Chapter 27

"mother!"

Xu Wen, who had rushed back from the production team to report the news, was terrified. He ran a few steps, jumped up, and threw himself at Li Honghua.

Li Honghua was knocked off balance by Xu Wen, and both she and Xu Wen fell to the ground.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Wen was extremely angry. Before he even got up from his bed, he grabbed Li Honghua and asked, "Auntie Li, what did my mother do to you? Why did you still use a sickle to attack someone?"

When Zhu Meizhen saw her son leaning against her back, she turned pale and complained: "She said your sister was arrested and put in jail!"

Xu Wen raised his hand and wanted to slap Aunt Li. "How dare you say anything at your age? What good will you get from making up stories about my sister? If I say your daughter is in jail, would you be happy?"

Li Honghua screamed in fear, but she said stubbornly: "I was arrested, I didn't say anything nonsense."

Xu Wen was not good at hitting women, so he punched Li Honghua hard to scare her. He stood up, brushed off the dust on his body, and snorted at Li Honghua: "My sister went to assist the police in investigating the case of Wen Yiming's speculation in the commune. Now my brother-in-law has picked her up and is walking back! The police also said that they will give my sister a certificate of honor in a few days! Don't talk nonsense if there is nothing to do."

He looked coldly at those nosy people who were sticking their necks out and helped Zhu Meizhen walk back, "Mom, my sister and brother-in-law will be back soon! Why are you arguing with these gossipers instead of going home to cook?"

"Yes! Let's go back now."

Xu Wen supported Zhu Meizhen, Xu Qiushi supported grandma, and the family of four walked back.

As soon as they turned the corner of their house, Zhu Meizhen stopped and asked her son, "Are you telling the truth or not? Ask if Xiao Zheng will really come back in a while?"

"How can this be a lie? Will it be exposed soon? Lu Yuanzheng called the team just now and I answered. Wenwen is really fine, Lu Yuanzheng is taking Wenwen back!"

The Xu family all breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Meizhen burst into laughter and trotted into the house, "Those two kids must be hungry after working so hard for so long, right? I'll go cook dinner now."

The confused members were still standing on the roadside, talking among themselves.

"Ask, have they really been released? Are there any people who were taken away by the police and can they come back?"

"Is it true? There's no point in lying. If you don't ask, we'll know sooner or later."

"That's true. Mrs. Liu, Wen Yiming is asking about the person in the previous photo, right? What crime did he commit?"

As a matchmaker, Liu Xiu'e was also questioned by the police, but she was not taken away so many members did not know about it.

She also said a lot of good things about Wen Yiming and testified that Wen Yiming and Xu Wen had met, saying that they had a good relationship.

Later, he felt a little guilty when he heard that Xu Wen was arrested. Now, he was somewhat relieved when he heard Xu Wen's words. He was no longer friendly to the person who asked about the matter: "Xu Wen came from the brigade. Whether it is true or not, you can find out by asking around."

"That's right!" Someone didn't understand what Liu Xiu'e said and went to the production team to inquire.

Other young girls and wives who were not in a hurry to go home to cook also followed the group.

When Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen entered the door, it was already dark.

Xu Wang, who heard the news, also rushed over.

Zhu Meizhen and Xu Wang took Xu Wen for a spin and checked her carefully. They were relieved only when they saw that she was unharmed.

When Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen sat down at the table, Xu's family members asked them why.

Why did the police take him away for questioning?

What on earth did Wen Yiming do to deserve this?

How did Lu Yuanzheng rescue Wenwen?

…

Lu Yuanzheng briefly told Xu Wen what had happened.

When the Xu family heard this, they all cursed Wen Yiming.

Grandma was so angry that she was shaking. "How could Wen Yiming be so evil at such a young age? What would you do if a grown-up girl really went to jail?"

Xu Wen gritted his teeth and said, "I'll come knocking on your door tomorrow."

Zhu Meizhen nodded, "It's the father's fault if the son is not well educated. I will go to his house tomorrow and have a good talk with his parents!" Then she sighed, "Fortunately Wenwen didn't really follow Wen Yiming, otherwise her life would be ruined!"

Sang Xiaoqing held Xu Wen's hand, tears streaming down her face, "Wenwen, I'm sorry for you! If it weren't for my complaints... you wouldn't be in such a hurry to get married, and you wouldn't have met Wen Yiming, that beast! It's all my fault!"

Xu Wen returned safely. If anything happened, she would be the sinner of the Xu family.

Xu Wen shook his head, "Sister-in-law, don't say that. You can't judge a person by his appearance. Wen Yiming usually pretends to be so nice, who would have thought that he is full of bad intentions and has a black heart!"

Xu Wen patted Sang Xiaoqing on the back and said, "You don't have to be like this. Although we are both wrong, it is Wen Yiming's grandson who is such a jerk!"

Xu Qi didn't say anything. While eating his meal, he was secretly thinking that he would skip school tomorrow and secretly follow his second brother to break all the windows in the Wen family so that they could bully his sister!

Xu Qiushi had a better view of the overall situation and looked at Lu Yuanzheng, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Lu Yuanzheng of course understood what he meant, and quickly said, "Uncle, don't worry! I don't care what others say, but Wenwen and I will be fine."

Xu Qiushi finally breathed a sigh of relief and called out to them, "Eat first! You must be starving while talking while eating, right?"

What people say is scary.

Especially since Wen Yiming had a blind date with Wenwen, there must be all kinds of rumors out there.

Fortunately, Lu Yuanzheng was reasonable and had no intention of breaking off the engagement.

Otherwise, how are you going to go out and meet people in the future?

Early Monday morning, Lu Yuanzheng accompanied Xu Wen to school.

Since those notes and books were found in the dormitory, I'm sure the whole school is talking about Xu Wen now.

If she didn't show up, she would really be treated as a criminal.

Lu Yuanzheng first took Xu Wen to meet the principal.

The principal said that the police had called the school and informed them that Xu Wen was innocent and that Wen Yiming was the mastermind.

Lu Yuanzheng thought to himself: Old He is still so meticulous in his work.

"Don't worry, the school will handle the case impartially. Since Xu Wen is innocent, we will not let him suffer any more unfair treatment or criticism. I have already issued a notice and posted the full details of the incident on the bulletin board. As for Wen Yiming, he has already been expelled."

Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen thanked him and left the principal's office.

It was just the end of class time, and Lu Yuanzheng was waiting for Xu Wen downstairs in the teaching building. Xu Wen went upstairs to the teacher's office to ask for leave from his class teacher.

After this incident, she was in no mood to attend classes. Anyway, she was going to get married to Lu Yuanzheng in a few days, so she simply took a ten-day vacation.

When the head teacher heard that she was going to get married, he was happy to approve her leave, but he repeatedly warned her: "Xu Wen, although marriage is a happy event, you must not neglect your studies."

Xu Wen nodded repeatedly.

As soon as she came out of the office, she was surrounded by her classmates.

Everyone thought Xu Wen was here to drop out of school, and they all gathered around her and chattered.

Especially Shao Yue was so anxious that she cried, "Wenwen, we all know that you are innocent, don't think too much! If you drop out of school, won't you fall into the trap of that villain Wen Yiming?"

"That's right." Li Yun agreed, "You can't punish yourself for the mistakes of bad people."

The other students all agreed, but Liu Rulan sat in her seat and refused to come.

She was hoping that Xu Wen would drop out of school. It wasn't that she couldn't bear to see Xu Wen do well, but she just thought that if Xu Wen dropped out of school, she would be the prettiest girl in the class!

She was a little disappointed that Xu Wen didn't drop out of school, and pouted unhappily.

But she was relieved that Xu Wen had not committed any crime.

Otherwise, if she had a criminal classmate, she would be in trouble.

Xu Wen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I didn't drop out of school! I just took a wedding leave."

"Oh! It's good that you don't drop out of school. It's good that you don't drop out of school." Shao Yue nodded repeatedly.

Li Yun grasped the key point, "Take a wedding leave???"

Shao Yue then realized that she had made a mistake. She was so excited that she forgot about being in public. "Are you really going to marry Instructor Lu?"

Li Yun quickly covered her mouth.

It was too late, everyone had heard it.

Dozens of students fell silent instantly.

Xu Wen's expression remained unchanged, he smiled and nodded, "Yes. But the wedding is not on the weekend, and you all still have classes, so I won't invite you all to the wedding. I'll bring you wedding candy later."

Although they were all still high school students, given their age, they didn't think Xu Wen's marriage was strange. They were just a little surprised, especially since the person Xu Wen was marrying was that devil instructor.

They all wanted to know when Xu Wen and Instructor Lu recovered, and whether it was because of the military training.

Xu Wen shook his head, of course, "We knew each other before he came to lead the military training."

"Is Instructor Lu here today?"

Xu Wen nodded and pointed in the direction of the balcony: "He's waiting for me downstairs."

Immediately, someone with good intentions ran to the balcony, leaned down, and shouted to Lu Yuanzheng, "Coach Lu!"

Lu Yuanzheng, who was waiting downstairs, looked up when he heard the noise.

The students who were shouting instinctively shrank their necks and hid behind.

Courage disappeared as soon as I saw Lu Yuanzheng's face clearly.

Lu Yuanzheng raised his arm and waved at them.

He is no longer their instructor, so of course he won't use his authority to bully others.

One of the students saw this and yelled, "Coach Lu, you and classmate Xu Wen are getting married, and you didn't even bring us wedding candy?"

Lu Yuanzheng was slightly stunned, then laughed: "I came here in a hurry, and I really didn't prepare anything. I'll buy it and send it to you later!"

“I want one too!”

"And me!"

“…”

Seeing that the journey was long and arduous, they all began to ask for wedding candy.

Lu Yuanzheng nodded good-naturedly, "Whoever sees it gets a share."

Students from other classes heard this and came over to make a noise: "Really? Instructor Lu, do we have one?"

"Yes, all of them!"

“…”

After leaving school, Lu Yuanzheng took Xu Wen to a department store to buy some wedding supplies.

"Why are you here if not going home?" Xu Wen jumped up from his bicycle and looked up at the huge sign in wonder.

"Don't I still owe you two sets of clothes?" Lu Yuanzheng parked his bike, walked over, and naturally took Xu Wen's hand and walked inside. "If I had known that you would take such a long leave before your wedding, I would have waited for you to choose."

Xu Wen shook his head, "I like everything you picked."

"That's good."

Xu Wen also chose a set of red single clothes and a set of everyday clothes for himself.

Autumn will come a few days after the wedding, so you can't just buy summer clothes, but also buy some thick clothes so that you don't have to buy more when the seasons change.

Before leaving, Lu Yuanzheng actually bought some hard candies and sent them back to school for each class to share.

"They were just joking, but you bought it."

"It's rare that you're willing to expose me. I thought you would keep it a secret."

Xu Wen didn't say anything, feeling a little embarrassed.

I really didn’t want anyone to know before. It’s not that I wanted to keep my marriage secret, but I felt a little embarrassed because I was still a student.

Now that Wen Ming has made a noise, there is no need to hide anything.

"Xu Wen." Lu Yuanzheng suddenly spoke.

"exist."

"I'm happy."

Just one simple sentence made Xu Wen blush.

She knew that Lu Yuanzheng meant that she should publicly acknowledge her marriage to him.

However...

She is also very happy.

Same as him.

Although the wedding only lasts one day, it is still quite troublesome to prepare for all the details.

Xu Wen, as a bride-to-be, is always busy.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day before the wedding.

In Wei Zhuang Commune, the day before the wedding is when the bride's family entertains the wedding guests, commonly known as sending off the bridegroom.

On this day, relatives and friends of the bride's family will come with gifts to congratulate.

The Xu family's place was small and could not accommodate so many tables, so they borrowed tables and chairs from the neighbors for the banquet.

The meat, vegetables, fruits and vegetables were all purchased in advance, and the chef who had been in charge of cooking the big pot of rice in the team two years ago was invited to be the head chef.

Members who were related to the Xu family also came to help. Some washed dishes, some heated the stove, some served dishes. They were all busy doing their own jobs, but they also talked and laughed and the atmosphere was very lively.

Early in the morning, Xu Qiushi, Zhu Meizhen, Xu Wen and his wife, Xu Qie, and Xu Wang's family put on new clothes and wore red flowers on their chests to welcome the guests.

Among the group of people, Xu Wen was the most idle one.

She didn't know many of these relatives and friends. She didn't need to show up in public, so she just hid in the back room... to do her homework.

Although the teachers repeatedly said that marriage is a happy event, they were not lenient when assigning homework.

Xu Wen thought that the bride who was about to get married and still had to do homework was probably the first one in the area.

This wedding banquet will be held twice a day.

Once at noon, the people who came were all neighbors and friends who were not very close to me.

For example, Xu Wen’s friends and Sang Xiaoqing’s friends.

And some distant relatives.

Xu Wen's family set up seven banquet tables in total.

There is another one in the evening, and the guests are all close relatives and members who helped during the day.

There were nine tables full of people.

There are Xu Wen’s uncle and aunt, Sang Xiaoqing’s parents and brothers.

Grandpa’s cousins, Xu Wen’s cousins, and cousins.

etc.

The specifications of the lunch and dinner banquets are different.

It is slightly less abundant at noon and more abundant at night.

Xu Wen didn't know the reason for the difference, maybe it was the difference in the amount of gift money?

Wei Zhuang is a poor place, but it is full of etiquette.

In Xu Wen's opinion, every little thing required a banquet.

So a big event like marriage is even more grand.

She once asked out of curiosity, and her grandmother told her: "We are poor in Weizhuang, and we were all long-term workers of the Wei family, so we are more united than other places. You see, whoever joins the army will have a banquet, whoever has a baby will have a banquet, whoever celebrates the child's first birthday will have a banquet, and even whoever passes the entrance exam to a technical secondary school will have someone to hold a banquet. One reason is to share the joy, and the other is that we are poor. Although the gift money is not much, it can add up to a lot and help those who are doing the work to tide over the difficulties.

Take marriage for example, it sounds like a happy event. But nowadays, from meeting the parents to bringing the daughter-in-law home, it is impossible to get married without more than 600 yuan. When your sister-in-law married, we didn't give her a separate room, but we gave her all the money for the furniture, didn't we? Let's not talk about our family, look at the hundreds of families in our production team, how many of them can afford 600 yuan?

I borrowed money from here and there, and just waited for the wedding gifts to pay off my debts.

Everything is about give and take. If someone helps us, we should go there if they need help. "

After finally seeing off the guests in the evening, the staff who helped washed the dishes and sent them back to their respective households before the job was considered finished.

Xu Wen has heard from married classmates in his entire life that they would be so nervous that they could not sleep the night before their wedding.

She thought this was because none of them had ever been married in Wei Zhuang.

They were busy from before dawn until the moon was high in the sky. Everyone in the Xu family was so tired that they could not straighten their backs, and grandma went to bed early.

"Go to bed early! We still have to send Wenwen off tomorrow."

This is also one of the characteristic customs of Wei Zhuang.

The bride's family entertains guests the day before the wedding so that they can make time to send their daughter to her husband's house and attend her wedding on the wedding day.

Even Xu Wen didn't have insomnia that night and fell asleep early.

Tired.

The family had just fallen asleep when they were awakened by loud knocking on the window and knocking on the door.

"Uncle, aunt, ask a question!"

Xu Wen has a light sleep and wakes up the earliest.

After listening carefully, he asked uncertainly, "Is it a long journey?"

"It's me." Lu Yuanzheng stopped knocking on the window. "Ask, tomorrow... I can't marry you."