If it's Wu Guoqiang and Wang Caiyun getting married, then I should definitely go. After all, we were all sent-down youths and there weren't any major conflicts between us. They've attended other people's weddings before, so naturally I should go if it's theirs.
Tian Shengnan shook her head, "I don't know, we'll find out if they're holding a banquet when they get back."
When Wu Guoqiang and Wang Caiyun came over to hand out wedding candies, Wen Xi reached out and took them, smiling as she said, "Congratulations! I wish you a loving marriage and many children."
"Thank you," Wu Guoqiang said with a smile.
"Are you having a wedding?" Wenxi asked.
Wu Guoqiang shook his head, "Let's not have one. We'll just have a housewarming party in a few days after the house is built. You three must come and join the fun!"
Wen Xi nodded. "Don't worry, we will definitely get through this."
Wu Guoqiang and Wang Caiyun built a thatched house, which was quite large, with a living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and woodshed. It looked pretty good.
The thatched huts aren't sturdy and won't last more than a few years. Of course, they won't last long, because everyone will be able to go back home in just a few years.
After the thatched house was built, Wu Guoqiang and Wang Caiyun cleaned the house inside and out, and then began packing and moving.
After a busy morning, Wu Guoqiang and Wang Caiyun finally settled into their home. A sense of satisfaction welled up in their hearts, and smiles appeared on their faces.
In the afternoon, Zheng the carpenter brought the bed they ordered over with the children and even assembled it for them in the bedroom. At that time, many pieces of furniture were made with mortise and tenon joints, making them easy to assemble and very sturdy. The young couple could handle it no matter how much they handled it.
"We're having a housewarming party tomorrow, Uncle Zheng, why don't you come and have a meal with us?" Wu Guoqiang paid for the bed, then grabbed a handful of candy from his bag and handed it to Uncle Zheng, extending an invitation to him.
Uncle Zheng nodded with a smile, "I can come alone tomorrow. I won't bring the kids. It's not easy for you without your parents' help. Don't invite too many people to the housewarming party. Just invite a few important people, that's enough."
Wu Guoqiang nodded. "Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Zheng."
If Wu Guoqiang had the means to treat the whole village to a meal, he would definitely hold a wedding banquet. But he doesn't have that means, so he won't invite too many people to the housewarming party. At most, he'll invite the educated youth from the village and a few village cadres. He doesn't know how long he'll be living here, so naturally he wants to build good relationships with them.
Wu Guoqiang and Wang Caiyun's housewarming dinner was scheduled for noon, so everyone went there at noon.
So although they had built kitchens and stoves in their thatched huts, they couldn't afford to buy iron pots, so they could only cook in the large kitchen at the educated youth settlement as before.
Today they cooked a meal in the main kitchen and brought it to the front of the thatched hut. They set up two tables in front of the door, and all the educated youth living outside came, along with a few village cadres.
Wen Xi quietly handed a pair of red pillowcases to Wang Caiyun, saying, "Wang Caiyun, these are money the three of us chipped in to buy for you. We wish you a happy marriage."
Wang Caiyun reached out and took the pillowcase. "Thank you. Eat more when we eat later. Wu Guoqiang traded two chickens for it!"
"I didn't expect Wu Guoqiang to value your marriage so much. Whether you can make it work depends on how well you two work things out," Wen Xi said.
Wang Caiyun nodded, then lowered her head, a blush flashing across her face. Wu Guoqiang did indeed take it quite seriously, buying her things. To make the housewarming meal look better, he even brought back chicken and mushrooms. He also went to the ditch to catch some small fish and shrimp himself.
However, given his poor circumstances, it was already difficult for him to find a wife. Now that he has finally found one, it's understandable that he values marriage more.
Once all the dishes were served, everyone came over and sat down. Wenxi was a little surprised when she saw the dishes on the table; she hadn't expected there to be four meat dishes and six vegetable dishes!
The meat dishes include stewed chicken with potatoes, braised fish, stewed offal, and egg drop soup. Eggs are considered a meat dish in themselves. The remaining six vegetarian dishes include both cultivated vegetables and wild vegetables.
Overall, the housewarming meal was pretty good, but the taste and texture couldn't compare to Wenxi's cooking skills. After all, the cooking of the educated youth at the settlement was at best edible, not delicious. However, most people were quite satisfied.
Wang Caiyun ate with her head down, glancing cautiously at Xia Minglei. It was all his fault; he hadn't come back that night, which had caused her to wander into the boys' dormitory in a daze.
Now that everything is settled, she can only live with Wu Guoqiang from now on. Hopefully, Wu Guoqiang will treat her well!
Liang Zhaodi tossed her daughter into Lu Xiaoyun's arms and then focused on eating. Now that she had received two thousand yuan in compensation from Xia Minglei, she was afraid that Lu Xiaoyun would gradually take her money away, so she went to the bank to deposit the money into her savings account, leaving only two hundred yuan for her own use.
There was also a guarantee signed and sealed by Xia Minglei, which stipulated that he would take her back to the city as soon as he was allowed to return. Her hopes were no longer solely on Lu Xiaoyun, and she was no longer afraid that Lu Xiaoyun would return to the city without taking her and her daughter. With this newfound confidence, Liang Zhaodi no longer fawned over Lu Xiaoyun as humbly as before.
Money is indeed a woman's source of confidence, not a man's.
Xia Minglei felt a pang of guilt as he looked at Tian Xiaoke, who was serving him food. He had mistaken Liang Zhaodi for Tian Xiaoke after getting drunk that night.
Damn it, he still can't forget what happened that night.
Although Liang Zhaodi was a young woman, she had a certain charm, and she also had a milky scent, otherwise she wouldn't have driven him so crazy.
Since that incident, Tian Xiaoke has asked him to meet her at night these past few days, but he has made excuses, saying that he was too drunk and felt too comfortable afterward, and refused to meet Tian Xiaoke at the foot of the mountain.
Tian Xiaoke was anxious, and so was he, but the object of his anxiety wasn't Tian Xiaoke!
Xia Minglei glanced at Liang Zhaodi. Because of breastfeeding, her bust had grown significantly, and since everyone was still wearing summer clothes, her curves looked very alluring.
Xia Minglei felt his whole body tense up.
Of course, he definitely didn't like it; he just wanted to have fun!
Many hands make light work, and the food on both tables was eaten clean. Except for Wenxi and her two friends, everyone else was very satisfied, as they rarely had the opportunity to eat so much food.
The people who ate together in the large kitchen always had two or three dishes on the table, one of which was pickled vegetables, and the other two were also vegetables. Meat was rarely seen.
If they had money to buy meat, they would go to state-run restaurants for a treat; how could they possibly give it away to others for a profit!
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