Chapter 153: Who Is the Fool

Yan Fu Gui was rejoicing over Xu Damao's generous extra payment when Sha Zhu's shout woke him up.

"Sha Zhu, stop messing around; today is Jiecheng's joyous day, you must not cause trouble."

Sha Zhu grew even more angry.

"San Da Ye, you're being excessive with that remark."

"Xu Damao's mind isn't clear, so I'll say nothing; is your mind not clear either, insisting that some matters must be laid out for everyone?"

Yan Jie Cheng, seeing Sha Zhu give him no face on his own joyous day, also became angry.

"Sha Zhu, that's enough; what are you dissatisfied with? If you later try to embarrass me sincerely, we'll have a lasting grudge."

Sha Zhu didn't expect Yan Jie Cheng to back him up, so he turned to San Da Ye and questioned.

"San Da Ye, do you think the same?"

San Da Ye forced a smile, trying to bluff his way through.

"Alright, alright, Sha Zhu, I'll thank you on behalf of Jiecheng and give San Da Ye some face!"

At this moment Xu Damao disagreed, and Lou Xiao'e glared with a sour expression at He Yuzhu.

"Sha Zhu, who are you saying has an unclear mind?"

"Did you forget why you're called Sha Zhu?"

"If I don't remind you for a few days, do you think your IQ is still fine?"

He Yuzhu was truly enraged; with all these people, if I don't unleash my power, do they think I'm easy to talk to?

"Xu Damao, you don't know why I'm called this name, isn't it because of your shameless father?"

"I sell buns and take legal money—what does that have to do with him? He's spreading rumors about me everywhere; I see my dad still beats him lightly. You dog thing, I still beat you less; the whole family are nothing."

He Yuzhu, speaking so, was seething with anger, feeling an urge to beat Xu Damao up.

It turned out their two families had this background.

Xu Damao saw his face full of fury, felt a little scared, and involuntarily stepped back a few paces to prevent He Yuzhu from erupting and hurting anyone.

By stepping back, he left Lou Xiao'e behind; the sudden turn of events made her pause in shock.

She instantly felt uneasy, but due to her carefree nature she didn't sense anything wrong, stood in front of Xu Damao and confronted He Yuzhu.

"He Yuzhu, what are you trying to do, still want to hit someone?"

"Will you move a hand and try it?"

He Yuzhu felt a surge of frustration; he truly couldn't strike a woman, let alone someone from Lou Xiao'e's family, which he knew not to provoke.

He circled around Lou Xiao'e and taunted Xu Damao.

"Xu Damao, hiding behind a woman, aren't you ashamed?"

"If you have the skill, step out and we'll duel one‑on‑one."

Xu Damao, from behind Lou Xiao'e, boasted.

"Do you think everyone's brain is just muscle like yours? I'm a projectionist who feeds on brains; I won't waste my insight on you blockhead."

"If you have the guts, put up two coins and let Yan Jie Cheng bow to you."

At this moment Liu Shumin walked over and mocked Xu Damao.

"Xu Damao, my family's Zhuzi said you're foolish; I didn't believe it, but you're not only foolish, Lou Xiao'e is also a foolish girl, truly a family of fools."

Then she turned to Sha Zhu and scolded.

"I told you not to come over, yet you insisted—how embarrassing."

"Go back already."

He Yuzhu, seeing Liu Shumin arrive, stormed over.

"I didn't expect them to be so shameless."

Now Xu Damao, Lou Xiao'e, and Yan Jie Cheng all disagreed.

"You two couple, stop right there and explain yourselves clearly."

Facing the three's unanimous outcry, Liu Shumin smiled.

"Hehe, I rarely find anyone who sticks out their face for me to beat, but today, oddly enough, there are so many despicable scums."

"Since you're so clueless, I'll give you a lesson."

Yan Fu Gui felt something was off, regretted having stepped forward, and hurried to intervene.

"Enough, enough, let's all save face; today Yan Jie Cheng is getting married, let's be harmonious, I thank everyone."

Lou Xiao'e disagreed; no one had ever called her a foolish girl before, and if we don't clarify today, wouldn't that cement her as a foolish girl in name?

"No, Liu Shumin, explain it clearly, or we won't deal with each other later."

Liu Shumin loved Lou Xiao'e's defiant look the most, and she smiled brightly.

"You made me say this, after all. On this joyous day, we could have tolerated a little grievance; the neighbors aren't a big deal. I didn't expect that if we stayed silent, people would actually pretend it never happened."

"Since you want to know, fine, I'll ask you."

"Did you receive wedding gifts when you married Xu Damao?"

"Anyway, I married Zhuzi and didn't take any gift money."

"Zhuzi said that when the date is right and the disaster year passes, we'll hold a make‑up banquet and collect then."

"May I ask, our family didn't receive any gift money from the Yan Family, the Yan Family didn't hold a banquet, yet we gave them gift money—does that count as gratitude?"

"Lou Xiao'e, your family has money; that's your business. Even if you throw it into the river, it doesn't affect us."

"But our family, we can't spend this money and still endure this anger; that's not right."

He Yuzhu at this moment felt that his wife Liu Shumin was truly imposing; being by her side gave him a strong sense of security.

It was the first time since He Daqing left that he felt his heart warm.

He said proudly.

Exactly, you two are stupid—don't drag me in either.

San Da Ye was mortified; he had originally planned to save on the banquet, but he never expected Liu Shumin to expose his scheme.

Hey, our family is struggling—marrying a wife has left us in dire straits; we're just living off this gift money.

We'll definitely hold the banquet, just like Sha Zhu did—when things improve, we'll surely hold it.

Whether we hold it or not, the money's already been taken—what's there to decide?

The wives are already home; if we're going to have a banquet, let the couple take care of it.

San Da Ye also reacted swiftly, and his excuse was airtight.

However, the bride in the room, Yu Li, felt a buzzing in her head.

Our father-in-law is really something—he gave just five dollars as betrothal gift, barely prepared anything at home, skipped the wedding procession, skipped the banquet, and still managed to collect gift money.

He spent the least money and married such a gorgeous wife.

He barely spent any of the money he ought to have, and he didn't miss a single benefit he was entitled to.

All he contributed was one candy per person—this guy is truly badass.

Gu Ning, holding the candy in his hand, was also deeply moved.

Your father-in-law is really formidable—his scheming goes deep.

On the other side, Xu Damao's head was buzzing too; the looks of the people around them at the couple turned strange—clearly the look of Sha Zhu.

Liu Shumin's words seemed to point at them and shout: 'Hey, look—those two are stupid but rich.'

He was still feeling proud of himself just a moment ago.

In the end, San Da Ye got an undeserved advantage.

Lou Xiao'e was also a bit confused; yeah, when they got married, why didn't they collect any gift money?

She looked at Xu Damao, who forced himself to stay calm.

We're just like you—waiting for better days, after the famine year, to hold the banquet together when the time comes, right?

Moreover, everyone knows San Da Ye's situation is tough; it's exactly a difficult time, so shouldn't we uphold our style?

Yan Jie Cheng's head was buzzing too; if he had known earlier about these inside details, he should have thanked Sha Zhu just now.

Now, because of his impropriety, he's angered decent people—how will others see him?

Yan Fu Gui secretly kicked him, and Yan Jie Cheng finally reacted.

No misunderstanding—I thank Zhuzi Brother and sister-in-law for their support to us newlyweds.

Today's favor, we will surely keep it in our hearts.