Shen Heng was very pleased with Bai Jiaojiao for using his power to intimidate others.
That's right.
"Auntie, we still have things to do at home, so we'll head back now."
With the matter resolved, Bai Shihai prepared to return.
Li Shuxian tried to call out to Bai Shiqing, but was stopped by his mother. After they left, she said, "Look at you, so useless! You can cause a bunch of lawsuits just by going on a blind date. If Jiaojiao hadn't been here today, you'd have seen how this would have ended!"
"This Huang Yingying, the day I went to her house was pretty outrageous, but I never expected that she would come up with something like this."
Li Shuxian was indeed caught off guard. Even if he had ten times more caution, he would never have imagined that someone could do such a thing.
There's always a reason why someone is pitiful. Even if she's sick and has nowhere else to turn, she shouldn't harm others. If God wants to take her away, no matter how much she struggles, it's useless.
Li's mother glared at him: "Just stay home and wait peacefully for the wedding, don't go out and embarrass yourself!"
Although the matter has been clarified, it has inevitably become a topic of conversation on the streets.
Li Shuxian was utterly humiliated by his mother's words; he had truly lost face today. He nodded meekly, becoming much more obedient.
Two days later, it will be time for Bai Shiqing to marry into the family.
In Shili Village, the custom is to hold the wedding banquet during the day. The bride and groom have to get up at three in the morning to make dumplings together. They prepare in the morning, and relatives and friends come over to sit on the kang (a heated brick bed) and chat. At noon, they hold a feast and have a lively afternoon. After dark, the couple closes the door and does their own thing.
After finishing the banquet and leaving the Li family, Bai Jiaojiao finally felt at ease.
Given Li Shuxian's character, her sister will definitely be very happy.
Bai Jiaojiao looked up at the bright crescent moon, gripped Shen Heng's hand tightly, and sighed, "Brother Heng, time flies by too fast, it never seems to be enough."
"Is it fast?" Shen Heng squeezed her hand back and pulled her a little closer to him. Thinking back on the time Bai Jiaojiao had spent marrying him, it really seemed like it had passed in the blink of an eye. "It's okay, there's a long road ahead."
"Um."
Bai Jiaojiao had just been reborn and only wanted to hold onto Shen Heng, but she discovered that people are greedy and she wanted more and more.
She wanted to help Bai Shiqing, and she also wanted to help Bai Shibo.
Judging by the time, once the weather cools down, Bai Shibao will have to pack up and return from his master's place.
Bai Jiaojiao didn't know the specific details, but in short, it was a very unpleasant situation. Based on Bai Shibao's current apprentice income, his return now would be equivalent to working for his master for free for three years, and he would also get into trouble: everyone said that Bai Shibao had made a big mistake and was sent back.
Although Bai Shibao had a skill, his master didn't teach him much, and coupled with the damage to his reputation in the industry, he could no longer make a living in this field.
This matter is even more troublesome to resolve than Bai Shiqing's.
After all, the purpose of helping Bai Shiqing was very clear: to bring her and Li Shuxian together. But as for Bai Shibao, Bai Jiaojiao had no idea what to do.
Sensing Bai Jiaojiao's melancholy, Shen Heng assumed she envied Bai Shiqing's wedding: "Jiaojiao, we didn't have a wedding banquet when we got married, how about we have one later?"
"No, we need to save our money to build a house."
Bai Jiaojiao is quite generous with her daily expenses, but she doesn't spend a penny on things she shouldn't.
She didn't care about these formalities. Besides, Shen Heng didn't have any relatives. Their Bai family wasn't in Shili Village either, and they didn't have close ties with those relatives. Today, Bai Shiqing was getting married, and only two uncles and aunts came.
We can't collect much money in gift money, so what's the point?
These days, everyone is struggling to get enough to eat, and they still have to hold weddings. If word gets out, it'll be a laughing stock.
Bai Jiaojiao refused, and Shen Heng didn't know what to do, so he could only say, "Then let's get married when we're having the wedding feast in our new house."
Seeing Shen Heng's unwavering determination, Bai Jiaojiao assumed it was Shen Heng's idea.
He then said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Shen Heng was finally satisfied.
The next day, Bai Jiaojiao had just returned from riding her bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative when she ran into Huang Meijuan, who was clutching a black cloth bag and hurrying out of the village with a young man in his teens. Both of them looked extremely grim.
"What's wrong, Sister Meijuan?"
Huang Meijuan is a decent person; she spoke up for Li Shuxian yesterday, and Bai Jiaojiao doesn't want to pin the blame on Huang Yingying.
Huang Meijuan looked like she had a bitter pill to swallow: "Yingying tried to kill herself yesterday."
Bai Jiaojiao then noticed that the young man next to Huang Meijuan had a piece of black cloth sewn onto his arm. This was a local custom equivalent to wearing mourning clothes, so he must be a junior member of the Huang family.
His clothes were dark-colored, so Bai Jiaojiao didn't notice at first.
Bai Jiaojiao frowned and said, "Then you should leave quickly. I won't keep you any longer."
Huang Meijuan nodded and left with Huang Yingying's family.
Bai Jiaojiao felt as if something was stuck in her heart. This Huang Yingying was indeed Li Shuxian's ill-fated relationship. In this life, Li Shuxian had managed to avoid it by chance, but Huang Yingying died on the day he married Bai Shiqing. What bad luck!
However, compared to the suffering Huang Yingying endured from illness later, perhaps ending her life sooner was a good thing.
Bai Jiaojiao kept this matter to herself, not intending to tell anyone, not wanting to upset Bai Shiqing's wedding.
Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and Bai Jiaojiao bought a lot of materials from the supply and marketing cooperative this time. She plans to make a kind of snow skin mooncake that is not commonly seen in this area, and make some money during the festival so that she can start building her house after Mid-Autumn Festival.
Nowadays, most homemade mooncakes here are filled with peanut filling, and sesame filling is also quite common. The supply and marketing cooperative sells five-nut and pineapple flavors, but they are generally bigger than the palm of your hand. Nowadays, people value affordability when buying things.
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