Fifty years was the time General Zhou had given the Zhou family's younger generation to grow. If no one of them emerged as a capable figure after fifty years, there would be no need to burden Zhou Yuanyuan. After all, while a cultivator's lifespan was long, they also needed to constantly cultivate and improve themselves, leaving them with little time for worldly concerns.
"Grandpa Great, I remember." Zhou Yuanyuan nodded heavily.
Even if General Zhou didn't specifically instruct her, Zhou Yuanyuan would stay in this time and space and wait until her parents passed away before going about her own business.
Zhou Yuanyuan never forgot that she promised Xiaoyu that she would send it back to Lingxiao Realm.
In the next few days, Zhao Yunxiang was very busy.
General Zhou gave the order that Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiasheng's weddings would be held on the same day, just five days later.
Zhao Yunxiang was surprised, but she could only cover her head and get the job done.
Book the banquet, book the venue, screen the guests, and make phone calls to communicate with the two in-laws...
Zhao Xiaocao's parents' home was easy to talk to. Zhao Yunxiang just called them and Zhao Hongsheng immediately agreed.
In rural areas, an engaged girl belongs to her husband's family. Many people get engaged in the first year and marry in the second.
Zhao Xiaocao and Zhou Jiasheng had been engaged for over two years, but the Zhou family hadn't mentioned a wedding yet. Zhao Hongsheng was worried that the good son-in-law, Zhou Jiasheng, would finally get tired of his good-for-nothing daughter.
I heard that in big cities, engagement is useless. Even if a couple sleeps in the same bed, they can break up at any time without a marriage certificate!
Even if Zhao Yunxiang didn't mention it, Zhao Hongsheng and his wife planned to go to Kyoto after the New Year to ask Zhao Yunxiang about the final arrangements for Xiaocao and Zhou Jiasheng's wedding. Even if there wasn't a wedding banquet, they would have to make sure the two children got their marriage certificate before they could feel at ease.
In the eyes of Zhao Hongsheng and his wife, their daughter Xiaocao was just lucky enough to have "charmed" Zhou Jiasheng, a wealthy son-in-law. They were willing to give up the high bride price because they were unsure, fearing that their good son-in-law would be ruined by them.
There was nothing Zhao Hongsheng could do. He felt guilty! This marriage, no matter how you looked at it, made him feel like he was marrying up into the Zhou family. His father-in-law was General Zhou! A hero in the hearts of the Chinese people, a figure you only see on TV.
Today, Zhao Hongsheng received a call from Zhao Yunxiang directly arranging the wedding. He jumped for joy and almost forgot that he was still holding the phone.
"Hongsheng, your in-laws have brought another big business to our village?" Zhao Youtian couldn't help asking when he saw the smile on Zhao Hongsheng's face.
Over the past two years, under Zhao Guohui's guidance, every household in Zhaojiagou has grown mushrooms and raised pheasants. To facilitate management, Zhao Guohui also established a Daqingshan local specialty product company. With this company, the villagers of Zhaojiagou have finally become prosperous.
The general manager of the local specialty product company is Zhao Youtian, the village chief of Zhaojiagou. Zhao Hongsheng took advantage of his daughter's marriage and became the deputy general manager of the company.
Zhao Youtian is specifically responsible for purchasing mushrooms and pheasants from the villagers of Zhaojiagou, and is in charge of the company's major business.
Zhao Hongsheng was in charge of acquiring some local products, such as wild fungus, pine nuts, and wild vegetables. Sometimes, if Zhao Guohui needed anything, he would call Zhao Hongsheng directly.
Zhao Hongsheng is now considered a well-known figure in the entire Sanhe Town.
Whenever Zhao Hongsheng showed up in a village, villagers rushed to curry his favor, hoping to sell their mountain products and game to the Daqingshan Local Products Company. Whenever Zhao Hongsheng went to town on business, Sanhe Town Mayor Li would smile before he even spoke. These were all benefits brought to him by his daughter Xiaocao's marriage.
Zhao Hongsheng put down the phone and said cheerfully, "Brother Youtian, this isn't about the company, it's about Xiaocao's wedding. My mother-in-law said that the day after tomorrow, we'll have a wedding banquet for Xiaocao in Zhaojiagou. Five days later, Xiaocao and Jiasheng's wedding will be held at the Grand Court Hotel in Kyoto."
Then, Zhao Hongsheng smiled and invited Zhao Youtian: "Brother Youtian, don't forget, bring your family to my house for the wedding banquet at noon the day after tomorrow."
"The day after tomorrow? Is it that urgent?" Zhao Youtian was a little confused.
When people in rural areas get married, they usually don’t go to restaurants, but hold wedding banquets in the village.
Families that are more particular will not only invite their own relatives and friends to the wedding banquet, but also invite the villagers.
Zhao Xiaocao was marrying into such a good family in Kyoto, so the Zhao Hongsheng family would definitely hold a wedding banquet of the highest standard. Zhao Youtian estimated that the Zhao Hongsheng family's wedding banquet would have at least fifty or sixty tables of guests, making it a lively and lively occasion.
With so many guests, it would take at least half a month to invite them, prepare the ingredients, and then arrange the banquet.
Xiaocao's wedding banquet was in two days, which was too short a timeframe. If the guests didn't eat well, Zhao Hongsheng's family would be gossiped about for the rest of their lives.
"Hongsheng, how can we make it in time the day after tomorrow? We need to buy meat, fish, kill chickens, prepare the banquet, and invite the chef to cook. It will take time!" Zheng Qiulian on the side was anxious.
When the brigade's loudspeaker called out to Zhao Hongsheng to answer the phone, Zheng Qiulian also came along. However, Zhao Hongsheng answered the phone, and Zheng Qiulian didn't dare to grab the microphone from Zhao Hongsheng, so she could only stand aside and listen.
Zhao Yunxiang and Zhao Hongsheng didn't say a few words in total. Zheng Qiulian only heard Zhao Hongsheng say a few words like "OK", "Okay", and "It will definitely work". Zheng Qiulian didn't hear anything Zhao Yunxiang said.
Zheng Qiulian was anxiously wondering what Zhao Yunxiang called about, but she didn't expect Zhao Hongsheng to say this directly to Zhao Youtian.
In the past two years, Zheng Qiulian had taken in two daughters-in-law in succession, riding on the coattails of General Zhou's in-laws. Zheng Qiulian was very familiar with the wedding process, and because of this, she only needed to mentally calculate that preparing a wedding banquet in two days would definitely be a disaster.
"It's okay. My mother-in-law just said that we don't have to worry about the ingredients. She will transport the chef and the ingredients from Kyoto. The truck has probably left by now. As for us, we should try to notify as many relatives and friends as possible to come to our house for the wedding banquet in the next two days. We don't have to worry about anything else." Zhao Hongsheng said proudly.
"Oh my! How embarrassing!" Zheng Qiulian exclaimed. However, there was no trace of embarrassment on her face.
Zheng Qiulian was delighted. She hadn't expected Zhao Yunxiang to even cover the bride's banquet. She didn't have to spend any money or do anything. Xiaocao's marriage was truly a happy one.
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