"Oh dear, Lao Li, sister-in-law, we've been so bad at entertaining you!"
After toasting everyone, Ruan Minqiang, accompanied by Chen Juan, walked over to Li Yaohua with his wine glass in hand and greeted him cheerfully.
As old comrades-in-arms, the two had an extraordinary friendship. In addition, not only did the other party now hold a high position, but his younger relatives were also successful. Li Yaohua was even more determined to maintain a good relationship with him.
Hurriedly standing up from the stool and raising his wine glass, Li Yaohua congratulated Ruan Minqiang, saying, "Old Ruan, congratulations! You've found a wonderful son-in-law; everyone's so envious!"
Hearing his former comrade-in-arms's words, Ruan Minqiang also sighed: "Yes, who would have thought that the promising young man you praised would become my son-in-law!"
"Old Ruan, you're just being hypocritical, you got the benefit but didn't recognize each other in the first place!"
Thinking back to the first time he met Zhou Jingyun at Li Yaohua's house, Ruan Minqiang laughed heartily: "So this is fate!"
At first glance, I knew this kid was good!
Hearing this, Chen Juan quickly tried to smooth things over: "Oh dear, Lao Ruan has had too much to drink, he's talking a bit too much!"
She was afraid that what her man said would make people think he was showing off.
However, Li Yaohua's wife said sincerely, "Sister-in-law, Brother Ruan is not exaggerating. Comrade Zhou is really outstanding. He is the most outstanding young man I have ever met. You have no idea how envious I am of you having such a son-in-law!"
"Yes, sister-in-law, Old Ruan wasn't exaggerating. I've witnessed Comrade Zhou's excellence firsthand..."
The group praised Zhou Jingyun one after another. That night, no matter which table they went to, they heard such compliments. Chen Juan couldn't help but feel a little flattered. The couple were so happy to be praised that the sadness of their daughter's marriage dissipated a lot.
The Ruan brothers were engrossed in eating; such delicious food was a rare treat in the army.
Although I was a little sad about my sister getting married, the banquet was really delicious.
But why does it seem like getting married is quite expensive?
Even Ruan Wenbin, while stuffing food into his mouth, thought to himself: Luckily I got married early, otherwise, according to Zhou Jingyun's standards, I'm afraid I would never be able to find a wife in this lifetime.
As Ruan Miaomiao's godparents, Qin Fengying and Sun Deming sat at the table on the maternal side of the family, along with the Zheng couple and several of Ruan's relatives.
Pushing through the crowd, they saw their daughter's happy smile under the glittering lights. The couple smiled at each other: It's wonderful that their daughter has found happiness in this world!
As for the best man, Zheng Sinian, when he accompanied Ruan Miaomiao through the ceremony, he looked at the beautiful and charming woman and silently thought to himself: In this way, can I also be considered as having participated in her marriage and accompanied her for a while?
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“Miaomiao…”
After being disturbed outside until late at night, Zhou Jingyun finally managed to shake off his relatives and friends before he was able to push open the door to his and Ruan Miaomiao's bedroom.
Before pushing the door open, he was very careful, afraid that the woman might be asleep and that his action would disturb her.
However, when the door was pushed open, a woman wearing a bright red nightgown was sitting in front of a lamp, her brows furrowed as she scribbled something on a piece of paper.
Instantly, Zhou Jingyun's heart tightened: Who had offended his Miaomiao?
Hearing the noise, Ruan Miaomiao turned around and saw that Zhou Jingyun had already washed up. She quickly said, "Quick, come help me!"
Upon hearing his wife's call, Zhou Jingyun immediately went over and saw a sheet of paper in front of him filled with vertical numbers, clearly indicating that she was calculating something.
"Ah Yun, quick, help me calculate how much money we've received in gifts!"
I calculated it three times, and the results were different each time!
Ruan Miaomiao quickly got up to make way for Zhou Jingyun and pressed him down to sit.
In an instant, Zhou Jingyun suddenly realized: on their wedding night, his wife wasn't thinking about sleeping, or even sleeping with him, but instead was excitedly calculating how much money she had received as wedding gifts!
Wow, what an adorable little money-grubber!
It seems I need to earn more money in the future, since Miaomiao seems to really like money.
Thinking that if I finished calculating sooner, I could go to bed with Miaomiao sooner...
Zhou Jingyun had an idea, picked up a pen, and started calculating from the ledger of gifts received...
After counting a few names, Zhou Jingyun suddenly looked up at Ruan Miaomiao and said, "Why don't we just count how much money we have?"
Do you think I'm stupid?
Ruan Miaomiao met Zhou Jingyun's gaze and said with a coquettish smile, "My parents collected the money from my family's side, they haven't given it to me yet. They only gave me the account book for the gifts they received, how could I possibly count the money correctly!"
"Okay, okay, I'll calculate it right away!"
After hearing Miao Miao's words, Zhou Jingyun realized that he had been too hasty: How could his wife be wrong?
My wife is always right.
"Miaomiao, it's a bit chilly in the room. Go to bed and warm yourself up. I'll be right there!"
Zhou Jingyun rubbed his hands together and buried himself in calculations.
Half an hour later, Zhou Jingyun's calculation finally matched one of the three results that Ruan Miaomiao had calculated.
"Miaomiao, I've calculated it. It's a total of five thousand six hundred and seventy-five yuan. I didn't bother with the change!"
This number is astronomical when it comes to wedding gift money.
After all, these days, a worker's monthly salary is only around forty.
When visiting relatives, people usually bring a gift of one or two yuan, or even five or seven mao in some places. In some rural areas, people even bring ten or so eggs or a pound of brown sugar or a pound of white sugar to a banquet.
Therefore, such a large sum of money as a wedding gift is simply astronomical.
However, thinking about it, it makes sense. Both sides' relatives give high monetary gifts in order to ensure their children are valued in the other family.
This doesn't even include the houses the five Zhou sisters bought for Zhou Jingyun and Ruan Miaomiao, the house the Ruan family gave to Ruan Miaomiao as part of her dowry, or the house Qin Fengying and her husband bought for Ruan Miaomiao.
In addition, Qin Fengying and Sun Deming privately gave Ruan Miaomiao 10,000 yuan as dowry money, which she was to keep as her private savings.
Chen Juan also gave five thousand yuan as dowry, which Ruan Miaomiao was to save herself.
Of course, Ruan Miaomiao wouldn't tell Zhou Jingyun about this money.
After all, even after marriage, Ruan Miaomiao's motto remains: "The money you earn is mine, and my money is still mine!"
A woman's position is secure only when she has money in her hands!
After all, a man's money is not as reliable and tangible as the money in his hand or the numbers in his bank account!
Zhou Jingyun had no idea that Ruan Miaomiao had secretly saved so much money, and even if she did, she wouldn't care.
After all, he had to hand over all the money he earned to Ruan Miaomiao. Why would he covet what her family gave him?
How can a man who is capable of earning his own money covet the money in his wife's pocket?
Besides, so much time has already been wasted on their wedding night, and he doesn't want to waste it.
As Zhou Jingyun approached the bedside, thinking about what he needed to do next, the usually composed and mature man couldn't help but feel a little nervous...
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