Chapter 63: Marriage (Part 1)
The next morning, Zhang Ze was awakened by the noise outside the house.
From the voice it was obvious that it was Zhang's mother. Her son was getting married, and she had been busy preparing for the wedding banquet these days.
When I got up and went out, the yard was already busy. Some neighborhood aunties were helping to process the ingredients they had bought over the past two days.
Even if there is no big banquet, pork and chicken will be available.
As for the chef, Zhang's mother asked him to invite his friend from the state-owned restaurant. Zhang Ze almost fainted at that time.
He just found an excuse to fool his family, he didn't expect this kind of situation would happen.
But he had no choice but to go to the state-owned restaurant every day, and finally he actually got to know the chef's apprentice.
In fact, these chefs do take on wedding banquet jobs privately, but the head chefs of state-owned restaurants are all over 50 years old, so you can hire them, but it costs money.
But asking him to cooperate and pretend to be friends is not very realistic as the age gap is a bit too big.
But other people have apprentices, and meeting a level 10 chef who is not much older than me, the lie can be covered up.
Finally, Zhang Ze invited this friend and his senior brother, a level 6 chef, to his wedding banquet.
The highest level of chefs in the factory is level six, and they all cook for the leaders. It is hard to say whether the level of chefs at this level in the factory is as good as those in state-owned restaurants.
Therefore, a level six chef is more than enough to prepare a wedding banquet.
Seeing her son wake up, Zhang Huihong immediately urged him to wash, change clothes and prepare to go to the island to pick up the bride.
Zhang Ze looked at the sun that had just risen and was speechless. It was too early.
But Kamen Island is not that close, so it would be better to go earlier. So he quickly washed up and changed into the white shirt he wore when taking pictures yesterday.
I bought this shirt the day before yesterday. I didn't get any cloth coupons from the radio factory, so I ended up spending money to get some on the black market.
He had just changed his clothes when Zhang Qinghe and a few unmarried young men with whom he had a good relationship rushed in.
These people were going to follow him to pick up the bride, and they even borrowed all the bicycles in the village.
Zhang Ze's bicycle was also parked in the yard, and of course the reason was that it was borrowed.
Soon, a group of six people set off on six bicycles, heading to Yuewan County.
I originally wanted to get eight bicycles together for eight people, but unfortunately I couldn't borrow any bicycles, so I had to give up.
A group of young men were riding their bicycles very vigorously, and Zhang Ze almost thought that they were the ones getting married.
In less than an hour, they arrived at Yuewan County and parked their bicycles at a storage area, which cost three cents per trip, and six bicycles cost 18 cents.
Zhang Ze paid the money, and then a group of people hurried to the dock.
Tong Yuanhang has arranged for relatives to come and pick them up by boat, so that those who are tired from riding bicycles can take a break.
At this time, Tong Shuyao was sitting on a stool, and Lu Man was combing her long hair that was almost waist-length behind her.
In fact, she got up earlier than Zhang Ze. Because of the stunning makeup yesterday, Tong's mother asked her son to take them to Yuewan County early in the morning and found the photo studio to do another makeup.
Lu Man combed her daughter's hair, braided it into a long braid, tied a red flower at the end of her hair and tied it in front of her body.
Finally, she changed into the red dress that had been made long ago, and instantly she looked as beautiful as a flower.
Tong Shuxin, the eldest daughter of the Tong family, couldn't help but tease after seeing this: "My little sister is dressed like this, and the boy from the Zhang family will stare at her!"
"And mom, you are too biased. When I got married, not only did I not wear any makeup, but even my clothes were not as pretty as my younger sister's."
After hearing this, Lu Man said angrily: "What does it have to do with me? Why doesn't your man take you to take pictures or put on makeup?"
Tong Shuxin didn't get married through a blind date, but she fell in love with the man and then the man came to propose marriage.
Seeing that their daughter was willing and that the people on the island knew each other well, Tong's parents agreed.
So when her mother said this, Tong Shuxin really had no way to refute it, so she secretly took note of it in her heart and went home to show it to her family in the evening.
At this moment, there was a sudden loud cheer from outside the door. The three women in the room seemed to sense something and looked outside the door.
Not long after, a group of people's footsteps arrived at the door, and there was a very lively discussion.
After the door opened, a handsome man in a white shirt with a red flower on his chest walked in.
Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Tong Shuyao was stunningly beautiful today, and Zhang Ze was equally good today.
Normally, he has tough and handsome facial features. He does not have the playfulness of a young boy, but the steadiness of a mature man.
When interacting with family members, he may act childish sometimes, but more often he plays the role of a parent.
But today Zhang Ze was in high spirits, and the look he gave Tong Shuyao was passionate yet gentle.
Most of the residents nearby knew that the Tong family's youngest daughter was well raised. Many people had come to propose marriage to her before, but they did not expect that she would be so beautiful today.
And this man, when standing next to her, was not inferior at all, except for the obvious difference in skin color.
There is no need to kowtow or kneel to express gratitude, nor to go through many difficulties before seeing the bride. Zhang Ze only needs to hold the teacup and offer tea to Tong's father and mother to change their words.
Tong's father is usually not good at speaking and rarely shows any emotion, but today he had a smile on his face.
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Tong's mother has always been very enthusiastic, and today her crow's feet are showing due to her smile.
After the change of words, the bride will be welcomed home, and some people from the Tong family will also come to attend the wedding banquet.
Everyone looked at this scene and immediately started to cheer: "Hold him up, hold him up!"
Zhang Ze looked at Tong Shuyao, who was shyly lowering her head, and grinned.
He leaned over, raised his hand, and easily picked up the girl who weighed only a little over 90 pounds.
Feeling insecure with her body suspended in the air, Tong Shuyao instinctively reached out and hugged the man's neck with both hands. She was shy and buried her face in the man's chest, not wanting anyone to see her embarrassment.
The bride was carried onto the sedan chair, and then the group went to the pier and took the sedan chair and the bride to the ship.
By the time they arrived at Yuewan County, Zhang Qinghe and others had already reached the shore and retrieved their bicycles in advance.
Then Zhang Ze picked up the bride and put her on the back seat of the bicycle, and then took her home. The other members of the Tong family took the bus.
He has already given the money to his brother-in-law privately, and Tong Yuanhang will help arrange it.
A trip to Lumen Island takes nearly two hours, plus serving tea, changing words, etc., it was almost noon when Zhang Ze returned to Qinghe Village.
"The bride is here, the bride is here!" When someone saw the convoy coming back, he immediately reported the news.
Zhang Ze got off the bike and held on to his bike, then pushed it towards home with a smile on his face. When he was almost at the door of his house, firecrackers suddenly started to pop.
Zhang Qinghe and several other young men who came with the bride began to distribute peanuts, melon seeds and wedding candies. Although the amount was not much, each of the neighbors who contributed money could get some. The happiest ones were the children.
"The bride is coming in!"
"What a beautiful bride!"
Zhang Ze pushed his bicycle to the door of the house, then picked up the bride and put her down after entering the house.
When Tong Shuyao looked up, she saw Zhang's mother with a smile on her face, and then the tea-serving process began again.
After she changed her tone and called out "Mom", the wedding banquet officially began.
Zhang Ze’s eldest uncle and second uncle finally stopped being background characters today and appeared in the main seats.
As for the relatives on his father's side, none of them came, and they didn't call them either.
The relationship had long been severed, so Zhang Huihong just tried calling Zhang Ze's grandparents, but they didn't respond, so the matter naturally ended in nothing.
At least she went to call people. If others didn't come, it was their own business, and gossip wouldn't be directed at their family.
(End of this chapter)
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