Chapter 71 Three Turns and One Sound
Just then, a tricycle loaded to the brim slowly drove by.
The young driver, overjoyed at seeing a savior, shouted, "Master! You've finally arrived!"
The old man, addressed as "Master," frowned upon seeing the large crowd gathered around him: "You brat! Have you gotten me into trouble?!"
"No, sir!" the young man cried, "Please take a look, whose family is this delivery for? There are two weddings in this village today!"
"Two families getting married?" The old driver stopped the car, took out the receipts and his reading glasses from his pocket, and began to rummage through a pile of receipts.
Instantly, everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the stack of papers in the old craftsman's hand.
They were also eager to know whose dowry it was.
Gu Mansheng snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "Do you even need to look? Liu Zhixia emptied her poor husband's pockets with just a cheap watch, didn't she? These things definitely belong to our Lu family!"
"Are you blind?!" Shen Hongmei retorted immediately. "Look at what's on this vehicle! A bicycle, a sewing machine, and a radio! Two turns and a sound! Add to that the watch on my younger sister's wrist, and it makes a perfect 'three turns and a sound'! This is our Liu family's betrothal gift!"
Gu Mansheng rolled her eyes at her, her tone vicious: "A country bumpkin like her, does she really think she's something special? She didn't even marry someone from our brigade. Do you think a slut like her can go to the city and swindle a rich man to buy her a luxury car?"
"Gu, the educated youth."
A cold voice suddenly rang out, and Shen Yi had already walked up to Liu Zhixia's side without anyone noticing.
"Zhi Xia is an innocent girl who has never been to the woodshed with anyone. What makes you think she's a slut?"
"Hey, Comrade Shen," Gu Mansheng looked at him with disgust and said sarcastically, "You and her went into the woods in the mountains, so many people saw it, so stop pretending. What? You didn't want to take responsibility after you were done, and now you're playing the good guy because she found a sucker?"
Shen Yi looked at the woman in front of him with disgust.
From the first time he came to this brigade, this woman had been making things difficult for Lu Huaiyuan's wife.
Later, he became so depraved that he tried to ruin his wife's reputation and even take her life!
He would never feel at ease letting such a wicked woman stay in the same village as his family!
“Gu Mansheng,” his voice was icy cold, “Just because you have questionable conduct doesn’t mean everyone else is like you. Get out of my way, these things have nothing to do with you.”
"It has nothing to do with me? What does it have to do with you?" Gu Mansheng sneered. "Wake up! Liu Zhixia has already found a sucker, and you're still defending her? What? Are you so eager to cuckold her man?"
She looked Shen Yi up and down, her tone dripping with sarcasm: "If you really care about her so much, why don't you marry her? Oh, right, how could someone as lowly as Liu Zhixia be worthy of you?"
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Shen Hongmei was so angry that she was about to rush forward.
"Did I say something wrong?" Gu Mansheng laughed, a laugh full of smugness. "Lu Kai just got promoted to battalion commander, and all his distant relatives are coming to curry favor with him. This Comrade Shen, on the other hand, has already become a battalion commander, and might be promoted to regimental commander soon! Do you know what a regimental commander is? That's a state cadre! Even our brigade secretary has to bow and scrape before him!"
Her venomous gaze was fixed on Liu Zhixia like a nail, and she asked, word by word:
"Are you worthy?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhixia and her two sisters-in-law were stunned and looked at Shen Yi in shock.
Although she knew that Shen Yi was already a big shot before she died in her previous life, she didn't expect him to be so powerful now!
To her surprise, even so, he was still willing to marry her.
Seeing Liu Zhixia's astonished expression, Gu Mansheng became even more smug: "Look at you, so naive! Now you know how unworthy you are of him, right?"
However, Liu Zhixia smiled.
She smiled calmly, but her eyes were incredibly bright: "Gu Mansheng, you came to our brigade for reform, how come you still cling to your outdated and corrupt ideas? What do you mean by 'worthy' or 'unworthy'? Whether it's the secretary or the regimental commander, aren't they all serving the people? Where does the hierarchy come from? Your words not only insulted me, but also insulted all soldiers who serve the people!"
She straightened her back, meeting everyone's gaze, her voice clear and resonant:
“I earn my living with my own hands, I live an upright and honest life, and I have a clear conscience! I deserve him!”
"Well said!" Xu Zhigang was the first to lead the applause!
The surrounding villagers also joined in with enthusiastic applause.
Gu Mansheng blushed crimson at the sight and screamed angrily, "Stop spouting those high-sounding words! Do you think that just because you say a few nice things, these things will become yours?"
Just then, the experienced worker came over with the receipt: "Stop arguing, stop arguing, we found it!"
"Quickly!" Gu Mansheng, as if grasping at a lifeline, proudly raised her head, pointed at Liu Zhixia, and shouted to the old man, "Quickly tell her that all these things belong to our Lu family! Make her give up completely!"
The old craftsman frowned, sizing her up: "This lady, are you... from the Lu family?"
"Yes!" Gu Mansheng was overjoyed. "I am the daughter-in-law of the Lu family! This must be the betrothal gift that my Huaiyuan bought for me!"
She looked at Liu Zhixia with a smug expression, her eyes full of the air of a victor.
Shen Hongmei exclaimed anxiously, "Master! Look closely! This was clearly bought by our Liu family's son-in-law!"
Liu Zhixia remained calm and composed, because she caught a hint of mockery in the old master's eyes.
Sure enough, the master craftsman turned to Liu Zhixia again: "Then, which family does this young lady belong to?"
"Master, my surname is Liu."
"Oh!" The old master nodded in sudden realization. "That's it!"
"What are you waiting for!" Gu Mansheng, thinking the situation was settled, immediately began directing the driver, "Quick! Drive the car to our Lu family's residence!"
The experienced driver shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, ma'am. This order is for delivering something to the Liu family."
“Yes, it’s Captain Lu’s house…” Gu Mansheng stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, her eyes widening. “Wh-what?!”
The experienced worker immediately showed her the receipt, which clearly displayed the three large characters "Liu Zhixia".
"We are here to deliver betrothal gifts to the Liu family. However, we also wish you a happy marriage and a long and happy life together."
"Pfft!" Shen Hongmei was the first to burst out laughing. "Master, I am the daughter-in-law of the Liu family. Come, come, I will show you the way!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The surrounding villagers also erupted in deafening laughter!
The new bride, who had just been ridiculed by Gu Mansheng, was laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight: "Oh my! Gu Zhiqing, the Lu family really won't give you a single penny of dowry or betrothal gifts, will they? You'll have to run out and snatch them from them yourself? Tsk tsk, three turns and a ring, thirty-two legs! Xia's man is really willing to spend a fortune!"
"How could this be... How could this happen!"
Gu Mansheng's mind was buzzing as she listened to the surrounding laughter, and her eyes were bloodshot with rage!
Just then, she saw Liu Zhixia and Shen Yi standing together, and suddenly, as if she had gone mad, she pointed at them and burst into laughter!
"Liu Zhixia, you really are a shameless slut! You're already engaged and you're still flirting with other men? Did you hear me say that Comrade Shen is about to become a regimental commander, and you're thinking of climbing the social ladder? I'm going to tell your sucker man right now! When your man doesn't want you anymore, and Comrade Shen doesn't even want you! You'll be rejected again!"
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