"What kind of car is it? It sure looks nice."
Because a sedan had arrived in the village, everyone was craning their necks to see.
As the car stopped at the Xu Family’s door, someone had already gone to greet Xu Qinghe and the others, informing them that someone had driven there.
Ji Ying thought to herself that her eldest brother and his family were in Ningbei, her second brother worked in a textile factory in the city, and her third brother worked in a food factory in the county. They probably didn’t own a car, did they?
The only concern they had was the Yue Family. They vividly recalled the last time the Yue family drove into the village.
Xu Qinghe and Ji Ying exchanged glances, secretly hoping that they weren’t there to cause trouble.
"Xu Nian’an." As Ling Dong got out of the car, he sensed the curious faces around him. Ling Dong felt a bit awkward, feeling like a monkey in a zoo being observed.
The person he knew best was Xu Nian’an, so as soon as he got out of the car, he called out Xu Nian’an’s name.
At the sound of the car, Xu Nian’an hurried out to see what was happening. He assumed it was the Yue Family, but when he saw Ling Dong, he immediately came forward and greeted him, "Are you here for my brother’s wedding banquet as well?"
Xu Nian’an thought that aside from this, there was no other reason for his visit. It was just that he had arrived a bit early, not even seven o’clock yet.
"If I hadn’t just run into someone from your village who mentioned it, I wouldn’t have known that your elder brother was getting married today. We are shamelessly here to partake in the wedding banquet," Ling Dong said while accompanying Pei Yicheng, who couldn’t move his legs, so Ling Dong had become his errand runner.
Grinning, Ling Dong said, "I knew about your brother’s wedding today. Yicheng mentioned it. The bride’s home is quite a distance away, so I brought the car over early. You never know, it might come in handy."
The news of Xu Nianji’s marriage was something Ling Dong had found out about.
Yesterday, Xu Nian’an and his siblings hadn’t come to sell mung bean jelly. Worried that something had happened like last time, he had made some inquiries, and not until then did he find out that Xu Nianji was getting married today.
Ling Dong thought that they were acquaintances, and additionally, Yicheng was particularly fond of that girl who sold mung bean jelly, so Ling Dong informed Pei Yicheng and Doctor Du about the news.
Doctor Du, who was busy, mentioned giving a gift and then urged Pei Yicheng to come to the banquet today.
"It’s difficult with my legs," said Pei Yicheng.
Lately, Pei Yicheng would often recall Ji Ying’s confident and sparkling eyes, and subconsciously, he didn’t want to see her.
"Don’t you have a car? You wouldn’t have to walk," Doctor Du glanced at him and said, "Ling Dong mentioned that the bride is from Zhou Family Village, right? Zhou Family Village is quite far from Shuangzhu Village. If you were to walk, it would take two hours one way. That would take up the entire morning."
"Xu Nianji is a man, so of course, it’s okay for him, but Ji Ying is a girl, and she’s filial too. If she were to walk such a long distance..."
Before Doctor Du could finish, Pei Yicheng cleared his throat and said, "Ling Dong, tomorrow morning you drive there."
"I’m also going to the wedding. Aren’t you coming too?" Doctor Du looked at Pei Yicheng and said, "Last time you mockingly said that girl looked as thin as a sprout, yet she’s big-hearted and hasn’t held a grudge. Plus, you paid her only a hundred dollars for translating that contract so well. That was rather stingy of you."
The price he paid for the contract translation was higher than usual. How could that be considered stingy?
Doctor Du said, "I don’t care, we’re both going to the wedding tomorrow."
"You’re already twenty-three, Xu Nianji is about your age, and he’s getting married. If you don’t step up your game, Ji Ying might be swept off her feet by someone else!" Doctor Du dearly wished he could chase after Ji Ying for Pei Yicheng.