readytorunbook Chapter 36 Wedding Invitation
Chapter 36 Wedding Invitation
This made Xu Shu feel embarrassed. He glanced at Wu Yong and confirmed that he didn't understand what they were talking about. Then he coughed lightly to divert the embarrassment: "Then let's go."
As a city dweller born and raised, Wu Yong was much more excited than Mu Jinghua when he saw the scenery along the way on his first trip to the village. However, he was a big and strong man, even taller than Xu Shu, and his lively appearance was really hard to describe.
Fortunately, the road was not far and the horses ran fast, so they arrived in a short while.
Xu Shu first sent Xiao Mujin back home. The builders were all big and strong men. They might even go shirtless when it gets hot. The child would definitely blush if he saw them. Mu Jinghua also knew that he shouldn't go. He didn't make any noise, but sat down at the table and wrote big characters very consciously.
Xu Shu wanted to give a few more instructions, but Wu Yong could no longer wait and kept calling Xu Shu from outside.
He had no choice but to go out quickly.
However, their carriage ride back to the village made quite a lot of noise. Before they even reached the place where they were going to build the house, a group of villagers gathered not far away and watched the fun.
Li Zile was one of them. His home was very close to Xu Shu's shabby thatched cottage. Because he liked Xu Shu, he would unconsciously look towards Xu Shu's home every time. He would be the first to know if there was any movement.
So when Xu Shu carried Mu Ge'er down from the carriage just now, only he and a few other guys around him saw it.
The guys beside him were still sighing: "Big Brother Xu is really good to that new young man, he takes him everywhere."
Li Zile couldn't stand hearing this, and snorted coldly: "In broad daylight, he seduced Brother Xu to hug him. I despise such a shameless guy."
"Brother Mu sprained his ankle. I heard Shenzhe say so yesterday." Lin An, who was standing next to him, explained.
"How did you sprain your ankle for no reason?" another boy asked curiously.
"I don't know about that. I asked Shen Zhuo, but he just wouldn't tell me. He's such a nasty person, always saying some nonsense to keep people in suspense." Lin An got a little angry when he talked about this. His father was a scholar, and Shen Zhuo's father was the village chief. Their Lin family and Shen family were a good match, so he and Shen Zhuo had been engaged since they were young.
But she didn't like her future husband very much. He was just very mean. He always liked to bully him by saying things he couldn't understand. This time, it was a rare time when he could understand something, but Shen Zhuo refused to say anything. It was really infuriating.
"Haha, Shen Zhuo won't talk to us. He bullies you because he likes you."
Lin An frowned in dissatisfaction: "Do you have to bully someone just because you like him? Why haven't I seen Brother Xu bullying his young husband? On the contrary, I heard from my father that Brother Xu always brings back candied haws."
"Wow, candied haws? I've never eaten them before."
“I only ate it once during the Chinese New Year.”
Li Zile was annoyed by what he heard and interrupted the two chattering boys: "That's not Brother Xu's husband. Brother Xu is so powerful, how could he marry that kind of person?"
Lin An was a little puzzled and asked cautiously: "Le Ge'er, why are you angry?"
Li Zile ignored Lin An and walked in another direction.
Lin An wanted to chase him, but someone beside him grabbed his sleeve and said, "Ignore him. Let's go wash clothes. We won't have room to go soon."
Li Zile stood far away in the crowd, watching Xu Shu's carriage passing by. The horse was tall and majestic, and the sedan chair it was pulling was also beautiful, with tassels and bells hanging on all four sides. It swayed in the wind, making a pleasant sound.
It was normal for such a good person to look down on him. Li Zile was a very self-aware person. But it was unimaginable for such a good person to look down on that mute, and he was so angry that he couldn't control himself.
He suddenly thought that now that Xu Shu was here, Mu Ge'er was alone at home, and he couldn't speak, maybe...
Li Zile suddenly pushed away the people around him and ran towards Xu Shu's house.
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Xu Shu and Wu Yong arrived at the back of the mountain. As soon as they got off the carriage, Jiang Xiao came to greet them: "I guessed that the person in the carriage was you, Brother Xu, what's the matter? You came back specially."
Xu Shu smiled and took out the food boxes and handed them to Jiang Xiao: "Today is the first day. As the host, how can I not show any appreciation? I brought you some spare ribs. One bowl for each of you. It's not too much. Please don't be disgusted."
A brother behind Jiang Xiao immediately laughed when he heard this and said, "We knew that Brother Xu was generous and paid fairly, so we all rushed to help. Now there are ribs to eat, who dares to refuse? I'll be the first to disagree."
"Even I don't agree with it either."
"Me too, me too. I've never seen spare ribs in my life. It's all thanks to you."
Xu Shu glanced at the brother who spoke first. He was not tall and had a very handsome appearance. He looked like an honest man who was easy to bully, but he didn't expect him to be so good at talking.
Xu Shu smiled and handed him a bowl of pork ribs: "This brother looks unfamiliar, what should I call you?"
The brother grinned, revealing his white teeth: "My name is Zhang Ping, and I'm from the same village as Jiang Xiao."
Zhang Ping went up and patted Jiang Xiao on the shoulder: "Jiang Xiao said that he was able to marry a wife thanks to Brother Xu. I also want to marry a wife, so I came to take advantage of Brother Xu's good luck."
Xu Shu: ...Did he accidentally unlock some matchmaker's business?
Jiang Xiao pushed Zhang Ping hard and explained to Xu Shu, "Last time, Brother Xu advised me to take the initiative. After I returned home, I asked the matchmaker in town to propose marriage for me. After visiting the Jiang family twice, Wan Ge'er's mother agreed. We plan to get married in the spring of next year. Xu Shu, you must come."
Jiang Xiao took out a big red invitation from his arms and handed it to Xu Shu: "This is our wedding invitation. There are only three copies now, one for me, one for Wan Ge, and the extra one is for you."
Xu Shu looked at the wedding invitation handed to him. Although there were only three copies, it was quite touching to send him one. However, "I persuaded you to take the initiative only yesterday. You came to work here this morning. How could you find the time to find a matchmaker, go to the couple's house twice, and even prepare the wedding invitation?"
He didn't even know that Jiang Xiao was also a master of time management!
Jiang Xiaoke didn't feel anxious at all. He had liked Jiang Xiangwan for three years. It was just that his family was not well-off, so he didn't dare to tell his father. But he was worried every day that someone would come to propose marriage. This year, his brother is already eighteen years old. Even if he is reluctant to leave home, he must get married at this age. Otherwise, it will not only be difficult to get married in the future, but he will also be scolded as an old man and his reputation will be ruined. But the family business has not improved. Jiang Xiaoke has even made preparations for his brother to marry someone else. Now that the family finally has money, he can't wait to bring her home now. How can he be considered anxious?
Jiang Xiao was secretly complaining in his heart, but he didn't tell Xu Shu. With so many people here, he felt a little embarrassed.
However, Zhang Ping knew the whole story and teased him with a sly look on his face: "This guy has been coveting me for a long time, and he probably can't wait to marry me now."
Xu Shu was at a loss for words, but Wu Yong understood very well and sighed: "Of course it's better to marry someone you like as soon as possible. If someone else gets there first, you won't have a place to cry."
These words touched Jiang Xiao's heart. He nodded repeatedly: "That's right. Fortunately, my matter has been settled. I will go there more often when I have free time to cultivate our relationship... Uh, this... young master looks unfamiliar. What's his name?"
Jiang Xiao didn't look at anyone just now, but now he was a little nervous when he saw Wu Yong. Although he lived in the town, he had never seen anyone wearing gold and silver like Wu Yong.
Wu Yong, however, was not arrogant and replied with a smile: "My last name is Wu and my given name is Yong. You can just call me Wu Yong. We are all brothers, Xu Shu, so don't be polite. As for your wedding invitation, please send me one someday. I'll come to share in the good luck and get married soon."
"Of course, of course... But Brother Wu, you are so handsome, do you need to worry about getting married?"
"Oh, don't say that. Who doesn't want to marry someone they like, someone who's suitable for them? It's hard to find someone like that. Don't just stand there. There's a table over there. Let's talk while we eat."
Xu Shu just watched them walk away, not being able to blend in. Of course, he didn't really want to blend in, after all, the consequences were predictable - either he would be forced to get married, or he would be forced to get married.