Chapter 439 Parental Love (16)
Xie Zhiqiang also told his father what happened at the tea party today.
Xie Dawei stopped wiping the wine vase and curled his lips.
"You're still young and don't know, but Aunt Wu came into the family with nothing when she married.
Your uncle Wu gave a large bag of grain to my father-in-law’s family. Grain was very valuable back then.”
What he hated most was Aunt Wu gossiping about his family behind their backs.
Every time he ate meat at his house, she could smell it.
Within two hours, everyone in the alley, young and old, knew about it.
Xie Zhiqiang is afraid of trouble. When he encounters someone who is unreasonable, he can neither beat him nor scold him.
"Dad, it's a good thing I didn't find a girl from a family with complicated relationships."
"When you and Xiulan get married, you will be the head of the family. You just need to work hard and hand over your salary on time."
Xie Dawei also began to feel fortunate that Gao Xiulan fell in love with his silly son.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to raise my son to this age and then take care of him.
Xie Zhiqiang nodded honestly: "Dad, don't worry, I will do it."
"That's good to know. Wait until the New Year to do the general cleaning and clean up the rooms in your house.
The walls were papered, the rat holes were cleaned out, and the broken tiles on the roof were replaced.
And make a box out of your pile of carpentry stuff and put it away. Don't give your father-in-law a chair with wobbly legs."
"Dad, how could I do that? Oh, Dad, look, this is the comb that Uncle Three gave me.
How is it? Does it look good?
"Your uncle's cooking skills are definitely impeccable. It just so happens that they are a pair, one for you and one for Xiulan."
"Dad, do you want it? Or I can make one for you sometime?"
"Son, please come on, don't make things worse.
I, your dad, don’t have much hair to begin with, and what will happen if I comb it with your bristly comb?
Why didn’t you say you were giving it to your wife? Why did you have to come here and torture an old man like me? "
"Dad, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes you made back then were so salty, and you didn't let Mom eat it."
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After the Spring Festival in 1955, Xie Zhiqiang was looking forward to the arrival of spring.
In order to pick a good day, Old Man Gao specially found a blind old woman in the village, stuffed two eggs into her eyes, and calculated an auspicious day.
Xie Dawei naturally had no objection. The two families agreed that the couple would take photos and get their marriage certificate during the day, and then sit together for a good meal in the evening.
As for getting married nowadays, there is no need to invite people to dinner. We are all ordinary families and there is no need for such a grand ceremony.
Generally, I buy some fruit hard candies and give a few to each family to sweeten their mouths.
"Xiu Lan, let's go to the photo studio and take some pictures first."
Xie Zhiqiang was wearing a Zhongshan suit today, which made him look particularly straight and upright, like a young poplar.
There was a black pen tucked into his pocket in a pretentiously literary way. It was a gift from Gao Xiulan.
Gao Xiulan also dressed up specially today, with a single braid and the hair on both sides of her temples curled with a pencil.
He wore a red coat over a sweater on the upper body and simple black pants on the lower body.
"Let's go."
The two walked side by side, and today they were going to Qianjin Photo Studio.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw a young couple who had just finished taking a photo. The female comrade was holding her braids and met Gao Xiulan's gaze with a friendly smile.
Nowadays, a wedding photo is not cheap. It is still worth it to wait for the photo to be developed and look at it carefully in your hands.
"Master Gao, my partner and I came here to take a photo."
Master Gao was fiddling with his camera and looked up when he heard a familiar voice.
"Hey, you really found a partner? The last time I heard your dad say that, I thought he was joking."
"Master Gao, this is my partner, Comrade Gao Xiulan."
He introduced his girlfriend with a little reserve, and Gao Xiulan smiled with her eyes curved.
It was her first time in the photo studio, and her eyes were full of curiosity.
But she was not panicking. It was just a photo shoot. She was not ugly, so what was there to be afraid of?
"Your last name is also Gao, and you're a pretty girl. It's really pleasing to the eyes that you two took a photo together today."
Although he is called Master Gao, he is actually not that old.
However, he started working very early and ran a photo studio.
Because of my good skills and ideas, the photos I take are of high quality, so my business is pretty good.
"Just sit on the stool, you can get a little closer, yes, yes, that's it.
Zhiqiang, don't get so close to me. You're squeezing Comrade Xiulan's braid.
Oh, okay, let’s all smile, Zhiqiang. Actually, you don’t have to show all your teeth when you smile, just hold them in a little.
Comrade Xiulan, pay attention to this shot, one, two, three, OK."
Master Gao fiddled with it and looked very professional. Under his guidance, the couple took their first photo together.
"Master Gao, here, can you give me an extra copy of this photo?"
Xie Zhiqiang was waiting for him to count the money when he suddenly thought of something to add.
He plans to give one to his father-in-law when the time comes.
"Okay, no problem. Come pick it up in three days."
After taking the photos, the two came out and met Wu Shengli and Diao Yulian who came out with them.
The two got their marriage certificate last week, but Diao Yulian just moved into the compound today.
Wu Shengli saw the two of them, smiled and greeted them.
The two groups met and then went their separate ways.
Xie Zhiqiang felt that Wu Shengli was quite tactful today and didn't come over to disturb him.
Gao Xiulan had just moved her things into the compound today. When she went out to the bathroom, she met Diao Yulian.
This person is also strange. He is obviously not familiar with her, but he insists on asking her all kinds of questions.
They are all newly married young wives, and they all have to figure things out slowly. She doesn't know much more than others.
After talking for a while, we finally got to the point. It turned out that he came to inquire about her dowry.
She was very surprised at the time and walked into the courtyard after a few words.
She also observed that the relationships between the families in the compound were just chatting when they had nothing to do, and trivial matters would occasionally happen on weekdays.
She also heard Zhiqiang say that Comrade Dawei had quarreled with Aunt Wu before, and the two families were very embarrassed at the time, but the relationship eased over time.
Anyway, in her opinion, living a good life is the most important thing.
They were all of the same generation, so there was no need for her to be tolerant all the time and scold those shameless people to destroy her prestige.
In the village, Gao Xiulan often had verbal fights with others, and she would roll up her sleeves to fight for real. She did farm work all year round, so she was quite strong.
If you make any more noise, she'll throw a huge slap at you without a word, and she can even twist the mouth of a troublemaker.
Before she could finish her thought, they arrived at the place.
"Comrade, we are here to register our marriage."
Xie Zhiqiang's voice was so excited that it trembled slightly.
"Let me see your household registration book. Are you old enough?"
The lesbian at the marriage registration office is in a good mood. Every day is a happy event for her and she is in a good mood.
"Here we are, comrade, take a look."
Gao Xiulan took something out of her bag and handed it over.
Today's marriage certificate is a printed certificate, and the registrar fills in the names, ages and date of certificate issuance of both parties by hand.
Finally, stamp it with a red stamp, make two copies, and hand them over.
"Okay, congratulations on becoming a revolutionary couple."
"Thank you, comrade. Have some candy to sweeten your mouth."
Gao Xiulan carefully put the marriage certificate into her bag, and Xie Zhiqiang took out the fruit candies he had prepared in advance and stuffed a few of them into her bag.
"You are so kind, thank you. I hope you two will have a sweet life in the future."
The smile on the female comrade's face became more and more obvious, and words of blessing came out of her mouth.
After the couple went out, they both breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other.
They got married today~
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