Chapter 49: 1 Road to Red
"It's over, it's over, my mom must be mad!"
"If she refuses to marry out of spite, won't my plan go down the drain?"
Jia Dongxu, who was in the yard, saw such a big accident happening, and knew that Jia Zhang in the house must be furious. With Xu Youliang's temper, he was obviously no match for his mother.
If his mother can't get married, then his marriage to Xu Huizhi will be a long way off!
Thinking of this, Jia Dongxu hurried into the house. As expected, as soon as he stepped over the threshold, he saw Xu Youliang and his mother standing opposite each other. The atmosphere in the room was extremely tense.
"Mom, this isn't Uncle Xu's fault!"
Jia Dongxu, who has always been honest, has now become a master of persuasion.
"Uncle Xu is also trying to give our family face, and I think those bicycles are decorated very beautifully and festively. It's quite good to be able to collect ten bicycles. If you want to blame someone, just blame the naughty boy from Liu Haizhong's family!"
Xu Youliang, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but feel warmed when he heard this.
Jia Dongxu is a good guy. It is quite surprising that he chooses to stand on my side at this time.
After we get married, I will thank Jia Dongxu no matter what.
Xu Youliang also took advantage of the situation and said apologetically,
"Xiao Zhang, it's my fault that I can't come up with ten Forever bicycles. I shouldn't have kept it from you. But I really want to marry you. Even these ten bicycles took me a lot of effort to collect. Xiao Zhang, I really tried my best!"
Jia Zhang, "..."
Although these are all facts, how can she calm down when such a shameful thing happened on her wedding day?
Seeing that his mother still had a gloomy face, Jia Dongxu said again,
"Mom, you have the right to be angry, but now is not the time to be angry. It has already happened, so let it go. It would be unlucky if it delays the auspicious time. If there is any problem, we can talk about it later!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Jia Zhang's expression immediately eased a lot.
Yes, today is my wedding day. I have already been married once. If I delay this marriage, I am afraid I will not be able to get married in the future if I want to.
Moreover, having said that, although Xu Youliang messed up today's matter, it was done out of good intentions, and there was nothing wrong with the man he chose.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, don't let others laugh at you!"
"I should be more generous at this time. I can't let people think I'm petty!"
Jia Zhang was trying hard to calm herself down. She didn't need to look to know that many people were lying outside the window watching the fun.
Jia Zhang looked at Xu Youliang and said in a domineering tone,
"You can let me go with you, but you have to promise me that when you go back to entertain guests tomorrow, you have to invite a chef to come over, and the wine must be the best, not worse than his He family's."
The reason why Jia Zhang wanted the grand display of ten bicycles was that she wanted to take the opportunity to suppress He Daqing. Now that one plan failed, she came up with another one.
The food at He Daqing's house is so delicious. If I go back and entertain guests tomorrow, and the food I make is better than He's, or just as good, then my marriage will be decent.
Moreover, Xu Youliang works at a grain station and often interacts with big restaurants on weekdays. It shouldn't be a problem to invite a chef over.
"No problem, absolutely no problem!"
Xu Youliang nodded repeatedly.
The chef fee is not cheap, but who is to blame for messing up?
The most urgent task is to bring Jia Zhang back first. Once the marriage is concluded, everything else will be a small matter!
"Why don't you carry me out?"
Jia Zhang, who was in her thirties, was charming and attractive. She glared at Xu Youliang fiercely, and Xu Youliang was stunned.
How could a virgin of more than 30 years resist such amorous feelings? If Jia Dongxu beside him hadn't pushed him, he wouldn't know what to do.
"Hey hey!"
Xu Youliang smiled and nodded repeatedly. His strong energy suddenly surged up and he hugged Jia Zhang on the bed in his arms and walked out of the door.
The neighbors in the yard were also deeply surprised to see Xu Youliang actually walking out holding Jia Zhang.
As neighbors for many years, they know Jia Zhang very well.
On normal days, Jia Zhang would argue over even the smallest matters. But today, when such a big person was lost, she wasn't angry at all?
It seems that women become more cunning now that they have a man!
After all, they have been old neighbors for many years, and everyone started shouting and showing their support.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Xu Youliang carried Jia Zhang into the car and walked towards the front yard step by step.
Seeing this, Jia Dongxu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Xu Huizhi did not come to the banquet today, otherwise it would be very embarrassing.
Shaking her head helplessly, Jia Zhang also jumped into a car and left the courtyard.
He is the son of Jia Zhang, so naturally he has to see his relatives and his mother off.
After exiting the gate of Nanluoguxiang 95, Xu Youliang drove Jia Zhangshi, and there were ten bicycles following behind them. Such a large scene immediately attracted many passers-by to stop and watch.
“This is quite a show!”
"My goodness, the bride and groom together look like the Black and White Impermanence."
"They are getting married, why are you talking about this? By the way, what's up with that guy at the back? He looks almost 20 years old, why is he still following me?"
"You don't know, this dark-faced Xu Youliang is getting married for the first time. The bride behind him is actually a widow, and that young man is his son..."
The slum where Xu Youliang lived was not far from Nanluoguxiang, and such a big event as today's wedding had naturally spread around the neighborhood.
After all, one is a bachelor for many years and the other is a pretty widow. When the two of them get together, it is inevitable that people will have many associations.
However, in the old city of that era, the streets were not very flat. The roads paved with slabs of stone or gravel were up and down, and the bicycles were constantly shaking and swaying.
The red silk that was originally tied to the bicycle had been bumpy all the way here, and had already become a little loose after being tossed around by the kids in the yard. Now, after being shaken like this, it had just barely made it halfway before it collapsed.
There were people sitting in the back of each car, their legs were constantly shaking. Some of them were unlucky and were entangled by the fallen red cloth. After some fiddling, the originally festive red cloth was all torn off and fell all the way.
Jia Zhang, who was sitting behind Xu Youliang, had just calmed down. She was thinking that even if she got married, she would urge Xu Youliang to get things done tomorrow. But when she saw the red cloth falling along the way, she felt sick.
Oh my God, what sin did she commit? Such a good wedding turned out to be such a mess.
If I had known this would happen, I would have rather not gotten married and just moved there directly.
Yes, before, I was only embarrassed in the courtyard, but now I am embarrassed all over the place...
"Don't be angry, I must not be angry!"
Jia Zhang kept patting her chest, forcing herself to stay calm.