Chapter 572 Club Bird

Lin Xiangxue has two older brothers and one younger brother. She is the only daughter in the family, and her parents dote on her, her older brothers spoil her, and her younger brother also gives in to her.

Furthermore, the Lin family is doing quite well. Although the delicatessen business is small, they make a lot of money.

The Lin family didn't expect to make any money from their daughter's marriage; they weren't selling their daughter.

Lin Xiangxue's parents said directly that they had no requirements and everything depended on the Sheng family's wishes.

When the woman says this, a sensible man will usually give even more.

With the Sheng family's financial situation, how could they not afford to pay for their eldest son's wedding? Sheng Xiping directly stated that he would cover all the furniture and appliances, and they would definitely be the best available at the moment.

As for the bride price, when Sheng Xi'an and Sheng Xikang got engaged, they each received 1,001 yuan.

Many years have passed, and the bride price has increased considerably. Therefore, the Sheng family said they could give 6,600 yuan, which is considered auspicious.

Alternatively, 8,800 would also be acceptable; it's an auspicious number.

How could Sheng Yunfang keep crying in front of her two nieces?

She could only wipe away her tears, then hold her two nieces' hands, one on each side, and talk to them.

They decided to stay a few more days, until after the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and then find an auspicious day to hold the engagement ceremony for Sheng Xitai and Lin Xiangxue. After the engagement, they would return home.

As for Zhou Qinglan and the children, there's nothing they can do if they miss the engagement; they can just go back early.

Both sets of parents are reasonable. Since the two children get along well and are both looking forward to marriage, they shouldn't make things difficult for either of them. It's better to discuss things properly and get the marriage done than anything else.

During the Spring Festival of 1990, Sheng Yunfang was unable to return to Northeast China due to her pregnancy. When she gave birth, Sheng Xiping was busy going to Russia. By calculation, the siblings had not seen each other for more than three years.

We all miss you so much, and we miss your little sister too. How is she now? Is she growing more and more beautiful? Isn't she fun?

"Oh right, your dad has retired too. That's great. With an elder helping out, you two can relax a bit more."

After thinking it over, Sheng Liancheng and his wife realized that this was the only way.

"Oh, my parents are here. They're at home taking care of the kids, and my husband and I came to pick them up," Jiang Yanbin quickly explained upon hearing this.

The couple waited anxiously at the exit, and when they finally saw people, they rushed forward and shouted inside.

"Dad, Mom, eldest brother and sister-in-law, over here."

Jiang Yanbin's older siblings all have boys in their families, so the whole Jiang family was overjoyed to finally have a girl.

Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei have followed their older brother since they were little, and their feelings for their older brother are even deeper than their feelings for their parents.

Sheng Xinhua and his friends were clamoring to go to the beach to play; they wanted to collect seashells and catch crabs.

"Fourth Aunt, you only think about my dad and not about us?"

However, it is already the seventh month of the lunar calendar. According to folk beliefs, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the Ghost Month, and weddings are auspicious events, so people usually avoid this month.

The Lin family could see the Sheng family's sincerity, and immediately said that six thousand six would be fine, no more needed.

Sheng Yunfang was overjoyed to learn that her parents, brother, and sister-in-law were coming. She took a day off and went to pick them up with Jiang Yanbin.

In late May 1990, Sheng Yunfang gave birth to a girl named Jiang Luwen.

After taking care of her, she never returned to Shenyang and stayed in Shanghai to look after her granddaughter.

The proposal was unanimously approved, so after spending two days in the capital, the group took a car straight to Shanghai.

So the two parties agreed to get engaged on the sixth day of the eighth lunar month, and to discuss the wedding date later, which would be before or after the new year.

Sheng Xiping thought for a moment that he hadn't seen his fourth sister's family since he came back, so he might as well go to Shanghai.

"You two are here? Where's my granddaughter? Who's looking after her?" Zhang Shuzhen asked quickly when she saw her daughter and son-in-law.

Everything else went well, but we're a little unsure about the engagement date.

At noon, the Lin family prepared a rather sumptuous meal. Lin Xiangxue's father and brother drank some wine with Sheng Liancheng and his son.

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Sheng Liancheng nodded upon hearing this. His daughter and son-in-law both had jobs, and the child was too young to be left alone. It would be best if the elderly could lend a hand.

The two girls were both very clever; upon seeing this, they quickly went forward and hugged their aunt.

No matter how much they were offered, they wouldn't take a single penny; they would save it all for their daughter's future living expenses.

Sheng Xiping discussed it with his parents, and since they were already there, a few more days wouldn't make a difference.

Once the marriage arrangements were finalized, the Sheng family prepared to leave, but the Lin family wouldn't let them go. They insisted that they stay for a meal.

Following the crowd, Sheng Liancheng and the others finally managed to squeeze out of the station and arrive in front of Jiang Yanbin and Sheng Yunfang.

Especially in the last two years, Sheng Xiping has only been out and about, and his family is very worried.

Last autumn, after retiring, Jiang Guozhong also went to Shanghai, where the elderly couple took care of their granddaughter together.

Now that she saw her brother, Sheng Yunfang could no longer control herself. She hugged her brother and started crying.

Jiang Yanbin's mother, Cao Yuqin, simply took early retirement from her workplace and went to Shanghai to take care of her daughter-in-law during her postpartum period.

While Jiang Yanbin was talking to his parents-in-law, Sheng Yunfang was crying while holding Sheng Xiping.

It's only August now, early July in the lunar calendar, and there's still a long way to go before Sheng Xitai's engagement. Staying in the capital all the time is pointless.

Sheng Xiping was at a loss because his sister was crying, and could only give his daughter meaningful glances.

In the afternoon, Sheng Xiping and his group set off to return to the capital.

Logically speaking, since the Sheng family lives far from the capital, they should take this opportunity to finalize the marriage.

"Fourth Aunt misses you too. Wenwen is so naughty now, she runs around everywhere all day, even her grandma can't catch up with her."

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