836, the mother of the unjust death of the son six
Li Xiangyu, who was taken away by the Chen family for half a year, is back.
In winter, every household is not too busy, and many people are sunbathing at the entrance of the village. After seeing the Chen family's gorgeous carriage, within a quarter of an hour, half of the village knew about it.
At that time, Chu Yunli was looking at a piece of bright red material with Zhou Xingxin at home.
Any decent family will carefully prepare a wedding dress when their children get married. However, luckily for women, a man’s wedding dress will never be worn again after the wedding day. Therefore, they usually buy the cheapest materials to make it.
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The piece of material in Zhou Xingxin's hand is enough for three people to make clothes. Zhou Xinghua and his wife each have one set, and Zhou Xingxin's wedding dress is also in it.
Zhou Xinghua was a little reluctant: "Mom, there is no need for my wedding dress to be made of such good materials."
Chu Yunli couldn't refuse: "I bought it all, it's just for you."
While I was talking, I heard someone outside talking about Li Xiangyu's return.
Zhou Xinghua was a little dazed, but quickly came to his senses: "Mother, do you want embroidery for this wedding dress?"
Not many people in the village know how to embroider, and even if they do, their skills are very rudimentary. If you really want to embroider, you have to go to the county town to find an embroiderer.
Listening to people talking about Li Xiangyu's luxury, Chu Yunli asked with a smile: "What do you think?"
"Embroidery?" Zhou Xinghua asked tentatively: "Such a good material will look good with embroidery."
"Then embroider!" Chu Yunli made the final decision: "Tomorrow I will go to the county to find an embroiderer."
Then he looked at Zhou Xingxin who was holding the material and was reluctant to throw it away: "What kind of flowers do you want?"
Zhou Xingxin was very shy: "Mom, I listen to you."
None of the three people had any intention of opening the door and going out to discuss with others. Zhou Xingxin went to the kitchen to cook. Half an hour later, when the food was served, there was a knock on the door outside.
Chu Yunli had a premonition, so she held down the brother and sister and went to open the door herself.
Standing at the door was indeed Li Xiangyu in a rose-red silk shirt. She hadn't seen her for half a year. Her whole person had changed a lot. After putting on makeup, her appearance was much more refined than before. When she saw that it was Chu Yunli who opened the door, she smiled softly: "Auntie
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Chu Yunli looked her up and down: "Is something wrong?"
He neither complimented her on her beautiful clothes nor asked her about life in the Chen family. There was no intention of greeting her at all, just two words.
With such coldness, the smile on Li Xiangyu's face was almost unbearable: "Auntie, I'm back and I brought you some gifts."
"No one has a close relationship, so it's hard for me to accept this gift." Chu Yunli raised her hand and closed the door: "It's easy to go, Miss Chen."
"No!" Li Xiangyu said anxiously: "Auntie, I have something to ask Xinghua."
Chu Yunli sneered: "I heard that you are engaged? I'm afraid it's inappropriate for someone who has a fiancé to find another unmarried man. Also, you live far away and you probably don't know that our family Xinghua has already engaged
We’ve already kissed you. What’s going on between you and him is not a secret. To prevent anyone from misunderstanding, it’s better for you two not to see each other.”
After saying that, he raised his hand and closed the door.
The door panel struck, and Li Xiangyu took a quick step back to avoid being hit.
She was a little unwilling and raised her hand to knock on the door again.
Chu Yunli hadn't entered the room yet, but she felt a little irritable when she heard the voice. Zhou Xinghua from inside the room came out: "Mom, let me go. She didn't see me, and she will knock again."
Chu Yunli did not enter the house, but followed Zhou Xinghua, folding her arms and leaning on the door frame.
With such a big man hanging around, Li Xiangyu was embarrassed to say anything even if she had a full stomach.
Zhou Xinghua didn't think so. The two of them used to have a good relationship, but now they are engaged to each other. Besides, even the appearance of the woman in front of him was different from the girl in his memory, so he couldn't get close to her.
"Xiangyu, do you have something to do with me?"
Li Xiangyu opened her mouth and looked at Chu Yunli. Seeing that she had no intention of leaving, she could only say: "I heard that you are engaged."
"Yes." Zhou Xinghua said without hesitation: "That's Miss Chen. I heard that you are also engaged?"
Li Xiangyu was speechless.
She didn't understand why the person in front of her could say such things so frankly. They had met each other and exchanged their sincere feelings. How long had it been?
She lowered her head: "My marriage is what my parents wanted. In fact, it was the third sister's engagement before."
Both inside and outside the words, it was all out of necessity.
Zhou Xinghua's expression remained as usual: "Since you have returned to the Chen family and enjoyed the wealth, you should listen to them."
The tone was cold, and there was no longer any friendship. Li Xiangyu's heart felt cold. Looking at the man in front of him, he couldn't help but ask: "Aren't you reluctant to leave?"
Zhou Xinghua nodded: "Yes." Without waiting for her to be pleased, he continued: "It's just that we have to live our lives. We can't live by feelings alone. My mother worked hard to raise me, and my sister, she is still so young.
We haven't gotten engaged yet, if I don't cheer up, who should they rely on? Aren't you also getting engaged soon?"
The last sentence made Li Xiangyu feel guilty.
She didn't say anything, but Zhou Xinghua was a little impatient. It was winter and the food was getting cold very quickly: "Are you okay?"
Of course Li Xiangyu had something to say, but facing him who was so cold, she couldn't say anything. In the end, she could only say: "Will you regret marrying her?"
"Of course not." Zhou Xinghua said seriously: "She is a good girl. She will be good to me in the future, and I will be good to her."
Li Xiangyu couldn't listen anymore and turned around and ran away.
When Chu Yunli saw what she had sent, she picked up the tray and followed her directly back to Li's house.
The yard of the Li family was very lively, and the neighbors were all pointing around the things Li Xiangyu had brought back. They were all a little surprised when they saw Chu Yunli coming in with a tray.
Mrs. Zhang was surprised: "Isn't this what Xiangyu gave you? How did you get it back?"
In front of others, Chu Yunli still said the same thing: "It's hard to accept gifts if you don't have a close relationship. Besides, I can't afford to return such an expensive gift. Is Wanhua here? I'll talk to her."
Of course Chen Wanhua was there, but there were so many people outside, so she was wary and never went out.
Seeing Chu Yunli return all the things Li Xiangyu had sent, she felt sour and swollen, and the feeling of being protected made her eyes red.
Those things are nothing to the people in the city, but to the people in the village who have to make calculations when buying salt or oil, it is not a little bit, and not everyone can withstand the temptation.
"Auntie, thank you."
Chu Yunli smiled: "What's the point? I came here to tell you that if you avoid her, she won't be able to stay for long anyway. Besides, I want to set a wedding date as soon as possible. What do you think?"
Living in the Li family will inevitably be constrained by others. Marrying back will give you peace of mind.
For Chen Wanhua, although no one in the Li family can bully her, Zhang's words about Sang and Huai are not pleasant, so she can tolerate it. But she can avoid it, and she is happy to do so.
Mentioning marriage inevitably makes people shy. Chen Wanhua lowered her head: "I listen to my aunt."
Chu Yunli nodded: "In the next two days, I will bring a matchmaker to ask for a date. As for the wedding date... I want to marry you before the Chinese New Year in the twelfth lunar month. By the time of the Chinese New Year, our family will have one more person."
Chen Wanhua became more and more shy, her ears turned red: "Yes."
Li Xiangyu was no longer the daughter of the Li family and could not stay overnight, so she returned to the county seat in the afternoon.
The next day, Chu Yunli came to the house with a matchmaker to set a wedding date.
Mrs. Zhang herself didn't want to serve the master and servant. She couldn't work well and had to eat well. Although her daughter asked her to stay with Chen Wanhua for a while before leaving yesterday, she agreed at the time, but she didn't think so in her heart. The matchmaker came to fix the wedding date.
, she agreed directly.
The wedding date is set on the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Not to mention how Li Xiangyu got angry when she found out about this and how she resented Mrs. Zhang for being disobedient. After returning home, Chu Yunli began to prepare for the marriage.
Hu Qingtao's two sisters-in-law and her brothers and sisters from her mother's side came to help, and she was willing to give up money, so everything went smoothly.
As for the dowry from the Li family, I heard that Ms. Zhang bought a quilt and spread the word to everyone about how expensive the quilt was and how much she was willing to give it up.
In short, there is no dowry.
Chu Yunli didn't have any hope either. She had re-purchased many things inside and outside the house, so her daughter-in-law didn't need a dowry.
In fact, after Li Xiangyu was picked up, everyone in the village knew that the Zhou family was rich. They could borrow fifteen taels without selling their house or land without asking anyone to borrow it. They were considered a very wealthy family in the village. Many people came to the house and wanted to get married.
Chu Yunli rejected her because she wanted her son to be happy.
Who knew that the Zhou family would fall in love with that rich lady.
No matter how frustrated everyone is, the wedding date has been decided and there will be no changes to the marriage. It's a pity but it's a pity. When it's time to come to your door to congratulate you, you still have to come to your door.
On the day of the wedding, Li Xiangyu also came back from the city. When Zhou Xinghua went to greet the bride, she stood under the eaves. She watched her brother carry the bride on the sedan chair, and watched Zhou Xinghua happily carry the bride into the sedan chair.
People pick him up.
From beginning to end, he didn't even look at her.
In fact, when she returned to the Chen family, Li Xiangyu knew that today would happen. Even when she rejected the Zhou family's marriage proposal, she vaguely thought of today's scene. Seeing it with her own eyes, she couldn't tell what she felt in her heart.
Lost, a little sad.
However, it is absolutely impossible for her to give up everything she has now and return to him.
When I thought about it, I felt relieved.
Zhou Xinghua, who was leaving with his newlywed bride, of course saw Li Xiangyu under the eaves. However, she was dressed in wealth and had exquisite makeup. She was too unfamiliar to him, as if she was no longer the same person as before.
On the contrary, the woman in the sedan chair was as close to him as his mother and sister.
The smile on his face became brighter and brighter.