On July 4, Chen Fan drove Su Ruchu back to Los Angeles.
The two planned to have the two mothers meet and have a meal together on July 5th.
If both parties agree, they can get married on this day.
The reason for choosing this day is because July 5th is the day when the two confirmed their love.
From July 5, 2000 to today, exactly four days have passed.
Originally, according to the two's plan, they didn't need to prepare anything. They just needed to meet the two mothers for a simple meal and settle the matter.
As a result, when Chen Fan went back and told his parents about it, they immediately became furious.
"Why are you so anxious?"
"Does it have to be tomorrow?"
"Nothing is ready yet."
Seeing his mother Li Jinqiu looking nervous, Chen Fan smiled and joked, "Mom, Ruochu and I have already discussed it. You don't need to prepare anything, just have a meal."
"How can that be possible? Marriage is such an important matter, how can we mess around with it?"
Chen Jianye looked at his son and said, "Does it have to be tomorrow? Can't it be postponed for a few days?"
Chen Fan shook his head: "I'm afraid not. We agreed to do it tomorrow."
Chen Jianye immediately said to his wife: "Let's prepare while there is still time tomorrow."
Chen Fan quickly said, "I told you, you don't need to prepare anything."
"How can you do that, kid?"
Li Jinqiu immediately went into the inner room and took out a bank card.
"As a man, you still need to be polite. Otherwise, the woman will be unhappy even if she doesn't say it."
Chen Fan scratched his head, knowing that he couldn't win over his mother on this matter.
"What do you need to prepare?"
Li Jinqiu began to introduce: "The most basic three gold jewelry must be prepared, right? Tobacco, alcohol, sugar and tea must be prepared, right? And betrothal gifts, red envelopes... Oh, think about it, there are a lot of things to prepare."
Chen Fan said quickly: "You don't need to buy the three gold jewelry. I bought them in advance before I came."
"I have also prepared the betrothal money in advance."
Li Jinqiu said, "Then we need to buy cigarettes, alcohol, sugar, tea, tea sets, new clothes... these too."
Chen Fan explained: "It was me and Ruochu who agreed that we could just have a meal together. There's no need to invite so many relatives to come along."
"How can that be possible? It would be inappropriate for so many relatives not to go..."
Chen Fan had to move out with Su Ruchu again.
"It's your daughter-in-law who doesn't want to cause a big fuss."
Li Jinqiu looked at his son and asked, "Is this really Ruchu's request?"
"Will her family agree?"
Chen Fan nodded: "Ruchu still has to continue her studies, so she wants to keep the engagement party low-key."
Li Jinqiu had to turn around and look at her husband.
Chen Jianye thought about it and nodded.
"Then listen to them.
"But we still have to buy cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea, and relatives will have to deliver them door to door."
"Also, go and ask his second aunt and the third wife to accompany you to the county town to buy these things."
After Li Jinqiu left in a hurry with the money, Chen Jianye looked at his son.
"Marriage is not a joke. Think carefully about it."
Chen Fan smiled and nodded: "Think it over carefully. This generation will marry her."
Chen Jianye nodded.
"Now that you have thought it through, your mother and I have nothing to say. We will fully support you."
I took some time out in the afternoon to call Su Ruochu, only to find out that the other party was in the same situation.
Su Ruochu also took great pains to explain it clearly to his parents.
The result was that because of the two little kids' impulsive behavior, both families were thrown into chaos.
Su Ruochu asked softly on the other end of the phone: "Am I being too willful?"
The date, July 5, was chosen by her.
I left on a whim this morning, and now that I think about it, it was indeed a bit impulsive.
Chen Fan, however, smiled and consoled her: "This is the only time in a lifetime, so what if you act wilfully once?"
Su Ruchu was very happy to hear what she said, and she told Chen Fan happily that she had bought her a beautiful dress in bright red, and Chen Fan would be able to see her tomorrow.
Chen Fan was a little excited.
"After tomorrow, you will be Chen Su."
The next day, July 5, Chen Fan drove to pick up his parents and rushed to the booked hotel.
The old couple were very nervous along the way.
As a farmer of that generation, although their children had become prosperous, the old couple's ideas had not changed yet.
I've always been worried that I would embarrass my son.
After arriving at the hotel, the two found that their worries along the way were completely unnecessary.
Su Ruchu's parents looked much younger than the two of them. Both in appearance and temperament, they were much better than the two of them.
However, Su Ruochu's parents were very enthusiastic when they first met him.
Mr. Su is calm and his words and actions make people feel naturally close to him.
Although Su Ma was dressed like a noble lady with all the jewels, she took Li Jinqiu's hand as soon as they met and began to praise Chen Fan for being so good and outstanding...
At this point, the old couple finally let go of their worries.
Yes, my son is so outstanding, so outstanding that the girl took the initiative to ask for engagement as soon as possible, so why should I be ashamed?
Chen Fan's eyes were on Su Ruchu. This girl was indeed wearing a bright red dress that day, and she even tied her hair up. Her whole demeanor was elegant and generous.
Chen Fan walked over and held Su Ruchu's little hand.
Su Ruchu felt a little embarrassed, but did not try to get away.
"Whose young wife is so beautiful?" Chen Fan asked jokingly with a smile.
Su Ruochu snorted lightly: "As a married woman, please stop teasing me."
"I am Chen Su."
Chen Fan was instantly delighted.
"I'm really jealous of this brat named Chen. His seniors must be really lucky."
Although it was the first time the two families met, the atmosphere was much more harmonious than expected.
Su Ruchu's parents were full of praise for Chen Fan, and Chen Fan's parents were equally satisfied with Su Ruchu.
By the end of the meal, Su Xuecheng had already become close friends with Chen Jianye and started drinking, while Lin Wanxiu and Li Jinqiu were already talking about the issue of raising children after marriage.
After waiting for a long time for the dinner to end, both of them said goodbye reluctantly.
Su Ruochu whispered to her parents that she wanted to go look at houses with Chen Fan.
Su Xuecheng naturally had no objection, and Lin Wanxiu didn't object either. She just wanted to remind the girl not to play too late and to go home and rest at night.
Su Ruochu's face blushed, and under the smiling gaze of the two adults, she got into Chen Fan's car.
Driving to the park community, Su Ruchu took the key to open the door.
As soon as he entered the room, Chen Fan reached out and pulled Su Ruchu into his arms.
"Girl, you are my woman from the beginning."
"I'm so happy."
As he spoke, Chen Fan murmured in a low voice.
"For this day, I have waited for two generations..."
Su Ruchu felt a little embarrassed.
"Yeah. I'm happy too."
Chen Fan joked with a smile: "When you left the hotel just now, you saw the look in their eyes. I guess they thought I was going to bully you."
Su Ruochu blushed and glared at Chen Fan's dishonest hands.
"Aren't you bullying me now?"
Chen Fan smiled shamelessly.
"You dress so beautifully every day, I am deeply attracted to you and cannot extricate myself."
"Wife, look at how tense the atmosphere has become..."
"Wouldn't it be rude if we didn't do something?"