Chapter 248: The Wedding Date is Set
South City.
On the third day that Ye Rufeng and Bai Zhi were seeing patients at Jishengtang, the queue outside the door still stretched all the way to the roadside.
By 5 p.m., Dr. Zhou had begun maintaining order, asking other patients who hadn't queued to come back the next day.
Ye Rufeng is getting on in years, and seeing too many patients a day is taking its toll on him.
When they get off work in the evening,
Lu Ye specially drove over to pick them up.
His parents and grandfather are taking them out to a restaurant for dinner today.
Discuss wedding arrangements.
Ye Rufeng was exhausted after a long day. If it weren't for the fact that the two families had arranged to have dinner together today, he would have preferred to go home and sleep.
"Grandpa, if it's inconvenient for you today, we can do it another day." Lu Ye noticed that Ye Rufeng seemed to be in a bad mood and said considerately.
Ye Rufeng waved his hand, "Alright, let's do it today. Your grandfather is getting old, so let's not make things difficult for him."
Although Ye Rufeng often had a sour face, as Lu Ye said, the old man was very kind and satisfied with him as his future grandson-in-law.
"Thank you, Grandpa. Thank you for your hard work today."
Lu Ye, who is usually not good with words, has been in high spirits lately because of good news, and his words have become much sweeter.
When Ye Rufeng and Bai Zhi were brought to the restaurant by Lu Ye, the Lu family had already arrived.
"Uncle Ye, please have a seat." Lu Zheng'an and the others stood up and invited Ye Rufeng to the head seat.
Old Lu also got up to greet him. Looking at the tired old man, Old Lu felt very sorry for him. "Brother Ye, you've been busy until this late. You must be exhausted."
Ye Rufeng was indeed a little tired.
Several days of high-intensity, highly focused work left me physically and mentally exhausted.
He had originally planned to let Bai Zhi take charge on her own tomorrow so he could get some rest.
As a result, Bai Zhi is scheduled to report to the military hospital the day after tomorrow.
Not only could we not count on him, but he ended up having to take charge on his own.
I should have known better than to agree to let Zhou Zheng come to Jishengtang to practice medicine.
I'm so tired.
After inviting him to sit down, Old Master Lu thoughtfully poured him tea. After he rested for a while, the dishes were served.
After Mr. Lu toasted Ye Rufeng, they got down to business.
"Brother Ye, we mainly want to discuss the wedding of our two children with you today."
After all, he was a grandfather, so Old Master Lu looked at Lu Ye's father and gestured for him to speak, "Zheng'an, you talk to your Uncle Ye."
Lu Zheng'an is considered a top leader at his workplace, but he always feels unconsciously awkward and nervous in front of Ye Rufeng.
The main concern was that she might not do a good enough job, which would displease Ye Rufeng and affect the wedding's progress.
They used to think that Bai Zhi, as a country girl, was not good enough for their son, so they were very casual about her.
But now, the winds have changed.
It's not that Bai Zhi is unworthy of Lu Ye.
The real question is whether Bai Zhi will be interested in Lu Ye.
Even if Bai Zhi could take a liking to their son, would the famous divine doctor even look at them?
Therefore, as the groom's parent, Lu Zheng'an felt extremely uneasy and nervous in front of Ye Rufeng.
He sat up straight and spoke respectfully, "Uncle Ye, first of all, I am very grateful for your kindness towards Lu Ye and your approval of this marriage."
Ye Rufeng added a piece of stir-fried pork with chili peppers to his chopsticks and said casually, "Let's skip the formalities."
Lu Zheng'an gave an awkward laugh, "Okay, then I'll get to the important points."
“I know you and Xiaozhi don’t care much about such mundane things as betrothal gifts, but we can’t skip the proper ceremonies and rituals.”
He described his family's wedding preparations: "We have prepared 8,800 yuan for the betrothal gifts, and we have also made a list of other wedding supplies needed. We'll let Xiaozhi take a look and see if there's anything else we need to add. If Xiaozhi doesn't have time to choose, we'll go and buy it."
"As for the wedding room, how about the courtyard where you are living now? Of course, if you want to live with your elders normally, you can live in the military compound."
Ye Rufeng ate his meal and looked at Bai Zhi, "This is your marriage, you can decide for yourself."
He posed the question to Bai Zhi.
So Lu Zheng'an looked at Bai Zhi and asked for her opinion, "Xiao Zhi, do you have any other requests?"
"Uncle, let's live in the courtyard from now on. It's a good place to have our wedding room."
If it's just the grandfather and his parents in the military compound, that's fine.
Now Wang Shufen and her family also live here. With so many people and so much chatter, it's quite noisy.
"Okay, you young people should have your own space and privacy."
Bai Zhi continued, "You can handle the rest as you see fit; I have no objections for now."
Lu Zheng'an breathed a sigh of relief, and then the conversation turned to the wedding date. He tentatively asked,
"Okay, let's set the wedding date for October 2nd, how about that?"
"October 2nd?" Bai Zhi did some quick calculations. "There are less than twenty days left?"
“It might be a bit rushed, but Lu Ye has to go back to his unit, so we have to move the date forward a bit.” Lu Zheng’an said to Bai Zhi, “Xiao Zhi, if you don’t think this date is suitable, I can find another auspicious day for marriage.”
Although his family were all materialists, he knew that traditional Chinese medicine practitioners all had some understanding of the I Ching, so the wedding date could not be taken lightly or treated perfunctorily.
"Okay, let's set the wedding date as you suggested, with Lu Ye's work taking precedence."
The Lu family finalized all the details of the wedding, and Bai Zhi, being very sensible, agreed as long as there were no problems.
"Xiao Zhi, thank you for being understanding."
The marriage was settled amicably halfway through the meal.
Like other parents, Ye Rufeng made various demands or required Lu Ye to do certain things in the future.
I didn't ask for any promises.
He believes that entrusting one's child to the man is itself an act of weakness.
A marriage certificate could not bind Bai Zhi's life.
If she ever feels unhappy, dissatisfied with or tired of Lu Ye, he will fully support her in kicking him to the curb and regaining her freedom.
It's such a simple thing.
Therefore, there's no need to treat marriage as her second chance at life.
His granddaughter is someone who has lived two lives.
How could she possibly depend on marriage and men for survival?
He believed that her decision to marry Lu Ye was made after careful consideration.
He was fairly satisfied with Lu Ye for the time being.
Therefore, Ye Rufeng didn't say much at the dinner table, but listened quietly to the Lu family's plans for the wedding.
Fortunately, the Lu family was very sincere about this marriage.
As Old Lu listened to his son and daughter-in-law's plans for the wedding, Bai Zhi and her husband seemed to have no objections, except that they requested to move out and live alone after the wedding.
He smiled and asked, "Should the two children get engaged first?"
This makes the ceremony more comprehensive.
Ye Rufeng waved his hand and made the decision directly.
"We only have twenty days in total, let's get married right away."
Wouldn't having an engagement ceremony mean spending another whole day eating and making a fuss?
Old Lu is retired and has nothing to do at home, so he doesn't have the time to keep him company.
Bai Zhi didn't have time either.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
After the wedding date was set, Lu Ye drove them home after dinner.
As soon as he entered, Ye Rufeng said he was tired and needed to rest.
Bai Zhi followed with a smile, "Grandpa, aren't you going to say something?"
"What did you say?" Ye Rufeng took off his coat, turned around and glared at her.
Bai Zhi grinned, "The Lu family gave me a betrothal gift of 8,800, how much will you give me as dowry?"
Ye Rufeng, "!!!"
Not a single cent.
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