Jiang Ruyu was deeply moved by her partner's generosity and understanding, and unconsciously became more attentive to him. Zheng Yang also felt his future wife's care and consideration, and smiled smugly. Look, girls are so easy to please. As long as you treat her well, she'll want to give you her whole heart. He had to keep a close eye on such a silly wife.
The atmosphere between the two young people became increasingly sweet and cloying. Grandma Jiang and Zheng Dali both nodded to themselves, it seemed that their families were starting to make preparations, and who knows when they might be getting married.
Grandma Jiang started having her granddaughter bring some fabric from time to time to collect industrial coupons. She also began calculating how much dowry her son and daughter-in-law's family fortune could provide for her granddaughter. Jiang Ruyu was unaware that her grandmother had already begun preparing her dowry.
Although Zheng Dali was a grown man, he was not one to mince words. He gave his son and daughter all the cloth coupons and instructed his daughter, "Go to the supply and marketing cooperative and the department store often. If you see any nice red cloth, buy it. You'll need it later."
Zheng Xiaoyue naturally knew that her father was preparing things for her older brother's wedding, and she was very concerned. It would be great to have one more person in the family soon.
Zheng Dali would often visit his old friend's house, who worked at a lumber mill. He wanted his friend to keep an eye out for good timber, as he also knew some experienced craftsmen who could make furniture for his son's wedding. These were pieces that would last a lifetime, so he couldn't be careless.
Time passed quickly, and it was already December. Jiang Ruyu received a package from abroad that day. She and Annie had been corresponding, chatting about everyday things, and Annie would also send her local specialties.
The things she sent last Lunar New Year's Eve were not received by Annie until a month or two later. After that, she wrote back and sent her many gifts, including clothes, shoes, candy, chocolates, and so on. She also expressed her interest in their local festivals.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, Jiang Ruyu sent another package, which included a casual letter. She remembered that the contents were supplies she had obtained through daily check-ins, as well as local specialties that Zheng Yang had brought from out of town. In the letter, she also told Annie that she had a boyfriend.
Sure enough, she received another reply from Annie. Jiang Ruyu carried the rather heavy package home and read Annie's letter in her room.
In her letter, Anne wrote, "My dear friend Ruyu, I miss you very much. I wish you well. Christmas has already passed in my country, which is what you call New Year. I saw that you said you have found your other half. Oh, I wish you all the best. I hope your other half will bring you happiness, after all, you are so wonderful and kind. When you get married, you must tell me. I can't see you walk down the aisle with my own eyes, but I will definitely bless you."
Jiang Ruyu carefully put away the letters, placing them together with the letters Annie had written before, as well as the ornaments and dolls Annie had given her. She cherished this friendship with someone from a foreign land. She thought that when she was old, she could brag to her children that she had a foreign pen pal when she was young.
This time, Annie not only mailed Jiang Ruyu a lot of chocolates and candies, but also a pig leg weighing nearly 20 pounds. Jiang Ruyu was dumbfounded. Why would she send me a pig leg from so far away?
After seeing the instructions on how to eat and store the food that Annie had written, Jiang Ruyu slapped her forehead and exclaimed, "Hey, I'm really like a country bumpkin visiting the Grand View Garden! Annie is so kind. I must send her a Jincheng ham next time so she can see that our great China also has good things."
Then Jiang Ruyu took a fruit knife and began to process the ham according to the method written by Annie. First, she propped up the ham and, with great effort, peeled off the inedible fat on the outside. Seeing the texture of the meat inside and smelling the tempting aroma, Jiang Ruyu couldn't help but swallow her saliva. Then she peeled off a slice for herself to taste.
Oh my god, the taste is absolutely amazing! She's never tasted anything like it before. It's so delicious, it's addictive!
"Grandma, Jiang Hui, Jiang Lin, come and eat something delicious!" Jiang Ruyu's shout brought over Grandma Jiang, who was reading a book inside the house (Jiang Lin was secretly reading a martial arts novel) and Grandma Jiang picking vegetables at the door.
"Oh, what's this? Ham, it smells really good." Old Mrs. Jiang was quite knowledgeable; she had eaten Jincheng ham before.
"Sis, let me try some, it smells so good." Jiang Lin, the foodie, came over.
Jiang Ruyu sliced a plateful for her family: "This was sent by my foreign friend, Miss Anne. Isn't it delicious? I'll slice some for my uncle and Uncle Zheng to try."
"This foreign friend is quite polite." Jiang Hui looked at his sister with admiration in his eyes. His sister was a very special girl. Her grades in school were just average, but she worked very hard on the subjects she liked. For example, she studied English intensively because she wanted to know what it was like abroad.
Jiang Ruyu sliced a plate of ham and took it to the Zheng family. She also asked Jiang Hui to take a plate to the neighbor's uncle's house. As luck would have it, she ran into Jiang Ruyi, whom she hadn't seen for a year and a half, as soon as she went out. Jiang Ruyi was followed by a man. Judging from his clothes and demeanor, he must have come from a well-off family.
Jiang Ruyi never expected that the first person she would see when she got home would be the annoying Jiang Ruyu. She thought that Jiang Ruyu hadn't changed much in the past year and was still as beautiful as ever. At least, in the countryside, she was more beautiful and outstanding than anyone else. But as soon as she saw Jiang Ruyi, her eyes couldn't hide the jealousy and disgust in them.
Jiang Ruyu has become more and more beautiful. Looking at her fair and delicate skin, and then at the wool coat she is wearing, she looks gentle and elegant. Jiang Ruyu's eyes turned red with jealousy.
She looked down at the calluses on her hands, then at the red polyester cotton-padded jacket that Gu Changzheng had specially asked the family for cloth coupons to buy for her, and then at her face, which was red and wrinkled from the wind in Heilongjiang Province. She looked at Gu Changzheng with a somewhat aggrieved expression, only to see him staring at Jiang Ruyu in a daze.
She was instantly enraged. She put down her bag and rushed over, raising her hand to slap Jiang Ruyu. Jiang Ruyu looked at Jiang Ruyi's ugly jealous face with cold eyes and dodged to the side. Zheng Yang happened to come out of the house and saw his wife almost being hit. His eyes darkened and he quickly ran over, throwing Jiang Ruyi, who was still about to hit someone, aside.
"Are you out of your mind, hitting people recklessly? Be careful, or I'll send you to the police station." Zheng Yang's voice was icy and filled with undisguised disgust.
Gu Changzheng finally came to his senses. Looking at his partner who had been thrown away, he felt that the man who had hit him was disrespecting him. Without any hesitation, he rushed forward and said, "You dare to hit my partner? You've got some nerve."
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