The next day, Shen Yuan came to pick up Shi Yue and the others before dawn, driving a truck he had borrowed from the food factory.
The driver's seat can seat three people, so naturally the three elders sat in the front, and Shiyue and He Lixuan had to climb into the back of the truck again.
As soon as they entered, Shiyue saw two large packages on the car, clearly prepared especially for them.
"What did Uncle Shen give us this time?" Shiyue asked, a little troubled.
The Shen family gave them so much that Shiyue could hardly bear it.
These days, who isn't struggling?
She couldn't even imagine what Uncle Shen had taken from her house again.
The car started moving, and Shiyue opened one of the packages, only to find a new quilt inside.
The quilt was clearly newly sewn; it was filled with thick, very soft cotton.
The quilt cover was a pink fabric with small floral patterns. Although the creases on the fabric showed that it had been ironed, there were still some traces of it.
It's obvious they've dug out all the fabrics they've been saving.
Shiyue opened another package and found a blue checkered quilt inside, exactly the same as the one in this package.
She stared at the blankets for a while, then silently repacked them and carefully put them away.
Seeing her action, He Lixuan asked, "What's wrong?"
Shiyue said, "These two quilt covers were part of Ningning's dowry prepared by my aunt. I saw them when I helped them pack and move last time."
Ningning treasures it quite a bit; she even keeps it specifically in her clothes box.
Shen Ningning's fiancé was a soldier. Just as the two were preparing for their wedding, his unit received orders to move to the front lines.
Two years have passed since then, and there has been no news from them since.
Shen Ningning has been waiting for her fiancé to come back and get married.
But now she's given her most cherished dowry to herself first.
Shiyue thought about it and suddenly felt a little sad.
He Lixuan pulled her close and gently comforted her, "We'll buy something even better for Ningning later."
“Mm.” Shiyue nodded.
Shen Yuanbai did not take them directly back to the brigade, but instead drove the car to the entrance of the commune first.
Because Shen Yuanbai and He Lixuan took turns driving the whole way without resting all night, they arrived at the commune at just before nine in the morning, which was just the start of the workday.
A large truck suddenly arrived at the commune, and it even had a license plate from the provincial capital. This was quite a big deal in Hongqi Commune, and the news spread quickly.
As soon as Shen Yuanbai got out of the car, he inquired about Xiang Chengshan, who was said to be his uncle.
Xiang Chengshan rushed out as soon as he received the news.
After leading Shen Yuanbai and his entourage to the large office used for reception at the commune, he hurriedly went to find Secretary Zheng of the commune.
Secretary Zheng had originally planned to go to the countryside today to check on the situation.
Knowing that Shen Yuanbai had arrived, they quickly came to greet him.
Although Shen Yuanbai was not his direct superior, the two were practically unrelated.
But in terms of position and rank, Shen Yuanbai was much higher than him.
Most importantly, Shen Yuanbai is now the Party Secretary of the provincial capital's food factory, and he wields considerable power.
For example, they produce canned meat!
If he loosened his grip and gave them a little more quota, the Red Flag Commune might have been able to get permission to raise more livestock.
This will have a significant impact on the production and operation of the entire commune.
This could very well mean fewer people will go hungry!
Therefore, Secretary Zheng attached great importance to the fact that Shen Yuanbai had come in person.
Upon entering the office and seeing Shi Yue and Shen Yuanbai sitting together, Secretary Zheng immediately felt fortunate that he had handled Shi Yue's matter in a timely manner.
He felt he had handled that matter quite well!
As expected, Shen Yuanbai's first words were to express his gratitude.
I am grateful to the commune and the secretary for taking care of me, his goddaughter.
Thank you all for giving these veterans face and helping them take care of the younger generation.
His tone was extremely sincere.
Secretary Zheng was modest, but at the same time, he was also somewhat pleased with himself.
Even the way he looked at Shiyue became more amiable.
They acted as if he were their own junior.
The two exchanged pleasantries, and the atmosphere grew increasingly harmonious.
Soon, Secretary Zheng found an opportunity to steer the conversation toward He Lixuan and his family of three who had come with him.
He knew very well that this was the main event of the meeting.
Sure enough, Shen Yuanbai immediately picked up on the topic and introduced the three people.
He didn't mention the cadre school, but introduced He Siyi and his wife as his old friends, saying that He Lixuan was a child he had watched grow up, and they were as close as his own son and nephew.
He said he only learned recently that He Lixuan was working in the countryside in Qianjin Brigade, and then he thought of Shiyue.
So he personally acted as matchmaker, inviting them to the provincial capital for a meeting, and they eventually found each other.
He also said that he invited He Siyi and his wife back specifically to celebrate the wedding of their two children.
He also came this time as the head of Shiyue's family.
He wants to personally organize this wedding.
This statement immediately surprised Secretary Zheng.
He never expected that Shen Yuanbai's return was actually to help Shiyue with her wedding!
This realization made him think more highly of Shiyue.
Hearing that the two young people hadn't registered their marriage yet, Secretary Zheng immediately summoned the commune's personnel in charge of issuing marriage certificates and issued them to the couple on the spot.
They weren't even asked to go back to the commune to get a letter of introduction!
Secretary Zheng knew that they were about to return to the Qianjin Brigade and had even changed their travel plans for the day, so he immediately decided to go with them to the brigade.
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