Chapter 143 The morning was lively and bustling...

The morning was lively and bustling. At noon, three tables were set up: one for the Yu family and two for Qi Yan's relatives and friends.

The most amazing dish was the Lingji Soup, which contained Lingzhi and Astragalus, both grown in Yu Jiajia's Space Farm.

It has a lot of spiritual energy, and it tastes different from ordinary chicken soup.

Qi Yan's friends were all asking how the chicken soup was made.

Yu Songyan then explained how to make the chicken soup, but the key lies in the Ganoderma lucidum and Astragalus membranaceus, or perhaps in the water used to make the soup.

Anyway, the water that Jiajia touched always tasted better.

After seeing off their relatives and friends, only the Yu family remained in the courtyard.

Cheng Xiuying led everyone in tidying up and cleaning the house. After everything was packed up, they prepared to return to the Peace Hotel.

Yu Songyan and Qi Yan, the young couple, also returned to the Peace Hotel.

Yu Songyan has no intention of separating the family; it's more lively when the whole family lives together. Qi Yan doesn't like crowds, but she likes Jiajia.

Besides, only a fool would think of breaking up with Jiajia.

Cheng Xiuying naturally wouldn't push her precious daughter-in-law away. She also thought her second son and his wife were smart, and she liked lively gatherings and the whole family living together.

That evening, we had hot pot in the small villa.

The broth is made from Yu Songyan rock, and the broth is made with lamb spine.

The menu is also very extensive, including sliced ​​mutton, sliced ​​fish, various mushrooms, and various green vegetables.

The sauce base was made by themselves. Yu Jiajia likes spicy food, so she made herself a chili sauce. Yu Songchuan also loves spicy food, so he added the same seasonings as Yu Jiajia.

The pot was bubbling away, and the aroma of the lamb spine was almost overflowing.

Everyone, let's eat the lamb spine first!

Lamb spine is already very fragrant, but it's even more fragrant when dipped in the sauce.

Pan Ming didn't stand on ceremony and ate with gusto, her mouth greasy. She was so reluctant to part with the Yu family. The Yu family's food was delicious, and their water was sweet. You only know if you eat it yourself. You know best the changes in your own body.

Watching Qi Yan eat heartily, she had a bold idea.

The Yu family has two sons. Yu Songchuan is too young, so Yu Songqing is just right. It's not that she can't be one.

It's fortunate that Yu Songqing didn't know, otherwise he would have been scared half to death.

Yu Songyan married Qi Yan, and there were not many changes in the family. Everyone had long been used to Qi Yan. Cheng Xiuying thought it was good that the Yu family was still the harmonious and happy Yu family.

Yu Songyan felt incredibly happy about getting married, but it was taking a toll on his back. He had always considered himself to be in good health, but after three consecutive nights of working until the wee hours, his back was starting to give out. He quickly opened the medicinal wine and poured himself and Qi Yan a full cup. After downing one cup, Yu Songyan felt like he was back to normal!

This medicinal wine is really good.

Qi Yan rolled her eyes. "Can't you control yourself a little?"

Yu Songyan proved with his actions that he could not restrain himself at all.

On October 8th, Yu Songyan and Qi Yan returned to their parents' home, bringing gifts they had prepared in advance, including two bottles of medicinal wine. Of course, this wasn't the medicinal wine given by Yu Jiajia and her siblings, but rather a diluted version of the wine, with only a small portion used. They hadn't used the whole ginseng root, so they had taken out some of the Ganoderma lucidum and one ginseng root, dividing it into three, leaving half of one bottle.

There's a bottle and a half of good medicinal wine left; we need to save it for the young couple to nourish their bodies.

As for the explanation, it was that he had accidentally acquired two more bottles and immediately sent them to the Qi family.

Grandpa Qi had some doubts, but he was happy nonetheless. He took a sip of the medicinal wine and thought it was excellent! He hoped there would be a continuous supply of medicinal wine in the future.

Your granddaughter married well!

I'm growing to like Yu Songyan more and more.

On October 10th, the small villa welcomed distinguished guests, who gathered to see the Yu family off. After a lively celebration, the Yu family took a bus to the train station and boarded their train home.

As the scenery outside the window gradually receded, this trip to Beijing also slowly came to an end, along with the extension of the railway tracks.

The noise and joy of Yu Songyan and Qi Yan's wedding still seem to be right before our eyes, and the sweet fragrance of that day still seems to linger in the air. But as the calendar pages turn, in the blink of an eye, it is already January 8, 1970.

Yu Jiajia, dressed in cotton-padded clothes and shoes and wearing a thick leather hat, was having a snowball fight in the yard. There were too many people, and snowballs kept hitting her. She held the snowballs and threw them at people. She had excellent aim and could hit whoever she wanted!

Yu Jiajia played for a while, but then got so tired of being hit by snowballs that she couldn't play anymore. Everyone was being too brutal in their snowball fights. The snowballs were as big as a child's head, and they really hurt when they hit someone. If one hit someone in the chest, it could be fatal.

People didn't throw snowballs at her on purpose; it's just that snowballs were flying everywhere.

She covered her head and ran to the side to watch everyone else play.

She would sneakily help everyone every now and then, and before long, Xia Jing also ran over, clutching her head; she was also stunned by the blow.

A moment later, someone in the crowd shouted, "Yu Songchuan is too arrogant, smash him!"

In the end, it turned into everyone smashing Yu Songchuan together.

Yu Songchuan felt that everyone was too frivolous, so he ran to Yu Jiajia's side and kicked a tree hard. Snowflakes fell down with a "whoosh," soaking Yu Jiajia and Xia Jing. They ran to beat up Yu Songchuan at the same time. Finally, Yu Jiajia stuffed her icy hands into Yu Songchuan's clothes, making him shiver from the cold.

While warming her hands, Yu Jiajia also warmly invited Xia Jing to warm her hands as well.

Startled, Yu Songchuan ran away immediately.

After playing and getting all sweaty, Yu Jiajia and Xia Jing went upstairs hand in hand. As soon as they got home, they found Zheng Yuhua, the director of the labor union, drinking tea at home.

After Wu Xiaoming, the former director of the trade union, was promoted to the municipal party committee, he was succeeded by a female comrade who was transferred from another place.

The new director was around forty years old. She was exceptionally kind, always had a smile on her face, and always kept the employees' affairs in mind. She also had many connections and could always find ways to help everyone solve their problems. In a short time, she had already gained considerable prestige in the steel rolling mill. There wasn't a single person in the mill who disliked her.

Yu Jiajia also really likes her.

She ran over with a smile and called out warmly, "Aunt Zheng."

Zheng Yuhua reached out and patted the snow off her hair and clothes, then smiled and held her hand, saying, "Your little hands look so cold, aren't you cold?"

She covered her hands to warm them up.

Yu Jiajia: "I'm not cold, I'm sweating."

Cheng Xiuying made Yu Jiajia a cup of brown sugar ginger tea to warm her up.

Zheng Yuhua and Cheng Xiuying continued their conversation, explaining that she had come to inquire about Yu Songqing and Yu Jiamin's marriage.

Yu Songqing has now been transferred to the northern province to conduct metal research. He will be returning home soon for the Chinese New Year, and it's time for him to start thinking about marriage.

Zheng Yuhua has access to a resource of unmarried young people in the entire Qingshan County. The photos are all prepared, and she will introduce them to Yu Songqing when he returns. For now, she will show them to Cheng Xiuying first.

Some came from steel rolling mills, some from other factories, and two of them were still in high school.

Zheng Yuhua introduced them one by one. Cheng Xiuying naturally thought they were all good, but after Yu Songqing went from being love-obsessed to career-obsessed, it seemed like he really wanted to be a bachelor for life.

Cheng Xiuying said, "After Songqing returns, we'll meet with them one by one."

Zheng Yuhua then got down to business for the day: to arrange a marriage for Yu Jiamin. Everyone knew the man in question; it was He Yuanzheng.

Yu Jiajia:! ! !

Third Sister and Expedition Brother? ??

She opened her mouth wide in surprise, and in her surprise, she felt that everything about it was wonderful.

She stared wide-eyed at her third sister.

Zheng Yuhua's trip was also at the request of He Yuanzheng.

She described He Yuanzheng's family and personal circumstances in more detail than the Yu family knew about him, and then added, "Jiamin, it's okay if you don't like him. There are a few other men here with good conditions."

The Yu family's children are all outstanding in every way, but they are not enthusiastic about marriage.

That won't do!

Cheng Xiuying was so eager to make the decision on the spot that she was willing to get married the very next day.

How many people can compare to He Yuanzheng?!

Yu Jiamin said, "Since Aunt Zheng introduced us, I'll listen to my mother."

Cheng Xiuying naturally agreed; it was just a matter of following the proper procedures.

Yu Jiajia:! ! !

Is my third sister's marriage settled?

Zheng Yuhua left with a smile.

Cheng Xiuying happily took Yu Jiamin's hand: "Yuanzheng has good taste. Jiamin is good in every way. The He family is really lucky to have married you."

Yu Jiamin: ...

That evening, the Yu family received their second piece of good news: Yu Songyan and Qi Yan, who had been married for over a year, were going to be parents. Qi Yan was pregnant and had already gone to the hospital for a checkup; she was two months along.

Yu Jiajia looked at Qi Yan's belly and felt it was amazing; she was going to be an aunt.

Cheng Xiuying couldn't stop smiling. The Yu family was going to have its fourth generation, and she was going to be a grandmother. She hadn't really wanted to be a grandmother before, but seeing other people's children made her feel quite fascinated.

When Yu Jiajia went to bed at night, she made a fuss and asked Yu Jiamin to tell her a story.

"Third sister, tell me, when did Yuanzheng start liking you? Do you like Yuanzheng?"

Yu Jiamin laughed, "Whether I like it or not doesn't matter, compatibility is the most important thing." She then asked, "Jiajia, do you think we're a good match?"

Yu Jiajia immediately said, "Perfect, perfect!!! Third Sister, don't change the subject, tell me about it, I've never heard you mention Brother Yuanzheng before."

Yu Jiamin: "There's really nothing to say. I know just as much as you do. Is it strange that he asked Aunt Zheng to come to our door? Is it strange that he wants to marry me?"

Yu Jiajia: "It's not surprising at all. Third Sister is so beautiful and capable. Brother Yuanzheng has such good taste. Third Sister, you are so calm."

On Sunday, the entire Yu family stayed home and started preparing lunch early, waiting for He Yuanzheng to arrive.

At 9:30, He Yuanzheng arrived at the Yu family's house with several gifts: fine cigarettes, fine wine, fine meat, and fine snacks.

The most precious of them all is a Shanghai brand women's watch. It's so shiny and beautiful!

Cheng Xiuying looked at He Yuanzheng and became more and more satisfied with him from afar. She felt that he was very sincere, so she accepted the watch on behalf of Yu Jiamin and gave it to Yu Jiamin.

Yu Jiamin did not refuse. In front of everyone, she took off another watch from her hand and put this one on her wrist.

She smiled at He Yuanzheng and raised her wrist, saying, "It fits perfectly."

He Yuanzheng stared at him for a moment, but luckily he was thick-skinned and didn't blush.

Yu Songchuan stared at Yu Jiamin's wrist, his eyes wide with surprise. Among the siblings, only his wrist was bare; he also wanted to wear a watch.

Cheng Xiuying patted his head: "Hurry up and go pick some vegetables."

He Yuanzheng was also supposed to help with the cooking, but since it was his first time visiting the Yu family as their future son-in-law, he couldn't be allowed to do any work.

Yu Hongding brewed Pu'er tea, which he usually couldn't bear to drink, and also brought out some snacks to entertain He Yuanzheng.

After a lively lunch, Cheng Xiuying suggested that the two of them go for a walk and watch a movie, mainly to nurture their relationship.

Yu Jiajia looked at the heavy snow falling outside and said, "Mom, it's snowing heavily."

Cheng Xiuying turned to look at the heavy snow outside the window and immediately withdrew her suggestion, "Let's play cards."

She took out two decks of cards for the children to play. They played cards around the coal stove, which was also simmering with sugar water and roasting sweet potatoes and chestnuts, giving it a feel of a tea-making gathering around a stove.

Two years ago, card games were not common among neighbors. But in the past year, as the situation has become more relaxed, playing cards at home among relatives and friends is no longer frowned upon, as long as it's not considered gambling in a group. Naturally, people don't actually gamble for money, so they find some stakes, the most common being tearing off some tape and sticking strips of paper on the loser's face.

Yu Jiajia has incredibly good luck; it's very difficult for her to lose at cards.

Yu Songyan and Qi Yan are a husband-and-wife team, and they didn't lose much. Yu Jiamin and He Yuanzheng probably just made the bet and were very lucky, so they didn't lose much either. In the end, Yu Songchuan had his face covered in paper slips.

Yu Jiajia, hahaha.

The snow outside gradually stopped, and Yu Jiamin saw He Yuanzheng off at the door.

As soon as the two stepped out, the Yu family members all crouched down and peered out the window, watching Yu Jiamin and He Yuanzheng appear, with a half-meter gap between them, and no intimate gestures were observed.

Yu Songchuan: "What a show-off! When Yuanzheng was eating, he kept looking at Third Sister! His ears even turned red. Who knows, he might change his tune once we leave the family compound."

Someone of He Yuanzheng's caliber can feel other people's gazes even without turning around.

Everyone nodded in unison.

The Yu family all liked He Yuanzheng very much, and since they were acquaintances, their relationship was now even closer, making it all the better.

Yu Songyan and Qi Yan were also preparing to go out and enjoy the snow when Cheng Xiuying reminded them, "Yan Yan, the snow is slippery, be careful on the road. Second brother, you be extra careful too."

Qi Yan smiled and said, "Thank you, Mom. I'll be careful."

Yu Songyan thought to himself, "Don't I have a name? I'm always called 'Second Brother'."

Yu Jiajia also went out to play in the snow with Yu Songchuan. The snow scene after the heavy snowfall was even more beautiful.

Once outside, Yu Songchuan repeatedly raised his hand, looking at his empty wrist: "When will my watch arrive?"

Yu Jiajia was speechless. "Aren't your arms cold? Why are you rolling your clothes up so high?"

Yu Songchuan: "I'm not cold, I'm just chilly, my heart is freezing. Do I have to wait until I get married to own a watch? I'm so envious of my second brother! Since he got married, he already has two watches, a brand new bicycle, and lots of new clothes and shoes."

Yu Songyan's married life is so comfortable! Qi Yan gave him another watch so he could wear it interchangeably, and also bought him a bicycle. It's just that Yu Songyan doesn't need a sewing machine, otherwise Qi Yan would definitely have bought one for him.

Every time the seasons change, Qi Yan will also buy new clothes and shoes for Yu Songyan.

They dressed Yu Songyan up in his finest clothes and treated him exceptionally well.

Yu Songchuan truly experienced the happiness of marrying a rich woman.

Although my older brother is single, he works very hard. Because of his outstanding contributions at work, he received a voucher for a watch, which he happily bought, making his wrist sparkle.

Yu Jiajia burst into laughter: "No need to get married, just beg me now and I'll lend you a watch to wear."

Yu Songchuan: "Fourth sister, I beg you, I'll kneel down and beg you."

Yu Jiajia: "I'll get it for you when we get home."

Yu Songchuan seized the opportunity: "Fourth Sister, can I borrow it for four years? I promise to return the watch with a new one in four years. I'll be able to get married in four years, and I'll definitely find a rich wife."

Yu Jiajia warmly praised Yu Songchuan's "ambitious future" of achieving financial freedom through marriage, saying, "Go for it, young man."

The two chatted and laughed as they walked through the snow. Although Yu Songchuan kept saying that he would "turn his life around through marriage," he was actually working very hard, spending most of the year in the military, and his future looked bright.

As long as he stands tall enough, he'll never have to worry about not having a watch to wear in the future.