My uncle came to pick up my aunt the next morning. He looked relieved and said, "They've been sent away, but they haven't returned to their hometown. Gu Jingshen arranged for them to live in an old courtyard at the garment factory. The owner of that courtyard is the family of one of Gu Jingshen's retired leaders. My aunt said that Gu Jingshen wanted them to see him get married before leaving."
When Meng Changyi heard this, the heavy stone in her heart finally fell to the ground. She waved her hand and said, "No matter where they go, as long as we can have peace and quiet at home, that's enough." After that, she took Zhang Yimeng back home that day and started packing her luggage.
Before leaving, Zhang Yimeng's face was full of reluctance. She held Meng Si Ning's hand, her eyes full of attachment, and muttered: "Sister, I will come again during the holidays... Little brother Lin, I will come again."
Meng Si Ning smiled and nodded, and responded softly: "Okay, come when you are free."
Little Brother Lin pouted and said nothing, which was considered as his agreement.
At the Xia family's side, the wedding day is approaching, and time is as tight as a taut string.
Liang Tianying has been very busy these days, shuttling between neighbors all day long to exchange tickets, especially cloth tickets and cotton tickets. He asks everyone he meets and inquires from every family, just to make his daughter's wedding more complete.
As for the Jiang family, today is a very lively day - the Liu family came to propose marriage.
As early as the night before, Jiang Tang had been arranged by her mother Liu Xiulan. At dawn the next day, she had to queue up to buy meat and vegetables in preparation for this important day.
Jiang Tang clutched the money and the remaining tickets, walked out of the compound gate and went straight into the space.
She took out the five pounds of pork belly, a lively fish, and a fat chicken that her best friend had bought for her at the mall last night.
I wandered around the vegetable market for half an hour before taking the food home.
These ingredients are both rich and decent, enough to support this marriage proposal banquet.
Seeing that there were chicken and fish, Liu Xiulan said happily, "I thought if I couldn't buy meat, I'd buy fish. We have a dried chicken at home anyway. I didn't expect to buy everything."
Jiang Tang said proudly: "Mom, I'm super lucky today. Do you need my help?"
"No need. I just wanted to see if your sister is okay. She's been tossing and turning in her room for an hour."
Jiang Tang hurried upstairs and opened her sister's door. Seeing her sister still picking out clothes, she said speechlessly, "Jiang Mo, you only have a few clothes, and you've been picking for an hour."
"Third brother, show me quickly, should I wear this skirt or this blouse?"
"I knew you would be like this, just wait."
Then, she ran to her room and took out a vintage long dress with a green lotus leaf collar and white lace for her sister: "Here, this is for you."
Jiang Mo fell in love with the dress at first sight and said happily, "Little sister, this dress is so beautiful, and it's made of gauze. Where did you buy it and how much did it cost?"
"Hey, you're not calling me by my full name anymore? Looks like my gift was pretty good."
"Hey, stop teasing me. Tell me where you bought it. I didn't see anything like it when I went to the department store a few days ago."
"My best friend gave it to me. She heard my sister was going on a blind date, so she sent it to me. What do you think? My best friend is reliable, right?"
"Your best friend? Meng Si Ning?"
"What?"
"Third brother, this skirt looks very expensive, you should take it if it's given to you."
"Hey, can I ask for it for free? You can wear it or not. If you don't, give it to me. I also spent a lot of salary on it."
"Yes, yes, thank you, little sister. I like it very much."
Jiang Tang shook her head helplessly and took out a headband of the same color and gave it to her.
I also gave her a light lipstick.
Jiang Mo was so happy that he hugged Jiang Tang and kept praising her for how nice it was to have a sister.
After Jiang Mo left, Liu Xiulan looked at her outfit and exclaimed that girls change a lot when they grow up.
"I'm not exaggerating, but in our compound, there are only a few girls who can compare to my two daughters in prettiness, including the one next door."
Jiang Tang touched her face silently, feeling that her mother's words were a bit hollow.
Jiang Guangtao was really impressed by the way his eldest daughter was dressed. He thought that since his daughter was studying medicine, she should also join the cultural troupe.
There were three or four people from the Liu family, including Liu Xinchi, his parents, uncle, and the matchmaker.
As soon as everyone sat down, the Liu family dropped a bombshell announcement - they hoped their two children could get married on November 11th.
Father Liu cleared his throat and explained, "The hospital is counting employees in the fall to prepare for housing construction. If you rush to get married and get a marriage certificate, the company will consider it a late move and it won't count. You have to be married for at least two months to qualify."
When Liu Xiulan heard this, her heart tightened. She secretly glared at her second daughter, Jiang Mo, as if to say, "Such a big deal, and you didn't even tell your family in advance. You're really going to make me angry to death!"
Jiang Mo was frightened by his mother's eyes and quickly lowered his head, like a child who had made a mistake, not daring to look his mother in the eye.
Liu Xinchi, however, felt sorry for his fiancée and quickly stepped forward to help: "Uncle and aunt, we just found out about this. The hospital just notified us. I really want to live with Momo. We will get married sooner or later. We will be together for the rest of our lives. Now that we have this opportunity, we might as well get married sooner. We can still catch up with the housing allocation at the company."
Jiang Guangtao listened and nodded slightly. Although he felt that the time was a bit rushed, he could understand the reason and did not object too much.
Seeing this, Liu's mother patted her chest and assured: "My dear relatives, time is tight, but we will definitely not be careless in buying the necessary items. You can rest assured."
It wasn't the place for a junior like Jiang Tang to interfere in this matter, but she remembered the plot in the book.
The eldest sister once went home to complain that the house allocated by the unit was finally changed to the name of her youngest child by Liu's mother. This was because her sister's house was allocated just when her youngest child was getting married, and the woman insisted on having a new house. Her sister and brother-in-law worked hard for a long time, but the house became someone else's.
In the end, the old couple gave my sister and brother-in-law an old house with two tiled houses in the city. Not only was it far from their workplace, but the road was also very inconvenient. Although it would be nice to have the house demolished and allocated to them in the future, it would still take more than ten years, and they couldn't suffer the loss now.
At that time, because Jiangtang had a bad reputation, the eldest sister was not welcomed by her parents' family and was also despised by the Liu family. Even if she argued with reason, it was of no avail.
After this incident, my brother-in-law finally saw through the true character of his parents, but the matter was done and he could only swallow his anger in silence.
Thinking of this, Jiang Tang took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to speak. "Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, my sister is very precious at home. My mother never lets her do rough work like washing clothes and cooking. My mother always says that my sister's hands are born to hold a scalpel. We have few brothers and sisters, and as you can see from where we live, the conditions are pretty good.
My mother is worried that my sister is soft-hearted and doesn't understand the ways of the world. After she gets married, if she says or does the wrong thing, she'll easily get into conflicts with the family.
So, my mom said that my sister and brother-in-law must separate and live their own lives after they get married. My mom has been helping my sister look for houses recently, but what you said today has saved us that worry.
I just don't know when we can live in this house? When we go through the paperwork, can we go with you to see it? Living in an apartment building is a rare thing nowadays. My sister will be able to live in an apartment building as soon as she gets married. We are really happy and want to participate. Don't worry, my mother also said that we will take care of the furniture for my sister and brother-in-law's new house.
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