Chapter 60: Oh no, the Gao family is going to steal money!

At this moment, Gao Xushi was walking out of the house.

Seeing that her son and daughter-in-law were not going into the house, but instead looking toward the central courtyard, she then turned her head to look in that direction.

Upon seeing Lu Yuan and Su Liyan, Gao Xushi immediately became excited.

She then shouted:

"Yo, Lu Yuan, why didn't you catch a big fish today?"

"Huh?"

Hearing the voice, Lu Yuan turned his head, and upon seeing Gao Xushi, he grinned, and then a big fish appeared in his hand as he said:

"I caught one, Aunt."

"Everyone:???"

"Huh?"

"No, where did Lu Yuan get that fish from??"

"I didn't see it just now at all."

Gao Xushi, who had been about to mock him a couple of times, was momentarily choked, and after a few seconds she raised her eyebrows and said:

"Our Tingyu is also married, did you know?"

Lu Yuan chuckled a bit and said:

"I know."

The next second, Gao Xushi loudly and proudly shouted, wishing everyone in the courtyard would know:

"We're going to buy a sewing machine, you know—once we bring it home it could last decades; you just step on it and it churns out new clothes, unlike some people who buy a horse that you can only ride yourself, and it'll be useless after a dozen years or so~"

At this moment, Gao Tingyu, having regained his composure, hurried to interrupt his mother's words, but Gao Xushi spoke so quickly that she finished everything in one breath.

Upon hearing Gao Xushi's words, Lu Yuan involuntarily tilted his head, then grinned and said:

"Is that so? My family is also going to buy a sewing machine."

Gao Xushi stared, "Your family also wants to buy a sewing machine?"

"Nonsense!"

"You eat cornbread every day—where would you get the money to buy a sewing machine?"

However, before Gao Xushi could speak, Gao Tingyu hurriedly pulled his mother away.

Lu Yuan, meanwhile, smiled and left with Su Liyan.

……

At night, after finishing his meal, Lu Yuan practiced Tai Chi in the courtyard.

Su Liyan, after tidying up the table and bowls, took the red Honor Certificate, not knowing where to place it.

"Brother, do you think it looks good placed here?"

Su Liyan's pleasant voice sounded from behind Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan replied without turning his head:

"Looks good, looks good."

After Lu Yuan spoke, Su Liyan coquettishly said:

"Brother~~you clearly didn't look~~"

In the ten or so minutes after finishing the meal, Su Liyan had already asked him ten or more times.

Each time she changed a spot, she had to ask Lu Yuan.

At this point, Lu Yuan, feeling somewhat helpless, turned his head, glanced, and then nodded, saying:

"Ah, okay, okay, okay—just here, don't move."

This time Su Liyan placed the Honor Certificate in the exact center of the main hall table, where it could be seen as soon as one entered.

Su Liyan stood at the doorway, looking at her man's Honor Certificate, and she smiled, pursing her lips and nodding repeatedly, saying:

"Mm~ I also think this is good; if we keep the door open, passersby can see Brother's Honor Certificate~"

After finishing a set of Tai Chi, Lu Yuan felt a bit hot and bothered, hmm……

He glanced at Su Liyan, whose splendid figure could not be hidden even in thick clothing, then Lu Yuan entered the room, skillfully drew the curtains, and closed the door.

With Su Liyan's soft murmuring, the light was turned off.

Tomorrow we'll be changing the bed, and after that we won't hear the creaking anymore, so while we can still hear it now, let's listen a bit more.

Tonight, this courtyard has become lively.

Two major events have occurred, both unexpected for the residents of the courtyard.

One is that this guy Lu Yuan suddenly received a 300-unit reward and still wants to buy a sewing machine.

This left everyone who had been preparing to laugh at Lu Yuan feeling a sudden tightness in their chests.

Seeing Lu Yuan living well is even more unpleasant than seeing oneself living poorly.

The other is that Gao Tingyu suddenly got married, and tonight his wife moved directly into the Gao household—it's too fast.

After the Gao family finished dinner that evening, they went out to notify each household, saying that in three days the Gao family would hold a banquet and inviting everyone to attend.

When the notice reached the front courtyard, then the central courtyard, and finally the rear courtyard, they saw that Lu Yuan's home already had its lights off, with occasional creaking sounds coming from inside.

Seeing this, Chen Taohua was somewhat startled.

"This... this is really that powerful... already started this early?"

Meanwhile, Gao Tingyu, hearing the commotion from the rear courtyard, felt a tightness in his chest; after informing Sun Erniang in the rear courtyard and the Pang Kaige household, he just left directly.

Gao Xushi also didn't call Lu Yuan; she merely spat toward Lu Yuan's home as she was leaving.

"Ptooey!"

"Starting this early in the morning, and not afraid of working oneself to death!!"

And today the courtyard residents are very unhappy; one is that Lu Yuan is living comfortably, and the other is that the Gao family is going to hold a banquet.

If the Gao family holds a banquet… then everyone will definitely have to give a gift!

But the Gao family has always been stingy; this banquet… what will it be like??

Will we be able to eat our money's worth?

Past nine at night, the three members of the Gao family were in the room discussing.

"Mom… is this a bit too much… we can't be too shabby, right?"

Gao Tingyu listened to his mother's words, feeling a bit uneasy.

Gao Tingyu wanted to hold a proper banquet, to make Su Liyan envious!

Even if Lu Yuan could buy a sewing machine later, what then? Still no banquet.

Not holding a banquet for the wedding will let people gossip about it for a lifetime.

After coming back and discussing for three days how to hold the banquet, his mother said, just buy two chickens, two catties of fatty meat, and some napa cabbage, and that's it.

Moreover, they're not inviting everyone; each household is invited to send just one person to eat.

There are only about twenty-plus households in the courtyard, but this banquet probably won't even have two tables.

This is really too shabby.

After Gao Tingyu finished speaking, Gao Xushi glared and said:

"What's up, you also want to learn that shameless trick, just eyeing the immediate glory?"

"Those who come, each household must give at least three dollars; like the elder of the courtyard with status, might have to give ten dollars, so the gift money we could collect would be eighty or ninety dollars."

If we hold the banquet, we'd spend only ten dollars, and the rest we could keep for ourselves.

Next spring, we'll make a new set of clothes for Taohua?

Isn't that good?

Gao Xushi feared the daughter-in-law wouldn't be happy, so she mentioned making clothes for Chen Taohua.

Whether it was Gao Tingyu or Chen Taohua, they were a bit unwilling in their hearts.

However, Gao Tingyu has always obeyed his mother, so now he can't really say anything.

After all, the family only has the two hundred dollars left by his deceased father; by then buying a sewing machine would really leave nothing, and they'd still have to celebrate the New Year…

So, they had no choice but to listen to their mother.

And Chen Taohua didn't say anything either; considering this is her second marriage, she just wants to live a good life now, nothing else matters.

At this moment, Sun Erniang outside the Gao family's gate left in a hurry with an unpleasant expression.

Sun Erniang was actually sent by the elders to gather information, to see how the Gao family planned to hold the banquet.

Everyone also knew Gao Xushi was stingy, but they didn't expect her to be this stingy!!

Good grief, just set up two tables, one table with a whole chicken, plus a pot of fatty meat stewed with cabbage, and each household can only send one person?

This isn't just extorting money, is it!!

Sun Erniang hurriedly left, and upon arriving at the central courtyard, seeing many people gathered discussing today's affairs, she quickly stepped over and said:

"Oh no, the Gao family is going to extort money!!"

Thanks, Weifeng Qinwole, Mi Tu Tu, Hu Wu Kelian, Sanwei Lao Ge, for the reward, oh, thanks a lot, mua.

Also, now there are two updates a day; this is about to be uploaded, I'm saving the manuscript.

To be honest, I usually post a chapter as soon as I finish writing it, but now I can't post after finishing; I'm storing it, and I feel worse than you all.

After today passes, there are still three days until upload, it's coming up soon.

On the day of upload, there will be twenty thousand words, ten updates.

(End of chapter)