to buy a two-courtyard house in the city.

Zhou Yi patted his chest and said, "Luckily we ran fast. This Cheng Chao is not someone to be trifled with; he has connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles."

Mother Zhou sneered, "Why should we be afraid of someone who's just a commoner? He's only relying on his father. Now that his father isn't helping him, what can he do?"

Zhou Yi shook his head and said:

"You don't understand. Cheng Chao is ruthless. Anyone who crosses him will suffer the consequences."

I remember he owned three gambling dens and three brothels; people in the industry said he was not someone to mess with.

I've thought about it, and there's no need to provoke him over Zheng Xing'an; it's not worth it.

"Mom, I have something to take care of."

Zhou's mother sighed and said, "You're already twenty, how can you manage without a boyfriend?"