Chapter 49: Xie Lin’an and Xiaozhen’s Wedding

Ye Zhen had never dreamed that one day she would marry a man like this.

Although his appearance might seem rustic to people in the future, he was the most outstanding guy in the whole village right now.

“Xie Lin’an isn’t working as a laborer at the dam, he’s giving out money, he’s the boss.”

“Oh my god, how much money does he have? Look at that table, so much money, it’s probably enough for eight lifetimes.”

“My goodness, Ye’s little fool has struck gold, she’s rich.”

“Ye Zhengguo, your evil son-in-law… I spit on you, your son-in-law is the boss, he’s made a fortune.”

Ye Zhengguo had also seen it, how much money was on that table? It made his eyes widen.

“Dad, Dad!” Ye Xiaoqiang was excited, he kept pulling him.

“I know, stop pulling me.”

For Ye Xiaoqiang, his two sisters were his bank, he looked at the pile of money on the table, feeling like it was his.

He watched Xie Lin’an keep counting money for others, it made him feel heartbroken.

At this time, someone said, “I’m saying, Xie Lin’an is rich now, will he still like the little fool?”

Ye Zhengguo was startled.

Ye Xiaoqiang looked at the person who spoke, “What are you talking about? Why wouldn’t he like her? He’s inviting you all to his wedding banquet in a few days.”

Ye Zhengguo also said, “Don’t look down on my Xiaozhen just because she’s a fool, but my Xiaozhen brings good fortune to her husband. If it wasn’t for my Xiaozhen, he would still be a bachelor, whoever he married would die.”

This was a strange thing to say, but everyone felt that there was some truth to it.

Although they were envious of this wealth, you had to have the life to enjoy it, right?

Ye Xiaoqiang glanced at the young women and wives, seeing their envious, regretful, and conflicted expressions, he knew what they were thinking.

He smiled, “Not everyone has my elder sister’s good fortune, you’re envious but it’s useless.”

The young women and wives: “…”

Soon, someone retorted, “As if your envy would be useful, everyone knows that your family doesn’t treat your elder sister like a human being.”

Ye Xiaoqiang didn’t get angry, he just smiled, “There’s no overnight grudge between family members. No matter what, she’s my real sister, my father’s real daughter, blood is thicker than water.”

This gave Ye Zhengguo a lot of confidence, he highly approved of Ye Xiaoqiang’s statement.

“That’s right, isn’t it normal for parents to beat and scold their children? Who hasn’t been beaten and scolded when they were children? You can’t hold a grudge.” He looked at Ye Xiaozhen, who was standing next to Xie Lin’an, and said, “No matter what, she’s my daughter.”

Seeing that this statement didn’t attack them, the crowd changed their approach.

“Oh, it’s a pity that your daughter is a fool, she doesn’t even recognize money, right? Will Xie Lin’an let her manage the money? She’s just there to eat at Xie Lin’an’s table, he’s treating her like a cat or a dog, and he’s having a child with her to carry on the family line, even if he gives her wealth, she wouldn’t be able to handle it.”

This was a sore spot, Ye Zhengguo and Ye Xiaoqiang both knew very well that Ye Xiaozhen didn’t even recognize money, because she had never touched money since she was a child.

The two of them didn’t say anything, they just stared at the stacks of money on the table, watching them dwindle, and the long queue finally reached the end.

Xie Lin’an threw his pen on the table, closed his notebook, put the remaining money on the table and organized it, and said to the people who had received their money, “That’s all, take your money and go, remember to come to the wedding in a few days.”

“Hey, Brother Lin’an, thanks.”

“Congratulations.”

Everyone thanked and said goodbye to him.

At this time, Ye Xiaozhen grabbed his arm and stared at the money on the table, “Brother, what about mine?”

Xie Lin’an suddenly remembered, earlier, Xiaozhen had said that she wanted a share when she saw him recording the working hours.

He didn’t think much of it, he just agreed to it as a joke, he didn’t expect her to remember.

He rubbed her head and said, “You’re not stupid, you’re getting smarter.”

He gave all the remaining money to Ye Xiaozhen, “Here, it’s all yours, take it and keep it.”

Ye Xiaozhen happily hugged the money and went into the house.

Everyone was shocked.

“Is he just putting on a show?”

“He didn’t really give it to her, did he?”

“He must have been teasing her, he’ll take it back later.”

“Of course he was teasing her, how could he give so much money to a fool?”

But… on second thought, the fact that he could use so much money to tease a fool was enough to show how much he liked the fool.

Was this just giving her food and treating her like a cat or a dog?

Everyone was envious again.

Only Ye Zhengguo and Ye Xiaoqiang had greedy looks on their faces.

…

Lin Xinghua wasn’t happy with Xie Lin’an’s way of distributing wages in public, he thought he was too flamboyant.

“You could have given it to them privately, why did you have to make it known to everyone?”

Xie Lin’an was chopping firewood, he said calmly, “Originally, some people thought I was unfair, some people got more, some people got less. I gave it to them all together, so everyone could see how much each person got, and they wouldn’t have anything to say. If I did it secretly, I don’t know how many people would have had second thoughts. I’m going to take on more projects in the future, and I need these people to work with me.”

“What about the people in the village…”

“What about the people in the village? Grandpa, you’ve been looked down upon your whole life, and our brothers have suffered so many scornful looks, why? It’s all because we’re poor.”

Lin Xinghua clicked his pipe, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a mosquito.

Xie Lin’an continued, “I’m getting married soon, you know how they gossip about me and Xiaozhen behind my back? They gossip about me being a widow-maker, they gossip about me being a cursed star, it’s fine, but I can’t let Xiaozhen suffer scornful looks with me. I want them to see that Xiaozhen can live a good life with me.”

As he spoke, he brought down his axe, splitting a thick piece of firewood in half, this axe stroke had a sense of venting his anger.

Of course, he needed to chop more firewood because he would be using it for the wedding in a few days, he needed to prepare a lot of dishes.

“Grandpa, we can live a good life that everyone in the village will envy, there’s nothing to hide. In the future, people from ten miles around will know that they can make money by following me, and my reputation will grow, and I’ll be able to take on more projects. Your old thinking is not suitable for now, you need to change.”

Lin Xinghua had nothing to say, he just sighed, “Maybe I’m really old, you’ve all grown up, you don’t need me anymore.”

With that, he stood up, leaning on the wall, and went into the house.

Once, his brothers had no father or mother, and they relied on him to grow up, and he also hoped that they would grow up.

Now, seeing them really grow up, he was no longer useful, and he felt a sense of loneliness that he couldn’t describe.

Especially seeing his grandson becoming more and more capable and more and more decisive, he felt even more useless.

Xie Lin’an frowned, he actually understood his grandfather’s feelings, he thought that this was probably a journey that every old person would go through.

Now, he could support his family. Maybe in the future, he would also retire from the roof that shielded them from the wind and rain, like his grandfather today.

He put down his axe and shouted to Lin Xinghua, “Grandpa, take two bottles of wine to the village head’s house, ask him to help host the wedding.”

Lin Xinghua was slightly stunned, then he replied, “Okay, should I also take two bags of noodles?”

“You decide.”

“Okay.”

…

In the afternoon, Xie Lin’an took Ye Xiaozhen to town, she hadn’t even warmed up the money he gave her, he said he wanted to deposit it in the bank.

“It’s not suitable to keep so much money at home, the wedding is in a few days, there will be a lot of people and it’s easy to lose it, it’s safer to deposit it in the bank.”

Of course, she had no objection to depositing it in the bank.

But she didn’t expect that the ID card he gave the teller was hers.

Ye Xiaozhen looked at Xie Lin’an in surprise.

Xie Lin’an stared intently at the teller who was counting the money, afraid that she would count it wrong.

“Eight thousand yuan, please confirm if there are any problems?”

Xie Lin’an smiled, “No problem, please help me deposit it.”

“Okay, the account name is Ye Xiaozhen, right?”

“Yes, she’s my wife.”