Chapter 145 After dinner, Lu Chenzhou…
After finishing their meal, Lu Chenzhou and He Yuanzheng left together. Cheng Xiuying gave each of them an umbrella, telling them to use it so they wouldn't get wet in the rain.
Yu Jiamin was thinking about the new bicycle, so she personally escorted He Yuanzheng downstairs and put the black scarf around his neck.
He Yuanzheng looked delighted: "Did you knit this? Don't tire yourself out."
"Yes, I knitted it." Yu Jiamin smiled gently as she helped him put on the scarf. "It looks very nice."
He Yuanzheng: "It's really warm to wear." He felt that Lu Chenzhou standing next to him was really an eyesore, without any sense of propriety. However, Yu Jiamin was dressed too thinly and couldn't stand outside for long: "It's cold outside, go upstairs."
Yu Jiamin: "Okay." She glanced at the brand-new bicycle parked at the entrance of the building. It was beautiful in every way, even the seat was gorgeous! Her impression of He Yuanzheng improved even more. She turned back to look at He Yuanzheng again, "Yuanzheng, be careful on the road."
As for Lu Chenzhou beside her, she didn't pay much attention to him.
She would have cared about them before, but now she'll definitely treat them differently in a clear and distinct way.
He Yuanzheng's watch wasn't given away for nothing, nor was his bicycle.
After Yu Jiamin went upstairs and entered the house, He Yuanzheng withdrew his gaze. At this moment, he no longer found Lu Chenzhou an eyesore. He touched his scarf and said happily, "This scarf is so warm."
Lu Chenzhou: !!!
He Yuanzheng: "Aunt Zheng thinks Jiamin and I are a match made in heaven and she brought us together. What do you think I should give Aunt Zheng as a thank-you gift? It should definitely be two big carp."
Lu Chenzhou: !!!
He Yuanzheng grinned: "Oh, right, you don't know yet, Jiamin and I have already made up our minds. I've already submitted the marriage application, and once it's approved, Jiamin and I will get married. The New Year is coming soon, and I really hope we can get married before the New Year. I plan to hold the wedding in Qingshan County first, and then we'll see when Jiamin is available to go back to Beijing to treat everyone to a meal."
Lu Chenzhou: ...
Looking at He Yuanzheng's smug face, what's he so smug about? It's just getting married, isn't it? He's getting married too!
Jiajia kissed him twice!
He strode away, needing to prepare some things to invite Aunt Zheng to come and propose marriage.
He Yuanzheng quickly followed, smiling as he touched his scarf. "How did you knit this scarf? It's so warm, I'm almost sweating."
After the two had walked away, Yu Jiamin got off the bike again, and the others followed suit. They all looked at the bicycle together. Cheng Xiuying touched the handlebars, patted the seat, and kept praising how beautiful the bike was.
He Yuanzheng handled this matter very well. Before anything was even settled, he had already eagerly delivered the bicycle and watch, which shows how much he values Jiamin.
Everyone praised the bicycle for being beautiful, but unfortunately there was too much snow on the road, so people couldn't ride bicycles for a while.
Yu Jiamin even draped an old coat over the new bicycle to prevent it from getting wet with snow.
After looking at the bicycles, everyone went upstairs and started talking about Yu Jiamin's marriage.
Cheng Xiuying said, "I don't want your betrothal gifts; you can keep them for yourselves. As for the dowry, Mom will definitely make sure it's a grand affair. All thirty-six legs, not one missing! Plus two large cotton quilts, and daily necessities like washbasins and thermos flasks. If there's anything else you're lacking, Jiamin can take care of it herself."
She now feels that her daughter is good and married well, so naturally she doesn't want to mistreat her daughter. The dowry for her third daughter must be presentably beautiful.
However, she felt that 36 legs wouldn't be necessary, and that He Yuanzheng wouldn't leave out furniture.
The rest of the dowry actually didn't cost much.
Yu Jiamin: "Thank you, Mom."
It would be perfect if there were only one condition: no bride price.
After talking for a while, Qi Yan felt sleepy and couldn't help but yawn.
Cheng Xiuying quickly said, "Second brother, quickly help Yan Yan back to rest. Yan Yan is carrying twins now, so she needs to sleep a lot. If she's sleepy, she should go to sleep right away."
Qi Yan was only a little over a month pregnant, so she didn't need any help. She stood up on her own, told everyone, and went back to sleep.
Qi Yan and Yu Songyan now live in Qi Yan's house. Originally, they wanted Yu Jiajia and Yu Jiamin to move in, and Yu Songchuan and Yu Songqing could each have their own room.
Cheng Xiuying didn't want to live too far from her daughter, and Yu Jiajia and Yu Jiamin didn't want to move either. They decided to wait until Yu Songqing got married.
Maybe Yu Songqing will have a wife with her own room when she gets married.
If a room is really needed, then apply for another small one-bedroom apartment to use as a wedding room, and give Yu Songqing a separate room.
She couldn't bear to let Sibao move out, even if it meant living in the house of the second son and his wife.
Cheng Xiuying told everyone to go to sleep, and then she followed Yu Jiajia into the room and asked Yu Jiajia what was going on with the watch.
Whether it was sent by Shen Wangshu or Lu Chenzhou, there is a big difference.
Yu Jiajia was wearing a beige turtleneck sweater, with the sleeves covering her wrists, but the sharp-eyed Cheng Xiuying still spotted her new watch.
Yu Jiajia then showed Cheng Xiuying her new watch, saying, "It was a gift from Lu Chenzhou."
Cheng Xiuying was secretly delighted. "They even gave me a watch?"
Yu Jiajia nodded.
Cheng Xiuying felt that this good thing was about to become a trio, but then she thought, what would she do if her fourth child got married? It would break her heart. And then there was the dowry, which also needed to be prepared.
If only she could buy a courtyard house in Beijing as part of Sibao's dowry.
Nowadays, even if you have gold, you wouldn't dare to buy it.
Then let's give her gold as a gift. In addition to the portion for Sibao, she will give her another batch of gold as a gift.
When Cheng Xiuying saw that Yu Jiajia was about to open the package, she didn't stay any longer.
Yu Jiajia opened the New Year's gift that Shen Wangshu had brought her. Food and drinks made up a small part of it, and the rest were clothes.
Everything is available, inside and out.
One of the bright red nightgowns was absolutely gorgeous, with beautiful details and a touch of sexiness. Yu Jiajia gave it to Yu Jiamin.
Before going to bed, Yu Jiajia went to the space farm again while going to the toilet. It was still the same thatched hut, but there were more items inside. There was a cabinet filled with medicinal herbs, including ginseng and lingzhi that were thousands of years old! But most of them were twenty or thirty years old, which were suitable for use outside.
The medicine cabinet is almost full; we need a new one.
I wish this thatched hut were a bit bigger.
Yu Jiajia opened the wardrobe, took out a light blue slip dress, and slowly walked out of the thatched hut.
The space farm has changed dramatically. A section near the well is still planted with medicinal herbs such as ginseng and lingzhi, and occasionally some astragalus and licorice are added. The original fat ginseng has become even fatter, but unfortunately it has not become sentient.
The yard is surrounded by various fruit trees, including apple, peach, pomegranate, orange and cherry trees, which are now laden with fruit.
Yu Jiajia didn't plant grapevines; the mere thought of building a grape trellis made her feel it was too much trouble.
If she wants to eat grapes, she makes a wish for grapes, and if she does good deeds, she will get all kinds of delicious grapes.
In addition, a small patch of strawberries was planted.
Yu Jiajia looked at the yard full of
Yu Jiajia picked some cherries and strawberries, washed them with well water, and then lay on a deck chair to eat the fruit.
The sky is so blue, the fruit is so sweet, and life is so wonderful.
Early the next morning, Cheng Xiuying led everyone to shovel snow. First, she cleared the snow off the balcony, and then she called on the neighbors to quickly shovel the snow off their balconies as well, so that they could shovel the snow downstairs together later.
He Yuanzheng also arrived early to help shovel snow. Now that he's Yu Jiamin's boyfriend, it's perfectly normal for him to come to his mother-in-law's house to do chores.
Lu Chenzhou came along too. If you insist on asking him why he came, he says it's because he's accompanying his good friend.
Cheng Xiuying also took the opportunity to leak the news, thanking Zheng Yuhua for connecting Jiamin and Yuanzheng.
As everyone has heard, He Yuanzheng brazenly gifted a women's bicycle yesterday. Anyone with eyes could see it, and people kept congratulating him and saying nice things, even asking when he was getting married.
He Yuanzheng: "We've already submitted our marriage application."
Everyone is so envious! Cheng Xiuying is so lucky.
Yu Songyan married Factory Director Qi, Yu Jiamin married Chief He, but what about Yu Jiajia and Yu Songqing?
The residential compound was quite large, and the snow was very thick, but there were also many people shoveling snow, and a main road was quickly cleared. Everyone tidied up and went home for dinner.
Cheng Xiuying warmly invited He Yuanzheng and Lu Chenzhou upstairs for dinner.
Grandma Yu made wontons with mutton and scallions, and fried scallion pancakes with mutton fat.
Upon seeing the person return, they immediately started cooking wontons.
After everyone tidied up and washed their hands, the wontons were ready. Each person received a large bowl of wontons topped with scallions and garlic sprouts. Extra scallion pancakes were also made, so everyone could eat as much as they wanted.
Grandma Yu loves lively gatherings. When she sees everyone sitting around the table eating, her mouth practically stretches to the back of her ears in a wide grin.
The wontons were fragrant, and the flatbread was soft. On a cold winter day, having a bowl of steaming hot mutton wontons and a scallion pancake was truly comforting.
Grandma Yu works very hard cooking early in the morning. Everyone enjoys the meal, so we must give them the emotional value they deserve and praise them highly.
Yu Jiajia: "Grandma, these wontons and scallion pancakes are so delicious! I'm so happy to be able to eat your cooking every day! Thank you so much, Grandma."
Yu Songchuan exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Grandma, with your skills, even the head chefs in state-run restaurants would feel ashamed of themselves."
Grandma Yu: "It's not that bad, it's not that bad."
It's just cooking, and with her granddaughter and grandson-in-law helping, there's no need to praise it so much, but she's definitely even happier inside. She's quite confident in her cooking skills now; while she may not be as good as Yu Songyan, she's not bad at all!
She was looking forward to Jiabao never being able to do without her cooking again.
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