After Xiaoduo left, Erwa and Sanwa also started school soon after, and the house became a bit quiet again.
However, Zhao Qinglan wasn't idle either. She had previously agreed with the Ji family to hold weddings for the two children this year, so she could start preparing some things slowly.
Since they are currently living in Guangzhou, Da Wa and Ji Rou will likely hold their wedding there when they return. Of course, they might also go back to the provincial capital, but nothing is certain yet.
However, she needs to prepare the wedding room in advance.
Yaohua has real estate projects in Guangzhou, so Zhao Qinglan naturally wants to keep a few houses in hand. However, she is worried that she might miss her eldest son's wedding, so she wants to buy a suitable one as a backup.
In the provincial capital, she has several properties she has accumulated. If she can't find a suitable house to use as a wedding home, she can just pick one from her own properties.
Besides the wedding house, the betrothal gifts are also very important.
Previously, the popular custom was to include a dowry plus three large pieces of furniture, along with seventy-two or one hundred and eight legs—which were essentially just furniture.
Their family is now well-off, so they are naturally preparing for the best possible bride price.
Da Wa and Ji Rou work in the military and are young, so Zhao Qinglan hesitated for a moment and decided not to prepare a car for them, otherwise it would be too conspicuous.
But other nice things are indispensable, such as a full set of home appliances for the wedding room, all the furniture, she will buy whatever is needed, such as bicycles and sewing machines, which are considered big items by others, but now they are small items for her.
Besides these considerations, she also considered that both of her children and their families were serving in the military, so the bride price couldn't be too high.
Therefore, she plans to prepare 10,000 yuan, which means one in a million. The amount is much more than that of ordinary people's weddings, and the number is also auspicious and pleasant to hear.
Of course, she had discussed all of these things with her husband.
Li Huai had long accepted the fact that his earning ability was much worse than his wife's, and he was very moved to see his wife so generously preparing things for their son's wedding.
If he hadn't stopped her, Zhao Qinglan would have prepared even more things for her son.
This is the biggest joyous occasion for their family, so naturally they want to celebrate it in a grand and glorious way.
The eldest son learned from his younger brother, the third son, that his mother was preparing for his wedding. Soon after, Zhao Qinglan received money from her eldest son.
When I opened it, there were more than three thousand yuan inside.
The eldest son also attached a letter, explaining that the money was all he had saved up over the years from his allowance, New Year's money, and other subsidies.
It was his wedding, and he felt guilty that he couldn't afford to support his parents alone and that they would have to worry and spend money on him. He only asked to use all his savings to help them out.
Zhao Qinglan showed her husband the money and letter her son had sent.
Li Huai was pleased and happy after reading it.
The daughter-in-law treats the eldest child, who is not related to her by blood, well, the eldest child knows how to be filial and grateful, and that's good enough.
As for the money that was sent, Zhao Qinglan did not intend to accept it.
“He has worked hard to save up his savings for so long, so he can keep it for himself. When they have their own little family in the future, their expenses will increase, so we will just give him a little extra help this time.”
Li Huai thought about it and agreed, so he didn't object to his wife's suggestion.
When the eldest child received the money sent back by his parents, he also looked helpless.
Fearing that her foolish son might send the money back, Zhao Qinglan made a special phone call to emphasize this.
Since his mother had said that, what could the eldest son do? He could only put the money away again, thinking that he would be more filial to his parents in the future.
Marriage is a major event that naturally requires discussions between both families.
Because of the distance, Zhao Qinglan had to call the Ji family quite often to communicate.
From the number of times she asked questions and the things she subtly revealed, the Ji couple could tell how much the other person valued their daughter.
Mrs. Ji couldn't help but sigh. "I used to worry a lot about what kind of family Rou Rou would marry. What if she ended up like so-and-so's family, where everyone was bad and had a problem with her? I would have been so worried. Luckily, our daughter is lucky and has good taste."
"That's right, Yan Sen is a good person, and his parents are nice too."
Ever since they learned that Da Wa wasn't Zhao Qinglan's biological son, they realized how precious it was that Zhao Qinglan was still so dedicated to his marriage.
After all, some families have several children who are their own biological offspring, because even parents with many children can't manage that.
After learning about the complicated relationships in Da Wa's family, the couple thought that the most favored child in Zhao Qinglan's family must be San Wa, followed by Xiao Duo. As for the brothers Da Wa and Er Wa, they would be satisfied as long as their marriages were acceptable.
They were surprised that others always exceeded their expectations.
Before they knew it, it was May. Zhao Qinglan had finally set a wedding date with the Ji family for the children. The date was an auspicious day at the end of July, which was chosen with the help of the second child, who would be on summer vacation and able to attend his older brother's wedding.
The wedding location has also been decided; it will be in the provincial capital.
Since the wedding was to be held in the provincial capital, Zhao Qinglan had to return home early.
After all, there are many things to worry about, such as the wedding room, the wedding banquet, etc.
Fortunately, she came back, and with the help of her mother, sister, and company staff, things were able to proceed smoothly.
Erwa should have been happy that his older brother was getting married soon, but lately he's been a little worried.
Wang Lingling became his junior at school, and Erwa treated her very well, always helping her whenever she needed it.
Wang Lingling would often come to see him, and sometimes she would even come to his classroom to audit classes when she didn't have any. They would also read books together in the library, eat together in the cafeteria, and Wang Lingling would often be with him.
Because the two were always together, some classmates asked Erwa if he and Wang Lingling were looking for a female student to date.
When asked, Erwa was shocked.
Back in his dorm, he asked his roommates, "Why did everyone misunderstand and think Lingling and I were dating?"
"Are you stupid? You two are together almost every day. You're not really siblings. What else could it be but a romantic relationship?"
"Uh." Erwa was speechless.
Because of this, he has started avoiding Wang Lingling recently.
Realizing that it had been a long time since she had gone out to explore delicious food, Erwa went out of school to find some good food to relax on the weekend.
After not visiting for a while, Erwa noticed changes in an alley he used to frequent, with several new shops now open.
One of the restaurants looked quite simple, with only the words "Yu Family Restaurant" written on it. He smelled the aroma wafting out and, on a whim, went inside.
The shop inside wasn't big, with only eight tables in total. As soon as he entered, he heard the wind chimes ringing.
A girl who looked to be in her early twenties emerged from the kitchen. Her eyebrows and eyes seemed ordinary on their own, but together they were exceptionally pleasing to the eye. Her hair was tied up, and she looked very capable.
Hello, what would you like to eat?
Erwa could see the kitchen at a glance. It seemed that there was no one else in the shop except for this girl. He was a little confused. Was the chef somewhere else, or was this girl the chef?
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