Chapter 326 Let’s Do It Together
The next day, after breakfast, Wang Yueju asked Gu Erhui to drive her to buy groceries. Gu Siqing and Han Zhengping had nothing else to do, so they went along. Han Zhengping was going back to Lizhou the next day, so Wang Yueju bought him some vegetables that he liked.
Of course, to prepare dishes for the New Year, you must buy a lot of meat. After a few people walked around the vegetable market, they filled the trunk of the car to the brim. Lunch was particularly sumptuous, with braised pork, sweet and sour spare ribs, meatballs, etc., which made people drool just by looking at it.
When Gu Jianguo returned home, he saw that so much meat had been cooked again. He frowned and asked, "How did you cook so much meat?"
Wang Yueju was busy with her work and said, "Zhengping is going back to Lizhou tomorrow, so I have to make him something delicious! This is all for the morning, I'll make more for the evening."
Han Zhengping helped out and said sweetly, "I like your cooking the most."
Wang Yueju was even happier. "I'm going abroad soon, and I don't know if foreign food is good or not. I'll eat whatever I want before I leave."
Han Zhengping nodded obediently.
Gu Jianguo looked at the greasy dishes on the table, swallowed his saliva, and was struggling in his heart, wondering whether he should eat these meat dishes or not.
At this time, Gu Siqing came up to him and said, "Dad, losing weight doesn't matter if you eat this meal. You can lose weight after eating. You'll have more energy."
Gu Jianguo thought about it and agreed.
At this time, he heard the little girl say: "Besides, you are not very fat. I think you are fine like this. You are not going to be a movie star, so why do you have such high requirements for your figure?"
What else do you think?
Gu Jianguo turned around and looked at her, "Xiao Si! It was you who said my belly was big, and it was you who said I didn't need to lose weight!"
Gu Siqing: "My opinion is not important, what is important is my mother's opinion."
After she finished speaking, she left. Gu Jianguo finally understood that his little girl's cotton-padded jacket was leaking.
After a while, all the food was ready. Gu Jianguo looked at the food on the table and swallowed his saliva. Then he thought of what his little girl said. He was not going to be a movie star, so why should he care about his figure?
Thinking of this, his chopsticks stretched out to the tempting braised pork.
Han Zhengping was on the morning train, so Gu Jianguo drove to see him off, and Gu Siqing naturally followed. Gu Jianguo was a little worried about Han Zhengping going back alone, but he ran into Su Wenshan who had been waiting for him at the train station, so he didn't have to worry anymore.
Although they were parting, Gu Siqing returned to Lizhou after the New Year, so there was no melancholy of parting. After watching him get on the car, Gu Siqing went back with Gu Jianguo.
On the way, Gu Jianguo asked her, "Why don't you go abroad to study?"
"Why study abroad? I want to be a writer in the future, so I'd better learn the things of our ancestors first." Gu Siqing really had never thought about studying abroad. She felt that it was unnecessary. She just wanted to study foreign literature, broaden her horizons, and travel abroad more often in the future.
Gu Jianguo wanted to say that he was afraid that such a good son-in-law would be snatched away by someone else.
If Gu Siqing knew what he was thinking, she would definitely say that if it is mine, you can’t take it away from me, and if it is not mine, I can’t keep it.
On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Gu Sanjing finally had her day off, and Gu Jianguo and the others also finished work, preparing for a lively New Year celebration. This was their first year celebrating New Year in Kyoto, and Gu Siqing, believing that life should have a sense of ritual, suggested tidying up the house to make it more festive.
Her suggestion was unanimously agreed by everyone, and then the four sisters went on a shopping spree, buying red lanterns, red Chinese knots, big red "Fu" characters, and so on.
They also bought a red dress for everyone in the family. Anyway, this New Year was meant to be prosperous.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xia Yi and Xia Ying arrived, bringing a box of seafood and Spring Festival couplets written by Xia Qingzhang himself. Wang Yueju happily accepted them, invited the siblings to have lunch, and let them take a box of fruit with them when they left, as a token of reciprocity.
Gu Jianguo had the fruits shipped from the south by train. He ate them himself and gave them to relatives during the Chinese New Year.
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Ye Xingjian and Ye Chi arrived to discuss the wedding. Essentially, they were discussing the date and ceremony. Gu Yimin was graduating in June, and Ye Chi wanted the wedding in July. Both Wang Yueju and Gu Jianguo felt a bit rushed, as there were so many things to prepare for the wedding.
"How about August," Wang Yueju said, "It's not too cold, nor too hot, and it's suitable for you to take wedding photos."
Taking wedding photos has become popular now.
Although Ye Chi wanted to marry his beautiful wife sooner rather than later, he had waited so long that a month wouldn't be a big deal, so he agreed. Then came the wedding. Ye Xingjian and Ye Chi wanted to keep it low-key, but they still said they wanted it to be grand. Who wouldn't want to celebrate with a glitz and glamour when a girl gets married?
But they heard Gu Jianguo say, "Everyone is advocating frugality now, and I think it's good to keep things simple."
Ye Chi and Ye Xingjian knew what it meant as soon as they heard it. The Gu family didn't want to be too ostentatious, and they also wanted to keep a low profile, so the two families quickly reached a consensus on this point.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Jingtong and Zhang Zijun arrived to discuss marriage. The topics of discussion were similar, so they were quickly settled.
But in the end, they were stuck on a specific wedding date. Zhang Zijun wanted to get married sooner, since Erhui didn't have to go to school and didn't have to wait until graduation. But Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju felt that since Yimin was the eldest, an earlier marriage would be appropriate.
At this time, Gu Siqing said, "Then let's go together."
The Ye family and the Zhang family are both from Kyoto, and their relatives and friends might overlap. It would be great if they could do it together.
Zhang Zijun's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Xiao Si, this is a good suggestion."
He likes lively atmosphere, it would be so lively if we do it together.
Gu Jianguo, Wang Yueju, and Zhang Jingtong all thought this was a good idea, but they still had to discuss it with the Ye family. The next day, the three families sat together to discuss the possibility of two couples getting married together.
Finally, the three families agreed that the two couples would get married together on August 16th.
After the matter was settled, Ye Xingjian and Zhang Jingtong left, while Ye Chi and Zhang Zijun stayed. They sat together to discuss some details, with the focus on wedding photos, which are particularly popular nowadays.
Zhang Zijun peeled an orange for Gu Erhui and said, "I'm going to the film studio tomorrow to find Yan Zhihua and ask him to find a photographer to take wedding photos for us."
He complained that the photos taken by the photo studio were not good-looking.
"Who is Yan Zhihua?" Gu Erhui asked casually.
Zhang Zijun: "His father is the director of a film studio."
After hearing this, Gu Siqing said, "Brother Jun, can you ask him to take a few photos of me too?"
Zhang Zijun waved his hand and said, "There must be no problem!"
Gu Siqing wanted to take some nice photos for Han Zhengping to take away when he went abroad.
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