Why are you looking at me like that?
Even the slow-witted Lu Yunqi sensed something was wrong, and his words lacked conviction.
Grandpa Lu glared and scolded, "Hurry up and apologize to Yu girl. Do you think you're some kind of hot commodity? Can't Yu girl find someone better than you?"
Lu Yunqi was a little confused. "No, Grandpa, I just heard you and Uncle Yu talking about the wedding."
If I don't marry him, who else can I marry?
Grandpa Lu said coldly, "So what? Your Uncle Yu and I are discussing Yu's wedding with your uncle. What does it have to do with you? Who gives you the right to spout nonsense here, looking down on this and that?"
"What? Yu Yao is going to marry my uncle?"
Lu Yunqi was embarrassed and shocked, his mind went blank.
Grandpa Lu laughed heartily: "You little rascal, you don't know a gem when you see one. Lu Ze has a better eye than you. From now on, you can't call Yu girl by her name directly. You have to call her Auntie."
Su Ya and Mu Hehe stared wide-eyed at Yu Yao in disbelief.
Impossible. How could someone as high and mighty as Lu Ze possibly be interested in Yu Yao?
He actually agreed to marry Yu Yao?
"Ouch?" Lu Yunqi cried out in pain in his arm.
"I'm sorry, Yunqi." Mu Hehe then realized that she had unknowingly dug her nails into Lu Yunqi's flesh.
She apologized hastily, her mind a complete mess, feeling dazed and confused.
Where exactly did we go wrong?
She came here to see Yu Yao make a fool of herself, but now not only did she not make a fool of herself, she also ended up getting Yu Yao and Lu Ze together.
Mu Hehe was furious, but she still had to smile so that Yu Yao wouldn't notice.
I'm so choked up I feel like I'm about to vomit blood.
The pain brought Lu Yunqi back to his senses; he couldn't accept it.
"No, I don't agree. Yu Yao is my fiancée. Even if the engagement is called off, she can't marry my uncle. That's incest, it's against the rules."
"Your objection is useless; this matter is already settled. The Yu family has no blood relation to us; seniority is just a title. Your name isn't on the marriage contract either. Your uncle is also a member of the Lu family, so of course he can choose."
From today onwards, everyone should address me differently and use the new form of address.
After saying that, Old Master Lu, with a stern face, repeated, "Did you all hear that clearly?"
Even if Lu Yunqi and Su Ya were unwilling, they could only nod in agreement because of the old man's authority.
Grandpa Lu wanted to get back at Yu Yao, so he continued, "Now that you've heard me clearly, apologize to your aunt."
Lu Yunqi froze, forced a smile, and stammered, "Little Aunt, I misspoke just now, I'm sorry."
Yu Yao: "I'm an elder, so naturally I won't hold a grudge against an ignorant junior like you. However, once you go out into the world, others may not necessarily give you face."
After she finished speaking, she specifically looked at Su Ya, who was standing to the side.
"Third sister-in-law, you should teach him this principle more often, so he won't go out and talk nonsense and get beaten up."
The way Yu Yao called her "Third Sister-in-law" made Su Ya's fake smile almost crumble, and she still had to nod in agreement with Yu Yao's point of view.
Dinner was eaten in the courtyard. There were too many people and not enough tables and chairs, so Yu Yao took Lu Ze to borrow some from the neighbors.
These past few days have been busy with farming, the sun has been strong, and the villagers eat early. They've already finished eating, and the Yu family is still at their usual time, so this is the perfect time to go and borrow something.
It wasn't dark yet, and the weather was hot. After finishing their meal, the team members were all cooling off under the trees outside. Groups of elderly women and aunties were curiously looking at Lu Ze.
"Yu girl, what's your relationship with this handsome young man?" She couldn't help but feel that their relationship was unusual. Could this be Yu girl's fiancé?
Yu Yao smiled and said, "Aunt Wang, this is my boyfriend, Lu Ze."
Lu Ze greeted the aunties and older women politely.
"Hello, PLA comrades. Yu girl is a lucky one."
This young man looks promising; his demeanor is extraordinary, and he's a People's Liberation Army soldier. Yu girl has truly risen to a higher social status.
Some people were happy, some were envious, some were sour, and so on.
The neighbors were all nice. After borrowing tables, chairs, and benches, Yu Yao and Lu Ze moved them back to the Yu family's courtyard.
When she returned, Yu Honglan and Han Fenglan had just come out of the bedroom. They must have learned that she was going to marry Lu Ze. Yu Honglan was so jealous that her eyes were almost red.
Why is Yu Yao so lucky? She lost Lu Yunqi, but got an even better Lu Ze instead.
Why wasn't she so lucky? I don't know what kind of seductive tricks she used, but she managed to persuade Lu Ze to marry her.
But it doesn't matter, these are all hers.
The happier Yu Yao is now, the more miserable she will be in tears later.
There were many people and a lot of food tonight, so we divided the table into large and small tables. The elders sat at the large tables, and the younger generation sat at the small tables.
Yu Yao, having been promoted in seniority, sat at the large table next to Lu Ze.
Mu Hehe's newly found daughter is a junior, so she can only sit at a small table with Lu Yunqi and Yu Honglan.
Tonight's meal is quite lavish; the Yu family alone couldn't have prepared such a large feast. At that time, supplies were scarce, and some things were impossible to buy even if you had the money but no ration coupons.
Fortunately, the Lu family had considered this when they came and brought a lot of food and local specialties. Yu Yao took some of it to make dinner tonight.
That alone won't do. It's mushroom season right now, and we've already picked a lot of mushrooms.
Rather than letting Han Fenglan and her daughter benefit from it, we should use it to entertain Grandpa Lu and his family.
Yu Yao specially slaughtered an old hen in the backyard and stewed it with wild mushrooms, bamboo fungus, and other mountain delicacies to make a local specialty, wild mushroom stewed chicken.
As soon as the lid of the stewed chicken pot was lifted, a rich aroma immediately filled the entire yard.
Grandpa Lu hadn't tasted such delicious chicken soup in a long time. Knowing that Yu Yao had made it, he gave it a thumbs up and praised it for a long time.
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