Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 961: Chapter 872: Defending Our Homeland (2)

Unfortunately, for Du Haokun, who pushed the door open and entered, Shuangshuang’s charm had no attraction for him. He didn’t like the classical beauty of women in qipao because he had seen too many since he was young; from Du Haokun’s mother to the countless concubines around his father, all were of this style.

Having seen such qipao beauties often, and also witnessing these women circling around men vying for favor every day, Du Haokun preferred modern girls who wore Western dresses, had their own thoughts, and weren’t fixated on men. These fashionable girls were lively and bright, full of freshness and excitement.

However, Du Haokun was somewhat surprised by Kou Shuangshuang’s composed demeanor. In Du Haokun’s imagination, his old-fashioned, noble lady-style wife should have been waiting with a veil over her head for him to lift, and might have even cried because he didn’t arrive the whole night.

Just the thought of these possible scenes made Du Haokun feel secretly annoyed and headache-ridden, so he hesitated for a long time before entering his new room, preparing to face a tearful bride.

Unexpectedly, when he opened the door, he didn’t see the tear-streaked bride waiting in vain with a veil; instead, he was met with an elegant woman who was tidy and refreshed. This surprise was accompanied by some displeasure in his heart. How could a woman who couldn’t meet her husband be so indifferent?

Although Du Haokun didn’t want to face a crying woman, it didn’t mean he was willing to face a woman who seemed to not care about him at all.

So Du Haokun frowned and spoke with an unhappy tone, ”Why did you lift the veil before I arrived? And change your clothes on your own. Don’t you know that a newlywed woman shouldn’t lift the veil by herself?”

Kou Shuangshuang didn’t mind Du Haokun’s displeased attitude. She maintained her composure, her smile was faint, and she looked directly into Du Haokun’s eyes, not retreating in the slightest out of fear of the gloom in his eyes.

”There’s indeed a rule that a bride doesn’t lift the veil herself, but there is no such rule saying the groom can leave the bridal chamber empty all night on the wedding night. If the Young Marshal wants others to know that you were so discourteous on the night of the wedding ceremony with your wife, allowing your newlywed wife to be left alone in an empty chamber, I don’t mind. Or if the Young Marshal wants to divorce me for this reason, that’s fine too. I won’t cling to the Young Marshal.”

These were Shuangshuang’s genuine thoughts. She had thought it over since the early morning today. Actually, marrying into the Du family wasn’t a bad outcome for her. If she were still in the Kou family, as an unmarried girl, she would be a valuable asset held in the hands of Father Kou and Mrs. Kou, waiting to be married off.

But once she was married, the situation was different. In this era, marrying widows or divorced women wasn’t popular; once she was married, her value would drastically decrease. Moreover, once her parents married her off once, they would no longer have the right to interfere in her future marriage.

Considering Du Haokun’s attitude towards her, Shuangshuang reckoned that finding a chance to divorce Du Haokun in the Du family would be straightforward. This meant that achieving personal freedom was actually easier after coming to the Du family than when she was in the Kou family.

Now Shuangshuang was no longer the delicate lady unable to fend for herself, so she didn’t worry about divorcing Du Haokun right after their wedding ceremony. Therefore, she expressed the thought of divorce lightly yet seriously.

Du Haokun didn’t know Shuangshuang’s thoughts; he simply assumed that Shuangshuang, being pampered at home, could continue being the treasured lady at home even after a divorce. Therefore, she spoke so confidently to him about getting divorced.

At the same time, Du Haokun also felt that Shuangshuang’s mention of divorce had a point, which was dissatisfaction with being left alone on her wedding night. After all, what he did was indeed improper, and he didn’t want to hear more from his parents about marrying a virtuous wife. Therefore, he just turned his face somberly and silently walked out.

Seeing that Du Haokun didn’t respond and left, Shuangshuang felt slightly disappointed; she had thought they would get divorced directly today. However, it didn’t matter; Du Haokun would eventually meet his true love, Tian Xueli, and she wouldn’t worry about him not striving to divorce her then.

With this thought, Shuangshuang wore a gentle smile and followed Du Haokun with the demeanor of a typical wealthy Young Madam, which Du Haokun disliked the most, proceeding to offer tea and greetings to Du Haokun’s parents.

In the hall, Du Zongze and Fang Meijuan were already waiting. Today was the first morning since their son’s wife joined the Du family, and she was to offer them tea as her parents-in-law. Du Zongze was a light sleeper, so he got up early and sat in the hall drinking tea, waiting for his son and daughter-in-law to come for greetings.

Since Du Zongze was up, Fang Meijuan, who lived with him, also rose with him. Du Zongze had many women around him. There were as many as sixteen mistresses residing at the Du Mansion who had titles, while the number of women outside was countless.

With such a flirtatious father, Du Haokun was completely different. Not only did he not share his father’s eagerness to acquire pretty women, but he also seemed indifferent to women altogether, never casting a glance at any; his demeanor was always cool and detached.

To get this son, who was disinterested in women, to take a wife, Du Zongze and Fang Meijuan put in considerable effort, trying to persuade Du Haokun to agree to marriage, adding to his parents’ persuasiveness until Du Haokun reluctantly consented to marry.

Regarding the daughter-in-law, Shuangshuang, Du Zongze and Fang Meijuan chose her after careful selection, as she was the most satisfactory choice, not so much because of Shuangshuang herself, but the Kou Family behind her.

The Kou Family was the president of the Chamber of Commerce in H City, wealthy and well-stocked, and for Du Zongze as a warlord, nothing mattered more than grain and money. Without grain, he couldn’t sustain his troops.

Without money, he couldn’t pay his men to serve him, and it happened that the Kou family dealt in grain and oil, bringing in loads of money with their large-scale grain business, having several major granaries.

Du Zongze valued the Kou family’s wealth and grain, while the Kou family valued the Du family’s military power that could protect their business. The two families formed a perfect alliance, exchanging their children’s marriages to forge a cooperative contract, thus becoming one of their own.

Therefore, considering the Kou family’s position, Du Zongze and Fang Meijuan treated their daughter-in-law Shuangshuang politely, valuing the cooperative relationship with the Kou family.

Because today was a formal day for waiting for the daughter-in-law to offer tea, Du Zongze didn’t allow his concubines to come along, since in his eyes, concubines and outside women were the same, mere leisure and fun, pampered but not respected; only his wife, Fang Meijuan, was different and could be presented on the stage.

Fang Meijuan, already in middle age, wore a deep blue qipao, sitting elegantly at the head seat, her hair meticulously coiled, adorned with exquisitely made jewelry. Though past her prime, she remained charming, a woman of great appeal, with a unique charm bestowed by time.