Dai Ning found that Zhao Yu had his own way of teaching. He was not bound by Zhao Anan and Zhao Ping's textbooks, and would occasionally tell some stories that made sense.
The man had a clear voice, and the two children listened with great interest. Even Daning couldn't help but listen to him.
As long as Dai Ning doesn't make trouble, Zhao Yu won't drive her away.
The rain hadn't stopped yet, and a young man in a straw raincoat ran over and shouted, "Brother Yu!"
Zhao Yu looked up and saw Liu Shuan from the same village.
There were spots of mud on his calves and boots. Zhao Ping hurriedly said, "Brother Shuanzi, come in and sit down."
Liu Shuan grew up with Zhao Yu. The young man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked very festive. He walked in and said with a smile: "Zhao Ping, An An!"
After calling out to the person, he realized that there was a girl in the room who was looking at him lazily.
The girl was wearing a purple dress and a purple crystal necklace. She looked at the mud on his body with disdain. Liu Shuan, who was originally very excited, blushed and suddenly felt uncomfortable.
Zhao Ping secretly covered his mouth and laughed. The eldest lady really looked down on others indiscriminately.
Zhao Yu knew that the eldest lady looked down on everyone, so he came to Liu Shuan's rescue and said, "Shuanzi, what's the matter?"
Liu Shuan finally responded: "My father caught a few fish and asked me to bring one to nourish my uncle and aunt."
He was indeed holding a fat fish in his hand.
Zhao Yu didn't bother to be polite, he took it personally and put the fish into the water tank. The fat fish was very lively, it started to wag its tail and spit bubbles after entering the water.
Zhao Anan said softly: "Thank you, Brother Shuanzi."
Liu Shuan smiled and said, "You're welcome, Brother Yu has helped my family a lot." He scratched his head, a little embarrassed, and his dark red skin became even redder. "There's one more thing. Xiaoyan and I are getting married next month. Brother Yu, your family must come to the wedding."
After these words were spoken, even Zhao Ping couldn't help but exclaimed "Wow".
Zhao Yu smiled and patted Liu Shuan on the shoulder: "Congratulations."
Liu Shuan glanced at Dai Ning, the young man was honest and simple, and said: "If Miss Ji is free, you can come and see the fun."
Daning showed disdain on her face and was about to speak when a big hand covered her mouth.
Zhao Yu said: "She knows."
Liu Shuan looked at Zhao Yu, then at the eldest lady who was speechless and struggling in anger, and was completely confused.
"Then I'm leaving. You must come."
Liu Shuan left in the rain again. It can be seen that he was indeed very happy, otherwise he would not have been so impatient to announce the good news to everyone.
Only when Liu Shuan was out of sight did Zhao Yu loosen his hand that was covering the young lady's mouth.
Dai Ning made two "Pooh" sounds and was about to get angry on the spot.
Zhao Yu glanced at her and said, "It's a good thing for them to get married. Don't make sarcastic remarks."
Dai Ning said dissatisfiedly: "Do you know what I am going to say?"
How could Zhao Yu not know this? It was just that the temples of these mountain people were too small to support such a big Buddha like her.
Zhao Yu has become more and more daring recently, so Dai Ning beat him angrily.
Zhao Yu knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't move and waited for her to beat him enough.
Seeing her snorting, Zhao Yu had no choice but to say, "If you don't want to go, you don't have to go."
Dai Ning didn't want to go at first, but after he said that, she was determined to go.
Zhao Yu was now helpless with her, he said: "You are not allowed to make trouble that day, understand?"
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Once it starts raining, it will last until early August.
The whole village knew that Liu Shuan and Xiaoyan were getting married. Such festive events rarely happened in Xinghua Village, so everyone was delighted.
There is also a good thing for Dai Ning recently -
Uncle Qian transferred ten more bodyguards from outside the mountain. Now she has a fully armed 14-man bodyguard team. She is not bragging, fighting against the Xinghua Village is no pressure at all.
Once she feels safe, Daning becomes a disobedient young lady again.
Zhao Ping was a little puzzled, and whispered to his brother: "Brother, why do I feel that the eldest lady has been particularly lively these two days?"
Using the word "lively" is really an injustice. The eldest daughter has been asking for ice cream and frozen lychees these days. The bodyguards are racking their brains to find a way to please her and are constantly surrounding this precious little girl.
Zhao Yu said, "Ignore her. Have we prepared the things for Shuanzi?"
Zhao Ping nodded: "The firecrackers and meat are in the house. Do you want to send the chicken over?"
"Give it to you," Zhao Yu said, "I'll trade some chicks for you and An An in a while."
"It's okay, brother. I don't feel bad. It's a good thing for Brother Shuanzi to get married, and it should be done in a decent way."
Zhao Yu was pleased to see that his younger brother was beginning to become sensible.
Zhao Yu went into the house and told his parents about this incident. His father was paralyzed and unable to speak, with almost no light in his cloudy old eyes.
Mother Zhao said with emotion: "In the blink of an eye, Shuanzi is getting married. Time flies."
She was a miserable woman, and also a bit sentimental. She was originally happy, but as she was talking, she looked at her eldest son and wanted to cry: "It's all your fault. You have been dragged down for so many years."
Zhao Yu pulled the quilt for his mother and said, "Mom, don't say that. In two years, when I make money, I will take you to the city to see a doctor. When you are better, you can continue to take care of my little sister."
Mother Zhao remembered something, shook her head, and held Zhao Yu's hand: "I know my physical condition very well, don't waste your time. Let's save our money. Brother Yu, you are eighteen this year. If you like a girl, go and ask her for love when the time comes."
People in mountain villages get married early. They usually hold a wedding banquet first and then get a marriage certificate when conditions permit.
Zhao Yu didn't speak.
Once Zhao's mother had this idea, she couldn't stop and began to think about which other girls of marriageable age there were in the village.
"I heard from Zhao Ping that the girl next door, Tian Niuer, treats you very well. You see..."
Zhao Yu interrupted her: "Mom! People look down on our family."
Mother Zhao stammered twice, looking somewhat humble and sad. She knew the situation of their family very well. Apart from other things, few girls would be willing to marry into their family just because of the burden of their large family.
It is obvious that their son Yu is better looking and more capable than all the other boys, but now there is no solution for these things.
Zhao Yu knew what his mother was thinking, and comforted her, "Don't think too much. Some people in the city are still unmarried at the age of twenty. It's still early for me. By then, I can make more money and marry any kind of girl I want."
He paused, not knowing what he was thinking about, and did not continue the topic.
Zhao Yu stood up: "I'll go see my little sister."
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A few days later, it was Shuanzi and Xiaoyan's wedding day.
Before daybreak, Zhao Yu got up early to go to the ceremony. He was thoughtful and thought that he could go and help out before the banquet started.
Shuanzi was very touched by his good brother's kindness. He was happy and nervous. Starting at five o'clock, he looked towards Xiaoyan's house several times.
Zhao Yu helped add firewood to the steamer. Even though they were very poor, they still made weddings very particular. There were eight steamed dishes, six of which had to be meat, as the number represented auspiciousness.
It was daybreak and Shuanzi carefully put on the groom's red cloth robe. It was still early as they could not leave to pick up the bride until nine o'clock.
Shuanzi couldn't sit still for a moment and spent his time talking with Zhao Yu.
"Brother Yu, do you have a girl you like?"
Zhao Yu looked at the fire and said calmly, "No, you also know the situation in my family."
Shuanzi didn't like what he heard, so he retorted, "Among us, you are the most capable, Brother Yu. When I was little, I felt that you would definitely have a great future, and any girl who marries you would be blessed."
Zhao Yu smiled.
Shuanzi whispered, "I heard that your family and Du Tian's family have a pretty good relationship?"
Zhao Yu said in a more serious tone: "Don't talk nonsense."
"Hehe." Shuanzi laughed twice and made faces.
It’s strange to say, when talking about Zhao Yu’s marriage, no one would think of the eldest daughter living in his house.
In the eyes of the villagers, Dai Ning is out of reach and is a being to be worshipped wherever she goes. How could she possibly look down on people from their village
Shuanzi asked, "Will Miss Ji come to drink with Xiaoyan and me?"
Zhao Yu nodded: "She said she would come."
Zhao Yu helped Liu Shuan finish his work. After a while, Shuanzi would go to meet the bride. Zhao Yu suddenly thought of something, his face changed, and he whispered, "Shuanzi, I'm going home for a while."
"Are you going to pick up Zhao Ping and An An? Sure." Shuanzi said honestly, "Don't worry, I know it's inconvenient for uncle and aunt to come, so I asked my parents to save some food for them. Brother Yu, you can take it back later."
"Yeah." Zhao Yu didn't explain much and walked back home in the morning light.
Zhao Anan and Zhao Ping had packed up early and were just waiting for the time to come. The two siblings went to Shuanzi's house on their own. Now that they saw their brother coming back, both kids were very surprised.
Zhao Yu said: "Zhao Ping, take An An over first."
Zhao Ping didn't ask any more questions and took his little sister away first.
Zhao Yu walked to the door of her original room, took a deep breath and knocked on the door: "Miss."
After a while, the door was opened.
Zhao Yu saw the girl in the room clearly, and even though he was mentally prepared, he was still stunned.
The eldest lady was wearing a golden dress and ten-centimeter high heels of the same color. Her height was almost at Zhao Yu's chin.
She was like a little peacock with its tail spread out, radiant and gorgeous.
The eldest lady said, "What are you doing? You're interrupting me while I'm putting on makeup."
Zhao Yu pursed his lips and said, "Ji Daining, change your clothes. Find something more low-key."
Daning closed the door and said, "I won't listen to you."
The head can be cut off, the blood can be shed, but the beauty cannot be lost. She experienced the pain of disfigurement and cherished her appearance even more.
Zhao Yu frowned. If the young lady really let out like this, no one would have to see Shuanzi's new wife Xiaoyan today. It would just become the young lady's personal show.
Shuanzi will only get married once in his life, and Zhao Yu cannot let such a heavy shadow be left in his bride's heart.
"If you don't change your clothes, don't go today."
Dai Ning was picking out a necklace in the house. Hearing this, she said disdainfully, "Who do you think you are? No one can stop me from going where I want to go."
The fact that he dared to speak to Zhao Yu like that was obviously due to the support of the 14-man bodyguard group.
Zhao Yu frowned: "Ji Daining!"
"Keep your voice down, I'm not deaf!"
Zhao Yu had no choice but to suppress his anger and reason with her: "Miss, today is the wedding of Shuanzi and Xiaoyan. You know that our village is very poor and everyone is poorly dressed. Shuanzi and Xiaoyan can only wear red cloth. If you go like this, it will embarrass the bride."
It's strange that Daning is the one who can make sense.
She said, "You are poor and she doesn't dress well. Is that my fault? What kind of logic is this? Just because she is poor, I have to act poorer than her? I won't."
Zhao Yu was really helpless and whispered, "Ji Daining."
Dai Ning opened the door, dressed up beautifully, and without even looking at Zhao Yu, she was about to attend the wedding banquet with her bodyguards.
Speaking of traditional rural wedding banquets, she has never seen one and is looking forward to it.
Zhao Yu held her wrist, lowered his voice by two degrees again, and coaxed her helplessly: "Miss, you are so beautiful, Xiaoyan will feel ashamed when she sees you. After all, this is her life event, so please be good and don't make a fuss, okay?"
Daning looked back in surprise.
She asked the green group in her sea of consciousness: "Did I hear it correctly?"
Qingtuan couldn't bear to watch and said in a muffled voice: "No, he praised your beauty."
Dai Ning was instantly happy. This was the first time in her two lives that Zhao Yu admitted that she was beautiful. She remembered that when she first met Zhao Yu in her previous life, he already had two small companies under him. He was neither humble nor overbearing, never looked at her more, and even praised her.
Dai Ning held her little face in her hands and approached Zhao Yu happily: "Am I really that beautiful?"
Zhao Yu looked at her, his Adam's apple moving: "Yeah."
He didn't know why, but when he said this word, he felt a little ashamed. Zhao Yu turned his eyes away and said, "Dress more casually."
"Please beg me."
He was numb anyway: "I beg you."
Dai Ning was coaxed into a calm state and nodded proudly: "Okay."
Zhao Yu curled his lips slightly.
The eldest lady is really annoying.
Coax... it's easy to coax.