Ye Weiwei kept a close eye on the two of them with her mental energy, watching them act out something inappropriate for children.
She thought to herself that it was fortunate that she had changed Lu Xiaolan's medicine, otherwise the medicine would not have taken effect so quickly, and with Zhao Mingzhe's small body and his meager possession, how could he have made Lu Xiaolan scream so loudly?
The two of them struggled for half an hour until Aunt Zhang arrived with several villagers to catch them in the act. They were still engrossed in their own world and hadn't had enough. It was only after Aunt Zhang stepped forward and pulled them apart that they were finally separated.
Seeing Zhao Mingzhe's defeated expression and Lu Xiaolan's triumphant rooster-like demeanor, Ye Weiwei finally felt relieved and withdrew her mental energy, knowing that the two were now locked in a tight battle.
This kind of scandalous news is what the villagers love to gossip about the most. In less than an hour, everyone in Daqingshan Village knew that Zhao Mingzhe and Lu Xiaolan were having an affair while getting farm tools from the shed.
As Liu Guilan sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) making little shoes for the child, she sneered, "No wonder Lu Xiaolan treated us like that the other day; she probably planned this all along."
After saying that, she looked at Ye Weiwei and asked, "Weiwei, did you already guess that?"
Ye Weiwei smiled and said, "Given her feelings for Zhao Mingzhe, and her personality, it's not surprising that she would do something like this."
Liu Guilan sneered, "I don't know what Lu Mingcai and his wife were thinking. Forcing a cow to drink water when it doesn't want to will only lead to bad results. Do they think that just because he's a brigade leader, he can do whatever he wants? They've even resorted to such despicable methods. Aren't they afraid of retribution?"
Even if Zhao Mingzhe was forced by circumstances to marry Lu Xiaolan, so what? Would he willingly be manipulated? Would he truly treat Lu Xiaolan with sincerity?
If he has the chance to return to the city in the future, will he really be able to bring Lu Xiaolan back with him?
Even if we take Lu Xiaolan back, once we're on their turf, wouldn't it be as easy as snapping our fingers to crush her?
This couple is truly blinded by greed; they're so focused on getting their daughter married into a wealthy family that they don't even consider their own capabilities.
Ye Weiwei: "You reap what you sow; it's all self-inflicted."
Su Xuemei smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is right. Lu Xiaolan brought this on herself."
What good can a wife be if she is not accepted by her husband or his family?
In her opinion, Lu Mingcai and his wife didn't truly love their daughter Lu Xiaolan at all!
Compared to her parents who treated her like a commodity to be bought and sold, she wasn't much better.
Because they wanted to marry Lu Xiaolan off as soon as possible, the marriage between Lu Xiaolan and Zhao Mingzhe proceeded very quickly.
Zhao Mingzhe said he didn't have the money to host a banquet, and he didn't know many people in Daqingshan Village, so there was no need to hold a banquet. He said it would be enough to just distribute candy to let everyone know.
But the Lu family refused to accept it.
Lu Mingcai is the village head, a man of some standing. How could he be so unseemly when marrying off his daughter?
Knowing they felt guilty for scheming against Zhao Mingzhe, the Lu family promised to pay for the banquet.
In rural areas, a wedding is only considered formal if a banquet is held.
After getting married, the two could no longer live at the educated youth settlement. So Lu Mingcai discussed with Lu Mingfa about letting the two of them live in their two old houses for the time being. However, since the old houses belonged to both families, Lu Xiaolan and Zhao Mingzhe would have to pay Lu Mingfa five yuan a year for each of them to live there.
Seeing that things had already come to this point, and knowing that his brother wouldn't listen to anything he said, Lu Mingfa didn't bother arguing anymore and just let him be.
You have to walk your own path.
As for the bride price, the Lu family didn't mention it, and Zhao Mingzhe seemed to have forgotten about it. Moreover, even if the Lu family had mentioned it, Zhao Mingzhe would never have given Lu Xiaolan a bride price.
He was even less likely to write to his family to tell them about his marriage to Lu Xiaolan.
He wanted as few people as possible to know about such a shameful thing.
Just as the Lu family was enthusiastically preparing for their daughter's wedding, Ye Weiwei also encountered some trouble.
A dozen or so people wearing red armbands marched into the village and headed straight for their home.
Ye Weiwei was at home watching Huo Xiao teach Xiao Xingxing to recognize words when she heard someone kicking the door outside.
Fortunately, their door was sturdy, and the group of people didn't kick it open.
Her expression turned cold the moment she looked at Huo Xiao with her spiritual power. "Huo Xiao, I have a very bad feeling."
Huo Xiao immediately tensed up, told her to look at the little star, and hurried over to see what was going on.
Ye Weiwei held Xiaoxing in her arms, pressed his little head against her chest, and then with a wave of her hand, she put everything on the desk except for a few elementary school textbooks, Xiaoxing's pencil case, notebook, and a pencil into her spatial storage.
She also took out a Little Red Book from her spatial storage and placed it in the center of the table.
When Huo Xiao opened the door, she had put away everything in the house that couldn't be seen by outsiders, including the meat in the snow in the backyard.
Ye Weiwei recognized the leader, the one with the red armband; he was the one who bullied Luo Rui and his grandmother in town, named Yang Wei.
Yang Wei directed several of his men to surround Huo Xiao aggressively, and then he led his men into the house.
Upon seeing Ye Weiwei holding the child, Yang Wei was stunned. His gaze turned lewd, lingering on Ye Weiwei with abandon, and he even licked his lips.
"I never imagined that a country bumpkin like him would have such a beautiful woman hidden away in his home!"
As he spoke, Yang Wei's hand began to wander, reaching out to touch Ye Weiwei's face.
Seeing this, Huo Xiao kicked the person blocking his way over, grabbed Yang Wei's pig's paw and twisted it hard. With a crack, Yang Wei's arm was broken by Huo Xiao.
Yang Wei's screams echoed throughout the land, startling those who rushed to see what was happening.
When Liu Guilan heard that those people were heading towards her third son's house, she was so frightened that she ran over without even putting on her coat.
Apart from a few children who were instructed to stay home and look after the house, everyone else from the Huo family's old house, including Huo Jiang who was still recuperating, came over.
In the end, all my worries were for nothing.
When they arrived, the dozen or so people wearing red armbands were lying on the ground.
Ye Weiwei, holding Little Star, was pulling her foot away from Yang Wei.
Huo Xiao crippled one of the guy's arms, and Ye Weiwei kicked his genitals out.
Without that thing, let's see how he can still cause trouble.
Seeing Yang Wei writhing on the ground in pain, unable to even speak, the onlookers couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.
My mind was filled with one thought: I must never offend Ye Zhiqing, no matter who I offend in the future!
Yang Wei and his group never dreamed that after years of running rampant in the villages of Daqingshan Town, where everyone had to give them a wide berth, they would actually be defeated by Huo Xiao and Ye Weiwei today.
Before he came, he had heard that Huo Xiao was a retired soldier, so he specially called a few more people for him. Who knew that he still underestimated his combat power.
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