Zhang Hongying asked, "Third brother, where's your old watch?"
"I sold it! That's why I bought a new one. Yanyan bought it for me too."
He didn't even glance at Zhang Hongying, and carried his things one by one into his room.
He told his mother, "Mother, we can't touch this before we get married; it's not good for us."
Li Xiangyun was beaming with joy.
He nodded repeatedly, "Okay, don't worry, anyone who dares to touch these things will regret it!"
The neighbors were incredibly envious of all the things they had.
"The Huo family is truly blessed to buy so many things. City people are so rich; they even buy their own dowries. They have so much money they don't know what to do with it!"
"They're rich, look how jealous you are. If you want it, ask your daughter-in-law to buy it for you!"
"My daughter-in-law is so quiet, you can't get a word out of her. Do you think I'd expect her to buy me anything? Humph!"
Yun Ningyan handed the clothes to the elderly couple, saying, "Uncle, Aunt, these are for you. Wear them on our wedding day, don't be reluctant to wear them."
Li Xiangyun was very excited. She hadn't worn new clothes for more than ten years, and she never expected that both new clothes she wore were bought by her third son's wife.
The third brother has good judgment.
Huo Changgen was so moved that tears streamed down his face, and he put the clothes away with trembling hands.
Wang Cuihong and Zhang Hongying looked rather unwell.
It's just a new dress, look how happy they are.
The city folks really know how to charm people; they made their mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law happy even before they entered the house.
She hadn't seen her in-laws this happy when she married Jian Dang.
She had heard a lot about Yun Ningyan from her sister-in-law in the past few days. She expressed no interest in Yun Ningyan, but Yun Ningyan had bought three major wedding items and such a big house.
She and Jian Dang lived in two dilapidated mud-brick houses when they got married.
This favoritism is going a bit too far!
She wouldn't believe it if her mother-in-law didn't secretly subsidize the third child, but since her mother-in-law didn't say anything, they didn't know how much money the family actually had.
The two had different thoughts, but Huo Junshan heard them clearly.
He sighed inwardly, thinking that he still needed to get his parents to separate from the family as soon as possible.
The Huo family was overjoyed, but the situation was bleak for the educated youth settlement and the Ma family.
The educated youth were all listless. Look at how much Yun Ningyan bought for her wedding, and how good Huo Junshan was to her.
Why can't any of them find someone who satisfies them?
Liu Zhijun sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) without saying a word.
He had known all along that Yun Ningyan didn't think much of him, but his heart was still deeply moved.
He had forced himself not to think about her for so long, but now she and Huo Junshan were getting married.
Hu Haiquan sighed, "Old Liu, don't even think about it. There was never any chance to begin with. Just pretend you never met her. Let her get married, and we'll live our lives. I think Yu Lili is pretty good. Why don't you give it a try with her?"
Liu Zhijun remained silent.
The dormitory for female educated youth.
Meng Zhenzhen looked worried; the two of them were getting married so soon.
She needed to think of another way; she couldn't let the two of them get married like this.
She looked down on all men except Huo Junshan.
The Huo family.
Yun Ningyan said she wanted to go back to the educated youth settlement, but Li Xiangyun wouldn't let her leave no matter what. "Girl, eat here. You'll have to cook for yourself when you go back alone. Auntie will cook something delicious for you."
Sister-in-law Huo pouted: "We have to eat at home again? Does our grain come from the wind? We don't need to exchange it with work points?"
Zhang Hongying remained silent. In any case, she was a new bride and didn't have any work points; she was also eating the Huo family's food.
Because it was time to eat, and it would be a while before we could eat, Yun Ningyan said she was going to go check out the house in the back.
Huo Junshan led her to the backyard.
The gate has been repaired, and the broken parts have been fixed. Huo Junshan found some red paint from somewhere, and the entire gate is now red.
Huo Junshan also applied tung oil to the doors and windows inside, making them look very shiny.
The two bedrooms each have two chairs and two beds.
The beds were made from wood cut from the mountain, and he also made a few chairs and a dining table in the kitchen.
There was also a long table under their bedroom window.
Huo Junshan said, "This table is perfect for the two of us to study at in the future."
There were two square stools next to the table. Yun Ningyan sat down to try them out, and they fit perfectly.
Huo Junshan then pulled her to another room.
This room also has a bed and a kang (heated brick bed).
There was another large desk under the window, but a shelf with individual compartments had been added on top of it.
"Is this a bookshelf? For the child to study?"
Huo Junshan nodded. "Yes, children need a desk to study. With this bookshelf, their books won't be scattered around."
Yun Ningyan nodded. "That's right. Huo Junshan made this bookshelf himself." Yun Ningyan only mentioned the styles of the other furniture.
Huo Junshan did a very good job too.
Because their room was larger, they had two cabinets in their room, one for clothes and the other for blankets and such.
This room only has one modular cabinet.
Huo Junshan said, "If it's not enough in the future, I'll make more."
Yun Ningyan touched her dressing table and praised, "This dressing table is well made."
Meng Zhenzhen really couldn't think of a good solution, so she decided to go to Song Pandi. If Song Pandi could help her, maybe she could succeed.
Under Aunt Ma's vicious gaze, Song Pandi left through the gate.
Meng Zhenzhen said, "Song Pandi, Huo Junshan is going to marry Yun Ningyan, did you know? Her dowry is five hundred yuan. Are you willing to accept that?"
Song Pandi's gaze was calm, yet carried a barely perceptible hint of hatred.
Meng Zhenzhen saw it clearly, and she continued, "You hate Yun Ningyan, and I hate her too. If the two of us join forces, Yun Ningyan will definitely be no match for us."
Song Pandi lowered her eyes and gave a self-deprecating smile. "Even if I help you, what can I do? I can't have peace of mind as long as Yun Ningyan is alive. Only when she's dead can I have peace of mind..."
"That's why I came to find you. We have the same enemy. I only want Huo Junshan."
Song Pandi looked up at her and asked, "What's your plan? They're together every day, can you find an opportunity?"
"I'll have Li Dawang keep her occupied, and I'll find an opportunity to drug Huo Junshan."
"You should bring your men over, that way he won't be able to deny it!"
If Yun Ningyan and Li Dawang also get together, they must marry, otherwise Yun Ningyan will be beaten to death.
Song Pandi nodded and held out her hand to Meng Zhenzhen, "Give me two yuan, otherwise my mother-in-law won't let me go out."
Meng Zhenzhen...
In order to get things done, she had no choice but to give Song Pandi two yuan.
After the two agreed, Meng Zhenzhen returned to the educated youth settlement with a smug lookout.
Her mood improved, as if she could already see the day she and Huo Junshan would get married, and the happy smile on Huo Junshan's face.
She's liked Huo Junshan and has been by his side for a day or two now.
If this opportunity comes to fruition, she will definitely be a good daughter-in-law of the Huo family!
It's not much worse than Yun Ningyan.
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