So she felt that Ke Meiyu was a bit strange and that she didn't want Ke Meiyu to notice anything amiss. Therefore, she became vigilant and prepared to go back and have a good talk with her daughter to see if she could find a better scapegoat.
Ke Meiyu didn't want to disrupt her brother's wedding, so she decided to temporarily set aside the matter of Zuo Yihan coveting her man.
The wedding was held in a very simple setting. The officiant read Ke Yuanda and Li Juanmei's marriage certificate aloud, announcing that they were now a legally married couple. They then had them take an oath in front of Mr. Mao's photo and bow to their parents, matchmaker, relatives, and friends.
After the ceremony, Li Juanmei was surrounded by women and led into the bridal chamber.
"Wow, this room is so nicely decorated," someone couldn't help but exclaim.
City dwellers may seem to have a glamorous life on the surface, but apart from having rationed food, receiving a monthly salary, and having relatively easy work, they are not as well off as farmers in other aspects.
Just looking at this bright and spacious courtyard and house is enough to make people living in tiny rooms of 20 or 30 square meters extremely envious and jealous.
The Ke family's courtyard was cleaner and tidier than those of other rural families, with a touch of the style of farmhouses from later generations, which could deeply evoke people's desire to temporarily retreat and stop their wanderings.
The wedding room was even more festive, simple yet with a touch of freshness and romance, which made Li Juanmei's close friends very envious. They all said that when they got back, they would also buy some cloth and cut some planks to decorate the little house properly.
Looking at these houses, they seemed to feel a revival of beauty in their otherwise mundane lives!
Li Juanmei was also very pleased, her face flushed, knowing in her heart that her sister-in-law was largely responsible for this.
Geng Xiaoqing, standing at the back of the crowd, sneered: "Xiao Luo, Mei Ping, is it really that interesting for you two to be so obsequious?"
"Yes, I admit the house is reasonably furnished, but it's still a rural house. How many days can the couple stay here? To put it bluntly, they don't own a house in the city."
"How will the young couple live then? Won't they still rely on the husband's family for support? The Ke family is so carefree. What other rural people are like them, not caring about offspring and only looking at their future? What's the difference between Ke Yuanda and the Li family's son-in-law?"
"Besides, a man who doesn't plan to have children with a woman will run away sooner or later."
The surrounding noise suddenly disappeared, leaving only her sharp and sarcastic words.
"Hey, why are you all looking at me like that? Am I wrong?"
"You always say she married into a good family, but that's just easy for you to say when you're not in her shoes. If you were in her shoes, who would be truly happy?"
Li Juanmei chuckled lightly: "Geng Xiaoqing, just say you're jealous. There's no need to beat around the bush and find fault with me and my boyfriend."
“My boyfriend’s family isn’t exactly well-off, but they are kind and generous people who won’t let me suffer. And Comrade Ke Yuanda is an ambitious and good comrade. We can build our business from scratch together through our own efforts, without relying on our families’ help. Do you have that kind of confidence?”
"Comrade Ke Yuanda will be a college student at the Provincial Naval Submarine Academy. He has a bright future after graduation. How can he not be a good man?"
"Furthermore, if I remember correctly, Comrade Geng Xiaoqing, your partner is practically a son-in-law who married into the family, and he's from the countryside, isn't he?"
Geng Xiaoqing was so angry that her face turned red. Li Juanmei had clearly pointed out her jealousy.
She originally thought she had landed a great opportunity, but now, looking at Ke Yuanda's tall and handsome appearance and the generous demeanor of the Ke family, she realized how wonderful it was.
For the first time, she felt disgust and aversion towards Pan Ronggui.
But this era was too harsh on women. Everyone in the factory knew she was dating Pan Fugui, and there was no turning back!
"Anyway, any man who won't look at your belly isn't the one who will truly build a good life with you! Just you wait..."
Ke Meiyu rushed in suddenly, knocking the person off balance and interrupting their speech.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Ke Meiyu smiled insincerely, then rolled up her sleeves and asked Li Juanmei aggressively, "Sister-in-law, just now I heard someone saying they couldn't bear to see you happy on this wonderful day?"
"What kind of despicable person would do something so awful?"
Her beautiful eyes swept around, and she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Brother!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a group of people rushed out in a flurry, like soldiers going on drills. "What's wrong, little sister? Who bullied you?"
Leading the group was Ke Yuanxia, a burly-looking man with a fierce expression, who also had his sleeves rolled up.
Behind him was a group of burly, difficult-to-get-along-with men in the eyes of women, with Qin Yuanjiu trailing behind, hands in his pockets, watching the commotion.
The women in the room, especially Geng Xiaoqing who had bullied them, trembled with fear, wishing they could be embedded in the wall as a background.
Li Meijuan was also taken aback by the scene. She then lowered her head, smiled, and shook her head, saying, "Little sister, it's alright now."
Ke Meiyu gave a fierce look around again, and with a wave of her hand, all her brothers, cousins, neighbor brothers, and even her lover disappeared.
She laughed and said, "I just heard someone say that my brother doesn't care about his wife's belly? Tsk tsk, what kind of useless man has to rely on a woman's belly?"
“Look at my family, the male population is too strong and the female population is too weak. I’m afraid my sister-in-law will be exhausted.”
The women, stunned by the sight, nodded in agreement. Indeed, the group of men was quite frightening.
Geng Xiaoqing kept her mouth shut in resentment, at least she knew to behave herself on someone else's turf.
No matter how big the Ke family's courtyard was, it couldn't accommodate all the Li family's neighbors and relatives who had come to watch the excitement, crowding into several tractors.
However, they were prepared. They borrowed the courtyards of their neighbors on both sides, as well as the alley in front of their door, and cleaned it up two days in advance, setting up tables and chairs to entertain guests.
With Komi Yu's prayers, the sky slowly brightened, the sun shone brightly, the north wind temporarily stopped, and standing in the yard, I felt no cold at all, and even had a sense of happiness as I basked in the warm sunshine.
The Ke family's kitchen has already started to get busy.
Today, Mrs. Ke is the matriarch, so there's no reason for her to be in the kitchen cooking.
However, before the wedding, Ke Meiyu and her mother had arranged for several clean, efficient, and capable aunts and sisters-in-law from the village to cook three meals a day for the guests. Ke Meiyu's mother personally taught them how to cook delicious and visually appealing dishes.
Now, bowls of noodles for the guests have started to be served one after another.
The hand-pulled noodles are chewy, topped with half a shelled salted duck egg. The yolk is soft and savory, while the egg white has just the right amount of saltiness. There are also a few slices of smoked sausage with dripping oil, pickled vegetables with red oil and fermented black beans, and tender and refreshing cabbage.
This is a rare treat for entertaining guests in the city, and the Ke family really went all out this time, clearing out all their salted duck eggs.
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