“What are you shouting about?”

Fourth Sister Chen’s husband came out holding a large bowl of noodles.

Fourth Sister Chen looked at her husband wearing an old jacket and a dog fur hat, as unkempt as could be.

Unlike Liu Fen’s man, who was clean and impressive as a senior official… Fourth Sister Chen, usually broad-minded, felt an inexplicable sourness: “What am I shouting about? You are good for nothing, only knowing how to eat! Do you know who I just saw? Liu Fen and that official from New Year’s are back, going to Uncle Da’s house to get their marriage certificate!”

Old Fourth Chen nearly choked on his noodles:

“What? What did you say?”

“I said they’re getting married! A-Fen is remarrying, becoming an official’s wife!”

Though villagers still didn’t know Tang Hongen’s exact position, the display during New Year’s was enough for them to brag about for years.

Tang Hongen had shown his sincerity fully – coming to the countryside for New Year’s, publicly declaring his intentions, and even visiting Liu Fen’s parents’ graves… Their relationship was practically certain. But until marriage, things could change, officials’ thoughts were hard to read, and they might have split up while dating.

Mainly because the Liu family had moved to the city, perhaps only returning once a year during New Year’s, villagers didn’t know Liu Fen’s recent situation.

Now Fourth Sister Chen knew.

Old Fourth Chen knew too.

The couple didn’t know what to say.

They were kind people, never mocking Liu Fen for divorcing and returning home with her daughter.

But not all villagers were well-intentioned, like the troublesome Tian family.

Fourth Sister Chen suddenly laughed gleefully: “Now the Tian family’s days will be even harder. And that person must be fuming inside!”

Liu Yong had recruited many villagers to work in Peng City, leaving the Tian family isolated.

Third Brother Tian still hadn’t been released, and with Liu Fen’s marriage, his freedom seemed even more distant.

As for who was fuming, Fourth Sister Chen didn’t name names, but her husband understood:

“Always gossiping about others, you talk too much. What’s their marriage got to do with you!”

Would that senior official invite them to the wedding?

Even the county director hadn’t gotten the chance!

Fourth Sister Chen got angry, “How is it not my business? Though he’s an official, he’s friendly, much better than that Zhang fellow Liu Fang married! Look, he gave me wedding candy!”

Fourth Sister Chen held up the candy box as evidence, leaving her husband speechless.

It was strange how the Liu family had become successful so suddenly.

Liu Yong became a boss, and the Liu sisters were destined to be officials’ wives.

Liu Fang’s husband wasn’t an official anymore, but they were still city folk. A-Fen’s match was even more powerful, no wonder Liu Fang kept visiting the village, trying to reconnect with her family!

One word from A-Fen’s official might help Liu Fang’s husband become an official again.

Heh.

Fortune’s wheel keeps turning.

Don’t be too proud when successful, situations can reverse anytime!

The person Fourth Sister Chen mentioned as fuming wasn’t Liu Fang.

Liu Fang was now trying to establish connections, but Big Sister Chen was the one fuming… It was just about their children – Xiaolan was pretty and had enchanted Chen Qing. Big Sister Chen wanted Xiaolan as a daughter-in-law, but Xiaolan didn’t like Chen Qing.

This made Big Sister Chen lose face.

Recently, Big Sister Chen had been bragging that Chen Qing found a girlfriend at university, saying how well-off her family was, even able to arrange for Chen Qing to study abroad.

Her tone suggested that even if Xia Xiaolan wanted to come back now, the Chen family wouldn’t agree.

This was laughable.

Fourth Sister Chen didn’t believe that Chen Qing’s university girlfriend’s family status could surpass Xiaolan’s new stepfather.

“Hah, look at her showing off!”

Liu Fen had no idea that just meeting Fourth Sister Chen on the road had sparked so much gossip and comparison.

As she and Tang Hongen walked to Chen Wangda’s house, they met many people, and Tang Hongen gave wedding candy to everyone they encountered.

He was a senior official, but also just an ordinary man about to marry, sharing candy not to show off but simply because he was happy and wanted to share this joy!

By the time they reached Chen Wangda’s house, nearly the whole village knew Liu Fen was marrying the senior official!

Chen Wangda had seen much in his life, but a family rising like a rocket like the Lius, he’d only seen once in his lifetime.

It wasn’t just one person’s success lifting the whole family, but everyone improving themselves. This wasn’t just Liu Fen’s good fortune – why would a senior official marry a divorced woman with nothing? Liu Fen must be exceptional herself!

“Marriage is good, A-Fen is a good woman, treat her well after marriage!”

Chen Wangda, a small village chief, had no right to say this to a city mayor.

But when speaking these words, Chen Wangda was an elder who had watched Liu Fen grow up.

“Thank you for taking care of A-Fen’s family. We’ll live well together.”

Chen Wangda quickly wrote Liu Fen’s certificate, stamped it with the village committee seal, and then asked: “Will A-Fen’s household registration be transferred after marriage?”

Tang Hongen and Liu Fen hadn’t discussed this, but Tang Hongen had plans.

“Of course, it will be transferred. What makes a couple? It’s two people on the same household registry!”

Two people on the same household registry.

This wasn’t sweet talk, yet it made Liu Fen blush.

Was marriage just getting a certificate?

It seemed not so simple.

Today she realized they would sleep in the same bed, and now Tang Hongen made her aware of another thing – they would be on the same household registry… Entanglement deepened step by step.

Chen Wangda would rather keep Liu Fen in the village, but how could he stop someone with better prospects?

Currently, urban household registration is very precious, and rural people dream of becoming city residents.

Even marrying city folk didn’t guarantee immediate transfer, it required timing and connections.

For Tang Hongen, there were no obstacles.

So Liu Fen could easily change her household status.

But transferring registration wasn’t urgent to handle today. Tang Hongen would find someone to help with it. Chen Wangda gave Liu Fen the marriage certificate: “Come back to visit when you can!”

“Uncle Da, we’ll return yearly for grave-sweeping, how could we not come back.”

Tang Hongen had a thought, “A-Fen, why don’t we stay in the village tonight.”

Weren’t they planning to stay at the Anqing guesthouse? Why stay in the village now?

Tang Hongen smiled: “We’re getting married, shouldn’t we visit the graves, and burn some incense to tell your parents?”

Liu Fen was stunned.

Tang Hongen’s thoughtfulness could move people.

He didn’t miss anything Liu Fen hadn’t thought of.

Though Chen Wangda was still inside, he became invisible at this moment.

Outside, Big Sister Chen bit her lip hard: power and influence aside, he was so attentive to Liu Fen, what kind of luck did Liu Fen have?