Countdown to Awakening

Two days later,

Xu's mother used the remaining money to set up several banquets.

"Everyone, enjoy your meals and drinks... Don't be polite... My son is getting married... Don't be polite..."

Xu's mother couldn't stop smiling.

The two sisters-in-law of the Jiang family still sat next to each other.

Jiang Shuilian's eldest sister-in-law said, "It's strange. How come this old man Xu can still find a wife? He, I think he's already fifty years old. How come there are still women talking about wives? What is it that this new bride sees in him?"

Jiang Shuilian's wife chimed in, "Sister-in-law, how could that girl be attracted to him? I heard it was Ma Hui who found her for him. He spent a lot of money on her, and she's a college student... What a blessing, wow... No one else can compare."

Jiang Shuilian's sister-in-law was shocked: "Didn't the village chief say that such things are not allowed? How dare they do it? This... isn't this the rule in the village? Aren't they afraid that the police will come and arrest them? They are so bold..."

Jiang Shuilian's sister-in-law felt a wave of fear. The village chief had already said that such transactions were prohibited.

I think this is called trafficking in women...

Luckily, no one checked before, but now there are regulations. How did you buy it? And you're bringing it up with such fanfare? Aren't you afraid...

Jiang Shuilian's wife chimed in, "Sister-in-law, do you really think anyone would care? If anyone would, they would have done it long ago. I heard the police station here condones this kind of behavior. After all, who wants their village to be extinct? Wasn't the Qi family girl's grandmother bought in at the age of 15? What's so strange about this?"

Jiang Shuilian's sister-in-law thought about it and realized that it was true...but she didn't say much.

"Sister-in-law, we don't need to worry about the rest of the things, we just need to enjoy the feast."

Jiang Shuilian's sister-in-law nodded. "That's right, don't worry about anything. Just eat."

Qi Yuanyuan still sat with Sun Pandidi and some middle-aged women.

"Pandi, it's strange that someone would still want to marry Old Man Xu even though he's so old."

Speaking of which, Old Man Xu’s family doesn’t have much money, so how could he get married?

"I don't know either. I heard from my mother that the bride is still a college student... I don't know what she likes about him. He has no money and he is so ugly..." When he said the latter part, Sun Pandi lowered his voice, fearing that someone would hear him.

After hearing this, Qi Yuanyuan suddenly had a terrible thought in her mind: Could it be that the bride was abducted by Old Man Xu?

It's not impossible. She's seen movies and has seen many real-life cases...

How could a female college student, in the prime of her life, fall in love with an old, ugly man who couldn't read or write?

"Pandi, what if, what if the bride was trafficked here?"

Sun Pandi was also stunned after hearing this.

"That can't be right... I remember the village chief said we can't do that... How... How could such a thing happen..."

Qi Yuanyuan: "I think he was probably kidnapped. Otherwise, how could a female college student like him? If the women in the village can't like him, then it's even more impossible for a female college student to like him."

"Then...then what can we do?" At this moment, Sun Pandidi's expression became a little nervous.

Such a thing has indeed happened before, but it may have been heard of since the village chief banned it. How could it be that Old Man Xu’s wife was like this?