Chapter 73

Pei Huaiye rode the bicycle, high-spirited, and Su Qianyue in the back seat was charming and moving; the pendants on her skirt jingled in the wind, and she smiled more beautifully than any flower.

Su Mingqiang and Qiu Zhiyang drove the bull cart behind the groom, followed by six bicycles and people beating gongs and drums.

The Su Family Courtyard was too close to Pei Huaiye's new house, so the motorcade had to circle the village once before going to the new house.

Li Zilan shouted for everyone eating the wedding wine to go to the new house, and she trotted over to arrange the wedding banquet first.

The villagers who had given gifts followed the motorcade to watch the fun, and those who hadn't given gifts walked toward the new house, discussing this sensational marriage along the way.

Su Qianqian and her two brothers squeezed into the crowd, her palms about to bleed. Why was Su Qianyue's wedding so lively and festive, while her own wedding was so cold and cheerless?

Su Chen said in a low voice to Su Yuan, "Give two hundred for Qingyue's dowry."

Su Qianqian's dowry was eight hundred yuan, not counting other grain coupons!

Moreover, it was clearly Su Qianqian who had harmed Su Qianyue many times; how could they only give Su Qianyue such a small dowry?

Su Yuan frowned, puzzled, "Is this Mom's intention?"

Su Chen remained silent.

Su Qianqian loosened her fists; at least her family still took her seriously. Two hundred versus eight hundred, there was absolutely no comparison.

Su Qianyue and Pei Huaiye's wedding was very grand in the village.

The director of the Hongqi Supply and Marketing Cooperative brought several employees who had a good relationship with Su Qianyue, as well as Reporter Chen from the newspaper office.

The brigade captain of the Shuangqiao Commune and the village chiefs of the neighboring villages also came.

They watched as the Shuangshui Brigade cooperated with the supply and marketing cooperative, and every household could afford meat and fine rice and flour; could they not be jealous? They were all waiting for Su Qianyue to help them out.

These people gave gifts of twenty yuan or ten yuan, which left the villagers stunned.

Usually, when a family had a happy event, five yuan was the norm, and ten yuan was the most.

Liu Chunxing and Chen Min had earned quite a bit of money collecting vegetables with the Su family and also gave ten yuan.

Wang Juqin curled her lips; she only gave five yuan. Actually, she didn't even want to give five yuan; Li Cuiyan's tricking of Pei Huaiye last time had caused such a stir that they couldn't hold their heads up in front of the villagers, and if she didn't show some sincerity in admitting her mistake, she was afraid she would be talked about in the future.

The Pei Fugui family didn't give a gift, but the whole family came out in full force, sitting directly at a large table, just waiting for the food to be served.

Later, Pei Huaimei really couldn't stand the judgmental looks of outsiders and took out half of her savings to give as a gift.

When she went to give the gift, Shen Xunbao happened to come over, and she moved to the side without a sound. Shen Xunbao noticed, nodded lightly, and even stepped aside, his eyes clear and his movements polite, signaling her to give the gift first.

When Pei Huaimei turned around, her head was full of doubts, and she also noticed that the mole on Shen Xunbao's ear was gone; had she seen wrong on the black market last time?

Su Qianqian looked at the gift list and saw that Shen Xunbao had given twenty yuan; her eyes suddenly became sharp, and she pulled Shen Xunbao to the side, "Brother Shen! Why did you give so much money?"

Shen Xunbao followed Pei Huaiye's figure behind his glasses and said solemnly, "Big Brother and Second Brother said we should get along well with Qingyue; this is a good opportunity."

Su Qianqian was so angry her eyes were about to catch fire; she didn't even get a grain of rice from Su Qianyue when she got married!

"Su Qianqian?" Su Qianqian turned her head and saw Jiang Meng coming over to greet her, "Let's sit together, it's lively with many people."

Jiang Meng looked at Su Chen opposite her, her ears turning slightly red. Su Qianqian's eyes rolled, "Mengmeng, did you fall for my Big Brother?"

"Don't, don't talk nonsense, I, I didn't."

Su Qianqian giggled and affectionately grabbed Jiang Meng's hand, "I felt you were eye-catching the first time I saw you; you're beautiful and smart; let me tell you, my Big Brother doesn't have a partner yet."

"Really?"

Su Qianqian knew Su Chen had a partner, but the Capital was far from Xichuan, and she wasn't afraid of Jiang Meng knowing the truth at all.

"Really, my Big Brother works at a research institute in the Capital, with a monthly salary of nearly two hundred; he is dedicated to his career and likes gentle and considerate female comrades; the dishes he likes are..."

The brighter the light in Jiang Meng's eyes became as she listened, "Qianqian, you're so good; honestly, you're much more sincere than your sister Su Qianyue."

She had long seen that Su Qianqian didn't like Su Qianyue, "You want to get into the supply and marketing cooperative? I have a way to help you."

Su Qianqian felt embarrassed, "But Qingyue said that salespersons must pass a unified exam."

"That's not entirely true; she didn't take an exam when she got into the cooperative herself."

A light of resentment flashed in Su Qianqian's eyes, "Then what way do you have?"

Jiang Meng glanced at Zhang Dongfeng in the distance and leaned into Su Qianqian's ear to whisper an idea.

Su Qianqian's eyes lit up and she nodded.

With progress on the job, Su Qianqian showed a relieved smile, and she felt a sense of triumph when she saw Big Brother give Pei Huaiye two hundred yuan for the dowry.

Wang Juqin looked at the motorcade returning and said, "The dowry given by the Su family is all furniture, no money?"

Su Qianqian raised her chin, "Who said there isn't? My Big Brother gave two hundred yuan for the dowry on behalf of my Mom and Dad."

Another woman looked at the two young men at the next table and said, "Su Qianqian, these two brothers of yours are really handsome."

"As expected of people from the Capital, your Mom and Dad are generous; Su Qianyue's dowry from her own family was still less; look at Pei Huaiye buying the 'three rounds and one sound', building a big house, and holding such a grand wedding."

The women at the same table were all whispering, and at this moment, there was another commotion outside the door.

"Whose Jeep is coming?"

"Seems to be the county police station's car."

Pei Huaiye went out and saw it was Liu Qiang from the police station, "What's going on?"

Liu Qiang gave him a comforting look, "Great news; ask Sister-in-law to come out; the dowry in this car was transported from the Capital."

Pei's small courtyard was crowded with ten tables of people, and the words at the door turned into, "The police are looking for Su Qianyue for something, hurry and call the bride!"

Su Qianqian pricked up her ears, and Jiang Meng also looked happy, "What's going on? On such a happy day, why would the police Jeep come?"

The women at the same table started gossiping again, "Wouldn't it be that she committed some crime?"

Su Qianyue walked out of the wedding room, her beauty, comparable to a fairy, stunning the crowd once again.

She walked through the crowd and was gently held by Pei Huaiye at the door, "They say it's a dowry sent from the Capital; take a look and see if it's from your adoptive mother's side?"

Su Qianqian, in order to watch the show, called Su Chen and Su Yuan over with a worried face and squeezed out, "Big Brother, Second Brother, let's go take a look; did Qingyue commit some crime? Why did the police car come?"

Su Chen and Su Yuan looked at each other, "Let's go, let's take a look!"

The few of them walked to the gate, and Liu Qiang just happened to open the Jeep's trunk and handed two letters to Su Qianyue, "Sister-in-law, take a look and verify it."