Chapter 688: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 688: Praying for Marriage Fate at the Guanyin Temple, Drawing Three Upper Upper Lots in

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Li Zhongxian said with a smile:

"Don't thank me; I can't guarantee it will work, I'm just mentioning it casually, an informal suggestion, probably ineffective. I'm not from the Tourism Bureau or the Environmental Protection Bureau, so I have no authority to formally submit this suggestion in writing."

Xiao Hua hurriedly said:

"No matter what, we must thank you, Uncle. Even if it's just a casual mention, it's a help to my hometown."

Zhao Xintong said at this time:

"Isn't there a Guanyin Temple here? Why don't we go draw a lot?"

"Okay, Auntie." Xiao Hua hurriedly agreed, then took the initiative to lead the way.

The four of them came to the Guanyin Temple.

Zhao Xintong held Li Jianjia's hand, saying she wanted to go in and draw a marriage lot.

Li Zhongxian said he wouldn't go in; waiting outside at the door was fine.

He also said he had only one faith: the Party.

He was an atheist; besides the Party and the people, he believed in nothing else.

Zhao Xintong complained in one sentence:

"I thought you usually handled things smoothly, so why are you so thick-headed now? What's wrong with praying to the gods? It's not like you did anything bad."

Li Zhongxian laughed:

"You, Jianjia, and Xiao Hua go in together. I'll smoke a cigarette outside."

Seeing Li Zhongxian like this, Xiao Hua couldn't help but look at him with new respect, though he didn't say anything more.

The three of them entered the Guanyin Temple together.

Because the tourism company that had previously come to invest had already withdrawn, only one local old nun who lived there permanently remained in the Guanyin Temple; there was no one else.

Upon entering the temple, Zhao Xintong politely asked if drawing a lot cost money.

The old nun said those who wanted to give could give whatever they wanted, and those who didn't give could still draw.

To show sincerity, Zhao Xintong took out two hundred yuan and threw it into the merit box.

The old nun smiled and took out an old, well-worn bamboo tube and bamboo lots, asking Zhao Xintong to shake the tube.

She also told Zhao Xintong that it was best to draw three times in a row, as that would be more accurate.

Zhao Xintong closed her eyes, looking devout, and murmured:

"Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva, may I ask how the marriage fate between my daughter and Xiao Hua will be?"

After a while, she shook out a bamboo lot.

Zhao Xintong picked it up and looked.

It was an Upper Upper Lot.

She drew again, and it was still an Upper Upper Lot.

She drew one last time, and it was still an Upper Upper Lot.

Zhao Xintong was immediately overjoyed:

"Three Upper Upper Lots in a row! Daughter, it seems the Bodhisattva thinks highly of you and Xiao Hua!"

Li Jianjia showed a happy smile on her face:

"Really?"

Zhao Xintong showed her the bamboo lot.

Li Jianjia looked at it and was overjoyed like a child.

Xiao Hua smiled and thanked the old nun:

"Teacher Auntie, thank you!"

The old nun politely smiled and said:

"Thank me for what? That's all up to the Bodhisattva."

But Xiao Hua knew clearly in his heart.

Where was this the Bodhisattva's blessing? It was that most of the bamboo lots in the tube given by the old nun were probably Upper Upper Lots, and it was even possible that all of them were Upper Upper Lots.

That was why he thanked the old nun.

After getting the result of three Upper Upper Lots, Zhao Xintong was very happy and stuffed another two hundred yuan into the merit box.

Then she took Xiao Hua and Li Jianjia and left the Guanyin Temple.

When they came out, Zhao Xintong said to Li Zhongxian with a face full of delight:

"I just drew a marriage lot for my daughter, and actually drew three Upper Upper Lots in a row!"

Although Li Zhongxian was smiling, his smile was very flat, without excessive surprise.

He said:

"That's great. It shows that even the Guanyin Bodhisattva thinks highly of the fate between Jianjia and Xiao Hua! We parents must not become stumbling blocks!"

Seeing Li Zhongxian's reaction, Xiao Hua's heart suddenly thumped, and he couldn't help but think of the matter of bribing Wu Banxian to smooth things over with his own parents.

Then a thought involuntarily surfaced in his mind:

Could this old nun have been tipped off by Li Zhongxian in advance?

The reason he didn't go in together was to avoid suspicion.

Combined with Li Zhongxian's calm smile on his face, which held no surprise, it was clear he already knew the result of Zhao Xintong drawing three Upper Upper Lots in a row.

As for why Li Zhongxian did this, it was clearly to placate Zhao Xintong, after all Zhao Xintong did not think highly of her own daughter being with Li Jianjia.

And Zhao Xintong was indeed fond of this sort of thing.

Thinking this way, Xiao Hua couldn't help but feel grateful.

"To matchmake me and Jianjia, Uncle, you really went to great trouble," Xiao Hua said to himself in his heart.

He kept this matter in his heart.

And secretly vowed that not only would he treat Li Jianjia well in the future, but if there was an opportunity, he would also properly repay Li Zhongxian.

After touring Guanyin Mountain, Li Zhongxian casually asked Xiao Hua a question:

"Xiao Hua, your home shouldn't be far from here, right? Why don't we stop by your house on the way?"

Xiao Hua had long anticipated all this, so he hurriedly said:

"Okay, okay, then let me lead the way, let's go to my home together. My hometown is rather dilapidated; because of some accidents, the newly built house just finished cannot be moved into, so we still live in the old house."

Xiao Hua explained this so that they would have some psychological preparation.

Otherwise, when they arrived at Shangou Village and saw his dilapidated house, they might find it difficult to accept.

"It's fine, it's fine. The house I lived in as a child must be even more dilapidated than your hometown's current house."

Li Zhongxian said this.

On the road, Xiao Hua called his mother and said they would be able to return home in about twenty minutes.

Li Xiulan had already cooked a table full of sumptuous rice and dishes at home waiting.

After receiving the call, she and Wang Zhanggen brought firecrackers and incense candles to the Village Entrance to welcome them.

They first burned incense and worshipped the Road God, praying that Xiao Hua and the others could have a smooth journey to arrive here, then patiently waited for Xiao Hua and the others to arrive.

A black Land Rover sped over and slowly stopped at the Village Entrance.

Xiao Hua rolled down the car window, stuck his head out, and smiled while waving to his parents to greet them.

"Dad, Mom!"

Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan saw their son arrive.

They hurriedly set off firecrackers to welcome him.

"Xiao Hua, we just came to take a look, but your dad and mom made such a grand ceremony; really thoughtful."

Li Zhongxian said with a smile.

Xiao Hua then said:

"This is the custom here. Actually I didn't want them to do this, but they knew you and Auntie and Jianjia were coming together, so they insisted on holding this welcoming ceremony. They are old farmers; besides setting off firecrackers for celebration to welcome, they don't know any other welcoming ceremonies."

Zhao Xintong asked at this time:

"The road into the village is a bit narrow; do we still need to drive the car in?"

Li Zhongxian said:

"Drive in, drive straight to Xiao Hua's doorstep."

Then he asked Xiao Hua:

"Xiao Hua, is there a place to park at your doorstep?"

Xiao Hua hurriedly said:

"Yes, yes, plenty of space!"

Zhao Xintong carefully drove the Land Rover, and under Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan's guidance, drove into the village.

She was still used to driving her own BMW; this Land Rover was usually driven by Li Zhongxian, the body was large, the chassis high, not very suitable for a woman like her to drive.

Because the road to Guanyin Mountain was not easy to travel, afraid the BMW would scrape the chassis, she drove the Land Rover instead.

Fortunately, Xiao Hua's hometown was not far from the Village Entrance.

They arrived shortly after.

Several people got out of the car, and Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan both welcomed them with smiling faces.

Especially Wang Zhanggen; seeing Li Zhongxian and Zhao Xintong, he hurriedly and enthusiastically went up, exchanging in-law pleasantries.

Previously he had been quite resistant to this marriage arrangement, feeling Li Yuncui was Xiao Hua's best choice.

Now upon seeing them, Li Zhongxian and Zhao Xintong's dress and bearing were extraordinary; they were undoubtedly county Leaders. And their daughter was incomparably beautiful, dignified and graceful; whether in looks or temperament, she left Li Yuncui in the dust, so how could he still oppose anything?

He was secretly delighted, grinning from ear to ear.