Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

Li Bowen stared at the person in front of him, and Lou Xiaoe also stared at him.

The two just stared at each other, and soon Li Bowen reacted and raised his glass with a smile: "Dear neighbors, Yu Li and I would like to toast you and thank you for coming to our wedding."

The people at the table also stood up and clinked glasses with the two of them, saying words of congratulations and blessings such as "May you have a baby soon."

After finishing the wine in his glass, Li Bowen turned his gaze to Lou Xiao'e at the table, staring at her and asked Xu Damao who was sitting next to her: "Who is this Damao? Is this your first time in our courtyard?"

Xu Damao had obviously drunk a little too much. He said with a big tongue and a smug look on his face, "Bo Wen, this is my girlfriend Lou Xiao'e. Even though you married a beautiful wife, my girlfriend is not bad either. How about it? Isn't she pretty?"

As he said this, he reached out to hold Lou Xiao'e's hand.

The two of them had obviously already decided on the relationship, otherwise Lou Xiao'e would not have followed him to the courtyard for the banquet. However, after seeing Li Bowen, Xu Damao pulled Lou Xiao'e's hand again, but she obviously dodged and did not dare to look at Li Bowen again.

"Well, she is very beautiful. Damao, you are so lucky. When do you plan to get married?" Li Bowen said with the same compliment.

"It's almost time. My parents said we'll get married in the first month of the lunar year after the Chinese New Year!" Xu Damao didn't notice anything strange about Lou Xiao'e and continued to speak proudly.

"Okay, just let me know when you need help! Then you all eat and drink well, I'm going to the next table!" After saying that, he pulled Yu Li to the next table.

Li Bowen did not have anything against Xu Damao. Although he was a villain, he was not a person without shame. In the yard, he only had a conflict with He Yuzhu. The two of them often quarreled and fought, and the main reason was what happened in their childhood.

At that time, He Daqing had just run away with the widow, and He Yuzhu was in a more sensitive stage. Xu Damao happened to be so mean and made fun of this matter. It would be strange if he didn't get beaten. As a result, the two have been fighting for so many years. Xu Damao only cares about food and not beatings, and you can't beat him. Why do you always provoke He Yuzhu for no reason?

To sum it up in one sentence, He Yuzhu is a man who is itchy and cheap, and he is not good at controlling his words. They are both the same.

Later in the play, Xu Damao reported the Lou family and forced them to flee. This was not unrelated to the social environment at the time. As for breaking up He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e, they all lived in the same compound and saw each other every day. No man could tolerate it. If his ex-wife crawled into another man's bed right under his nose, if he could endure it, he would not be as simple as a green-haired turtle, but simply a Ninja Turtle.

But this kind of thing will not happen again now, and Li Bowen will not allow He Yuzhu to do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit himself.

Without even looking at Lou Xiao'e, the two of them went straight to the next table.

No one knew who arranged the people sitting at this table. They all frowned when they saw Li Bowen. Yi Zhonghai and his wife, the Jia family of four, and Yan Bugui's family of six saw Li Bowen and Yu Li coming over. Yan Jiecheng snorted coldly and turned his head to the side, while Jia Zhang lowered her head and ate with the stick. Yi Zhonghai's face was not looking good either.

Honestly speaking, if they were not neighbors, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Jiecheng would not want to attend at all. Nowadays, unless it is a life-and-death feud, the two will never have anything to do with each other again. Otherwise, even if there is a conflict, if there is a wedding or funeral in someone else's family, they have to attend, otherwise there will definitely be people who will talk behind their backs.

The saying that people's words are scary is not just a saying. It's not like today when you live in a building, you may not even know who lives next door to you.

Li Bowen was not willing to come over and toast with them, but today was his big day, so he had to come anyway. When they saw the two people coming, everyone at the table stood up and drank a glass of wine with them even if they were reluctant. The more normal ones here were Yan Bugui and his wife and Qin Huairu. They said a few auspicious words and left in a hurry.

After the banquet was over, Yu Li was sent back to her bridal chamber. Li Bowen helped her pack up her things and it was gradually getting dark.

Next came the wedding night. As Li Bowen returned to the back house in the front yard, several boys began to get restless and wanted to eavesdrop on Li Bowen. As soon as they tiptoed to the front yard, they saw Li Mei standing at the door of her house.

"Where are you guys going?"

Liu Guangtian, the leader, smiled awkwardly: "Big sister, it's okay, let's go out and have some fun!"

"Do you want to make trouble in my brother's bridal chamber? Go back now. Whoever dares to go, don't blame me for never talking to him again!" Li Mei glared at them, and the guys shrank their necks at the same time.

"How could that be? We didn't plan to make trouble in the bridal chamber. We just wanted to go out to digest our food!"

"That's good. Don't go out to digest your food. Go home and get a broom and clean our courtyard!"

"Sister, it's already dark!"

Li Mei pouted: "What's wrong with it being dark? There are lights, so hurry up!"

"Well, all right!" The boys who had failed to gain anything by stealing a chicken went back to get a broom reluctantly, but no one dared not to come. If anyone didn't come, then fine, he would not be in the team pursuing Li Mei.

All the adults in the courtyard watched with a smile, and someone couldn't help but joked: "In our courtyard, only the girl from the Li family can control these wild boys."

A group of boys were doing general cleaning in the yard. Li Bowen locked the door and went back into the house.

At this time, Yu Li was sitting on the edge of the bed with a nervous look on her face, twisting the corners of her clothes with her fingers, as if she wanted to vent all her inner anxiety and tension.

"If you pull the clothes again, you can't keep them!" Li Bowen walked forward with a smile.

Yu Li looked down and found that the hem of her newly made bright red gown had been wrinkled by her grip. She quickly let go of her hand and said coquettishly, "You are annoying. I am just nervous!"

Li Bowen smiled and sat beside Yu Li, gently pulling her hand and placing it in his warm palm. He looked at the beautiful bride in front of him affectionately, his heart full of love.

Looking at Yu Li's shy appearance, Li Bowen couldn't help but open his arms and hug Yu Li tightly in his arms.

He stretched out his slender fingers, gently lifted Yu Li's chin, and stared at her beautiful big eyes. Yu Li's eyes flickered, revealing a hint of shyness and nervousness. When their eyes met, it seemed as if time stood still at this moment.

Originally, Yu Li was still able to look Li Bowen in the eye bravely, but she soon gave up and shyly closed her eyes, waiting for the sweet moment to come.

Li Bowen felt Yu Li's passion and could no longer suppress his inner impulse. He slowly lowered his head and gently kissed her tender red lips. The touch of their lips instantly ignited each other's passion. Their bodies gradually melted together and fell on the soft bed.

At this moment, the room was filled with warmth and romance. The two people's breaths were intertwined as they enjoyed this wonderful time together.

"Ouch, the light! You haven't turned it off yet!"

"No, you can't see anything if you turn off the lights!"