All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

After calling out names for a while, Lei Dongbao couldn't remember any of them. With everyone cheering him on, Lei Dongbao finally spotted Song Yunping, who was wearing a bright red dress.

Whether it was psychological or something else, Song Yunping looked exceptionally beautiful to him today, especially her shy little face, which kept glancing at Lei Dongbao, making Lei Dongbao's heart itch with desire.

The thought of the beautiful young woman before him, soon to become his legal wife, made Lei Dongbao feel that time was passing very slowly. He busied himself with going through the formalities according to various customs.

Finally, witnessed by everyone, Lei Dongbao and Song Yunping knelt together in front of Song Yunping's parents to thank them for raising them over the years. Lei Dongbao then gave a heartfelt speech, which was met with applause from everyone. The atmosphere was lively, with everyone beaming with smiles.

Standing beside her, Song Yunhui occasionally adjusted his glasses, lost in thought as he watched his sister's happy face. He could only offer his silent blessings. From this day forward, his sister would be someone else's wife, with her own family, her own husband, and her own children in the future. Everything would be far away from this home.

After all the formalities were completed, Lei Dongbao, surrounded by a group of young people, picked up Song Yunping and, amidst laughter and cheers, boarded the tractor adorned with big red flowers.

Each tractor was packed with Song family relatives, heading to Xiao Lei's house for the wedding banquet. Lei Dongbao had been preparing for this banquet for over half a month.

These days, resources are scarce. A typical wedding banquet usually consists of only six dishes, with two or three being meat dishes and the rest being vegetarian. Even tofu is sometimes used as a substitute for meat.

Half a month ago, Lei Dongbao learned that Song Yunhui had invited many relatives. He knew that his brother-in-law wanted to see his sister get married in a grand and impressive manner, so as to make his parents proud and show those relatives what kind of life the Song family was living now. Even when their daughter got married, it was more grand than others. After learning the inside story, Lei Dongbao was determined to meet the Song family's requirements.

So Lei Dongbao personally selected the ingredients and prepared twelve dishes for the wedding, six meat and six vegetable, setting up fifty tables. On each table, there was an extra-large roast chicken, a roast duck, and a fried fish. Of course, these were all vegetarian chicken, duck, and fish. This was Lei Dongbao's specialty, an absolutely top-notch dish in this era. As long as he didn't say it was vegetarian, no one could find fault with it.

Finally, they slaughtered two pigs, served large bowls of braised pork and steamed ribs. Lei Dongbao had been busy for several days getting these ingredients, making them into semi-finished products, and then having the village women help cook them and serve them.

The meal was a delight for almost everyone. After large bowls of roast chicken and duck were served, everyone swallowed hard as they tore them apart and shared them. The unique taste became a lifelong memory for many.

Because Lei Dongbao has no intention of developing his culinary skills in this world, many people will probably only get to eat vegetarian chicken and vegetarian duck once in their lifetime.

Even with the most frugal approach, including the wedding gifts, Lei Dongbao still nearly went bankrupt to host this wedding banquet. However, this amount of money was nothing to Lei Dongbao; it was a once-in-a-lifetime event, so he was happy as long as he was happy!

Besides the banquet that shocked everyone, there was one guest who gave Lei Dongbao a lot of face at his wedding: County Magistrate Xu. Old Xu came in a private capacity, ate a meal, and then went home. In front of everyone, he gave Lei Dongbao a gift: a calligraphy piece written by his grandfather!

The Song family's relatives had all reunited with Lei Dongbao, their son-in-law. They hadn't expected him to be a young cadre valued by the county magistrate, which made many people secretly envious. The Song family had truly turned their lives around.

Even Song Yunhui was extremely satisfied with the lively scene of today's wedding. Seeing the surprised looks on the faces of his relatives, Song Yunhui felt extremely happy.

For ordinary people, the county magistrate is too far removed from their lives. What they really appreciate is today's banquet. Eating meat in large quantities is a luxury for people in this era, and today, Lei Dongbao is fulfilling that wish.

After two consecutive meals, one at noon and one in the evening, Lei Dongbao began to see the guests off one by one. After everyone had left, Song Yunhui also bid farewell with a complicated expression. Lei Dongbao checked the time; it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

He drank a bit too much today, but he was still quite rational and didn't go overboard. He didn't get drunk in the end because he knew he had a very important task to do tonight, something he had been looking forward to for more than half a year.

Lei Dongbao rushed home. The double happiness symbol on the front door was still there, but his heart was no longer on it. He pushed open the door and saw his mother looking over from the inner room. He quickly waved his hand, telling his mother to go back to sleep, as tonight was his battleground.

Lei Dongbao's heart was pounding. He pushed open the door to his new room and immediately saw Song Yunping sitting on the edge of the bed. The beautiful girl looked up, and their eyes were only on each other. Song Yunping's face was flushed with shyness.

Lei Dongbao chuckled and gently sat down next to Song Yunping. He carefully took Song Yunping's small hand and looked at her slender, fair hands. He couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache because the thick calluses on them ruined the beauty of her hands.

Lei Dongbao secretly vowed that he would make sure Song Yunping lived a good life with him. Such a good girl marrying him was such a bargain for him!

Song Yunping's eyes were alluring as she watched Lei Dongbao cautiously looking at her hand. At this moment, Lei Dongbao's figure appeared so majestic and rugged in her eyes. She had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.

The most precious thing in a woman's life is about to be given to the man in front of her tonight. Overwhelmed with excitement, Song Yunping trembled slightly. She gently took Lei Dongbao's hand and placed it on her face, her voice tinged with grievance and helplessness.

"Dongbao, you must treat me well from now on!"

Unlike before, Lei Dongbao didn't make any promises at this moment. Instead, he looked intently into Song Yunping's eyes and finally placed her hand on his chest, letting her feel his heart racing.

Song Yunping felt his fiery heartbeat, chuckled, and gently rested her face against his chest, responding to Lei Dongbao's gesture with her own face.

Lei Dongbao felt as if his whole body was about to explode. Without saying another word, he helped Song Yunping up and, amidst her gasp, grabbed her with both hands and kissed her fiercely.

"No...no, Dongbao, I still have something to tell you!"

Lei Dongbao's eyes were red, like a bull with bloodshot eyes, as he stared at Song Yunping, waiting for her to say something else.

Song Yunping's face was also flushed, and her eyes were like waves, rippling with emotion. She reached out and touched Lei Dongbao's face, and mustered up her courage to speak.

"Dongbao, I don't want to have children for the next two years because I'm planning to enroll in an open university, and I'm worried about the inconvenience that might arise!"

Looking at the rosy cheeks, Lei Dongbao suppressed his impulse, nodded, then slightly raised the corners of his mouth and shook his head lightly.

"Honey, don't worry, it's okay if you don't want children, I have a way!"

Song Yunping was taken aback and wanted to ask for clarification, but Lei Dongbao chuckled and gently whispered something in her ear.

The shyness on Song Yunping's face spread visibly, her face flushed as if it were about to drip water. Finally, she raised her head, looked at Lei Dongbao charmingly, and nodded.

After receiving permission, Lei Dongbao stripped himself naked within three seconds, and without saying another word, pounced on her.

Chapter 14: Competitors? None of them!

For Lei Dongbao, this night can only be described in four words.

Wonderful!

The details are too numerous to describe, so I won't go into them!

In this respect, Song Yunping, this beautiful young woman, was a blank sheet of paper to him, allowing him to freely express his ideas.

What pleased Lei Dongbao most was Song Yunping's personality. She understood him very well, and he felt that marrying such a woman was the greatest blessing of his life.

In the future, she will grow from naive to mature, and I will definitely accompany her through everything.

Saying goodbye to the days of the Five Dragons Embracing the Pillar made Lei Dongbao feel refreshed, but before the good times had even faded, troubles began to come knocking.

Early in the morning, Lei Shigen knocked on the front door. Lei Dongbao opened the door with a displeased expression and asked what was wrong.

Lei Shigen was the most educated man in the village, a high school graduate, and an old bachelor. Lei Dongbao arranged for him to work in the brigade headquarters, and he was to be the future village chief of Xiaolei Village. Lei Dongbao did not expect that this kid was so clueless. Why was he being woken up so early in the morning on his wedding day?

Lei Shigen, no longer caring about Lei Dongbao's expression, was sweating profusely and hurriedly spoke.

"Dongbao, the neighboring Wangjiagou and Lijiadun brigades have both built brick kilns, and they're copying us, riding bicycles everywhere to advertise, and they're even offering bricks two cents cheaper than us. Dongbao, what do you suggest we do?"

Lei Dongbao listened to Lei Shigen's words in a daze, and his tone became even more displeased. He thought it was something serious. It had been more than half a year, and the neighboring brigades were only now starting to build brick kilns. Their reaction was too slow.

Lei Dongbao yawned, looking somewhat tired, and grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"Okay, I thought it was something serious. Whatever their price is, our brick factory will give us a 2 cent discount. That's settled then. I'm going to take a nap and we'll talk about it this afternoon!"

After saying that, Lei Dongbao shoved Lei Shigen out, closed the door again, ignored him, and went back to his room.

Lei Shigen was actually prepared for what he was talking about. Many brigades in the surrounding area had built their own brick kilns, which were low-tech products, but they were destroyed for various reasons in previous years.

Now, Xiao Leijia has taken the lead in restarting, and in the past six months, the brick kiln has solved dozens of job problems. Not only does each person earn tens of yuan a month, but it can also contribute nearly a thousand yuan in profits to the brigade every month. This has made several nearby brigades extremely envious!

It took half a year for these brigades to follow suit, which, in Lei Dongbao's view, was not as good as eating shit as a hot meal.

But it doesn't matter. Even if the brick factory doesn't make money, he doesn't care. He guesses that it won't be long before other construction teams follow suit.

If Xiao Lei wants to get rich, he needs to develop a business that requires technical expertise and can generate substantial profits. Lei Dongbao has been having some ideas for this in the past few days, but the investment is quite large. He plans to find some time in the next few days to go to the county to talk to Lao Xu about his thoughts.

Back in the room, Song Yunping, still half asleep, asked what was wrong. She looked outside and saw that it was already dawn. She tried to get up, but Lei Dongbao quickly came over, snuggled into the covers, and pulled her soft body into his arms, comforting her as he spoke.

"It's okay, it's okay, get some more sleep. You've been up all night, you need to get some rest today!"

Upon hearing Lei Dongbao's words, Song Yunping was so ashamed that she couldn't bear to face anyone, and she shrank into Lei Dongbao's arms.

When he was squeezed, Lei Dongbao felt that he had an erection immediately. Song Yunping was so frightened that she tried to escape. Lei Dongbao chuckled and hugged her tightly, his hands starting to grope her.

"Dongbao, no, no, I feel so sore right now, let me rest for a while!"

Lei Dongbao paused for a moment, and Song Yunping thought he was angry, so she quickly whispered something.

"Dongbao, how about in a couple of days? Please!"

Lei Dongbao took a deep breath, lay down on the pillow, pulled Song Yunping to his chest, and said gently.

"Pingping, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have only thought of myself!"

Song Yunping rubbed her face against his chest and murmured.

"What are you saying? I'm very content, Dongbao. I'm truly happy right now!"

Lei Dongbao gently stroked her hair and hummed in agreement.

Song Yunping obediently leaned her head closer and said with a satisfied expression.

"Dongbao, do you remember the first time you came to my house?"

Lei Dongbao hummed in agreement.

Song Yunping looked up at him happily and said.

"Back then, you were so proactive, I knew you liked me. But I was so confused at the time, I didn't even know if I liked you or not. But you were so direct, it made me overthink for days. Later, I realized you were really different from others, and I fell in love with you too!"

Lei Dongbao chuckled and stopped stroking his hair, instead stroking downwards. Song Yunping didn't dodge; instead, she cooperated by pulling the blanket up to make sure Lei Dongbao's body wasn't exposed.

This is one of the reasons why Lei Dongbao likes Song Yunping. It was almost noon when Lei Dongbao finally got up with a yawn. Looking at his mother's gossipy eyes, Lei Dongbao said very seriously.

"Mom, you'd better not gossip about our family matters to those old women in the village, okay?"

The old woman muttered something to herself, gave Lei Dongbao a disapproving look, and finally nodded. Even his mother knew Lei Dongbao's personality.

After finishing his meal, Lei Dongbao went to the village committee office. As soon as he arrived, he saw a dozen young people gathered around, chatting idly. When they saw Lei Dongbao, they all stood up and greeted him.

This is the prestige of Lei Dongbao. He is a man of absolute authority in Xiaolei Village. If you don't respect me, you can continue to earn work points and farm in peace. If you don't respect me, you can come to me anytime!

If you want to eat meat, then work hard with me. Since you're following me, you must listen to my orders. That's Lei Dongbao's motto.

He didn't care what others said about him behind his back. As long as he didn't embezzle a single penny from the brigade and kept his integrity, taking only what he was entitled to, no one could do anything to him!

Lei Shigen was the first to step forward and explain the whole story.

It turned out that in the morning, Lei Shigen had lowered the price by two cents as instructed by Lei Dongbao. When the other brigades found out, they immediately lowered it by another two cents. A brick that was originally priced at eight and a half cents was now being reduced like this. Lei Shigen was scared and could only wait for Lei Dongbao to come up with a solution.

The crowd chattered about the incident, mostly expressing indignation. They blamed the other brigades for their lack of sportsmanship, questioning why they had to work at the Xiao Lei family's brick factory.

His mother is so despicable!

Lei Dongbao slowly poured himself a cup of tea, looked at the eager eyes around him, and took a sip.

Lei Dongbao's unhurried demeanor was driving the others crazy, and one young man said somewhat flusteredly.

“Secretary Dongbao, I only got married last month. My wife only agreed to marry me because I had an income at the brick factory. Last month I received a salary of thirty yuan and a bonus of six yuan, and I gave it all to my wife. What am I going to do if the brick factory stops operating? I'm twenty-eight years old, and it wasn't easy for me to get married!”

As soon as he started complaining, the rest of the young people all started complaining at once. Seeing this, Lei Dongbao put down his teacup, slammed his hand on the table, and roared.

"Who the hell said the brick factory was going to shut down? I'm the Party Secretary, and you guys are the Party Secretary, but I haven't given the order yet. Who's spouting nonsense? I, Lei Dongbao, guarantee you right here that Xiaolei Village will only get better and better. If your wives run away now, it's a blessing for you, because next year you can marry even prettier and younger women. Since you've followed me, Lei Dongbao, to work, I'll take responsibility for finding you wives!"

Lei Dongbao's words stunned everyone, and they all waited for his solution.

Lei Dongbao took a sip of tea. He hadn't really paid much attention to the brick factory, but now it seemed that for these old bachelors, the brick factory was related to family harmony, so it couldn't be shut down for the time being. Thinking of this, Lei Dongbao cleared his throat and said.

"Regarding the brick factory, I'll have Shigen and Siyan calculate the costs later. Isn't it just a price war? Compared to Xiaoleijia, the other brigades are nothing. We Xiaoleijia can go without making a single penny, but we must keep the brick factory running. Do you think they dare not make a single penny? You all go get to work. The brick factory will continue to operate 24 hours a day, at full capacity. You don't need to worry about anything else. Just focus on doing your job well and getting your wages!"

After receiving Lei Dongbao's assurance, everyone thanked him and left.

After everyone else left, Lei Dongbao called over several people in charge of the brigade. These people were Lei Dongbao's childhood friends. Anyway, Lei Dongbao was the one in charge of Xiaolei Village. Who became the village cadre was all decided by Lei Dongbao's word. Now the old secretary was no longer involved in anything.