Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1399

Chapter 1399: Just Right On Time
Right now, Chen Mingze only agreed to go to Xie village just to give his grandparents peace of mind. Clenching his fists, he made up his mind not to have anything to do with the Chen family.

Not knowing what her sons were thinking, Wei Zhiying looked out the window and got lost in thought. She didn’t know if the Chen family would agree to let them stay.

If they refused, what should she do?

No matter how worried she was, the car continued moving forward and left the capital.

At the same time, the Zhang family and the Liu family were bustling with joy in Xie Village. While the wedding banquet was scheduled for noon, the wedding ceremony and tea ceremony were held in the morning.

At this moment, Zhang Ermu, Li Chenze, and the Lu family were on their way to pick up the bride. They drove a bullock cart and rode bicycles carrying wedding gifts for the bride’s family.

When the villagers saw this, one of them said, “This Zhang Ermu is really smart. He knows who to befriend, and now he gets the benefits. Look at that procession— I think in the entire brigade, besides the Li family, no one else could put on this kind of spectacle when picking up a bride, ah!”

“Isn’t that so? Liu Piao’s father must regret his decision to sever their father-daughter relationship now,” another villager said with a sneer.

“He made his choice— now he has no one to blame but himself!”

While the villagers were gossiping, Li Chenze and the Lu brothers were busy sharing wedding candies with the villagers who followed them.

When they arrived at the Liu family’s house, Liu Hua and Xiao Li had already been waiting for them at the entrance. Aunt Su waved her hand and greeted them with smiles, “Welcome, everyone!”

Aunt Lin came over and said, “In-laws, sorry for being late. We have made you wait! We are here to pick up the bride.”

“It’s not too late— it’s just right on time!” Aunt Su replied.

The two exchanged a few words and blessings before Aunt Su led them into the house. Inside, the bride and groom performed a kowtow to the parents and served them tea.

After listening to their teachings and receiving red envelopes, the bride finally put on her red veil and followed the groom, leaving her maternal home.

Standing at the entrance, the Liu family members watched them leave with teary eyes.

After sharing some roasted nuts with the villagers and neighbors, Liu Hua and her sisters-in-law went to the Zhang family’s house to help with preparations for the wedding banquet. As for her parents, they would go at noon to attend the banquet.

While the bride and groom were resting in their room, Li Lingyun, Li Chenmo, Dong Li, and the children were busy transporting ingredients from Li Chenmo’s house to Zhang Ermu’s house.

Since they only had one bicycle, they had to carry the ingredients using bamboo baskets and shoulder poles. Heavier items were transported using the bicycle’s carts.

By nine o’clock in the morning, they had finally finished transporting everything. Most of the ingredients were stored in Lu Jueyu’s space, and she took them out when she was alone at Zhang Ermu’s house.

Before the villagers came over to help, Li Chenmo and Dong Li had already built several campfires to use as temporary stoves.

Borrowing several big pots from neighbors and the village hall, they cooked fish soup and made scallion pancakes to share with the villagers.

At this moment, Lu Jueyu was sitting on a low stool while Dong Li, Chen Jianmin, Pan Meijia, and Grandma Feng were busy cooking.

When the bride and groom returned from the Liu family house, they were led to their newlywed bedroom.

While they were performing some ceremony inside, Li Chenze and the rest began setting up tables and chairs in the yard. Fortunately, today’s weather was cloudy, so they wouldn’t have to sit under the sun.

Not long after, Li Chenmo came over carrying several bamboo poles and bundles of thatch. Seeing this, Li Chenze asked, “Third brother, why are you bringing these over?”

Placing the bamboo poles and thatch on the ground, Li Chenmo replied, “Eldest brother, we can build a simple roof in the yard so that when the guests dine, they can stay in the shade. It wouldn’t be good if they got heat stroke while sitting outside.”

Hearing this, Li Chenze nodded and said, “You are still the most thoughtful.”

After informing everyone, they began building a simple roof, covering the entire yard.

Thanks to everyone’s help, the simple roof was completed before noon. At the same time, in the backyard, the womenfolk were working at full swing.

Sitting under the roof, Lu Jueyu checked her watch and said, “Everyone, it’s almost noon. Let’s bring out the fish soup and scallion pancakes.”

Hearing this, the villagers nodded and moved the big pots and bamboo baskets to the front yard. Since the pots were heavy, it took five people to carry one.

Each pot of fish soup could be divided into at least 500 bowls, with approximately 250 ml per bowl. Based on the size of bowls used by the villagers, each pot could serve around 250 to 300 people.

To avoid embarrassing the Zhang family by not having enough soup, they cooked a total of five big pots of fish soup and made 3,000 pieces of scallion pancakes. Each pancake was about the size of an adult’s palm, and each person would be given two pieces.

With more staple food, even if the portions of fish soup were smaller, they would still be able to serve both soup and pancakes to 1,500 people. The amount was more than enough for everyone.

The moment they brought out the fish soup and scallion pancakes, the neighbors and villagers who had been waiting outside rushed over.

Fearing that someone might get injured, An Xuyuan sent several production team staff over to help keep security in check.

When the villagers saw them, they no longer dared to push each other and waited in line patiently.

Liu Hua and Pan Meijia were tasked with giving out the fish soup, while Liu Fuyan and Chen Jianguo were tasked with giving out the scallion pancakes.