"Drink it."
He Ruyi didn't want to see her man struggle and hesitate, so she directly brought the cup to his lips.
The aroma of the wine wafted into his nose, and looking at the wine glass so close to his face, Ruan Hengzhi finally couldn't resist taking a sip.
"Good wine."
"It has a rich, mellow, and sweet flavor with a long-lasting aftertaste, making it a truly rare and exquisite product."
Ruan Hengzhi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, quickly taking the wine glass and taking another sip.
"As expected of my son, he has good taste and knows how to appreciate things."
Look, it's definitely his son, a descendant of the Chenyong Army, with his fondness for fine wine. This virtue must be passed down.
After a glass of wine, Ruan Hengzhi relaxed a bit and began to discuss drinking culture with the old man.
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Shen Yongjun laughed so hard that his eyes disappeared, and gave the old woman a provocative look.
After the father and son had finished the bottle of wine, they had become so close that they started calling each other brothers.
"There's just no way to deal with them."
Liu Sanmei chuckled and quickly served food to her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
While the father and son were talking enthusiastically, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started discussing Ruan Qiushui's wedding the next day.
Ruan Qiushui was left with nothing to do, so she quickly ate her meal and left.
Back in her bedroom, Ruan Qiushui grew increasingly nervous as she thought about tomorrow's wedding.
"Honey, aren't you asleep yet?"
After tidying up the kitchen, He Ruyi went upstairs and saw that Ruan Qiushui's room light was still on. She knocked on the door and went in.
"Mom, I'm very unsure and panicked."
Ruan Qiushui pulled He Ruyi to sit down on the bedside.
She was feeling both timid and uncertain at that moment.
This was her first marriage in two lifetimes, and she really had no experience.
I attended quite a few weddings in my past life, but I can't apply that knowledge to this era.
"Daughter, don't think about anything right now, just leave everything to us."
He Ruyi tucked Ruan Qiushui's bangs behind her ears and patted her back reassuringly.
Everything will be fine.
"What you need to do now is get a good night's sleep and then look beautiful for tomorrow's wedding."
"My daughter will surely be the most beautiful, happiest, and most joyful bride in the world."
This is her most sincere blessing to her daughter.
"Mom, it's so good to have you here."
Ruan Qiushui felt particularly safe and sound in He Ruyi's arms, and fell asleep without realizing it.
He Ruyi laid her daughter down, gently kissed her forehead, and left the room.
…
"Daughter, it's time to get up."
At five o'clock in the morning, He Ruyi knocked on Ruan Qiushui's door.
"Mother, isn't this too early? Gu Changfeng and the others have arrived already?"
It's still dark. Will we be able to see the road if we go to the Hongqi Brigade at this hour?
"Silly girl, you still have a lot to do."
He Ruyi pulled Ruan Qiushui up and urged her to wash up.
After she finished washing up, she placed a bowl of sweet soup in Ruan Qiushui's hands.
"Mom, I'm not hungry yet."
It was early in the morning, and she didn't want to eat anything too greasy; this sweet soup looked very sweet.
"Silly child, if you eat this bowl of sweet soup, you will live a sweet and happy life forever."
"After finishing the sweet soup, there's a bowl of glutinous rice balls with red dates, longan, and peanut filling. It symbolizes family reunion and the wish for many children."
He Ruyi even cooked extra, just in case her daughter got hungry on the way.
"oh."
She didn't understand; she just did whatever her mother told her to do.
Ruan Qiushui took the sweet soup, ate it in a few bites, and then ate a bowl of sticky glutinous rice balls.
Thankfully it wasn't filled with black sesame paste, otherwise I'd have to brush my teeth again.
"Daughter, this is some money your mother and father have prepared for you. Keep it close to your body."
He Ruyi took out a bankbook and handed it to Ruan Qiushui.
This is part of the dowry, and it gives the daughter confidence when she goes to her husband's family.
"mother?"
Ruan Qiushui was shocked when she saw the numbers in the bankbook.
Ten thousand yuan! How could their family have so much money?
In the original owner's memory, her family was a well-off family, neither rich nor poor.
Although they own their own courtyard house, they can buy a new set of clothes in every season and eat meat once a week.
Compared to the extravagant and ostentatious lifestyle of the prominent students in the class, it certainly pales in comparison.
The most valuable thing their family owned at the time was their parents' means of transportation: two second-hand bicycles.
Later, when his older brothers started working and sent their salaries back home every month, their family's standard of living improved significantly, and they were able to eat meat at least three times a week.
Did you save this 10,000 yuan by eating less meat?
“This is our savings accumulated over many years.”
Their monthly wages have been reinstated, so even if they gave all their savings to their daughter, they wouldn't starve.
"Your mother still has three land deeds and some things left by your maternal grandfather. I'll give them to you when I have the chance."
She kept those things in a safe place, out of the public eye for the time being. Giving them to her daughter now would only cause trouble.
"Mom, you've given me all the money, what are my brothers going to do when they get married?"
Her parents doted on her so much, she was afraid of incurring the wrath of her brothers.
"What does it have to do with me that those two brats get married? They should marry wives who are as good as they are."
Daughters are the apple of one's eye, sons are just roadside weeds.
She doesn't have the time or inclination to worry about their marriage.
"Thank you, Mother, and thank you, Father."
If all else fails, she can secretly subsidize her brothers' weddings later.
"By the way, where's Dad?"
Why is only Mother here?
“Your father is hiding in the house crying right now, don’t tell anyone I told you.”
Brother Ruan is proud; if he knew he had lost face in front of his daughter, he might cry even louder.
"good."
Ruan Qiushui nodded, moved.
Her father is reluctant to let her get married.
After Ruan Qiushui changed her clothes and He Ruyi combed her hair, Liu Sanmei and Shen Yongjun arrived.
The elderly couple went out early in the morning, and now they came to Ruan Qiushui's room carrying a sandalwood box.
"You go in, I won't go in."
Shen Yongjun waved to Liu Sanmei, then turned and ran to his son's room, where they embraced and wept bitterly.
"You and Ruan Ruan talk for a while, I'll go downstairs to check on her."
When He Ru saw Liu Sanmei come in, he tactfully made an excuse to leave.
"My dear granddaughter, look what Grandma has prepared for you."
Liu Sanmei closed the door mysteriously and placed the box in front of Ruan Qiushui.
What is it?
Ruan Qiushui opened it out of curiosity, and froze instantly.
The first layer of the box was filled with large, colorful gemstones: diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and chrysoberyl cat's-eye, which dazzled her.
She loves it so much!
"Let's take a look at the second floor."
Liu Sanmei was very satisfied with her granddaughter's reaction, proving that she had made the right choice.
"Wow, you're so rich!"
The two thin sheets of paper on the second layer weighed a ton; they were the property certificates for two villas in downtown Haishi.
"Anything else?"
Liu Sanmei asked her to open the last layer.
"Wow."
This layer is entirely made of gold bars that are two fingers wide.
She admits she's a common person who likes these shiny, practical, and expensive things.
It seems she's destined to be a rich woman.
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