The second uncle asked them to call someone, and Cheng Zhiheng was rarely obedient and called Li Qiumei "sister-in-law", but Cheng Zhishan went back to her room, closed the door and didn't come out.
Second Aunt went in and persuaded her for a while, then came out smiling.
“This girl has a cold. I gave her medicine and she’s already asleep.
Come, let’s eat.”
Cheng Zhiqian looked at Li Qiumei and saw that her expression remained unchanged and she was serving Cheng Zhiming some rice, so he felt relieved.
Alas, Zhishan is too stubborn. I talked to her all night last night and thought I had convinced her.
I didn't expect this to happen again.
During the meal, my second uncle and second aunt praised Li Qiumei's cooking skills.
"Qiumei, your cooking skills are comparable to those of the chefs in state-owned restaurants.
Your uncle and I will have a treat from now on."
Cheng Zhiming stuffed his mouth with meat and mumbled, "My sister-in-law's cooking tastes better than my sister's."
Cheng Zhishan, who was hiding behind the door and eavesdropping, snorted coldly: "Huh, this woman bribed the two of you with just one meal, you spineless guys.
Such a woman is not worthy of the eldest brother, just because the eldest brother and her secretly got a marriage certificate.
Her second uncle and second aunt changed sides at the last minute and advised her to know the current situation, but she refused.
She wanted to see if this woman really didn’t want to live in their house.”
After dinner, after seeing off their second uncle and aunt, Cheng Zhiqian and Li Qiumei walked towards the new house.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of the community, Cheng Zhiqian suddenly pulled Li Qiumei into the guard room.
Li Qiumei asked quietly, "What's the matter?"
"Lin Xiuhua is out."
Li Qiumei was startled and quickly hid behind Cheng Zhiqian.
Sure enough, Lin Xiuhua and a slightly bald man came out.
As they walked, they said, "This house was sold just yesterday, and the neighbors around here don't know who bought it.
Let’s come back and ask in a couple of days.”
The man hummed, "When you go back, ask her for more living expenses. It's such a long way, and the bus ride will definitely cost money."
Li Qiumei had to admire Lin Zhiya's execution ability, as he didn't delay for even a single day.
Cheng Zhiqian frowned and said, "Qiumei, wait for me to come back and then you can come and live here.
Otherwise, I would be worried."
"It's okay. When you return to the army, I'll follow you. We can also take the initiative to attack."
Back home, Cheng Zhiqian took out a red paper bag and handed it to Li Qiumei: "This is the betrothal money for you."
Li Qiumei opened the red paper, took out the money and counted it. There were actually 660 yuan.
"Cheng Zhiqian, where did you get the money?"
Cheng Zhiqian chuckled: "I borrowed it, but don't worry, I will pay it back myself."
Li Qiumei put her wallet away and said, "Okay, since it's a betrothal gift, I'll take it.
After the wedding, you can return it to them."
"No, just keep it for yourself."
Cheng Zhiqian took out a piece of paper and a pen and wrote down what he was going to do: "Qiumei, take a look at this, is it true?"
Looking at this piece of paper, Li Qiumei realized that there were so many things that needed to be completed within four days.
"Cheng Zhiqian, leave the decoration of the wedding room to me.
You go and take care of the wedding-related matters."
Cheng Zhiqian nodded: "Okay."
These two days, Qin Ruyue came to help decorate the bridal chamber as soon as she closed her stall.
"Qiumei, when I first got married, I wanted a wooden box to store my clothes and pants, but my mother was reluctant to make one for me.
In the end, I was only given two porcelain basins as a dowry.
I was sad for a long time.
Today, I bought you a suitcase. Do you like it?"
Li Qiumei took the red suitcase that Qin Ruyue brought and opened it to take a look. In this day and age, it was considered quite good to have a suitcase like this as a dowry.
"Thank you, Ruyue! I like it very much."
The two were chatting and laughing when Yang Huaihua and the others came back.
Seeing that the house had been decorated joyfully, Yang Huaihua shouted, "You two must help me decorate my house tomorrow.
Just make it exactly like this one."
Qin Ruyue asked her, "When is your date?"
"The day after tomorrow."
Qin Ruyue exclaimed: "Your life is the same as Qiu Mei's."
Yang Yingsong looked at Yang Huaihua proudly: "So? I told you that the dates calculated by the same blind man would be exactly the same, and you still didn't believe it."
"Qiumei, please help me take care of Huahua while I go take care of the wedding."
Li Qiumei nodded: "Don't worry, I promise to complete the task."
After Yang Yingsong left, Yang Huaihua suddenly fell on the sofa.
"Qiumei, Ruyue, I don't want to marry Yang Yingsong anymore, what should I do?"
Li Qiumei gave her a bleak look and continued wiping the table.
Qin Ruyue hurried over and said, "I heard you're pregnant. What's going on?"
Yang Huaihua sat up suddenly, and Qin Ruyue and Li Qiumei were both startled.
"Sister Hua, do you know that your action is very dangerous?"
Yang Huaihua didn't care about that: "Qiumei, Yang Yingsong's grandmother actually said that Yang Yingsong and I both have the surname Yang, and according to our ancestors' rules, people with the same surname can't get married."
Li Qiumei opened her eyes wide: "What? Is there such a thing?
How come I’ve never heard of it?”
Yang Huaihua wailed, "His grandmother also said that I must not be a decent person since I got pregnant before I even got married.
Tell Yang Yingsong not to marry me."
Qin Ruyue was also shocked: "His grandmother actually said such words in front of you, it's simply too much."
Yang Huaihua lay down again: "The old woman didn't say it in front of me, I overheard it.
I looked at Yang Yingsong's house and saw that his grandmother was the head of the household.
Yang Yingsong's father obeyed whatever the old woman said.
Yang Yingsong's mother listens to his father. I'm worried that if I marry him, it will be like three huge mountains pressing down on me.
Oh, I can’t stand it.”
Li Qiumei put down the rag in her hand and said, "We've already got the marriage certificate. It's too late to regret now."
Yang Huaihua smiled and said, "It's not the first marriage anyway, so it won't have any impact if we get divorced."
Qin Ruyue patted her gently and said, "Don't talk nonsense. What about the baby in your belly?"
Yang Huaihua suddenly started to cry softly: "The old woman said that she looked at my face and knew that I was pregnant with a girl.
Their family didn't want it, so they asked Yang Yingsong to take me to get it aborted."
Li Qiumei was angry: "What did Yang Yingsong say?"
"He said that it was up to him to make his own decisions about his own affairs, and that he would get married and have children.
His family quarreled with him all night long."
Qin Ruyue and Li Qiumei just breathed a sigh of relief: "Then Yang Yingsong did a good job, you two can get married..."
Yang Huaihua's next words made them nervous again.
"Yang Yingsong's parents and grandmother all came to Beicheng together.
I don’t want to marry into their family. I want to use my house as a wedding house just like Qiu Mei.
Let Yang Yingsong come live in my house."
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