Sheng Xikang and Wu Yuhua fell in love on their own, and the Wu family didn't adhere to many rules.

So after sitting down, Director He took the gift list, said some polite words, and then read it aloud.

In the past, there were many more customs and traditions associated with engagements.

These days, everyone is keen on doing things in new ways, and many rules have been eliminated.

However, these four engagement gifts can never be omitted, no matter when.

The goose, wine, dragon and phoenix cakes, and tea are all in even numbers. Zhang Shuzhen found out this from someone; these are roughly the items, and four of them will suffice.

In addition, the Sheng family provided Wu Yuhua with a set of clothes and shoes for winter and summer, a set of gold earrings, a gold ring, and a gold necklace, as well as a gift of 1,001 yuan, symbolizing that she was one in a thousand.

These things would have been completely insignificant in the past.

For a wealthy family like the Wu family, the betrothal gifts for their daughter's engagement would be so substantial that three or five cartloads wouldn't be enough to impress them.

But things are different now. It's a new society. Old habits have been broken, and everyone is equal.

For an ordinary family, being able to offer four gifts, two sets of clothes, and a few hundred yuan as a bride price is considered quite good. It's extremely rare for the Sheng family to offer so much at once.

The Wu family members looked at these items and nodded with great satisfaction. To be honest, they never expected the Sheng family to be able to produce so many things.

Especially that set of gold jewelry; Zhang Shuzhen had given Wu Yuhua a gold bracelet before, and with these, it's quite a lot of money.

The Wu family was very satisfied with the betrothal gifts, so they accepted the gift list and put the gifts aside before letting Wu Yuhua come out to meet everyone.

Next, the Wu family also brought out the return gifts they had prepared for Sheng Xikang, which included a set of winter and summer clothes, shoes and socks, and a watch.

Next, Sheng Xikang and Wu Yuhua served tea to their parents and changed their address to each other, and both sets of parents gave each other red envelopes for the change of address.

The engagement process is roughly like this. Next, the bride's family prepares a banquet to entertain the matchmaker and the groom's relatives and friends.

The Wu family specially hired a chef from a well-known nearby hotel to prepare the ingredients.

Basically, you just bring the semi-finished product here and have it processed.

Immediately, several tables of food were set up in the main hall. The bride and groom toasted the matchmaker, and both families thanked the matchmaker in return.

During the banquet, the two families inevitably had to discuss the wedding date.

Because the old master of the Sheng family passed away in the spring, even if we don't follow the old customs, we still have to observe a year of mourning before we can hold a wedding.

So the two sides agreed to hold the wedding around June of next year.

At that time, the forest farm was not too busy, and the weather was not too hot, so the Wu family could go there and have some fun.

After the engagement banquet, the Sheng family sat and chatted at the Wu family's house for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, they got up to say goodbye.

After Sheng Xikang got engaged, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. With the New Year approaching, Sheng Liancheng and his wife were getting restless, missing their home.

So, on the fifteenth and sixteenth days of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Shuzhen, accompanied by her daughter and son, strolled around the capital and bought a lot of things.

On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Sheng family of five boarded the train for their return journey.

Sheng Xikang still has work and can't get such a long leave. He expects to be able to go home at the end of the year.

After more than two days of travel, the Sheng family finally arrived at Songjiang River.

Mr. and Mrs. Sheng were worried about their home, so they only rested in Songjianghe for one day before setting off back to the forest farm.

Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xitai haven't started their holiday yet, and Sheng Xiping also has a lot of things to finish, so they'll stay in Songjianghe for a few more days.

The truck that Sheng Xiping had shipped back had arrived at Songjianghe Railway Station. So, he took the receipt, picked up the goods, and drove the truck straight home.

As soon as the new car arrived at the door, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu rushed out. "Dad, Dad, where did this car come from?"

Sheng Xinhua stared at the car in front of him, absolutely delighted. It should be said that men, from eighty to eight years old, all love a car.

"Dad bought it? What do you think? Does it look good? Do you like it?" Sheng Xiping couldn't help but laugh when he saw his son's expression.

"It's beautiful, so beautiful, Dad! I love this car so much!" Sheng Xinhua's eyes lit up as he stared at the car without moving.

"Come on, get in the car, Dad will take you for a drive."

Seeing how much the children liked the car, Sheng Xiping smiled and opened the car door, letting the two children sit in the back seat. Then he drove the two kids around the Songjiang River twice.

The two children were overjoyed and danced with delight in the car.

"Alright, that's enough for today. Mom has the day off the day after tomorrow, so how about we drive back to the forest farm?"

After wandering around for a couple of hours, Sheng Xiping took the two little ones, who were still reluctant to leave, home.

As they got out of the car, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu kept turning back to look at it. "Dad, is it okay to just park the car on the side of the road?"

"Okay, no problem." There's no garage at home, so I can only park on the street for now.

Actually, Sheng Xiping had already regretted it a little when he was driving the kids around earlier.

This thing is particularly eye-catching, not only in Songjiang River, but even in the county town.

After all, these days, county officials only drive 212 jeeps. For him to bring back an imported car worth over 100,000 yuan makes people wonder what's going on.

But the car has already been brought back, and there's nowhere to hide such a big thing. What can we do?

When Zhou Qinglan got home from get off work that evening, the first thing she asked upon entering the house was about the cars outside.

"Hey, there's a car parked in front of our house. Whose is it? Why is it parked in front of our house?"

Sheng Xiping originally wanted to surprise his wife, so he didn't mention bringing back the car, and Zhou Qinglan had no idea.

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