In the end, all that was left in this turmoil was a piece of candy from Xiaobao and Xiaoniuniu.
Su Xia then learned about Wu Ya's bad luck.
Glancing at the guilty-looking Ge Bao and Er Bao, Su Xia's lips twitched. The things the two brothers had done were truly despicable.
"Take the following as an example!"
"Yes, Mother!"
Finally, the wedding day arrived, and Chen Jianguo returned a day early.
After waking up early, the family had a simple breakfast and left Niu Niu to watch the two younger children.
Su Xia and Chen Jianguo went to help at the old courtyard. Before they even entered, they heard a cacophony of voices all over the place.
"My sister-in-law is here!"
Su Xia smiled and nodded. "What do I need to do?"
The women who came to help her from the village were all around the same age as Su Xia, and some were even younger than her.
But standing before Su Xia, it was as if they were from two different eras. The group felt a mixture of envy and a touch of inferiority.
"Now all that's left is to cook!"
"Okay, I'll go check the kitchen!" Su Xia was familiar with the area, so she felt more comfortable finding something to do to catch up on her sleep.
After everyone left, the group breathed a sigh of relief, "Has it really not changed at all?"
"But she's had five children, and her figure is still as good as if she hadn't given birth at all!"
"Your sister-in-law is so lucky, unlike us!" The person speaking looked at the group of people, including their faces.
The people in the hot pot room all felt a little ashamed of themselves.
Su Xia walked past everyone and took a look at the new house, the one next to Xia Laidi's bedroom.
The interior was simply tidied up, and there were even "double happiness" paper-cut window decorations, which was considered festive.
There was a red cushion on the kang (a heated brick bed), and Wuya was sitting on it.
He wore a maroon blouse, black trousers, and cloth shoes.
Looking at the bulky house that could fit two people, the villagers thought Wu Ya was a fool for suddenly getting married.
Zuo Yi is now alone in the room with Wu Ya. She was wondering why no one was keeping her company and was cursing.
The clothes and pants that her future mother-in-law sent were new, but not as nice as her own clothes.
"What the hell...!"
Wu Ya frowned in annoyance, then saw Su Xia at the door.
He immediately leaned over and said, "Auntie, come and keep me company?"
Su Xia immediately shook her head, "I just want to take a look!"
Wuya didn't care. Instead, she tugged at her clothes and said aggrievedly, "Auntie, look at these clothes, they're not nice at all. Can I borrow your clothes to wear for a bit?"
Su Xia barely managed to suppress the urge to roll her eyes. "Wu Ya, don't let your in-laws' good intentions go to waste!"
After saying that, she left as if fleeing, because she was curious about the bride's makeup, or whether she was a ghost-faced bride.
Unexpectedly, Wu Ya stuck with her. Looking at Su Xia, who was hiding far away, Wu Ya stomped her feet in frustration.
Chen Jiandang and his men greeted the guests, while the kitchen quickly prepared the dishes, ready to begin the banquet after the wedding procession.
Many people came from the village, some to join in the fun, and others out of curiosity about Wu Ya's grandmother's house.
Most people, upon hearing that he was from the county town, were still envious, saying, "He has a city household registration, yet none of the Chen family's daughters married into the village!"
"Just think about it, those girls in the Chen family, they think they're so capable!"
"But Wuya probably hasn't graduated from high school yet, right?"
Someone asked in confusion, and the others immediately looked around and found that everyone had a look of amused curiosity.
A villager whispered, "Wu Ya, is she sure she'll get married soon?"
"What's the meaning?"
"Hey...what's the big deal? These past few days, Chen Jiandang hasn't shown any signs of being happy about his daughter's wedding. He's nothing like he was back then!"
"Moreover, the Chen family came that day, and when they left, the woman and the young man both looked like they had been beaten!"
"I know, it looks pretty tragic!"
"Could it be Wu Ya's in-laws' house?"
"Eight or nine, I always thought Wu Ya was a very honest kid!"
“This child is nothing like her older sisters. When she was in school, she liked to ask boys for things. Since she went to the county town, every time she comes back, she can be seen chatting with boys in the village.”
"Shh..." Several people looked towards the Chen family, and after they left, they found that there were many villagers around them.
...
Based on the villagers' discussions, everyone in the Chen family guessed that Chen Jiandang was standing at the gate of the courtyard, not wanting to go in.
"Second brother, let's go in!" Chen Jianguo reminded him.
"Brother, I really want to go in, it's too shabby!" Chen Jiandang said through gritted teeth.
Chen Jianguo....
Finally, Chen Jianjun came over and said, "It's embarrassing, but it'll only be for a short while. If she gets married off, she'll be embarrassed for the rest of her life!"
Chen Jiandang followed them inside and began greeting the guests, while Su Xia went to see Chen's parents.
Neither of them came out; they remained quietly hidden in the room.
"The old lady's family is here!"
"Hmm, are Father and Mother going out?"
"No way, there's all this gossip in the village, let's just go along with it!" Chen's mother said.
Half an hour later, a commotion arose outside, with exclamations of surprise: "The groom is here..."
"The wedding procession has arrived...!"
...
Su Xia met Chen's parents' eyes, and both of them had only one thought: "We want to hide, but we can't hide!"
Su Xia looked at the wedding party and really wanted to roll her eyes. The groom, Wei Tianlai, was riding his newly bought bicycle, with only two other bicycles behind him.
So only five people came, including the groom. Su Xia looked at Chen Jiandang and Xia Laidi; their faces were as black as soot.
The villagers looked at each other in bewilderment. Even if it were a village wedding procession, there wouldn't be so few people. Besides, what about the people who would accompany the bride?
Wei Tian looked at the people in the courtyard, all talking, and couldn't help but feel resentful towards his parents.
Since we've decided to get married, let's make it as beautiful as possible, what's wrong with that?
The people behind her were so frightened that they dared not utter a sound. It was the first time they had ever heard their own family members speak, and they were all laughing.
"What do you mean?" a person asked, trembling.
"What else could it mean? She's satisfied with the groom!"
The other two immediately understood what it meant. They felt contempt for the Wei family, but as neighbors and fellow disciples...
Left with no other choice, Su Xia stood in the corner of the yard, not approaching at all, watching the happy family manage to secure the place...
Then, without any special instructions, after a few simple words of advice, Wuya excitedly followed the others...
As for sending off the bride... well, sorry, there wasn't any.
After the bride and groom left, the villagers understood why the Chen family had agreed.
With the beautiful daughter-in-law of 꺶丫눁丫 already in the picture, how could she possibly be interested in the husband of 五丫, that hunchback?
They're short and a bit ugly, but they're also good-looking, with shifty eyes, and they're even as good-looking as those country folk.
"Pah... What kind of behavior is this? Not even a word!"
"Say no more, the Party's probably still angry!"
"Hey—this girl was a complete waste of money!"
The women were quite satisfied with the groom. "That girl, Wuya, is she out of her mind? Marrying someone from the village would be much better!"
"You can't say that! This is a county town, where there's a monthly grain ration!"
"Come on, didn't you see Su Xia never changed her household registration? If the food rations were that good, and she's so smart, why would she change it?"
"Besides, everything costs money in the county town. Wuya's schooling is already expensive, and her husband is a factory worker. There are so many younger siblings in the family; we don't want them to starve!"
"Alright...alright, stop talking, or Xia Laidi will hear you!"
"So what if I heard it? You used to be so smug, showing off that you had two wonderful daughters. Now look what's happened...!"
"Get lost! Even if Wuya marries someone as well as Geya, or even better than our daughters, at least she'll starve to death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone chimed in, saying that no matter what, they had found city people and were receiving government rations, unlike them who were still toiling in the fields for food.
Hearing the gossip, Su Xia sighed inwardly, "There's gossip everywhere."
Then she cheered up again. Wuya was getting married, and she planned to take the children out!
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