Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 878 Wu Aili gets married (Part )
In the backyard of the quadrangle, in the old house of the Wu family, Chen Shuying looked in the mirror at her daughter whom she had worked so hard to raise. While combing Wu Aili's hair, she reluctantly told her, "Aili! From today on, you will become the daughter-in-law of another family, the wife of another family. Although you don't live with your parents-in-law, Mom hopes that you can respect them, fulfill your duties as a daughter-in-law, and be a qualified daughter-in-law of the Zheng family."

When Wu Aili heard Chen Shuying's instructions, she thought that from today on, even if she was a married daughter, she was very reluctant to promise Chen Shuying: "Don't worry, Mom, I will definitely respect my parents-in-law and be considerate of my husband. I will be a good daughter-in-law who can handle both housework and cooking. I will never bring shame to you and my dad."

At around ten o'clock in the morning, Zheng Zhiguo and several of his childhood friends, each riding a bicycle with a big red flower tied on it, finally arrived at Luoguxiang.

When the children in the alley saw Zheng Zhiguo coming, they all shouted, "Here comes the groom! The groom is here to pick up the bride."

Bang Geng, Qin Dajun, and the children in the courtyard were all blocking the gate of the courtyard. Looking at Zheng Zhiguo and others who came to pick up the bride, Bang Geng was the first to speak: "Uncle Zhiguo! Our silly uncle said that if you want to take our Aunt Ai Li away, you must pass our test first, otherwise you will not be allowed to enter our courtyard."

Seeing the children blocking the door tightly, and hearing Banggeng's words, Zheng Zhiguo smiled and asked Banggeng, "Little Banggeng! Today, your uncle came with a lot of red envelopes and wedding candies. Do you think your uncle can pass the test like this?"

Bang Geng heard what Zheng Zhiguo said and said in a little adult tone: "Uncle! Our teacher said that the more gifts you give, the less blame you will get! As long as your gifts are in place, we will let you in."

Chen Guangliang, who was standing next to Zheng Zhiguo, was surprised when he heard Banggeng's words. He then took a cloth bag off the handlebars of his bicycle and said with a smile, "Zhiguo! This little guy is not very old, but he speaks in a very sophisticated way. He is really a smart kid."

Bang Geng had a smug look on his face when he heard what Chen Guangliang said, and he answered, "Uncle, I am already twelve years old this year, and I am no longer a villain. And my silly uncle said that if you don't show enough sincerity today, I won't let you marry our Aunt Ai Li."

Zheng Zhiguo took the cloth bag from Chen Guangliang and said to Banggeng with a smile: "Banggeng! My bag is full of red envelopes and wedding candies, but how much you can grab depends entirely on your own ability."

When Zheng Zhiguo said this, he quickly grabbed a handful of red envelopes and wedding candies from his cloth bag and threw them over the heads of Banggeng and the others.

The children who were originally blocking the gate of the courtyard saw the red envelopes and wedding candies that Zheng Zhiguo threw into the air. They were afraid that they would not be able to grab them from other children, so they no longer cared about blocking the gate. They squatted down and snatched the red envelopes and wedding candies that fell on the ground.

Seeing that the children were attracted by the red envelopes and wedding candies, Zheng Zhiguo immediately led his childhood friends and pushed the Zhujiang New Town bicycle into the yard.

Soon, Zheng Zhiguo and others arrived at the old house of the Wu family in the backyard. Zheng Zhiguo saw the two brothers Wu Aidang and Wu Aiguo blocking the door, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Big brother! Second brother! I'm here to pick up Ai Li."

When Wu Aidang heard what Zheng Zhiguo said and saw the young men who came with Zheng Zhiguo to pick up the bride, he pointed to the table by the door and said to Zheng Zhiguo, "Zhiguo! If you want to take Aili away smoothly today, you must pass our test. Only after you pass our test can you take Aili away."

When Zheng Zhiguo heard what Wu Aidang said, he said to the two Wu brothers with confidence: "Big brother! Second brother! How do you two want to test me? Just tell me."

Wu Aiguo heard Zheng Zhiguo's words and saw his confident expression. He smiled and said to him, "Zhiguo! You said this. Don't say that our two brothers-in-law are targeting you."

Wu Aiguo paused for a moment and continued, "If you want to become the son-in-law of our Wu family, you must first have a healthy body. Our first test is that you carry your brother-in-law on your back and do ten squats on the spot. If you can complete it successfully, you will pass the first level." People of this era often participate in physical labor, and doing ten squats with someone on their back is nothing to Zheng Zhiguo. When Zheng Zhiguo learned the content of the test, he immediately squatted down and said, "Brother-in-law! Come on! I accept your test."

Ten squats were really nothing to Zheng Zhiguo. Soon, Zheng Zhiguo finished ten squats while carrying Zheng Zhiguo on his back. Then, he asked Wu Aiguo breathlessly, "Second brother! I have successfully passed the first test. Now let's talk about the next one!"

Wu Aiguo saw Zheng Zhiguo complete the first task, so he pointed to the table by the door and said to Zheng Zhiguo with a smile: "Zhiguo! Do you see the wine on the table? As long as you and your friends can finish the bottle of wine within 30 seconds, I will consider you to have passed the test."

Zheng Zhiguo's alcohol tolerance was not good. Now seeing Wu Aiguo asking them to drink a bottle of wine within 30 seconds, Zheng Zhiguo was really stumped.

"Second uncle! When you said that just now, it seemed like you were talking about you guys. Can I understand that all of us brothers can drink this bottle of wine?" A childhood friend of Zheng Zhiguo immediately asked Wu Aiguo after hearing what Wu Aiguo said.

Wu Aiguo heard the other party's question, smiled and nodded, and replied: "That's right! What I mean is that anyone among you can participate in the challenge."

After Xue Jianping confirmed that anyone could participate in the challenge, he stood up from behind Zheng Zhiguo and said to Wu Aiguo with a smile: "Second brother! I may not be able to do squats, but when it comes to this, there are few people in our Kyoto City who can drink more than me."

When Wu Aiguo heard what Xue Jianping said, a surprised smile appeared on his face. He said to Xue Jianping, "My friend! Everyone knows how to brag, but let's see for ourselves!"

After hearing what Wu Aiguo said, Xue Jianping didn't waste any words. He picked up the bottle and smelled it. He couldn't help but praise it: "Judging from the smell of this wine, this is definitely a good wine."

As he spoke, Xue Jianping put the bottle to his mouth and drank it in big gulps.

In just a dozen seconds, Xue Jianping finished a one-pound bottle of white wine. When Wu Aiguo saw this, he couldn't help but applaud.

Although Xue Jianping can drink a lot, it is not easy for him to drink a bottle of 50-degree liquor in just over ten seconds.

When Xue Jianping drank the liquor in the bottle, a strong smell of alcohol instantly rushed from his stomach to his throat, making Xue Jianping almost vomit out the liquor he had just drunk.

After seeing Xue Jianping finish drinking the wine, Wu Aiguo moved aside and reminded Zheng Zhiguo, "Zheng Zhiguo! Today, we two brothers officially hand over Ai Li to you. But we have to be frank with you. If we find out that you treat Ai Li badly, don't blame us for being rude to you."

When Zheng Zhiguo heard Wu Aiguo's reminder, he immediately assured Wu Aiguo and his brother: "Big brother! Second brother! I promise to treat Ai Li well and will never let him suffer any grievances."

(End of this chapter)