Li Yanhong didn't cry out even when she was being choked. Seeing her mother-in-law's murderous gaze, she was also angry. It was her own family's business, why was this old woman meddling?
Liu Guihua pulled Li Yanhong out and ran straight to her second uncle's house next door.
Seeing that the room was also full of people, he had no choice but to drag Li Yanhong outside to the fields.
“Li Yanhong, what are you trying to do all day? This is your parents’ home. If you keep making a scene like this, I’m going back. You’ll be the one who loses face then. I don’t want to come here with you every day and embarrass myself.”
Liu Guihua is getting old and is very tired. She feels that her eldest daughter-in-law is making her live decades less.
"Mom, she made one for everyone in the family, why is one missing for me?" Li Yanhong was still acting like a child.
"Now that you're married, can't you watch the occasion when you speak? It's your business what you want to do in private, but there are so many people here today. Have you forgotten what happened last time?"
Liu Guihua was troubled by the memory of the last time Li's eldest child celebrated his one-month birthday. She wondered if her daughter-in-law had any memory at all.
Will he get another beating from his dad later, making him lose face even more?
"I'm warning you, if you cause any more trouble today, you'll be splitting up the family immediately when you get home, and I won't be involved in your family's affairs anymore."
Liu Guihua had already made up her mind. After this year, she would borrow money to help her eldest son divide the family property in the spring. After that, she and her husband would never come to the Li family's affairs again. They would let Li Yanhong and the others handle it themselves.
After saying that, she didn't care whether Li Yanhong listened or not, and went back into the room to find a quiet place to sit.
When Ye Xiaoxiao saw Li Yanhong being pulled out by her mother-in-law, she couldn't help but find it amusing. She wondered how her mother-in-law, Liu Juan, such a strong-willed person, could have given birth to such a daughter.
It wasn't until 11:30 that things finally started to get lively outside.
Then another burst of firecrackers went off. Everyone knew the bride had arrived.
Ye Xiaoxiao handed the child to her aunt and immediately went out with her cousins, Aying and Li Yaqin.
Once again, I witnessed the scene of a sea of people. Just for a wedding, the entrance was packed with people.
From a distance, they could see people on the trees and rooftops. As they emerged, they heard children constantly calling out:
"Look at the beautiful bride! Look at the beautiful bride..."
"Look at the beautiful bride! Look at the beautiful bride..."
…………
Looking closer, I saw many little ones being carried on their fathers' and uncles' heads, their faces beaming with joy.
Li Chenyang held a bag of fruit candies and started grabbing handfuls of candy, scattering them into the crowd. Everyone happily scrambled for the candy, creating a lively atmosphere.
"Where's your sister-in-law? It's your turn!" Sun Hongjun shouted from the other end, urging Ye Xiaoxiao to come over quickly.
Ye Xiaoxiao pulled her friends toward the bicycle.
In the back seat of the car, Sun Xiuju, dressed in red and wearing the same red hair ornament she used to wear, sat with a forced calm expression, surrounded by her sisters.
Everyone protected her, treating Ye Xiaoxiao and the others like robbers.
"New bride, you're already at the door, hurry up and get out of the car and come inside."
Ye Xiaoxiao had no choice but to bite the bullet and, with a smile on her face, stepped forward and reached out to pull Sun Xiuju.
"That won't do. As the elder sister-in-law, shouldn't you at least give her a gift?"
The person speaking looked five or six parts like Sun Xiuju, and Ye Xiaoxiao thought that she must be Sun Xiuju's older sister.
"Of course, we can't do without these."
Ye Xiaoxiao took out a red envelope from her pocket. She didn't know how much was inside; it was all given to her by her father-in-law.
The woman took the red envelope and opened it immediately, only to find a mere 50 cents inside. She was somewhat dissatisfied, but still smiled and continued to ask for more.
“Good things come in pairs, sister-in-law, you can’t be stingy, one isn’t enough.”
This time, however, Yaqin rushed over without Ye Xiaoxiao even having to say a word.
"You've already given out a red envelope, so one of you should make way for someone now."
The sisters protecting Sun Xiuju, plus the child who was blocking the car, made up a total of four people.
"That's true. I'll step aside then. You can continue."
According to custom, the woman at the very front should be Sun Xiuju's aunt. When a daughter gets married, her parents don't come from her own family.
When the aunt said to leave, the woman who had been speaking earlier immediately stuffed the red envelope she had received into the aunt's hand.
They started pulling at each other again, and after about ten minutes of commotion, Ye Xiaoxiao gave out red envelopes to everyone, including Sun Xiuju, before getting off the bus.
This way, she won't fall out with her husband's family over a small red envelope when she gets off the bus. It's just a little commotion so everyone can share in the joy.
Finally, the new bride was about to enter the house. Li Chenhui stepped forward and carried Sun Xiuju on his back, and everyone cheered as they escorted them into the house. In the midst of the chaos, Ye Xiaoxiao suddenly had another needle in her hand, with a red thread attached to it, and a red chili pepper tied to the thread.
"What are you doing?" Ye Xiaoxiao looked at her second aunt with a blank expression.
"Pin it on the bride's back."
At this moment, Ye Xiaoxiao didn't think too much. Following her second aunt's instructions, she pulled Li Chenhui and told him not to leave. She immediately pinned the thing to the back of Sun Xiuju's collar.
After saying goodbye, everyone clamored to follow the third brother to the new house, which was actually the same room Ye Xiaoxiao had lived in before.
Sun Xiuju was a little surprised when she came in; she didn't expect her to get married in this house.
Only then did Ye Xiaoxiao have time to ask her second aunt.
"Second Aunt, what does 'don't add a chili pepper' mean?"
The second aunt patiently explained to Ye Xiaoxiao:
"May your life be prosperous and your family blessed with many children. Look how many seeds are in those chili peppers!"
Ye Xiaoxiao finally understood. She thought they were going to give the new bride some chili peppers, to make her feel spicy, to give her a hard time. It seems she didn't think of that at all.
The new bride entered the house, and their relatives had already taken their seats, with food and drinks being served.
The rest are just minor skirmishes.
Let the unmarried girls make a fuss.
Unexpectedly, Sun Xiuju did not disappoint Ye Xiaoxiao after all, and caused trouble in the new house.
After listening to the village women's advice, Ya Mei smeared soot on Sun Xiuju's face. Next, she brought water for her to wash her face.
This gift should actually have been delivered by Li Zhonghao, his eldest nephew, but since Haohao is too young, the sixth and seventh brothers were sent instead. This was also to ask for a lucky money gift.
They had agreed that each red envelope contained 50 cents, but Sun Xiuju's envelopes only contained 5 cents each. This infuriated the two younger brothers. They refused to give them water.
As a result, both sides became unhappy and things fell apart. The sixth and seventh brothers were so angry that they smashed the basin.
The two twelve-year-old children ran to her, sobbing, their eyes red with sadness.
[Task: Avenge your two brothers-in-law.]
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