Chapter 9 Marriage
The eighth day of the eighth month is a good day for getting married.
"Xiaobai, it's time to get up. Today is a big day and the bridesmaid will be here soon." Before dawn, Chen Cui'e got up and woke up her little daughter who was still sleeping soundly.
"Well, okay, I'll get up right away." Jiang Xinbai rubbed his eyes and got up quickly. He thought too much last night and almost overslept.
"Hurry up and wash up. I've put your clothes on the bed. Mom will go out and cook some food." After saying that, Chen Cui'e went straight to the kitchen. She was going to be extravagant this morning and cooked some noodles and laid two eggs for her little daughter.
Wu Hehua turned around and heard the noise coming from outside. She closed her eyes and thought for a while before reaching out to push her husband, "Baoguo, get up quickly. Today is my little sister's good day. Don't get up late."
Jiang Baoguo asked in a daze, "What time is it?" As he asked, he reached for the clothes on the bedside and put them on.
"I don't know, but I heard some noise. It should be Mom getting up. I'll go to the kitchen to help her first. You should hurry up too." Wu Hehua put on some clothes and went out.
"Mom, let me help you." Wu Hehua leaned into the pot and saw white noodles. Her saliva instantly started to flow.
Seeing that the noodles were almost ready, Chen Cui'e cracked two eggs into the mixture, and when they were almost done, she served the noodles.
"I'll bring it to Xiaobai. You cook breakfast for everyone. We should finish eating early. We'll have to entertain the bride-cooking guests later." Chen Cui'e walked carefully towards Jiang Xinbai's room carrying a large bowl of noodles.
Wu Hehua took a look at the pot that had been scraped clean and curled her lips. What a stingy person! He didn't even cook a little more and didn't leave any soup at all.
"Xiaobai, come on, the noodles are freshly cooked. Mom also made two eggs for you. They are delicious."
"Oh, my mother's cooking skills are so good. I can smell the fragrance from far away." Jiang Xinbai gave his mother a thumbs up, then picked up the bowl and began to eat slowly.
Seeing her enjoying the meal, Chen Cui'e showed a satisfied expression on her face, "That's right, I'm not exaggerating, my cooking skills are among the best, so there's nothing else to cook for me, otherwise you guys would be in for a treat."
"Well, Mom, you're not bragging. The vegetables you cook are better than others." Jiang Xinbai agreed with her mother. This might be a personal talent. She didn't cook much at home, but when she did, the vegetables she cooked occasionally were much better than those cooked by her sister-in-law and others.
“When you marry into the Yang family, the whole family will eat together. You will have to eat whatever they eat, and it is not easy to cook for yourself. If you feel hungry, just come home and your mother will cook for you. All the eggs in the house will be kept for you.” Although the Jiang family also eats together, they can still raise a few chickens in the countryside, which is much better than in the city.
Jiang Xinbai hugged her mother's arm shyly, "Mom is still good to me, you can rest assured, how can your daughter suffer any loss?"
Chen Cui'e patted her hands and said, "I'm not afraid that you'll suffer any loss, but you should also take it easy and don't let people gossip about you."
She knew her little daughter well, she could eat anything but not suffer. So, she was afraid that if there was a conflict with her husband's family, they would fight directly. After all, there were many people in the family, and the little daughter would suffer.
Jiang Xinbai nodded obediently, but only she knew what she was thinking.
"Grandma, aunt, the people coming to pick up the bride seem to have arrived. Zhengnan and I just saw them." Jiang Hongyan stood at the door and whispered inside.
Jiang Xinbai opened the door, pinched his niece's cheek, and said with a smile: "I can see clearly, is he your uncle-in-law?"
"Aunt, it must be her. She was riding a bicycle with a red cloth hanging on it." Jiang Zhengnan interrupted hurriedly.
"Aunt, you look so pretty today." Jiang Hongyan looked at her aunt with envy. Her mother said that the reason why her second and third aunts could marry into the city and enjoy a good life was because they had pretty faces. If she could be as pretty as her aunt when she grew up, she could also marry into the city and enjoy a good life.
Jiang Xinbai was in a good mood today. He looked at the two nephews and nieces who came to report the news and took out two candies from his pocket. "Here, I'll give them to you."
Jiang Hongyan's brother and sister's eyes lit up and they quickly took it over. "Thank you, aunt. Thank you, aunt."
Chen Cui'e quickly pulled her little daughter in and said, "It's not a good idea to leave the door open. The son-in-law will be here soon."
Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Just outside the yard, Yang Jinsheng's cheerful voice came, "Mom and Dad, I'm here to pick up Xiaobai."
As soon as Jiang Xinbai heard Yang Jinsheng's voice, he immediately hid back in his room.
Chen Cui'e and Jiang Youtian came out to greet them and said with a smile, "Jinsheng is here, come in and have a cup of hot tea first." Then they went to the main hall to welcome the group of people who came to get married.
Soon, Wu Hehua brought over several bowls of sugar water, each with a poached egg in it, which was considered a very high treatment.
"Ah, this, Mom, you are too polite, you should eat it." Yang Jinsheng's eyes lit up when he saw the poached eggs in the bowl. See, his mother-in-law still loves him as a son-in-law. Thinking of this, he squinted at his good brothers. Humph, he said before that he suffered a loss by marrying Xiaobai, now you see it.
Several people who came to welcome the bride looked at the fried eggs in front of them, and then looked at Yang Jinsheng's proud expression. Hey, this kid is really lucky, and his father-in-law is also a very particular person.
Chen Cui'e put the fried egg in front of Yang Jinsheng and said with a smile: "Eat, eat, and then you can pick up Xiaobai early after eating." As the woman's family, they did not plan to have a wedding banquet at home. They could just leave after Yang Jinsheng picked up their daughter.
Yang Jinsheng couldn't refuse, so he responded happily, opened his mouth wide and swallowed the fried egg in one gulp. Then he savored it and thought, "Hmm, this egg is really fragrant and sweet."
After Yang Jinsheng picked up Jiang Xinbai, he rode his bicycle all the way to the county. When they arrived, it was lunch time.
"Wow, the bride is here, come, let us all take a look. Wow, she is so pretty, she is so blessed." The ladies living in the same building all looked at Jiang Xinbai with a smile.
Jiang Xinbai pretended to be shy and lowered her head.
"That's not true. She is a sister of the Zhao family's new daughter-in-law. They are both beautiful."
"Hey, I think Yang Jinsheng, this dark-skinned guy standing next to the little girl, doesn't look like a good match..."
Someone couldn't stand it anymore and said, "How can they not be a good match? The man is tall and the woman is beautiful, they are a perfect match. Why? Do you think she has to be like your son?"
"What are you talking about? What's wrong with my son? He is a regular employee of the steel plant. Humph, I don't even want to be interested in a country girl."
The lady who had spoken before shouted somewhat unconvincedly, saying that if he married a rural wife, the children's household registration would also be with the mother, and without food rations, how would they survive?
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