In many families, the year their daughter is to get married, they stop letting her work in the fields to earn work points. Instead, they let her stay at home and do housework so she doesn't have to be in the sun and can get a fairer complexion.

However, Lin Yihui and Cao Jianyu got married after only half a month of blind dating, and Cao Jianyu didn't have time to whiten her skin at all.

The bride was brought back and sent to the bridal chamber to rest. Lin Yiwan was worried that Cao Jianyu would be bored if he was alone, and she was also worried that others would say something ambiguous to Cao Jianyu. So she took Wen Xi and the other two to the room to keep Cao Jianyu company.

Wenxi handed the cloth bag to Cao Jianyu, "Sister-in-law Lin, hello, we are Yiwan's friends. I am Wenxi, and these are Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue. This is a gift from the three of us to you."

Cao Jianyu was pleasantly surprised, "Thank you all. You must eat and drink well during the meal!"

"Sister-in-law Lin, don't worry, we're not stupid. There's plenty of good food today, and we definitely won't be polite," Wen Xi said with a smile.

The atmosphere became more lively, and Cao Jianyu relaxed. It was her first day at her husband's family home, and she was about to start a new life. Anyone would feel apprehensive and nervous.

But now that so many people are with him, Cao Jianyu is no longer nervous.

When the banquet started, Wenxi and the others didn't rush to go out to eat, because there weren't enough tables and a second batch would be held, so they didn't want to compete with the villagers for tables.

They can just go out and set up another table after everyone has finished eating.

The Lin family's banquet today was exceptionally good, featuring four meat dishes: braised pork, stewed chicken with potatoes, braised fish, and braised meats; four vegetarian dishes: braised eggplant, stir-fried water spinach, stir-fried bitter melon, and stir-fried green beans; soups: mushroom soup and loofah and egg soup; and fruits: watermelon and grapes.

Knowing the villagers' character and wanting everyone to enjoy their meal so no one would go home with complaints, the Lin family prepared the dishes for everyone, just like going to a cafeteria where you get your food on a tray. They gave you a portion of each dish, so everyone could eat their own and no one had to fight over food from the same plate.

The villagers had a very satisfying meal today. They ate their fill of meat and fruit. They had never experienced anything like this before!

After the banquet began, Lin Yihui came to the room to call Cao Jianyu, and they went out to toast everyone. He also took Cao Jianyu to meet people, since Cao Jianyu would be living in the Fengshou Brigade from now on, and he definitely needed to get to know everyone.

When the second group of people sat down to eat, Cao Jianyu ate with the Lin family. Wen Xi and the others did not squeeze in with the Lin family, but sat with the other educated youth who grew watermelons.

The next group of people eating were mostly family members, so they didn't serve food to everyone; instead, they were allowed to help themselves.

As Gu Huai'an watched Song Lan carefully remove fish bones from Tian Shengnan, a pang of pain flashed in his eyes. If Xu Mengying hadn't suddenly appeared and disrupted his plans, he would have gone after Tian Shengnan.

When Wenxi saw this scene, she felt that Song Lan and Tian Shengnan's relationship must have progressed, because before she was injured, Song Lan had told her that he liked Tian Shengnan and wanted to pursue her.

They will definitely announce it themselves when there is good news.

Lu Mingxiu would occasionally glance at Lin Yiwan. Although he had been rejected by Lin Yiwan, he still liked her. After all, he had fallen in love with her at first sight, and he couldn't let go so easily.

Lin Yihui then brought Cao Jianyu over to toast everyone. Since no one drank alcohol, they substituted tea for wine, wishing the newlyweds a happy marriage and many children.

Shen Jiaojiao nudged Wen Xi's arm and whispered, "Seeing such a wonderful wedding, don't you also want to get married soon?"

Wenxi glared at her. She didn't want to get married so early. Weddings these days can't be held properly, and there aren't any nice wedding dresses. The wedding dresses will get better and better as time goes on. She really wanted to wear a beautiful wedding dress.

After toasting everyone, Lin Yihui and Cao Jianyu sat down to eat. They were both hungry after all that work.

After the meal, Lin's mother brought over a basket and handed it to Gu Huai'an, saying, "Gu Zhiqing, thank you for attending my son's wedding. This is a special meal I prepared for you to take back to your wife."

"Thank you, Auntie." Gu Huai'an took the basket, thanked Lin's mother, and then left the Lin family with Li Jianguo and Lu Mingxiu.

Actually, if they hadn't been growing watermelons with Lin Yiwan, Lin Yiwan wouldn't have invited them to the wedding. After all, Lin Yiwan didn't have much of a relationship with the people at the educated youth settlement, so why would she invite them to eat for free?

Afterwards, Lin's mother gave each of Wenxi and the others two bunches of grapes to take home and eat.

The lively wedding came to an end, and the Lin family quieted down.

Lin's mother called all her family members to the main room. After everyone was seated, Lin's mother said, "Xiaoyu, although Yihui brought a girlfriend home before, she always stayed with Yiwan, not with Lin Yihui. You don't need to worry about anything between them."

Cao Jianyu nodded. "I know, Mom."

"Now that you're married, we'll separate you two and you can live separately. We won't interfere in your affairs. When Yihui goes back to work, just send us, your parents, ten yuan a month. Send the rest of the money and ration coupons to Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu can work if she wants to, or not if she doesn't want to. Anyway, Yihui will support her."

"mom……"

Cao Jianyu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Lin's mother. Lin's mother said, "I know what you want to say. When we go to find Captain Qian to divide the family property later, I will explain to everyone that I separated you because I thought there were too many people in the family and it was not enough room. We are still working hard now and do not need you to take care of us. When we get old, you can take care of us."

She's not like those wicked mothers-in-law who, at only forty years old, act like disabled people, exploiting and oppressing their daughters-in-law.

Cao Jianyu never expected her mother-in-law to be so open-minded. With such a good mother-in-law, all she needed was to live a good life. Why did she need a man?

Lin's mother then looked at Lin Yihui and said, "Yihui, you have a wife now. If any woman comes near you in the future, you'd better stay far away from her, understand? If you dare to make a mistake, I will break off all ties with you, then adopt Xiaoyu as my daughter and find her a good son-in-law."

"mom!"

"mom!"

Lin Yihui and Cao Jianyu spoke almost simultaneously.

Lin's mother said, "Alright, everyone has had a hard day. Take a good rest this afternoon! I'm not busy now, so I'll go talk to the brigade leader about dividing the family property and applying for a homestead for you to build houses."

Too many people can easily lead to conflicts, so living separately is the best option. Even when they get old, they won't move to their children's homes but will continue to live in their own homes.