I went to get my marriage certificate today because I didn't have to work, I had time, and it wasn't raining.
So when Zhong Lingling asked this question, Liu Shumei and Dong Weibing both felt a little embarrassed.
Finally, Liu Shumei said, forcing herself to speak, "Well, Weibing and I haven't really decided on a specific date for the banquet. We were just thinking of inviting everyone over for a meal whenever we had time. But if we have time today, we can buy the things. However, Weibing and I just rented a house and haven't had time to tidy it up yet. If we hold the banquet in the next couple of days, we're afraid we'll have to do it at the old house in the front yard."
Liu Shumei and Dong Weibing looked at houses all over the village, but in the end they felt that none of them were suitable. The cheap houses were too dilapidated, and the better houses were too expensive. They couldn't afford them.
So the two of them decided to rent a house built by the village in the backyard of the educated youth settlement. Although it was a bit small, it was cheap and they didn't have to move out of the settlement. It was convenient for living and safer.
They had just decided on the house, and only rented it last night when they went to the brigade leader to get the certificate. The house hadn't been tidied up yet, and there was no furniture or kitchenware.
They had originally planned to get their marriage certificate today and then buy some household items, but now they were worried about whether they would have enough time to buy the food and drinks for the wedding banquet.
Upon hearing Liu Shumei say that the house had been rented, before anyone else could say anything, Shen Wenge immediately objected. He had been hoping to rent out his uncle's house to earn some pocket money, which was why he had endured his mother's nagging and stayed at home for so many days. Otherwise, he would have gone back to town long ago.
So when he heard Liu Shumei say that the house had been rented, he didn't care about being afraid of Old Li anymore and started shouting at Liu Shumei.
"What? You rented it? Whose house did you rent? Didn't we agree to go see my uncle's house the other day? I haven't even left the house these past few days, waiting for you to go see the house. And what do you do? You rented someone else's house without even saying a word. Aren't you just playing with me?"
Although Dong Weibing is usually quiet and unassuming, he is a responsible person.
Just now, when Shen Wenge was bullying Yang Wanqiu, he would have spoken up if Old Li hadn't spoken up.
Although he didn't particularly like Yang Wanqiu, they were both educated youth, and as a male comrade, he had no reason to stand by and watch Shen Wenge, this village rogue, bully the female educated youth.
But this time it's different. This man is shouting directly at his wife. If he still tolerates Shen Wenge, then he really isn't a man.
Especially when he saw his wife tremble in fright at the sudden shout, Dong Wenbing used his large, fan-like hands to lift the skinny Shen Wenge, who looked like a little chick, off the oxcart.
Staring with eyes twice the size of Shen Wenge's, he shouted, "Who are you yelling at? My wife can rent a house from whomever she wants. What, are you a warlord, a bureaucrat, or a landlord? Are you trying to force me to buy or sell?"
Shen Wenge was a cowardly fellow who was all bark and no bite. He usually bullied people by relying on the status of his brothers-in-law and the money-money-supported cronies in town. Now that he had met Dong Wenbing, who was a head taller than him, he naturally chickened out.
He glanced at Old Li, who hadn't even turned his head, and cursed inwardly that Old Li was a scoundrel who sided with outsiders and only knew how to help these educated youth from other places bully him, a villager.
He only dared to think these words in his heart, but he didn't dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction on his face. After all, the boys in Old Li's family were all fearless fighters who could even kill bears in the mountains. If they really beat him, it would be as simple as an adult beating a child.
So, adhering to the principle that a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, Shen Wenge turned around again with a smile on his face. He reached out and grasped Dong Wenbing's hand that was grabbing his collar, explaining, "Brother Dong, Brother Dong, you've misunderstood. How could I dare to call my sister-in-law that? I was just too anxious."
"My brother's just worried that Brother Dong and his wife might get scammed. You know, apart from those few newly built brick houses, which house in this village is as good as my uncle's? Not only is the location great, but the house has also been well-maintained over the years. And the rent of eleven yuan a year is really not expensive. Brother Dong, you really should go and ask around in the village. Where else can you rent a house like this for that price?"
Dong Weibing is the type of person who responds better to gentleness than force. If Shen Wenge were more assertive and fought him, Dong Weibing wouldn't be afraid at all. But in the current situation, Dong Weibing really can't afford to be unforgiving.
Besides, when Shen Wenge looked at Old Li just now, he also glanced at him. After all, they were on someone else's oxcart. Although Old Li didn't say anything, he couldn't really make a move at that moment.
So he let go, and said coldly, "No matter how good the house is, it's not yours. Can you decide to rent it out? Don't let us pay for it and then your uncle's family comes back and denies it. Who will we complain to then?"
Speaking of this, Shen Wenge was actually a little guilty. His uncle's family had moved to the town several years ago, and he had left a key for his mother to help look after the house.
For the first two years, my uncle and aunt would occasionally come back to the village to stay for a few days. However, after my cousin had a child in the past two years, the elderly couple stayed in the town to help take care of the child and no longer had time to come back to the village.
It was precisely because of this that Shen Wenge came up with the idea of taking the house. He figured that since he had already received the money, even if his uncle found out that he couldn't come up with the money, they would look for the person who rented the house, and it wouldn't have to do with him.
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