Chapter 230 The Sheng Family's Old House

In mid-March, all work teams at Qianchuan Forest Farm successfully completed their winter logging and transportation tasks for the year.

The workers stationed on the mountain, along with various types of machinery, are gradually being withdrawn. After a month and a half of rest, they will be deployed to the spring afforestation campaign.

After the educated youth team came down from the mountain, they should have returned to their collective households.

However, no one lived in the collective household area all winter, and the houses suffered varying degrees of frost damage. The kang (heated brick bed) was also damaged and all had to be renovated.

Therefore, the educated youth in Qianchuan Forest Farm still lived in their own homes.

Since the educated youth from Qianchuan Forest Farm did not return to their collective households, the female educated youth from Songjianghe naturally could not return either, and their accommodation became a problem.

Previously, Li Xue and Wang Lin accompanied Zhou Qinglan to live in the Sheng family home, but Zhou Qinglan is about to get married, and this is her new house.

Li Xue and Wang Lin couldn't very well continue living at the Sheng family's house, and Zhou Qinglan couldn't say she was getting married from the new house, so they had to find somewhere else to live.

Originally, Zhou Mingyuan and his wife discussed with Tang Fengying that Zhou Qinglan would live in the Tang family and eventually marry out of the Tang family.

Coincidentally, Tang Fengying's grandparents came from their hometown before the Lunar New Year, saying they would live out their retirement at Tang's house.

The Tang family also lived in public housing, a two-and-a-half-room house. Tang Fengying was married, and there were two younger brothers and a younger sister in the family.

Now that two more elderly people are coming, it's already crowded enough, so where will Zhou Qinglan find a place to stay?

Even if she had a place to live, Zhou Qinglan could not marry out of the Tang family.

If the Tang family patriarch and matriarch hadn't come, things would have been much easier.

Zhou Mingyuan and Li Yuqin are cousins ​​and have a very good relationship.

Zhou Qinglan got married at her cousin's house, which was against the rules, but as relatives, it was understandable for them to help make it happen.

But when the elders of the Tang family arrived, things couldn't be done that way. The older generation is very particular, and they were afraid of upsetting the elderly couple.

There are already rules about marrying into a relative's family, not to mention that the Zhou family is related to Li Yuqin's maternal family, not the Tang family.

Tang Fengying's father, Tang Bin, came to Northeast China to work after venturing out of the region. He didn't go back to his hometown to get married, but instead got married here.

The family back home was already unhappy and had held a grudge against Li Yuqin for years.

If Zhou Qinglan were to marry out of the Tang family again, the old couple would probably be even more upset.

“Girl, come here, Mom has something to tell you.”

That evening, when the girls returned to the Sheng family home, Zhang Shuzhen called Zhou Qinglan to the east room, saying she had something to discuss with her.

Zhang Shuzhen and Zhou Qinglan got along very well. She never called her daughter-in-law, but always called her "girl".

"Mom, what's wrong?" Zhou Qinglan asked, looking puzzled, and followed Zhang Shuzhen to the east room.

Upon entering, I found Sheng Xiping was also home. "Weren't you supposed to be back tomorrow? Why are you back early? And why did you walk back?"

When Zhou Qinglan saw Sheng Xiping, she was stunned. Wasn't the little train supposed to start tomorrow? How did he get back?

"Oh, we hitched a ride back. Didn't the bureau send inspectors to the forest farm for an inspection today? So we hitched a ride with them."

Sheng Xiping looked at his wife and smiled happily.

Zhou Qinglan nodded and sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). "Mom, is there something we need to discuss?"

"Girl, here's the thing, you and Li Xue and Wang Lin don't have a place to stay, right?"

I discussed it with my eldest son this afternoon. How about you guys move to our old house?

That person lit a fire every few days this winter, and nothing was damaged in the house; it's still habitable.

The three of you will move in there, and wait for your parents and other relatives to come. They'll stay there too. You'll get married from our old house then.

Zhang Shuzhen had been thinking about this for several days. It just so happened that Sheng Xiping came back in the afternoon. After discussing it, the mother and son could only come up with this solution.

On April 7th, the Zhou family's wedding party can take the small train to Qianchuan Forest Farm and then stay in the Sheng family's old house.

On the wedding day, the 9th, Zhou Qinglan left the old house to get married. Since it was all Sheng family property, no one could say anything about it.

After the wedding, there will be a small train back to Songjianghe on the 10th. Sheng Xiping can accompany the Zhou family back, visit their parents, stay at the Zhou family's house for a few days, and then return.

This is the most reasonable and comprehensive solution; this is all the Sheng family can do.

If the Zhou family had the ability to arrange a carriage, Zhou Qinglan could also marry from Songjiang River, something the Sheng family couldn't do.

Of course, the Sheng family is just offering a suggestion; the specific arrangements will depend on Zhou Mingyuan and his wife.

Zhou Qinglan has been worried about this matter for the past few days and doesn't know what to do.

Li Xue and Wang Lin's accommodations are manageable; if necessary, they can stay at other employees' homes for a few days until the weather warms up, at which point they can return to their collective households.

But getting married was a real problem for her. She thought about it for several days but couldn't come up with a solution.

"Mom, let's do it your way. This arrangement is fine, and I have no objections."

Thank you, Mom, for all your trouble regarding our affairs.

Zhou Qinglan had been thinking about marriage for the past few days, which was making her very worried. When she heard Zhang Shuzhen's suggestion, Zhou Qinglan agreed without even thinking about it.

"Okay, then when you have time, give your in-laws a call and discuss it with your family. If your in-laws have a better solution, that's fine too."

"We just need to make sure the wedding goes smoothly. We'll do our best to accommodate any requests from the in-laws."

Zhang Shuzhen liked Zhou Qinglan's decisive and efficient personality; it suited her perfectly.

Of course, everything should be done with the Zhou family's satisfaction as the priority; it cannot be solely up to Zhou Qinglan to make the decisions.

"Xiping, didn't you say you were going to take Qinglan to make clothes? Then hurry up!"

After the important matters were settled, Zhang Shuzhen urged Sheng Xiping to quickly send the fabric to the tailor before it got completely dark.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Sheng Xiping smiled, picked up the bag on the kang with one hand, and pulled Zhou Qinglan with the other, dragging her out the door before she could even react.

"Why did you buy fabric again? You too, why spend so much money? Our wedding will cost a lot of money, and we still have to live on it, so we have to be careful."

Once outside the Sheng family home, Zhou Qinglan finally came to her senses and started grumbling to Sheng Xiping as they walked, complaining that he had bought her things again.

Since the two started dating, Sheng Xiping has bought Zhou Qinglan a lot of things.

Zhou Qinglan was a thrifty girl and always felt that this was not right. Even if Sheng Xiping could make money, he shouldn't be so extravagant.

"Two sets of clothes are enough, why make so many?"

We'll have plenty of expenses in the future; we can't just keep living off our parents after we're married, can we?

Sheng Xiping listened to Zhou Qinglan's complaints and nagging, but he wasn't annoyed at all; he just found her extremely cute.

This is a good girl who lives a proper life. He is lucky to have met such a good girl.

"It's okay, it's just a piece of clothing, it won't cost much."

"I got several hundred yuan this time, and the wages for logging in the mountains will be paid soon too. We won't have to worry about the future, don't worry."

Sheng Xiping took Zhou Qinglan's hand and, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, quickly kissed her on the cheek.