I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 244 - 241: Big Brother Standing by the Wall with a Basin on His Head

Chapter 244: Chapter 241: Big Brother Standing by the Wall with a Basin on His Head

The third one to receive it should be Qian Xishan, but whether it was by accident or on purpose, the letter first ended up in the hands of Qian Xishan’s wife.

Qian Xishan, for all his past mistakes, did have a family background, so it wasn’t difficult for his family to find him a wife.

Now, at nearly fifty years old, he has two sons and a daughter, all of whom have managed to find jobs to support the family, thanks to connections. Life could be said to be quite comfortable.

Good days suddenly shattered on this very day.

Because the sender of the letter and the address field were blank, curiosity was piqued in her, especially since she was well aware of her husband’s character. Luckily, in these times, a person engaged in an affair would be reported and investigated, which could ruin reputations, effectively restraining them. But there’s always shameless people secretly making advances, using all kinds of tricks.

The reason being, her husband now held real power, and many women at the garment factory, which was mostly female, wanted to use connections to secure permanent positions from temporary ones.

Without hesitation for more than a second, Fu Chulan violently tore the letter open. By the time she finished reading it, her hand was trembling uncontrollably with anger.

What was most hateful was that both families had always had a good relationship, and Xu Yong and her husband were childhood friends who had been close their entire lives.

Even after they both married, the two families kept in touch, frequently visiting each other during holidays, and the two men often arranged to play chess and go fishing together.

Who would have thought that shameless Xu Yong would sleep with someone else’s woman, even involving her husband in it.

In Fu Chulan’s world, for her husband to sleep with Xu Ya and father Jiang Yihai, the primary blame certainly fell on Xu Yong.

Although some things were never said outright, she was fully aware of the affair between Xu Ya and Xu Yong.

Moreover, because of her relationship with Xu Yong, she had also become close with Xu Ya over the years.

Shameless, every single one of them.

She was eager to ask Xu Ya how she could have her husband’s child while still calling herself her sister?

Thinking about it now, it was truly disgusting, and for that alone, Fu Chulan would not let Xu Ya off.

Of course, she also felt sympathy for Xu Ya’s married man.

How tragic! More tragic than she was.

Such a pitiful man!

The last one to receive it was the Xu Family.

Coincidentally, it was delivered directly to Grandpa Xu.

But fortunately, after reading it, Grandpa Xu was surprisingly calm, sitting silently in the courtyard all by himself.

Over at Jiang Mingyue’s side, that evening she went to the General Slope and moved all the fruit trees into the courtyard, standing them upright, filling the entire place. It was quite spectacular because she placed the roots with soil into the ground. When everything was done, she and Yan Jinzhi didn’t linger, as there wasn’t even room to step, deciding to come back next time to properly see her grand courtyard up in the clouds.

After returning to Qingshan Village, she found the house seemed to be under a bit of a cloud, and Jiang Mingyue curiously extended her spiritual power.

And then... she fell silent!

Yan Jinzhi held her in his arms, amused by her thoughtful expression.

He gently rubbed her nose and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Jiang Mingyue snapped back to her senses, finding it hard to explain.

After a pause, she recounted the whole story.

To her surprise, her random guess turned out to be correct.

Her elder brother had rummaged through the house before, taking a bag of Big White Rabbit candies, and sure enough, it was to meet Xia Xiaosi and get their marriage certificate at the commune.

He handed out the Big White Rabbit candies as wedding favors for the staff.

Upon returning, her elder brother confessed, and Mrs. Jiang was so furious that she punished him to stand in the corner by the wall, still standing there with a basin of water on his head.

Mrs. Jiang felt that the girl had been wronged, and her son had been too careless, handling such a major life event stealthily, quite infuriating!

"Incredible! Meeting her and getting the certificate right away." Jiang Mingyue couldn’t help but tease, since her elder brother’s marriage had been the talk of Qingshan Village for years. Before, because the family was poor, good girls were unwilling to marry in. Now that conditions had improved, many openly and secretly inquired, but neither her elder brother nor Mrs. Jiang let slip anything, leaving everyone speculating whether the Third Branch of the Jiang Family had any worldly desires.

Who would have thought he would go and get one back, and once the news spread, Qingshan Village would probably be in an uproar.

The next day, under Mrs. Jiang’s pressure, Jiang Jian Country hurriedly rode off to Liu Village to bring back his bride.

The entire Third Branch of the Jiang Family waited at home.

Around ten o’clock, Jiang Jian Country brought Xia Xiaosi back.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Jiang Jian Country shielded Xia Xiaosi behind him, fearing his mother’s indiscriminate barrage.

But, in fact, he was wrong.

Compared to the cold treatment Jiang Jian Country received, Mrs. Jiang greeted Xia Xiaosi like her own daughter with a big smile and pulled her hand.

"Daughter! From the first time I saw you, I knew you were meant to be part of our family, and now it’s true! Well, well, it’s been a long journey. I’ve made you a bowl of malted milk and biscuits I baked myself. Try them; they’re as good as the ones from the pastry factory."

"Thank you, Mom!" Xia Xiaosi replied without missing a beat, seamlessly fitting in as if she had always lived in this house, just returning from a trip.

Earlier, they had worried that Mrs. Jiang’s use of "Mom" might scare her away.

Jiang Mingyue: "..." She had been judging by the standards of modern TV dramas. What a limitation!

The rest of the Jiang family was also bewildered. Their mother had repeatedly warned them to tone down their presence so as not to frighten the girl who was arriving for the first time, but now...

They could only conclude they had no experience at all!

However, Jiang Jianjun, Jiang Zhenmei, and Xiao Ran all found themselves taking a liking to this new sister-in-law.

This sister-in-law was both generous and kind, and most importantly, a friend of Yueyue.

Yueyue’s friend, after all, guarantees quality!

Mrs. Jiang felt they had wronged Xia Xiaosi, while Xia Xiaosi felt the opposite. Such a mother-in-law made her feel overwhelmed, and Yueyue’s second and third siblings were also extremely friendly. All her night-time worries dispersed at that moment, and she tried desperately not to cry on the spot.

She could tell when people were sincere or false, and this home genuinely felt warm and welcoming, no wonder Yueyue’s temperament had softened significantly.

Honestly, having gotten the certificate yesterday, she and Jiang Jian Country were already married. Emotionally and logically, she should have come back with him, and Jiang Jian Country wanted to bring her back, but she was afraid. Afraid Mrs. Jiang would change her attitude, afraid Yueyue would dislike her, she lacked the courage.

Thank goodness, thank goodness, things didn’t backfire.

Originally, Mrs. Jiang planned to go to the commune personally to transfer the household registration of her eldest daughter-in-law to Qingshan Village.

Her inquiry revealed that yesterday afternoon, when they registered their marriage, they were spotted at the registration office by a friend of Yueyue’s cousin, who informed the relevant department. Right after they got the certificate, they went to fill out forms to transfer the household registration, and everything went smoothly.

At noon, the whole family ate seafood wontons, and afterwards, as planned, Jiang Jian Country took Xia Xiaosi back to the city to meet her parents.

Xia Xiaosi resisted, but she understood her mother-in-law wanted to give her this respect. It was a once-in-a-lifetime ritual that must be observed.

This was still the simplified version; according to her mother-in-law’s wishes, they should have engaged a matchmaker to arrange the marriage and provided a wedding gift. But she knew her parents would only be bothered.

Jiang Jian Country carried her into town, and the Third Branch of the Jiang Family was greeted by a wave of liveliness.

"Third Sister-in-law, congratulations." As she handed over a gift, it was a pair of pillows stuffed with cotton linters, along with pillowcases and embroidered with large red happiness characters, made by Fourth Aunt herself. The pillowcases were bought, and this gift was substantial. Money alone wasn’t enough; you needed tickets, and except for hers, the rest of the household used pillows stuffed with buckwheat husks or straw.

"Fourth sister-in-law, you shouldn’t have bothered!"