Chapter 163 Jiang Family's Four Aunts
It takes less than two hours to drive from Shanghe Village to Zhao Village.

Jiang Baohai was kept up all night by his father-in-law and managed to catch up on some sleep in the car.

When I woke up, my wife was sitting next to me, and we had arrived at Zhao Village.

This is what a happy life must be like. Jiang Baohai thought to himself with a sense of satisfaction.

Knowing that the bride was about to enter the house, Jiang's four aunts had already prepared a red carpet and were waiting at the door.

As for Jiang's mother, she heard it from someone that the mother-in-law should avoid the new bride when she enters the house, and can only appear after the bride has entered.

Otherwise it will be bad.

But they couldn't quite put their finger on why it was bad.

In short, it wasn't good, so the new people who came to welcome them were Jiang Baohai's four aunts.

Two are cousins, two are relatives; one is tall, one is short; one is fat, one is thin.

Gao Qinghe looked out the car window.

As the sun rose higher, a large brazier was placed in the center of the red carpet, flames rising so brightly that it made one want to sweat.

Four aunts, much younger than I remembered, stood in pairs on either side of the gate, dressed in festive plum red, dark red, and bright red clothes.

It's hard not to misunderstand that one of these four is Jiang's mother.

Gao Qingya sat alone in the passenger seat, glancing at the four women outside. She looked left and right, but couldn't guess which one was her sister's mother-in-law.

Because they don't look much like her brother-in-law.

The Jiang family also hired a suona horn. At exactly nine o'clock, amidst the mournful sound of the suona horn, Jiang Yu opened a red umbrella and walked over to greet her new sister-in-law as she got out of the car.

Jiang Baohai walked around to Gao Qinghe's side, preparing to carry her down.

Jiang Yu suddenly tugged at her brother. Jiang Baohai turned around in confusion and saw Jiang Yu glance at her aunt and then quickly sweep the brazier.

"You must step over the fire basin."

Jiang Yu's tone sounded somewhat hesitant.

She was just a young girl, she didn't know any rules, and she had seen other brides step over a fire basin when they entered the house.

But the brazier at the door was something my aunt wanted to add this morning.

My brother had already instructed me to keep everything simple and just have a simple ceremony.

Mom agreed readily.

Who would have thought that when my aunt brought it up this morning, my mother actually changed her mind.

Jiang Yu had been anxious about this all morning, feeling that something was wrong, but as soon as she made a sound, she was drowned out by her third aunt's loud voice.

Now that things have come to this, I can only remind my brother first to prove that I am not a traitor.

Jiang Baohai glanced at his four aunts. His second and fourth cousins ​​looked a little guilty when they saw him looking over.

His two aunts, his eldest and third aunts, smiled at him and urged him to hurry up and bring the bride down so as not to miss the auspicious time.

Jiang Yu wanted to say something, but was stopped by Jiang Baohai's eyes.

He opened the car door completely and stretched out his strong hands toward Gao Qinghe inside.

Gao Qinghe hesitated and looked at his waist. "It's just a few steps, I can walk by myself."

She had been carrying him the whole way out of the village, worried about his injury. He kept saying he was fine, but she didn't know if he was telling the truth. She couldn't just lift his clothes to check on him.

Jiang Baohai smiled easily, "It's nothing."

Gao Qinghe no longer hesitated, reminded Gao Qingya to take her suitcase, and reached out to wrap her arms around Jiang Baohai's neck.

The man easily carried her out of the car.

Amid cheers from Jiang's relatives who were watching the spectacle, Jiang Baohai, carrying Gao Qinghe, quickly stepped over the blazing fire pit.

In an instant, the lively scene suddenly fell silent.

Although the atmosphere quickly returned to normal and firecrackers were set off, it became a little strange.

Gao Qingya followed behind her sister and brother-in-law, first glancing at Jiang Yu, who was holding an umbrella with her eyes downcast. Even though they had met before, she didn't greet her or even give her a smile. Humph.

"Are you the bridesmaid? Here, give us your things. You should go inside with the bride, and we'll help you put your things away!"

Aunt Qian Qiaolan of the Jiang family smiled and reached for the suitcase. A country girl with a whole suitcase? I wonder if the stuff inside is even worth two hundred yuan.

Gao Qingya stepped aside to block the box and deflected her hand, saying, "Auntie, I can manage on my own."

Mother?

Qian Qiaolan looked at her second sister-in-law with suspicion and panic, wondering if she looked that old.

Jiang's third uncle married two wives. The first one died of illness, and Qian Qiaolan was his second wife.

Don't let her age fool you; she's only six years older than Jiang Baohai, in her early thirties, and everyone who sees her would say she still has a captivating charm.
But since Gao Qingya is a junior, there's nothing wrong with calling her that.

However, only the person experiencing it can truly understand the malice behind it.

Jiang's second aunt, Zhang Wen, smiled gently and reminded her, "Everyone's already inside. Never mind, the little girl probably doesn't recognize anyone."

He glanced at Qian Qiaolan and suddenly exclaimed, "Youth is truly wonderful. Look at her slim waist. Xiao Hai's wife is really beautiful. I dare say you won't find anyone more beautiful than her in all around here. Xiao Hai is so lucky."

After saying that, he followed the main group into the hall.

Qian Qiaolan subconsciously looked at her waist. It wasn't thick, but it was definitely not thin either. Ever since she had a child, her waist had never slimmed down.

Looking at the bride's slender waist and the praise she received from everyone, I suddenly felt a pang of jealousy.

How could a poor girl like her get such a good first marriage?

In the hall, surrounded by her three sisters-in-law, Jiang's mother sat down in front of the shrine.

In Zhaozhuang, almost everyone is involved in the coal mining industry, and every household has a shrine.

Shrines come in all sizes; the one in Jiang Baohai's house is only about the size of a double-door wardrobe.

There used to be a small one at home, about the size of a shoebox, which didn't take up much space when nailed to the wall, and we would just leave it there whenever we thought of it.

Sure enough, Jiang Baohai suddenly became rich. I don't know who instigated it, but last year Jiang's mother specially asked someone to bring back such a large shrine, which cost 2888.

The actual value of the timber is at most sixty yuan.

When Jiang Baohai was reborn, he had already set up his position and left with her.

Jiang's father's memorial tablet was also enshrined on the shrine, with Jiang's mother sitting to the right.

Aunt Yu Cuilian brought over hot tea and said with a smile, "Please, new daughter-in-law, serve tea to your parents-in-law!"

Fourth Aunt threw down a prayer mat with a "thud".

Why is there only one?
Gao Qingya's expression changed, and she quickly glanced at her sister.

Gao Qinghe raised her chin. "Someone dropped something. Ya'er, move aside. Don't block my way from serving tea to my mother-in-law."

Gao Qingya smiled inwardly, but didn't show it on her face. With swift movements, she kicked the prayer mat out of the crowd.

Fourth Aunt's expression changed, as if she wanted to say that it was a futon for kneeling.

But she was no match for Gao Qingya, a young woman who moved quickly. The girl appeared in front of her without her noticing, and with a push of her buttocks, she shoved the woman aside.

Fourth Aunt exclaimed "Ah!" and almost lost her balance.

However, there were people around her who supported her.

Gao Qingya regretted that she hadn't died from the fall.

This incident seemed to be just a minor, insignificant episode; the tea ceremony continued, and no one mentioned the prayer cushion.

But upon closer inspection, the expressions of Jiang's four aunts were all somewhat subtle.

Aunt Zhang Wen smiled the most gently and kindly, and said auspicious words one after another.

But Gao Qingya thought she was the most fake. When she looked at people, her lower eyelids would squint upwards, as if she were deliberately forcing a smile, but there was no smile in them at all.

As for her sister's mother-in-law, Jiang Mu Qi Lianxin, she was just a puppet.

She does whatever others tell her to do, seemingly without any opinions of her own.

Then he glanced at Jiang Yu, who was standing to the side and was almost invisible.

Apart from the brother-in-law, there's not a single decent person in this family!

(End of this chapter)

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