Chapter 91 Happy Event
When they met at the entrance of the courtyard alley, He Jingqi and Lin Guifang were both holding things in their hands.
"Comrade Lao He, you got off work pretty early today."
"Comrade Lin, you too, let's go. Don't let the children wait for us too long."
When they arrived at the courtyard, Jiang Yang and the other two brought small stools and sat in the yard, facing the direction of the kitchen, taking a few deep breaths from time to time.
As soon as He Jingqi and Lin Guifang entered the door, they were amused by the greedy look of these little cats, "Grandpa, Grandma!"
"Grandpa He, Grandma He."
The people busy in the kitchen heard the noise, and Jiang Yingying and He Yan stuck their heads out together.
"Uncle He, Aunt Lin." Before, she called them uncle and aunt, but after Jiang Chao called them uncle and aunt, Jiang Yingying changed her name as well.
Moreover, the titles of uncle and aunt are more formal and a little unfamiliar, while calling them uncle or aunt exudes a sense of intimacy.
Jiang Yingying said: "Please sit down for a while, the food will be ready soon."
He Jingqi waved his hands and said, "Don't worry, I'll sit with the kids for a while." Lin Guifang said, "Is there anything you need help with? I'll help."
He Yan poured two cups of warm water and mercilessly bullied Lin Guifang.
"Comrades, just sit back and wait. Mom, my dad has given up on him and your cooking skills over the years. Why haven't you lost your passion for cooking?"
Lin Guifang glared at him, and Xu Zhishu came out with a smile, "I'm not very good at cooking, I just stood by and handed out soy sauce or something."
As they were talking, Aunt Qin and Jiang Chao had already started serving the dishes.
He Jingqi led the three children to wash their hands, and then he went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.
During this meal, Jiang Yingying used all her skills.
Ever since the aroma of the first dish wafted out, Jiang Yang and the other two stopped playing with their toys or reading picture books. They just moved their small stools and sat down obediently facing the kitchen.
When He Jingqi and Lin Guifang entered the yard, they were also dazzled by the fragrance.
During the past two months, Jiang Yingying lived in the He family and also cooked, but mostly she just helped out and made one or two simple dishes.
Qin Xin and Lin Guifang were reluctant to let her work, so Jiang Yingying could only tinker with various pastries and desserts in the kitchen.
Therefore, everyone in the He family knew that Jiang Yingying was good at making pastries, but they didn’t know how delicious her cooking was.
Jiang Yingying is the head chef for this table tonight, and the others are all helping her.
There are more than a dozen dishes on the table, covering a variety of cuisines, and they are delicious. He Ping, He An, Jiang Yang and the other two were drooling as they watched.
As the most senior person present, He Jingqi picked up his chopsticks first and said, "Comrade Xiao Jiang has worked hard to prepare this table of food today. Let's start eating."
"Yingying's cooking skills are really good," Lin Guifang praised, "It smells good and looks delicious too!"
Aunt Qin also praised, "That's right, I've been cooking for my whole life, and I just knew that this dish can be made this way."
Jiang Yingying's face turned red from all the praise, especially Jiang Chao and Xu Zhishu, who also followed suit, and He Yan, and finally even the three children Jiang Yang kept praising her.
After the meal, everyone was in a good mood except Jiang Yingying who was praised so much that she dug her toes into the ground to create a three-bedroom apartment.
He Jingqi and Lin Guifang were happy that their youngest son had finally obtained his marriage certificate with Jiang Yingying. This kid had finally started a family.
Jiang Chao and Xu Zhishu were happy because they were happy about the He family's attitude towards Jiang Yingying and that they truly valued her.
Qin Xin was also happy. She was happy that the child she had watched grow up had found a good girl. The two of them got married and were going to start a small family.
Jiang Yang, He Ping and He An were also happy. They had a lot of delicious food tonight, and the adults were very happy, so they felt very happy too.
He Yan is the happiest person in the whole audience today. From morning till now, the corners of his mouth have never dropped.
Until he was about to say goodbye to Jiang Yingying, the smile on his face froze for a moment, and then he was filled with reluctance.
But no matter how reluctant he was, Jiang Chao and the others would not let him stay in the courtyard, so He Jingqi half-dragged him away.
Before leaving the hospital, Jiang Chao called He Yan, "Wait, He Tuan, you forgot to bring the bicycle with you."
Lin Guifang asked in confusion: "Why does this car look so familiar?"
Aunt Qin looked at it again and again, "Isn't this Mr. Zhou's precious car?"
He Yan slapped his forehead. Oh no, he was so happy that he forgot to return the car to the old man. He glanced at the time. It was not yet eight o'clock, and he didn't know whether the old man had gone to bed or not.
He Yan turned to Jiang Yingying and said, "Yingying, I'll come to see you tomorrow." Seeing her nod, He Yan hurriedly said to He Jingqi and the others that he was going to return the bike, then rode his bike back to the compound.
When they arrived at where Mr. Zhou lived, He Yan saw from afar that the old man was sitting in the yard with the gate wide open.
The old man's children have all joined the army, and his wife died of poor health at an early age. Now he is left with only a guard at home.
Seeing Mr. Zhou, He Yan hurriedly got out of the car and pushed the car into his yard in a hurry.
Grandpa Zhou snorted, and He Yan took out a handful of candy and gave it to him, smiling awkwardly, "Grandpa Zhou, I was so happy today that I forgot to return the car to you first."
"I brought you wedding candy. Please forgive me. When I get married, you have to sit at the head table!"
The expression on Mr. Zhou's face relaxed slightly, and he said reluctantly: "Okay, you invited me to sit at the main table, so I will reluctantly go and sit down."
"You must come then!"
After coming out from Mr. Zhou's place, He Yan couldn't help but smile and shook his head. He was really overwhelmed with joy.
Today, he is not like he was in the past. He just wants to stay by Jiang Yingying's side and look at her.
He felt very satisfied just being with her, looking at her quietly, even if he didn't say anything or do anything, just being together quietly.
Looking at the bright moon in the sky, He Yan's heart was filled with joy. For the first time in his life, he hoped that time would pass quickly so that he could go find Jiang Yingying and see her.
The next day, He Yan was unable to see Jiang Yingying.
Their wedding day was approaching, and Lin Guifang took a leave of absence, asked him to stay at home to decorate the wedding, and also sent him out to do some work.
He Yan wanted to sneak to the courtyard to see Jiang Yingying, but was stopped by Xu Zhishu.
The elders of both families said that although the four olds have been eliminated now, some old customs should still be followed, and the newlyweds should not see each other three days before the wedding.
The night before the wedding, He Yan still secretly ran to the window of Jiang Yingying's room.
“Knock, knock.”
There were two knocks on the window. Jiang Yingying frowned slightly, thinking of something, and she stood up and walked to the window.
"who?"
Jiang Yingying raised her hand to open the window, and the person outside the window said, "Yingying, it's me, don't open the window."
"They said it was not good for us to meet before marriage, but I missed you, so I sneaked over here."
"Yingying, are you asleep?"
Jiang Yingying was startled by Jiang Chao's voice coming from next door. She calmed down and said loudly, "Brother, I'm going to sleep."
"Well, go to bed early, you have to get up early tomorrow."
"Okay, got it." After replying to Jiang Chao, Jiang Yingying whispered again: "Go quickly, it's too late, see you tomorrow."
"I have something to give you. It's outside this window. Remember to take it."
"Yingying? Why do I hear noises in your room?"
"Brother, I'll get up and close the window. I'm going to sleep, you should sleep too." Jiang Yingying said, "Okay, leave quickly. If you don't leave, I feel like my brother is going to find out."
"Okay, I'm leaving now, Yingying, I'll pick you up tomorrow."
"Open the window after I leave."
"I'm leaving."
After He Yan finished speaking, he really turned around and left.
Jiang Yingying waited for a while and heard no sound outside the window. She opened the window and saw a sandalwood box.
Jiang Yingying opened the box and found a golden lotus inside, strung with a red string.
When she and He Yan went up the mountain to see flowers in Yun Province, He Yan asked her what her favorite flower was. She answered casually that it was the lotus.
Looking at the golden lotus, Jiang Yingying's eyes became warm. She put it on carefully and hid it in her clothes.
She closed the window, turned off the lights, and returned to bed. She no longer felt the nervousness she had just experienced before the wedding. Instead, her heart was filled with sweetness and anticipation.
Jiang Yingying touched the lotus on her neck, curled her lips, and fell asleep sweetly.
In the next room, Xu Zhishu pinched Jiang Chao's thigh hard with his hand.
"What are you doing?" she asked, "Didn't you turn a blind eye and let He Tuan in?"
Jiang Chao said sullenly, "Then I regret it. When I think about Yingying marrying into their family tomorrow, I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable."
Xu Zhishu's hands increased their strength. "I'm telling you, if you dare to ruin Yingying's good fortune tomorrow, I won't forgive you."
"Hiss!" Jiang Chao cried out in pain, "Wife, please loosen your grip. I feel like my flesh is about to fall off."
"Humph, you should be in pain. You should remember this pain well. Don't hold Yingying back tomorrow."
Jiang Chao said aggrievedly: "How could I possibly hold Yingying back? I'm the one who's going to marry her off tomorrow."
"It's not that. I'm afraid that guy will really meet Yingying before the wedding. What if it has a bad influence in the future?"
"You are not afraid of He Tuan anymore and you even dare to call this kid?" Xu Zhishu looked at him with admiration.
Jiang Chao's eyes faltered for a moment, and after a moment, he said "stubbornly": "It's nothing, wife, you have to remember that from now on, we are He Tuan's brother and sister-in-law, we have to act like elders."
"Okay," Xu Zhishu pretended not to notice his cowardice and said, "Go to sleep quickly. Tomorrow you have to support Yingying in front of others to make her look good."
"Well," Jiang Chao recalled something and asked a little shyly, "Wife, have you told Yingying about that?"
After these words were spoken, even Xu Zhishu blushed.
She coughed and said, "I told you, Yingying, you should understand." She said, "Don't worry, the He group will also tell you, and then they will understand."
"Go to sleep quickly. We have to deal with a lot of situations tomorrow."
Early the next morning, Jiang Yingying was woken up by Xu Zhishu. Then, Aunt Qin brought a white-haired old lady to massage Jiang Yingying's face.
Jiang Yingying refused the monkey face they were going to paint on her and put on some light makeup herself.
Xu Zhishu took a look and nodded, "Not bad."
"Our Yingying looks so pretty today!"
As he was praising, Xu Zhishu turned his face away, wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, and turned back with a smile.
"Dad! Mom! Uncle He and the others are here!"
"Quick, quick, close the door."
Today in the courtyard, in addition to Jiang Chao and Aunt Qin, Lin Guifang called a lot of young people from the compound to come here to support the event.
There were quite a few people who followed He Yan to pick up the bride, most of them were his childhood friends in the compound, and Shen Linzhe was also there.
A group of people entered the courtyard in a lively manner. The first challenge He Yan encountered was Jiang Chao, who asked him to do 200 push-ups.
"Two hundred! That's too many!"
"Boss, can you do this?"
"A man can't say no. Can you speak?"
Before He Yan could say anything, the group of young people who came with him started making noise and quarreling.
He Yan rolled up his sleeves and started doing push-ups on the spot, which drew cheers from everyone.
"Good! You are worthy of being my brother Yan!"
Shen Linzhe next to him counted without blinking, and finally, two hundred!
"Wow! Brother Yan, you're awesome!"
He Yan stood up from the ground and looked at Jiang Chao. Jiang Chao made way for him and said, "From now on, you and Yingying are a family. You must treat her well."
"Don't worry, brother. I will prove it with my actions throughout my life."
After passing Jiang Chao, the children from Jiang Yang behind them gave way after being coaxed by them with candies.
Xu Zhishu and the others were blocking the door, but after receiving a few red envelopes, they opened the door.
Jiang Yingying was sitting on the bed waiting for him. When the door opened, He Yan was stunned.
Jiang Yingying was also wearing a military uniform today, but in He Yan's eyes, she looked more beautiful than ever before, and more beautiful than anyone else!
"Sister-in-law is so beautiful that Brother Yan was stunned."
Amid the laughter from everyone around him, He Yan walked towards Jiang Yingying step by step.
"Yingying, I'm here to pick you up."
Jiang Yingying nodded amid the good-natured laughter of the crowd and He Yan's burning gaze.
Then, Jiang Yingying flew into the air and was held steadily in He Yan's arms.
There was another burst of laughter around them, and Jiang Yingying's face became even redder. She buried her face in his arms and was carried out of the room by him.
After saying goodbye to Jiang Chao and Xu Zhishu, Jiang Yang watched Jiang Yingying leave and followed her a few steps forward. Aunt Qin took him, He Ping and He An with her.
"Let's go, Grandma Qin will take you back to the compound for a feast."
The lunch banquet was held in the cafeteria of the staff quarters. Many people were invited, including people from the compound, He Yan's friends, and He Jingqi's subordinates.
In the presence of everyone, Jiang Yingying and He Yan swore an oath in front of the Chairman’s statue that from now on, they would be revolutionary partners working together for mutual progress.
After the lunch banquet, because He Yan and his friends paid for the canteen, several young men who came to the banquet also helped, so the canteen was not so messy.
After returning to the He family, Jiang Yingying was dragged by He Yan to He Yan's room where Jiang Yingying had lived before.
Today, the decoration of this room is somewhat different from when she lived there before. All you can see is the festive color of red.
He Yan looked at Jiang Yingying's rosy cheeks and really wanted to stay, but there was a lot of noise upstairs, and as the groom, he had to go down to take care of it.
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