Chapter 16: The Wedding

On the way home from work, Shen Mengxi, who was sitting in a rickshaw, saw a stray dog on the side of the road, hungry and bone-chested, lying on the ground dying, sad in his heart, in this world, it is difficult for people to live, let alone a dog.

She asked Zhao San'er to stop and threw half of the steamed bun in the lunch box to it, the yellow dog took it in its mouth, and looked at Shen Mengxi while swallowing, Shen Mengxi spread his hands, "It's gone, I'll bring you more tomorrow." ”

The yellow dog has been following Shen Mengxi, obviously he has no strength, but he still insists on running, Zhao San'er stopped to chase it away, ran quickly, and finally threw it off.

After work the next day, the yellow dog squatted on the side of the road, seemingly waiting for Shen Mengxi. Shen Mengxi was very guilty, because she forgot to bring food for it when she was busy, she reached into her purse, found a ham sausage from the Wuling space, peeled the skin, and sent it to the dog's mouth, "Eat, eat, I forgot to bring you steamed buns." This one is a bit salty, you have to find some water to drink. ”

This time, the yellow dog quietly followed her car, and when she got into the street, a mischievous child threw stones at it, and the yellow dog cleverly dodged, and finally got hit and screamed. When Shen Mengxi heard this, he turned around sharply and hurriedly asked Zhao San'er to go back.

Shen Mengxi got out of the car and stopped the half-grown children who were beating the dog, telling them that it was her dog. Then there was two smacks in his mouth, and the dog came running upside down.

"Keep up! Homecoming! The yellow dog obediently followed the right side of the rickshaw, and just like that, a big driver in clean clothes, pulling a rickshaw with yellow wheels shining, on which sat a woman in a blue dress and skirt, with a large black leather bag on her knees, at first glance she was an independent and self-reliant new woman, but next to her car followed a yellow dog with a laipi yellow dog, all the way to the French Concession.

Zhao San'er nailed a simple kennel with a wooden board, Shen Mengxi prepared two basins of warm water, put on rubber gloves, and bathed the yellow dog in the corner of the yard.

This is the most common Chinese pastoral dog, that is, a soil dog.

Ah Huan finally decided to name it Rhubarb, so Shen Mengxi said: "Rhubarb, you will be called Rhubarb in the future, this is your home, you have to take good care of your home, do you know?" ”

Rhubarb was gobbling up the leftovers given by Helen, looked up at Shen Mengxi, and continued to eat.

At night, someone passed by the courtyard, and the rhubarb screamed, and Shen Mengxi drank it at the window.

Later, a stranger came to deliver the goods and entered the yard, and the rhubarb barked again, but Shen Mengxi did not stop it. Rhubarb screamed a few times, and when they saw that they had collected the money and left, he stopped screaming.

Rhubarb is a smart dog, a few times down, you know how to take care of the yard, at night, someone passing by the gate it will whine warning, if you enter the yard without permission, you will pounce on it. By the way, even the idle affairs of the neighbors around me are in charge. However, they generally do not scream during the day, nor do they attack nearby children. Shen Mengxi said to Zhao San'er that this rhubarb must have suffered a lot outside before he learned how smart he was.

In the first few days, as soon as Shen Mengxi went to work, he hissed and wanted to go to work with him, but Shen Mengxi drank and ordered him to go back, so he honestly waited at home.

Early this morning, Shen Mengxi was about to go to work, when he heard Rhubarb screaming loudly, as if he had been kicked by someone, and then he was drunk by Helen.

Ah Huan cried and shouted: "Eighth Uncle is a villain!" Uncle Eight is a big villain! ”

Shen Mengxi hurriedly went out, and saw Zhang Jiayu squatting in the yard, coaxing Ah Huan: "Uncle is not good, uncle thought it was going to bite me, so he kicked it lightly, look at it, is it okay!" ”

As soon as he turned around and saw Shen Mengxi, he hurriedly asked for help: "Sister, hurry up, I offended the little young master and refused to spare me!" ”

"Humph! Everyone knows that beating a dog depends on the owner! This dog is kept in the yard, why do you kick it without asking? ”

"Look at its skinny appearance, who would have thought it was your dog!" Indeed, the fur of rhubarb is still prickly, but it has a little longer flesh, and it still looks similar to that of a stray dog.

"What are you here to do? I'm going to work soon. ”

"Sister, I've already asked for leave for you, let's go to Brother Shizhe's wedding now! You can't wear this dress, change into a small dress, and prepare a gift, the fourth brother has gone to Beiping, so we have to go! ”

The Zhang family's favorite Xu Shizhe is not Zhang Jiaxuan, but the 21-year-old Zhang Jiayu, who can be described as Xu Shizhe's loyal fan brother, and he worships him so much.

Shen Mengxi was a little angry, "You worship him, I can't help it, but can you not bother me!" ”

"Sister, you don't understand him at all, what a rare poet he is in this world! Listen to his poem, 'If I were a snowflake, fluttering in the air, I would know my direction—flying, flying, flying—there is my direction on the ground.'" ”

"I still prefer 'to pick up the lamp and watch the sword when I am drunk, and dream of blowing the horn and the battalion'! A Yu, in ancient times, these lingering poems were written for prostitutes, what do you like your freedom, let's go, I'm busy. Shen Mengxi became impatient.

"Ah Huan! Uncle Eight takes you to the wedding! Your father's wedding! Zhang Jiayu didn't care about her sister's attitude, and said to Ah Huan.

Ah Huan shouted happily when she heard the words to go to see her father, "Eighth Uncle wait for me, I'll go change my clothes!" "I went upstairs with a smoke.

"Sister, you just aren't free and easy enough, what era is it, you can also fall in love, or remarry. Wang Shouqing was very chic, gave a heavy gift, and promised to attend the wedding today. ”

"Hehe, both parents won't go today, is it just you who is the only one to watch the ceremony except for the officiant and the witness?"

"How so? Invitations sent out a lot! ”

"Huh! Better. ”

Xu Shizhe really wants to hold a trendy wedding, and also wants to get the blessings of relatives and friends, probably because he has encountered too many obstacles recently, and he wants to get some strength from the blessings of others.

"He's probably going to be embarrassed."

"No, no. Let's go, don't miss the auspicious time. ”

Ah Huan changed into a small suit and leather shoes, stood beside Zhang Jiayu decently, and looked at Shen Mengxi expectantly.

"Then I'll take Ah Huan by myself, don't blame me if I can't take care of you!" After speaking, he pulled Ah Huan into the car outside the door.

Shen Mengxi looked at Zhang Jiayu, who was as busy as a live monkey, and suddenly wanted to go to the scene to observe Xu Shizhe's embarrassment, so Mengxi told Zhao San'er that he didn't need to get out of the car today, look at the blue suit on his body, and follow into the car.

Xu Shizhe and Lu Xiaomei's wedding was held in the Qingxue Hall of Yu Garden, the hall was carved and painted, high and spacious, and many seats were arranged in the hall, which were arranged on both sides, with a circular microphone in front and a lot of flowers around it.

It's almost auspicious, but the hall is still empty, there are very few guests, sitting on chairs sporadically, as soon as Zhang Jiayu enters the hall, he begins to help Zhang Luo get up, prepare a book for guests to register and salute, check whether the microphone is good, Shen Mengxi looked at the dog-legged brother helplessly, and sighed deeply.

Wang Shouqing sat in the last row, looking at the back of the chair in front of him.

Shen Mengxi didn't go over to say hello, and it was another piece of news that was photographed by reporters.

Xu Shizhe's friend Hu Hongxing is the main marriage, and he contributed a lot to Lu Xiaomei's divorce, and strongly persuaded Xu's father to agree to the marriage. It is said that this Hu Hongxing is also one of Lu Xiaomei's suitors, and Shen Mengxi said that he could not understand his mentality.

Xu Shizhe's teacher, Mr. Liang, was a witness to the marriage, and his face was very ugly. I guess I don't want to come.

The auspicious time has arrived, and there are only a dozen people in the room.

At the beginning of the wedding, Xu Shizhe held Lu Xiaomei's arm with a smile on his face, and walked in from outside Qingxue Hall, the men's suit and leather shoes, the woman's wedding dress dragged to the ground, a good pair of talented women.

The wedding march played on the piano sounded in the hall. If there are many relatives and friends on both sides applauding and blessing, it will be a great memory in life, but unfortunately there are only a few people, Zhang Jiayu's applause and cheers look extremely funny.

Ah Huan saw his father walking with another woman, and suddenly became anxious, and was pressed down by Shen Mengxi, "Sit!" ”

Ah Huan's chest bulged and he couldn't stop panting.

Hu Hongxing said some words of blessing, there were too few people in the hall, most of the chairs were empty, and people sat here and there, looking extremely desolate.

When it was Mr. Liang's turn to witness the marriage, he took out the prepared testimony, looked at it for ten seconds, and finally put down his hand and said to the two newlyweds: "Xu Shizhe, Lu Xiaomei, you are all married once!" “

The first sentence made the audience silent, and even the two reporters forgot to take pictures.

So the marriage testimony turned into a reprimand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am extremely reluctant to do this, I want to be a witness for Shizhe, his bride is Mrs. Wang Shouqing, and Shizhe fell in love, so he divorced Shouqing, which is really immoral!"

Shen Mengxi saw Lu Xiaomei's face pale, and tears couldn't fall in the circles of his eyes, and he hung stubbornly.

"If you're happy, get married, if you're not happy, get divorced! As a teacher, as a friend, I am deeply ashamed! ”

"Lu Xiaomei, I hope that from now on you can abide by women's morals, review your personality and behavior, divorce and remarriage are caused by the mistakes of your character, I hope you don't mislead others and yourself, don't take selfishness as the code of conduct, don't take absurdity and pleasure as the pursuit of life, and don't treat marriage as child's play!"

Xu Shizhe's face was as pale as earth, and he stepped forward to beg Mr. Liang, who hated iron and looked at his disciple and stopped talking.

The wedding ended hastily.

Although Ah Huan didn't understand what he was talking about, seeing his father's embarrassment, and seeing that he had been comforting the bride, he finally couldn't help crying "wow".

Xu Shizhe looked over when he heard the voice, and saw that Xiao'er was looking up to the sky and crying, his face was full of sadness and embarrassment, he glanced at Shen Mengxi silently, and then bowed his head to comfort his newlywed wife.

The guests dispersed. Shen Mengxi coaxed Ah Huan and pulled him to Xu Shizhe.

Looking closer, Xu Shizhe's eyes were full of sorrow, he didn't expect the wedding to end like this, and the parents of both parties were not present; Former best friends received invitations, but none of them showed up; The most beloved teacher reprimanded his new wife in public; The reporter who was personally invited to film the farce just now......

He touched Ah Huan's hair blankly and looked up at Shen Mengxi: "Sure enough, I shouldn't have let you come." ”

Shen Mengxi suddenly took pity on this simple and selfish man, and the smooth thirty years made him blindly confident and unscrupulous.

- From the first day he remarried, his fate changed.

Father Xu stopped his supply, and Lu Xiaomei was a money-burning master, thinking of his later fate, he just said softly: "Bless you." ”