Wu Guoliang walked up to Fu Shen with a warm smile on his face. He looked Fu Shen up and down, then patted him hard on the shoulder and laughed heartily, "Good lad, you've grown taller and stronger. If your second sister-in-law hadn't said it was you, I wouldn't have believed it."
Fu Shen replied with a smile, "Second brother has also grown taller."
Wu Guoliang waved his hand and laughed heartily, saying, "I'm just getting old, I'm not going to grow any taller."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Su Yue and asked curiously, "Who is this woman?"
Fu Shen quickly pulled Su Yue over and introduced her: "This is my wife, Su Yue, Yueyue. He is the second son of our village secretary, Wu Guoliang. Just call him Second Brother."
It turned out he was the village party secretary's son. Su Yue thought to herself, she had thought he was Fu Shen's cousin or something.
So, with a faint smile on her face, she said, "Second Brother."
Wu Guoliang smiled, his eyes narrowing into slits, and responded loudly.
Then, he leaned forward, hooked his arm around Fu Shen's shoulder, tilted his head slightly, and lowered his voice to say, "Everyone in the village knows that your mother found you a wife. She's been waiting for you in an empty room for three months. Is this woman your real wife, or a fake one, or are you starting to rebel against your mother?"
Fu Shen gently pushed Wu Guoliang's arm away, then took Su Yue's hand and said earnestly, "My real wife."
Su Yue: "..." What's going on?
Wu Guoliang: "..."
He whispered, not wanting Su Yue to hear, so why did Fu Shen say it to her face?
Fu Shen added, "They've got their marriage certificate."
Wu Guoliang coughed awkwardly, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face. "...I understand."
Back at the oxcart, Fu Shen introduced Wang Xiaohua as well: "Second sister-in-law, this is my wife, Su Yue. Yueyue, greet her."
Su Yue obediently called out, "Second Sister-in-law."
Wang Xiaohua looked at Wu Guoliang in shock.
As Wu Guoliang put Fu Shen's bag on the oxcart, he said to Wang Xiaohua, "Why are you looking at me? This is Fu Shen's real wife, we're married."
Su Yue was full of doubt, her eyes fixed on Fu Shen, the meaning of which was all too clear: What do you mean?
Fu Shen understood her gaze and explained, "My second brother just said that my mother found me a wife at home, and the whole village knows about it. They even asked me if I was a real wife or a fake wife."
Wu Guoliang, Wang Xiaohua: "..."
Su Yue understood instantly. She said calmly, "Second brother and sister-in-law, Fu Shen and I are a real couple. Fu Shen's mother helped him find someone at home. But this is a new society. You can't just agree to someone your family finds for you."
Wang Xiaohua glared at Wu Guoliang, then smiled at Su Yue and said, "Sister-in-law, come and sit down. That's how men talk. What's the difference between real and fake? How could this wife be fake? Wu Guoliang has gone crazy from farming. You and Fu Shen shouldn't mind him."
Wu Guoliang nodded quickly and chimed in, "Yes, Xiaohua is right. I've gone crazy from farming. Don't take it to heart, sister-in-law."
He was secretly annoyed. Fu Shen had already said that Su Yue was his wife, but he still wanted to think about something else entirely.
Fu Shen helped Su Yue onto the oxcart and let her sit next to Wang Xiaohua.
Su Yuecai then said, "I don't mind. It's normal for Second Brother to have this thought."
Wang Xiaohua looked at Su Yue and asked curiously, "Why?"
Wu Guoliang, driving the oxcart, also perked up his ears, eager to know the reason.
The couple didn't hear Su Yue's reply. Instead, they heard Fu Shen, who was sitting next to Wu Guoliang, speak first: "Because when I was a child, I always listened to my mother and didn't dare to disobey. The only time I disobeyed was when I secretly signed up to join the army. My second brother would think that I knew my mother had found me a wife, but I still brought one back from outside. He thought that this was something that could never happen, so he asked about the real and fake wives."
After he finished speaking, a hint of melancholy flashed in his eyes. When he was a child, he thought that if he was obedient, his mother would treat him better, but it was all just wishful thinking on his part.
After hearing this, Wu Guoliang turned to look at Fu Shen and said with emotion, "I didn't expect that after so many years away from home, you would speak so eloquently. That's exactly what I was thinking, but it turned out to mean something else entirely. Luckily, my sister-in-law didn't misunderstand."
Su Yue: "Second brother is not an outsider, how could I easily misunderstand?"
She just realized that Fu Shen seemed to particularly like his second brother Wu Guoliang, and Wu Guoliang was also quite good to his younger brother Fu Shen.
Fu Shen wanted to carry the bags containing their clothes himself, but Wu Guoliang insisted on helping him. If he didn't let him carry them, Wu Guoliang would get upset.
He only grinned when Fu Shen handed him the bag.
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