stingy landlady

Chapter 265 Gui Xiang's Wedding (1)

Upon hearing that Gui Xiang was getting married, Young Master Zheng immediately congratulated Gui Zhi and Gui Hong.

"Congratulations! Guizhi and Guihong are getting married! I must come and ask for a cup of wedding wine."

Du Huaichuan glared at Young Master Zheng:

"You're always there! Hehe! Guihong, Guizhi! I'm going to give a gift too. We've been eating meat and vegetables that my eldest sister and Manager Han send us every day, so I definitely have to go and congratulate my eldest sister and Manager Han on their happy marriage!"

Guizhi said with a smile:

"Great! My sister will be so happy! On behalf of my sister, I welcome you all to our wedding!"

Gui Xiang and Steward Han got married after discussing things carefully.

"Guixiang! Father said he'd hold a wedding banquet in your village for his daughter's wedding. We'll also hold a banquet in Huanghua Village to entertain our villagers! It'll be hard on you, my dear wife!"

When Gui Xiang heard Han Xuewen address her as "wife," she shyly and timidly replied in the same way.

“Husband, I’m not tired! I just sit and wait to eat and drink. The people who do the work are all from the village.”

"My wife! Let's get married in Huanghua Village for now, and everything will remain the same as before. The county town will also be our little home. When conditions improve, we can renovate it and make it more comfortable."

"Once we have kids, you can live wherever you want!"

Gui Xiang nodded in agreement with Han Xuewen's arrangement.

When Guixiang returned to her parents' home, Li took her to a room.

"Guixiang! You two shouldn't see each other before you get married! You should stay at home waiting to be married, embroider your own wedding dress, and do some needlework. After you get married, won't you have to make all the clothes, shoes, and undergarments your husband will wear by hand?"

Stop running around all the time! You're being spoiled at your parents' house, but once you're in your husband's family, every woman has to be a good wife and mother! Take this opportunity to settle down! Focus on your needlework and make your wedding dress look beautiful!

Gui Xiang felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her, leaving her feeling icy cold inside.

"Mother! Do I really have to stay home and embroider my wedding dress? And I can't go out for the rest of the time? Mother! Then I won't get married!"

I! I don't want to live that kind of life anymore! No one can find a reason to lock me up again!

Gui Xiang ran out with tears in her eyes! Li Shi was left dumbfounded, not knowing why Gui Xiang had suddenly run away.

"I don't know what got into her! I just stated the rules, and she suddenly says she won't marry me! Honestly!"

Gui Xiang ran outside, but Han Xuewen, seeing the tears on Gui Xiang's face, didn't care how many people were around and quickly grabbed her. He half-pulled, half-carried her into the yard.

Han Xuewen gently wiped away Gui Xiang's tears and asked:

"Gui Xiang! What happened?"

Gui Xiang sobbed as she said:

"I! I don't want to get married!"

Just then, Li Shi also came out, and Da Zhu had just come out of the house. Hearing Gui Xiang's words and seeing Li Shi's shifty eyes and evasive manner, he suspected that Li Shi had said something and tricked her:

"Honey! Guixiang is getting married soon, what trouble are you causing now?"

Not to be outdone, Ms. Li shouted:

"What trouble am I causing! I'm just telling Guixiang to follow the rules! What's wrong with letting her embroider her wedding dress in the house? What woman doesn't manage things in the backyard after she gets married?"

"It's all your fault for spoiling me, a perfectly good young lady, so much so that I'm not proper a woman anymore! Instead of staying home to do needlework, I'm always running around outside. And if I continue like this after we're married, won't people laugh at me to death?"

Dazhu glanced at Han Xuewen and said:

"Xuewen! Do you have any plans after you get married?"

Han Xuewen patted Guixiang on the shoulder to comfort her.

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law! Guixiang and I have already discussed it and decided that we will continue to buy and sell vegetables as we do now. We will go in and out together."

Li immediately objected loudly:

"How can that be? Men go out to earn a living, while women stay home to support their husbands and raise their children! That's how it's always been! A woman should act like a married woman once she's married!"

Both of you are out, this place doesn't feel like home anymore. Who will manage the inner courtyard and household affairs? Who will cook and do your laundry? It's easy to say, but you'll be inseparable!

Han Xuewen said neither humbly nor arrogantly:

“Mother-in-law! Our backyard is quiet, just the two of us. The maids and servants will take care of the cooking and laundry, so Guixiang doesn’t need to work so hard.”

"So you want someone else to handle your husband's clothes and shoes? What's the point of having women then? If you leave everything to maids and servants, what's the point of having a wife?"

Dazhu, hearing Li's increasingly absurd remarks, shouted, "Shut up! How can you talk like that? They're just a young couple living their lives together, why are you meddling in their business? Who do you think you are?"

"If you don't get a beating for a day, you'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles! You think you're so tough?! Get inside!"

Having lost face in front of her son-in-law, Li turned and went inside. Only then did Han Xuewen ask Guixiang:

"Don't be afraid, Guixiang! We'll be the same as before! Before and after the wedding, nothing will change!"

Gui Xiang then said with red eyes:

"My mother said we couldn't see each other before the wedding, and that I should stay in the house to wait for my marriage. She told me to stay in the house and do needlework such as embroidering my wedding dress, making clothes, shoes, socks, and undergarments for my husband!"

I! I don't want to! I don't want to be locked up at home anymore, I..."

Han Xuewen gently comforted him:

"Alright, alright! The wedding dress will be made by a workshop! We'll also have my clothes, shoes and socks made! These are minor matters! I had clothes and shoes to wear before I got married!"

I thought it was nothing serious! Don't ever say you're not getting married again, it scared me half to death! My heart is still pounding!

Gui Xiang glanced at Han Xuewen, then at Da Zhu, and mustered her courage to say:

"Then what? So before I get married, I'll still be the same as I am now? Going to collect and sell vegetables every day?"

Han Xuewen nodded and promised:

"Of course it's the same! Besides, I can't manage all this by myself! I can't do it without you! But..."

Han Xuewen drew out the last syllable, and Guixiang grew anxious, forgetting that Dazhu was still standing there. She grabbed Han Xuewen's sleeve and asked in a trembling voice:

"But what?"

Han Xuewen smiled:

"Guixiang! Don't worry! I just wanted to say that we should temporarily put this business on hold for the two days of our wedding! We still need to have a grand wedding banquet!"

Hahaha! "

Gui Xiang's tears turned to laughter, and she reached out to hit Han Xuewen. Han Xuewen didn't dodge, letting Gui Xiang hit her a few times to vent her anger. Only then did Han Xuewen say to Dazhu:

"Father-in-law! I am deeply grateful for the honor of marrying Guixiang! I do not wish for Guixiang to suffer any injustice, and I have no elders or relatives living in the world who would require Guixiang to be subservient to others!"

Since it's just the two of us living our lives, Guixiang can live however she feels comfortable! As for those rules and regulations for women, I don't want to care about them anymore!

But this breaks the rules, and my parents-in-law will probably be gossiped about in the village! It might also affect my sisters' reputation!

The son-in-law apologizes to his father-in-law in advance!

Han Xuewen bowed deeply in a respectful greeting. Dazhu quickly helped Han Xuewen up.

"Xuewen! I'm not a rigid person who would cling to those rules and make my daughter suffer! That's not what I want either. As long as you treat Guixiang well in the future, and the two of you live a good life together, instead of fighting every three days and cursing every two days!"

I'll be happy!