Return to Little Mountain Village in 1986

If you were reborn, what would you most want to do?

Gao Mingcheng thought carefully and decided that having a wife, children, and a warm kang (heated brick bed) was the best! His young and be...

Chapter 686 Preparations before the Wedding

After Gao Hong returned to the army, although he often corresponded with Li Fei and kept in touch, he had not seen Li Fei for a long time.

Hearing Gao Mingcheng say this, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat, and he immediately asked, "Really? I'm only a few years older than her!"

Gao Mingcheng held back his laughter and nodded seriously, "Of course it's true! You don't know, my sister-in-law is very active in skin care. She applies cucumber slices and egg white milk powder on her face, and wears a baseball cap in the summer to protect her from the sun. Her little face is so white and rosy! She is younger than you and takes good care of herself, so she looks even younger. When you stand next to her, others will definitely think you are ten years older than her!"

After hearing this, Gao Hong felt unwell, but he did not completely believe Gao Mingcheng's words. Instead, he turned his head to look at Gao Guobing beside him, asking him silently with his eyes.

Gao Guobing couldn't help but smile when he saw his son's dark skin. He didn't say anything, but nodded, indicating that what Gao Mingcheng said was true. Li Fei was indeed well maintained and looked young and beautiful.

Although Gao Guobing doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with men having black spots, after all, he’s a soldier, defending his country, so what’s wrong with having black spots?

But after all, it is a big happy event, and there is nothing wrong if it can be more glamorous.

After confirming this from his father, Gao Hong felt a little depressed. After Gao Mingcheng left, he took his spare clothes and soap and went to the bathroom to take a thorough bath. When he came out, the whole bathroom was filled with fragrant smell!

Look at the soap in the soap box again. Wow, half of the brand new soap was used up by him!

After washing his whole body with soap, Gao Hong applied cold cream on his face, neck and hands. Now, he became a fragrant, black-faced tough guy.

The next morning, after the loofah water was ready, Zhao Dongmei asked Gao Hong to use it. This time Gao Hong did not refuse. After washing his face, he obediently wiped his face with the loofah water.

The freshly collected loofah water is very clear and smells pretty good, with a light scent of loofah, which is more acceptable than the fragrant vanishing cream.

After having breakfast at home, Gao Guobing and Zhao Dongmei went to work.

Before leaving, Gao Guobing said to Gao Hong, "I have already sent letters to the relatives who should be invited, but it is rare for you to come back, so today you can go to the homes of some uncles and aunts and invite them to come for a drink tomorrow."

Gao Hong nodded and agreed: "Okay."

After Gao Guobing and his wife went out, he also went out.

However, he did not go to his relatives' house at first, but went to Xinxin Clothing Store.

When Gao Mingcheng came to deliver drinks yesterday, he told him to go to the clothing store to choose a suit for his wedding.

Nowadays, when people get married, it is popular for men to wear suits and women to wear wedding dresses.

Gao Mingcheng had asked Li Fei before whether she wanted to wear a traditional wedding dress or a new-style wedding gown. Li Fei said that her family had already prepared a bright red dress for her, but she wanted to try wearing a wedding gown. So she decided to wear the wedding gown when Gao Hong came to pick her up, and then change into the red dress when they arrived at the restaurant and were ready to start dining, and then come out to toast with the guests.

That red skirt, as later generations called it, was a toast dress, but the style was not so complicated.

Since Li Fei is going to wear a wedding dress, Gao Hong, the groom, naturally has to wear a suit to match it.

When he arrived at the clothing store, Gao Hong immediately saw Gao Mingcheng working in the store.

Gao Mingcheng seldom comes to the clothing store, but in order to entertain Gao Hong, after sending Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu to the kindergarten early this morning, he came to the clothing store to wait.

When childhood friends met, they naturally felt a sense of familiarity. Gao Mingcheng waved and called Gao Hong over.

When Gao Hong walked into the store and saw Gao Shufang, he did not forget to say hello to her, but he didn't know the other people very well.

Gao Mingcheng did not introduce Luo Li and others, but he still introduced Zhang Jinling to Gao Hong.

"Gao Hong, this is my fourth brother Mingli's wife, her name is Zhang Jinling." Gao Mingcheng introduced.

After hearing this, Gao Hong immediately nodded and greeted Zhang Jinling.

Zhang Jinling smiled and said hello, hello and other words.

After the two sides greeted each other, Gao Mingcheng led Gao Hong to a suit. He pointed at the suit that had just been ironed and said proudly, "I prepared this suit for you. It's the most expensive suit in our store!"

The freshly ironed suit looks straight and has a sense of meticulousness.

Gao Hong couldn't tell whether a suit was good or bad, but when this suit was placed next to other suits, he could indeed see some differences.

First of all, the fabric is much better, and secondly, the style and shape look more energetic.

Gao Hong was somewhat happy, but he still said, "I don't wear it normally, so why did you give me such an expensive suit? How about you rent it to me like your wedding dress, and I'll give it back to you after we get married."

Gao Mingcheng was unhappy when he heard this, and said with a straight face: "You are humiliating me! My family is big and I am the boss of Gao after all, can't you even be reluctant to give your brother a suit? Wedding dresses are different from suits. Wedding dresses are not suitable for daily wear, but suits are OK!"

"If sister-in-law is willing, I will even give you a wedding dress!"

Gao Mingcheng added: "No matter how expensive the suit I gave you is, it is mass-produced in a factory. A truly expensive suit must be tailor-made at a tailor shop. You can choose the fabric and style yourself, and have the tailor sew it stitch by stitch. Only then will it be expensive and fit you well!"

"Come on, try it on! If there's anything that doesn't fit, you can modify it right away."

Gao Mingcheng signaled Gao Hong to go to the fitting room to change clothes.

The weather was nice today, and Gao Hong was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt and long pants. Now he took a suit and entered the innermost fitting room.

After taking off your clothes, you have to put on a white shirt before you can put on a suit.

Two minutes later, he came out of the fitting room.

When he was in the army, Gao Hong could dress and fold his quilt for drill in the fastest time, but now, it took him two minutes to change his clothes!

After Gao Hong came out wearing a suit, he felt uncomfortable everywhere, and even showed a rare trace of embarrassment.

Gao Mingcheng laughed and brought over the largest mirror in the store and asked Gao Hong to look at himself in the mirror.

Gao Shufang, Zhang Jinling and others also surrounded Gao Hong and looked at him. Under those piercing gazes, Gao Hong felt an awkward feeling from which there was no escape.

Gao Shufang nodded in satisfaction and said, "It fits me well, there's not much need for alterations!"

To be precise, it has been modified in advance!

A few days ago, when Gao Mingcheng went to Yangcheng to purchase goods, he brought back this latest model of suit. He then cut the seams of the trouser legs in advance and ironed them.

Gao Hong is not tall, which is a small shortcoming of his. In his previous life, Gao Mingcheng once heard Gao Hong say that it was precisely because of his height that he was not selected to go to the capital to participate in the military parade, which was a big regret in his life.

But when it comes to matters of height, even if Gao Mingcheng were reborn, he wouldn't be able to help.

Unless I was reborn as a child and then tried to eat more nutritious food to see if I could grow taller.

Gao Hong moved his hands and feet casually and found that the suit was indeed a good fit and had a very good texture. However, he had rarely worn suits and it felt a bit awkward when he put it on suddenly.

Gao Mingcheng also nodded and said, "It seems that I have good taste. I know that you are definitely suitable. Gao Hong, don't be so stern. Relax a little. Tomorrow is your wedding day!"

Gao Hong forced a smile but still felt uncomfortable. Since the suit fit him well and didn't need much alteration, he went back to the fitting room and took it off.

After changing back into his casual clothes, Gao Hong felt relaxed.

Gao Shufang took a few steps forward, took the suit he had changed out of to the closet, then carefully folded it and put it into a bag.

She handed the bag to Gao Hong again, and reminded him: "It's best to hang this suit. If it's kept in the bag for too long, it might get wrinkled."

Gao Hong nodded and said, "Okay."

Gao Hong looked at Gao Mingcheng and said, "I still have to visit some relatives today. When I get married, we can have a good gathering. Then I will visit your kindergarten and then go back to Gaojia Village."

Gao Mingcheng nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead and get busy. I'm always here, brother!"

The two patted each other on the shoulders, smiled at each other, and then said goodbye.

After Gao Hong left, Gao Mingcheng did not stay in the clothing store for long, but went to the kindergarten.

Gao Mingcheng is not responsible for teaching the children. He goes there to help with some chores, like a brick, moved wherever it is needed.

Gao Mingcheng delegated the authority to Hu Yinchen to arrange the meals and snacks for the kindergarten. She would draw up a menu every week. After Gao Mingcheng looked at it and thought it was ok, he would buy vegetables and cook according to the recipe.

When greenhouse vegetables were not yet popular, the diet was naturally arranged according to seasonal vegetables, and was accompanied by meat dishes such as steamed meat patties, steamed eggs, and bone soup.

Every Wednesday is designated as Fried Chicken Day. On this day, kindergarten children can eat the fried chicken they have been craving for!

Of course, today is not Wednesday, so the children can only eat ordinary fried gourd with meat.

But this afternoon, Gao Mingcheng's kindergarten welcomed a guest - Gao Yue.

When Gao Yue appeared in front of Gao Mingcheng with a schoolbag on his back, Gao Mingcheng was not very surprised. Tomorrow is Gao Hong's wedding day and it is also the National Day holiday. As Gao Hong's younger brother, Gao Yue will definitely come back to drink.

Gao Mingcheng opened the iron gate and said to Gao Yue, "Why did you pass by here? Did you take the transportation company's car?"

Gao Yue nodded and said, "Yes, there happened to be a ride, so I took it directly back instead of taking the train."

If you want to take a train, you have to buy a train ticket and take a bus to the train station, which is much more troublesome.

Gao Yue looked at the children in the kindergarten with a very gentle look in his eyes. Half of these children were recruited by him and a few friends.

Now when he sees the children having fun in kindergarten, he feels happy too.

Gao Yue smiled and said, "Ming Cheng, it seems that the children like it here very much."

Gao Mingcheng smiled proudly and said, "I can say that my kindergarten is second to none in the entire county!"

The teaching staff of Love Kindergarten is average, but its infrastructure is much better than other factory-run kindergartens!

Gao Yue habitually hit him and teased him, "Just brag! The factory-run kindergarten occupies a much larger area than yours! Ming Cheng, why didn't you buy a bigger piece of land in the first place?"

Gao Mingcheng rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "Where is the factory-run kindergarten? Where is mine? When I bought the land, I also wanted to buy a bigger one, but it was not approved! Gao Yue, when will you come back to work? Get promoted quickly so that I can make money with you!"

Just one sentence can block Gao Yue.

He said hesitantly: "When I come back to work, I will also be a police officer!"

Gao Mingcheng replied directly: "Napoleon said that a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier! You have to move up!"

Gao Mingcheng pointed to the sky.

This time it was Gao Yue's turn to roll his eyes. He hadn't even stepped into the workplace yet, and Gao Mingcheng was counting on him for promotion!

The two are truly good brothers. They have been bickering with each other since they were young, and they will never give in easily.

After just a few words, parents started to arrive to pick up their children.

Today is the last day before the National Day holiday. Some families may have to go somewhere in advance, so they come here early to pick up their children.

When they came to pick him up, the child was still reluctant and wanted to stay in the kindergarten and play with other children. It was only after much persuasion that he was coaxed to leave.

Gao Yue couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene: "Hey, when we were little, there was no kindergarten to go to! I really envy these kids!"

Gao Mingcheng quickly replied: "Then you should get married and have a baby as soon as possible, and then send your child to study with me! I will make sure he grows up happily!"

Gao Yue curled his lips and said, "You should count on my brother to give birth to a child first! Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going home first."

"Let's eat here before leaving. Your brother is visiting relatives today and may not even have dinner at home." Gao Mingcheng tried to persuade her to stay.

But Gao Yue just waved his hand, turned around and strode away.

It’s not too far from the kindergarten to his home. The kindergarten is located on the side of the street. Walk along the path next to the kindergarten, turn a corner, and continue walking about 500 meters to reach his home.

When Gao Yue returned home, he saw that all the loofah vines planted in the yard had been cut off, and he couldn't help laughing. If his brother Gao Hong was not in front of him, he would definitely tease Gao Hong and ask him something like whether it felt good to apply loofah water on his body.

Gao Yue kept this sentence to himself until nine o'clock in the evening, when Gao Hong came back from outside. He finally had the chance to ask it.

After Gao Hong heard this, his face tightened and he glanced over sternly, which instantly brought Gao Yue a lot of pressure.

Oh! His brother is furious!

Gao Yue touched his nose, his eyes rolling wildly, and when he was about to change the subject, warrior Zhao Dongmei entered the battle.

Zhao Dongmei looked Gao Hong up and down, and said unsatisfactorily: "It's because the time is too short. No matter how good the stuff is, it won't work if you apply it only once or twice! How about this, make another mask with egg white tonight! I've done that before, and after that, your little face will be so tender!" (End of this chapter)