Chapter 213 Five Beauties Get Married
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Then you guys wait here for a while. I'll drive back and ask Xiao Li to come out so you can talk to him in person."
Li Aiyun: “…”
Zheng Lanping: “…”
No need to be so enthusiastic!
Xie Yun drove away.
He returned to the agricultural machinery station and called out to Li Zhixin: "Hurry up, someone's waiting for you there. Success or failure depends on this one move. If you can get it right, we can solve the problem once and for all."
A group of people rushed over, their dirty hands all over Li Zhixin. In a few seconds, he was made worse than a beggar.
Li Zhixin twitched his lips and drove out.
When he saw Li Aiyun and Zheng Lanping from afar, he bared his teeth and waved at them.
Li Aiyun and Zheng Lanping simply pretended not to see him and turned away. They didn't want to be bothered by this poor bachelor who couldn't even find a wife.
From then on, Li Zhixin was safe.
But he didn't change it and just kept pretending.
To be honest, although Li Zhixin looks sloppy, he does maintain good personal hygiene. He washes his beard at least twice a day with soap.
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In October, Xie Yun attended his first wedding banquet since coming into this world.
Wu Mei and Chen Guangzhi got married.
Wu Mei is 23 years old and Chen Guangzhi is 25 years old, both of whom just meet the standards for late marriage for rural youth.
In the past two years, the two of them saved all their salaries and bought a small courtyard in the county town.
This courtyard was built with funds from the Qushui County Government. It is not big, with an area of only about 150 square meters including the house and the courtyard. However, although it is small, it has everything you need, including a living room, bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom. If there are not too many people in the family, it is enough to live in. These courtyards are sold to workers, basically at cost price, which is not expensive. If young workers can save money for two years, they can afford it.
Qinghong and Qingli also bought one.
Wu Mei and Chen Guangzhi will live in the county town in the future, but their wedding banquet will be held in Liushutun.
Most of the villagers went to the feast, and they only had to contribute a few yuan or eighty cents. This was only for those who were relatively close, while those who were more distant might contribute a few yuan or ten cents.
They had a modern marriage. The man did not give a betrothal gift and the woman did not bring a dowry. After marriage, the two lived alone, neither living in the husband's house nor in the woman's house.
The Chen family has three sons, with Chen Guangzhi being the middle one. He has an agreement with his parents and brothers that they will provide for their retirement, with his brothers contributing to the labor and Chen Guangzhi providing the financial support. For now, his parents are still able to work, so he gives them 5 yuan a month for living expenses, and they'll see what happens in the future if their circumstances change.
The Chen family had no objection.
After Chen Guangzhi found a job, the Chen family effectively split up. Chen's parents favored their youngest son, separating the eldest son from the family and living with the youngest. The couple was still capable, and with the money the second son had given them, they could all support the youngest. So, the parents had no objections, and the youngest son had even less.
The eldest brother of the Chen family had no objections. He was married, had children, and owned his own house. Although his elderly parents no longer helped him, they wouldn't be a burden to him in the next few years. That was enough. They could talk about the future later. When his parents really became too old to move and needed him to provide for them, he, as the eldest son, couldn't just ignore them.
Chen Guangzhi had some opinions, but not many.
He was now a worker, earning a monthly salary, and had no worries about food and clothing. He was quite wealthy, and had bought a house in the city, so he no longer cared about the unfair division of the family property. He was also a bit proud, hoping to create a better new life with his own hands, from scratch, without relying on the elderly.
He also said to Xu Wumei: "I don't want my parents' things, and you don't want yours either. Let's work hard together and not rely on them. We are no worse than anyone else."
Xu Wumei nodded in agreement. She knew that deep down Chen Guangzhi was resentful of his parents' unfairness, but it was just his male chauvinism that was at work. He couldn't say it, as it would have embarrassed him. So he tried his best to cheer himself up. Actually, it was a good thing. It's better to rely on yourself than on anyone else.
Chen Guangzhi wanted to respect his parents, and Xu Wumei followed suit, giving Aunt Xu 5 yuan every month.
Aunt Xu said to her, "I don't want your money. You live in the city, so you have to spend money on everything. Just take it."
Xu Wumei said, "Keep it. If you need it, spend it. If not, save it for me, just in case I need it in the future. Guangzhi and I have the same salary. I'll give you the same amount as he gives to his parents. That way, we both have the same amount left for our family. This money in your hands is my private money."
Aunt Xu thought for a moment and said, "I'll help you save it. But you can still save your own money."
Xu Wumei chuckled, "If he saves, I save too. I want to be the same as him. If he spends money on alcohol and cigarettes, I will buy shoes and clothes. I want to spend the same amount as him. I have a little account book."
Aunt Xu tapped her forehead and said, "You've learned a lot."
On the day of Xu Wumei's wedding, the women's commando team came together as her family to send her off together, letting Chen Guangzhi know that Wumei was not easy to bully and that she had a backer.
The men's commando team, as the husband's family, came together to welcome the bride, letting the woman know that the man is not alone and has many relatives and friends.
The two sides met in the Xu family's courtyard, looking a bit like they were about to engage in a brawl, but in fact, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Xu Cheng's father was not at home for most of the year and had rarely seen such a scene. He stood aside without saying a word, without acting like a father-in-law at all.
Aunt Xu was familiar with everyone and chatted and laughed with everyone. She took the time to glance at Xu Cheng's father and gave him a look of contempt.
Coward!
Xu Cheng's father: "..."
Chen Guangzhi and Xu Wumei bowed to Xu's parents. Even though Aunt Xu was used to marrying her daughters off, and even though she knew that Wumei and Chen Guangzhi were in love and would have a good life in the future, she still couldn't help but shed tears at this moment.
"Live a good life. Wumei, you are an adult now that you are married. You can no longer be petty. From now on, you and Guangzhi's family will rely on you two to support them."
"I know, Mom."
Aunt Xu said to the groom again: "Guangzhi, I hand over the five beauties to you. You must treat them well and don't bully them."
"Don't worry, Mom. I definitely won't bully her."
"Hey. Let's go."
Aunt Xu waved her hand and let the bride and groom leave.
Following behind was a large group of relatives and friends, who walked around Liushutun and then went to the brigade headquarters.
Chen Guangzhi doesn't have a house in the Chen family.
The Chen family had two homesteads, one given to the eldest son and one to the youngest, leaving him no share. This was why the men's commando team had accompanied him to pick up the bride, so as not to make the groom look too pitiful.
They entertained the guests at the brigade headquarters, and after dinner they returned to the county town to their bridal chamber.
Chen's parents and eldest brother helped arrange the wedding banquet.
After the wedding of the five beauties, Aunt Xu was quite sad for a few days. Sometimes she would come to visit the Xie family in the evening and chat with Zhang Ruifeng.
She also asked Xie Yun when he would find a partner, and Xie Yun told her: "I'm not looking. I don't think anyone is worthy of me."
Aunt Xu was shocked by her extremely confident words for a moment, then burst into laughter, "That's good. You stay with your mother, and she won't have to worry about you."
Zhang Ruifeng smiled and said, "I think it's good too. She's always by my side, and I feel at ease."
Aunt Xu smiled and said, "I really envy you. We have many children in our family. If the girls don't get married, Old Xu will be worried to death."
She then asked Xie Shen, "What does Mumu think?"
Xie Shen said: "Whatever my sister wants to do, I support her."
Aunt Xu sighed softly and praised, "Good boy."
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