Ancestral Hall
Chen Jin didn't make things difficult for himself for things he didn't fully understand at the moment. He believed that things would work out when the time came and there was no point in overthinking.
The next day, she had to go to her uncle's house to help, and put the return gifts of wedding candies into small bags to be taken away by the guests.
When she went there, her uncle's house was very lively. My cousin Minmin and cousin Fulinsen are both here. I heard that they have been back for five days and have been staying at my uncle's house for the past few days.
Several families living in Rose Garden have people coming to help. Some are there to check whether the cigarettes they bought are enough, and some are there to help keep accounts, and when the time comes, help record the gifts from guests...
The wedding process of my second brother's marriage is much more troublesome than that of my cousin Minmin's. The main reason is that the customs here are like this. It is much more complicated than that of my cousin's husband's family. Just after picking up the bride, they have to go back to the ancestral hall in their hometown to burn incense and then add words to the family tree, which adds a lot of things. My uncle is now explaining to the village chief and others what to prepare when they go back to the ancestral hall in their hometown to burn incense tomorrow. They are afraid of missing something, so they have to check everything now.
The old branch secretary was also there, and Aunt Zhou didn't say anything when she saw him. When people saw Aunt Zhou, they thought of the lively scene recently when Mr. and Mrs. Chen San and Mr. Chen Wenxing and his wife moved out of the Rose Garden in disgrace, and Aunt Zhou moved in with drums and gongs. Now, no one in the village would say that Aunt Zhou was arrogant and domineering. They would only say that Mr. and Mrs. Chen were biased and it was their retribution. They also said that Chen Wenxing was born with no luck in making money...
In short, whatever you say in private is fine, today everyone just pretends nothing happened and talks and discusses things politely.
This is the human touch in a traditional large family. No matter how big the conflicts are in normal times, people will come to lend a hand in big occasions like weddings and funerals, and when the time is over, they will still curse each other.
Chen Jin pulled over a small stool and went over to help pack the wedding candy bags. The bags were each the size of a palm and contained candies, biscuits, peanuts, melon seeds, and red dates. My second uncle came to help, but my second aunt and Chen Jia were still at my grandmother's house. My second aunt started asking for leave to go back to her parents' home the day before yesterday, and she will probably be able to go to the hotel with Chen Jia to attend the wedding banquet tomorrow.
Junjun ran over and wanted to take her out to play, so Chen Jin called him to help pack the wedding candies, “You can go out to play after you finish packing, otherwise your aunt will... take you away.” Forget it, she should not scare the child by going to get an injection, for fear that he would cry when he saw Chen Ting in the future.
My third cousin and Chen Yongan were arranged to go out shopping and didn't have much time to talk.
Chen Jin looked at Chen Ting on the left, and then at Gu Minmin on the right. Each of them was even more silent than the other. Look at Aunt Zhou and Aunt Chen who are preparing wedding cakes in the front, as well as my eldest aunt and my third aunt. They are all very happy.
Chen Jin nudged Gu Minmin with his elbow, "Have you gone back to see your mother? Is she okay?"
"It's OK. She's already in the hospital. My grandma and two aunts are here, as well as a nurse who takes care of her. She doesn't need any help. I guess she'll give birth in the next few days."
Gu Minmin glanced at Lin Sen who was chatting with his uncle and the others, and said, "We can stay for two more days, as we have to go back to Quan City to celebrate the New Year. Let's wait and see after the New Year. Lin Sen definitely won't have time to come. If I haven't started school yet, I'll come and see you."
Chen Ting looked up, glanced at her, and said, "You're not a doctor, so what does it matter if you come to see her or not? Anyway, your mother has people to take care of her. If you have time, just call her to show your concern. You even came back specially. What do you say when your grandmother and your two aunts asked you to stay and take care of her? You'll go back with a lot of complaints and still be unable to help. I advise you not to come."
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Chen Ting felt uncomfortable being stared at by Chen Jin. Chen Jin's mouth was becoming more and more sharp. If she couldn't argue with him, could she not hide from him?
Chen Jin shrugged, "Nothing, I just found out that you have a brain, I'm curious." It's this brain that is smart in other people's affairs, but like water pouring down on his own affairs.
Chen Jin couldn't help but be curious, "Your partner isn't coming with you? The hospital is very busy at the end of the year?"
Knowing that there was nothing good to say, Chen Ting directly skipped Chen Jin's question about growing a brain and answered her question: "Yes, I almost couldn't get a leave. If I hadn't arranged to change my shift with him in advance, I wouldn't have been able to come back to attend the wedding. He can go there tomorrow afternoon."
She said that if Liu Chengzhi was free, how could he miss these big events at home. As for why Chen Ting was unhappy, she didn't ask so as not to ruin her mood.
But she felt that what Chen Ting said was right, and she also said to Gu Minmin: "If you don't have time, don't come back. Come back with your cousin-in-law when you have a holiday."
If you go there alone, there is no need to guess, you will definitely be scolded. If she didn't want to go over and get scolded, she would definitely ask her uncle to go with her... If she asked her uncle again, she would feel sorry for him. Her uncle had so much free time that he had to deal with these troublesome matters all day long. If he had this time, he could have taken a few more business partners to the National Forest Park to climb mountains, drink tea and talk about business.
"Well, we'll see when the time comes." Gu Minmin pinched her eyebrows.
Some things are easy for outsiders to say, but after all, she was raised by her parents for more than 20 years. Although they no longer live together, she can still think of the good times they had in the past. If the delivery goes smoothly, it doesn't matter whether she comes back or not. But if the delivery doesn't go smoothly, she has to come back to check it out.
Since she has made her own decision, Chen Jin didn't say anything more. Some things she said too much, it seemed as if she was trying to sow discord between other families. Well, better shut up.
She didn't want to talk more, but Chen Ting really wanted to pull her aside to ask questions, even though she knew she would definitely be scolded.
"You bought another piece of land to build a house?"
again? Chen Jin was about to say that she only bought a piece of land, but then she thought that the residential land in Qiaoxi Village was also considered as land she bought, so she decided to just say she “bought it again”.
"You want to buy it too? I'm not familiar with these things. You can ask my eldest uncle and second brother. They know more than me. If you're sure you want to buy it, that's fine."
Chen Ting hummed softly and muttered, "If I had so much money, I wouldn't need you to tell me, I would definitely buy it too."
Her father's construction company seemed to be thriving, but it was still in the development stage. In fact, the profit was not as much as she had imagined. She had a small share, so she only got a few thousand yuan. As for her mother's clothing company, although the shares have been determined now, they can only start to get dividends after her mother retires. Now it's just a carrot dangling in front of them. She was so happy that she didn't read the rules and regulations carefully, so she thought she would receive some money at the end of the year, but she didn't.
"Are you short of money?" Chen Jin asked directly.
Chen Ting was shy and didn't say anything for a long time. Chen Jin rolled his eyes, turned his back and continued to serve wedding candy.
After Chen Ting was called into the house by her cousin's wife to help put on the wedding quilt, Chen Jin asked Gu Minmin next to her if she knew what was going on.
"I'm not sure. I just saw her at my uncle's house today. But it might be because of the house."
Chen Jin understood.
The eldest cousin and the second cousin used their own money to settle down in Rose Garden. The houses of the two cousins and the eldest uncle were located in three buildings, none of which were adjacent to each other. My aunt also said that this was the best way, as living close together would save trouble, yet being next to each other would prevent us from seeing each other often and having conflicts.
Chen Ting may also be thinking about buying a house in Rose Garden.
However, as far as she knew, her eldest cousin and his wife bought the house with a partial loan. They did not have that much cash and even sold the small house they originally lived in.
My second cousin also paid for it himself. All his previous money was invested in projects in the suburbs of Xicheng District, but later those shares were transferred to his eldest cousin and Chen Ting, and the money was transferred back to him. In addition, he was a small boss of the company and had a lot of salary and bonuses, so it was not surprising that he could buy the house in Rose Garden in full.
If Chen Ting wants to buy it, it's totally possible. She can sell the house she lives in now. The money from the sale plus her remaining savings will be enough to pay at least half of the house price. She can also take out a loan for the rest. She also has several houses to rent out...
If it were before, Chen Jin would definitely think that there was no need for Chen Ting to buy a house in Rose Garden, but now, seeing that basically everyone lives here, it is inevitable that she will leave and their relationship will become more and more distant in the future.
Even my second uncle is thinking about buying a house in Rose Garden, but he doesn't have that much money now, so he probably has to wait a little longer. Once the projects in the suburbs of Xicheng District make money, it will not be difficult for my second uncle to buy a house in Rose Garden.
As he was calculating, Chen Jin was stunned.
In the end, I ended up having to open a business on my own?
After finishing the work here, Chen Jin went to her second cousin's house to help decorate the new house. She pasted wedding characters on the door, wardrobe, and windows, blew up colorful balloons, and hung colorful ribbons in the room. With the bright red wedding bed, the colors of the room were so bright that they blinded her eyes.
Chen Jin was hiding from people while blowing balloons. When she saw someone approaching, she would push them away, "Stay away from me." When she saw others blowing balloons next to her, she always felt that the balloon was about to explode. She stared at it nervously and kept saying, "That's enough. If you blow more, it will burst."
She ended up blowing up three of them herself. Gu Minmin and Chen Ting who were standing next to them were shocked.
Chen Jin felt that the most troublesome things were the small red envelopes, which were to be distributed to the elderly and children for good luck, and the money inside was usually only one cent. But the conditions are different now, so it has been changed to one yuan.
The red paper is cut into squares, and some people are responsible for folding the money, while others are responsible for wrapping the red envelopes.
After finishing his work, Chen Jin raised his hand and saw that his fingers were all red, especially his thumb, index finger and middle finger. Chen Jin pulled Junjun over, rubbed it on his cheek twice, pressed it on his forehead, admired it for a while, and said with satisfaction: "You are the best-looking kid today."
Junjun danced with joy.
He was so small that he never expected that he was the only kid in the room.
After helping, Lin Sen came to find Gu Minmin and said to her, "There are so many wedding customs in Rong City, which makes our previous ones seem so simple."
"No, no, no, you guys are fine the way you are." Chen Jin used to think that their marriage was troublesome, but now he finds that there are even more troublesome things. But people of my uncle's generation still have old-fashioned ideas and believe that marriage should follow the customs of the village in previous years.
I had dinner at my uncle's house and asked a restaurant outside to deliver the food. There were four tables in total, with our own relatives enough to make up one and a half tables, and there were also several families from the village who came to help. Once we had one table, there were a lot of people.
The door of the house was open. The neighbor across the street came back and looked at him for a few more times. My aunt went to give him some wedding candy and told him in advance that there would be a lot of things going on at home tomorrow and it would disturb him.
It's almost the end of the year, and those who should have holidays have already taken them. If you want to disturb others so early in the morning, you should let them know in advance.
The next day, many people went to pick up the bride. In any case, every family in the village sent a representative to go with them. Chen Jin didn't want to join in the wedding party, so he drove Chen Jia and Chen Ting and followed his uncle back to Qiaodong Village.
The last time I came back was for land acquisition, and that was three months ago.
The ancestral hall was completed only last week. She was in Hainan at the time and did not join in the excitement on the completion day. Looking today, the ancestral hall has completely changed.
The house has white walls and gray tiles, and is empty inside. Through the open door, you can see the incense burner inside through the many thresholds. There is a cement ditch in front of the ancestral hall, and the roof is carved with auspicious patterns such as dragons, phoenixes, and lions.
I heard that now only a large framework has been built, and the interior needs to be renovated. Every pillar, window sill, and mural has to be carefully considered. Chen Jia was confused by what he heard, but he had to continue with the renovation anyway.
It looks quite abrupt. A row of high-rise buildings have been built on the left side of the science and technology park, and construction is also going on on the right side, which will surely also be high-rise buildings in the future.
The establishment of such a simple, solemn and dignified ancestral hall there is like a collision between the current open and advanced trend and the feudal antiques.
Perhaps in the future, people who work in the high-rise buildings on both sides will take time to look down from the windows and sigh: There is actually an ancestral hall left here!
I heard that the ancestral hall was demolished during the demolition of Mutang Village, and it has not been rebuilt yet, and perhaps it will never be rebuilt.
Chen Jin felt that the old ancestral hall looked more historic, but the negotiation failed. Now it was rare that the village chief was able to preserve the new ancestral hall.
It was almost eleven o'clock when the wedding car arrived. Then the elders took the newlyweds into the ancestral hall to burn incense and worship their ancestors. The village chief took out a thick, yellowed family tree and added a few strokes on it with a brush. The ceremony here was completed.
Several large firecrackers turned the ground in front of the ancestral hall red.
Chen Jin couldn't see the scene inside clearly even though she was standing on tiptoe outside, so she simply retreated. Then when she heard Chen Yongan calling her, she strode over. Engraved on the stone tablet on the wall was a list of donations for the construction of the ancestral hall.
Chen Yongan read through the lists one by one, and then, as if he had discovered something extraordinary, he pointed at a name and exclaimed, "Third sister, is this the name of our second aunt?"
Chen Jin nodded, "Yes, my mother will give one share, and I will give one share too."
"Is this possible?"
"What's wrong with that?"
Chen Yongan didn't understand, but he thought it was very strange. He scratched his head and said, "Don't you think you don't want to be feudal?"
"How can this be considered feudalism? This is clearly my will, the ancestral hall can be opened." Chen Jin said: "I said not to be feudal, but don't think you can do well in the exam by praying to gods. To make money, you have to be down-to-earth and control your hands and use your brain. If you always rely on God, the God of Wealth will run away when he sees you."
As soon as Chen Jin turned around, she saw Chen Wenxing, who looked gloomy. She glanced at him, and just as Chen Jia called her, Chen Jin left and whispered to Chen Yongan, "His expression was quite scary just now. What happened?"
"His wife wants to divorce him." Chen Yongan whispered, "Before, it was Mrs. Chen who instigated Chen Wenxing to divorce, and now it is his wife who wants to divorce him. Aunt Zhou may know why."
"Really... forget it, let's not talk about the bad things today." Chen Jin waved his hand. I'll chat with Aunt Zhou some other day.
After returning to the hotel from the ancestral hall, the rest of the process was much simpler. There is no need for Chen Jin to help with those things, as the elders at home can take care of them. We had the main meal at noon, and then had another meal together with the two families.
In the evening, my uncle came over and left again after a while. I received a call saying that my aunt had started the war. Gu Minmin and Lin Sen, who had just eaten a few bites, also wanted to follow. In the end, the third cousin drove them and their second uncle and aunt to the hospital.
My uncle couldn't leave even if he wanted to. Besides his own relatives, the ones left to eat were also relatives from Zhuang Yao's side. He and my aunt had to stay to entertain the guests.
It was not until nine o'clock in the evening that the hotel finally finished. After sending the relatives out, the uncle called Chen Jin and said, "Third sister, accompany uncle to the hospital."
The second cousin's eyes twitched. He felt that these two people together would not suffer any loss. But when he was about to say something, his uncle glared at him and stopped him, "You arrange to send the rest of the family back, and don't worry about anything else."
Chen Yongan and Chen Jia also wanted to go, but were both scolded for "making trouble". The two of them looked at the third sister being taken away by the uncle, and curled their lips in grievance: Why are we just causing more trouble?
Chen Jin sighed. The eldest uncle was probably afraid that the second uncle, second aunt, cousin Minmin, and cousin-in-law together would not be able to say a word in reply and would suffer a great loss.
As soon as Chen Jin got in the car, he saw that his uncle looked unhappy, so he joked while driving: "Uncle, you called me over here, didn't you want me to quarrel with them?"
The uncle glared at her unhappily and said, "You're the only one who didn't drink, so I have to call you."
Oh, it’s not just about calling her over to have a quarrel. She also thinks that making a quarrel in the hospital is quite unethical. It was okay last time because it was in an independent ward, but we can’t have a quarrel outside the delivery room this time, right? That's not a good look.
It turns out that some people just can't be treated well.
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