Chu's father put the plucked castrated chicken into a clean basin, took out the internal organs, then scrubbed the chicken's skin clean, and then put the whole chicken into the pot to stew.
Chu's mother also cleaned the edible parts of the chicken's internal organs and threw them into the pot to cook.
Cut the ginger into slices and cook it with the chicken to remove the fishy smell.
After about an hour, the aroma of chicken filled the entire kitchen and drifted into other rooms.
In the room, little brother Chu, who was forced by his elder brother to do his homework, smelled the fragrance and his appetite was aroused.
He wiped the corner of his mouth, luckily he didn't drool and embarrass himself.
"Brother, the meat is cooked, can we eat now? Or we can do it after dinner!"
Little Brother Chu's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to appear at the dining table.
Chu Qi held up her younger brother's math test paper with a score of 30, and asked curiously, "How did you get this score? Is elementary school math difficult?"
For those questions, you can almost complete them by applying the formulas.
Just like the teacher often says, as for the score, even if the test paper is dropped on the ground, stepped on twice, and the machine detects it, points will be given.
Chu covered his face and said, "It's too difficult, I don't even know how to do it..."
"Okay, one more tutoring target."
Chu Qi had no choice but to put the test paper back into Chu Xiaodi's schoolbag and said, "Okay, let's not study for now. Let's go out and chat with the guests."
"Great." Chu's health was instantly restored. As long as he was not asked to study, he would be happy even if he had to carry manure.
The two brothers stayed in the room for more than an hour without going out, just to give Zhang Ruan space to talk to her parents.
They had probably finished chatting at this point, and Chu Qi went out and saw them all sitting upright.
Zhang Ruan's eyes were a little red. When she saw Chu Qi, she smiled at him.
“Come and eat!”
Father Chu brought the last dish of stir-fried vegetables to the table, wiped his hands on his apron, and spoke with a simple smile.
Several people all sat down.
At the dinner table, the four elders talked about the engagement.
In the past, the relationship between the grandparents of the two families was good, so they arranged marriages for their children as early as when they were born.
The marriage contract was notarized by the whole village, and the villagers paid a fair amount of money, which was also part of the wedding wine money.
If the engagement is annulled, according to the regulations, the family that proposes the annulment must compensate all notaries with twice the amount of wedding wine money paid.
This is also the reason why, even if the original owner did not like Zhang Ruan and was not satisfied with her, he did not propose to cancel the engagement.
As time passed, the grandparents of both families had passed away, so matters of the wedding fell to Chu Qi's parents to discuss.
Chu's father took out the wine, poured it for Zhang's father, and then talked about the engagement.
Because Zhang Ruan is pregnant and time is tight, and Chu Qi has to go to school after this winter vacation, so it is best to hold the wedding during this winter vacation.
The issue of the bride price was given many years ago, so I won’t mention it now.
The focus is on how and when to hold the wedding.
After chatting for a long time, we finally decided on January 20th, which is a good day for marriage.
The house is a simple tiled house with poor conditions, but Chu Qi has her own room, and after Zhang Ruan gets married, she can live in Chu Qi's room.
The wedding process was also simple, but the decoration was very thoughtful.
I bought balloons, ribbons, red carpets and other things for decoration.
Regarding the guests, Chu Qi sent invitation letters to Zhou Qin and Lin Kai who were in the same dormitory as her university roommates, and Zhang Ruan only sent an invitation letter to Liu Wei.
As for the other classmates, I was just an acquaintance, and some of them I didn’t even know their names, so I didn’t invite them.
The couple also sent invitation letters to their high school, junior high school, and elementary school classmates based on their level of familiarity.
In fact, Chu Qi was not sure whether the two people would come. However, the next day after the invitation was sent out, the two people bought tickets and went to Chu Qi's home.
Liu Wei left a message to Zhang Ruan, waiting for me.
The next day, I booked the train ticket quickly.
On the wedding day, the open space outside Chu Qi's house was temporarily enclosed with plastic film, and tables and chairs were placed on it to entertain guests.
Out of the principle of helping out, Zhou Qin and Lin Kai served as Chu Qi's best men, while Liu Wei and another junior high school classmate of Zhang Ruan served as Zhang Ruan's bridesmaids.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhou Qin and Lin Kai helped to drink a lot of the wine. Chu Qi's face was still normal, but the other two's faces were as drunk as monkeys' butts.
Chu Qi's house has two empty rooms, which are usually used to store sundries. These days, they were cleaned up overnight and put beds and bedding in them for guests from afar to rest. However, there are too few rooms, so most people choose to stay in a hotel in a town a few kilometers away.
After the toast, Chu Qi simply helped Zhou Qin and Lin Kai to the guest room and said with a smile:
"Thank you for your hard work today. I'll bring you some hangover soup later. You can take a rest first."
"Drink... and keep drinking..." Lin Kai's face was red, and there seemed to be water stains in the corners of his eyes. He stared at Chu Qi with drunken eyes and said something nonsense.
As soon as Zhou Qinze touched the bed, he fell asleep without a sound.
Chu Qi laughed, went out and closed the door.
Zhang Ruan changed into another wedding dress and went to pay respects to her parents-in-law with Chu Qi.
By the time the wedding was over, it was already afternoon.
All the guests left, leaving only two drunk groomsmen still in the room.
Lin Kai was almost sober and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze.
His eyes were red and he sniffed from time to time.
Zhou Qin woke up and still felt a headache. He sat up and stretched:
"Hmm...comfortable~"
Lin Kai turned around and glanced at Zhou Qin like a wandering soul, and said enviously:
"You slept so soundly."
"You weren't asleep?"
"I can't sleep..." Lin Kai sighed and turned his head to the wall, as if trying to see something through there.
"Jealous?"
Zhou Qin asked.
"No."
Lin Kai shook his head.
Zhou Qin stopped talking.
In the wedding room.
Zhang Ruan sat on the bed in her wedding dress, waiting for Chu Qi to arrive.
Chu Qi staggered slowly towards the bridal chamber, then closed the door and lifted Zhang Ruan's veil.
Zhang Ruan put on full makeup today. The makeup artist has excellent skills. She magnified her facial features and hid her minor flaws.
Her eyes, modified by eye shadow and eyelashes, looked more lively and beautiful. She blinked and shyly looked at Chu Qi, her husband.
From now on, this was the person she was going to spend her life with.
Zhang Ruan felt shy, excited, and even had an unignorable sense of confusion.
Are we going to live together from now on?
"What are you thinking about?" Chu Qi poured a glass of water and handed it to his wife.
Zhang Ruan was really thirsty. She took a sip of water and said, "I'm thinking about our future life... There will be no one to take care of my parents..."
"Our two homes are not far away. You can go back anytime you want. It's okay."
Chu Qi comforted him, "After school starts, I'll buy you an electric car when I earn some money from my part-time job. It will be more convenient for you to travel back and forth."
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