No sooner had Zhuang Zhimeng finished speaking than Uncle An drove his oxcart swaying and wobbling over.
"Whoa!"
Uncle An parked the oxcart in front of Hu Yuelan's house and walked over, laughing as he went.
Upon meeting Zhuang Zhimeng and the other three, they couldn't wait to share the funny scene they had just witnessed.
"Let me tell you, I just saw Qingbai's former second sister-in-law."
She was chased and beaten by her mother-in-law, her face was covered in bruises, she must have been beaten a lot!
I saw quite a few people watching the spectacle; they must be used to it!
Upon hearing that it was that almost forgotten former second sister-in-law, Zhuang Zhimeng and the other three did the same thing, pursing their lips.
"She deserved it!"
Uncle An nodded in agreement.
"That's right!"
Tao Yourong came out when she heard the oxcart and quickly called out to Uncle An and Zhuang Zhimeng.
"Please come in, have a glass of water, and rest your feet!"
Uncle An and his four companions then went into the house.
A person in charge was invited outside the door to read aloud the betrothal gift lists and dowry lists from both sides.
An Qingsong gave a dowry of 166 yuan, six quilts, and a pair of watches to marry Hu Yuelan.
Hu Yuelan's dowry included two quilts, a pair of thermos flasks, and a pair of pillowcases!
This is an essential part of the wedding process, to let others know how much the bride price was given and what the dowry included.
Tao Yourong and Hu Ziqiang only had this one daughter. They also gave Hu Yuelan 200 yuan as a dowry, but it wasn't written on the list, and only Hu Yuelan knew about it.
Hu Ziqiang personally carried his daughter's dowry and the boxes containing her clothes onto the oxcart.
Only after the person in charge announced An Qingsong's arrival was he allowed to see Hu Yuelan.
An Qingsong's eyes lit up when he saw Hu Yuelan, and he couldn't help but praise her.
"Yuelan, you look so beautiful today! Come, let me put this big red flower on you!"
Hu Yuelan blushed and agreed.
"Okay! You help me!"
With trembling hands, An Qingsong struggled for a long time before finally pinning the big red flower on Yuelan's chest.
Then he took Hu Yuelan's hand.
“We should go home now. I specially borrowed my third brother’s bicycle. I’m going to ride back with you all the way, and everyone will be envious!”
"Hehe, I'll join in the glory too!"
An Qingsong led Hu Yuelan out by the hand.
Zhuang Zhimeng didn't know how others felt, but she herself felt inexplicably like to laugh.
She could only secretly rejoice in her heart. Both newlyweds were wearing green tops with big red flowers on their chests. Red and green, mmm!
Hu Yuelan knelt down to bid farewell to her parents.
"Father, Mother, your daughter is going to go with Qingsong!"
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes without her realizing it.
Tears welled up in Hu Ziqiang and Tao Yourong's eyes; their daughter had married and now belonged to someone else's family.
An Qingsong also knelt down, first gently wiping away the tears from Yuelan's eyes, then holding Yuelan's hand and making a promise to his parents-in-law.
"Father, Mother, I will definitely treat Yuelan well, and we will come back to visit you whenever we have the chance!"
Tao Yourong pulled her daughter and son-in-law up from the ground.
"Okay, we all believe you. It's about time, so you can go back now!"
An Qingsong led Yuelan by the hand and walked into the courtyard, while Uncle An, pulling a cart full of things, went back ahead.
Hu Yuelan sat on the back of the bicycle, turned around and waved to her parents. The three bicycles then drove out of Hu Yuelan's house, one in front and two behind, and the wedding party followed them all the way to the groom's house.
Tao Yourong and Hu Ziqiang stood at the door for a long time, their eyes filled with reluctance, and tears still glistening in the corners of their eyes.
Many people asked the couple with envy.
"Your son-in-law's family is so well-off? I saw they even brought three bicycles to pick up the bride?"
Tao Yourong wiped away her tears and smiled triumphantly as she turned around.
"Hey, of course! How could the family my daughter married be anything less than good? This just shows how much they value my daughter, that's why they sent three bicycles to pick her up!"
Hu Ziqiang waved his hand.
"Alright, everyone, you can all leave now. I'll invite everyone over for a feast in a couple of days when they come back to their parents' home!"
An Qingsong was overjoyed at the thought that his wife was on the back seat, and he couldn't wait to ride back immediately, so he pedaled very fast with Hu Yuelan on the front.
An Qingbai and Su Mengmeng rode slowly behind with their partners, still taking care of the wedding procession, who were walking alongside.
Zhuang Zhimeng laughed.
"Haha, Second Brother is so content now that he has a wife! Look how fast he's riding, he probably didn't even realize we weren't with him!"
"Hehe, I guess Second Brother only has Second Sister-in-law in his eyes now!"
An Qingbai was right; An Qingsong hadn't even thought of them.
When he saw his third brother at home, he asked him again.
"Hey, third brother, why are you only coming back now? I thought you were following me closely!"
An Qingbai thought to himself that if today weren't a good day, he really wanted to crack open his brain to see if it was filled with water.
Six tables have already been set up at home, and quite a few people have already come.
Yuelan was immediately assigned to An Qingsong's room.
Zhuang Zhimeng brought in pastries.
"Second sister-in-law, have some pastries to tide you over!"
Hu Yuelan knew that this exceptionally beautiful girl would become her future sister-in-law.
"Okay, thank you. What should I call you?"
"Just call me Zhimeng, that's what everyone calls me!"
"Zhimeng, I'll remember that!"
The two sisters-in-law chatted idly, one sentence after the other.
An Qingsong came over, and Zhuang Zhimeng went out, leaving them alone.
"Qingsong, your sister-in-law is really beautiful!"
"Yes, my sister-in-law is indeed beautiful, and I think my Yuelan is beautiful too!"
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