Chapter 142 Arranging the Marriage
It should be said that Li Yuqin and Tang Fengying, mother and daughter, played an indispensable role in making Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan's relationship progress so smoothly.
Li Yuqin genuinely thought highly of Sheng Xiping. If she hadn't had no other suitable daughters besides Tang Fengying, she would have already brought Sheng Xiping home as her son-in-law.
Of course, if she didn't have a biological daughter, her cousin would be a good match, so Li Yuqin tried her best to bring the two of them together.
Although Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan were in a free-love relationship, when it came to the stage of discussing marriage, a matchmaker was always needed.
They relayed what both sets of parents couldn't say directly.
Li Yuqin is straightforward and has a good relationship with both families, so she is the perfect matchmaker.
Originally, the Tang family had a lot of things to do today, and the Sheng family was moving, so Li Yuqin and her husband didn't come to help.
When the Sheng family specifically sent their child to invite them, Li Yuqin understood what was going on.
So without Zhang Shuzhen saying anything, Li Yuqin brought up the topic of the two children's marriage.
Li Yuqin's words truly struck a chord with Zhang Shuzhen and Wang Chunxiu.
Now that the children are grown up, it's time to talk about marriage.
Men are generally carefree and don't think about these things, but which mother doesn't worry about them all the time?
Zhang Shuzhen, in particular, has a son who is twenty years old and at the age where he should be looking for a wife. Now that he has found a pretty good match, she can't wait to bring her into the family as soon as possible.
But she couldn't ask Wang Chunxiu this question directly.
Just then, Li Yuqin spoke, and Zhang Shuzhen put down her chopsticks and looked at Wang Chunxiu with anticipation.
On the Zhou family's side, Wang Chunxiu was actually quite satisfied with the Sheng family and Sheng Xiping.
But I just feel that my daughter is only eighteen, a bit too young, and I don't want her to get married and start a family too early.
But Zhou Qinglan is now a sent-down youth in the forest farm, far from home. Although she has her aunt's family to take care of her, it's still not quite the same.
Wang Chunxiu sometimes worried that these young men and women were in the prime of their lives and prone to impulsiveness. If they were to delay the wedding, something might happen that would make both families look bad.
So when Li Yuqin asked the question, Wang Chunxiu hesitated for a moment.
"Sisters Yuqin and Shuzhen, to be honest, neither Qinglan's father nor I want our daughter to get married too early."
We were all girls once, and as the old saying goes, "Be a girl for a day, and an official for a day."
Girls are most carefree when they're at home. But once they get married, they have husbands, children, and elderly parents to worry about—they have to take care of everything, and there's never a moment of peace.
There's a saying: "When you raise your head, you marry off your daughter; when you lower your head, you take a wife." "One family's daughter is sought after by a hundred families."
It wasn't that Wang Chunxiu was deliberately being difficult; every family with a daughter has to think things through carefully before agreeing to a marriage proposal.
"However, Qinglan and Xiping have a good relationship."
My husband and I have finally understood this time: Sister-in-law Shuzhen and Brother Sheng are both genuinely kind people, and they are truly good to our Qinglan.
The previous words were just a prelude, and also to show an attitude: our daughter is not unwanted.
"Look, I never thought of that. My sister-in-law even made a pair of thin cotton pants for the child to wear."
"Sister-in-law, I have to thank you. My husband and I are quite relieved to have Qinglan in your care."
As Wang Chunxiu spoke, she grabbed Zhang Shuzhen's hand.
"Sister-in-law, do you think this is okay?"
Mingyuan and I are both busy with work, so we probably won't have time for each other these days.
"Let's go to Songjiang River before the New Year, whenever you and Brother Sheng have time, and settle the marriage arrangements for the two children."
Zhou Mingyuan and his wife had discussed their daughter's marriage countless times.
The ideal solution would be to get engaged before the end of the year, and then hold the wedding after the logging season ends and before reforestation begins.
It just so happens that Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan are both old enough to register their marriage. If both families put in a little effort, they can have a grand wedding. That would be perfect.
"Okay, okay, we'll listen to you, sister-in-law. Actually, Lao Sheng and I think the same way."
We don't need to rush. Let's save up some more things for the child so we can have a nice wedding.
Qinglan is a city girl, and she's marrying into this remote mountain village, so we absolutely have to make sure the wedding is beautiful.
When Wang Chunxiu said those things earlier, Zhang Shuzhen was still worried, afraid that the couple would be reluctant to let Zhou Qinglan get married too early.
Unexpectedly, Wang Chunxiu changed her tone and agreed to the marriage, and the timing was similar to what Zhang Shuzhen had expected.
The forest farm is about to start winter production, and at this time the whole farm is working together as a whole, and everyone has to be mobilized to harvest and transport timber.
If things go wrong, Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xiping might have to live in the mountains, and then they won't have time to get engaged or married.
The best time was during the holidays before the Lunar New Year, so we got engaged first.
After the logging tasks are completed after the New Year, and before the reforestation begins, we'll have a couple of months of free time, perfect for holding the wedding.
This was a coincidence between the two sides, and both Zhang Shuzhen and Wang Chunxiu were quite happy.
Wang Chunxiu, in particular, was even happier when she heard that the Sheng family was going to prepare things for her.
"Sister-in-law, you have several sons in your family."
We don't need to go overboard, just follow the crowd. Our main focus is on this young man, Xiping.
In this day and age, there's no such thing as a bride price or dowry when people get married. As long as the two people share the same ideals and can live together, that's enough.
They had nothing before, and when they got married, they couldn't even afford a new set of clothes.
Not to mention weddings and banquets, there are plenty of couples who just get a marriage certificate and move in together right away, aren't there?
The Sheng family had already prepared a house and furniture, and not only gave Zhou Qinglan a watch, but also bought her fabric, shoes and other things.
This was already better than most people's living conditions, and Wang Chunxiu wasn't the greedy type to ask for anything more.
As long as Sheng Xiping treats Zhou Qinglan well, is considerate and caring towards his wife, the Zhou family really doesn't have any other requirements.
Zhang Shuzhen laughed when she heard this, "I always said that my Xiping is lucky."
Having found such a wonderful girl as Qinglan, Brother Zhou and his wife are both very understanding.
Don't worry, sister-in-law, we will definitely do what we can and prepare as much as we can.
If you really can't prepare much, just don't complain, sister-in-law.
The more you talk about it, the clearer it becomes.
Neither of them were the type to deliberately nitpick; they were both genuinely concerned for the child's well-being, so they naturally found common ground.
Li Yuqin nodded, then remained silent, letting Wang Chunxiu and Zhang Shuzhen discuss it.
Hearing that the two had finalized their engagement and marriage plans, Li Yuqin was overjoyed.
"Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law Shuzhen, then it's settled."
"I'll definitely help make sure Xiping and Qinglan get married properly."
Li Yuqin, like her daughter Tang Fengying, is a kind-hearted person. Besides, these are all legitimate relatives, so she must be considerate.
"Of course! You're Qinglan's aunt, so we need you to be our matchmaker."
Wang Chunxiu and Zhang Shuzhen looked at each other and burst into laughter.
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