Just when Meng Yinyin was shocked that Lu Chen had so much flesh, there was a sound of a door opening suddenly coming from Lu Dashan's house next door, and Jiang Guihua's voice of greeting with deliberate laughter at the top of her voice.
"Oh, my dear relatives, why are you here so early? I told you that we can handle it here and you don't need to worry about it, but you are still so polite. Come on, come in!"
"Lu Dashan, my in-laws are here with fish and meat, come out quickly!"
The voice was so loud that it seemed as if he wanted to use a loud speaker to promote his message to the entire team.
"Lu Chen, have you cleared the benches? If you have, come and help your aunt entertain the guests!"
Jiang Guihua's voice rang out, and Lu Chen had no choice but to go over to help.
He glanced at Meng Yinyin and realized that until this moment, he didn't know why Meng Yinyin came here. Was she here to find him
Seeing the confusion in Lu Chen's eyes, Meng Yinyin immediately explained in a low voice: "Actually, I came to your uncle's house for a feast today!"
Lu Chen understood.
But it’s only seven or eight in the morning. Isn’t it a bit too early to come to the banquet at this time
Facing Lu Chen's puzzled gaze, Meng Yinyin certainly couldn't say that she came early to seize the opportunity and occupy a favorable geographical location so that she could observe carefully when everyone arrived.
If we put it this way, it would bring us back to the question of why we should observe other people. Then wouldn't it be impossible to hide the fact that we want to find a partner, get married and escape from labor
So Meng Yinyin could only lie guiltily: "I didn't feel like working today, so I asked for leave. I just happened to have nothing to do, so I came to see if they need any help. After all, we are all in the same team now, so I might as well lend a hand."
Lu Chen didn't doubt Meng Yinyin's words at all.
His gaze paused for a moment on the beautiful, obviously not cheap, skirt she was wearing, his expression hesitant, and he stopped her without thinking.
"Don't go."
Meng Yinyin was stunned, startled by his sudden serious tone.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Chen had no choice but to explain: "Work, it's dirty."
Her dress is so clean and pretty, she would be very sad if it got any stains.
After all, from the way she carefully picked up a leaf to wipe her nose yesterday, he could tell that she was a girl who loved beauty and was particular about details.
Of course Meng Yinyin would not be so foolish as to be a free laborer, but she was still very grateful for Lu Chen's concern.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful!"
From what she said, it seemed that she was not going to give up helping in the past.
Seeing this, Lu Chen stopped trying to persuade her, but he felt inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart.
He didn't want Meng Yinyin to go next door to help.
However, he had no right to stop Meng Yinyin.
In the end, he could only look at her again, and then planned to go back to the house to find the bench that Jiang Guihua had just asked for, and then send it over to the next door.
But Meng Yinyin called him again.
"Lu Chen, wait a moment!"
Lu Chen stopped and turned to look at her.
Then he saw Meng Yinyin handing him the dried meat in her hand, frowning, and reluctantly told him: "Can you put the dried meat away for me first? I'll come back to you for it when I leave at noon!"
Apart from her hands, she had no other place on her body to hold things. She couldn't take this thing to the banquet next door, could she
She was waiting to take the meat back to the dormitory to put it away and then taste it carefully.
After all, after eating the meat this time, I don’t know when I will be able to eat this thing again.
Why.
Life is not easy, Yin Yin sighed.
Lu Chen took a look at her skirt, then reacted quickly, took the dried meat back and put it away, then continued to work.
Since Meng Yinyin said she would go over to help, she did not delay any longer. After seeing Lu Chen go to the Lu family next door through the small door in the middle of the courtyard wall, she quickly left his yard and went around through the main gate of Lu Dashan's house.
When they arrived at the front door of Lu Dashan's house, the door that had been closed before was already open. There was also a horizontal bar bicycle parked at the door with a red cloth hanging on it. It should be the relative-in-law that Lu Chen's aunt mentioned who rode here.
She stood at the door of Lu Dashan's house and looked inside. She was a little amazed at the inner courtyard of the Lu family. It was indeed as magnificent as she had imagined. There were several neatly arranged brick and tile houses, and the windows outside each room were made of glass. Such a courtyard would probably cost several hundred or nearly a thousand dollars.
It seems that their family had a lot of unexpected wealth back then.
Meng Yinyin sighed, and then she saw a middle-aged woman with a grin showing her teeth in the yard. After hearing her sharp voice, Meng Yinyin recognized her identity. She was most likely Lu Chen's aunt.
Just as she was looking inside curiously, Lu Dashan and others in the yard also noticed her.
Maybe Meng Yinyin didn’t know them, but there was no one in the entire Nanjiao Brigade who didn’t know Meng Yinyin’s name!
After all, there hasn't been a girl as pretty as Meng Yinyin in the Nanjiao Brigade for decades, and she's an educated youth from the city. In short, no matter what the reason is, other people in the brigade can't help but look at Meng Yinyin a few more times.
But how come this beautiful educated youth, who had almost no interaction with the local members on weekdays, suddenly appeared at his doorstep
Compared with Lu Dashan's simple doubt, Jiang Guihua's eyes were not so polite.
Although Meng Yinyin simply changed her skirt and did not dress up in any other way, Jiang Guihua still felt that Meng Yinyin was deliberately dressing up flashy.
Especially the skirt she was wearing, which was even more beautiful than the one her eldest daughter bought in the county town specifically for her wedding!
What does she mean? Doesn't she know that the bride getting married today is the most important? How dare she dress up so beautifully to steal the limelight
As for Wang's parents, it was the first time for both of them to see Meng Yinyin, and they were immediately amazed by her appearance!
Thinking of her young son who had not yet married, Mother Wang lowered her voice and excitedly asked Jiang Guihua beside her.
"Whose family is this girl from? Is she married?"
When Jiang Guihua heard the tone of Mother Wang's voice, she knew that she was attracted by Meng Yinyin's face, and she felt extremely unhappy.
However, because the other party was her in-law and today was the wedding day of both sides' children, she had to suppress her emotions and force a smile.
"He's a new educated youth in the brigade. I heard he's not married, but I don't know if he's dating someone. After all, with his looks, I'm sure he's not short of a partner."
Jiang Guihua said this on purpose, just to hint to Mother Wang that a woman with looks like Meng Yinyin is too eye-catching and will definitely not be able to settle down at home. Who knows how many men she will attract with her face. If she wants to marry a daughter-in-law, she should find one who is obedient and suitable for the family. Even if her appearance is not so good, at least she can rest assured.
For example, someone like their eldest daughter is the best choice for a daughter-in-law!
Mother Wang is not stupid, she can understand the meaning behind Jiang Guihua's words.
However, she was not stupid enough to believe Jiang Guihua's one-sided words. She just listened to whatever she said.
Of course, the biggest reason is that Meng Yinyin is so beautiful. She has lived for so many years, but has never seen such a beautiful and charming girl.
She just stood outside the door, looking so pretty and saying nothing, but she already aroused people's pity for her.
If this woman becomes my daughter-in-law, I wonder how cute the grandson she gives birth to will be!
The key is that having such a beautiful daughter-in-law will give you face when you take her out!
The Wang family is considered a respectable family in the town. All four members of the family are workers with stable jobs, so their family financial situation is quite good.
Such families have money and houses, and basically have everything they need, so when looking for a daughter-in-law, they don't need to deliberately require a match between the two families and only look for girls from the city. What they want is that the younger generations are willing to be together, otherwise the marriage between their family and the Lu family would not be possible.
So they didn't care that Meng Yinyin didn't even have a home of her own in the brigade. After all, they could accept that even the daughter of the Lu family was theirs, so they naturally wouldn't mind Meng Yinyin, whose external conditions were much better than theirs.
It seems that I have to find an opportunity to inquire about this Meng Zhiqing later.
Mother Wang made the decision in her mind almost instantly.
As the host, Lu Dashan took the initiative to walk towards Meng Yinyin and asked in confusion, "Meng Zhiqing, what are you doing..."
Meng Yinyin came to the door without any hesitation, and she didn't feel embarrassed. She looked at Lu Dashan with a smile on her face, and the first thing she said was congratulations.
"Uncle Lu, I heard that your family has a big happy event today, so I came to share in the joy and congratulate you!"
If someone comes to congratulate you, there is no reason for the host to chase them away.
Although Lu Dashan couldn't help but grumble in his heart that he had never seen Meng Yinyin so friendly before, he smiled and said, "Hey, thank you, Meng Zhiqing, then come in and sit for a while?"
Lu Dashan was just asking Meng Yinyin out of politeness. He thought that Meng Yinyin would refuse directly because she usually didn't interact with the local members. But the next second, he saw Meng Yinyin's eyes light up and she replied in a brisk tone, "Okay!"
So just like that, Meng Yinyin accepted Lu Dashan's invitation, held her head high, walked in with confidence, and successfully became the first guest of the Lu family.
Lu Dashan: “…?”
Jiang Guihua was so surprised that her eyes almost popped out.
This girl Meng Yinyin actually came to visit their house
No, if she stands here, then people coming and going will be able to see her. As long as she is there, who will look at the bride? Everyone's attention will be attracted by her!
Is this girl here to cause trouble on purpose
Realizing this, Jiang Guihua was almost mad with anger. She wanted to just kick the person out, but considering the presence of the Wang family members nearby, she dared not say anything.
On the contrary, Mother Wang was even more satisfied with Meng Yinyin when she saw how calm and confident she was and not at all nervous.
Just from this point, Meng Yinyin is better than the girl from the Lu family! When the girl first met them, her head was almost lowered to her neck, and her voice was so low that she had to prick up her ears to hear what she was saying clearly, looking petty.
With this comparison, Mother Wang became more and more eager. She simply couldn't help but greet Meng Yinyin directly.
"This must be Meng Zhiqing, right? Welcome to my son's wedding. My son and Xiujuan are getting married today. From now on, we will be considered half of her family, haha."
Meng Yinyin was stunned for a second before she realized who "Xiujuan" was. She should be the bride getting married today, that is, Lu Dashan's daughter.
But Lu Dashan's relative is really warm and takes good care of a guest like him.
Meng Yinyin muttered to herself, and didn't know what to say in the face of the enthusiastic mother Wang, so she just kept smiling and replied.
"Hello, congratulations."
When you don’t know what to say, just say congratulations. Anyway, congratulations will never go wrong in such occasions.
"Haha, thank you, Meng Zhiqing is so sweet!"
Mother Wang was really satisfied with Meng Yinyin. She couldn't help but feel good just by looking at her.
Meng Yinyin was inexplicably praised for her sweet talk. Not only did she not think there was anything wrong with what she said, but she felt that Mother Wang had great vision.
Suddenly, Jiang Guihua's embarrassing voice came from the side.
"Meng Zhiqing, I don't mean to chase you away. It's just that we don't have enough time to pack up our things. Why don't you go back and take a rest and come back at noon. Then you can eat as soon as you arrive and you don't have to wait here. Haha."
Jiang Guihua really couldn't bear it anymore, especially when she heard Meng Yinyin say that she was here as a guest but came empty-handed, she almost wanted to point at her nose and scold her for being so shameless!
Although people are not rich these days and people who visit others are not forced to bring gifts, out of politeness, basically anyone with a bit of dignity will not visit someone empty-handed. Bringing gifts like vegetables grown at home or pickles made by yourself, although not expensive, represents the thought behind it.
And Meng Yinyin actually came empty-handed!
Didn’t her mother teach her that she shouldn’t visit someone’s home empty-handed
So she felt that Meng Yinyin deliberately came so early just to avoid everyone's sight and not let others know that she came to visit without bringing anything. She really had such deep thoughts!
Therefore, without thinking twice, she decided to drive Meng Yinyin away first, so as not to let her take advantage of them and have their meal for free!
If she wants to eat for free, she can come with the others at noon. When the time comes, everyone else will have things in their hands, and she will feel embarrassed to have nothing in her hands!
However, Meng Yinyin's parents had taught her not to go to someone's house for a banquet empty-handed. But isn't it because her financial situation is limited and she can't afford to buy anything good? The only things she can afford now, besides money, are clothes.
She had also inquired about this before, and now she knows that she cannot give money when attending a banquet at someone's home. Otherwise, if she is discovered, she will be reported by someone with ulterior motives, saying that the host is deliberately making money by holding a banquet.
But she can't give money. Is she going to give her own clothes to Lu Dashan and the others
If she didn't tell others, they would think she was crazy, and she couldn't bear to do that either.
So after thinking about it, she didn't want people to say that she was here to eat for free, nor did she want to give away clothes, so she might as well come earlier to help!
Helping is considered as contributing, so it is reasonable to eat her meal.
So after hearing what Jiang Guihua said, Meng Yinyin could only put on an expression that said, "Uncle and aunt, you are so polite," and then waved her hands to comfort them: "It's okay, aunt, I can take care of myself, you can just go about your work without worry."
Jiang Guihua almost vomited blood when she heard this.
Who really worries about whether she can take care of herself? She is driving her away, driving her away, can't she hear it!
Seeing that Jiang Guihua's expression was almost unable to hold back, Lu Dashan was afraid that she would say something else that would ruin the impression in front of her in-laws, so he had to glare at her secretly and then stepped out to smooth things over.
"Haha, since Meng Zhiqing doesn't mind, that's good. Then, how about you just walk around in the yard while we continue to work?"
In fact, he was too lazy to care about Meng Yinyin. If she wanted to stand here, she could just stand there. They had a lot of things to do.
But just as he was about to turn around and get back to work, he heard Meng Yinyin suddenly say something.
"Let me help too!"
Lu Dashan paused and looked at Meng Yinyin with some surprise. He didn't expect that she would take the initiative to ask for help.
Could it be that he and Jiang Guihua had misunderstood her just now? Didn’t she come here to eat for free
Then in the next second, Meng Yinyin looked around the yard with her hands behind her back, and then commented seriously: "Uncle Lu, I think the arrangement of your tables is not reasonable and does not save enough space. If you arrange them like this, they will not only be more centralized, but also look better."
Meng Yinyin gestured in the air a few times and found that Lu Dashan and others looked confused and obviously did not understand what she meant. Meng Yinyin could only go forward in person and plan to arrange the table as she said.
As a result, as soon as she put her hand on one of the tables and tried to lift it, she found out embarrassingly... well, she couldn't lift it.
But in the next second, the table in front of him suddenly rose up.
Meng Yinyin looked up in surprise and saw Lu Chen standing opposite her, with his head lowered, and holding the table steadily with both hands.
She once again sighed at Lu Chen's great strength, but she quickly realized that he was helping her, so she immediately said, "Put it here, tilt it a little."
After Lu Chen set the table according to her instructions, he stood in front of another table consciously. Meng Yinyin then continued to instruct the location of the second table.
Finally, after the two of them worked in perfect harmony to set the table, Meng Yinyin smiled with satisfaction.
"Look, doesn't it look better this way? When the newlyweds walk out from the middle, everyone will be able to see them clearly, and the guests at the tables behind will not have their view blocked!"
Lu Dashan and the others came to their senses belatedly and hurriedly looked at the layout of the tables.
I was quite surprised at the sight, because after rearranging the tables according to Meng Yinyin's instructions, it looked much better. There was an empty path in the middle, and the tables on both sides formed a semicircle. From a distance, it looked like a circle, which also fits the meaning of today's wedding, "reunion".
I can't believe this girl doesn't just do it randomly, there's something real about it.
Also because everyone was focusing on the arrangement of the table, they did not notice the special tacit understanding between Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen.
Perhaps even if they noticed it, they would probably just think it was a coincidence.
After all, no matter how you look at it, it is impossible for Lu Chen and Meng Yinyin to have any friendship.
"How about it, Uncle Lu, doesn't it look much better this way?"
Meng Yinyin's voice rang out again, and Lu Dashan came back to his senses. He couldn't say no against his conscience.
"Meng Zhiqing is indeed an educated person, he is cultured, haha."
Meng Yinyin thought to herself that this had nothing to do with whether she had been educated or not, it was purely because of her good aesthetic taste.
But of course she couldn't say that, she just continued with a smile and said, "Then I'll help you look for other places, and I'll definitely help you make the wedding venue today beautiful and meaningful!"
Meng Yinyin simply waved her hand and took on the task of designing the banquet decorations.
Lu Dashan: “… ”
What else could Lu Dashan say? She was so eager to do things, and she did a good job. He couldn't possibly stop her from doing it.
In the end, he could only drag the reluctant Jiang Guihua into the house to deal with other things.
The Wang couple came here today just to deliver meat to the Lu family, in case there were not enough main dishes for the wedding banquet at noon. After the fish and meat floss were finished, they still had to rush back to town to prepare for picking up the bride.
So in the end, Mother Wang could only look at Meng Yinyin reluctantly, and soon left on her bicycle with Father Wang.
But before leaving, she couldn't help but say to Meng Yinyin: "Meng Zhiqing, let's meet at noon. Don't leave after we're done with our work at noon. I have something to tell you, okay?"
Meng Yinyin didn't understand why the other party wanted to say something to her, and was so mysterious about it, after only meeting once. But she still nodded and said yes.
After seeing this, Mother Wang left with peace of mind.
After they all left, Meng Yinyin stopped pointing fingers, glanced at Lu Chen, raised her eyebrows at him, and said silently with her eyes: Look, am I awesome
Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua were dealt with effortlessly!
She is able to fool the whole world with her mouth!
Seeing that quirky look, Lu Chen's mouth corners twitched slightly, forming an upward arc.
With his head lowered, Lu Chen habitually hid his expression, but he couldn't help but think about it in his heart.
She is indeed very smart and capable.
After the clever Meng Yinyin successfully stayed by so-called "designing the wedding scene", of course she couldn't bother to work anymore, so in the following time, she pretended to be very serious in inspecting the furnishings in the yard to see if they needed to be corrected, while she was openly slacking off.
Lu Chen helped Lu Dashan and the others while accompanying her.
The whole morning passed like this. At about half past ten, several young girls walked in from outside. They were still laughing the previous second, but the next second when they saw Lu Chen in the yard, they immediately stopped laughing, lowered their heads, walked quickly across the yard like quails, and went to the bride's room.
Meng Yinyin was standing in the corner at that time, and the girls lowered their heads, so they didn't see her at all.
However, Meng Yinyin watched the whole process from their smiling faces to their complete inability to smile, and then she noticed that the reason for their changes was all because they saw Lu Chen.
At that moment, Meng Yinyin suddenly felt uncomfortable, depressed, and a little distressed.
Although she already knew that Lu Chen was disliked and hated by many people in the team, knowing it was one thing, and seeing it with her own eyes was another.
She subconsciously turned around and wanted to comfort Lu Chen, telling him that it was the other people who were wrong and he shouldn't be sad, but she found that Lu Chen's expression didn't change at all, as if he didn't see those girls at all.
Seeing Meng Yinyin turning around and looking at him, he still had a confused look on his face, as if asking her what was wrong, and looked a little dazed.
For some reason, when Meng Yinyin saw that Lu Chen was not affected at all by the attitude of those girls just now, she couldn't help but smiled with the corners of her eyes curved.
It seems that sometimes being idle has its advantages. After all, this way he won't be sad and upset because of malicious intentions.
After those girls arrived, the rest of the people also came to the Lu family one after another. Meng Yinyin saw that the time was almost up, so she hurried to sit in the best seat she had chosen before, then widened her eyes and began to stare at everyone who came in seriously.
Success or failure depends on this one move, she absolutely cannot miss this opportunity!
When Lu Chen saw her looking at the door without blinking, he also subconsciously looked towards the door, but found that there was nothing unusual at the door.
So she was watching the guests coming in
But she didn't even know those people, so what was there to see
Lu Chen frowned slightly. Somehow, he always felt that Meng Yinyin's behavior at this moment revealed something unusual.
What is she looking at