Chapter 49 Stealing the Bride Gift
"What's going on? Tell me clearly!"
Su Qingxi was a grown-up girl and could see that her sister and Pei Huaiye liked each other.
"Pei Huaiye bought a bicycle and a radio, which I heard were wedding gifts. Li Cuiyan took the key to open the door of Pei Huaiye's house this morning. Pei Fugui wanted to take the things away, saying that they were preparations for their marriage."
Su Qingyue and Li Zilan looked at each other and said, "Brother, you go with Captain Xiang to deliver the food. My sister-in-law and I will go over to take a look."
Su Mingqiang sighed and followed. Su Zhuangzhuang ran after his aunt with his short legs, panting.
Su Qingyue knew that the bicycle and radio were gifts that Pei Huaiye bought for her.
Now Li Cuiyan and Pei Fugui are trying to snatch it away, but what position will she have to speak if she goes there?
Su Qingyue suddenly felt weak, but did not stop.
Pei Huaiye's thatched cottage was crowded with people pointing and talking.
"There are no parents in the world who steal things while their son is not around!"
"No wonder Pei Huaiye wanted to fight with his parents. Look at the thatched cottage Pei Huaiye lives in. Pei Fugui's family lives in a big house. He clearly has a bicycle, but he came to steal his son today!"
"That bicycle was bought by Pei Huaiye when Pei Huai just got married. Why are you here to steal a new bicycle again?"
Chen Lianzhen sat on the ground and cried loudly, "What a sin! You are slandering me! We went to the Li family yesterday to propose marriage. Huaiye gave the key to Cuiyan before he left. Cuiyan opened the door and we went in to take out the betrothal gifts to prepare for our son's wedding. Why can't we do that? You are all wrongly accusing good people!"
Li Zilan supported Su Qingyue and asked suddenly, "Cui Yan, why did you open Pei Huaiye's door? Where did you get the key?"
Su Qingyue was also full of doubts, and she looked at Li Cuiyan with everyone else.
Li Cuiyan blushed. She had picked up the key by accident, but she couldn't admit it at this time. "The key was given to me by Brother Pei. He said he would marry me when he came back from his business trip."
Even though she knew that this was most likely a lie, Su Qingyue's whole body stiffened and her palms began to sweat after hearing it, and Li Zilan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
Pei Fugui continued to move the bicycle out of the door, "You all heard it, right? Cui Yan and our Huai Ye like each other, so we gave the key to her. This bicycle belongs to our Pei family and has nothing to do with you outsiders!"
An anxious and irritable male voice came out, "Li Cuiyan! What nonsense are you talking about? My brother Pei doesn't like you. He doesn't even know your name!"
Yuan Guang parked his bike and stopped Pei Fugui breathlessly, "And you! Put your things down! Don't even think about stealing my brother Pei's betrothal gift!"
Pei Fugui kicked Yuan Guang away and said, "Doctor Yuan, this bicycle and radio belong to my son. I am his father. Why do you mind your own business?"
"Pei Huaiye and I are friends. The bicycle and radio are not for Li Cuiyan, and I never told you to take them away!" Yuan Guang stopped Pei's father tightly, snatched the bicycle and held the radio tightly, refusing to let go.
Zhang Dongmei smiled, "Doctor Yuan, you said that the betrothal gift is not for Cuiyan, then how come Cuiyan has the key to my eldest brother's house? Yesterday my parents-in-law proposed marriage to the Li family, and now Cuiyan and Pei Huaiye are a family. The betrothal gift will be used sooner or later. How come my parents-in-law can't get it when they organize the wedding?"
Su Qianqian chimed in, "Doctor Yuan, you have a good relationship with Pei Huaiye, but he won't tell you everything. He and Cuiyan are from the same village, and Pei Huaiye saved Cuiyan's life when they were young. It's normal for them to like each other."
Li Zilan couldn't stand hearing this. What kind of person is this Pei Huaiye? He is not worthy of Su Qingyue at all.
Su Mingqiang felt this way even more. Pei Huaiye's family affairs were too messy, and now he was involved with other women. It was really abominable! Yuan Guang didn't know that Pei Huaiye had saved Li Cuiyan, but he knew that Brother Pei would not look at other women except Su Qingyue. "Anyway, Brother Pei doesn't like Li Cuiyan! No one can take his things away. Let's wait for the captain to come back and make the decision!"
Chen Lianzhen was so angry that she hit Doctor Yuan with her cane, "This is our family affair, it's none of your business!"
"I'm his friend, why can't I control it?"
Yuan Guang stared at Li Cuiyan. "It's against the law to open someone else's door without the owner's consent, don't you know? If my brother Pei pursues you, you will be sent to the farm!"
Pei Fugui pointed at Wang Juqin and Li Yongtie and shouted, "My dear relatives, your Cuiyan and our Huaiye love each other, so Huaiye gave her the key. It was after the two families discussed that she opened the door. The bicycle and radio are wedding gifts. We took them back to prepare for the wedding."
Li Yongtie thought about it all night and decided not to agree to this marriage. He packed his things and prepared to return them to Pei Fugui's family early in the morning. However, he did not expect Li Cuiyan to be so bold that she actually opened Pei Huaiye's door.
After listening to Yuan Guang's words, he was worried that his daughter would be sent to the farm, and for a moment he could not bring himself to say no.
Wang Juqin, however, was clear-headed. She regretted it so much when she saw how greedy Pei Fugui's family was.
She wiped her tears and said something ambiguous, "Cui Yan is still young and doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. She opened the door today because I, as a mother, didn't teach her well!"
After Wang Juqin finished speaking, she slapped Li Cuiyan hard, shocking everyone. "I told you not to learn your lesson! You have no shame!"
Li Cuiyan covered her face and burst into tears, looking at her mother with resentment.
Li Yongtie took the opportunity to speak, "Pei Fugui, you don't have to call us in-laws. We didn't agree to your proposal. Now is a new era and we value free love. We should wait until Pei Huaiye returns to the village to decide on the marriage. As for the betrothal gift, it's even more unreasonable. We don't want bicycles or radios."
After he said that, he put the things that Pei Fugui's family had taken yesterday on the ground, and with a cold face, he and Wang Juqin looked at Li Cuiyan on the left and right.
Pei Fugui was unyielding and wanted to take the bicycle and radio away. "I don't care. Cuiyan said she wanted to be our daughter-in-law, so my wife and I went to the Li family to propose marriage. Cuiyan, tell me yourself, are you willing to marry Pei Huaiye?"
Li Cuiyan cried sadly, "Dad, Mom, I really like Pei Huaiye. I am not afraid of his indifference. I am willing to be filial to my parents-in-law and warm Pei Huaiye's cold heart. If I don't marry her in this life, I will just kill myself!"
As she said that, she took a step forward and was about to hit the big rock!
Everyone was so scared that they stepped back, luckily Li Cuiyan's parents stopped them in time.
"I didn't expect Cui Yan to be so infatuated. Wang Juqin, why don't you just agree to it?"
"Cui Yan is possessed by a demon, but she is also a pitiful person. Pei Huaiye did well to marry her."
"Cui Yan's parents are reasonable. It's hard to explain this matter now. We have to wait until Pei Huaiye comes back."
Su Qingyue didn't expect things to develop to this point. She felt like there was a huge stone blocking her heart, and she felt aggrieved and uncomfortable, but she had no right to speak.
Su Qianqian looked at her pale face and unhappy expression, and fanned the flames, "What are you waiting for? Pei Huaiye has given all the keys to Cui Yan, doesn't that mean anything? They just like each other and are in a free love relationship!"
"That's right. Pei Huaiye has such a cold personality and I've never seen him get warm with anyone. Maybe he just likes Cui Yan but doesn't show it."
Pei Fugui snatched the bicycle from Yuan Guang with a greedy look on his face, "That's right, my son likes Li Cuiyan, I will arrange the marriage between Pei Huaiye and Li Cuiyan today!"
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