Chapter 57

Su Mingqiang looked at the 'three rounds and one sound' on the bull cart and smiled so much that the wrinkles on his face piled up together.

Xiang Jianming clasped his fists to congratulate. "Brother Su, congratulations, Pei boy has really spent a fortune."

Pei Huaiye invited Xiang Jianming to be the matchmaker, which was actually just going through the motions. Su Qingwu hurriedly invited them in, and Xiang Jianming and Pei Huaiye pushed the bull cart into the courtyard.

Li Zilan closed the courtyard door, blocking the curious eyes of the crowd.

Su Qianqian was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She said to Qiao Wang, "Didn't you say there were no sewing machines in all of Xichuan? How could Pei Huaiye have one?!"

Qiao Wang sneered. "He must have bought it on the Black Market."

The two looked at each other and revealed a malicious smile at the same time.

Su Qianqian's eyes were full of energy. "Brother Shen, let's report him!"

"Don't be in a hurry, we'll get married tomorrow first, this matter has to be investigated clearly before doing..."

The Su family courtyard had three persimmon trees squeezed together, and the shade under the lush branches in summer became a good place to cool off.

Su Qingwu and his wife had long since tidied up the small courtyard. They placed a square wooden table under the shade of the trees, on which were dried fruits and pastries bought by Su Qingyue, and a few red tomatoes and green cucumbers were placed on white plates, looking exceptionally fresh and beautiful.

Li Zilan smiled and added tea and water for several people. "Brigade Captain, sit down, Pei Huaiye, don't just stand there."

After Su Mingqiang sat down with a smile, Xiang Jianming and Pei Huaiye sat down.

Xiang Jianming's face was filled with a joyful smile. He started the topic, chatted about the birth dates of Pei Huaiye and Su Qingyue, and handed the marriage certificate and Pei Huaiye's marriage application to Su Mingqiang.

Su Qingwu and Li Zilan were literate, and the two squeezed together to explain to Su Mingqiang.

Pei Huaiye's crew cut made him look even more heroic, and his usually unruly face carried a gentle smile, responding to the Su family elders politely and answering questions with ease.

Su Qingyue ate snacks and pricked up her ears to listen to them chatting, but her eyes were actually stealing glances at Pei Huaiye. She looked at his crew cut, then at his handsome face with sword-like brows and star-like eyes, and really loved it.

Like a telepathic connection between lovers, Pei Huaiye raised his eyes and met a small, pure and seductive face.

Su Qingyue's tender white fingers, like green onions, were pinching a tomato and eating it in small bites. Her red lips were stained with tomato juice, looking charming and dripping. Her skin was like congealed fat, her brows and eyes were like a painting, and her pair of peach-blossom eyes were watery and fluttering, the corners of her eyes slightly upturned, focusing on examining Pei Huaiye.

After being caught red-handed, she curved her eyes and gave Pei Huaiye a playful, agile, and shy smile, both pure and seductive.

Pei Huaiye's eyes were deep, and his throat felt tight involuntarily.

This little demon, she just knows how to tease him!

She'll have a hard time in the future!

Li Zilan observed everything. Looking at the sticky gaze between the two, she couldn't help but cough a few times.

Xiang Jianming saw that the discussion was almost done and said happily, "These two children are in love, how about setting the date for the sixth of next month?"

Su Mingqiang smiled and said, "It's an auspicious and good day, that day happens to be Qingyue's birthday."

Pei Huaiye's eyes lit up. "Then let's get married on the sixth of August!"

The Su family all looked at Su Qingyue, waiting for her reply.

Pei Huaiye's gaze was too scorching, Su Qingyue hurriedly looked away, hiding the shyness and anticipation in her eyes. "Hmm, then the sixth."

After setting the wedding date, everyone began to discuss the details of the wedding, how many tables to invite, and whether the wedding dress should be sewn or bought.

The sun set, and the evening glow dyed the sky red.

Li Zilan made a table of delicious dishes, and everyone chatted while eating until the kerosene lamp lit up, and the laughter in the Su family courtyard gradually faded.

"It's getting late, Pei boy, you still have to keep an eye on the progress of the house construction, go back and rest." Su Qingwu smiled.

Su Qingyue returned to her room to get medicine and gauze and handed them to Pei Huaiye, her tone concerned. "How is your wound? Change the medicine tonight before sleeping."

Pei Huaiye was happy today, and after a few cups of strong wine, he was a little tipsy. He looked at Su Qingyue, his eyes full of unmasked possessiveness. "You apply the medicine for me."

Su Mingqiang paused, and his accumulated favor for Pei Huaiye decreased a bit.

Xiang Jianming laughed. "Old Su! Pei boy has injuries and still drank several rounds with you, why not let Qingyue send the drunk Pei Huaiye home, apply the medicine, and then come back? Now that they are engaged, it's fine."

Su Mingqiang was also a person who had been through it, but thinking of his flower-like daughter having to send a drunk man home, his tone immediately became unkind. "Zhuangzhuang, you go call Auntie home in thirty minutes."

Zhuangzhuang received the order, stood straight, his little face serious. "Alright, Grandpa!"

Pei Huaiye's thatched cottage, only the bed was clean.

The rest of the place was piled with important materials for the house.

Su Qingyue used a lot of effort to move the drunk Pei Huaiye to the bed.

The camouflage clothes covered the blood seeping from his chest. Su Qingyue opened the wound and saw it, her eyes immediately turned red. "Why did the wound crack again?"

Su Qingyue's red lips opened and closed, blaming Pei Huaiye for not cherishing himself. Her watery peach-blossom eyes were filled with moisture, and she glared at him from time to time.

Pei Huaiye's heart felt like it was soaked in warm water, indescribably warm.

He locked his deep gaze on Su Qingyue, looking at her petal-like red lips, and immediately thought of her eating tomatoes in the afternoon—both innocent and gorgeous.

Su Qingyue, with skin as white as snow, focused on dealing with a tomato.

Her peach-like red lips were charming and watery, and the bright red juice hung on her slightly upturned cute lip bead. Her eyes were red and slightly upturned, yet her eyes were as clear as spring water.

A look that was seductive without knowing it.

Just like now.

She leaned down to apply medicine to Pei Huaiye's chest wound, her exquisite figure fully revealed, her full curves shaking constantly with the movement of changing the gauze.

Sometimes it even brushed against his firm chest.

Su Qingyue's red lips parted slightly, her breath like an orchid, blowing gently on the wound on Pei Huaiye's chest. "A Ye, does it still hurt?"

A charming and seductive voice rang out.

The two were very close.

The sense of touch was infinitely magnified.

Pei Huaiye only felt a wave of numbness rising from his chest.

His eyes became more and more scorching. He leaned close to her lips and coaxed in a hoarse voice: "Kiss me once and it won't hurt."

"Auntie, Grandpa told me to call you home!"

Su Zhuangzhuang stood on tiptoe and patted the door of the thatched cottage.

Pei Huaiye:...

Su Qingyue looked at his frustrated face and chuckled.

Before she left, she leaned up and pecked Pei Huaiye's side face with her red lips. "See you tomorrow, take good care of your injury!"

Su Qingyue held little Zhuangzhuang and walked back, her face full of sweet smiles.

A fashionable woman on a bicycle passed by her. Under the cover of night, Su Qingyue didn't recognize that she was the woman who bought the handkerchief at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative during the day.

Qiu Lu followed the address and found the Pei family. She originally thought she could take the bus, but didn't expect that the bus from the county town to Shuangshui Village only ran once a day.

She carried her luggage and had no choice but to temporarily buy a bicycle and ride all the way from the county town to the village. Qiu Lu parked the bike and knocked on the door, panting. "Brother Pei, are you home?"

Zhang Dongmei opened the door and saw a beautiful woman, dressed very much like someone from the city. "Who are you?"

Qiu Lu raised her chin. "I am Qiu Lu, from the Capital. Is Pei Huaiye home?"