When the topic of the wedding night came up, Lu Zhengting blushed.

He scratched his head: "Mom, I haven't discussed this with Qingyan yet."

However, it seems they couldn't do much on their wedding night. At most, Lin Qingyan would examine him there and begin treating his injured last leg.

"Mom, my injury hasn't healed yet."

"So what? You're not in a hurry to consummate your marriage? What I mean is, Qingyan said she'd treat your injuries, so we should at least make room for you two. When do you plan to start treatment?"

He glanced back at Lin Qingyan and said, "Mom, I'll go ask my wife."

Mrs. Lu smiled and shook her head. "Go ahead."

Lu Zhengting walked up to Lin Qingyan, took her small hand, and said, "Wife, come with me, I have something to tell you."

He pulled Lin Qingyan all the way into the courtyard.

He walked to the corner of the wall, and after making sure no one was following, he whispered to Lin Qingyan, "Wife, when exactly are you going to examine my last wound?"

The little girl smiled and said, "I knew you were being mysterious, you must be going to talk about this, and I guessed right."

"Mom originally asked us when we planned to consummate our marriage and that she needed to prepare a room for us, but I thought that since it's just the two of us, you're the only one who's going to take care of my injuries in our wedding night."

His voice was somewhat low as he spoke, as if he felt guilty for not being able to give his wife a happy wedding night.

Lin Qingyan said, "Of course, the sooner the better. How about tonight?"

Lu Zhengting: "..."

His wife was even more anxious than he was.

Actually, it's not that he's not in a hurry. What man, after marrying the woman he loves, wouldn't be eager to have the most intimate relationship with her?

He nodded. "Okay."

Seeing his restrained expression, Lin Qingyan said, "You look so unwilling and unhurried, it's like I'm forcing you."

"No, no, honey," Lu Zhengting hurriedly explained, "It's not that I'm unwilling, it's not that I'm not in a hurry, it's just that..."

"Alright. I know what you want to say. Let's make the first night I treated your injuries our wedding night. But my mother-in-law has been sleeping with me all this time. I don't know if she can get used to it if I suddenly stop keeping her company. I'll go back and discuss it with her properly. Let's make the day we have the banquet our wedding night."

"Okay, honey."

They returned to the house, and Lu's mother handed a red envelope to Lin Qingyan.

“Qingyan, here is 1001 yuan, which is the betrothal gift we prepared. Before Zhengting’s father and I came here, we estimated that your marriage application would be approved in the next few days. Zhengting told us that you would go to the army together after you got married. We thought you might get married here, so we brought the betrothal gift.”

Since Lin Qingyan had no parents around and her grandmother was mentally unstable, they had no choice but to give the betrothal gifts directly to Lin Qingyan.

Lin Qingyan accepted the red envelope, which contained a thick wad of cash.

Nowadays in rural areas, the dowry for weddings is usually twenty or thirty yuan, sometimes as much as seventy or eighty yuan, and sometimes as little as a few yuan. Even in the city, it's usually around a hundred yuan, sometimes two or three hundred.

She is now essentially an orphan, and the fact that the Lu family is still offering such a large dowry shows how much they value her.

Then, Lu's mother pulled her aside and handed her a small red cloth bag.

"There's a pair of gold earrings and a pair of gold bracelets here, but these things can't be seen in public yet, so please keep them safe for now."

"Thank you, Mom."

She's already married to Lu Zhengting, so it's only a matter of time before she starts addressing Lu's mother differently.

She held the small cloth bag in her hand and could clearly feel the weight of the gold inside.

Gold has always been a valuable commodity, and although private storage and trading of gold are not currently permitted, its intrinsic value cannot be ignored.

In a few years, these things will be able to see the light of day again and reappear openly in the public eye.

Mrs. Lu smiled happily, "We're all family now, why be so polite with your mother? By the way, what about your wedding dress, and other household items? What kind do you like? Let's go to the county town together, and I'll buy them for you."

Lin Qingyan didn't want to leave everything to the Lu family; she wanted to prepare everything herself.

"Mom, I'd better prepare these things myself."

"Alright then, be sure to let me know if you need anything from Mom. Oh, right, I was going to buy the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a set of three turns and one sound) too, but since you're going to the military region, it's not convenient to bring them over if you buy them here. I'll give the money and tickets to Zhengting, and you can buy them when you get there."

"Thank you, Mom."

"Don't be so polite with me, this is only what I should do."

Lin Qingyan had to cook lunch for Lin Zhiheng, so she took her mother-in-law home.

Lu Zhengting told his mother about Lin Qingyan's intentions, and his mother then made the arrangements.

The brigade leader's house has four rooms that can sleep people. Before they came, the brigade leader and Li's mother shared a room, Li's mother and Li Qinqin shared a room, Li Gang and his family of three shared a room, and Li Fang shared a room by himself.

Lu Zhengting usually slept with Li Fang, but after she arrived, she squeezed in with Grandma Li and Li Qinqin. When Lu's father came, he squeezed in with Li Fang and Lu Zhengting.

To make room for Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting, Li Fang and Lu's father need to move out first.

She thought for a moment and decided that Li Fang and Lu's father could sleep with Lin Zhiheng in the two bedrooms at Lin Qingyan's house first, and then she could go there to coax Lin's mother-in-law.

There was another thing that was giving Lu's mother a headache, so she went to Lu's father.

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