Chapter 61: Attending a Wedding Banquet

The matter of Lu Tong going home alone was widely discussed by the villagers.

"Little Tong came back alone!"

"That's why people say it's still difficult to be a stepmother. Tang is so ruthless, marrying her daughter into such a family for money." Said a granny who had once gone to the Lu family to ask to betroth with them. At that time, Tang disliked that granny for her family was poor, so Tang directly turned her down. Later, she found out that the Lu family had actually married their daughter into a family where she needed to be a stepmother. That granny had been making sarcastic remarks against Tang.

"It seems like Little Tong visits her family without bringing anything."

"I heard that Tang accepted twenty tales of silver as dowry gifts and she didn't give her daughter any dowry."

"Tang usually looks like she loves her daughter. How can she do such a thing to her daughter?"

" The Lu family has been arguing a lot lately, have you noticed?!"

"Didn't Lu Cheng Yu marry a lady? Official ladies are high maintenance."

"My son went to the town to look for work days ago. He met Li Hong, Li Fang Yue's brother. That guy went to the restaurant with his friends, and it seems like he didn't take Lu Cheng Yu seriously."

"It's so important to marry the right wife, the families of the bride and groom should be of equal position in the social scale. It's very important to marry someone who shared the same views with you. There's no use to marry a lady who isn't interested in working hard. "

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Several gossip mongers spread the news, the whole village knew that Lu Tong might have a hard time in her husband's house. Lu Cheng Yu's wife, on the other hand, was high maintenance, and Lu Cheng Yu was having a hard time as well.

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When Lu Cheng Yu returned home, Lu Tong had already gone back.

Hearing that Lu Tong came back alone and she didn't bring anything, Lu Cheng Yu couldn't help but feel that his sister was ridiculous.

After Lu Lin got married, he cut off contact with his family. It was because Chen Xiao Mi was ridiculous to begin with, Lu Cheng Yu didn't take it to heart. But Lu Tong was different, Lu Cheng Yu couldn't believe his sister did that.

"What's going on with my sister and her husband?!" Even though it was a second marriage, Li Ji should accompany her when she visited us for the first time after they got married!

Tang was dissatisfied with her daughter, but she was too shocked when she heard the news about Li Fang Yue. The dissatisfaction had given way to anger.

"Don't be too harsh on your sister, she is having a hard time already, her mother-in-law always abuses her, ordering her around all day." Tang said.

Lu Cheng Yu was educated, but he was a selfish person deep down. Lu Cheng Yu didn't think it concerned him that his sister was suffering, it didn't even occur to him that he should feel sorry that he used up his sister's betrothal present money. Instead, he felt that his sister was too dumb. She was a slacker when she was at home, and now she failed to win her husband's and mother-in-law's hearts after she got married.

Tang sighed and said, "Enough about your sister. Is your wife's elder sister Li Ru the wife or the concubine of Secretary-General?"

Lu Cheng Yu suddenly raised his head and looked at Tang, "Concubine Mother, where did you hear this nonsense?

"Your sister came over and said that Li Ru is just Secretary-General's concubine."

Lu Cheng Yu looked at Tang with disbelief, "This is impossible."

Lu Cheng Yu suddenly thought of several of his classmates who he didn't get along well with, they showed uncanny smiles when they heard that he had spent a lot of money marrying Li Fang Yue. Lu Cheng Yu had previously thought that they were doing that out of jealousy, but now he realized that there might be some other meanings behind those smiles, they were probably ridiculing him for treating a concubine's sister as treasure.

Lu Cheng Yu felt a chill rise from his feet all the way to his head. His heart was cold, but his face was flushed with anger.

Tang looked at her son who looked like he was about to faint, Tang nervously said, "Cheng Yu! Calm down."

Lu Cheng Yu took a few breaths and finally calmed down. "Mother, you didn't tell Grandmother about this, did you?"

Tang said awkwardly, "No."

Tang didn't tell Grandma Lu. Firstly, she felt that things were still uncertain, she needed to investigate more to find out whether it's true or not. Secondly, if Grandma Lu knew about it, she would definitely cause a ruckus. Ans Grandma Lu would for sure blame her for facilitating this marriage.

If things spread to the village, their whole family would be reduced to laughingstock hundred-percent. The Secretary-General did not appear at the wedding ceremony, which had already aroused suspicion. If people knew that Li Ru was just a concubine, Tang couldn't breathe when she thought about that.

Lu Cheng Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Mother, don't say anything. I'll find out the truth for us."

Tang nodded and said, "Okay."

Lu Cheng Yu clenched his fists tightly. Subconsciously, Lu Cheng Yu was already convinced by Lu Tong's statement. Lu Cheng Yu secretly thought that Lu Tong was arrogant and shallow. However, he felt that his sister wouldn't lie.

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Yun Niang was cooking in the kitchen while Wan Xiao Fan and Chen Xiao Mai acted as assistants.

Chen Xiao Mai was very interested in cooking. He liked to watch from the side when Lu Lin cooked in the Big Stone Village.

Yun Niang felt that letting Chen Xiao Mai stay in the kitchen was very unruly, Mai was a young master now, but Lu Lin didn't say anything.

Because Chen Xiao Mai had a fever when he was young, he was a bit slow, but he was not stupid.

Chen Xiao Mi was worried about his youngest brother. Seeing as Chen Xiao Mai was not interested in needlework, he counted on Mai being interested in cooking, cooking was a great skill.

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Lu Lin was busy packing and carrying stuff to the carriage when Chen Xiao Cai came close.

"Lin Gege, you're going back to our hometown again? "

"Yeah!"

When Lu Lin returned to the village a few days ago, Zhang Da Zhu came over to invite Lu Lin and Chen Xiao Mi to attend his son's wedding. Zhang Da Zhu had built a room for Lu Lin and Chen Xiao Mi before, and then he learned how to build kang from them, Zhang Da Zhu was so grateful to them that he invited them to his son's wedding.

Perhaps it was because of Lu Lin and Chen Xiao Mi's kindness to teach them how to sleep.

Chen Xiao Mi walked out of the rom in low spirit. Lu Lin glanced at Chen Xiao Mi and said, "How are you feeling, better now? "

Chen Xiao Mi shook his head. "I'm fine. Let's go."

"If you don't feel well, just stay at home and rest," Lu Lin said worriedly.

Chen Xiao Mi pouted and said, "I don't feel unwell. I just feel hot and I always crave cold food."

Lu Lin: "Recently, it is getting hotter and hotter. It's better to stay in the house take a break from strenuous exercise. Vigorous exercise will make you sweat more."

Lu Lin felt that Chen Xiao Mi was a little afraid of heat. He looked so exhausted two days ago as if he were about to faint.

Lu Lin secretly took an ice cream from the convenience store for Chen Xiao Mi.

Chen Xiao Mi would always pester Lu Lin for more ice-creams. There was not much stock in the convenience store, and it was not good to eat too much cold stuff. Lu Lin had only given Chen Xiao Mi two ice-creams in total, leaving Chen Xiao Mi indignant at the way he had been treated.

Lu Lin looked at Chen Xiao Mi and hesitated for a moment, "Well, I honestly think you should stay at home and rest. I'll visit Old Hunter Zhou for you."

Old Hunter Zhou was an old hunter who had helped Chen Xiao Mi in the village. When they lived in the Big Stone Village, Chen Xiao Mi would visit him and send him stuff from time to time.

Chen Xiao Mi nodded and said, "Alright, even though Zhang Da Zhu invited me to attend the wedding banquet, it might just be a polite gesture. If I really go, I might scare away the other guests."

Lu Lin looked at Chen Xiao Mi and sighed, "It'll be better."

Chen Xiao Mi pouted and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't bother me."

Lu Lin thought about it and agreed. They had moved to the town now. Their reputation in the village couldn't affect them at all.

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The Zhang family had invited quite a few people for their son's wedding ceremony, and Lu Lin's appearance attracted their attention.

As time went by, people in the village knew that Lu Lin and Chen Xiao Mi didn't seem to live in the village anymore. Many people were curious about where Lu Lin and Chen Xiao Mi went.

"Lu Lin, you're here! Long time no see."

"Lu Lin, where have you been recently? Are you getting along well with Chen Xiao Mi?"

"Lu Lin, I heard that you are working in town now. How much money do you make per month?"

As soon as Lu Lin appeared, he was greeted by the crowd. Chen Xiao Mi was not there, so everyone's attitude was very casual, they found Lu Lin very approachable.

Lu Lin told others that he was now working in town, 2 taels per month, meals and accommodation included. Chen Xiao Mi was the same, so they rarely went back to the village now.

Many people exclaimed in their hearts when they heard Lu Lin's wage. They were surprised that he had actually found such a great job. Some people also beat about the bush and asked him what job he was doing and whether the employer was still looking to hire more people.

"Lu Lin, have you heard that news though, Li Fang Yue and Lin Xiu'er are both pregnant."

Lu Lin couldn't help but give a gasp of surprise. People in the village all believed in "the more sons, the more blessings". Lu Lin had guessed now that Li Fang Yue and Lu Cheng Yu had a bad relationship, probably they wouldn't be expecting so soon.

However, now it looked like there were even fewer people in the Lu family who could work. Li Fang Yue and Lin Xiu'er were both pregnant, so they had excuse for not doing farm work just in case.

But on second thought, Lu Lin recalled even pregnant women were required to do a lot of work in this time and space. Grandma Lu ordered host Lu Lin's mother to do laundry by the river in cold winter when she was 7 months pregnant, the mom stumbled over a rock and had a miscarriage, and she wasn't able to carry a child since that tragedy.

Grandma Lu did not feel guilty at all. Instead, she felt that the host 111's mother was incompetent and could not protect her child.

The host's father was an honest man. Although he was devastated, he did not make a fuss.

Lu Lin thought to himself that the host's mother's early death might have something to do with that miscarriage.

"Lin! You and Chen Xiao, do you guys get along, honestly?"

"Lin, Chen Xiao Mi doesn't have a good temper, does he?"

"Lin! You're not young anymore. You need to learn from your cousin Cheng Yu, you know what I mean?"

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Lu Lin blushed slightly under the crowd's inquiring gaze. Bios were able to carry children, but Chen Xiao Mi looked exactly like a boy, thus Lu Lin tended to forget about this. There were already two kids at home, and their business was still at the start-up stage, Lu Lin wasn't on a mission to have children.

The crowd became more and more unruly when they talked about having kids, Lu Lin couldn't handle the conversation anymore. He excused himself and hid in the loo.

The moment Lu Lin left, the villager became even more unruly.

"Chen Xiao Mi is so fierce, maybe he just doesn't let Lu Lin stay in the same room with him!"

"Even if Chen Xiao Mi let Lu Lin stay in the same room with him, would Lu Lin dare do anything? That guy was so fierce that he could kick Lu Lin and hurt him severely."

Bios had the same facial features as men, but they had a birthmark shaped as small flowers on the forehead. The brighter the color of the flower, the more fertile the Bio was. Chen Xiao Mi was a little special. His flower was hidden in his hair on the top of his head, therefore, some people would just mistake him as a man

"Chen Xiao Mi is really lucky though, they have both found a job in town."

"Is it that easy to find jobs in town now? Two taels of silver per month! Is Lu Lin lying to us?"

"I don't think Lu Lin will lie. Look at Lu Lin and the kids in their family, they wear such good-looking outfits now, their speeches and manners are different too."

"That's so true, Lu Lin looks much more energetic than when he was in the Lu family."

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Hearing the villagers' discussion, Lu Lin couldn't help feeling a little upset. However, Lu Lin also knew that most of the villagers did not have bad intentions. However, seeing what a great life he and Chen Xiao Mi were leading, the villagers were just feeling little sour.