A few days ago, Jiang Dongmei met someone from the production team at work. The person told her that her second sister had a boyfriend and they were planning to get married. She immediately asked her husband, who was resting, to come back and ask what was going on.
She was afraid that it was people outside who were spreading rumors. If someone said something that didn't happen, how would her second sister get married in the future?
She didn't expect that when she came back and asked, it turned out to be true. The man had even set a date for proposing marriage, and was planning to ask her third brother to find time to come to the city to tell her. She didn't expect that they already knew about it, so she took a day off early and took the time to come back today, just to see what her future brother-in-law looks like.
I didn't expect that my future brother-in-law is so good. He has found a job for my younger sister before they even get married. But when I think about it, my younger sister is so smart, how could she just find someone casually?
Jiang Mengxue and the other person didn't waste any time. They just tidied up their clothes and came out, thinking they didn't want to be laughed at if they stayed for too long.
It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and Gu Qingbei and the others were preparing to return to the city, so they did not follow them back to the Leap Team.
Jiang's mother, along with Jiang's wife and others, gave half of the gifts they had sent to them and let them take them back. Uncle Gu and the others refused to take them. After all, they had separated a long time ago, and the things were bought by Gu Qingbei himself. It was up to Gu Qingbei himself to decide how to deal with the return gifts.
Aunt Gu wanted to take it, but when she saw that Uncle Gu didn't agree, she didn't dare say anything and could only feel resentful in her heart.
Gu Qingbei sent them out of the village and asked Uncle Gu to lock the door of the old house. At the same time, they discussed how many tables of wine to set up on the wedding day. After roughly counting the relatives at home and the comrades invited by Gu Qingbei, they temporarily decided on seven tables, with a budget for one more table.
"Uncle, please hire a chef for me. I'll have all the food and ingredients delivered a day in advance. Let him take care of the cooking. If you're short of manpower, you can hire a few from the village. I'll pay them all."
As he said that, he took out twenty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Uncle Gu. Uncle Gu did not refuse and took it directly.
"Okay, don't worry, I'll make all the arrangements for you. The second child will also be back two days early, and we'll also be counting on you to pick up the relatives who live far away."
Nowadays, people’s relatives are more distant from each other, unlike in later generations where many relatives do not know each other.
When Gu Qingbei got married, he had to invite several aunts and great-aunts from all over the family, as well as his grandmother's family, that is, Gu's father's uncles and cousins, and several aunts' uncles from their families. These were not too far away. If he wanted to have a big wedding, he would have many relatives, but it was not necessary. Gu Qingbei might not come back often in the future, and he didn't know many of his relatives, so having a decent number of them would be fine.
After the matter was settled, Uncle Gu and his companions went back. On the way back, they were reluctant to ride in the ox cart, for fear that the ox would be too tired. Looking at their attitude, Gu Qingbei wished he could carry the ox on his back and go back.
Uncle Gu and his wife wanted to stay at home for another night, so they didn't go back to the city with them.
When Jiang Mengxue returned home, she was chatting with her elder sister, talking about her younger sister's work in the city and her search for a partner.
Now Jiang Mengxue's marriage is settled. What Jiang Dongmei is most worried about now is her younger sister. She is afraid that she can't find a suitable one and that she will be cheated outside.
"You're really worrying about nothing. This isn't even a possibility. I'll have someone find someone of the right age. I'll also inquire about the other person's family and character in advance. I think it's best to find someone with a simpler family. You know the situation in the city. It's difficult to get a room. If you get married and the whole family lives together, my sister's personality will definitely be hurt. To avoid conflicts every day in the future, it's better to find someone with a simpler family from the beginning."
Thinking about my eldest sister's family situation, isn't this the kind of family she was talking about?
"What about you? Have you ever thought about finding a house to live in separately? Now the whole family eats and drinks together every day. I heard that you pay most of the living expenses every month, and your mother-in-law gives it to your brother-in-law.
Xiaowei is still young now. If you have a second and third child later, your expenses will also increase. The living expenses will increase, and how much will you eat? How can Xiaowei not suffer if he lives with your sister-in-law's children? Your mother-in-law doesn't seem to be a very reasonable person.
Jiang Dongmei's in-laws' family is also quite complicated. Her eldest brother and sister-in-law got married early, and except for the rooms where her parents-in-law live, the biggest and best ones in the house belong to them. There are two children in the family, one a few years older than the other, and the other is the same age as Xiaowei. When the children play together, Xiaowei is always the one who is bullied, and Sister-in-law Chen never suffers any loss.
Although Jiang Dongmei's job was funded by her husband's family, she didn't ask for any betrothal money. The betrothal money for her elder uncle and younger brother-in-law's weddings was no less than what she spent on her job. Besides, most of their wages had been handed over in recent years. It was only last year when her younger brother-in-law spent more on his wedding that her elder sister-in-law got angry and made a big fuss. Her father-in-law was also afraid that their mother-in-law would give all the family assets to her younger brother-in-law and offend his two sons who could be relied on. So he ordered that they should keep their wages from then on. Even so, her mother-in-law pretended to be sick at home for half a month.
"What can we do? Based on your brother-in-law and I's years of service, it won't be our turn to get a room for many years."
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