Thinking that she would be able to see her great-uncle and aunt again when her brother got married, Xiaoduo did not stay in Beijing this time and quickly boarded the train back to the provincial capital.
Because she was still somewhat influenced by the country of M, her clothing and appearance looked different from ordinary people, appearing more fashionable and stylish.
In addition, she was accompanied by two bodyguards and several suitcases, so some people on the train asked her about it out of curiosity.
Knowing that she was studying in the US, the way the other passengers looked at her changed even more.
Some even boldly and curiously inquired about various things related to her country M.
At this time, most Chinese people were still very curious about country M.
Xiaoduo is simply describing objective facts. Thanks to her mother's upbringing, she never believes that her country is inferior to other countries.
She doesn't have any foreign worship or slavish attitude towards foreign things, nor does she feel inferior or disgusted by her own country of origin.
After hearing her explanation, the passengers around her realized that even in major Western countries, things weren't as perfect as they had imagined.
There are also poor people there, and ordinary people struggling to make a living.
Because of differences in political systems, and even in some aspects, they may not be as good as our country.
Some people disagreed and refuted, but they were international students who had experienced it firsthand, and even those who refuted seemed somewhat powerless.
When the train arrived at the station, Xiaoduo saw Erwa.
"Mom is busy at home, so she asked me to pick you up."
Xiao Duo didn't care. She wasn't a child who couldn't live without her mother, so she didn't need her mother to pick her up and drop her off every time.
Once in the car, Erwa started chattering away to tell her older sister about things at home.
Of course, most of them are related to the wedding of the older brother, Da Wa.
Actually, there was another thing for their family this year, which was their third child's high school entrance exam.
However, neither the rest of their family nor the third child himself took this high school entrance exam too seriously.
Zhao Qinglan returned to Guangshi to wait for her youngest son's high school entrance exam, and she came with her son who was on vacation after the exam.
When the car arrived home, Xiaoduo found that there were already quite a few people in her family.
My second aunt and her two cousins, who were on vacation, were all staying at their house.
As soon as Xiaoduo got home, she opened her box and took out the gifts she brought back for everyone.
The adults were fine, but the kids were overjoyed.
Actually, Zhao Qinglan originally planned to prepare a new house for Da Wa in the provincial capital for his wedding.
But when Da Wa found out, he only said that he and Ji Rou rarely came back to the provincial capital, and even when they did, they wanted to stay in their family's courtyard for a lively atmosphere.
So Zhao Qinglan had no choice but to respect her son's wishes, tidy up the eldest child's old room, and put in new furniture.
Although the new house wasn't furnished, Zhao Qinglan registered it under Da Wa's name, still intending to hand it over to him.
The new house has been simply tidied up. When Ji Rou gets married, she will come from the new house.
As for the newlyweds, Da Wa and Ji Rou, they haven't returned yet; they'll arrive home two days before the wedding.
Xiaoduo enjoyed the lively atmosphere at home.
Zhou Yunting's sudden return surprised and delighted the Zhou family patriarch and his father.
His cousins and aunts, however, were very wary of him.
This time, however, Zhou Yunting did not plan to stay at the Zhou family residence. He returned this time intending to buy a house of his own in Beijing.
He had never thought about buying property in China before, but it was only after he started getting to know Xiaoduo that he had this idea.
In his view, it was impossible for Xiaoduo to stay abroad for long, so he had to make plans as soon as possible.
He didn't tell his mother about buying the house; he was able to come up with the money himself.
Not to mention his shares and dividends in his mother's company, his own company is now also starting to make a profit.
Sanwa isn't a gossip, but he's happy to share with his older sister.
So Xiaoduo learned that her younger brother Erwa had a female friend who owned a restaurant.
In private, the siblings are naturally much more casual.
"Erwa, tell your sister, is there anything going on between you and that girl named Yu Xiang?"
Erwa was stunned by the question, but after regaining his senses, he began to refute it.
"Sis, what are you thinking? We're just good friends, the kind who share the same interests."
"Oh? Is that so?"
Sanwa also started to draw out the melody.
Erwa didn't dare to lay a hand on his older sister, but he had no qualms about hitting his younger brother, and would immediately give him a hard rap on the head.
The third brother immediately glared at her, right? Poor thing, his clever brain must have lost countless brain cells after being hit like that by his silly older brother.
And so the days went by in a lively and bustling manner, until a few days before the eldest child's wedding.
Madam Sun arrived first with her son, followed by Zhao Qingju and her son.
Da Wa, Ji Rou, and Li Huai arrived on the same day.
As soon as Ji Rou, the eldest daughter, returned, she was dragged to try on several of her wedding dresses.
The clothes were naturally made to their measurements, but we still had to check if they fit perfectly.
They also need to know many things about their wedding.
The Ji family, including their son and several relatives, also arrived and stayed with Ji Rou in the new house.
The relatives of the Ji family had already held them in higher regard because Zhao Qinglan had valued Ji Rou's engagement ceremony.
Upon arriving in the provincial capital, they were still shocked, mainly by the wealth of Zhao Qinglan's family.
The new house is fully furnished with all the necessary furniture and appliances, and the total cost is quite substantial.
The betrothal gifts and other items given to the Ji family were exceptionally elaborate.
Although being a "ten-thousand-yuan household" in the 1990s wasn't as impressive as it was in the 1980s, Ji Rou, a young woman, instantly became a "ten-thousand-yuan household" by offering a dowry of ten thousand yuan.
The Ji family did not keep any of their daughter's betrothal gifts; they took them all back as part of her dowry.
Their family may not be as well-off as Zhao Qinglan's family, but they are just as protective of their daughter.
Wei Yaohui arrived a day early with his uncle, Sun Guangming.
Zhang Yu and his wife, and Wei Hong and her husband, also rushed over.
Zhao Qinglan booked many rooms in the best hotel in the provincial capital, so that relatives and friends who came from afar could have places to stay.
Several of Da Wa and Ji Rou's college classmates also came to the event, serving as their best man and maid of honor.
How could Da Wa's wedding be complete without Cheng Tao? He insisted on being the head groomsman.
The day before the wedding, Zhao Qinglan's family home was already packed with guests, creating an incredibly lively atmosphere.
However, the arrival of another guest aroused everyone's curiosity: Zhou Yunting.
The reason Zhou Yunting brought so much luggage back to China was because his mother had prepared a lot of gifts for Xiaoduo and her family.
So, Zhou Yunting brought all the gifts with him when he came to the wedding. However, considering Xiao Duo's family situation, he felt that he should wait until after the wedding to give the gifts to Xiao Duo.
As for Zhou Yunting, perhaps it was because of his outstanding appearance that Zhao Qinglan and Erwa and Sanwa, who went to pick him up at the airport, still had some impression of him. It wasn't Xiaoduo's happy occasion, but he came all the way from afar, which made everyone suspicious of his intentions.
In other words, the eldest child's wedding was not yet finished, so the family had not had time to interrogate Xiaoduo.
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