Qi Tongwei at the start: Not relying on Liang Lu, but winning by a single move against Heaven.

Old Volkswagen sped through the county town and finally caught up with the bride-stealing team in Dongweizi.

Qi Tongwei got out of the car and immediately spotted Zhong Xiaoai in the crowd.

Zhong Xiaoai, with two long braids, was chatting and laughing with the person next to her, her face glowing.

Qi Tongwei strode over, grabbed Zhong Xiaoai's arm, and muttered a complaint in a low voice.

"What are you doing here? Don't cause trouble, go back to the guesthouse..."

After saying that, he glared at Zhong Xiaoai and added another sentence.

"I'll deal with you tonight..."

After saying that, he ignored Zhong Xiaoai and walked into the yurt.

But to his surprise, Zhong Xiaoai not only didn't leave, but instead opened her arms to block his way.

She stared wide-eyed, looked up at Qi Tongwei, and said loudly.

"What do you think you're doing?! You're not allowed in! The bride and groom can't meet before the wedding! You call yourself a 'supporting-the-border-areas cadre,' don't you understand the concept of hiding your daughter?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Kazakh women around her nodded in agreement.

Qi Tongwei was taken aback.

He was in too much of a hurry and didn't notice.

Hearing the crowd talking, he realized that the entire bride-kidnapping team was made up of women.

He smiled awkwardly, looked at everyone, and tentatively asked.

"I... I just want to go in and say hello, is that not allowed?"

Zhong Xiaoai took a step forward, her firm chest almost touching his body.

"No way! Not even the county magistrate! Don't even think about bullying our family..."

Qi Tongwei grinned, frowned, looked at her, and asked in a low voice.

"Why are you acting like you're part of the family? Stop fooling around, go back to the guesthouse..."

Zhong Xiaoai ignored him completely, straightening her neck even more.

"We are all from the bride's family; today is the day our daughter from Leishan County is getting married..."

"Apa said these girls are all from out of town; Leishan County is their hometown!"

As soon as she finished speaking, voices of agreement rang out again, a cacophony of voices.

Qi Tongwei glanced at Zhong Xiaoai, who had a serious expression on her face, and then looked at the smiling faces around him.

Without needing anyone to explain, he instantly understood that this was not a "bride kidnapping" at all.

This is how the people of Leishan, the Kazakh people, are "marrying off their daughters" in their own way.

Before he could speak again, Zhong Xiaoai took a red riding whip from someone else.

He slapped Qi Tongwei twice beside him and threatened him with a smile.

"Are you coming or not? If you don't, I'll hit you! I'll let you experience what it's like to have my girl chasing you..."

Qi Tongwei glanced at the riding whip and thought to himself, "The girl isn't really going to whip me if she's chasing me."

Despite his thoughts, he didn't dare hesitate for a moment, immediately putting on a smile and asking.

"Can I join too...can I be part of the family too?"

Qi Tongwei understood the principle of joining forces if you can't win.

But he didn't expect that Zhong Xiaoai was very principled; as the whip fell, she laughed and scolded him.

"You stinky man, go to the other side! Come back after dark..."

"If you can't sing 'Gargar' well, don't even think about getting a wife!"

Qi Tongwei immediately jumped to dodge the whip, and fled in panic...

Seeing Qi Tongwei chased away by Zhong Xiaoai, laughter rang out again, carrying far across the grassland...

Once inside the old Volkswagen Santana, Qi Tongwei was no longer in a hurry, but felt somewhat helpless and at a loss for words.

A meticulously planned mass wedding spiraled completely out of control just before it was to take place.

He felt helpless and somewhat regretful.

Ordinary people are truly simple and honest; if you care about them, they will truly appreciate your kindness.

The Santana started up again and slowly drove towards the man's yurt.

The man's yurt is far from the woman's yurt, almost across half the county.

Old Psang stopped outside the yurt.

Qi Tongwei was dragged into a yurt by several herdsmen as soon as he got out of the car.

As soon as he entered the yurt, Wu Shanheng came to greet him.

He grinned at Qi Tongwei, then shrugged with a wry smile.

"County Chief Qi, I've messed up... I'm dismissed! The entire wedding plan has been scrapped..."

Before Qi Tongwei could speak, a deep baritone voice sounded beside him.

"It's not a dismissal. You should just focus on being a good groom and preparing for the wedding."

"We'll take care of the rest..."

Qi Tongwei looked in the direction of the voice and recognized the speaker; it was his partner, Yunus.

Yunus specially changed into a new outfit and had a smile on his face.

Qi Tongwei glanced at Yunus and frowned slightly.

"Brother Yunus, we understand your good intentions. But at least you could have informed us. This is causing such a commotion..."

Yunus glared and drawled.

"Hey, you can't just talk things out! Even if you kill two meat horses, Officer Wu has to pay you, how can you talk things out?"

Qi Tongwei sighed and was about to speak when a younger voice rang out beside him.

"Yunus, shouldn't we give this outfit to County Chief Qi?"

Qi Tongwei recognized the speaker; it was Aidar, the man he had almost argued with during the snowstorm.

Qi Tongwei glanced at the clothes in Aidar's hand and asked with a wry smile.

"Aidal, why aren't you tending your flock properly? What are you doing here?"

Aidar grinned, revealing a set of big white teeth.

"Everyone who could come is here... Hurry up and change your clothes!"

Qi Tongwei couldn't refuse, and of course, he didn't want to either.

After changing into brand-new Kazakh attire, Qi Tongwei began offering cigarettes to everyone.

After finishing a pack of cigarettes, Qi Tongwei lit one for Yunus and said with a smile.

"Brother Yunus, at least tell us the procedures. After all, we are party members and government employees; we need to be mindful of the impact and not violate any rules."

Wu Shanheng, who was standing to the side, nodded repeatedly and echoed his sentiments.

"That's right! We don't know anything, so we're not confident at all."

He paused slightly, then muttered something else.

"My partner has also been arrested, and I don't know what's going on..."

Yunus looked at the two of them and said with a smile.

"You don't need to worry about the woman; there are people taking care of things over there... You don't need to be so careful."

Seeing that the two were determined to know the details of the wedding, he smiled and continued.

"Okay, I'll explain the process to you..."

After saying that, he pulled the two of them to sit down in the yurt and began to explain the wedding ceremony.

After hearing the entire wedding plan, Qi Tongwei and Wu Shanheng exchanged a glance and remained silent for a long time.

Wu Shanheng remained silent because he was shocked.

He suddenly realized that his carefully prepared wedding plan seemed as simple as a greenhorn compared to a traditional Kazakh wedding.

Qi Tongwei remained silent, sensing a peculiar undertone in Yunus's narration.

It was a strong feeling of brotherhood and kinship, of being one family across the nation.

After a long silence, Qi Tongwei suddenly waved to Gao Changjiang.

He took Gao Changjiang's hand and whispered in his ear.

"Director Gao, contact the city television station and have them send someone over immediately. Tell them the group wedding has been moved up..."