Rebirth begins with an arranged marriage

Chapter 65 Good Fortune

Tang Huaiyi turned around and saw that it was Teacher Xu, so he walked outside.

"Teacher Xu."

Teacher Xu gestured for him to follow her a few steps, away from the other students, and asked with a slightly uneasy expression, "Tang Huaiyi, is your third uncle... coming to the county today?"

Although everything was agreed upon yesterday, he hasn't shown up again by this time today...

Teacher Xu felt a little uneasy.

Surely my reputation can't be so ruined that even a rural bachelor like Tang Zhengcai would turn his back on me?

Tang Huaiyi also guessed that his third uncle's letter of introduction was not going smoothly. If it had gone smoothly, he would have arrived in the county town by now.

"Teacher Xu, my third uncle told me yesterday about getting a letter of introduction when he went back. I told him to ask around in the county and township, since your marriage is quite different from marriages in the countryside or the city."

"The introduction letter, marriage registration, and such might be a bit troublesome."

"If there's even a slight delay, the township will have to wait a while to get things done, and it can be quite difficult to get things done in half a day."

Tang Huaiyi explained, then said, "My third uncle is definitely willing to marry you. It's a wonderful thing for him. Teacher Xu, please wait a moment. Don't worry about anything else. What's agreed upon can't be changed..."

Teacher Xu felt somewhat relieved after hearing this.

"Then I'll wait a little longer."

As the two were talking, Tang Zhengcai strode over from the direction of the teachers' office with a happy expression on his face.

"Teacher Xu! I've been looking for you!"

Teacher Xu immediately felt completely relieved: "Tang Zhengcai, you're here. Did you get everything done?"

"It's all done! It's all done! The letters of introduction have been issued from the village to the township, and I've brought the household registration too. We can get our marriage certificate this afternoon!" Tang Zhengcai said, beaming with joy, and put his arm around Tang Huaiyi's shoulder. "Thank goodness I have this nephew, otherwise things would have been terrible!"

Hearing that everything went smoothly, Teacher Xu nodded with a smile, but also seemed slightly puzzled.

"Is this letter of introduction related to Tang Huaiyi?"

"It really does matter!" Tang Zhengcai said to Teacher Xu with great excitement. "Yesterday, before I even left, Huaiyi told me that our village secretary, Jia Laoyi, is no good. If we can't get a letter of introduction, we'll have to find a way."

"Early this morning, my dad, my older brother, and I went to find Jia Laoyi with cigarettes, alcohol, and snacks. Huaiyi was right. He tried to fool me, saying that the seal wasn't with him and that he would give me a letter of introduction once he got the seal."

"If Huaiyi hadn't warned us beforehand, our family, being honest and straightforward, definitely wouldn't have realized what was happening. We would have had to go looking for him a second and third time, and that bastard would have been choking us..."

Teacher Xu reminded everyone: "It's okay to talk, but don't swear."

Tang Zhengcai immediately straightened his back: "Teacher Xu, I wasn't cursing him. I just got anxious and angry, that's why I cursed him. He's full of bad intentions and doesn't want me to marry you, how could I not be angry?"

Teacher Xu thought about it and realized it was indeed infuriating, so she said, "You can't swear in front of the children anymore."

Tang Zhengcai immediately nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I will definitely pay attention in the future."

"And then?" Teacher Xu asked.

Tang Zhengcai said, "Huaiyi warned us beforehand that if he didn't provide a letter of introduction, how could my family let him get away with it? We immediately turned against him."

"My dad told him directly, either issue a letter of introduction so that the village can speak well of him and there won't be any other problems. Otherwise, my family won't let him have peace. We'll not only tell his wife about his affairs, but we'll also report him to the township government and make sure he can't continue as the party secretary."

"He doesn't want my family to have an easy time, and my family won't let him have an easy time either. From now on, neither of us will have an easy time. Let's just fight it out."

"Old Jia really didn't expect this. We were prepared to turn on him the first time we went, and we beat him so badly that he couldn't react. In the end, he still managed to get the letter of introduction out and stamp it."

As Tang Zhengcai spoke, he took out the village introduction letter, the township introduction letter, and the household registration booklet for Tang Huaiyi and Teacher Xu to see.

Tang Huaiyi nodded, relieved: "Okay, that makes things easier. Uncle, you and Teacher Xu can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau this afternoon to get your marriage certificate. Once you have the certificate, you can start living a good life together."

Tang Zhengcai nodded repeatedly and looked at Teacher Xu.

Teacher Xu's face gradually turned red, and she glanced at Tang Zhengcai again: "Um... I'll go ask for leave first and have the school issue me a letter of introduction."

"Okay, sure!" Tang Zhengcai nodded.

Teacher Xu said in a low voice, "Zhengcai, come to my house with me and sit for a while. You can meet our daughter."

Upon hearing this, Tang Zhengcai beamed from ear to ear, his heart overflowing with sweetness: "Oh, alright, alright! I'll never let you and the children suffer again!"

He cherished even a rural widow like Widow Ma, who had children and deliberately swindled him out of his money. Now that a good woman like Teacher Xu was willing to marry him, how could he be dissatisfied in the slightest?

I was so incredibly happy...

Looking at Tang Huaiyi, he felt even more grateful to his nephew from the bottom of his heart.

If it weren't for Tang Huaiyi, he would still be stuck in that stinking mud pit of Widow Ma, wasting money and being a victim of injustice!

Tang Huaiyi also felt relieved. To tell the story, it all started when his father got married, while Tang Zhengcai didn't. He thought that whether Tang Zhengcai was a scapegoat or not was none of the family's business, but he still had to get back the money that his third uncle had borrowed from the family.

But by a stroke of luck, Teacher Xu really needed a man who cared for her, and Uncle San was also willing to get married and settle down as soon as possible, and the matter actually came to fruition.

Seeing that Teacher Xu had changed his address to "Zhengcai," Tang Huaiyi smiled and said, "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, you two go ahead with your work. I won't keep you from your good time!"

Did it ruin something good?

Teacher Xu blushed and glared at him, already showing a bit of the attitude of an elder.

"This child, what nonsense are you talking about... Come over for lunch tomorrow, understand?"

"Understood, Third Aunt."

Tang Huaiyi responded and watched the two leave. Before he could return to the classroom, he saw a young girl in patched clothes walking on campus toward Class 1 of Senior Three.

Tang Huaiyi quickly stepped forward: "Sister Xiufang."

Li Xiufang was startled, then overjoyed, and couldn't help but call out, "Tang Huaiyi!"

He then quickly reached into his pocket and pulled out a green-shelled duck egg: "Have you eaten? I boiled another duck egg for you."

Then they asked if the previous duck egg had been eaten.

On Sunday, Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan did eat the boiled duck eggs she gave them. Originally, Li Xiujuan was reluctant to eat them and wanted Tang Huaiyi to eat them himself, but Tang Huaiyi shared half with her and let her eat them too.

After hearing this, Li Xiufang couldn't help but say, "Erni is so lucky, she's got someone who dotes on her..."

He then said, "I've tidied up all the clothes. Tang Huaiyi, have Erni come out and change my clothes."