After a month, the New Year has truly passed, and the two people under investigation have also left the capital. As for where they were sent?
Zhang Guoqing, who had been following the case, forgot about these people and these things when he heard that it happened in some unknown place.
He didn't ask for much, as long as there were no more unstable elements around his wife, that was enough. Moreover, if his wife was really cruel enough to do something, she would just protect herself.
After the New Year, the weather became hotter day by day. In the blink of an eye, it was the August 1st Army Day. Father Zhang from my hometown in Northeast China also mentioned Mai Miao's marriage in a letter.
Wedding on October 1st.
This date was well chosen. On such an important holiday, anyone with eyes would understand that he and Zhou Jiao were truly inseparable and couldn't take a holiday.
As for their three children, it was impossible for them to have time, especially for their twin sons, who also had to participate in the celebration program.
This saves you the trouble of finding excuses.
As the first niece of the Zhang family, Zhang Guoqing did not let her suffer any loss. After all, girls are different from boys. Having a dowry is equivalent to having support.
Especially when they heard that the other party was a grandson of Master Dong who was abducted to Zhangjia Village by them, and asked the three Ping'an brothers what they thought of Dong, this time the couple wrote to Zhang Laoer in advance to discuss the matter.
Zhang Laoer's reply was very quick, and the whole process took only about twenty days.
"I'll try to match the gifts with Xizi and the others. My eldest brother has already planned to give every cent of the betrothal money back to the child. He also bought four new quilts, ranging from 1.5 jin to 8 jin, which can be used for 20 years. He also plans to use bright red and green satin covers on two of them."
After reading the letter, Zhang Guoqing threw it to Zhou Jiao, "Look, if you follow what Second Brother said, we really don't need to add anything else."
Zhou Jiao took the letter and said, "Don't say it, Zhang Guofu really loves his only daughter. The dowry he planned is comparable to the enviable Zhao Yuanyuan."
In Zhang Laoer's words, "Big Brother is really trying his best, and he doesn't even consider that he has two sons who haven't married yet. That quilt cover is a really good thing, he should go to the provincial capital and ask his classmates to collect it. If you want to give him a gift, just give him cloth coupons. I think he's already obsessed."
Not all fathers favor boys over girls. Zhou Jiao understands Zhang Guofu's feelings very well, and Mai Miao has indeed contributed a lot to that small family.
As for Zhang Laoer, this guy still can't get rid of the idea of favoring boys over girls. No matter how much he changes on the outside, the obsession in his bones cannot be corrected in a short time.
Are sons always caring? It's not uncommon for men to forget their mothers after marrying a wife. But Mai Miao, this child, is extremely filial to her father.
Zhang Laoer complained a lot in the letter, but he certainly didn't forget his business. He planned to make a pair of dowry boxes for his eldest niece.
Seeing this, Zhou Jiao couldn't help but chuckle.
The three brothers Ping'an came back and said that their second uncle was really talented. He actually collected wood from the scrap yard to make a three-legged washbasin stand as a gift for his nephews and nieces.
She had a premonition that whether the next generation of young people got married or got married, as long as they gave gifts, Zhang Laoer would continue his carpentry work to the end.
"Then we'll listen to Second Brother and give him some cloth coupons, six dollars like Xizi and the others, and a towel blanket. We shouldn't need anything else, right?"
Wuyi, who was standing by, couldn't help but stretch his neck and said, "Mom, my second uncle told us a long time ago that if my eldest sister gets married, we should find a way to get her a military uniform."
Liuyi agreed and added: "Most people can't even get a new military uniform. This gift is both decent and affordable."
Zhang Guoqing remembered that his second brother mentioned sending cloth coupons in the letter. Isn't that what he meant? Hearing his son's words, he laughed even more.
No wonder these two silly kids were always wondering when everyone would get their uniforms. It was true everyone in his family was in the military, and he even worked in the General Logistics Department, but they didn't have any extra new uniforms. They did have some old ones.
The country is poor, and everyone is poor.
Zhou Jiao, however, frowned at her two young sons, who seemed nonchalant. She noticed that the boys not only had an inexplicable sense of superiority in their bones, but also loved to nitpick. This was completely different from the magnanimity she had imagined boys should have.
Liuyi looked at her, shifted his hips uneasily, and called out softly, "Mom."
Wuyi smiled at her ingratiatingly. Why did something feel off? Could it be that the things he did back home were coming back to haunt him?
The little thing is really sensitive. Zhou Jiao shook her head with a smile, "It's okay. Baby, have you ever thought about it? The old leaders often wear old uniforms and old clothes, and we still have enough to send new uniforms back home. From the perspective of outsiders, what will they think of our family?"
Liuyi and Wuyi were stunned when they heard this. Oh, yeah, they'd forgotten that. People would definitely be muttering about his father abusing his power behind his back.
Zhou Jiao looked at her two young sons with satisfaction. "It takes a long time to build an image, but it only takes a moment to destroy it. Isn't it a bit of a loss?"
As she spoke, she saw the children nod thoughtfully, and continued, "Another point. With a good family background, doesn't it require a better upbringing to match? Otherwise, wouldn't you be just like a playboy? Do you know why your eldest brother went to military training in such hot weather?"
These consecutive questions were enough to make Liuyi and Wuyi reflect deeply. Zhou Jiao had no intention of lecturing her sons. Although they were young, they had their own pride. She could only give them occasional reminders to prevent them from becoming extreme in their thinking. As for how much they could learn from the lessons, that was up to them to figure out.
And it is obvious that her educational method is more suitable for precocious children.
After hearing what she said, Liuyi and Wuyi looked at each other, and then Liuyi said dejectedly: "Mom, I was careless."
Wuyi pursed his lips and said in frustration, "I've forgotten what it means to lose the big picture for the sake of the small. I've seen how many poor families live in my hometown, and then I see my second uncle and his family thinking that saving as much as possible is the right thing to do. Mom, next time I encounter something like this, I will definitely consider the consequences more."
Zhang Guoqing smiled with relief and consoled them, "You are still young. It's great that you are so outstanding now. You will grow up slowly. There is no need to rush."
After hearing his comfort, the two brothers finally felt less upset, but they couldn't help but think about a lot of things. For example, they were already nine years old, which was not young anymore. Shouldn't they work harder? For example, their eldest brother had already started military training. Shouldn't they do something meaningful too?
Zhou Jiaoyuan wanted to say one more thing, that it was okay to hide the sense of superiority in one's bones, but then she thought of the environment they were in now. She felt that blindly suppressing the child's nature was not a good idea, so she gave up after thinking it over again and again.
If the children really wanted to become playboys, as long as they had a bottom line and didn't act lawless, then they could be playboys. As a mother, she only wished her children a safe life.
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