Chapter 248 The Ceremony is Over
This time, the Meng family held a banquet. Not only did He Saijun and his wife come, but the second branch of the Meng family also came.
But unlike Jose Jun and his wife who came to the banquet to build relationships, the people from the second branch of the Meng family came to help.
Just yesterday, when the banquet at the factory was in preparation, Meng Danhong came over with her family.
The Second House specifically discussed this matter with Meng Fude.
People are coming to help, what can Montford say?
Meng Fude doesn't like his brother's wife Ding Guixiang very much, but he has a younger brother and nephews and nieces in that family!
He is an honest and kind-hearted man. If others show kindness and submission, he will give in.
At that time, the second son of the Meng family told his elder brother to find a chance to tell his sister-in-law as well to avoid any misunderstanding.
But Meng Fude didn't dare tell his wife. When the people behind him came and they were busy in the factory, Meng Fude finally told her about it hesitantly.
He Jinqiu snorted in displeasure, "In the past, the second brother's family would argue with me about everything, saying that I was the head of the family. Now they want to come over, why do they come to you for everything and not me?"
Meng Fude chuckled, "Isn't it because we argued too much before that I am too embarrassed to talk to you now?"
He Jinqiu was unhappy, but didn't say anything.
They were all here, busy lifting the table and washing the dishes, what could she say? Forget it, for Meng Danhong's sake, let it go this time.
In the past few months, Meng Danhong has done a good job in the factory. When Meng Changli is not around, she can take charge of the factory and never makes any mistakes in deploying personnel. She also takes the initiative to work overtime and is usually the last one to leave her job. She works very hard.
There is a reward for every effort.
In the past, He Jinqiu allowed her to work in the factory for the sake of her daughter, but now she really likes this niece.
All the people from the second branch of the Meng family came to help. They didn't even have a chance to eat during the second round of the banquet and just kept serving dishes.
After He Jinqiu finished chatting with a group of relatives at the entrance of the canteen, he saw that the second wife's family was still busy, so he found an opportunity to say to the second wife's eldest daughter-in-law, "It's the last round, and there are still people in the factory busy. You guys should eat first. You've worked hard."
The people in the factory were paid for their help, but the second family was just helping out.
After saying this, He Jinqiu went to the canteen and prepared to sit down and eat.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the second room was stunned. It took her a while to react. She immediately went to find her husband and told him that her aunt had asked them to have dinner.
Meng Changsheng: "Are you serious?"
"Why would I lie to you about this?"
Meng Changsheng grinned, "That's great." His aunt finally agreed to accept them.
In the past, although they had always been trying to please their eldest uncle, they knew in their hearts that it was their eldest aunt who had the final say over the couple in the first house.
Now that my aunt has finally taken the initiative to talk to them, the family’s efforts have not been in vain. Who knows, they may be able to find a job soon.
This time, the Meng family set up a total of 150 tables at the factory.
There was basically enough space for seating. Some people in the kitchen ate in the back room because they didn't have any seats. Anyway, all the dishes were left.
The banquet lasted until almost four o'clock.
Those who were eating finished their meal after 2 o'clock, and those who were left behind were reluctant to leave and kept drinking at the table.
Meng Shulan saw off several important guests and went to the office to rest.
Except for eating time, Meng Shulan basically stood all morning, and she was also very tired.
He Jinqiu accompanied her daughter into the dedicated small office and helped her sort out the red envelopes and gifts received.
Although they had said in advance that they would not accept gifts, some close relatives still sent red envelopes or gifts. The reason they gave was that they were buying school supplies for Meng Shulan to support her studies, and it had nothing to do with the wedding banquet.
Since the other party said so, He Jinqiu couldn't refuse the kindness and accepted it.
The mother and daughter counted them and found that they had received more than twenty red envelopes in total, ranging from ten yuan to five hundred yuan.
There were two red envelopes of 500 yuan each, given by Meng Chenggong and Meng Changli.
Meng Shulan thought it was unnecessary to give so much to their family, but the two of them insisted on doing so.
There is also one hundred yuan, which was given by the Xu family.
Other relatives just do what they can.
The second branch of the Meng family also gave it to Meng Fude, including fifty yuan.
Meng Danhong also made a special trip to give one, giving him 20 yuan, which was half a month's salary for her.
In addition to red envelopes, some people also gave gifts. For example, the school gave a notebook with blessings and signatures from all the teachers, which was very thoughtful.
The town office sent me a nice fountain pen, as well as some small items like a pencil case and a wallet.
Regardless of whether it is valuable or not, it is everyone's thoughtful gesture, and Meng Shulan is also very touched.
After sorting these things out, He Jinqiu took out the engagement gift given by the Gu family, as well as the big red envelope given by Gu Zhongyuan during the engagement ceremony.
"I counted them. Three thousand in all."
They prepared two thousand yuan and also wanted to give some gifts and cover some expenses for the banquet. Who could have thought that they would give more.
He Jinqiu said: "You can take this money to the bank and deposit it in your own name."
Meng Shulan shook her head and said, "Mom, I'll save this money when I get there. It will be convenient to withdraw it when I need to spend it."
Nowadays universities are all subsidized, so you don’t have to pay for meals, but you still have to buy clothes, shoes, etc.
He Jinqiu: "Save this money, and I'll give it to you for your studies."
Meng Shulan smiled, "Mom, I'm already this old, I should find a chance to honor you, how can I spend your money anymore."
She had no way to study before, but now that she has passed the exam, Meng Shulan decided to make money on her own and no longer ask her family for money.
But in He Jinqiu's heart, his daughter is still a child before she gets married.
Later, the mother and daughter persuaded each other for a while and decided to save half of the money here and the other half in Nancheng for future spending.
As for the jewelry given by Gu Hansong, I have to find a way to preserve them. It is not appropriate to keep them at home, for fear of thieves. It is not an option to take them to school either. After much thought, I couldn't find a good solution. Finally, Meng Changli came and said that I could deposit the valuables in the bank.
The bank in their town doesn't have this service, but the one in the city does.
Let’s keep these things at home for now. We’ll go to South City later and then take them to the city to store them.
The whole family was relieved, otherwise holding such a valuable item would always feel like a hot potato.
In the afternoon, Meng Chenggong prepared to return to the city with his wife and son.
Before leaving, Meng Chenggong told his sister to call him when she decided to go to Nancheng.
Several people nodded.
After seeing off Meng Chenggong and his family, the Meng and Gu families had dinner at the factory and prepared to return to the village.
At this time, the news that Han Ning fainted and was admitted to the clinic also spread in the village.
(End of this chapter)
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