Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

He roughly counted and found that there were exactly twenty-five tables.

In the capital, such a scale is rare.

Surprisingly, that guy Li Xiaodong didn't seem to spend a penny and didn't provide any help.

What’s even more unbelievable is how the family hosting the wedding banquet appeared here?

Look, that old man who almost held him back at the door is now wolfing down the braised pork!

Don't they have weddings at home?

what on earth is it?

It’s really confusing!

The wedding banquet lasted until the afternoon. Zhang Dongfang helped to block the drinking, and Li Xiaodong did not get drunk.

As the wedding banquet was coming to an end, Li Xiaodong and Yu Li toasted to the elders in the courtyard one by one according to custom.

The first one is the deaf old lady.

...

There was a lot of noise and bustle outside, and the couple was preparing the wine tray indoors.

Because the deaf old lady was too old to drink, Yu Li poured a tray of hot water.

Yu Li prepared the wine tray, handed it to Li Xiaodong and said, "I'm very curious. Everyone says that the deaf old lady is very nice. Why do you treat her so indifferently?"

She clearly remembered that when she delivered wedding candy to a deaf old lady not long ago, her husband just stayed at the door for a moment, talked a few words and then left.

Li Xiaodong smiled and said, "No, I respect her very much and regard her as an elder."

Yu Li smiled and said, “Don’t try to hide it from me, you just treat her as the old lady next door at most.

I heard from Sha Zhu that when you were a child, you often went to the deaf old lady's house to play with Sha Zhu.

What happened afterwards, I really don’t understand…Okay, I won’t ask anymore, I know you always have your reasons for doing things.”

"It's best not to know. If you don't know some things, you will feel more at ease."

When he was a child, his father was busy with his sports car business and was often not at home. Li Xiaodong, Sha Zhu and He Yushui often played at the home of the old deaf grandmother and listened to her stories about the past. At that time, Li Xiaodong regarded the old deaf grandmother as a kind grandmother and had great respect for her.

However, something happened that he will remember for the rest of his life. Once, he and He Yushui visited the deaf old lady. She had just finished her meal and was worried that they were hungry, so she hid the remaining half of the noodles. This made Li Xiaodong feel mixed emotions. He used to treat the deaf old lady as a relative and always bought her something after his salary, such as eggs, cakes or seasonings. He didn't expect that tonight when they were hungry and looking for some food, the deaf old lady actually hid the half bowl of noodles.

At that moment, Li Xiaodong's view of the deaf old lady changed. She had received many gifts, but she was unwilling to share even half a bowl of noodles! Although his monthly salary was only 16.5 yuan, it was enough for him to taste noodles, and he was not unable to afford it. Li Xiaodong, who traveled to the modern times, understood that the deaf old lady was a shrewd and prejudiced old woman. She only had eyes for Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu, and was alienated and indifferent to others, and even used her status to bully others.

What's even more outrageous is that the deaf old lady sacrificed Lou Xiao'e in the courtyard in order to leave offspring for Sha Zhu. Her plan seemed shrewd, but in the end Lou Xiao'e used her wealth to support a group of enemies, and the courtyard eventually fell into the hands of others. Even the most famous shrewd man, Uncle San, could not compare with the wisdom of the deaf old lady.

After traveling through time, Li Xiaodong saw through all this. He did not have much affection for the deaf old lady, let alone respect for her. He only regarded her as an ordinary neighbor. If she did not cause trouble, they would live in peace; if she did, he was ready to fight back. So, seeing that Li Xiaodong did not want to say more, Yu Li stopped asking questions, took the tray and went out to toast the deaf old lady.

She handed over the wine glass respectfully: "Old lady, your presence has added a lot of color to our wedding. You are old, why not drink tea instead of wine?" However, unexpectedly, the deaf old lady looked at Li Xiaodong indifferently, took the glass of white wine, and drank it all without hesitation. However, this heroic action brought discomfort, her old body could not bear the strong liquor, her face flushed and panted, Yi Zhonghai quickly put down his chopsticks and ran over to help her pat her back.

"Old lady, you don't usually drink, what's wrong with you today?"

The deaf old lady came back to her senses after a long time. She forced a smile and said awkwardly: "I, I am very happy..."

In fact, she was full of anger.

The deaf old lady has a high opinion of herself and has long stopped participating in banquets in the courtyard.

Li Xiaodong is not a stupid person, so he naturally won't take the initiative to participate.

Unexpectedly, Liu Haizhong's behavior was too outrageous. While the old lady was sleeping, he moved all the tables, chairs, pots and pans in her room.

After waking up, the deaf old lady looked at the empty room and was stunned for a long time before she realized a serious problem.

How does she eat lunch?

Yi Zhonghai, the aunt and Sha Zhu were all at the banquet and had no time to pay attention to her.

In desperation, the deaf old lady had to pay 22 cents as a gift.

How much food coupons would she have to save to get this money?

Therefore, she felt very angry!

What made her even angrier was that Li Xiaodong had no idea about this and thought the old lady just wanted to drink.

He said casually, "Uncle No. 1, you are such a fool. You make noodles for the old lady every day. Look how greedy she is. Next time, she might ask Uncle No. 2 to help her cook."

Yi Zhonghai was completely confused and really thought that the old lady was just greedy. After all, she was once a lady from a wealthy family.

"Old lady, I'll buy you a bottle of good wine tonight."

Deaf old lady: “…”

Alas, attending a banquet had almost exhausted her energy and she had no other desire.

Ouch, no, my chest starts to hurt again.

...

After the toast, the banquet ended. Liu Haizhong took over the command and began to distribute the remaining dishes.

"Second uncle, I have many children, please give me more meat."

"Third Auntie, you have many children, but I have few. With your thoughts like this, how can we carry out the work in our compound?"

Neighbors who were living in harmony just now may now be arguing over a piece of fat meat.

After distributing the food, neighbors moved out their own pots, pans, tables and chairs.

Liu Haizhong and He Yushui came over with lists.

"Xiaodong, this is the wedding account. The total income is 51.6 yuan, and the expenditure is 35 yuan. After deducting the purchase of red paper, wedding candy, firecrackers and other miscellaneous expenses, there are 11 yuan left. What should I do with this money?"

Li Xiaodong took the bill and looked at it carefully. It clearly listed all the expenses and had the signatures of Liu Haizhong and He Yushui at the end.

“The excess amount should be returned to the residents.”

"...I think so too."

Liu Haizhong had no choice but to put aside his greedy thoughts and start returning the remaining money to each household.

...

The sun sets in the west and the sky becomes dark.

Sha Zhu, Yan Jiecheng and the Liu brothers, with a group of people from the courtyard, came to the Li family at the same time.

Oh, and there’s also the sneaky Xu Damao.

why?

Of course it’s to make trouble in the new house!

In this era, there is no UC browser, no red roses, no KTV, and what young people look forward to is the fun of having fun in their new home.

Normally, even talking between men and women is considered frivolous, but when it comes to making trouble in a bridal chamber, the rules are much more relaxed.

The situation is better in Beijing, as young people are more or less prepared.

In some remote mountain villages, it is common to make rude jokes on a new daughter-in-law.

There are even brides who are first-time mothers and whose children look nothing like their husbands.

...

After performing several seemingly harmonious games such as biting apples, tasting hot pears, simulating code sending and sewing,

Sha Zhu, Yan Jiecheng and the Liu brothers started to make a fuss.

"Kiss me! Kiss me!"

...

Amid the laughter, Yu Li felt a little uneasy. Although she knew her husband was fearless, she was still worried that she would be accused of being unconventional.

"Brother Xiaodong, let's not confront them head-on."

Li Xiaodong responded with a smile: "You don't have to worry, they are no match to me together." In his opinion, if something can be solved by action, there is no need to argue with words.

At this moment, Yan Jiecheng was the most active. Usually, when he was with Yu Li, they rarely even held hands. Now that she was about to spend a good night with Li Xiaodong, he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.

Making trouble in the bridal chamber is a tradition since ancient times. It is reasonable and legal. Would Li Xiaodong be angry about it? Xu Damao had his own plan. He thought that Yu Li was much more beautiful than Lou Xiaoe, and it was worth it for him to take the opportunity to get close to her. The Liu brothers were not yet adults, and they were just making trouble. Sha Zhu was just a bystander, laughing foolishly. He was just fulfilling his duties as a bachelor.

...

Seeing that Sha Zhu and the others were just making a fuss but not taking any action, Yan Jiecheng became anxious: "Why are you all just standing there? Everyone, help the bride take off her clothes."

"Yan Jiecheng, you bastard!" Yu Li turned pale with anger. In the Beijing city's bridal chamber custom, there was no such thing as stripping off clothes.

She was about to stand up to argue, but was stopped by Li Xiaodong: "Wife, just sit by the bed and watch, don't say anything."

Li Xiaodong walked towards Yan Jiecheng arrogantly. His height of 1.8 meters compared to Yan Jiecheng's height of 1.6 meters created tremendous psychological pressure.

Yan Jiecheng looked up at him, feeling overwhelmed by his aura, almost unable to breathe. He stiffened his neck and shouted, "Why...it's a tradition to make trouble in the bridal chamber, do you want to do it?"

Li Xiaodong just glanced at him sideways, then walked to the center of the room and clasped his fists in greeting: "Thank you all for attending my wedding in your busy schedule. I am deeply honored. Since I don't have any expensive gifts, I will offer you my unique skills!"

After saying that, he picked up the wooden stick at the door and started swinging it.

"Hey ha! Hey ha!"

The jujube wood stick technique was performed skillfully. For a moment, the shadows of sticks were intertwined in the room and the whistling sound was continuous in the air.

Everyone was stunned.

"Xiaodong's skills are really that of a trained man!"

"The movements are quite realistic, probably much better than Shazhu!"

“…Hiss, if I learn it, maybe I can fight against that old guy in Liu Haizhong.”

Sha Zhu clapped his hands and the Liu brothers cheered. Xu Damao shrank his neck, and a chill rushed from the soles of his feet to his forehead. Yan Jiecheng's face turned pale, and he secretly glanced at Yu Li, feeling quite unwilling.

He stiffened his neck and shouted: "It is a tradition to make trouble in the bridal chamber. You can still... still... burp..."

Before he could finish his words, the cold wind, carrying the bamboo poles, was already coming towards him.

He shuddered with fear and fell to the ground.

The wooden stick stopped just 0.001 cm away from Yan Jiecheng's head.

Yan Jiecheng looked in the direction of the stick and saw Li Xiaodong's evil face.

Oh my god, this guy actually dared to do that.