A pair of coincidental jade pendants instantly brought the engaged couple closer together.
Su Qingzhu and Si Jingyu smiled at each other, completely getting out of the state of silence.
The previously dull atmosphere became much more lively because of this smile.
Su Xiaodi's originally tense face also relaxed. He heard from his mother that this future brother-in-law was not here to snatch his sister from him. The future brother-in-law would be like them and would treat his sister very well.
So he behaved very well today. He didn't stick to his sister all the time, nor did he show hostility towards his future brother-in-law.
The matter of the jade pendant was soon forgotten by the engaged couple. After all, there was not much point in dwelling on something that was unexpected to both parties involved.
The answer will always appear, at some unexpected time in the future.
It’s like looking for something. You try hard to find it, but when you forget about it, it suddenly appears one day.
It's amazing.
So Su Qingzhu started looking for topics to talk about.
From her mother, she learned about Si Jingyu's family situation. His mother worked in a hospital, and his father, eldest brother and second sister all served in the army. He was rather special.
Si Jingyu, who is 18 years old this year, did not want to join the army or the government department, so he directly signed up to go to the countryside.
She was a little surprised at the time. She had seen him catch spies before, and she guessed that he was using going to the countryside as a cover to carry out a secret mission.
But there is no way to know the specific details.
What her mother knew might be what he told others.
Su Qingzhu didn't intend to delve into the matter. Everyone has their own secrets, including hers, and hers is the biggest, most terrifying, and most bizarre.
Besides, the two of them are only engaged now, and they are still more than a year away from the legal age for marriage. Who knows if there will be any unexpected changes along the way.
"Are you two buddies?" Su Qingzhu pointed at Zhang Zhe who was playing with a tin frog to amuse her brother.
The man was tall and big, and he looked quite large even when he squatted down. Her brother was like a chubby little ball in front of him. The amazing thing was that these two could actually play together.
Si Jingyu glanced at Zhang Zhe, who was laughing and rubbing Su Xiaodi's head, and nodded, "I've known you since we were wearing open-crotch pants."
More than a dozen people who grew up together have very different personalities. I have to say that genes are really powerful.
"No wonder they have such a good relationship and even came to the countryside together."
"He," Si Jingyu's cold expression suddenly showed a hint of helplessness, "as soon as he heard that I signed up to go to the countryside, he immediately ran to sign up too. I couldn't stop him."
He looked as if he was saying, "There's really nothing I can do about him," but he couldn't hide his happiness in his eyes.
This is probably what good friends should be like. They may look disgusted when talking, but their hearts are filled with happiness.
Su Qingzhu laughed twice, "Sharing happiness and hardships together is good."
"That's probably what he was thinking at the time, but he didn't expect that life in the countryside wasn't so hard, it was actually quite interesting."
"Haha~" Su Qingzhu laughed as she recalled the mixed expressions of love, hate, anger, and rage on the faces of the older ladies when they talked about them. "You two received a warm welcome right after you arrived."
Thinking of this, Si Jingyu couldn't help but give her an innocent look.
It’s not that we are popular, it’s obviously because our family backgrounds are popular, but we are the ones who suffer. It’s really an unprovoked disaster!
When he gave this look, Su Qingzhu's first impression was that an immortal had descended to earth.
She was stunned for a moment, and wanted to say something after a while, but the chef had already called for the meal to begin.
Su Qingzhu looked at Si Jingyu, who had recovered as before, and said, "Let's go eat."
"Um."
The chef racked his brains to prepare a good meal. Fortunately, the Zhang family prepared enough ingredients, otherwise it would not be enough for him to cook.
He made ten dishes, four cold and six hot, implying perfection.
Among the ten dishes, except for one vegetable, all others are meat dishes, and six of them are pure meat.
Even Si Jingyu and Zhang Zhe could not hide their surprise at the food.
They knew that the Su and Zhang families attached great importance to Su Qingzhu, but they didn't expect them to attach so much importance to her. This meal was even better than what they had at home during the Chinese New Year.
Seeing their expressions, Uncle Zhang strode to the table with his head held high, his face vividly expressing the words "This table of food is all thanks to me, you should praise me."
Although the money and notes were all provided by the third brother, having money and notes alone was not enough, there also needed to be channels.
He was the one who found this channel!
If time wasn't so tight, he could have found more!
On the day of Nannan's wedding, he will definitely be able to prepare sixteen dishes, or even more!
Su Qingzhu was amused by her second uncle's complacent look, and thought that this personality was quite to her liking and so funny.
Uncle Zhang caught a glimpse of Su Qingzhu looking at him from the corner of his eye, and immediately turned his head to look over. He blinked at Su Qingzhu aggrievedly, as if to say: Uncle is so awesome, Nannan, why don't you praise your uncle?
Su Qingzhu burst out laughing and gave her second uncle a thumbs up. Her second uncle was so awesome!
Uncle Zhang was very satisfied. He turned around and winked at his eldest brother: Hehe~ Nannan praised me, not you!
Uncle Zhang: “…”
I am not jealous, not jealous, not jealous at all!
I just thought his brother's smile was so stupid! So stupid! And embarrassing!
snort!
Su Qingzhu: "..."
These two uncles are indeed brothers, and they are very similar when it comes to competing for favor - both are quite childish.
The matchmaker was not surprised to see the dishes. She had inquired in detail before the matchmaking. The most precious thing to the Su and Zhang families was the only girl among the younger generation.
These dishes not only show the appreciation for the woman, but also express the importance attached to the man.
The most important thing is that the man's conditions are too superior. If the woman does not show an equal attitude, it is hard to guarantee that the man will look down on her.
It's just right now, giving both sides a sense of equality.
In a marriage relationship, equality is the key to longevity.
The people who delivered the betrothal gifts were all porters hired by the town's department store. When they saw the dishes, they were secretly shocked.
However, they thought that this family had put a lot of effort into arranging this marriage, and they probably owed a lot of foreign debts.
They only saw that the woman lived in a yellow mud and thatched house. Even though today was the engagement day, the clothes worn by the woman's family still had a lot of patches on them. In contrast, the man's family was completely different and there was no comparison at all.
How could they know that the reason why the Su family hadn't demolished the house and rebuilt it was not because they had no money, but because they didn't dare to use the money even if they had it, and the source of the money was inexplicable.
Everything on the mountain is collective property, and private transactions are not allowed. What can they do?
Originally, they were thinking of using Su Qingming as an excuse to build a house in two years, but now that they have the betrothal gift, they have a ready-made excuse.
They planned to wait until Si Jingyu's house was almost finished, and then discuss with the workers whether they could help build one for them as well.
There were two tables of engagement meals, and both the host and the guests were delighted and praised the meal highly.
After dinner, the matchmaker and the workers left first. Si Jingyu and Zhang Zhe wanted to stay a little longer, so Su's father and mother let them do as they pleased.
The two grown men sat in the yard, drinking tea and watching Su Qingzhu accompany Su Xiaodi for a walk to help digest the food, and then watched her gently coax Su Xiaodi to take a nap, and then left.
Su Qingzhu: "..."
So you two stayed just to watch me take care of the child?
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