Getting married in this era is relatively simple, especially for soldiers. Many of them take leave to go home for blind dates, and once the dates are agreed upon, they go through the political review process, then get their marriage certificate and hold the wedding. The whole process can be completed in about a month or even half a month.
Lu Guozhong's personal issues had been a concern for the higher-ups, and they had even considered replacing him. However, Lu Guozhong himself didn't care and had extracted a lot of information from the Sun family's system. He was quite satisfied with his current situation, which is why things have dragged on until now.
Otherwise, given Lu Guozhong's current status, no matter how important the task, he wouldn't still be without a proper home and children.
Now that the Sun family issue has been resolved and the matter is over, his personal life has immediately been put on the agenda.
Originally, everyone was ready to arrange a marriage for him, but he said he wanted to get married himself.
Now, the speed is naturally faster.
Even Meng Fuyan was shocked. "No way, so fast? Uncle, are you in such a hurry to marry my mother?"
The 6th of next month, seven days from now.
Lu Guozhong glared at her. "Nonsense, how could I not be anxious? Tell me, do you have any requirements?"
Meng Fuyan was taken aback. "Me? It's not like you're marrying me, what demands could I possibly have?"
Lu Guozhong angrily tapped her on the forehead, "How can you talk like that? After your mother and I get married, you will be moving in with us. We will also have a wedding. I'm asking if you have any special requests so I can have someone arrange things in the next few days, and then you can move in directly."
"Besides, at this point, you are your mother's family. Now that your mother is getting married, don't you, as her family, have any demands? For example... how much dowry? How big of a house? How many sets of clothes should we buy for your mother?"
Meng Fuyan: "..."
She stared at her father in disbelief. Had she heard correctly?
Is he trying to play the role of the mother-in-law himself?
"Dad, what are you trying to do?"
Lu Guozhong looked a little uncomfortable, but still stubbornly said, "What's wrong? What's so surprising? Your mother and I were in love back then, but we missed each other for so many years because of some misunderstandings. Your father has dedicated half his life to the country and the people. Now that I'm old, I can finally marry the woman I love. Can't I have a grand wedding?"
"All the necessary procedures must be followed; not a single one can be omitted. Otherwise, what's the point of me holding this wedding?"
Meng Fuyan: "..."
This is something he didn't experience when he was young, and now he wants to make up for it all.
Meng Fuyan originally thought that this era was not suitable for being too flamboyant, especially since her father's personality and status were not suitable for being too high-profile. But after hearing this, she suddenly felt that it should be done in a grander way.
Her father's life was indeed somewhat heartbreaking.
Meng Fuyan pursed her lips and said, "Dad, you're right. It should indeed be a grand affair. You should have everything that other people have for their weddings. Weddings require dowries, and you need to buy clothes and shoes. The bride's family will also prepare a dowry, which usually includes quilts, pots and pans, or furniture and other household items. Your house is already fully furnished, so you don't need to prepare that. Why don't you take my mother to buy some clothes and shoes? At least we should buy the bride two decent outfits for the wedding. She should wear a red dress on the day, right?"
"We also need to buy some fabric and yarn, and then there's the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a watch, a sewing machine, a radio, and a watch). You already have these at home, so you don't need them anymore, but you can buy a new watch."
Meng Fuyan smiled and looked at her father, "How about you two buy a pair of watches? A matching couple's set?"
Lu Guozhong's eyes lit up. "This is a must."
"And what about the bride price? How much do you want?"
Meng Fuyan: "..."
"This...you should ask my mother, shouldn't you?"
Lu Guozhong looked at her for a long time, feeling that he couldn't understand what it was like to talk about betrothal gifts, but in the end, he still went to discuss it with Meng Suqin.
Meng Fuyan was overjoyed. It seemed that her father was so immersed in the joy of getting married that he wanted to experience everything that ordinary people go through when they get married!
Meng Fuyan looked at her younger brother, "Yunji, Mom and Uncle are getting married. Shall we go and buy Mom some gifts? Buy lots so that Mom's dowry is bigger, that way she'll have more face."
Meng Yunji was still a little confused at this moment. He didn't understand why his mother was going to marry his uncle.
"Sis, is Mom really going to marry Uncle? Does that mean we'll have to call him Dad from now on?"
Meng Fuyan nodded, "Yes! Mom has had a hard time all these years. Our maternal grandparents are no longer here. People see Mom as a woman raising two children alone and might bully her. So, it would be best to find her a good family to marry into, so she will be much safer."
"Besides, she has a husband now, and maybe she'll have another brother or sister in the future. When I get married and you're all grown up, Mom will still have someone by her side so she won't be lonely. Isn't that good?"
Meng Yunji actually liked Lu Guozhong quite a bit. Hearing this, she nodded and said, "It's really good. Uncle is a very nice person. He has taken good care of me during this time and taught me a lot of things. Moreover, if Mom marries him, then we will really become one family with Uncle Lu's family."
Meng Fuyan nodded, "Yes, from now on we are all family. The three older brothers of the Lu family are our cousins."
Meng Yunji was quite pleased with this, and...
"Will there really be younger siblings?"
Meng Fuyan nodded, "Yes, that's what Mom said. She said she's planning to have another baby, a younger brother or sister. Maybe next year you won't be the youngest."
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