Hu Xiaoman made up her mind. Since this was the only marriage she would have, she could just endure it.
If you take it too seriously, it will inevitably cause more trouble.
Lu Jianghe arrived at around eight o'clock in the evening, and the two talked about getting married.
He said, "I discussed it with my mom and decided to set up two tables in the restaurant and invite only the better-connected ones. They'll come back after dinner, and we won't have to clean up."
The main reason they are willing to do so is because they are afraid of being too busy. Now that public-private partnerships have become public, where can we find chefs?
If you set up a feast at home, it would be too ostentatious.
So just invite your close friends and relatives, and no need to notify anyone else.
Hu Xiaoman had no objection to this and nodded in agreement.
As for other things, they had no shortage of them, so they discussed whether they should build a new house.
Because the Lu family's house has not been repaired for a long time, it is definitely not possible to do a major renovation, but it can be repaired.
For example, changing the bed or cabinets, but we'll talk about that tomorrow.
The next morning, Lu Jianghe went next door to clean up. The big house was very clean, but the things were too simple.
While he is not at work, I went straight to someone to make cabinets and new tables and chairs.
As for the bed, there is no need for it. The kang is warmer in Northeast China. Nothing else can compare to this.
Hu Xiaoman went to the unit and found everyone very busy. The New Year holiday was coming soon, so they needed to do more work.
She had Director Jin assign the work, so she didn't need to do anything else.
Director Jin took good care of things and just watched the two secretaries work.
Hu Xiaoman said hello to Director Jin while carrying her bag, and then left early.
She has been with Lu Jianghe these days and has no time to stay in the space.
So I'll set aside some time today to go take a look and prepare some things.
The Lu family gave so much betrothal gifts, I can't just take four boxes and be done with it.
She found a deserted place and entered the space.
The dowry actually depends on the other party's gift. If it's a lot, prepare more; if it's a little, prepare less.
Of course, the things given by the Lu family are really quite a lot.
In this era, there are enough of those things. To put it bluntly, if you take them out individually, you can marry three or four wives with those things.
So, the Lu family treated her very well and gave her a lot of things.
Hu Xiaoman looked at the things in the space and there was really nothing to take, except rice, flour and soybean oil.
Could it be that she was going to take these things out as a dowry? Although they were practical, it was really not the case.
After thinking for a while, she looked at the things she had customized from the factory before.
This is a batch of accessories and decorations.
In fact, she was planning to sell this thing on the black market, but now it seems that she won’t be able to use it for the wedding.
It’s not okay to be too fancy. Nowadays, you can just wear a small hairpin on your hair. You can’t have flowers all over your head.
Hu Xiaoman opened another big box, which was full of cloth.
She doesn't know how to make clothes, and she bought these because they were cheap.
The manufacturer was selling the goods at two yuan per pound, so she directly wholesaled 3,000 pounds.
These are just a few of them. There are a lot of fabrics piled up inside the space.
From the perspective of later generations, these fabrics may not be presentable at all, or even too ugly and no one would use them.
But this dark gray fabric is indeed the most popular now.
It will be popular for the next ten years, so after she bought it, she kept it in case she wanted to exchange it for money on the black market.
Hu Xiaoman took out a gray and a black cloth.
Although the color is not very good, it is still the most popular color at this time.
Satisfied, she took it out and put it aside, then picked out something of similar color and put it aside. This way, she wouldn't be hard-pressed to find fabric later.
Today's work was almost ready. After leaving the space, I pushed my bicycle and went home with the fabric.
Lu Jianghe was tidying up the house when he heard some noise next door.
After thinking about it, Hu Xiaoman should be at work at this time, so who is coming?
He stood up and went out to take a look. Unexpectedly, there was a bicycle parked in the yard. Didn’t that mean someone had returned?
Hu Xiaoman put the cloth in the hut and just came out when she saw Lu Jianghe coming in.
"Why did you come back so early today?" Lu Jianghe asked.
I usually come back after get off work and rarely go home at this time.
"Well, today I asked a colleague to buy two pieces of cloth from the textile factory and sent them back after they were bought." Hu Xiaoman made up a lie.
Because the two of them never cared about each other's social relationships, she was not afraid of Lu Jianghe's questioning.
Sure enough, this person didn't ask any more questions along the way. He just nodded and said, "I've cleaned up the house. Please see if there's anything else you need. I have some free time during this period, so hurry up and fill it in."
He only redid the wardrobe and other things, and repainting would have been the same, but he only wanted to give Hu Xiaoman the best.
After all, this is only one marriage, and buying more things in the future will be my business after I am married.
These didn't cost much, so I didn't feel bad about it.
Hu Xiaoman didn't know either, so she followed him to take a look.
The house is quite large. There is a large living room as you enter the door, and a bedroom on the left. There is a kang (a square bed) inside, which is two meters wide and two meters long.
There was a large wardrobe next to it, but it’s not there now. It used to be where cabinets were placed.
There used to be a dressing table against the outer wall, but now there is no furniture.
Hu Xiaoman frowned and said, "Where did all the cabinets go?"
Logically, the cabinet should be placed here, why is it gone?
"I've changed it. The cabinets are being built and will be delivered in about seven or eight days." Lu Jianghe pointed to the kang and said, "Do you have any ideas, like getting a bigger kang?"
In fact, it is enough for two people to sleep together, but he has to ask first and try his best to meet Hu Xiaoman's requirements so that they can do it quickly and finish it before getting married.
Hu Xiaoman shook his head. "No, this is fine."
As for a kang, one is enough, as long as it is enough for sleeping.
The two of them looked around again and found that all the furniture was according to their needs.
Hu Xiaoman suggested putting up a shoe cabinet, and the two of them measured the size. Although Lu Jianghe didn't understand why they wanted to make a row of tall shoe cabinets, he didn't ask any more questions.
Whatever Hu Xiaoman wants, he does it.
The following time was quite busy, and of course Lu Jianghe was the only one busy.
I have to check the progress of the furniture every day, and what kind of requirements are required for useful items.
Hu Xiaoman just goes to work and does nothing every day. He collects old things and then goes to see if there are any good deals on the black market.
She kept an eye out for things that sold well, but she hadn't made any purchases yet and planned to wait and see.
There is not much food on the black market during this period, and other meat products are also in short supply.
Compared with the external demands in Beijing, they are more concerned about having enough to eat and eating well.
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