Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!

The next day, they thoroughly tidied up the house.

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That night, Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei drove with their three children to Li Qinghai’s place.

After all, the wedding of Li Qinghai’s two grandsons is a big event.

Gu Ruhai thought that since they had a car, it could be of use, like picking up guests and such.

It had been a year since they last visited the father-in-law’s home.

As soon as the car drove into the village, Li Qinghai’s family already got the news.

Who in the village could own such an impressive car?

Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang both knew their sister and brother-in-law were coming, and they were sure they were coming by car.

The whole family was already out to greet them.

Jianguo and Jianhui were a bit shy, tall and sturdy, they called softly to Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei as uncle and aunt, then went aside to greet Gu Xiaoying, Gu Xiaoqing, and Gu Xiaojie.

Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang had a bit of gray in their sideburns, but they were in good spirits.

The house was all set up.

This time they found wives from the town for the two grandsons.

One girl was the daughter of a small shop owner, named Wu Fengying, 22 this year, and the other was the daughter of a town primary school teacher, named Han Qi, also 22, both were of the right age.

They were engaged two years ago, and now they were of age, the wedding was being held.

Since Jianguo and Jianhui had been busy with the Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot business in the city for years, they planned to hold the banquet in the village and then take everyone directly to the city.

Gu Xiaoqing and the others had met these two in the city, being family, they got engaged to better adapt to each other’s life, these two brides were considered to have seen the world in the city.

However, Gu Xiaoqing did not like them.

Not because they were from the countryside.

It’s because the first time Gu Xiaoqing met them was in the Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot restaurant, and these two sisters-in-law acted bossy, as if eager to take charge immediately, being quite harsh with the store staff.

They were dissatisfied with everything, when they saw the fruit platter and various fruit juices, they almost forced Jianguo and Jianhui to change the rules.

Thankfully, the two cousins were level-headed enough and could handle it, otherwise, these two would have been overbearing.

From that moment, Gu Xiaoqing didn’t much like them.

But whether she liked them or not didn’t matter to Gu Xiaoqing, and Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang wouldn’t choose daughters-in-law based on Gu Xiaoqing’s preferences.

In the eyes of the village people, being well-matched is deeply ingrained, they believe that by finding a wife from the same rural background, there won’t be much cultural or lifestyle difference between the couple so they can get along well in life.

If such a family finds a city girl who is picky and unkind, how could the in-laws live?

It’s different with someone from the countryside, at least the rules are clear, who would dare go against their in-laws?

That’s what Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang thought.

So they happily prepared everything.

Li Jianguo and Li Jianhui thought the same, as long as their parents wanted it, they considered it filial and natural.

Thus, things went that way.

Since the town was not far, just a ten-minute tractor ride at most, everyone was not in a rush, and in the evening, according to custom, someone from the groom’s family would go with gifts and another elder to the bride’s home to introduce themselves and see if there were any requests.

Sometimes, the bride’s family might make excessive demands to embarrass the groom’s side.

But they wouldn’t go too far.

When Gu Ruhai arrived, he was invited into the house.

A joyous tent was set up both inside and outside the courtyards of the two families, meant for entertaining the villagers.

It was part of the wedding celebration.

The tents were different since they were for two different brides.

Cigarettes, liquor, and tea were all laid out.

Gu Xiaoqing, Gu Xiaoying, and Gu Xiaojie also went into the house where their grandpa and grandma were.

The two elderly hadn’t seen their three grandchildren for a year and were delighted.

Gu Ruhai asked Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang to find two people to carry the two TVs from the car.

One placed in each bridal room as a gift.

The tent was filled with many villagers, curious to see what gift the brother-in-law would present.

They all knew Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang’s brother-in-law had become well-off, and were there to see.

They were wondering what gift Gu Ruhai would give.

Generally, a rural uncle would give two pieces of fabric for quilts and fifty yuan for a nephew’s wedding.

This was standard, not outstanding.

Some had the means to give watches, sewing machines, or bicycles as gifts, with up to a hundred yuan cash; that was something only the wealthiest households could afford.

So everyone wanted to see what Gu Ruhai would bring.

There were traditions.

You could be wealthy, but if you were stingy, people couldn’t fault you, but it would signal that there wasn’t a close relationship between the families.

Village gossip started, involving Li Qinghai and Li Zhaodi.

If it got out, they’d say the daughter looked down on her family.

That’s village life for you.

When everyone saw the two 21-inch color TVs, their eyes widened.

These were color TVs, worth at least a couple of thousand, not something easy to buy.

You needed connections to get them.

These weren’t black-and-white TVs.

Gu Ruhai handed a thousand yuan to the accounting room.

This amount was quickly written on red paper, to be hung on the wall at the gate on the wedding day, showing amounts from each family for all to see.

It’s about face.

The depth of relationships was visible.

Gu Ruhai did this for Li Qinghai and Li Zhaodi to save face.

In truth, a thousand yuan wasn’t much to them.

Compared to the family relationship, it wasn’t significant.

But too much would embarrass the elderly.

Traditionally, elders gave the most in gift money.

Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei had considered this and prepared for both families’ elders, but too much wouldn’t be good.

Too little wouldn’t show respect to Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang, so they settled on this.

The onlookers outside buzzed with chatter.

Gu Ruhai had indeed gained wealth.

Look at the grandeur, color TV sets, 21 inches, a gift of a thousand yuan.

Just look, who else would be so generous? (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) and vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)