Chapter 55 Trivial Matters
The person to be married is Yao Qingnian, the youngest son of Yao Shula's uncle.
After returning from military service, he was assigned to the traffic team. He was 1.78 meters tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, which added a lot to his appearance.
The girl I found also worked for the traffic police, but she worked in an office.
In short, Aunt Yao was quite satisfied with her future daughter-in-law.
He comes from a good family and has a good job; his future in-laws are even a junior officer in the traffic police!
With the agreed-upon date just a month away, Aunt Yao is planning a meeting to have a thorough discussion on how to make the wedding both dignified and lively.
To show that she valued it, Yao's aunt specially invited Yao Shula over.
She felt that at a crucial moment, her niece would say something shocking...
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In the main room of the Yao family's old house, Uncle Yao had already gone out for a walk after finishing his dinner.
Yao Shula, along with the three children, finished eating and sat down with everyone in the main room.
This is already the umpteenth time that Xiaotian has come to the old house.
He was already very familiar with everyone in the family, including Zhong Xiaochun's son who was not yet a year old.
Yao Shula sat on the bench next to Grandma Yao, while Yao Shuxin and Yao Shuli also sat down on their own stools to watch.
Xiao Tian looked around and felt that the bench was a bit too high. If he sat on it, his feet wouldn't be able to reach the ground, which would be uncomfortable.
He decisively took a small stool used for eating from the kitchen, placed it in front of Yao Shula, and sat down himself.
Looking at it this way, it's clear that Xiao Tiantian is squatting right at Yao Shula's feet...
Upon seeing this, Grandma Yao quickly handed the tin box containing melon seeds on the table to Yao Shula.
Yao Shula grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, as did Yao Shuxin and Yao Shuli. Xiao Tiantian also grabbed a handful, but Grandma Yao scolded them.
"Your hands are small, grab a little more!"
Xiao Tiantian immediately grabbed two small handfuls and put them into her pocket, then reached out and grabbed another small handful.
Almost everyone in the room was eating sunflower seeds and talking.
Aunt Yao was very satisfied with the atmosphere today.
In her mind, once she finished arranging her youngest son's wedding, she wouldn't have much to worry about.
So far, the wedding arrangements for the youngest son seem to be going well.
Everything went smoothly.
"Qingnian's wedding has been going very smoothly so far."
Everyone did their best to help Qingnian with the wedding.
Look, everyone is contributing money or labor.
"Like the eldest daughter-in-law, she helped us find connections with the department store and the supply and marketing cooperative, and she was very helpful with cigarettes and sugar." Aunt Yao first smiled and looked at her eldest daughter-in-law.
The eldest sister-in-law immediately straightened her back.
My sister-in-law's family has someone who works at a department store, so it's very convenient for her to buy things that are in high demand and don't require coupons.
Ever since she married into the Yao family, she has been the one who helps with the cigarettes and candy needed for weddings.
"And the second brother's family, although they didn't say they would help buy anything, they gave 100 yuan to buy a lot of things."
"That's commendable too," Aunt Yao continued.
The second sister-in-law also held her head high while eating sunflower seeds.
She believes in spending less money and doing fewer favors.
Sometimes, the effort required to build relationships is greater than the investment of money.
When the younger brother-in-law gets married, and the older brothers and their wives live together, they're bound to loosen their belts.
She had thought it through clearly: if she just handed over the money readily, everyone would be happy.
Aunt Yao looked at her third daughter-in-law, Zhong Xiaochun, with great satisfaction.
"The third brother's family is also very enthusiastic and has put a lot of thought into the dishes for the banquet. Xiaochun, tell your father to keep an eye on things when he's cooking that day."
"The banquet on the actual day will depend on your dad!"
Zhong Xiaochun's father was a head chef at a state-run restaurant, and he often helped people prepare various banquets.
This time it was his daughter's brother-in-law's wedding, and Uncle Zhong was busy with all the arrangements.
Prepare meat and vegetables through your own connections.
He even specifically mentioned that on the actual day, he would bring his two apprentices to personally cook, ensuring that the Yao family would not be disgraced.
Zhong Xiaochun also raised his head.
Her own family is also very useful; she's already made three trips to her parents' home for her brother-in-law's wedding.
Aunt Yao looked at her three daughters-in-law with great satisfaction.
Although they are all sharp-tongued in normal times, they can all come in handy when it matters.
Sometimes, he's even more effective than a son!
For example, when she stood up for her daughter Chun Nian last time, all three daughters-in-law really went for it!
One by one, they're all refusing to go back to their parents' homes because of their sister-in-law's anger...
Thinking of this, Yao's eldest aunt looked at Yao Shula again.
"Also, the three Shura siblings have helped a lot."
For example, lending out the West House for Qingnian's wedding was a huge help.
"Here, I want to thank Shula, Shuxin, and Shuli!" Aunt Yao said happily.
Before Yao Shula and her siblings could react, Xiao Tiantian had already quickly put the sunflower seeds in his pocket and started clapping...
After drumming by himself for a while, he realized that everyone was looking at him, and that's when he came to his senses.
This isn't Dad holding a meeting...
Xiao Tian chuckled, quickly pulled out some sunflower seeds from his pocket, and continued listening to everyone talk.
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Everyone chatted enthusiastically for a while longer.
Aunt Yao specifically told Yao Shula that although there was still a month left before the divorce, she should come over earlier that day.
"The house was lively that day, and you brought a few kids over to play for breakfast."
And it's not just on the actual day.
"Come over the day before when they were urging you to get ready. There'll be a banquet at home that day, so bring the kids over to eat."
Yao Shula immediately agreed.
Grandma Yao nodded. "That's right. Shura and her two siblings are quite pitiful. It would be good if they came over sooner to liven things up."
Everyone was having a great time talking, and Yao Shula and her siblings were also happily eating sunflower seeds when Yao Qingnian, who had been listening to everyone's conversation, suddenly spoke up.
"Mom, Zhihua... has some requests!"
Everyone was stunned.
Does Yao Qingnian's partner have any other requirements?
Didn't we discuss everything that needed to be discussed before the Lunar New Year?
The west room has been repainted, and the forty-eight legs of the woman's house have all been finished and painted once, waiting for the second coat.
Now they're suddenly making demands...
"Qingnian, is there anything else you want?"
We've prepared everything we need, even the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a set of three-turn doors, one-ring radio, and one-ring watch) that your sister-in-law and her family don't have.
"What else does her family want!" Aunt Yao was also a little dissatisfied.
Yao Shula clicked her tongue in amazement upon hearing this.
You've got everything ready: a watch, a bicycle, a sewing machine, and a radio...
Tsk tsk tsk, Auntie does have some family wealth!
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"Mom, no, it's not a big request."
"Well... Zhihua has a lot of books and needs to study, so one desk isn't enough. Her mother said she wants to get another desk!" Yao Qingnian said hurriedly.
Upon hearing this, Yao's aunt was so angry that she tapped Yao Qingnian on the head.
"Isn't this a big request? It's so late, do I really need to build you another writing desk?"
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