Jiang Qiao had no idea that so many things were happening outside while they were asleep.
The young couple rushed back to the courtyard early the next morning. They had asked Li Meilan and Song Lianfeng to help them with the arrangements.
It was just their courtyard, along with a few friends from the county town. There were no outsiders. The things were all delivered by Fu Lin and his friends that morning.
These people also knew that it was truly not easy for Ning Hao, a friend of theirs, to marry Jiang Qiao.
To be honest, they all admired Ning Hao. Jiang Qiao had been bedridden for four years; who would dare to gamble on that? Even if they wanted to wait, their families would definitely not be happy for them to do so. Under various pressures, they believed that none of them could do what Ning Hao did.
So, since their old friends have finally gotten married, they have no choice but to help out, but they'd rather let the young couple relax and handle the rest.
Besides, it's Sunday, and I don't have anything else to do, so I might as well come and join in the fun.
Speaking of which, Jiang Qiao hadn't seen Fu Lin and the others for a long time. Everyone was incredibly enthusiastic when they met, and Fu Lin and the others even ignored Ning Hao's eye-rolling and came over to hug Jiang Qiao.
"Good girl, your brothers wish you all the best. Be careful from now on, and don't get into any more trouble. It worries us all—"
Jiang Qiao herself felt embarrassed that, even after being bedridden for so many years, Fu Lin and the others would visit her from time to time.
"Brother Fu, don't worry. From now on, I will definitely cherish myself. With friends like you around, I wouldn't want to leave before you."
Ou Ziyang took over from Fu Lin and came over to hug Jiang Qiao. "Girl, take good care of yourself. We brothers all hope that your lives will be prosperous and smooth sailing in the future. For the sake of our Haozi, you must take good care of yourself from now on."
When Guan Jiefang tried to come over and hug the bride again, Ning Hao stopped him, saying, "What are you doing? Do you really think I'm just background noise? You guys, do you really think I'm not here? If you want to hug me, come and hug me, buddy, hug me as much as you want—"
Guan Jiefang rolled his eyes. "Tch, I'd rather hug you than get covered in your jealousy. You're such a jealous person. How come we never noticed before? Girl, you should stay away from people like him. Otherwise, the more you talk to him, the more he'll get worked up."
Ning Hao laughed and kicked Guan Jiefang, "Are you guys here to congratulate me or to annoy me?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and went over to shake Guan Jiefang's hand. "Brother, I haven't seen you in so long. How are you?"
Guan Jiefang said with a bitter face, "What else can I do? I'm just a worker, not as successful as you guys. I'm telling you, if you have a bright future, think of me and give me a hand."
Jiang Qiao smiled and nodded, "I think it's a good idea. I'll go to the countryside to farm later. Brother, how about we come together?"
Guan Jiefang quickly waved his hand, "Forget about that, buddy. I can't help you with that. Farming? I don't know how. You two are really something, how could you just run off to the countryside like that? The city is so great, so many people want to come but can't get in."
By the way, we've been preparing your gifts for ages—"
Guan Jiefang pushed a long box to Ning Hao's feet. "This is a wedding gift for you two. We've been preparing it for a long time, but it wasn't easy to prepare, hehe. However, it saved us a lot of money. You definitely won't like it, but your wife will definitely love it, haha—"
Ning Hao put his arm around Guan Jiefang's shoulder and said, "Judging from your smile, you're probably not a good person. Don't tell me you guys prepared this as a gift for us at the junkyard."
After he finished speaking, the three of them turned their heads and couldn't help but laugh. "Isn't that right? Go back and see for yourselves. This is just a small token of our appreciation. You said you didn't want any gifts."
However, we still had to prepare this gift for Jiang Qiao. It really didn't cost much. We were originally thinking of buying you a bed sheet or something, but Fu Lin said it wasn't necessary. He said, "If you need help with this, go find Fu Lin. It has nothing to do with us."
Ou Ziyang's words were half true and half false. It was indeed Fu Lin who suggested this, but they hadn't been unprepared.
Jiang Qiao said with a smile, "I like anything you prepare. Come on, let's go inside. Brothers, please help us make arrangements today. No one from my family is coming, but you know Haozi's family here—"
Ning Zhengtao and Zhu Lin helped Jiang Qiao and the others greet the old neighbors. Although their grandson had come back to hold a banquet, the children had prepared everything themselves and found the guests themselves. As the children's grandmother, Zhu Lin felt sorry for the two children no matter how she thought about it.
She could understand what her grandson and granddaughter-in-law were thinking; the children were simply worried about them spending money and getting tired. However, the old man in the family didn't think that way at all; he always felt like his grandson had been taken away by someone else.
"We're all old neighbors today, so you better behave yourself and don't be stubborn."
Ning Zhengtao wasn't without his own thoughts. "Tell me about our grandson. Since he's come back to handle this, he should do it properly. Why does he have to ask people from the courtyard for help? Aren't they family?"
The old lady glared and said, "Who else? Yesterday is over. Don't you know how shameful it was? What, do you want to embarrass yourself in our yard again? Alright, that's enough. We don't need to worry about the child. What more do you want?"
"If I asked you to pay for it, could you actually do it? Wouldn't your youngest son object? Alright, you know our grandson perfectly well. Hurry up and go greet the guests. Tell me, where did all your education go? The older I get, the less I understand you."
When Ning Hao reached the door, he overheard the elderly couple's conversation and sighed inwardly. His grandmother had never understood his grandfather when she was young.
When the old lady was young, she was busy with work, taking care of the children and the family. She didn't have time to get to know the old man. He was her grandfather, after all.
"Grandma, Grandpa, we're back!"
The old lady quickly came out. "Why are you alone? Where is Qiao'er?"
Ning Hao pointed ahead and said, "Let's go back inside. My friend brought us some gifts. Grandma, they've already started cooking over there. Why don't you go with my grandpa and take a look? We're all old neighbors. It's just a fun way to get together for a meal. Nothing special, just for the lively atmosphere."
Ning Zhengtao walked out of the house with his hands behind his back. "Only the two of you are such spendthrifts. What family would go to a wedding and not accept any gifts? From now on, how do you expect everyone in the courtyard to give gifts like you two?"
Ning Hao sighed, "Grandpa, you can't say that. Jiang Qiao and I have a special situation. When I came here before, I already told everyone that we received a lot of help from everyone when we were young. Besides, when Jiang Qiao was sick, everyone came to visit her. It's understandable that we don't accept gifts when we invite everyone to dinner this time."
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