Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Brother Jianjun
Originally Shu Wenhui had a very good impression of Lu Jianjun. Lu Jianjun came from a good family, but he did not have the bad habits of rich boys who looked down on others. Not only that, Lu Jianjun's knowledge and the seriousness of his work also made Shu Wenhui admire him. Although Shu Wenhui was a few years older than Lu Jianjun, Shu Wenhui felt that Lu Jianjun was a good person from the bottom of his heart.
He always felt that as long as Nian Nian married Lu Jianjun, Lu Jianjun would definitely protect Nian Nian and not let her suffer any grievances.
But unexpectedly, the first person to suffer injustice for Nian Nian was actually Lu Jianjun.
They haven't even gotten married yet, but Lu Jianjun is already flirting with a woman outside, and it turns out that she is Shu Meilan, the woman who always bullies Nian Nian? !
Shu Wenhui had never been so disappointed in someone before. Now, he wished he could catch Lu Jianjun and beat him up!
Shu Wenhui went out after breakfast in the morning. He carried a bamboo basket to the field to collect firewood as usual. As expected, he met the pretentious Shu Guoqiang on the road.
Shu Guoqiang's task today is to lead the people from the first house to the abandoned old house to catch the adulterer and make a big deal out of it, forcing Shu Niannian to break off the engagement and also forcing Lu Jianjun to marry Shu Meilan.
This was the idea he gave to Shu Meilan yesterday, and it was also Shu Meilan's own idea. Once the two of them had settled the matter, everything would be easy to discuss.
Although it is embarrassing, the benefits gained are real.
Shu Guoqiang was smiling today, and he greeted Shu Wenhui from a distance, "Where are you going, nephew?"
Shu Wenhui said angrily, "I'm carrying a bamboo basket, where else can I go? Of course I'm going to fetch firewood!"
Shu Wenhui has always been disrespectful to Shu Guoqiang, and Shu Guoqiang has gotten used to it. He still wants to greet Shu Wenhui with a smile, but Shu Wenhui ignores him and goes straight to pick up firewood. This is what Nian Nian said, don't go along with Shu Guoqiang's intentions first, let him do something desperate.
Seeing that Shu Wenhui ignored him, Shu Guoqiang became a little anxious. As he watched Shu Wenhui walk away, Shu Guoqiang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing around in circles.
Shu Wenhui is the key to the plan he and Shu Meilan set up today. If they cannot lure Shu Wenhui to the old house, the plan will fail. The opportunity is so short, if they miss it, they may never be able to catch Lu Jianjun, this cash cow, in their lifetime.
Shu Wenhui picked up two baskets of firewood and walked back. Sure enough, he ran into Shu Guoqiang again at the entrance of the village. This time, Shu Guoqiang did not pretend to be close to Shu Wenhui. He said to Shu Wenhui directly, "I just saw Lu Jianjun go to our old house. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Shu Wenhui pretended not to know. "Nonsense, Jian Junren is in Haicheng, how could he be in our village?! Besides, he is my brother-in-law. If he came to our village, he should go to my house. Why would he go to the old house? When the family was divided a few years ago, the old house was given to the second branch. It is not our first branch's house."
Shu Wenhui walked while talking, showing no intention of stopping. Shu Guoqiang grabbed Shu Wenhui's arm anxiously and said, "Nephew, why would I lie to you? I saw it clearly, it was Lu Jianjun. There are only a few people with his physique in our village, not to mention in our county. How could I be wrong?!"
Shu Wenhui stopped and took it seriously this time. He put the bamboo basket aside and asked with his head tilted, "Then why is he going there?"
Shu Guoqiang didn't dare to say anything. After hesitating for several seconds, he patted his thigh and said in annoyance, "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. My daughter Meilan has been sick these two days and has been coughing badly. I was afraid that she would infect me, so I let her live in the old house. Do you think nothing will happen to them living alone in the old house? How about you come with me to take a look? I'm afraid something might happen!"
Shu Guoqiang threw the conversation to Shu Wenhui, who, without saying a word, picked up the stick on the ground and followed Shu Guoqiang to the old house in a menacing manner. People around saw Shu Wenhui walking to the back of the village with the stick and thought he was going to fight. The aunts who were on good terms with Li Guifen saw that something was not right and hurriedly asked their grandchildren to call Li Guifen, and they quickly followed. In this day and age, fighting would lead to jail. If Shu Wenhui, a young man who was not yet married, really went to jail for fighting, then no girl would be willing to marry him.
The aunts hurried over, thinking that if Shu Wenhui really went to fight, they would at least stop him!
We can't just watch the young people in the village make mistakes!
When they were told that Shu Wenhui was going to fight with a stick, Shu Niannian and Li Guifen were picking vegetables in the yard. Li Guifen wanted to use the oil and chili oil from the previous frying to make dumplings today. After all, it was meat and could satisfy her craving.
Shu Wenhui rushed all the way to the door of the old house with a stick in his hand. Without thinking, he kicked open the dilapidated door of the old house. The old house was just one room, which was a bit big. The stove and kang were both in the same room. In the past, when the conditions were worse, all the houses in the countryside were open-style.
The moment the door opened, the scene inside the room was simply unbearable to look at. Lu Jianjun was sitting on the edge of the bed, half of his body pressed there, shaking his head.
Although Shu Wenhui was a single man, his masculine nature enabled him to see at a glance what Lu Jianjun was doing. Shu Wenhui was furious. He picked up a stick and hit Lu Jianjun. Lu Jianjun was in a daze, and the pain from Shu Wenhui's stick woke him up immediately.
He sat down and looked at the people gathered at the door watching the excitement, then looked at Shu Meilan who was sitting on the bed with her hair disheveled and her hands covering her face, sobbing. He felt like everything was a dream.
He sat on the ground in a daze, but Shu Wenhui did not give him time to continue being dazed. He picked up the stick and wanted to hit him again, but was snatched away by the old ladies who rushed over. The old ladies said in a row, "You can't hit him. If you hurt him, you will go to jail!"
Shu Wenhui threw the stick aside, took a step forward, grabbed Lu Jianjun by the collar, and punched Lu Jianjun in the face. After all, he was a strong young man, and his punches hit the flesh. After a few hits, Lu Jianjun was in so much pain that he cried for his parents.
Seeing Shu Wenhui shaking his fists non-stop, Shu Meilan ran down from the bed barefoot and hugged Lu Jianjun tightly, tears falling from her eyes one by one, "Brother Wenhui, if you want to hit me, just hit me. This kind of thing is not his fault alone. I like Brother Jianjun and I kissed him first. If you want to hit me, just hit me. Please, don't hit him!"
Shu Wenhui looked at Shu Meilan with disgust. Shu Meilan was lying on Lu Jianjun's body. Shu Wenhui didn't know where to start and couldn't hit Shu Meilan, so he spat at Shu Meilan's forehead.
Shu Meilan enjoyed all of this.
She just didn't believe it. After what happened, could Shu Niannian and Lu Jianjun still get married?
She and Lu Jianjun kissed and hugged each other, and he and she hugged each other tightly in public. How could Lu Jianjun not marry her? !
At this time, Shu Niannian and Li Guifen arrived. They pushed through the crowd and looked at Shu Meilan who seemed to be sticking to Lu Jianjun. They felt disgusted. A girl, where is her face?
Shu Niannian just looked at Lu Jianjun coldly without saying a word, and turned away. Li Guifen did not leave. She grabbed Shu Meilan and scolded, "Meilan, our Nian Nian has taken good care of you. When you were young, she would share half of the delicious food with you as long as you asked for it. But men cannot share. The one you are holding is your future brother-in-law. Don't you understand the moral principles?"
Shu Meilan was crying and didn't say anything. She just looked at Lu Jianjun with tears in her eyes. Lu Jianjun explained to Li Guifen, "Aunt, listen to me. Things are not as you see. I have always regarded Meilan as my own sister. She was sick this time, so I just came to see her. I don't know how things turned out like this!"
"I really just came to see her, please believe me!"
His face was swollen from being beaten, and he could not speak clearly, but he kept defending himself. Everyone around him was confused. Lu Jianjun spoke sincerely and did not seem to be lying.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost set, Li Guifen pointed out the key point in one sentence, "You are in Haicheng, and Shu Meilan is in Shujia Village. It's a long way away. How did you know that she was sick?"
Lu Jianjun was in so much pain from being beaten that he cried out, "Shu Guoqiang went to Haicheng the day before yesterday and told me that Shu Meilan was sick and asked me to come and see her!"
Shu Guoqiang was a little panicked. He quickly said, "I went to Haicheng to do something. I happened to see Jianjun and told him about Meilan's illness. Who knew that Jianjun was so thoughtful and actually came to see our Meilan!"
Lu Jianjun's face was just swollen, but his brain was not damaged. At that time, Shu Guoqiang said that he came specifically to tell him that Shu Meilan was sick and wanted to see him.
He was thinking back to today. Shu Meilan was alone in the old house recuperating from illness. He was dazed and confused after entering for a while, and then Shu Wenhui broke in...
No matter how you look at it, all this seems like a setup!
Lu Jianjun pushed away Shu Meilan who was clinging to him, looked at Shu Niannian who had walked away angrily, and thought to himself, "It's over!"
The courtyard house in the center of Haicheng City seemed to have gone far away from him.
He stood up unwillingly and tried to chase Shu Niannian, but Shu Meilan held his legs tightly. She lay on the ground, looked up and said to Lu Jianjun, "Things have come to this. If you don't marry me, I will die!"
Lu Jianjun looked at Shu Meilan's pitiful expression, and the thought of being nice to her came to his mind again. He couldn't bear it, but he felt unwilling. In the end, he could only say, "I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to go home and ask my grandfather."
Shu Meilan's heart finally settled down. Even though she had lost someone, she still felt that it was all worth it. Just as she was waiting at home to become a bride, the news from Haicheng hit her head like a bolt from the blue.
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