Chapter 380 Joyful
Although they haven't had a wedding yet, the two of them have obtained a marriage certificate, so the marriage is a done deal.
The old lady reached into her pocket tremblingly, but felt nothing. She wondered if they were going to get their marriage certificate today and hadn't made any preparations. After thinking about it, she began to take off the bracelet on her hand.
"After we got the marriage certificate, grandma didn't prepare a red envelope for you. This bracelet is not the same color as the water, but I have worn it for more than ten years. It was bought for me by your grandfather. Now I give it to you."
Li Laiyu hurriedly reached out to stop her: "Grandma, don't do this. This is what Grandpa left for you. Jade is the most nourishing, and it's most suitable for you to carry. I'm just an ordinary person. If you really want to give me something, just give me a red envelope later!"
The old man had passed away for so many years, and the old lady was almost 80 years old. Of course, she had to keep the things the old man gave her, as a kind of remembrance.
Besides, Xu Qingming has seven brothers, and the old lady has seven granddaughters-in-law. What will others think if she is given the personal belongings?
Whether good or bad, things that are close to your body are always of great significance.
Li Lai Yu would never want this thing.
The old lady was a little unhappy because her things were not delivered.
Fortunately, Xu Guoliang and Wang Mengfang came to the rescue in time. They went into the house and came out with two red envelopes in their hands: "Mom, if you want to give Xiaoyu something, you can give it to her later. We will give it to her today."
Li Laiyu was stunned. What was going on? He had just received a red envelope for Chinese New Year yesterday, and now he was giving out another one today.
Wang Mengfang looked at her with a smile: "You must continue this! This is called the compensation for changing your statement."
Li Laiyu blinked his eyes: "Shouldn't this be accepted when we get married?"
Xu Qingming waved their marriage certificate and said, "Now that you have the marriage certificate, you should change your words!"
Li Laiyu looked at Xu Guoliang and then at Wang Mengfang. He opened his mouth and called out "Mom and Dad" several times before he finally said it.
Wang Mengfang responded with a sweet grunt and stuffed the red envelope into her hand with a beaming smile. Even Xu Guoliang had a smile on his face. They only had one child, Xu Qingming, and now that the child was married and had a family, they felt a little more at ease for the time being.
Li Laiyu received a lot of New Year's red envelopes yesterday, but she didn't feel much. But today, when she put these two in her pockets, she always felt a little hot, and she kept reaching into her coat pocket to touch them.
Xu Qingming went to the kitchen to help, but was kicked out by Wang Mengfang: "Go, go and keep your wife company. Well, your grandma is there too. Lai Yu doesn't like to talk much. You're talkative, so maybe you can liven things up a bit."
This sounds reasonable, but it feels a bit weird.
Today is also the auspicious day when the daughter-in-law comes into the family. Xu Guoliang and his wife showed off their cooking skills and prepared a table full of dishes.
The table was filled with sweet and sour spare ribs, crispy pork, braised pork belly, pepper and sesame fish fillets, and sausages.
The old lady was so happy that she asked Xu Guoliang to bring out some wine. The mother and daughter clinked glasses together, and Li Laiyu also had a sip.
After finishing the meal, the old lady sat for a while and then sent everyone away: "Go, go, you should go back early. I am also tired and need to rest."
Xu Qingming nodded, said hello to them, picked up the bag and took Li Laiyu out.
It has to be warmer at home. Once you go outside, especially now that the sun has set and there is a little wind, you will feel cold wherever you are exposed. Before you even walk a short distance, your nose and ears are hurt by the cold wind.
The two of them did not take a car. They walked out of the family compound and crossed the wide avenue. Yizhijia was right across the street. It was so close, they had to go in and take a look.
The shops all resume business on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Although there are fewer people, there is still business. It is normal for people to come and buy clothes when visiting relatives and friends.
Li Laiyu and Xu Qingming went in together and took a look around. Sun Xiaoxue knew them both and greeted them.
Xu Qingming said, "You guys go about your business, we'll just take a look."
Sun Xiaoxue and Huang Qiuju were the first two recruits to come over, and Lu Donglin had them for a while. Both were quite flexible, and after a brief test, they proved to be reliable, without the usual messy, dirty tricks.
Of the two, Sun Xiaoxue is more stable and has a better personality. Huang Qiuju, on the other hand, is less so. She's more cunning and has a short temper. Living in the same courtyard, she's had several arguments with Chen Dongshuang. But she's incredibly efficient at work, flexible in both her duties and hospitality, and can keep a good head. It's impossible to dismiss her simply because of a conflict between them.
Later, Wen Wan and Lu Dongping realized that this girl was somewhat interested in Lu Donglin. The problem was that Lu Donglin really had no interest in her at all. On the contrary, he had some prejudice against her because she always quarreled with Chen Dongshuang again and again, and rarely had a good face towards her.
So after the new store opened, she was transferred to the new store. Sun Xiaoxue led the new employees to look after the old store. Just like before, she went back to Ai Shang's place at night and lived with Chen Dongshuang.
Xu Qingming asked Sun Xiaoxue: "How's business these past two days?"
Sun Xiaoxue said, "Of course it can't be compared with the twelfth lunar month, but it's better than usual."
Xu Qingming nodded and gave a warning: "It gets dark early these two days, lock the door at a certain time, go back early, and be careful on the road."
Sun Xiaoxue responded and checked the time. It was almost time to start packing. It gets dark early in the winter, and once it gets dark, there's no one outside. They start cleaning at a set time, check the bills, lock the door, and go back. It's almost dark when they get to their place.
"We're leaving first, you guys go ahead and get busy."
Sun Xiaoxue responded, and Xu Qingming turned and walked out of the store. He ran back and took out two handfuls of candy from his pocket and put them on the counter: "Have some wedding candy!"
Sun Xiaoxue's eyes lit up, and she looked at him and Li Laiyu and said with a smile, "Congratulations!"
Li Laiyu nodded and said thank you. Xu Qingming took her away with a smile on his face.
"Why do you still carry candy with you?"
Xu Qingming said, "Aren't we married? I bought a lot of candies when I went to the department store today. I will definitely give them to everyone I know so that everyone will know that we have obtained the marriage certificate!" The bag in his hand was filled with nothing but candies.
"No, what's there to talk about? Won't everyone know about it once we have the wedding?"
Xu Qingming said, "The wedding is still more than a month away! I can't wait."
Li Laiyu did not argue with him about this matter. Xu Qingming usually looked very steady, but he was particularly naive about this matter.
The Ai Shang store seemed much quieter than this one. It was already late, and Chen Dongshuang was alone in the store, writing and drawing on the table.
When Li Lai Yu entered the store, she stood up suddenly.
"Ah, Sister Lai Yu, you're back!"
Li Laiyu nodded: "Did you have a good New Year?"
Chen Dongshuang nodded happily: "Very good."
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, she returned to her aunt's place, and on the second day of the new year she came to Ai Shang's place. With nothing else to do at home, she devoted herself to studying, learning high school cultural knowledge, and then learning to draw line drawings for making clothes.
Perhaps because she was in this line of work, she particularly liked these things and liked the beautiful clothes they made. Wen Wan supported her very much and got her a lot of books on the subject for her to study.
Xu Qingming also gave her wedding candy.
Li Laiyu went into the backyard and looked around: "Have you eaten?"
Chen Dongshuang said, "The rice is ready. I'm warming it up in the pot. The vegetables are cut. We can start cooking after Xiaoxue and the others come back."
"This place also opens on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, right? Is business busy?"
Chen Dongshuang said, "I'm not busy. I just sold two pieces of clothing and then took an order. I'll wait for you to come back and do it."
Li Laiyu nodded: "Sure, I'll come over tomorrow. It's so cold, you should close the shop early! There aren't many people outside."
Chen Dongshuang said, and Li Laiyu and Xu Qingming joined hands to close the wooden door for her before leaving.
Arriving at the door, Li Laiyu turned and looked at Xu Qingming: "No, you're not going home tonight? That camp bed, in the middle of winter, is definitely not as comfortable as your own bed, right?"
Xu Qingming reached out and rubbed her face unceremoniously. "Comrade Li Laiyu, could you please have some self-awareness as a married person? We got our marriage certificate today. Strictly speaking, today is our first day of marriage, and you actually asked me to go back to my rental apartment?"
Li Laiyu glanced at him twice, and even after entering the courtyard, he still hadn't figured this out. Didn't they usually hold a wedding ceremony, pay homage to heaven and earth, and then enter the bridal chamber?
Is it enough to just get the certificate?
She didn't have the courage to ask Xu Qingming, and Xu Qingming didn't know she was worried about this. After locking the yard door, he went to the kitchen to check the stove.
The coal balls in the stove were replaced when I left this morning. They were still warm, but they felt like they had gone out.
"It's not burnt out yet, why is there no fire?"
Li Laiyu followed him in and took a look: "Maybe the stove is sealed too tightly. Open it and wait a while to see if it can burn. If not, you'll have to light the fire again. In weather like this, hot water is essential."
Xu Qingming responded, opened the stove door, and weighed the water in the teapot. As soon as Li Laiyu went out, he followed her out, clinging to her like a tail.
After entering the room, he reached out and hugged her, holding the back of her head and kissed her.
The kiss was long and passionate.
Xu Qingming couldn't control himself anymore and his breathing became rapid.
He hugged Li Laiyu and whispered in her ear, "We're married now, real husband and wife. Do you think I'd have to sleep on that camp bed alone at night?"
Li Laiyu's head buzzed loudly, and a wave of heat exploded inside: "What do you mean? Are we staying together tonight?"
"What do you think?"
Li Lai Yu was stunned for a long time and didn't answer him, with his chin resting on his shoulder.
Since you are husband and wife, it is normal for you to live together, so just live together!
"Well, should I get ready? At least I need to change the bedding."
Since it’s a newlywed thing, everything must be new.
Xu Qingming pecked the corner of her mouth gently: "I remember you just changed your bed last night, so it can be considered new, right?"
As he spoke, he licked the soft flesh on her ear with ill intentions and sucked it gently: "Why do you want to change it? Lai Yu, what are you thinking about?"
Li Laiyu's legs and feet became weak due to his teasing, and his heart was pounding so hard that he couldn't say anything.
Xu Qingming put his arm around her waist, and his lips gently moved from her forehead to her eyebrows and then to her lips. Then he held her and moved little by little to the bed in the room and pressed her down on the bed.
After thinking about it for so long, my dream finally came true.
Li Laiyu's whole body was burning from his teasing. She whimpered a few times and reached out to push him away: "I haven't washed up yet!"
Okay!
Although Xu Qingming was a little impatient, he was not so hungry as to recklessly do anything. He hugged each other for a while and then got up and went to the kitchen.
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