Chapter 433 You Try to Grab One (Two in One)

"Here they come, the wedding procession is back, get ready to set off the fireworks."

Yang Yumin and the Li family's wedding procession had just returned to Zhongguancun when Sun Xianjin, who was on guard at the street corner, ran all the way to the Yang family's door and directed several students from the Lone Army Literary Society to raise the firecrackers that had been prepared long ago.

Nowadays, firecrackers are not spread on the ground to make a loud noise. Instead, they are tied together with a pole and carried by people to be moved around to be ignited. This is much more exciting than spreading them on the ground and setting them off "automatically".

So setting off firecrackers is a popular job nowadays, and Sun Xianjin got the job of setting off firecrackers only by relying on the reputation of the Lone Army Literary Society!

When they heard that the wedding procession had returned, there was a commotion in the Yang family's yard. Many people ran to the door, among whom two men and one woman were particularly conspicuous.

Two of the men were around 30 years old. They were both wearing ill-fitting suits and brand new cloth shoes, which brought out the unique style of the early 1980s.

Although suits these days do have this "loose" feature, with the emergence of the Fenghua brand, fashionable suits have been moving more and more towards a "slim fit", so the suits of these two men look a bit awkward no matter how you look at them.

The other woman was dressed in ordinary clothes, but she was blocking the door, moving left and right to block Yang Yujiao who wanted to come out.

"Go back and stay here. What are you doing here today, your sister who is not related to you? You are making fun of yourself."

Yang Yujiao had a weak personality to begin with, and after being scolded by this middle-aged woman, she immediately burst into tears and lost her confidence.

Sun Xianjin knew Yang Yujiao. Seeing her hiding inside the door, wanting to come out but not daring to, he really couldn't understand why.

It was his girlfriend, Bian Jingjing, who was good at catching gossip information. She whispered to Sun Xianjin, "Those three people seem to be a little strange. After they came up last night, they talked with Aunt Yang and Yang Yumin in the house for a long time. When Aunt Yang came out, she was obviously crying."

"Are you here to cause trouble?"

Sun Xianjin, a native of Heilongjiang Province, had a straightforward temper and he immediately became displeased with the three men.

But Bian Jingjing quietly poked her boyfriend and whispered, "Lao Yang's boss is here today! We are outsiders and it's not easy for us to take the initiative to do anything. Let's wait and see how Yang Yumin responds."

Sun Xianjin glanced at the three people and suddenly said, "They'd better not make trouble, otherwise someone will let them know what making trouble is!"

Bian Jingjing nodded in agreement.

After all, as the brother-in-law, Li Ye must come to see the bride off today, and he is not someone who would suffer a loss.

If anyone makes him uncomfortable, he will make others doubly uncomfortable.

However, even though Bian Jingjing was smart, she could never have expected that it would not be Li Ye's turn to take the lead today because he did not have a number in the queue.

"Crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle~"

Accompanied by loud and dense firecrackers, a long line of cars lined up in front of the Yang family's door, attracting the attention of many people and winning a burst of surprised "Oh".

"There are so many cars. This Yang family that just moved in must be quite important."

"Maybe the bride is capable! I often see the new bride driving a small car. She seems to be the manager of Fenghua, the same Fenghua you see on TV all day long."

"Wow, she's already a manager at such a young age. It's not her ability, it's her father's ability."

"Look at what you said. If you are capable, wouldn't your son benefit from it? I'm just afraid that you don't have the ability, right?"

“.”

It's no wonder that the neighbors are pointing fingers at me. It's true that 1984 sedans are still relatively scarce. Even in the capital, they are far from being "everywhere."

If a family can borrow the company leader's car for a wedding, it will definitely be very prestigious.

But now there are more than just one or two cars in the Li family’s wedding procession.

The one with the red flower in the front was Jin Peng's new car, followed by Pei Wenhui's BMW, and several Santanas from Pengcheng Seventh Factory.

The Volga that had just been assigned to Wang Jianqiang, Chen Donggou's Lada Niva, and a Beijing 130 that was transporting goods could only be ranked at the end.

The two men in suits licked their lips and looked at the row of cars in front of them with envy.

One of them whispered, "Brother, when can we ride in this car?"

The other one said confidently, "You can sit down today. I'll tell my sister-in-law later. His new wife just got married, so he doesn't dare to lose face with me."

"But I don't think my brother thinks highly of me."

"He dares? There is still an organization. If he dares to look down on us, I will go to his unit and sue him, and he will have to pay the price."

“.”

The firecrackers prepared by the Yang family were very long, and the fuses of firecrackers these days were not so quick, so they crackled for a long time before stopping.

After the firecrackers had gone off, the smell of sulfur in the air had not yet dissipated. The man at the door glanced at the woman next to him, and the woman rushed to the back door of the lead car and reached out to open the door.

"To welcome the bride!"

But she pulled the door twice and it wouldn't open, but the window glass did come down.

The little sister Li Ying blinked her big eyes and said in a cute and crisp voice, "Who are you? Stop pulling it. If you keep pulling it, it will break and my family will have to compensate you."

“.”

The woman was startled, and then she realized that in the back row of the car, in addition to the bride Li Yue and the groom Yang Yumin, there was also this annoying little girl.

"How can I break it? Hehe, I'm Yumin's sister-in-law, and I'm in a hurry to pick up the bride. Now that we're home, I can't miss the time."

"You're here to pick up the bride?" Li Ying tilted her head in surprise, and suddenly pointed at Yang Yujiao at the door, and shouted, "Yujiao, why don't you come and pick up your sister-in-law? Why are you hiding in the back like a little kid?"

Li Ying had only met Yang Yujiao once, when the parents of the two families met, and their relationship was just average.

But after learning about the relationship between Yang Yumin and Yang Yujiao this morning, the relationship suddenly became several times closer.

Because the relationship between Yang Yujiao and Yang Yumin is the same as the relationship between Li Ying and Li Ye, right?

They are not biological siblings, but they are better than biological siblings!

After hearing Li Ying's cry, Yang Yujiao, who was blocked at the door, immediately gained courage, pushed aside the two "big brother and second brother" standing at the door, took small steps to the wedding car, and stretched out her hand to open the door.

Yang Yumin's "sister-in-law" immediately frowned.

I, the "real sister-in-law", pulled it open twice but it refused. But Yang Yujiao, my sister who was on the other side of the wall, pulled it open in one go. Are you trying to embarrass me?

But she hadn't figured out how to attack yet! Li Ying, who was sitting in the back seat, and Li Juan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, both got out of the car, squeezed to the left and right sides of the car door, and together with Yang Yujiao, pushed the sister-in-law aside.

Only then did Yang Yumin get out of the car, and helped the bride Li Yue out of the car.

"Hey, look at this bride. I was right, wasn't I? She's prettier than that movie star."

"Hiss, what's with that dress she's wearing? It's so pretty."

"You don't know? This is a wedding dress for women that is popular in Hong Kong Island. There is an imported store in Xiushui Street that specializes in selling this. It is a tradition of our ancestors."

"Her clothes are not entirely traditional. When I was a child, I saw the clothes my aunt wore when she got married. They were different from hers. But hers took a lot of needlework and it looks like it's not cheap."

"What a pity! If there was a red veil, it would be just like being in a movie."

"Don't you see what unit the groom is from? He's wearing a red veil. It's really bold to wear this."

"What's so bold about that? It's the only time someone gets married in their life, so why do you care about everything and what they wear? Should I just wear that foreigner's suit?"

“.”

There was a lot of noisy chatter at the door, and it was quite lively.

But the two "big brother" and "second brother" who were blocking the door had very bad expressions on their faces.

The bride hasn't even entered the house yet, but she's already acting so arrogantly. Will she be able to serve her parents-in-law obediently in the future?

So when the three little girls were escorting the bride and groom to enter the house, the two "brothers" in suits and cloth shoes did not let them in.

"Your sister-in-law is finally here! Why didn't you let your sister-in-law take over the car? Hahaha, if you have any opinions about your sister-in-law, tell me. I will punish her when I get back. How can a woman rebel against her?"

"This is the fault of the third brother. He got married secretly and didn't tell his family early. Doesn't that make them feel unfamiliar? Let us introduce ourselves. I am your second brother, this is your eldest brother, that is your eldest sister-in-law, and your eldest nephew."

Speaking of weddings in flower-growing countries, there has always been a custom of making a fuss. In some places, there is a custom of blocking the bride outside the door and making her laugh.

But generally, a younger brother-in-law can block the door, shamelessly make things difficult for the new sister-in-law, and ask for some pocket money, but it is not appropriate for the eldest uncle to block the door.

Yang Yumin gritted his teeth, wishing he could go up and beat up these two guys.

He knew very well in his heart that these two blood brothers wanted Li Yue to call them "big brother" and "big sister-in-law" in front of so many people.

Yang Yumin knew very well that everything has a beginning. If he accepted this elder brother and elder sister-in-law today, there would be many opportunities for him to climb up the ladder in the future.

I, Yang Huaihua, am usually a strong person, but today I was at a loss on this matter. It's a pity that a "junior" like him was suppressed and bound by some shitty morality.

This kind of moral suppression is very serious. If there is a rumor in the workplace that someone beat up his biological parents and brothers, then it is impossible to say that it will not affect the opinions of the superiors about you.

Yang Yumin suddenly had an impulse.

[I'm going to quit this job, at worst I'll just go sell clothes with my wife.]

But at this moment, Yang Yumin felt his arm tighten. It was Li Yue who pinched his arm to remind him not to be impulsive.

Then, Yang Yumin saw his youngest sister Li Ying walking towards the door with her head down.

But there were two big men blocking the door! Didn't they run into each other right away?

"Aww~"

Li Ying suddenly burst into tears, and asked aggrievedly while crying: "What are you doing? Why don't you let us in? We have to hurry up to get married, what are you doing?"

“.”

Although Li Ying's crying was just thunder without rain, it immediately threw the eldest and second brothers into disarray.

Li Ye, who was following behind, was very surprised.

He was surprised because of his grandmother Wu Juying's eyesight.

Wu Juying had told her two younger sisters, Li Juan and Li Ying, to cry if anyone tried to stop them, but crying required some skills! Unexpectedly, Li Ying, the younger sister, actually had this "skill".

"Ahem~"

A deep cough came from behind the crowd.

Li Zhongfa walked to the front with his hands behind his back and a sullen face, walking past the crowd.

"You two, it's almost time, why don't you let us in first? Look, we brought our daughter here, we can't be so disgusted that we won't let her in, can we?"

“.”

"Old comrade, how can we not let the bride in? We just have that custom. But who are you, old comrade? What's your name?"

Li Zhongfa smiled slightly and pointed at Li Yue at the door.

"This is my granddaughter and I am her grandfather."

“.”

Well, grandpa is here, what do you want to call me?

Of course I have to call him grandpa.

The eldest and second brothers felt a little foolish because this was against the rules.

Generally speaking, there are no direct relatives of the bride in the wedding procession, and the majority of people included are uncles and aunts.

But Li Kaijian has only one brother, Li Yue has no uncle, and Fu Guiru has no biological brother. However, she has an uncle’s cousin who is still in Malaysia!

So the original reservations for today were for the two uncles Zhao Yuanchao and Cui Zhixian, and Li Dayong's father Li Zhanjun, and the woman was for the aunt Li Mingxiang.

But things have changed, so my grandfather had to take action himself and "screen out" my uncle Cui Zhixian.

When the two eldest brothers and the second brother saw Li Zhongfa, they didn't know how to receive him and could only call him grandpa!

"Hey, his grandfather, why did you come here in person? Yumin didn't even say hello. I'm sorry for not hosting you well."

Yang Yumin's elder brother had no choice but to receive Li Zhongfa with a smile on his face, and then was brought into the yard with greetings by Zhao Yuanchao and Li Zhanjun who followed behind.

There is no way to resist!

The main focus of the Li family today is to "take over the show".

Li Yue pulled Yang Yumin's arm and whispered, "Let's go! Don't say anything today. You won't be wrong if you don't say anything. Leave everything to Grandpa."

Yang Yumin's nose felt sore, and he couldn't help but say, "Thank you, today is all thanks to you."

Li Yue turned around and rolled her eyes at Yang Yumin, saying unhappily, "If you keep saying that, I won't come in!"

“.”

"Stop wasting time, there are two old guys in there! Take me in quickly to see what kind of skills they have."

Li Ye pushed Yang Yumin from behind before pushing the two newcomers into the yard.

After entering the yard, Li Ye saw that the guests in the yard were clearly divided into two groups. One group was Yang Yumin’s classmates, and the other group was naturally colleagues and leaders from the unit.

As for Yang Yumin’s biological elder brother and second brother, they and the two elderly people sitting in the main room formed the third group.

The two old men had already moved their chairs and sat motionless in the most conspicuous place in the main hall, just like two hosts, waiting for the newlyweds to pay their respects.

But after the eldest brother whispered a few words to him, they couldn't stand still. There was a generation difference between them! Others were standing in the yard, but you were still sitting in the house. Did you have super glue stuck under your butt?

The old man quickly got up and went to the yard, saying to Li Zhongfa: "Hey, grandpa, how can I trouble you to come here? This is too much trouble for you."

Li Zhongfa smiled and said, "My daughter is marrying far away, so her family must be worried. Today, Yang Yumin told me something, which made his father even more worried. But his father is soft-hearted and can't bear to see his daughter marry, so he sent me here to see her off."

"There's nothing to worry about. Don't worry, her grandfather. We are all kind people and will definitely not treat Li Yue unfairly."

The old man patted his chest and made a promise. Li Zhongfa smiled and nodded. He didn't say much to them, but turned and walked towards Yang Yumin's colleagues.

Li Zhongfa didn't come here today to deal with Yang Yumin's two biological parents. These two people are not worth his trip.

Before Li Zhongfa reached Yang Yumin's colleagues, they all came forward and greeted him with a smile.

"Thank you for your hard work, old comrade. When did you arrive in Beijing? How long did it take to catch the train?"

After Li Zhongfa answered the questions one by one, he said to a man wearing glasses, "Is this Director Yang?"

Director Yang was slightly surprised and asked, "Why? The old comrade knows me?"

[I don't even need to know you. I can guess who you are by looking at their attitude towards you.]

There are hidden tricks within the system, and Li Zhongfa can certainly tell who is the boss present at a glance.

"Hey, I've only heard of him but never seen him," Li Zhongfa said with a smile, "I read the newspaper every day. I saw Director Yang's article in the newspaper on the 16th of last month. Later, I heard Yumin talking about him and found out that he was his leader!"

Director Yang smiled.

"Mr. Old man, you read the newspaper every day. I wonder what you do for a living?"

"I am just a small factory manager in the countryside, the manager of the Qingshuihe brand instant noodles factory."

Li Zhongfa introduced himself to Director Yang and pointed to the door.

Li Dayong, Jin Peng and others at the door were moving instant noodles into the yard, with boxes piled high.

"It's a small unit in the countryside, so there aren't many good things. It just so happens that the factory has a market research activity recently. Everyone can take a box back to help taste it later, just as wedding candy.

Of course, if there is anything that tastes wrong, please let us know. If it helps us improve our products, our factory will formally thank you.”

"Qingshuihe instant noodles? Isn't that the one advertised on TV?"

Director Yang suddenly said, "I know about this instant noodles, but what does this research activity mean?"

Director Yang is a very strict person. Even though he said it was just wedding candy, he still had to ask.

So Li Zhongfa explained to Director Yang how the Qingshuihe brand instant noodles had undergone dozens of taste improvements before being officially launched on the market, and how the best taste would continue to be adjusted based on customer feedback in the future.

During the explanation, Director Yang realized that Li Zhongfa was only half a level lower than him. Although Director Yang, as a director, had a much higher status, Li Zhongfa had more freedom, and the two of them could talk to each other.

There are implicit rules within the system. If Zhao Yuanchao were in this situation, he would probably just say a few words and let it go.

"I shouldn't have come today, but my child is young and he can't handle things well, and I'm afraid my family will dislike him."

Li Zhongfa said helplessly: "But how can we despise them? Yumin has a hard life to begin with. It's not easy for him to get to where he is today. I'm here, so I have to make sure their marriage goes smoothly, right?"

“.”

Director Yang nodded slowly and smiled gently, "Indeed, Xiao Yang is a good kid. He only said a few words to me this morning, which were unclear.

I am an outsider and I don't really understand the situation, so it's not convenient for me to help him with any advice. I was worried just now, but now that the old man is here, I feel relieved."

"Okay, Director Yang, please bear with me."

Li Zhongfa didn't say much. He bowed to Director Yang, turned around and walked towards Yang Yumin.

He has made it clear that what is going to happen later was initiated by him, Li Zhongfa, so please bear with me.

"Where's your mother? Why haven't I seen her?"

Li Zhongfa asked Yang Yumin in a deep voice.

Yang Yumin pointed to the west wing and whispered, "My mother said that I should not come out today. I didn't want her to, so she started crying. Li Ye brought my aunt in to persuade her just now, but I don't know what happened."

As they were talking, Li Ye and his sister-in-law Li Mingxiang came out from the west wing and nodded to Li Zhongfa.

Then Li Ye went to whisper a few words to Li Huaisheng and Secretary Li from the Youth League Committee.

Both of them were stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly.

"Dear guests, thank you for coming to the wedding of this newlywed couple. Now all units require everything to be kept simple, so we will invite the elders from both sides to say a few words, and then worship the heaven and earth."

As the girl's parent and the one with the highest seniority, Li Zhongfa was naturally the first to speak.

"Parents have raised their children for more than ten years, and today their mission is accomplished. In the future, children will naturally have to walk their own path, but you must thank and be grateful for your parents' upbringing."

"There was a small incident today. The groom's biological parents also rushed to the scene to congratulate the two newlyweds."

"As for me, I will take advantage of my age and make arrangements. I have given birth to a child and I have raised a child. We should pay homage to our parents, and no one should be left out."

Li Zhongfa called Yang Yumin and Li Yue over, and then said loudly: "Today is supposed to be a happy occasion, but there are some things that are not so festive, but I must mention them today."

"That is Yumin's adoptive father, who died in the war in 1962. He didn't see his child today, which is his regret. But the two children will never forget the people who sacrificed for us.

Mother-in-law, it’s time for you to come out, right? "

“.”

The door of the west wing opened, and Yang Huaihua came out with red eyes, holding a colorful photo frame.

In the frame was a color photo of a man in green military uniform, looking young, strong and upright.

Yang Huaihua held the photo frame and sat silently on the chair in the main room.

The two old men and women who had been staying here were reluctant to leave, but when they looked up, they were shocked.

Everyone looked at them with such hostility, as if they were saying, "Come on, try to snatch one from the green uniform in the photo.

You try to snatch it from the red star on his hat!"

“.”

"First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to parents."

The newlyweds, with red eyes, kowtowed deeply to Yang Huaihua, who also had red eyes, completing the most important step of the ceremony today.

But the two old men suddenly didn't want to accept their kneeling for the second time.

There's no comparison, it's so embarrassing.

And what's the big deal about queuing behind Yang Huaihua to be bowed to?

(End of this chapter)