757: Chapter 757: Aunt on My Motherâs Side (6)_1 757: Chapter 757: Aunt on My Motherâs Side (6)_1 The preparations here are almost complete, and guests have begun to arrive.
Wang Hehua could not manage much today, so she was in the courtyard helping select vegetables and such.
While they were busy, someone entered the kitchen, âRuxin, see if thereâs anything I can do?â
Yang Ruxin saw it was a girl around seventeen or eighteen, with slightly dark skin, but her features were quite delicate.
She was currently displaying a set of white teeth, smiling at Yang Ruxin in a manner that was very familiar.
âYou areâŠ?â Yang Ruxin returned a smile but was clearly puzzled; she genuinely did not recognize the other person.
âAunt Xiaoxia, how did you get in here?â Before the dark-skinned girl could speak, Li Xiang chimed in, âYou are a guest, please go outâŠâ
Aunt?
Yang Ruxin was taken aback; this meant the girl was Aunt Hehuaâs cousin.
âLi Xiang, what guest am I?
Iâm here to help you.â Pei Xiaoxia shook her head, âIâve heard from my cousin for a long time that Ruxin is skilled, and today Iâm here to learn from herâŠâ Rolling up her sleeves, she continued, âRuxin, what can I do?
By the way, my name is Pei Xiaoxia.
Donât mind my young age; I am of an older generation.
I come from Stone Village in Peach Blossom Town, my cousin is Zhao XinghuaâŠ
She is busy at home and asked me to come helpâŠ
Itâs up to you whether you call me aunt like Li Xiang and Xiaoyu, or call me sisterâŠâ
Yang Ruxin suddenly understood.
âWhy should Ruxin call you sister?
Whatâs that about?â Li Xiang was displeased, âDo I have to call you aunt then?
Just stop messing with the seniorityâŠâ
Pei Xiaoxia just laughed, âHeihei.â
Yang Ruxin handed her a bulb of garlic, âPeel it and then crush it into garlic paste.â
âAlright!â Pei Xiaoxia happily sat down and began peeling garlic.
Pei Xiaoxia was quite efficient, and with her help, Yang Ruxin felt considerably more relaxed.
They hit it off well as Pei Xiaoxia was straightforward in her speech, leaving a good impression on Yang Ruxin.
In the countryside here, getting married wasnât too particular, not like in the city where wealthy families might follow the âSix Etiquettesâ and such.
Here, as long as both sides took a liking to each other, theyâd go to the temple to have a master check their compatibility, then find a matchmaker to bring them together.
If both agreed, they could get married.
Some even skipped the engagement altogether.
Little Liuziâs family and Xiaoyuâs family, now more financially comfortable, wanted to celebrate festively and were unwilling to shortchange their children.
Soon, people from the brideâs side arrived; Xiaoyu was in a peach-red jacket and skirt, looking very festive.
Little Liuzi too was in a brand-new robe, looking quite spirited.
The two were already familiar with each other and had nothing to be embarrassed about.
They wanted to exchange a few words, but the ribbing from everyone made Xiaoyuâs thick skin falter, and she quickly ran to her motherâs side, provoking another round of laughter from the crowd.
In the midst of laughter, Yang Zhenli and Liang Youcai clinked their cups in front of everyone, then started calling each other in-laws.
After that, Liu Cuiyun presented Xiaoyu with a pair of silver bracelets and personally put them on her, signifying her acceptance of the daughter-in-law.
Zhao Xinghua gave Little Liuzi a set of shoes and caps she had made herself, and even personally changed him into the new shoes she had made, symbolizing her acceptance of him as her son-in-law.
âLittle Liuzi, if you dare to treat my sister poorly, watch out; Iâll pound you,â Liang Tie Dan warned Little Liuzi as he shook his fist at him.
âBrother Tie Dan, Sister Ruxin already said, if he dares to treat Sister Xiaoyu badly, heâll be put in a sack and beaten with a plankâŠâ Xiao Shunzi unabashedly betrayed Yang Ruxinâs words.
âYou all have such a good relationship.â Pei Xiaoxia suddenly murmured to herself.