Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 485: Like Child’s Play

Liu Dongmei’s new wedding outfit was a red doll-collared dress.

Yi Chichi drew the design, and she took it to the commune’s tailor shop to have it made by the master.

The master tailor’s craftsmanship is reliable, and the workmanship is very good.

Once the dress was on, her whole demeanor changed in an instant.

Festive, spirited, and beautiful!

"It’ll definitely leave your fiancé dumbfounded."

Seeing her in the new outfit, Yu Qingqing praised her profusely and then added, "Your previous clothes were too loose, I didn’t realize you actually had such a nice figure!"

Liu Dongmei blushed a deep red at her words.

And when she noticed where her eyes were looking, she playfully pinched her, "Where are you looking?"

"Alright, alright, I won’t look."

Yu Qingqing, who got pinched, averted her gaze and lifted Yi Chichi’s wrist to check the watch, "It’s almost eight o’clock, why hasn’t the groom arrived yet?"

Who knows.

Yi Chichi just retracted her hand and was about to speak when the sound of firecrackers and lively noises came from outside.

"They’re here!"

Almost the moment she spoke, Aunt Ma shouted from outside, "Quick, the groom is here, Dongmei you better come out!"

"Hey, I’m coming!"

Liu Dongmei beamed and rushed outside, with Yi Chichi and the others quickly following to join the fun.

Then, they saw the true appearance of the groom.

The young man was tall and sturdy, with solid muscles all over, his features were not striking, and his looks were rather rugged, but with those muscles and his height, he definitely had a rugged, manly charm.

The precondition being he didn’t speak, because once he did, he’d come across as a bit foolish.

See, when he saw Liu Dongmei, he grinned widely like a silly son of a landlord.

"Meizi, I’m here to pick you up!"

"Come, let’s go home!"

Before even stepping out, Liu Dongmei said that straight away.

Yi Chichi and the others were speechless, and the man, grinning so his eyes narrowed, agreed happily, helping her onto the bicycle’s back seat adorned with a big red flower as if to leave.

Aunt Ma was dumbstruck and couldn’t help but mutter, "These two kids are really simple-minded."

One hasn’t even bid farewell to parents, another hasn’t greeted the in-laws, the courtyard full of relatives and friends seemed invisible to them, she could only imagine how upset Liu the Fifth’s couple might be.

At that moment—

"Mom, Dad, brothers and sisters-in-law... uncles and aunts, I’m leaving now."

The simple-minded Liu Dongmei even waved at everyone, her smile so bright it almost spilled over.

The reluctance or sadness of a bride leaving home...

Sorry, what’s that?

Anyway, Yi Chichi and the others didn’t see any reluctance or such emotions on her face.

Now Liu the Fifth couldn’t hold it in anymore, but words couldn’t escape his lips, his lips moving but not a syllable managed to come out. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

It wasn’t until a big brother from the groom’s side reminded the groom not to leave just like that, that things didn’t go wrong.

"Mom, Dad, I’m here to take Meizi home!"

The groom led Liu Dongmei to the in-laws and with a thud, kneeled down with three loud kowtows.

The speed was so quick, leaving no time to react, he’d already finished, stood up, and received a bundle wrapped in red cloth from a big brother, handing it over, "Mom, Dad, this is my token of respect as the new son-in-law."

A bulky package which made Liu Dongmei extremely curious, "What’s all that?"

Liu the Fifth and everyone present also wanted to know.

All eyes fell upon the groom.

He smiled broadly, "Mom, Dad, open it and you’ll see."

Liu the Fifth and his wife exchanged a glance, undoing the bundle.

The reveal took them by surprise, and they quickly covered it back up with smiles all over, "Dongzi, we entrust our Meizi to you, take good care of her, we won’t keep you, hurry back home."

Everyone else, "..."

What exactly was given, that made the couple skip all formalities?

Someone couldn’t resist asking out of curiosity, but the couple just chuckled and said it was nothing.

Liu Lan whispered in Yi Chichi’s ear, "I saw, it’s money, and cigarettes."

Yi Chichi saw it too, Liu Dongmei’s man was genuinely generous, giving a hundred plus bucks as respect to the in-laws, not counting the whole pack of Da Qianmen cigarettes and a silk scarf, just those ten plus large banknotes weren’t a small sum.

Not to mention the earlier dowry with the bicycle and sewing machine given to Liu Dongmei.

As for why no watch or radio, simply put, lacked coupons.

It’s said when tickets are obtained, they’ll get her one too.

With a guy willing to spend on her, no wonder Liu Dongmei felt no reluctance to go.

But then, "How did she and her man meet?"

"Not sure, we only found out she had someone when he came to propose."

Not a hint was leaked before.

Yi Chichi acknowledged softly, not dwelling further, but watching Liu Dongmei leave happily.

Captain uncle and others followed along, firstly to deliver the dowry, secondly, to put on a presence to make sure the groom’s side knows Liu Dongmei’s family cares for her, to prevent any bullying.

"What do we do now?"

"Wait till after the meal and head to the fields."

"Still go to work today?"

Yi Chichi looked shocked, while Aunt Ma just laughed, "With just one meal, of course, they’ll go to work."

Goodness, just one meal, that’s quite stingy.

No wonder everyone only gave gifts worth a dime or two.

The feast was lacking, with just two meat dishes, and they were all minced meat, not even a single fish, let alone chickens or ducks.

Sauerkraut stewed with vermicelli and a bit of minced meat was a big dish, the key thing was the small portion, disappearing after a single chopstick per person.

However much hope there was before the meal, there was that much disappointment after.

The straightforward folks directly called it stingy, while people like Yi Chichi ate a few bites and then left.

When she arrived home, Wen’s mother was having lunch, eating white wheat buns with eggplant, and spicy mushroom sauce.

It made her hungry, so she sat down to eat one.

Wen’s mother laughed, "Not full from earlier."

"Couldn’t get full, dishes weren’t good, portions were too little."

At this point, she burst out laughing, "Dongmei’s wedding feels like a joke."

But Wen’s mother expressed a different opinion, "She will live with her husband’s family in the future, whether the natal family cares isn’t that important, as long as the husband’s side values her, and her man treats her well, that’s what counts."

This made sense too.

"Mom, are you heading to the fields later?"

"Yes, the corn has pests, need to catch bugs, and there’s weeding to do too."

So after lunch, Yi Chichi filled her water bottle and stuffed a few White Rabbit candies into her pocket, "I won’t be bringing water later."

"No need for you to bring it."

It was nearly one o’clock already, so there weren’t many labor hours left, the water bottle was more than enough.

"Stay home and don’t wander, if anyone comes looking, just say the adults are in the fields."

"... Understood."

So, with her hat secured, sleeves and pants tied firmly, Wen’s mother, carrying the water bottle with candies stuffed inside, left the house with peace of mind.

She left barely a moment before the elderly folks also picked up hoes and other tools, passing by the entrance.

Yi Chichi happened to be at the door, seeing no one was around, she quickly went back inside to grab a handful of candies and shoved them into Grandfather’s hand, "Hand them out along the way."

"Alright, the sun’s blazing, go inside."

Grandfather stuffed the candies into his pocket, gave her a quick word of advice, then left with Mr. Song and the others.

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