Chapter 72 Legally Married
Faced with Gu Mansheng's frenzied attacks, Liu Zhixia merely glanced at her indifferently, then exchanged a smile with Shen Yi beside her.
That smile was full of understanding and composure.
The next second, to everyone's astonishment, the two of them simultaneously pulled out a red booklet from their pockets.
They spread out their marriage certificate, facing everyone.
Liu Zhixia's voice was clear and loud: "Excuse me, we are a legally married couple."
The crowd erupted!
Everyone craned their necks, staring incredulously at the two red books, at the names closely placed together and the bright red seal!
"My God! It's true!"
"I knew it! These two look so good together!"
"You were saying before that the Liu family was having trouble finding a husband after their engagement was broken off! Look how well she's married now!"
"So what? The Liu family's daughter isn't bad either! She's much better than this capitalist's daughter, right? I don't know how blind Lu Huaiyuan is. He gave such a good wife to someone else."
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While offering their congratulations, everyone utterly scorned Gu Mansheng and Lu Huaiyuan, that despicable couple, from head to toe.
Liu Zhixia and Shen Yi smiled and took out White Rabbit milk candies from their pockets, distributing them to the villagers who came to offer their congratulations. The atmosphere at the scene instantly became even more lively than during the Spring Festival!
Gu Mansheng stood there, stunned, watching the happy smiles on the faces of the perfect couple before her.
how so……
"Gu Mansheng! Where have you been?! Get back here right now and greet the guests!"
Lu Huaiyuan's impatient voice came from afar.
When he squeezed into the crowd and saw Liu Zhixia and Shen Yi surrounded by people in the center, he was stunned.
"What...what's going on?" he asked tentatively.
A villager nearby, always eager for a good show, told him gleefully, "What else could it be? Xia and Comrade Shen got their marriage certificate and are handing out wedding candy!"
"What!"
Lu Huaiyuan was struck dumb, and roared defiantly as he charged towards Shen Yi.
He tried to grab Shen Yi's collar, but before his hand could even touch him, he was swiftly and decisively pinned to the ground!
"What are you going to do?" Shen Yi's voice was icy.
"Chen Yi! Let me go!" Lu Huaiyuan was pinned to the ground, still struggling and roaring wildly, "You're not allowed to touch my woman!"
Shen Yi chuckled lightly, his tone full of sarcasm: "Your woman? Sorry, I've never touched Gu Mansheng."
"I'm talking about Liu Zhixia! She's my woman!"
"Clang!"
Shen Yi applied slight pressure, causing Lu Huaiyuan to grimace and scream in pain.
"Try spouting another word of nonsense!" Shen Yi's eyes were as cold as ice. "Now, Liu Zhixia is my wife! I'm not like you; I will never allow anyone to insult my wife!"
He let go, and Lu Huaiyuan scrambled to his feet, staring incredulously at the perfect couple before him.
"When...when did you two get together?" He then seemed to realize something, pointing at Liu Zhixia, and exclaimed, "Oh! I know! No wonder you insisted on breaking off our engagement back then, it turns out you had already hooked up with this other man!"
Shen Yi shielded Liu Zhixia behind him and said with a laugh, "Comrade Lu, are you out of your mind? Zhixia broke off the engagement with you because you helped Gu Mansheng bully her? I remember that was the first time I came to your village."
“That’s right,” Liu Zhixia nodded as well. “Back then, Gu Mansheng deliberately provoked Niu to harm me, and it was Shen Yi who saved me. You haven’t forgotten so quickly, have you?”
Lu Huaiyuan's mind was buzzing.
He suddenly put on a loving yet aggrieved expression, looking at Liu Zhixia: "Zhixia, I know! You all deliberately teamed up to make me angry, didn't you? Okay, now you've achieved your goal, I know I was wrong! My relatives are all here, so come home with me now, and we'll get married right away, okay?"
These absurd remarks left everyone present dumbfounded.
Liu Zhixia, on the other hand, was somewhat used to his madness and simply ignored him.
Shen Hongmei rushed forward and shoved him aside, looking at him with disgust: "Who do you think you are? You think you're worthy to be provoked?"
Zhou Juan spoke up calmly, pointing to the truck next to her loaded with betrothal gifts, and bluntly stated: "Comrade Lu, our son-in-law prepared 'three turns and one sound' and 'thirty-two legs' for our little sister. What about you? How much can you prepare for her?"
Lu Huaiyuan forced a defense, saying, "Love cannot be measured by money! Zhixia and I are truly in love!"
"Truly in love?" Zhou Juan laughed. "Comrade Lu, if you really liked our little sister, would you have waited until today? Why would you have been so ambiguous with that educated youth Gu?"
Seeing that Lu Huaiyuan still wanted to continue arguing, Zhou Juan immediately gave Liu Zhixia a look: "Little sister, don't delay the workers from unloading the goods, let's go back quickly!"
"good!"
Liu Zhixia distributed the wedding candies to the villagers, then took Shen Yi's hand and led the two masters home in a grand procession.
Lu Huaiyuan was unwilling to give up and wanted to chase after him, but after taking only two steps, his collar was grabbed from behind.
What are you doing here making a fool of yourself?
Lu Kai's cold voice came from behind.
Lu Huaiyuan's body trembled involuntarily when he thought of the scene where he was beaten up that day.
“Kai… Brother Kai…”
"Your wife is over there!" Lu Kai's eyes were murderous. "What are you staring at for? Our relatives are waiting. Get back home!"
Lu Huaiyuan glanced at Liu Zhixia's departing figure one last time, feeling unwilling, and could only walk dejectedly to Gu Mansheng.
He gets irritated just looking at that face. He roughly grabbed her clothes and dragged her home, yelling, "What are you still standing there for! Get back home!"
Lu Kai watched the "newlyweds" leave in a disheveled state, and then prepared to turn around and go home.
"Wait a moment!"
Shen Yi caught up with him and called out to him.
"Brother Kai, Zhixia and I are having a banquet tomorrow, are you coming?"
Lu Kai took a deep breath, turned around, and looked at him with a complicated expression.
"You'll make her happy, won't you?"
"Of course," Shen Yi replied firmly.
Looking at the genuine happiness on Liu Zhixia's face in the distance, and then thinking about the chaos back home, Lu Kai suddenly felt relieved.
He smiled and nodded: "Okay. I'll definitely be at your wedding. I won't be able to join the fun at your place today, I have to take care of the guests at home."
"Alright! Tomorrow, we won't leave until we're drunk!"
The onlookers crowded around the truck and followed it all the way to the Liu family's house.
Everyone was stunned when the furniture was carried into the yard piece by piece from the truck.
This was hardly a hastily arranged event.
The wood and carvings on this furniture are clearly top-quality! And the bicycle, sewing machine, and radio are all the latest models!
With such a tight schedule, it must have cost a fortune and involved a lot of favors to get all this!
The villagers spontaneously stepped forward to help, and as they watched Liu Zhixia's once empty house being filled with these brand-new furniture, everyone's eyes were filled with envy.
From now on, who would dare say that the Liu family is the poorest in the village?
Many people turned their attention to Shen Yi, who was busy at the door.
If what Gu Mansheng said is true, then what's the point of currying favor with Lu Jianping in the future? The right thing to do is to curry favor with the Liu family and this promising young military officer!
Looking at the lively scene in the courtyard, Zhang Xiuying happily handed out cigarettes and candy to everyone, and announced in a loud voice:
"Fellow villagers! Tomorrow, the Liu family is having a wedding banquet. If you're free, please come and join the fun!"
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