A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 50 Then I won't get married when I grow up

Due to her fourth brother Yun Chenbei's slightly socially awkward personality and the lack of help from others in the family, Yun Jiao's money-making plan was temporarily aborted.

The plan to go out to sea on the second day also failed.

The sea trip has been postponed due to bad weather.

That's how it is at the seaside; whether you can go out to sea depends entirely on the weather, and whether you can catch anything good depends entirely on luck.

But how many people can actually be lucky?

For someone like them, finding abalone and prawns on a small island on their very first voyage is already incredibly lucky.

Why is the village so lively today?

Even if they don't go out to sea, there's still a ton of work to do at home, so they're never really free.

Shen Yunlian and the others sat at home weaving nets and making fish traps.

The men went on to work at the new house.

Yun Jiao also helped out at home.

The sound of gongs and drums outside reminded Grandma Yun.

"It's Cai Jinhua's eldest daughter who got married."

Yun Xiaowu ran in: "Jiaojiao, the groom outside is handing out wedding candy, let's go join in the fun."

Nowadays, weddings are very simple. Some poor people just hold a simple banquet and invite some close relatives to have a meal.

"Is Grandma going to the feast?"

Grandma Yun: "Yes, we're going."

Yun Jiao ran off with Fifth Brother. She was curious because there were weddings in the village before, but she had never gone with anyone because she was too young.

When Yun Jiao arrived outside Cai Jinhua's courtyard, she saw a man with an ordinary appearance, slightly short, and a limp walking with a smile on his face, handing out a handful of candy to the children surrounding him.

Those candies were the cheapest kind; these days, who would want to buy expensive candies to give to someone else's child?

Just to share in the joy.

But the children didn't care; they were happy as long as they had candy.

Yun Xiaowu grabbed her hand and ran over.

"The groom gave my sister and me a piece of wedding candy as well."

The groom lingered on the two of them for a few seconds, especially when his gaze fell on Yun Jiao.

There was no way around it; among the children, Yun Jiao, with her fair complexion and delicate features like a porcelain doll, stood out too much.

The groom gave Yun Jiao two extra candies.

Yun Jiao held the candy in her small hands and thanked them in a sweet, soft voice.

Thank you, and I wish you a long and happy marriage.

Once she received the item, she was happy to say a few kind words.

As for whether this is Yun Zhuangzhuang's annoying brother-in-law? Yun Jiao said that Yun Zhuangzhuang is Yun Zhuangzhuang, and his sister is his sister.

Yun Jiao still had a good impression of Yun Daya.

She was skinny and somewhat malnourished; it would be strange if she grew up well when Cai Jinhua treated her like a maid.

But she is a very responsible and gentle older sister.

They worked tirelessly, not only working non-stop all day but also taking care of their entire family.

Hopefully, things will be easier for her after she gets married.

"The bride is coming out!"

Cai Daya came out, wearing an ill-fitting red dress, and her makeup looked like a ghost, no one knew who had done it for her.

Her entire face was painted very white, with the blush being particularly noticeable, making Yun Jiao, who had a normal sense of aesthetics, feel dizzy and disoriented.

Yun Jiao held onto her fifth brother's hand.

"Brother, do all brides have to be painted like that?"

She asked Yun Xiaowu in a nervous, low voice.

Yun Xiaowu scratched his head: "Yes, I've seen several brides like this." Yun Jiao's childish voice suddenly turned serious: "Then I won't get married when I grow up."

Anyone who wants to marry someone this ugly can go ahead.

Yun Xiaowu was delighted: "No problem, I can support you for the rest of your life!"

He assured, patting his chest.

Yun Jiao: "I can support myself."

The banquet at Cai Jinhua's house... it's better not to go!
Yun Jiao never expected that such a joyous occasion would be celebrated with such a simple feast, even less elaborate than what they usually eat at home!
There was only one meat dish, served in a plain broth, with just a tiny bit of meat. You had to search high and low to find even a small piece of meat.

The rest were all vegetarian dishes, bland like boiled vegetables, and didn't taste good.

Yun Jiao glanced at it and wanted to go home.

She heard many people complaining.

"Didn't they say the bride price was over a hundred? Why is the food cooked like this? That's so stingy! How are we supposed to eat this?"

"It tastes terrible, and there's so little of it."

"Who did Cai Jinhua hire to cook?"

"Her family didn't want money, they just gave her some food."

The meal was a disaster; everyone's faces were increasingly grim, and even Yun Jiao couldn't maintain her composure when she saw the groom's expression.

Yun Jiao: "Grandma, let's go home."

Grandma Yun felt bad about the three cents she gave as a gift.

This meal isn't even worth three cents!

Yun Jiao grabbed Grandma Yun's hand and ran home. It was better not to eat this meal; she was afraid that her grandma, at her age, might have some health problems from eating it.

When we got home for dinner, Grandma Yun was sighing all the time.

"My three cents."

I felt so sorry for her.

Yun Xiaowu shoveled rice: "Grandma, you shouldn't worry about the money. I saw a huge worm in the food at the table in front of us, and the vegetables weren't even washed properly!"

Grandma Yun shook her head: "Da Na's family went too far. On such a joyous day, they made the groom's side unhappy, and the people eating there were also unhappy. Da Ya will never be able to hold her head up when she goes to her husband's family in the future."

Wang Mei snorted: "Cai Jinhua and the others don't care at all. Asking them to spend money out of their own pockets to prepare a nice feast is no different from taking their lives. That whole family is shameless."

After finishing her meal, Yun Jiao, as usual, strolled with her grandmother and mother to the big locust tree at the edge of the village, where they sat on small stools and ate melons.

A big yellow dog came over wagging its tail. When it saw Yun Jiao, its eyes lit up, and it wagged its tail and its rear end as it lay down at her feet.

Yun Jiao also touched its head.

I love its fluffy and soft texture.

But Yunjiao prefers cats to dogs.

The cat's touch is much softer, especially that of the big, fat orange cat in the village.

When she moves to her new home, she plans to get a dog and a cat.

Unsurprisingly, today's topic of conversation revolves around Cai Jinhua's family.

Upon seeing Grandma Yun and the others arrive, the first question asked by the group of elderly women and aunties who were busy with their work was...

"Did you go to Cai Jinhua's house for a feast?"

Grandma Yun: "I went, but I didn't eat."

The others immediately started talking excitedly.

"Who would put on such a lavish wedding feast? Even the poorest family in our village, Er Gouzi, had three meat dishes when they got married. No matter how frugal you are, there are plenty of small, cheap fish around here that cost only a few cents a pound. You can't even afford this. The groom's family gave over a hundred yuan as a bride price. Isn't this a disgrace to Daya and the groom's family? It's a disgrace to our village too."

In the future, if people say that Cai Jinhua's family is stingy and shameful, they might also bring up so-and-so's family in Bailong Village.

"The groom seems like a good guy to me. He's a bit short and has a limp, but he's their only son. Otherwise, his parents wouldn't have given such a high dowry."

"Do you think Cai Jinhua will go to her eldest daughter's in-laws' house to freeload in the future?"

"Given the temperaments of Cai Jinhua's family, it's quite possible!"

(End of this chapter)