Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2434 - 2370: Let’s Not Be Neighbors Anymore

"Truth be told, I truly wish to build a good rapport with Chiang Xiao and the others going forward. We're set to become next-door neighbors, after all, yet initially, I had no desire for them to attend my wedding. Does that sit well with you?"

After listening to her, Kuang Yunxian fell quiet.

"What made you not want Xiao Chiang and Xinian at our wedding?"

A moment of silence passed before he posed the question.

Du Jinruo nibbled on her lower lip. "Just chalk it up to some feminine jealousy. This is my once-in-a-lifetime event, my only marriage. For such a joyous day, naturally, I want to shine as the most stunning one there. Chiang Xiao's beauty is overwhelming; I'm worried she'll overshadow me."

"Really?"

Kuang Yunxian first let out a relieved breath, then found himself chuckling softly.

"You're beautiful too—why even measure up against her?"

"Still, that's how I feel about it. But hearing Chiang Xiao speak like that truly stung my heart. You're close with them, so how can we act like strangers living right beside each other later? It'd be utterly exasperating."

"They won't act that way," Kuang Yunxian assured her.

"Yet that's precisely what they've expressed." Du Jinruo sounded somewhat hurt.

Reflecting on the stance both Chiang Xiao and Meng Xinian took—and considering how Meng Xinian, Kuang Yunxian's close companion, shared that view—she deemed it excessively harsh.

Does he prioritize looks over loyalty to friends?

"They'll keep relating to me just as before," Kuang Yunxian explained.

Du Jinruo paused abruptly upon those words.

"So, you're telling me they'll remain your friends, while I have to keep my distance from now on? What position does that leave me in? The wedge driving us three apart?"

Doesn't this amount to shutting me out?

A spark of irritation rose in Du Jinruo, and she pouted playfully. "Then let's not move there at all!"

"Not live there?" Kuang Yunxian softly stroked her hand and inquired, "So where do we settle instead?"

"Sell off that house, and we'll hunt for a new spot! Let's get a two-story place—far superior to that old courtyard!"

"Jinruo, that's the courtyard my parents bequeathed to me."

"They never resided there themselves, though, did they? Why not view it simply as their legacy? Your father stayed elsewhere, correct? Wouldn't his actual home hold even deeper meaning?"

"The place where they resided..."

Kuang Yunxian shook his head in resignation.

"Yunxian, can we make this happen? I absolutely dread living next to Chiang Xiao! The constant unease would eat at me!"

Du Jinruo grasped his hand and pleaded once more. "Being that near, if you head over to see them, I'd likely stay upset, and it harms everyone involved! Moving a little farther would let you drop by without my knowledge—wouldn't that suit us better?"

"I'll consider it."

Deep inside, Kuang Yunxian let out a heavy sigh.

Meng Xinian and Chiang Xiao took the car out for a drive. Struck by a sudden idea, Chiang Xiao picked up plenty of spices, meats, grills, and coals, then sought out Chen Yin and Wang Yi, proposing they all head out for a barbecue gathering.

Two cars carried the four of them away from the city.

"Brother Xinian, show me how to drive."

"Not while we're on the highway—I'll instruct you once we hit an open, empty stretch."

"How's your injury faring?"

"It doesn't bother me now; it must be nearly recovered."

"Ah, has Dai Gang reached out today? What were his words?" Chiang Xiao finally got around to asking.