Chapter 329 It's over? They're not getting married?
The driver was shocked!
Quickly keep the steering wheel steady.
Fang Erniu was startled and grabbed his arm, pulling him back.
"Brother, let go of the uncle! This will cause a car accident..."
The driver said, "Think it over. If you grab the steering wheel, all three of us could be in an accident, and our lives could be in danger. Are you willing to gamble that your ancestors have connections in the underworld?"
"Big brother!"
Fang Erniu was on the verge of tears. What had happened to her older brother?
Brother Fang didn't want to die, so he finally let go, sat down in his seat panting, and gave Fang Erniu a reproachful look.
Gritting her teeth, she said, "You and Su Laosan have already taken the step of getting married, what's wrong with asking for a few yuan for transportation? I've been so considerate of you, can't you think of me for once? Fang Erniu, why are you so stubborn? You're going to get me killed, do you know that?!"
Fang Erniu opened her mouth and said, "How about... how about we have the uncle take us home?"
Brother Fang gave a weary "hmm".
But the driver didn't believe him.
They took the brother and sister to the police station.
When Brother Fang saw the words "police station," his face turned extremely ugly, and he angrily berated the driver, "How could you be like this?!"
How am I?
The driver was speechless. "You were the one who tried to renege on the debt first. How was I supposed to know that if I drove to your village, you, the village secretary, wouldn't call your people to smash my car? You should call your family to come and bring the money. Once you bring the money, everything will be fine."
The police also have their eyes on Brother Fang.
Brother Fang glared at the driver, then awkwardly borrowed a phone from the police and called the village.
The village phone rang for ages before anyone answered. By the time Grandpa Fang was called to the phone, an hour had passed. After hearing Fang's explanation, Grandpa Fang's eyes darkened and his face turned ashen.
But he didn't say anything harsh, only coldly replying, "Understood, we'll bring the money over right away."
"Grandpa, it's already dark. What's the village secretary doing outside? He even asked you to deliver money..." The villager who called Grandpa Fang to answer the phone asked with his eyes darting around.
Grandpa Fang glanced at him, said nothing, and went home.
When he got home, he asked Grandma Fang to give him 120 yuan and then asked her to call the second son so she could take him to the city by bicycle.
Grandma Fang asked him, "What are you doing in the city now? What's the matter that Jianhua and Erniu called about? Are they sleeping in the city...?"
"...That idiot was made a fool of like a monkey by the Su family for most of the day. In the end, he had no money to pay the driver, so the driver took him to the police station."
Grandpa Fang briefly explained the situation, and Grandma Fang's brows furrowed in disdain. "I'll go call the second son."
Erniu's father was woken up and rode his bicycle to take Grandpa Fang to the city.
On the way, they asked what they were going to do in the city, but Grandpa Fang dismissed them with a "Don't ask about things that aren't your business."
He was panting heavily the whole way, and it was more than two hours later when he arrived at the police station; it was already past midnight.
In front of the police, I gave the driver 120 yuan.
The driver smacked his lips, waved his hand, and said, "Never mind, I don't need that one yuan."
The driver drove away.
The police officer warned Brother Fang, "Don't do this again. You're still a village official. What will it look like if the villagers find out?"
Brother Fang forced a smile.
He said, "I was in such a rush that I forgot to bring any money. I'll definitely be more careful next time."
Leaving the police station, Erniu's father sighed, "We shouldn't have let the taxi leave. There are so many of us, and we only have one bicycle. How are we going to get home?"
Grandpa Fang glared at him, then looked at Brother Fang and sighed softly.
He said, "Since you're here, why don't we go to the Su family's place together? You know the address, so you can lead the way."
"Sir, it's the middle of the night, Aunt and the others must be asleep. How about we do it tomorrow..."
Before Fang Erniu could finish speaking, Fang's older brother interrupted, his voice tinged with anger, "Fang Erniu, your surname is Fang, not Su. You haven't even married into the Su family yet, so why are you always siding with them?"
Fang Erniu was startled by his words.
"Big brother..."
Brother Fang ignored him and helped Grandpa Fang lead the way.
The group found their way to the location, but the courtyard was pitch black. Grandpa Fang told Fang Erniu to knock on the door, but Fang Erniu shook her head. "It's so late, Grandpa, maybe we shouldn't..."
Grandpa Fang glanced at her and told Erniu's dad to go up and knock.
Erniu's father snorted and rushed upstairs, banging on the door.
Soon the yard was lit, and someone called out, "Who's knocking at the door in the middle of the night?"
Erniu's father turned to look at Grandpa Fang.
Grandpa Fang is looking at Brother Fang.
Brother Fang gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and replied, "I am Erniu's older brother. My grandfather and father have also come. We brought Erniu to apologize to Aunt Li."
The courtyard was quiet for a while.
Then came the sound of the door opening, followed by rustling footsteps.
Su Laoda, carrying a lamp, walked with Li Banxia to the courtyard gate and stood there without opening it.
Li Banxia called out to the outside, "Erniu?"
The men all stared at Fang Erniu. Fang's eldest brother gestured for her to respond, and Fang Erniu bit her lip and sighed.
Hearing her voice, Li Banxia sighed softly, "You don't need to apologize. It's because Lao San wasn't lucky that you and Lao San didn't work out. You're a good girl, and you'll definitely find someone better than him in the future. It's getting late, and it's not convenient for me to take care of your family. You should take them back. We're moving soon, and we're going to return this place to the landlord. Er Niu, go back now."
"aunt……"
Fang Erniu's eyes were red and swollen as she sobbed, "Is there really no chance for me and Su Laosan?"
Li Banxia did not answer the question.
Brother Fang eagerly interjected, "Aunt Li, we have other matters to discuss with Su Laosan. Could you let us see him?"
"He's not home."
Li Banxia said, "Come tomorrow. He's staying at a villager's house in the countryside today and will be back early tomorrow morning."
"Where is he staying? We must see him today, or it will be too late tomorrow."
"……have no idea."
"Auntie, we really have something important to discuss. It concerns the fish and shrimp harvested after the rice intercropping matures, and our cooperation with Su Laosan's general store..."
Li Banxia interrupted him, "I really don't know. I don't get involved in his business. You can talk to Lao San about this later. You guys go."
After saying that, he didn't respond no matter how much Brother Fang called him.
The lights in the courtyard went out, and darkness returned.
Brother Fang clenched his fists, panting heavily with anger.
Grandpa Fang glared resentfully at the courtyard gate and called to Brother Fang, "Alright, hurry back. There are still many things to finish in the village. The vote is tomorrow morning. Why did you agree to something you weren't sure of? Now look what's happened. How are you going to clean up this mess tomorrow?!"
He couldn't help but scold Brother Fang a couple of times.
Did I agree to that?
Brother Fang retorted, "I was going to refuse, but Xiao San'er was the first to agree!"
The grandfather and grandson faced off for a moment. Fang, the eldest brother, lowered his head first and said, "Grandpa, I didn't think things through. We can't count on Su Laosan. Let's go back and calm the villagers down. Tell them that Su Laosan has already agreed, and let's get the vote sorted out for now. I'll think of something else later..."
Grandpa Fang sighed and agreed.
Brother Fang rode his bike to take Grandpa Fang back first, because they had urgent business to attend to. The father and daughter, on the other hand, were free and could walk back at their own pace.
On the way, Erniu's father complained repeatedly.
They blame Fang Erniu for not being able to win a man's heart, or they blame Su Laosan for being ungrateful, leaving his family with a mess, and saying that if he wanted to marry his daughter again, he shouldn't even think about it without kneeling and kowtowing eight times.
He also complained about Brother Fang, saying that he came all the way to the city to look for someone, making his own father walk back home, what an unfilial son!
Or they would complain that Fang Xiaodi made a rash promise.
He scolded Erniu's mother for making those unreasonable demands, which ruined the whole family. He should have married a virtuous wife, but what kind of trash did he marry...?
Fang Erniu followed blankly.
When the father and daughter arrived at the village entrance, it was already quite late, and smoke was billowing from the chimneys of every household in the village as they prepared breakfast.
After a night of running around, the two were exhausted and just wanted to go back and rest, but they found that a lot of people had gathered under the big locust tree, and they were all looking at them.
The eldest son and his wife, along with his grandparents, Brother Fang, Brother Fang, and the village chief who had been brought in to preside over the vote, stood at the very front.
The village chief gave Brother Fang a meaningful look and asked, "Didn't you say Su Laosan was coming back? Why is it just your sister and your dad?"
“What time is it? City people don’t have to work in the fields in the morning, why would they get up so early?” Brother Fang said.
The village chief frowned and said, "We can't wait that long to vote."
Brother Fang laughed, "Then let's not wait. There's no direct conflict between voting and Su Laosan coming to me to discuss cooperation, right everyone?"
The villagers have faith.
Meanwhile, those who wanted to incite others shouted, "Fang Jianhua is lying; Su Laosan will never come."
"I believe everyone will choose me. It's about making money. Of course, if you think the money is too much, then just pretend I didn't say anything..." Brother Fang pretended to be indifferent and unconcerned, but in fact he was watching the reactions of those people out of the corner of his eye.
The villagers looked at each other, wondering who would complain about having too much money.
No one will complain about having too much.
When the vote began, the villagers almost unanimously voted for Brother Fang.
The votes were counted in front of the villagers. Two names were written on a small blackboard. The village chief read out one name, and the villagers next to him checked the authenticity. Then the women's director wrote tally marks under each person's name.
"Fang Jianhua, one vote."
"Fang Jianguo, one vote."
The vote count lasted for more than half an hour, and in the end, Brother Fang naturally won.
There were more than twenty more tickets than the main room.
The villagers were overjoyed, surrounding Brother Fang and enthusiastically telling him about his good fortune in getting rich...
A taxi slowly drove up from the village entrance on the outskirts of the crowd.
When they arrived at the big locust tree, seeing a large crowd, they asked an old man sitting nearby, "How do I get to Fang Erniu's house?"
When asked what he wanted, the man explained his purpose.
After he finished speaking, he noticed an eerie silence around him, with everyone staring at him.
Someone asked him, "What? Fang Erniu and Su Laosan broke up? They're not getting married?"
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