Then, Meng Suqin and Meng Fuyan chatted enthusiastically, and even after they finished their meal, they were still talking. Meanwhile, Gu Tingzhi and Lu Guozhong were discussing the wedding date and some wedding details.
When Lu Guozhong went to work and Meng Yunji went to school, Meng Suqin still hadn't had her fill of fun.
Meng Fuyan was exasperated. "Mom, that's enough already. There are only two of us, Tingzhi and I. Why do we need so much?"
She was indifferent to heavy quilts; they felt suffocating when pressed against her body, but she could barely tolerate lighter ones.
Meng Suqin disagreed, saying, "I've finally managed to marry off my daughter after all these years, and you won't let me have a good time? You're my only daughter, so I have to prepare everything I need. I need to prepare six quilts, as well as swaddle blankets, blankets, clothing fabric, and sweaters and yarn for the baby to wear when she grows up. Did you buy cotton and yarn today?"
Meng Fuyan nodded obediently, "I'll buy it, I'll buy it. Ten pounds of cotton and twenty pounds of yarn, in several colors."
"Not enough. Six quilts plus mattresses, what can this little bit of cotton do? Not even enough yarn. You've been traveling too much abroad these past few years, seen too much, to the point that you don't appreciate these things anymore. Let me tell you, you need to adjust your mindset quickly. You're going to live here in the future, so you have to integrate into the local lifestyle."
“Other girls want to prepare as much dowry as possible for their wedding, the more the better, but you don’t even care.”
Meng Fuyan sighed. That was true. She had lived too luxuriously abroad these past few years and seen too many good things. Now that she was back, she was really having a hard time adjusting.
I didn't really care about those things.
However, her mother's words made sense. Meng Fuyan took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll change it. Quilts, right? Six quilts plus mattresses, then quilt covers and quilt linings, pillows, two pairs of pillowcases, two blankets, and then the children's swaddle blankets and blankets. Prepare at least two sets."
"A bicycle radio, a full set of furniture, and two imported watches. I don't need clothes and shoes; I've already bought them today. Mom, please give me some fabric and yarn as part of my dowry. Oh, and I want a refrigerator. Bring me a refrigerator by carrying it high up. Everything else is negotiable, but this is a must."
Meng Suqin nodded. "It will look proper if these things are brought out. As for the refrigerator, only Friendship Store has it. You'll have to ask your dad for that; ordinary people can't buy it."
As she spoke, Meng Suqin sighed, "Times have changed. No matter how much we prepare, we only have this much. In the past, we wouldn't have needed to be so frugal. Your mother could have given you a whole street of shops as a dowry, boxes of jewelry, and even a car. But now, even if we could get those things, we wouldn't be able to use them."
Just think about all the jewelry the Meng family hid away. If it were still the old days, how prestigious would their daughter be if these things were displayed as a dowry?
Look at all this stuff now!
Cotton quilt, woolen yarn, bicycle?
It's simply unbearable to look at.
Even though her grandparents were servants, their wedding was much more glamorous and respectable than this.
Meng Fuyan burst out laughing, "Don't worry, Mom, you'll have all of these in the future. You can give them to me then."
Meng Suqin raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
Meng Fuyan shrugged and laughed, "Isn't the situation much better now? Doing business has been a rule for thousands of years. How can it be so easy to completely abolish it? From ancient times to the present, if you want to get rich, there is only one way, and that is to do business."
"So, maybe before long, things will return to how they were before?"
Meng Suqin liked hearing this. Things had indeed improved a lot in the last two years, so there was definitely something to look forward to.
"If only that were true, then Mom would definitely work hard to make money, make a lot of money, so that all of you would have houses and shops. Even if you never work in your whole lives, you can still support yourselves with the shops."
Meng Suqin was envisioning the future and also thinking about how to prepare a larger dowry for her daughter without seeming too abrupt.
Gu Tingzhi was off all day today. The wedding date had been set, and the two of them had nothing to do for the time being, so they went to their new home to tidy up the yard.
It's bare and empty, it doesn't look good at all. But if you bring in some greenery, it will look much better.
So the two of them went to the nearby market and got some bonsai and some flowers and plants. Gu Tingzhi would have to go to work later, so he definitely wouldn't have much time to do these things. Therefore, they took advantage of his rest time to do as much physical work as possible.
Gu Tingzhi flipped through the pictures on the edge of the yard, and Meng Fuyan, standing beside him, asked, "Where will the wedding be held?"
"It'll definitely be the cafeteria. That's how weddings are held here. I'll prepare extra meat dishes for everyone, and I'll also need to set up a few separate tables for relatives, friends, and leaders."
Meng Fuyan nodded, "That's true."
With so many people in the military, it's impossible to invite everyone; no one can do that. But bringing back some good food to add to the menu is something we can manage.
You should definitely prepare some separately for relatives, friends, and superiors.
"I'll go buy more meat recently. I think the nearby market already has it, right?"
It's been 1975, and it's almost the end of the year, so the regulations aren't very strict anymore. Many places have small markets for trading, but generally only agricultural products can be traded; grains cannot.
Gu Tingzhi nodded, "Yes, it's not far from the military base, and quite a few people go there."
Meng Fuyan was satisfied. "That's good. I'll go take a look tomorrow, and then... we'll add some more, and it'll be done."
They have plenty of supplies in their space, enough for the whole team, but they can't just take them out casually.
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