After the initial excitement, Lin Wencui accepted the marriage certificate. The couple looked at it for a while before returning it to Ning Xiaowei.
"Xiaowei, don't worry. Starting today, if Zhengguo bullies you, just tell Mom, and I'll teach him a lesson."
"Hehe! Of course not!"
Sun Zhengguo, who was standing to the side, said with a smile.
"That was for the best. Remember what you said, don't think that just because you're all grown up, I can't control you anymore."
"Don't worry, Mom, even if I live to be 100, I'll still be your son. If you say go east, I won't dare go west, okay?"
"Hahaha……!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and Sun Zhengguo then spoke again.
"Mom and Dad, let's not get too excited. It's time to eat. Tonight's dinner is the first meal your daughter-in-law has cooked since she came to our family."
"Okay, then let's try Xiaowei's cooking."
Lin Wencui said happily.
Ning Xiaowei's cooking skills were average, only about the same as Sun Zhenghong's.
Although their cooking skills were average, the person who cooked made all the difference. Sun Dajiang and his wife still ate with great relish, constantly praising their daughter-in-law for her excellent cooking.
After dinner, Ning Xiaowei was about to clear the dishes when Lin Wencui stopped her.
"Xiaowei, don't bother, let me tidy up! You just got your marriage certificate today, let Zhengguo take you to see the place."
Ning Xiaowei knew this was the rule, so she didn't insist.
The young couple, carrying bags of candy and cigarettes, started from the front yard and visited each house one by one.
When visiting a family, in addition to introducing yourself, you also need to bring them wedding candy and cigarettes. Of course, the family that receives the candy and cigarettes will also offer their best wishes.
Soon, they had visited all the households in the front yard. The two then went to the middle yard, visited the remaining households, and finally arrived at the He family's house.
"Uncle He, Brother Zhu, Sister Yushui, this is my wife Ning Xiaowei. I brought her here today to introduce her to the family."
After Sun Zhengguo finished his introduction, Ning Xiaowei followed up with her own words.
"Uncle He, Brother Zhu, Sister Yushui, hello everyone, my name is Ning Xiaowei, please take care of me in the future."
"Oh, okay! Good, good, good! Congratulations on your marriage, may you grow old together in happiness."
He Daqing forced a smile and offered his blessings.
Sha Zhu, standing to the side, said in a very casual manner.
"Hello, hello. We all live in the same hospital. Just let me know if you need anything in the future."
As for He Yushui, she only said it shyly.
"Hello, sister-in-law!"
After exchanging greetings, Sun Zhengguo began offering cigarettes and candy.
The two men accepted the cigarettes, and gave all the candy to Yushui.
After lighting a cigarette, Sun Zhengguo brought up another matter.
"Uncle He, do you have some free time the day after tomorrow?"
"What? You're planning to throw a banquet?"
He Daqing asked in surprise.
You should know that He Daqing hasn't had any work for two or three months, and now he's entirely supported by his son.
The reason he couldn't get any work wasn't because he wasn't skilled, but because there was a severe shortage of supplies. Since everyone else couldn't buy them, they simply stopped doing the work.
"No, I'm getting married the day after tomorrow. My grandparents are coming, and there are a whole bunch of people in my family! I can't exactly ask them to help with the cooking when I get married, can I?"
He Daqing understood this explanation: there were many people in the family, so they could just cook one or two tables.
"Alright! I'm free every day anyway, so I won't bother making a menu. I'll just make whatever you have on hand!"
He Daqing believed that this was just a simple home-cooked meal and there was no need to make it so formal.
"Okay! I'll leave you to your work then. You go ahead and do your thing. I'll head to the backyard now."
After leaving the He family, Sun Zhengguo went to the backyard and visited the other households before finally arriving at Liu Haizhong's house.
Of course, this isn't about any particular rules; it's simply about discussing things together.
Because he is getting married the day after tomorrow, he wants to ask the brothers Liu Guangqi and Liu Guangtian to help with the wedding procession.
This kind of thing is best done by unmarried young men, and among all the men in this compound, only these two brothers are suitable.
We can't exactly call Xu Damao, can we? After all, he's childless.
Is Second Uncle home?
Liu Haizhong heard the commotion earlier and is now waiting at home!
"Hey, hey! It's Jung-guk! Come in quickly!"
After the two entered the room, they introduced themselves and exchanged greetings. Sun Zhengguo then began handing out candy and cigarettes.
After lighting a cigarette, Sun Zhengguo began to get down to business.
"Second Uncle, I'm getting married the day after tomorrow, and I'd like to ask my brothers Guangqi and Guangtian to help me with the wedding procession. I wonder if either of you is available?"
The two brothers were free, of course. Liu Guangtian, who was standing to the side, was about to speak when Liu Haizhong spoke first.
"No problem, those brothers are always free, how could they not have time?"
He didn't even ask, and immediately agreed on behalf of his two sons.
It's as if being able to participate in this matter brings immense prestige; otherwise, why would they specifically call on his son out of so many people in the compound?
Seeing that the matter had been settled, Sun Zhengguo did not linger any longer. He said goodbye and walked towards the front yard.
After returning home, Sun Zhengguo had another task: to take Ning Xiaowei home.
Although keeping Ning Xiaowei is an option, they are not married yet.
Seeing that it was getting late, the two told their parents, got on their bikes, and headed towards the Ning family home.
After arriving at the Ning family home, Sun Zhengguo felt embarrassed, but Ning Xiaowei had already changed her way of addressing him, so he couldn't very well still call her "Auntie".
Finally, upon meeting Wang Guiying, he forced himself to speak.
"Mom, Xiaowei and I got our marriage certificate today, and I will officially address you as Mom from now on. I hope you won't mind."
Wang Guiying was also stunned for a moment, and then she smiled and said.
"Oh, my good child, how could I possibly dislike you? If I disliked you, I would never have married Xiaowei to you."
After Wang Guiying finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something. She quickly ran to her room, found a piece of red paper, wrapped a large black bill in it, ran out of the room again, and handed it to Sun Zhengguo.
"Zhengguo, since you've changed your tune, please accept this red envelope."
"Mom, I'm a grown-up, so I don't need a red envelope!"
"Just accept it when I tell you to. Xiao Wei accepted red envelopes when she visited your house too."
After declining twice, Sun Zhengguo realized he couldn't refuse any longer and had no choice but to accept it; he couldn't go against his mother-in-law's kindness.
“Zhengguo, I forgot to tell you, Dazhuang is coming back tomorrow night. He’s driving a jeep back to escort his sister to her wedding.”
"Really! Thank you so much, brother, you even managed to get a car."
"No need to thank me. We're all family here, why are you being so polite?"
"Mom, stop chatting. It's getting late, it's dark outside, and the road is difficult to walk on. Let Zhengguo go home as soon as possible!"
Seeing that the two were chatting endlessly, Ning Xiaowei quickly urged them to hurry up.
"What's there to be afraid of! We've already got the marriage certificate. At worst, we'll just live here. What's the big deal?"
Wang Guiying used to worry that the two of them might not be able to control themselves, but today, she no longer had any reservations. After all, these days, divorces are really rare.
"Mom, we're not married yet, what are you thinking?"
"I think you're overthinking it. What I mean is, I'll stay in your older brother's room."
Seeing the mother and daughter arguing, Sun Zhengguo stepped in to mediate.
"Mom, Xiaowei, stop arguing. It's getting late, and I should go home. You've both had a long day, so get some rest!"
"See, Zheng Guo speaks so nicely. Come on, let me see you off."
After saying that, the three of them walked towards the door. Once outside the courtyard, Sun Zhengguo hopped on his bicycle and turned around to say something.
"Go back! I'm leaving."
After saying that, he pushed off with his foot, and the car drove into the night.
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