Chapter 592 - 582: The Stepmother Who Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 70

Chapter 592: Chapter 582: The Stepmother Who Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 70

Lu Meng’s home was surrounded with many parked cars.

There were trucks delivering tables, chairs, and benches, those bringing kitchenware, along with a bus filled with chefs and waitstaff.

Additionally, there were people delivering vegetables, meat, and alcohol in tricycles early in the morning.

Basically, the front of Lu Meng’s house was brightly lit.

Lu Jun rushed off to inform his brothers in the village as soon as Anning arrived.

Moreover, Lu Mengniang took Anning’s satellite phone to call friends and relatives, informing them about Lu Meng’s wedding and inviting them to join in the festivities.

Meanwhile, Anning helped Lu Meng change into a bright red dress, styled her long hair into an updo, and did her makeup.

The jewelry was provided by Sun Xiumei.

Originally, these pieces were purchased as a gift for Lu Yi today.

However, due to a falling out with Lu Yi’s family, the jewelry ended up being given to Lu Meng by Anning.

The jewelry included gold and jade pieces, chosen to represent a house full of gold and jade, symbolizing good fortune.

Lu Meng wore a jade bracelet on her wrist, a gold necklace around her neck, and a pair of gold earrings. Coupled with the red dress, it added a touch of wealth and elegance to her appearance.

Nowadays, it’s popular for young village girls to wear flowers in their hair when getting married, which is characteristic of this era.

But after styling Lu Meng’s hair, Anning opted not to add flowers but instead used several unique crystal ornaments, which gave a more advanced feel than flowers.

After the makeup was done, even Lu Mengniang almost didn’t recognize Lu Meng.

Lu Meng, looking at herself in the mirror, was also especially satisfied: "Thank you so much, Auntie."

Anning waved her hand and packed the things she brought into a bag: "Alright, I’m leaving you with a tube of lipstick. Have something to eat first, and remember to apply the lipstick afterward."

Lu Meng nodded.

Anning smiled and took her leave.

It wasn’t suitable for her to stay here, and even when she arrived at Li Zhiyuan’s place, she was supposed to hide when the bride alighted from the sedan chair.

It was not just a matter of incompatible zodiac signs; crucially, Anning’s first husband, Liu Shan, had died young, making her a widow. In rural areas, there are many customs: pregnant women, widows, and those with clashing zodiac signs are all not allowed to witness the bride alighting from the bridal sedan.

This tradition has been preserved for many years and must be respected by everyone.

Anning drove to the factory first to check around, and when it was almost time, she parked her car at Li Baolai’s place and walked towards Li Zhiyuan’s house.

Lu Yi and her husband Lu Fu were anxiously waiting until after 6 pm, but the Li family’s vehicle delivering food and drinks hadn’t arrived.

Lu Fu was feeling uneasy.

He asked Lu Yi, "The goods haven’t arrived yet; if they come to pick you up later, will you get into the sedan chair or not?"

Lu Yi didn’t know what to do.

She hadn’t expected the Li family to stand their ground like this.

Lan Cui, hands on her hips, cursed: "The wealthier they are, the stingier they become. How much could a bit of food and drink cost? They refuse to provide it; if they come later to pick up, just don’t get into the sedan chair, let’s see what they can do."

While they were talking, they heard the distant sound of firecrackers.

"Is it the Li family coming to pick up?"

Lan Cui glanced at her watch: "It’s not time yet."

"I’ll go check."

Lu Fu put on a cotton-padded jacket and walked outside.

Once outside, he saw many people heading towards Lu Jun’s home.

He quickly grabbed someone and asked, "What’s going on? Is something wrong at Lu Jun’s house?"

The person he grabbed smiled, "They say Lu Meng is getting married today, it’s so sudden. Earlier, no one was notified, and early this morning, Lu Jun went around informing everyone individually. Our entire neighborhood knows now, we have to go over and see."

Speaking of Lu Fu’s home and Lu Jun’s family, they also descended from an old ancestor.

However, the two families are not very close; they are already separated by five degrees of kinship.

"Is Lu Meng getting married today?"

Lu Fu frowned: "I haven’t heard about it."

"It’s quite a coincidence," the man smiled. "Getting married on the same day as your daughter Lu Yi, it’s really..."

He excused himself from Lu Fu: "I have to hurry over now."

Lu Fu asked a few more people, and they all said they were invited to Lu Jun’s home to help.

Lu Fu became even more puzzled.

When he went back and told Lan Cui, Lan Cui snorted: "With Lu Jun’s family conditions, what kind of decent family could Lu Meng possibly marry into? She’s probably just marrying a pauper, she can’t compare to our Yi."

Lu Yi was somewhat self-satisfied too.

She thought to herself, since Lu Meng was getting married on the same day as her, it was impossible to find a family as good as the Li family.

She had inquired before; Li Jingming’s family had opened several restaurants, his second uncle had started a transportation company which had even expanded to the Provincial City, and Li family’s Third had become an official there. Each of them was very capable; marrying into their family meant she could look forward to a life of luxury.

"I haven’t heard Lu Meng mention it either."

Pretending to be puzzled, Lu Yi asked, "Is it that the person she is marrying is so embarrassing that she’s ashamed to tell us?"

"Maybe."

Lan Cui speculated as well: "When Lu Meng’s family split, her father left with nothing. Her grandparents in the village kept complaining that Lu Jun was unfilial, and her reputation isn’t good either. Who would want to introduce her to a decent family?"

Lu Fu nodded: "Exactly, her family has only a daughter and no son to carry on the family name. Whoever marries Lu Meng would have to support her parents too, what family would be so foolish..."

But he didn’t consider his own situation: his family has a son, but whoever marries Lu Yi would have to support not only the two of them but also bear the burden of her younger brother’s family, which is even more than what Lu Meng’s family would require.

Moreover, just the apartment he requested is enough for two elderly people to live on.

When it was nearly 6:30 PM and the Li family members still hadn’t arrived, Lu Yi really started to panic.

She quickly urged Lu Fu: "Dad, go to my old uncle’s house to borrow his phone and call Jingming, ask him what exactly is going on?"

Lu Fu agreed and walked out.

He hadn’t gone far when he heard the sound of firecrackers, and then saw many cars driving towards them.

He thought they were the Li family’s cars coming to fetch the bride.

But as the cars got closer, they suddenly turned a corner and headed towards Lu Meng’s home.

Lu Fu frowned, just from looking at those cars, it seemed that the family Lu Meng was marrying into was not bad.

Then, he noticed that several young men setting off firecrackers in front of the cars were from the Li family, and some were Li Jingming’s cousins.

Lu Fu instantly had a bad feeling.

He couldn’t even bother to make a phone call, and instead, he ran directly towards Lu Meng’s home.

By the time he got there, the cars had already reached Lu Meng’s front door, and then, he watched as Li Jingming got out of the first car, holding a bouquet of flowers, and entered Lu Meng’s home.

"What’s going on, what’s happening?"

Lu Fu slapped himself, he thought he was dreaming. Wasn’t it his son-in-law, how did he end up at Lu Meng’s house?

The slap brought tears to his eyes.

He looked more carefully, it was indeed Li Jingming without a doubt.

Li Jingming had already entered the house, and Lu Jun and his wife were talking with Li Jingming about something.

"It’s wrong, it’s all wrong."

Lu Fu hurriedly chased after them: "You’ve entered the wrong home, this isn’t ours."