I don’t know if Xu Jianguo really figured it out, but Xu Manman seemed to be in good spirits.
The wedding on October 1st went relatively smoothly, with the slight hitch as that day was the 40th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Although there was no grand military parade, the streets were still packed with people.
The wedding procession that set out in the early morning was also stuck on the road, and the journey to the bride took three times longer than usual.
Fortunately, we had considered this situation in advance and went straight ahead, without going around the city like Xu Manman did at that time. Otherwise, we might not have been able to make it to the wedding banquet.
The wedding room that Xu Jianguo married in was the east wing where Xu Manman originally lived. Anyway, Xu Manman lived next door and even the wall was broken through, so it didn't matter if he didn't want the house on this side.
It had been agreed earlier that the yard here would be reserved for Xu Jianguo, so after the wedding date was set, Jin Zichu, the brother-in-law, helped his brother-in-law renovate the house for free, and by the way, he removed some small parts in the house that he had secretly installed for his wife.
In order not to disturb the couple's newlywed life, Xu Manman and Jin Zichu moved to the Tsinghua and Peking University courtyard after the National Day.
However, it is true that the teaching workload is quite heavy during this period. She has been supervising more and more graduate students in the past two years, and she also has a thesis to write herself.
The atmosphere of reform and opening up is becoming increasingly strong, which can be seen from the clothes worn by young people in the streets and alleys.
As a teacher, she needs to teach and educate and set an example. Xu Manman has always dressed conservatively, but she has some clever ideas in tailoring and matching.
Students' clothing has become bolder, with increasingly brighter colors and more exposed skin. At least the hem of their skirts is no longer limited to the calves.
After class, Xu Manman answered questions from several classmates, packed up her briefcase and came out, but did not see Jin Zichu at the door.
Her class was the fourth period in the afternoon. Usually, Jin Zichu would come to pick her up in person at this time, but he didn't hear anything about her before she left.
She was about to send a voice message to ask, but when she took two steps forward, she saw a man who was blocked on the road by a tall girl in a red dress.
This is not the first time Xu Manman has seen such a scene over the years. Even for herself, many bold students come up to her every year.
She didn't go forward, but stood aside and watched quietly.
Jin Zichu had a cold face. He didn't know what the person in front of him said. He replied with a few words, and his mouth shape seemed to be "No need". Then he walked around the girl whose shoulders had drooped and walked straight to Xu Manman.
His face towards Xu Manman was filled with endearing tenderness, completely different from just now.
Jin Zichu walked over and took the briefcase from Xu Manman. "I made coconut milk squares today. They should be almost chilled by now. Let's go home first."
Xu Manman tilted her head to look at Jin Zichu's bespectacled face, reached out and touched her own, and sent him a voice message in her head, "We're thirty years old now, should we make our faces a little more flabby?"
Xu Manman was in her early thirties in her previous life. Due to long-term weight loss, she lost collagen on her face. Although she has no wrinkles, she still looks a bit old.
Jin Zichu turned his head to look at his wife's face, and his free right hand clasped his fingers with his wife's left hand. "Manman, you don't need that. People who are in good shape will only start to change when they are close to forty years old. It's not surprising that Manman is like this."
This is what he said to his wife, but after he went back, he added a little bit of it on his face, just a little bit, otherwise others would say that he was not worthy of his wife.
Today's dinner was destined to be a not very quiet one. Xu Manman ate a few pieces of coconut milk cubes when Jin Zichu brought the food to the table.
Then he heard the doorbell ring outside, and Jin Zichu also heard the sound of the person outside pushing the courtyard door directly. If he hadn't locked the door out of habit, this person would have just barged in.
From the system monitoring interface, there was a man and a woman standing outside the door. The man was wearing bell-bottom pants and the girl was wearing a bat-wing shirt. They would be considered very fashionable nowadays, but Xu Manman had no impression of these two people. They must have never met each other.
Since they were strangers, it meant that this matter was not very important to them, and both of them continued to prepare for the meal at a leisurely pace.
Jin Zichu helped his wife serve the rice and prepare the soup, then he wiped his hands, turned around, and walked slowly to open the door.
During this time, the doorbell rang more and more urgently, and from the sound you could tell how impatient the person outside was.
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