bookrandom Chapter 118 Getting married
Chapter 118 Getting married
As the wedding procession entered the street, passers-by on both sides began to look sideways. In that era, if a row of cars appeared at the same time, everyone who passed by would have to take a look.
The roads in the alleys are often inaccessible to cars. After the wedding procession stopped at the intersection of the alley, Darong and the other people who came to pick up the bride had to walk to the door of Wu Meifeng's house.
Wu Meifeng's home is a small courtyard with a single door and a single household. She doesn't have to live in a crowded slum. Darong seems to understand Wu Meifeng's arrogance.
As soon as Darong and his friends arrived at the gate of the yard, they were blocked outside the yard by a group of children. Leading them was a young woman, who should be the mother of one of the children.
"Hey, this is my sister-in-law, right? Come on, kids, congratulate us."
The sister-in-law and Darong were both stunned for a moment. This kind of congratulation was clearly asking for a red envelope. Since this issue was not brought up during the previous communication between the two parties, they tacitly accepted that there was no such talk.
When Darong got married, her mother told all her relatives in advance that the children were not allowed to block the door to ask for red envelopes when the bride-picking party arrived, and the bride was not required to give red envelopes to the younger generations in the groom's family when she arrived at the groom's house.
In fact, such an agreement between the two parties is that both the bride and groom's families can save their own money. After all, the red envelopes given out are actually given out.
Now that they have arrived at Wu Meifeng's house, the children dare to block the door, which means that Wu's parents must have tacitly approved it. So if they don't give them the red envelope, let alone pick up the bride, they can't even get through the door.
The sister-in-law looked at Darong with some embarrassment. Not to mention that she didn't have the money on her, even if she had the money, she wouldn't dare to give it to her. After all, her host family didn't give such instructions. So at this moment, she could only rely on how Darong, her sister-in-law, would arrange it.
Darong took out the money given by Zhong Yunxing from her small bag, ten yuan for each child. After she spent more than a hundred yuan, Darong and her friends finally entered the Wu family's gate.
The subsequent process went smoothly without any unexpected situations.
But the Wu family could really do it. Darong gave out red envelopes to the younger generations at the Wu family, but when they arrived at Erdaohezi, the Wu family didn't give out a single red envelope. They felt at ease as if nothing had happened in the morning.
"Wu Meifeng's family is really capable of doing this. I would feel embarrassed if it were me."
On the way home in the evening, Darong sat in the back seat holding Xiao Ruyi and smiled.
"This is a personality problem. People with this personality will suffer losses wherever they go. I asked mom to give me the 100 yuan, but you wouldn't let me."
Although Zhong Yunxing said Darong, he was very happy in his heart. What he said was not wrong at all. People with Darong's personality would feel like they were taking advantage of others as long as they didn't suffer any loss.
Zhong Yunhong's wedding was finally over. As the eldest sister-in-law in the family, Darong was very tired these two days. However, in order to avoid having her salary deducted, she had to make up for other people's work for several days in a row. She really had no chance to rest at all.
Fortunately, Xiao Ruyi has become accustomed to living with her grandmother, and Darong can finally go to work with peace of mind.
After working three consecutive night shifts, when Darong arrived at Erdaohezi again, it was the day when Zhong Yunhong and Wu Meifeng returned home.
When Darong entered the room, Mother Zhong was lying on the kang, curled up with her hands covering her stomach.
"Oh, Mom, what's wrong with you?" Darong put down the things in her hands in panic and ran over.
"My stomach hurts. I'm so angry." Mother Zhong closed her eyes and held her stomach tightly.
Of course Darong understood who Mother Zhong was referring to. Now Zhong Yunhong and Wu Meifeng lived in the small west room. There was probably no one else except Wu Meifeng who could make Mother Zhong so angry.
"Mom, Meifeng just got married, so there will definitely be some time for her to get used to the new relationship."
In fact, Darong didn’t know what to say. She is her daughter-in-law, and it would be inappropriate to say too much or too little.
"He looked like a good kid before, but I didn't expect him to become like this after getting married. He ate up half a month's worth of my oil in three days. I served him by handing him bowls every day, but it was not enough. He even ate my food..."
Darong thought that Mrs. Zhong was exaggerating to express her dissatisfaction, but when she saw the oil bottle while cooking, she realized that what Mrs. Zhong said was true, because the previous bottle of oil was filled by Darong herself, and now only the bottom was left.
After asking her in detail, I found out that Wu Meifeng could even dip deep-fried biscuits in sugar. No wonder she could eat half a month's worth of oil in three days.
When Mrs. Zhong said this, she was really gritting her teeth in hatred. Darong kept trying to persuade her, fearing that Wu Meifeng and the others would start a quarrel after they came back.
However, Darong at that time still didn't know Mother Zhong well enough. Even though she cursed her fiercely behind her back, she would not quarrel with her in person. She seemed to be afraid of her and treated her like a Bodhisattva.
In fact, people like Mother Zhong are not uncommon in real life. They often only dare to bully those who are easy to talk to and give her face. As for those who don’t care about her feelings at all, she seems to be afraid of them and dare not even breathe in front of them.
There are rules for returning to the parents’ home in Nanjiao. The new bride must return to her mother-in-law’s home before the sun sets.
While Darong and Mother Zhong were preparing dinner, Zhong Yunhong and Wu Meifeng entered the yard.
Wu Meifeng looked unhappy as soon as she entered the room. She ignored Mother Zhong and went straight into the small west room and slammed the door.
Mother Zhong lowered her head with a look of grievance and didn't say anything. Darong really couldn't understand this mother-in-law. She neither argued nor forgave, and even looked like she was compromising in front of Zhong Yunhong.
After Zhong Yunhong greeted them, he also entered the small west room. Although the door was closed and it was difficult to hear what the two people were saying, the tone of the quarrel could still be heard in the low voices.
After all, it was not her own family's business, and no one was fighting outside. Darong just pretended to be deaf and dumb and did her own work. She now only hoped that Xiao Ruyi could grow up quickly so that she wouldn't have to run to Erdaohezi every day.
After Zhong Yunxing, Zhong Yunsheng and Xiaoping all got home from get off work, Zhong's mother tentatively called out to Zhong Yunhong twice from the outer room.
"Erhong, the meal is ready, come out and eat."
After a long while, Zhong Yunhong came out of the room alone and sat down beside the table.
"Where is Meifeng?" Seeing that only Zhong Yunhong was there, Mother Zhong hesitated for a moment and then asked about Wu Meifeng.
After all, the marriage has only been going on for three days, so it would be inappropriate not to invite her. Even if she was invited, Zhong's mother really didn't want to go.
Darong understood what Mrs. Zhong was thinking, but she still knocked on the door and went into the small west room.
When Darong went in, Wu Meifeng was still lying on the bed crying.
"Meifeng, no matter what the reason is, you can't not eat. Get up and eat a few bites at least."
Darong walked up to Wu Meifeng and patted her on the back twice.
"My sister-in-law is too bullying..." After saying this, she couldn't hold back her voice anymore and burst into tears.