Shen Yingxue's prestigious marriage indeed caused a sensation in Gaijiatun. After Shen Dafu held the wedding banquet at home, Shen Yingxue followed Zhao Dahai back to the county. It was said that they would first stay at her mother-in-law's place, waiting for their new house to be allocated before moving in on their own.
Shen Yunfeng, the eldest daughter of the Shen Family who married into the county, acted as the matchmaker and busied herself with the arrangements. When the couple returned for the wedding, she also stayed at her parents' house for a week, showing how much she valued this man, Zhao Dahai.
However, she returned alone without her husband Xue Jialong, which sparked quite a bit of gossip in the village. The second grandmother made excuses, claiming that with the children being so young at home, one had to stay behind to look after them.
