Izumi
Chen Jin's family also has a Wanfulai suitcase, which was given to her by her uncle after her mother fell ill. It was intended to be left for her as a dowry. The transparent plastic layer on the outside has not been removed and is still placed in the house in Hanlinyuan, together with some old items.
My aunt is now more than five months pregnant. The last time she had dinner with her, she looked fine and her body was able to handle it. But this time we drove to Quan City, following a convoy of my uncle's friends. The road was not all concrete, and there were some bumpy sections, so my aunt clearly said she would not go with them.
But my uncle said that he would go, but he and the Gu family chose to take the train and not go with them.
Chen Jia sighed, "Will the Gu family cause any trouble if they go there? I hope uncle can keep them under control."
Chen Jin glanced at her and said, "You can't rely on your uncle for everything. He's already in his fifties and almost sixties. According to normal working age, he should be retired now."
The eldest uncle is not worried and does not feel at ease. He has to take care of the affairs of his peers and juniors, but there are so many things in the world, how can he take care of them all? ! You can't even take care of your own affairs, but you expect others to help you manage them. Not everyone is your parent.
Chen Jin's words were meaningful. Chen Jia shrank her neck. She had been criticized and educated by her parents during this period. Now she knew she was wrong. It was indeed her who did not think things through that day. The third sister must have been referring to her when she said this.
"Third sister, I'm sorry. I was wrong at that time."
"Yeah." Chen Jin accepted her apology and said, "It's not a bad thing to want to study abroad to improve yourself. It's a good thing that you have the opportunity to apply for an exchange program. I've said it before, you can tell me if you need help. But you can't suddenly attack me without even telling your parents. To put it bluntly, now that you've said it, it's a question whether I should stand on your side or your parents' side. Think about your parents before you make a big decision next time. It's not easy for them either."
Not to mention anything else, when my second uncle and aunt insisted on having only one child, I don’t know how many people made sarcastic remarks about them. After all these years, weren't all the things saved at home meant to be left to Chen Jia?
It would be fine if my second uncle and aunt were difficult to communicate with, but they were not unreasonable people. She would definitely be angry if they didn't inform her in advance about such a big thing as going abroad. If it were my third uncle and aunt, they would definitely beat someone with a feather duster.
"I went back and admitted my mistake to my parents."
"It's okay as long as you know you're wrong. Next time, I'm not kidding, and you don't have to ask me for help."
After passing a tunnel, Chen Jin asked again: "Didn't you tell me what you were worried about before? Are you worried about not having enough money?"
Chen Jia nodded embarrassedly. She thought there wasn't much money available at home, so she was always worried. She thought that if her family couldn't come up with that much money, she would borrow from her third sister first...
But later, when her parents told her about the family situation, she realized that although her family was in foreign debt, it was still no problem to spend 70,000 yuan to send her abroad.
"My parents went to the school to learn about the situation and said they would support me in studying abroad."
"That's fine. Just ask me if you don't have enough money. I still have some." Chen Jin knew that his second uncle and aunt certainly didn't have much savings. They would have to either sell a house or borrow money. Instead of borrowing from the bank and paying interest, it would be better to borrow from his family.
"Yeah." Chen Jia felt guilty. She had been planning to borrow money from her third sister. She mentioned her idea to her parents, and was criticized again, and was told not to always rely on her third sister in the future.
Chen Jin was not interested in studying abroad, but thinking that his students might want to apply for it in the future, he asked Chen Jia what this exchange study program was.
We drove all the way to Wanfulai and picked up the box with the receipt. The auspicious patterns painted in gold on the vermilion box were very delicate. This custom-made box was made entirely of leather. Chen Jin specifically asked for a foam pad to wrap and tie it up, for fear that it would bump into the suitcase behind him along the way.
After getting the box, Chen Jin went to the staff quarters of the Municipal Meteorological Bureau, parked the car at the gate of the staff quarters, unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the driveway: "Go call your parents."
As she spoke, Chen Jin had already gotten out of the car and opened the trunk. In the trunk, besides her small suitcase, there was a custom-made leather suitcase, and several of her uncles had also prepared some other things. Chen Jin didn't ask what was prepared. Anyway, she planned to give another red envelope for the pair of gold bracelets.
As expected, my second uncle and aunt came with some big stuff. Once they stuffed the wedding quilt they had prepared and their luggage into the trunk, it was almost full.
When they leave tomorrow, my second uncle and aunt will also follow her car and go back to Hanlin Garden with her tonight, so that they don't have to come back to pick them up tomorrow.
We had dinner at my third uncle's house, and my aunt and uncle didn't come.
We have to set off at seven o'clock tomorrow, and we will disperse after dinner. After Chen Jin returned home, he prepared a guest room for his second uncle, second aunt and Chen Jia. After returning to his room to take a shower, he went to bed early.
I woke up at just after six the next morning, and after washing up I even had time to go downstairs to buy breakfast.
The next morning they met at the Rose Garden Community. Chen Jin brought his second uncle's family of three, his eldest cousin brought his eldest uncle, eldest aunt and eldest cousin's wife, his second cousin brought Zhuang Yao, Chen Yongan, Chen Ting and Liu Chengzhi, and his third cousin brought his third uncle, third aunt, youngest aunt and Tian Miao.
It was quite amazing that their four cars traveled together. My eldest cousin led the way in the front and soon met up with my uncle's friends' convoy, and then followed their convoy.
The people in this convoy are all veterans, and I don’t know where my uncle made these friends. Chen Jin felt that her uncle's circle of friends was somewhat wide, and he could always find a reliable friend to help him at critical moments.
When she can learn half of her uncle's ability to make friends, she will be able to walk all over Rong City.
The people in the convoy were very familiar with the road conditions, so Chen Jin didn't need to think about how to get there. He just had to follow the car in front.
We stopped at a gas station to rest and give time for refueling and going to the toilet. Taking advantage of this gap, Chen Yongan wanted to exchange the car for Chen Jin's.
Sister Zhuang Yao sat in the passenger seat, so he could only sit in the back row with Sister Tingting and Liu Chengzhi. His second brother arranged for him to sit between the two of them. He was not prone to motion sickness, but he was dizzy from the chatter of the two people next to him.
Before he could be happy, Chen Ting came to his second aunt and said she wanted to switch cars with them. So, in Chen Jin's car, Chen Jia sat in the passenger seat, followed by Chen Yongan, Chen Ting and Liu Chengzhi...
Chen Yongan had a completely hopeless expression, as if saying "Whatever, I'm tired". I guess he was thinking that even if he changed cars he would have to continue listening to those two people's boring chat.
It would be better if they were in the car with second brother just now. With second brother around, the two of them were more restrained and didn't keep talking nonstop. Why do I have so much to say? Aren't they from the same hospital?
Chen Jin was trying hard to hold back her laughter. Every time she saw Chen Yongan's expression, she wanted to laugh.
By the way, Chen Yongan is already a young man in college, but he still hasn't thought about dressing himself up properly and goes home to play games every weekend. My third aunt was a little worried, afraid that he would be persuaded to drop out of school. She also said that she really didn't expect him to have a great future, and he would probably just go home and open a small shop to make a living.
Opening a small shop and living a leisurely life is actually very good.
We set off at seven in the morning and arrived in Quan City at ten forty, then drove all the way to the hotel that Gu Minmin had booked for us.
Gu Minmin was also waiting at the hotel entrance. When she saw the car, she and Lin Sen went to meet it.
The cars drove to the open space behind the hotel and everyone came down carrying their belongings. Now there was help, so Chen Jin only needed to carry his small box. When Lin Sen and Gu Minmin came over and said "thank you for your hard work", Chen Jin looked carefully at Gu Minmin's face.
Well, it looks much happier than in Rong City.
As soon as they arrived at the hotel lobby, Lin Sen's parents rushed over and started talking to several uncles and aunts. Lin's father and mother had met them before when they went to Rong City, but Chen Jin was meeting Lin's father and mother for the first time because she was busy with military training at that time.
"You must have had a hard time driving here. Go upstairs and put your things down and take a rest. We have reserved a table at the restaurant across the street and will go over to eat later."
The uncle hurriedly said: "Don't be polite with us, you have a lot of things to do..."
"It's okay, it's okay. We've already arranged the banquet for tomorrow, so we don't need that much time. It's rare that you come over, so we have to welcome you. Hey, Minmin, Linsen, take everyone upstairs first. I'll go to the restaurant across the street and ask them to get ready to cook."
Chen Jia wanted to come and live in the same room with Chen Jin, so Chen Jin called Tian Miao as well. It was a double room, and it would be fine for the three of them to squeeze in. Otherwise, if Tian Miao, Chen Ting and Zhuang Yao got together, the three of them would not be particularly familiar with each other.
After everyone put their belongings in the room, they called each other and went downstairs to the hotel across the street.
Gu Minmin followed the younger group and walked behind them, while Lin Sen was talking to the elders in front. Gu Minmin will go out from the new house where she and Lin Sen live alone tomorrow, and then go to the banquet hall of this hotel to hold the wedding.
They thought they would get married in the hotel. However, Gu Minmin has already discussed it with Lin Sen's family, so let's just decide it.
"Is your work going smoothly here?"
"It's going very smoothly." Gu Minmin said with satisfaction, "Here you can get a job as a teacher in a good high school in the city. Lin Sen is now working at the oil refinery. Although it was only completed and put into production last year, his family said that this unit has a bright future, and his salary and benefits are not bad now."
Their parents-in-law don't need them to support them in their old age, and they have pensions, so they can lend a hand if they need help in the future. Their work is going well, and their life is so perfect.
I used to be too stubborn, but now I can step back and see that the world out there is so vast.
Just by looking, Chen Jin felt that Lin Sen, her cousin-in-law, was a very good guy. The best thing about him was his family, who seemed reasonable and polite. Think about the old lady from the Gu family... Never mind, there's no way to make a comparison.
The welcoming banquet was a pleasant one. Not only Lin Sen's father and mother came, but also his grandparents, uncles, brothers and sisters came and had the meal together. It was said that this was an old tradition of their family to entertain relatives.
After dinner, the elders didn’t chat enough. Before, they said they wanted to go out for a walk for half a day, but now, they are chatting like brothers, from the development of Southern Province in the past decade to the development of the country in the past decade, and each one is more excited than the other.
Chen Jin looked at his eldest cousin, "Brother, are you still going out?"
Without waiting for his cousin to reply, Junjun nodded vigorously, "Go!"
Afraid that he would be taken away by his parents again, Junjun reached out and rushed towards Chen Jin. After Chen Jin took him, his two fleshy hands tightly wrapped around Chen Jin's neck.
"...If you hold me any tighter, my cousin will fall down."
Junjun put his head on her shoulder and urged her to walk faster.
In the end, it was the second cousin who went to tell the elders that he wanted to go out for a walk, and finally Lin Sen and Gu Minmin took them out. There was no need to drive out in a car, as the interesting places here were all in the old city, and it would be better to take a tricycle.
Chen Jin recently chatted with Professor Kong, who teaches economics in the community, and learned a lot about the economic development of Southern Province. In the past, she thought that Rong City, as the provincial capital, should firmly hold the first place in terms of gross domestic product, but Professor Kong said that this year Quan City has surpassed Rong City to take the top spot.
There are many foreign-funded enterprises in Quanzhou. In recent years, Quanzhou's textile, leather, clothing, building materials and other industries have developed rapidly. They are not only operating in southern provinces and in China, but also exporting their products abroad.
If you don’t leave Rong City, you won’t be able to see the changes in the outside world. I used to be good at studying, but that only taught me some superficial knowledge. I still need to look beyond the world.
But seeing more doesn't mean you have to try everything. Chen Jin got goose bumps when she saw the worm-like earthworm jelly, and she didn't want to get closer when she saw her second brother eating it bite by bite.
"It tastes really good, you should try it, it's true!" When Chen Yongxin saw Chen Jin quietly retreating, he knew that she must not dare to eat it, so he deliberately took a portion and went over to tease her.
Finally, he stopped after being glared at by Zhuang Yao.
Okay, those two are the best.
After spending the whole afternoon outside, Junjun was the happiest one. But Chen Jin was not that happy. Who could be happy being hugged by a fat boy? !
But Junjun still believed that he could only go out to play with his cousin. What a huge misunderstanding!
My eldest cousin and his wife were also very cunning. They walked to the front very quickly and no one knew whose son this was.
"Come down and walk for a while, or your cousin will feed you bugs."
“…I don’t eat.”
"Then come down now."
"Hmph." Junjun slid down, feeling aggrieved, but not daring to resist. He tightly grasped his cousin's index finger and followed listlessly, but quickly stuffed a bottle of sweet drink into his cousin's mouth. He felt that his cousin was the best in the world again.
Before dinner, they returned to the restaurant where they had lunch, and there were many people at the meal. Because Gu’s relatives have also arrived.
When Chen Jin saw Old Lady Gu, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He didn't expect that she was quite willing to make this trip. When Old Mrs. Gu saw her, she didn't look happy either. She must have remembered the last time she was scolded by her in the hospital ward.
Gu Minmin’s attitude towards the Gu family could no longer return to its previous cordiality. She even felt a little annoyed when she saw them. The last time Lin Sen’s parents sent the betrothal gifts to Rong City, if his uncle hadn’t been there, these people would have wanted to cause trouble.
They made trouble for their own pleasure, and when the trouble really started, the whole mess was left to her. These people really didn't consider her at all. Thinking about the past twenty years or so of getting along with them, she really felt that these people were terrible. She had actually been able to pretend like that before. She had never doubted the kindness these people had shown her.
"Minmin, come here quickly." The aunt waved at her and pulled her to sit next to her. It was too late for the people from the Gu family to say anything.
Gu Shunfa found that Gu Minmin was not as warm to them as she was to her uncle's family, and he could hardly keep the smile on his face, but his eldest brother-in-law was there, and he still wanted to build a good relationship with him so that he could continue to drink soup with him in the future. He suppressed his dissatisfaction and greeted the people from the Lin family.
Many people came from the Gu family, including Gu Shunfa and his two brothers, and some younger generations. There are several tables of people here.
Fortunately, they are well behaved.
Chen Jin didn't pay attention to how much dowry the Gu family had prepared. On the next morning, they packed up the dowries prepared by several families and drove together to the new house where Gu Minmin and Lin Sen lived.
My uncle-in-law even stopped my uncle and asked them what they had prepared. My uncle retorted, "Just prepare your own things, don't worry about what we prepare."
How dare you ask this? If I tell others, who would believe that this is my biological father?
There were quite a few people at the new house. Chen Jin went in, gave his share, and then left quickly. The house inside is actually not small, but it can’t accommodate so many people. Several of the young ones were wandering around in the open space downstairs. It seemed that the groom was about to come to pick up the bride, but the people from the Gu family were late. It looks like he brought a lot of things.
It doesn’t matter whether there are more or less things. If the money given is not small, then the things given are just icing on the cake. If you don’t want to pay more, just buy some “big items” to make it look better, that’s all.
However, cousin Minmin probably doesn’t care whether the Gu family gives her any money for the deposit now. They can already afford a share of over 100,000 yuan, so just forget about it.
"Minmin's wedding dress is very beautiful. It makes me want to get a Chinese wedding dress too." Zhuang Yao walked over to Chen Jin and asked, "Have you finished your Western wedding dress?"
"It's done. Let me go to the store to try it on and make some minor adjustments. But I'm out now, so let's go after National Day. Did you and my second cousin order the wedding dress? What style did you order?"
"Hey, Chen Jiaxin from our village opened a photography shop. I plan to ask her to take some photos at West Lake Park. Last time I went to Hangzhou with three other people, I saw people taking wedding photos in the park outside, which looked very beautiful. Then..."
Chen Ting came over and interrupted, "You have already ordered your wedding dress? Chen Jin, why are you ordering a wedding dress?"
"What else can I do? Just be conceited."
Chen Ting: “…” I’ve never seen anyone so vain.
When Lin Sen brought people to pick up the bride, Chen Jin and the others went up to join in the fun for a while. But when they were leaving for the hotel, Gu Shunfa asked them to help bring Old Mrs. Gu and several other elderly relatives over.
Old Mrs. Gu glanced at Chen Jin, then at her second cousin, and then walked towards her third cousin's car.
Chen Jin attended Yang Qian's wedding and heard Lin Xinran, who watched the whole process, say that there were many processes involved. But she thought it was quite simple for her cousin Minmin. After picking up the bride, they came directly to the hotel. There was nothing fancy. Lin Sen's parents, uncle and eldest uncle all spoke, and then the meal started.
As for why the eldest uncle went up... maybe Lin Sen's father felt that the eldest uncle's speech was not very good, so he asked the eldest uncle to go up and speak again.
Listening to the uncle's speech, Chen Jin and the other children at the table rolled their eyes, not understanding why he talked about so many irrelevant things. He was reluctant to let his cousin Minmin marry so far away, and said that a married daughter would become an outsider...
He was not embarrassed, but the guests below were almost embarrassed to death.
Listen to what my uncle said. It was concise and to the point. Let cousin Minmin and Lin Sen live a good life. If they are bullied, don't think too much, pack up and go back to Rong City immediately. The family has enough money to support her...
Chen Jia: "I really don't understand who is the real father!"
I can't understand it. I really can't understand it at all. What kind of parents would say that?
Chen Jin sighed, the world is so big and full of wonders.
“It’s just so outrageous sometimes.”
However, as long as you can stand on your own feet, the attitude of your parents and relatives will be just that.
The banquet here is just a lunch and dinner, but only relatives eat together.
Chen Jin asked out of curiosity and found out that it was not a local custom. It all depended on each family's own arrangements. Some families even had the main meal in the evening. Both.
However, when it was time for dinner and only the Lin family and their relatives were left, my uncle ignored my uncle.
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