On the second day of August, it is a good time to enter the house and get married.
Since Brother Ming went to the capital, Chu Yao fell ill because she missed him too much. After she recovered from the illness, her number of people decreased a lot, which made her already thin even more frail.
It was originally scheduled to move on the second day of August so that she could start taking care of the shop. Chu Yao reluctantly cheered up and planned to devote all her energy to the shop in the future and ignore her thoughts about her children. But the day before, Mrs. Zhou hesitantly asked her if she could choose another auspicious day to move, because Kun Geer, the eldest cousin of Chu Yao's third aunt's family, was getting married on the second day of August, and Mrs. Zhou wanted to take her to the wedding banquet.
Chu Yao refused without thinking: "If you want to go, you can go by yourself, I won't go." Since the last time their aunt and others failed to borrow money, they have never visited the Chu family's door.
However, her mother seemed to have secretly interacted with her aunt and the others without telling her. Chu Yao was saddened by her son's departure and was ill in those days, so she turned a blind eye and did not restrain her mother.
"You've been stuck at home these past few days, so why not go to a lively place to feel happy?" Ms. Zhou advised her, "Just think of it as a way to relax, okay?"
"I won't go." She hated her aunt and those people, and she was afraid that she would feel even worse if she went.
"Your third aunt's cousin Qiu He, didn't you play the best with her when you were a child? She came to see you a few days ago when you were sick. Even if you don't give face to your aunt, you should give face to your cousin. She is also looking forward to you going..."
When I was a child, I had a good relationship with my aunt's family, and the families had close contact with each other. During the busy farming season, I would gather the children of several families together to take care of them. Qiu He was two years younger than Chu Yao. When he was a child, he was plump and cute, well-behaved and sensible, and loved to follow her most. Her cousin has a longer butt and a shorter one, and Chu Yao really likes this cousin.
Later, even though Chu Yao hated those elders very much, she was the only one who treated Qiu He well. When she was sick a few days ago, Qiu He came to see her specially with two bags of cakes, and comforted her not to be too sad. The days would be long in the future. After she got married, she would have more children and raise them lively in front of her. , you won’t miss the past anymore.
For Qiu He's sake, Chu Yao reluctantly agreed.
The next day, Chu Yao and her mother came to her third aunt's house early with the gift money.
There is a happy event in the family, and the scene is full of festive colors. The red carpet is rolled out to the door, and red satin is hung on the beam. The third uncle stands at the door, talking to people with arms and legs, and accepting the congratulations from the guests. The third aunt and other female relatives were busy in the courtyard, and the aunt and second aunt were naturally among them. When they saw Chu Yao and her daughter coming in, they also greeted them warmly, as if the previous quarrel over borrowing money had never happened. Same.
Mrs. Zhou is the most soft-hearted. When others treat her well, she wishes she could return the favor.
Chu Yao didn't want to make excuses with them, so she looked around blankly, planning to look for Qiu He. Suddenly her arm was held by someone, and Qiu He appeared from behind her: "Cousin, you are here!"
"Yeah." Seeing Qiu He, Chu Yao's inner resistance to this place subsided a little.
"Let's go find my cousins..." Qiu He smiled and pulled her to the sisters. She didn't realize that the eyes of her aunts and others behind her were calculating when they looked at her.
Most of Chu Yao's cousins are now married, and some have given birth to three or four children. The only ones who are not married are Qiu He, and a cousin from her aunt's family who is less than ten years old, because she is too young. He didn't get along with them and followed his aunt timidly.
When they saw Chu Yao coming, they immediately stopped talking and laughing, and all looked at her.
Among the girls from her natal family, Chu Yao married the best. Now, the story of her divorce has long been spread throughout her natal family. The eyes looking at her vary from sympathy to pity to ridicule and gloating...
"Ayao, I heard that you and Li divorced. Why?"
"Ayao, is it because Lu Erlang has someone outside, or is it your fault?"
"Ayao, I heard that the Lu family gave you a lot of money and a shop. Is it true?"
"..."
They all started asking questions one after another, some were concerned, some were curious, or some were trying to find out if she really had that much money and shop.
Chu Yao didn't want to reveal this matter for them to talk about after dinner, so she responded coldly: "It's all in the past, I don't want to talk about it."
There were those who didn't look at Chu Yao's face and wanted to get to the bottom of it: "Oh, tell me, we are all concerned about you..."
Naturally, some people saw Chu Yao's reluctance and helped to make peace: "A Yao doesn't want to talk, so we won't ask. Time has moved on. Let's talk about some happy things."
The person who said this was Mrs. Su, the second cousin-in-law of Chu Yao's aunt's family. She had a beautiful and gentle face and seemed to be considerate. Chu Yao smiled at her and expressed her gratitude.
Chu Yao had only met her cousin twice, once when her cousin got married, and once when she got married. However, Chu Yao had told her mother a lot about this cousin.
My cousin's father was a well-respected scholar who read poetry and books. My cousin's sister-in-law was influenced by her father since she was a child, and she became a well-known woman with both talent and beauty in her hometown and abroad.
As for Chu Yao's uncle's family, although their intentions were not upright, they had made a lot of money through various channels in the past few years and were a wealthy family in the village. The uncle's family photo met his cousin's sister-in-law, and he married her as his second daughter-in-law. Unfortunately, the second cousin was lazy and spoiled, and the couple's temperament and habits were not dealt with, so their life was stumbling.
With her cousin coming forward, Qiu He dared to speak for Chu Yao: "Yes, this is not a happy thing. Sisters, please don't expose cousin A Yao's scars."
Only then did those people stop talking and turned to talk about the family's parents' shortcomings.
At some point, a chorus of compliments suddenly rang out from the door, attracting everyone's attention.
"Jiang Yanei is here..."
"Jiang Yameni is far away, it's really brilliant..."
"Jiang Yanei is really a talented person, like his father..."
Among the noisy sounds, Chu Yao heard the three words "Jiang Yanei". Not only did she hear it, but the chatter beside her also stopped instantly and she looked towards the door.
It really is Jiang Qingci.
Why did he come here?
Someone next to him asked Qiu He: "Is this Jiang Yanei the son of our Suizhou Tongpan?"
Qiu He nodded with a bit of pride: "Jiang Yanei and my brother were classmates. I heard my brother say he wanted to invite him over for a drink, but I didn't expect he actually invited him..."
Just as they were talking, they saw the handsome, elegant and graceful Yameni looking towards them. I don't know who it fell on, and nodded with a smile, as if he was greeting an acquaintance.
This embarrassed all the ladies. After he looked away, the women whispered, guessing who the other party was looking at just now.
An older cousin smiled and said: "Who else can we look at? We all wear women's buns, but Qiu He is a young lady who has not yet left the court, so of course it is Qiu He that people are looking at."
The others laughed so much that Qiu He's cute little round face had two rosy clouds flying over it, and she stomped her feet in embarrassment: "Oh, you guys will make fun of me."
Chu Yao smiled and didn't say anything. She didn't know who Jiang Qingci was looking at just now. It seemed that he was looking at her, or maybe not, so she didn't respond just now to avoid being sentimental and making others laugh.
At the auspicious moment, as the bride entered the door, everyone's eyes fell on the newlyweds in red wedding robes. The crowd gathered around the hall to watch the ceremony. After the ceremony, several women hugged the bride and went to the bridal chamber. The groom stayed in the courtyard to thank the bride.
Qiu He took Chu Yao to see the bride, but was stopped by her aunt on the way: "Qiu He, your cousin has just reconciled. It is not appropriate to enter the new house. You can go alone."
Qiu He was at a loss for a moment and looked at Chu Yao awkwardly, fearing that her cousin would be angry because of her aunt's words.
Chu Yao smiled lightly: "It's okay, you can go."
Qiu He was taken away by her other sisters, and Chu Yao was about to go find her mother, but her aunt suddenly took her hand, with a smile on her face, and said warmly: "A Yao, come with me, I have something to talk to you about. explain."
Chu Yao couldn't adapt to her aunt's closeness for a moment. She stiffened and wanted to pull her hand back: "If you have anything to do, just say it here."
"Hey, it's not convenient here," her aunt held her hand. "Your mother is also there. Don't keep her waiting for a long time?"
Chu looked around and did not see his mother, so he followed her out of the yard with suspicion, passed through the crowd of spectators, and entered the neighbor's house next door.
Compared with the joy and bustle across the wall, this place seems much cleaner.
But I didn't see my mother when I entered the door, only a slightly older woman and a young man.
Chu Yao subconsciously felt something was wrong and turned around to go back, but the woman came up to her and held her hands with her aunt.
"This is A Yao, she is as good-looking as your aunt said," the woman said while looking at Chu Yao without hesitation, "Even if she has lost some weight, she will still be fat if she eats more in the future." OK..."
While trying to hug her and move forward, her aunt introduced her: "This is my eldest sister-in-law. According to seniority, you should call her eldest aunt. For that one, just call her cousin. She is five years older than you and last year's daughter-in-law." No more, leaving two children, one six years old and one four and a half years old..."
These words...are actually meant to be a matchmaker for her?
Chu Yao's face turned cold, she stood still and refused to move forward: "Don't bother, I have no intention of renewing someone's house!"
The aunt smiled on her face, but she secretly held her hand and said, "What's wrong with extending the marriage? You've been married once too, and I see that you two are perfect for each other!"
The woman also echoed: "Yes, my uncle is a capable person, good-looking, and he also loves others. If you marry him, not only will he treat you well, but I will also treat you as my own daughter... "
Chu Yao didn't want to hear these useless nonsense they said, and said coldly: "Let me tell you again, I don't want to. If you don't let me go, will I call someone?"
She thought that there was only a wall between them, and the next door was full of relatives and friends, so they wouldn't do anything excessive.
But she underestimated the evil of human nature. She saw her aunt wink at the man: "Why are you just standing there stupidly? Come here and talk to your cousin..."
The yard was not big, but the man was tall and had long legs. He walked over in a few long steps.
Chu Yao was about to open her mouth to call someone, but her aunt covered her mouth and then pushed her into the man's arms.
"Let's chat while we go next door to see the bride, so I won't disturb you..." The aunt pulled the woman, turned a blind eye to Chu Yao's struggle, and closed the door with a smile...
