The country romantic little doctor king

Chapter 1257 Villagers' Initiative: Organize a Wedding

Now that the statue had been erected, Chen Yang couldn't let the village smash it, so he cooperated with the villagers and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The moment the red silk cloth was torn off the statue, the entire audience erupted in thunderous applause and cheers.

I must say, the statue is quite lifelike, incredibly realistic, and clearly the work of a master sculptor; it must be very expensive.

Unlike the first statue, which simply enlarged an ordinary person in casual clothes, this second statue depicts Chen Yang in his Giant Spirit Body form, clad in dragon-scale armor and wielding the Sun, Moon, and Stars Greatsword—truly awe-inspiring.

Now the village has another check-in point.

The statue was urgently needed and is extremely large, so it is indeed very expensive. The stone used is also of the highest quality, but the economic value it can bring far exceeds the cost of its construction.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the statue, Chen Fugui took Chen Yang to the large villa that the village had reserved for him, so he could see his new home and see if he liked it. He added that if there were any things he wasn't satisfied with, the village would help with renovations.

Actually, Aunt Yueru's family had also left her a villa, but she didn't plan to keep it and intended to leave it to her ex-husband, Chen Dazhi. This was to prevent Chen Dazhi from having nowhere to live after being released from prison and going back to committing bad deeds.

Even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness; Aunt Yueru still has some humanity.

However, to prevent Chen Dazhi from selling the villa, Aunt Yueru registered it under her daughter Chen Yingying's name. This way, Chen Dazhi could only live there, but not control it.

The villa that the village reserved for Chen Yang is the largest of all the villas in the village, only slightly smaller than the villa he currently lives in in the city. It does not have an outdoor swimming pool, but it has a large garden with many flowers and plants.

There's even a small bridge and flowing water in front of the gate, and the Qingshui River flows downstream.

The villa is built in the style of ancient Huizhou architecture, with blue bricks, gray tiles, and white walls, evoking the atmosphere of a Jiangnan water town.

Li Xianglian immediately fell in love with this place.

Although Qinghe Village is still called Qinghe Village, everything has changed except for the name. There isn't a single chicken, duck, cow, or sheep in the village. The environment is much better now. Unlike before, when you'd often step in dog poop or cow dung while walking...

The villa is fully equipped with all the necessities for daily life, so you can move in immediately with just your luggage. The furniture is even smart home technology.

Speaking of which, Chen Yang's villa was personally designed by Ms. Zhou Yaxuan, the project manager of Qiao's Group. Every brick, every tile, every scene, and every object, including the interior decoration style and the furnishings, were all designed by Ms. Zhou Yaxuan.

In Chen Fugui's words, Miss Zhou Yaxuan designed it as if it were her own wedding room.

Ms. Zhou Yaxuan is a top student who graduated from Peking University and Tsinghua University's Academy of Fine Arts. Please don't doubt her judgment.

When Chen Fugui whispered the news to Chen Yang, Chen Yang could only give a bitter smile.

He still vividly remembered that young lady named Zhou Yaxuan, the project manager of Qiao's Qinghe Resort. She had secretly shown him affection, but her feelings were unrequited.

Regardless, Chen Yang was grateful to Ms. Zhou Yaxuan for decorating his villa so beautifully, adding a few "double happiness" characters, making it a perfect wedding room.

If I ever run into her, I will definitely thank her.

"Life in the village is so convenient now. There's a market, a supermarket, restaurants... you can buy almost anything you want here. The village even has a bus route to the city, running every half hour, making it very convenient to go to town. And, for some reason, in the last two years, the village and this area around the resort have been like spring all year round, with lush greenery, flowers blooming constantly, and the air is fresher than anywhere else. There are even rumors that breathing our air can cure diseases. Xianglian's decision to have her baby here is definitely the wisest one; she'll surely give birth to a healthy, chubby baby boy," Chen Fugui said with a smile.

"Really?" Chen Yang pretended not to know and feigned surprise.

He only told Qiao Zhenhua, the head of the Qiao family, and Qiao Boxiong, the patriarch of the Qiao family, about setting up the spirit-gathering array here; others could only understand it as a supernatural phenomenon.

Chen Yang had just taken a walk around the village and told the village chief why he had returned. So Chen Fugui knew that Li Xianglian had come back to rest during her pregnancy and would stay in the village for a while.

However, Chen Yang will not stay long this time he returns to the village, as he has many things to do. He has entrusted Aunt Xiaoyan to take good care of Sister Xianglian.

"We're all family," Aunt Xiaoyan said, patting her chest and guaranteeing that she would take good care of Sister Xianglian.

To celebrate the housewarming, the housewarming party, and the return of the hero, a grand banquet was held in the village at noon to entertain the entire village.

Of course, the money spent was from the village, that is, public funds.

The village has a lot of money in its accounts now, from income from land sales, dividends from the resort, and income from the village's own tourism.

"Chen Fugui, Xianglian is pregnant, but they haven't even registered their marriage or had a wedding. Your Chen family is really being unfair. I have a small suggestion: why don't we just turn this banquet at noon into their wedding?" Xu Xiaoyan said to her village chief husband, making a startling statement.

Upon hearing her words, Chen Fugui's heart skipped a beat.

The other villagers were also greatly shocked.

“Xiaoyan is right. Xianglian is pregnant, it’s not appropriate not to have a wedding. We can’t control whether they get their marriage certificate or not, but the wedding is something we can do. Xiaoyang’s parents and relatives are gone, so we, the elders of the village, have to stand up!” said an elder from the village, smoking a pipe.

"I agree."

"I agree too."

"Xiao Yang has made such a great contribution to our village. We would be happy to hold ten weddings for him, let alone one."

……

The village elders all agreed wholeheartedly.

"We must not only do it, but we must do it on a large scale."

Since the village elders unanimously agreed, Chen Fugui finally made the decision to use the village's public funds to help Chen Yang hold a grand wedding.

"A wedding? That's unnecessary, isn't it?"

When Chen Yang learned that the village was going to hold a wedding for him and Li Xianglian, he was completely stunned and at a loss for what to do. He had never thought about this kind of thing before.

If there's only one woman, the wedding can be held anytime.

But he has several women around him. If he only holds one party, it will definitely be suspected of favoring one woman over another. If he holds one party for each woman, wouldn't he be called a scumbag?

“Xiao Yang, a wedding is a matter for two people. You can choose not to have one, but have you consulted Xiang Lian’s opinion? If you can’t even give her a wedding, how can you expect her to be happy?” Village Chief Chen Fugui earnestly advised Chen Yang.

“Actually, it’s okay if we don’t hold it,” Li Xianglian said.

"Xianglian, don't be confused. These days, everything is about the sense of ceremony, and marriage is no exception. Only after a wedding will you truly see Xiaoyang as your husband, not your brother, and Chenyang will truly see you as his wife, not his sister-in-law. Understand? I've been through this, I won't lie to you. Hehe, of course, you've been through this yourself, you should know these things." Xu Xiaoyan advised Li Xianglian.

"In short, it's settled then. You don't need to worry about anything; the village will handle everything for you, and you won't even have to pay for it. There's a wedding photography shop in the resort where you can rent wedding dresses and suits. You two can go and take some wedding photos, which will also decorate your room. Don't wait until your child grows up and asks you why other people's parents have wedding photos, but yours don't. Wouldn't that be embarrassing?"

Thanks to Xu Xiaoyan's persuasive skills, the matter was settled.

Because the wedding banquet was a sudden decision, it was a bit rushed, and there were many things to prepare, so lunch was kept simple, and the main meal was served in the evening.

Under the arrangement of village chief Chen Fugui, all the villagers, young and old, sprang into action, not only covering Chen Yang's villa with the character "囍" (double happiness), but also decorating the entire village with lanterns and colorful decorations.

It seemed like a grand event for the entire village.

That is indeed the case.

Chen Yang is selfless and has given the whole village such a good life. They are not heartless people; they are grateful and will repay the kindness.

Even Wu Laosan, who had once tried to assault Li Xianglian and smashed Chen Yang's head with a stone, was busy running around in the crowd.

He walks with a limp because he was beaten up by Chen Yang.

Thanks to Chen Yang, he didn't go astray. He opened a small shop in the village and married a pretty second wife. His life got better day by day.

Chen Yang and Li Xianglian went to a resort, where Xu Xiaoyan asked them to take wedding photos.

It's already late autumn. The autumn wind is bleak and chilly. The hills are covered in a yellowish hue, and the grass looks listless and wilted.

Not to mention flower buds, there are hardly any wildflowers to be seen in the wild, they have all withered.

However, this is an exception within the entire resort area, where birds sing, flowers bloom, and plants grow lush and green, like a paradise on earth, so beautiful it's almost dreamlike.

It is precisely because of its beautiful scenery and spring-like climate all year round that many people come here for vacations and wedding photos. Eventually, wedding photography studios also opened here.

"Not bad!"

After strolling around for a while, Chen Yang couldn't help but marvel.

The resort was not only better built than he had imagined, but it was also better managed than he had imagined, and it was completely on the right track.

The second phase of construction is currently underway, which has more than doubled in size. The main building is a larger resort hotel, along with some amusement facilities. It will take another two years to complete.

Once the second phase is completed, the resort will have reached a certain scale and may even be eligible to apply for 5A-level scenic spot status.

Even if things don't go well, you can still apply for a 4A rating.

Initially, the Qiao family took on this large resort project with a try-it-out attitude because the family's real estate business was facing transformation and they couldn't find a good way out.

After more than a year of operation, the Qiao family has now shifted the focus of their family business to the resort sector. The family's real estate business has also achieved a perfect soft landing, without incurring significant losses.

In the future, the Qiao family will be able to make a fortune just by running the resort.

As a shareholder, Chen Yang will naturally make a fortune.

"Chen Yang."

Just as Chen Yang and Li Xianglian were strolling around the resort area, a woman's voice suddenly rang out, calling out her name.

Chen Yang looked closely and saw a beautiful woman gazing at him. She was dressed in an office lady outfit, a blazer, black stockings, and high heels, and exuded elegance.

The safety helmet on her head did not detract from her appearance; on the contrary, it made her more visually striking and eye-catching.

Several other people, all dressed in suits and wearing safety helmets, were standing behind the woman.

Chen Yang recognized the woman at a glance: Zhou Yaxuan, a senior executive of the Qiao Group, the project manager in charge of the first phase of the resort project, and a top student from Peking University and Tsinghua University.

Chen Yang was stunned. He hadn't expected that he would run into this woman so soon after talking to the village chief, Chen Fugui.

Miss Zhou Yaxuan was so infatuated with Chen Yang back then that she almost offered herself to him.

Fortunately, Chen Yang resisted the temptation of beauty.

"Miss Zhou, long time no see. What brings you here...? Heading to the construction site for another inspection?" Chen Yang said with a smile.

Although she was just a junior executive at the Qiao Group, Chen Yang had a good impression of her.

He was especially grateful that she personally designed and decorated the villa for him.

"Yes, I went to inspect the construction site. I'm still the project manager for the second phase. When did you get back? And who is this...?"

Looking at Chen Yang, Zhou Yaxuan's eyes welled up with tenderness again.

This man she once admired is even more charming than before!

Of course she knew of Chen Yang's heroic deeds of sweeping aside the thirteen Blood Ancestors and trampling Da Liang, and she knew even more clearly that the two of them were from different worlds. To have met him in this life had already exhausted all her luck. If she wanted to fall in love and get to know him, she could only wait for the next life.

"This is... my wife," Chen Yang introduced with a smile.

He originally wanted to say it was his sister-in-law, but the wedding was about to take place, so he should change his address, at least in public.

Zhou Yaxuan was stunned. She thought Chen Yang was with Qiao Qiumeng, the eldest daughter of the Qiao family. She didn't expect him to marry someone she didn't know.

The look in her eyes as she gazed at Li Xianglian was filled with both amazement and envy.

I envy Li Xianglian for having such an outstanding man.

Although she was surprised, Zhou Yaxuan didn't show it. Instead, she pretended to be delighted and asked, "You got married? When did that happen? I've never heard about it."

"Of course you haven't heard, because the wedding is tonight, and it was just decided. If you have time, you can come over for the wedding banquet, it's in our village," Chen Yang said with a smile, extending a sincere invitation.

"Really? That's great! I'll definitely be there tonight. I won't keep you from having fun any longer. I'll go check out the construction site."

"Oh, by the way, thank you for designing and decorating my house so beautifully. It took a lot of effort," Chen Yang said, his gratitude heartfelt.

"It's all what I should do. After all, you've helped me a lot."

Miss Zhou Yaxuan smiled brightly, then turned and left.