Dian Dian's clothes were filthy, so Jiang Xuan had no choice but to take her to the tenement to change.
Lu Shengye helped his grandfather into the house.
Lu Rongde picked up his enamel mug, took a sip of water, sat down, and asked, "Has the marriage application been approved?"
"It's been approved, and I picked up the certificate this morning."
Lu Rongde nodded in satisfaction. He liked people with strong execution skills. "Did you prepare any wedding candy? Give me a piece to try."
Lu Shengye: "No."
"You brat, you've already got your marriage certificate, and you didn't even prepare a piece of wedding candy for Grandpa. I've spoiled you for nothing."
Lu Shengye took two packets of wedding candy from the table. "Here, they're all yours."
"That's more like it." Lu Rongde peeled one open and put it in his mouth.
"I went to Master Zhang's house today to ask about the dates. He said the earliest would be July 19th, and the latest would be October 16th or December 26th. These are the only three dates this year."
"Didn't my little sister say you were going to see a play?"
Lu Rongde said fiercely, "I ran into Master Zhang at the theater, and then I went to their house. What's the problem?"
"Grandpa, no problem."
"July 19th is definitely too late, and the end of the twelfth lunar month is the end of the year, so it will be inconvenient to travel back and forth. My idea is October 16th, when the farmers have finished harvesting wheat and can have a few days off."
"Go write a letter to Xuanxuan's uncle and ask for their opinion. If the time is right, invite them to come up and sit at the table."
Lu Shengye thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa, that family treats Xuanxuan badly, so Xuanxuan may not want them to come."
Lu Rongde, who had experienced a lot, wasn't too surprised. "No matter what, they helped raise Xuanxuan and are Xuanxuan's family. We can't be rude to them."
"Okay, I'll write the letter when I get back."
“HyunHyun is young and tends to act impulsively. You are older, so you need to keep an eye on her in this regard.”
“I know Grandpa.”
"Please plug in the electric stove for me, I'll make some tea." Lu Rongde stood up and walked to the table where he usually drank tea. "How many days of leave did the military region give you?"
"It refers to seven days."
"Okay, when Xuanxuan comes over later, take her to see your mother, and also ask your younger sister if she wants to go. If she doesn't want to, then forget it."
"good."
Just then, Lu Tingting came in carrying a large watermelon.
"Grandpa's back? Brother, it's hot, you guys have some watermelon." Lu Tingting put the watermelon on the table. "I'll go get a knife."
"No rush, let's wait until they get back."
Lu Tingting felt there was nothing more to say, so she said, "Okay, then I'll go read my book first."
Half an hour later, Jiang Xuan came in with Dian Dian and Fan Xing.
Dian Dian washed her hair and changed into a black short-sleeved shirt, making her look even fairer and more delicate.
"Hello, Great-Grandpa."
“Oh, so good girl, come sit in your great-grandfather’s lap. And Fanxing, you come here too.” Lu Rongde’s eyes narrowed into slits as he smiled.
Lu Rongde couldn't help but kiss Dian Dian, whose little face scrunched up as she tried to avoid him. "Great-Grandpa, your beard is too long, it pricks me!"
Lu Rongde laughed heartily.
Pointing at the watermelon, Dian Dian said, "Great-Grandpa, when are we going to eat watermelon? I'm so hungry!"
"Eat now, eat now. Ono, go get the knife."
Jiang Xuan quickly said, "Grandpa, Dian Dian has a weak stomach, and the watermelon is too cold."
Dian Dian said unhappily, "It's okay, I ate watermelon before, my stomach won't hurt."
“That was before, but this time you're sick and need to take medicine for two more days. You can't eat anything cold while you're taking the medicine.”
Lu Rongde: "What illness does Diandian have?"
Lu Shengye then told me about Dian Dian's trip to the hospital last night.
"We definitely need to be careful then. Dian Dian, then we won't eat it until you're better, otherwise your little hand will have to get another shot."
Dian Dian is afraid of injections because his little hands are chubby. Last night, the emergency room nurse was an intern, and it took three tries to get the injection right.
Upon thinking of this, he immediately patted his chest and said, "I won't eat it, I'm not tempted at all."
At this moment, Wang Yingqiu came in with a bowl of mung bean soup, smiling.
Jiang Xuan and Wang Yingqiu had a bit of a disagreement last time because of the sewing machine, so it's a little awkward for them to meet again.
"I just made some mung bean soup. Everyone, come and have some to cool off. I'll go get the bowls."
Lu Rongde said, "Xiao Ye and Xuanxuan got their marriage certificate today and are going to see Ayun later. Can you prepare some offering food for them?"
"Oh my, you got your marriage certificate! No wonder Jiang Xuan is dressed so festively. Today is truly a joyous day. I'll go prepare the sacrificial meal now. Oh, and I'll ask Tingting to buy some meat; I'll make us minced meat noodles tonight."
Jiang Xuan said, "Aunt Wang, no need to trouble yourself. We'll just sit with Grandpa for a while and then head back."
"How can that be? On such a joyous occasion, how can the whole family not be together? Besides, you live so close by, it'll only take a few minutes, it won't cause any delays."
Lu Rongde also said, "Okay, you can go back after you finish eating."
Wang Yingqiu gently patted Jiang Xuan's arm, "Then it's settled. Stay for dinner. You all sit down first, I'll go prepare the sacrificial food."
After Wang Yingqiu left, Jiang Xuan said, "Oh dear, I forgot to change my clothes. I'll go back and change too."
Lu Shengye noticed that her clothes were clean and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why did you change?"
"Aren't we going to the cemetery later? It's not appropriate for me to wear red."
"There's nothing wrong with it, my mom just likes bright colors."
Lu Rongde nodded, "It's alright, today is a good day, so wear red. Ayun will be very happy to see you getting married."
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