Jiang Yan, carrying a bag in her hand, sat on the back seat of Si Lu's bicycle.
Jiang Chao didn't come out of the house. He was reluctant to leave, but was also afraid that his red eyes would be seen by the younger generations, so he simply turned a blind eye.
Li Yuejin and Jiang Chuancheng stood at the door to see him off.
Jiang Yan smiled, and under the gaze of her relatives, she left the military compound. The convoy went farther and farther away until it could no longer be seen.
Li Yuejin patted Jiang Chuancheng's shoulder and said, "Let's go, let's go back!"
Jiang Chuancheng wanted to take another look, but the convoy had already left the gate and he could not see anything.
The young boy frowned, as if he was quite dissatisfied. In his opinion, once his sister got married, she would belong to another family.
"Your sister will be back in two days."
"real?"
"Of course. Think about it. If she marries here and lives here from now on, isn't that better than her living in the countryside? You can go see her during holidays, and she can come see you when she's free. You two siblings can see each other more often. Isn't that good?"
"Good! That's great." The boy's sorrow suddenly disappeared and he became happy.
Li Yuejin laughed. This child was like a flash of wind and rain.
It was already ten o'clock in the morning. Ning Yu was walking around the yard anxiously. Why hadn't her daughter-in-law come back yet? Could it be that the Jiang family was holding her back and not releasing her?
No, didn’t you promise?
At this time, the small courtyard was crowded with guests, including those who had a good relationship with Si Lu, those who lived nearby in the big courtyard, and neighbors.
The weather was just right. Four tables were set up in the courtyard. Melon seeds, peanuts, and wedding candies were already placed on the tables. The guests were all waiting to see the bride.
"Sister-in-law, do you think Sister Ai will come?"
"Who knows?" Yao Yuchun whispered, "I feel like she can't come. That incident was so serious back then, wasn't it all because of her? How could she have the nerve to come?"
Yao Yuchun is the lover of Chief Steward Qin.
"That's right. I heard from Mrs. Li that the political commissar had a fight with her again these past two days. It seems that they had come to blows."
Yao Yuchun just said, "She brought this upon herself. She had a good life but she dared to do anything just to get a little advantage. If the political commissar doesn't punish her, who else will he punish?"
"I heard that the political commissar wanted her to return to her hometown, but she would rather be beaten than go back."
"Political commissars are also difficult."
However, the two changed the topic and talked about Si Lu and Jiang Yan.
"Comrade Jiang is so lucky to marry the head of the group."
A few more military wives came over and joined the gossip group.
"That's right. The captain loves her so much that he doesn't allow her to do any work. When we men came to work, we saw her and said she was as precious as his own eyes."
The other two older ones shook their heads, as if they had heard something unorthodox and unbelievable.
"Who can blame me for being so beautiful? My husband said that the dowry was bought by the group leader."
“Is this true?”
"How can this be false?"
Several people couldn't help but look at Ning Yu. They heard that she was Captain Si's mother. She looked really young. Her son spoiled his wife to the point of being lawless, and the mother-in-law didn't do anything about it?
"It's not time yet!" Bai Ge just said, "Wait and see after you get married." Who hasn't been through that time?
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted, "Here they come."
Everyone quickly turned their heads to look at the door, and sure enough, they saw a group of people stopping at the door.
Ning Yu was so happy that she hurried over to greet him, "Yanyan, my daughter-in-law, oh, you're finally here."
Jiang Yan was stunned when she saw Ning Yu, "Auntie, why are you here?"
The whole courtyard burst into laughter.
A military wife came over and advised her, "Silly girl, you are already married, why are you still calling me aunt? You should call me mom."
"Come in quickly, come in quickly."
Everyone started to make a noise, and the children could not wait to run over and shout, "Bride, bride. It's time to marry a bride."
Jiang Yan quickly took out the prepared wedding candies and distributed them to the children. The children had candies in their hands, mouths, and pockets, and they were as happy as if it were New Year's Day.
After the bride and groom entered the house, people discovered that the young men who came to pick them up were all carrying things in their hands.
"This is the bride's dowry."
New quilts, washbasins, radios, cloths, and all sorts of dazzling things.
"Isn't the dowry in the house? How come there is another dowry?"
"Isn't she the niece of the chief of the military region? I guess she bought it there. That's right, that's right. Let's go and take a look."
After a few days of absence, their home had changed a lot. The floor was re-tiled, the walls were painted, and the furniture was delivered and placed in the location they had agreed on before.
Many of the things they had bought before were also placed in prominent positions. What surprised Jiang Yan the most was that the photos they had taken were actually developed. One of the photos that had been enlarged before had been framed and placed on the desk.
Ning Yu spread a red cushion on the bed and asked Jiang Yan to sit on it. No one knew what was stuffed under the cushion, so it was quite uncomfortable to sit on.
Until this moment, those who came to see the bride were really impressed by her beauty. It was the first time they had seen such a beautiful girl. No wonder Si Lu had such high standards that he didn't even include actors from the art troupe.
Everybody cheered and asked them to perform a show, but Si Lu didn't think it was worth letting his wife make a fool of herself, so he had to perform himself.
In the past, these were all his soldiers and no one dared to make fun of him, but now, he is the groom and no one is afraid of him.
"Why don't we just let the leader and the bride perform an apple-biting show for us?"
With one call, a hundred people responded. The red apple that had been tied up long ago was held high by someone standing on a chair. The apple was in mid-air, and two people were pushed to the front to bite the apple.
Every time when they were about to bite the apple, the people next to them would come over and touch them deliberately, and the apple would stagger away again. This happened several times without success, and their lips almost touched each other several times, causing everyone to make a fuss.
Things like this should be stopped at the right time. Who can keep watching two people making a fool of themselves? Just take a symbolic bite of the apple and the show is over.
Soon, the food was delivered from the cafeteria and the meal officially began.
As the only elder present from both sides, Ning Yu naturally had to go outside to greet the guests. And Jiang Yan also took this opportunity to relax the corners of his stiff smile.
Getting married is so tiring.
Fortunately, the shoes fit well, otherwise it would be even more tiring.
"Take a break first, we have to go out for a toast later!"
Jiang Yan asked curiously, "All I see are your comrades, young people, wives of soldiers, and children. Why don't I see any cadres coming over?"
It is true that Si Lu is the head of a regiment, but people from the military region would not come to congratulate him for no reason. Besides, today is July 1st, and every department is busy. This is also the reason why Si Guangming cannot come.
"I see." As soon as Si Lu said that, Jiang Yan understood, "Then let's keep it simple!"
Just what she wanted.
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