Chapter 373 As long as the woman's family is well-off, her husband's family will be reasonable people

. Noon.

A residential compound in Wuhan.

Deng Shirong and his son stayed at Gu's house for lunch.

According to the marriage proposal rules in some places, the man usually has to leave the woman's house before 11 o'clock in the morning and will not stay at the woman's house for dinner.

However, rules are made by people, and the rules vary from place to place. The Gu family obviously did not mind this, and after the family repeatedly tried to persuade them to stay, Deng Shirong and his son finally stayed.

The lunch was extremely sumptuous, prepared by the mother and daughter of the Gu family. The main dishes included steamed Wuchang fish, dry-pot eel, stir-fried red cabbage with bacon, Mianyang steamed dishes, dragon and phoenix, and Jingzhou fish cake. The cold dishes included cold fungus, cold cucumber, cold beef tripe, and a pork ribs and lotus root soup, filling the table.

The wine we drank was the Glutinous Rice Sweet brought by Deng Shirong. This wine is really suitable for both men and women. It is not as spicy as those strong liquors. It has a mellow and sweet taste and exudes a unique aroma. The flavor is very unique.

Everyone stayed to eat, so the marriage was naturally settled.

After discussion between the two parties, the date for the wedding was set on the seventh day of the second lunar month of next year. Before coming, Deng Shirong had asked a master to calculate three auspicious days in advance, and finally the Gu family chose the seventh day of the second lunar month of next year.

The bride price is 10,001 yuan, which means one in a million. It not only reflects the excellence of the woman, but also expresses that the man is very satisfied with the bride.

As for the rest, just follow the normal market conditions.

The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.

After finishing their meal, Deng Shirong and his son stayed to drink tea for more than ten minutes before they stood up and said goodbye, "Dear relative, we will leave first."

Mother Gu tried to persuade them to stay again, "Dear relatives, you won't be back until tomorrow anyway, so why not stay and have dinner before leaving."

"No!"

After Deng Shirong refused, he formally extended the invitation: "Relatives, we will be relatives in the future. I would like to invite you to visit our home. In our words, it is to visit the house. It is okay if you do not return to your hometown. We also have a home in Nanning. You can invite our relatives to Nanning so that we can get to know each other.

It just so happens that Weiwei's grandmother is also in Nanning, so you can visit relatives while you're there."

As soon as these words came out, Gu's mother was instantly moved.

It just so happened that she hadn't been back to her parents' home for half a year. Although she could learn about her mother's recovery over the phone, it was definitely not as good as going back to visit her in person.

Visiting the home of future in-laws, getting to know their relatives, and then going back to your parents' home can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

So, Mother Gu looked at her husband and asked, "Old Gu, can you spare the time?"

Father Gu thought carefully about his recent work arrangements and said, "If we squeeze in, we should be able to squeeze out two or three days."

He hasn't visited his mother-in-law since she broke her hand. Although he is busy with work, it would not be good not to visit her all the time. Taking this opportunity to get two things done is a reasonable use of time.

Mother Gu nodded in satisfaction, looked at her eldest son-in-law and said, "Ah Wei, what about you? Do you have time?"

Lu Wei smiled and said, "Mom, I still have a lot of free time. I can always spare some time."

Mother Gu then looked at Deng Shirong and said with a smile, "Dear relative, we are sorry to bother you then."

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The next afternoon.

Deng Shirong and the Gu family boarded a plane to Nanning together.

For ordinary people, even if they have money, they cannot buy plane tickets in this era, but for someone of Gu's father's status, it is naturally easy for him to buy a plane ticket.

However, Deng Yunheng did not return to Nanning with everyone, but flew back to Fujian first. It was a critical moment for him to be promoted to county magistrate, and he could not leave the county for too long, lest if something was not handled in time, that would be bad.

Just as Deng Shirong and the Gu family boarded the plane, his children, eldest son-in-law and relatives had already arrived in Nanning.

Deng Shirong's family moved into the mansion in Nanning Wuyue Square in a low-key manner without holding a wedding banquet, so the relatives have not yet seen this renovated mansion.

Today, when seeing this mansion which is as beautiful as an ancient imperial palace, everyone is stunned.

Bu Dashi said with emotion: "My uncle really knows how to enjoy life. This house is decorated just as beautifully as in the painting."

Liu Aihong was so shocked that she couldn't recover for a long time.

Since she married Bu Dashi, her life has been ten or a hundred times better than when she was in her parents' home. She has also seen a lot of the world. A few years ago, she started a business with her husband and rented a shop in the Naye Deng community to open a hot pot restaurant. Thanks to her uncle, the business is booming.

Over the years, the couple saved a lot of money.

Although they cannot be compared with their younger brother Bu Zhongshi, who is a freight driver, compared with ordinary people, the couple can be considered successful in their careers.

Originally, she was quite satisfied with her current life. After all, she had a house, a career, and savings in the county town. Compared with her relatives on her mother's side, she was living a life like a god.

But after seeing her uncle's house, Liu Aihong couldn't help but think, "The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard."

In a similar mood to Liu Aihong was her sister-in-law Liang Yuqing.

Liang Yuqing is no longer a teacher. After she married Bu Zhongshi, Bu Zhongshi's transportation fleet has become bigger and bigger. It now has nearly a hundred large trucks and has established a transportation company. It really wants to make it bigger and stronger.

As the boss of a transportation company, Liang Yuqing naturally resigned from her job immediately to help with the accounting.

Of course, there was another reason why she resigned, which was to have a child.

As a public school teacher, she could only have one child, but both she and Bu Zhongshi wanted to have two more children, so Liang Yuqing quit this job that many people dreamed of without hesitation.

She was originally from a wealthy family, and she felt that her family lived a pretty good life.

But at this moment, after seeing her uncle's luxury house, Liang Yuqing realized that her quality of life was still a long way from the top level of enjoyment!

After touring the mansion, Deng Shilan asked, "Azhu, your father called the village office and asked someone to tell him that Yunheng's girlfriend is coming to visit tomorrow. Where is his girlfriend from? Why is she coming to Nanning to visit?"

When other relatives heard this question, they also gathered around.

Deng Yunzhu said: "My second brother's girlfriend is from Wuhan, Hubei."

Deng Shilan said in surprise, "From Wuhan, Hubei? Oh my God, this is across provinces. How did your second brother find a partner so far away?"

Deng Yunzhu said: "My father introduced him to this."

My aunt continued, "Why did your father go to another province to find a partner for your second brother?"

Deng Yunzhu smiled and said, "My dad didn't go to other provinces to find a date for my second brother. He was out on business before, and when he was coming back from Wuhan by train, he met my second brother's date. He thought she was a good girl, so he wanted to introduce her to my second brother.

Then, I tried to matchmake, and unexpectedly it actually worked.”

Upon hearing this, all the relatives looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that this marriage was such a coincidence.

At this point, Deng Yunzhu couldn't help but praise: "I have to say, my dad has good taste. My second brother's girlfriend is really good-looking, and her temperament doesn't look like she comes from an ordinary family. She's just like those ladies from ancient times."

Liang Yuqing asked curiously, "Cousin Zhu, have you met your second brother's girlfriend?"

Deng Yunzhu nodded and said, "Yes, she and her mother invited my father to dinner, and then invited him to my hot pot restaurant."

Upon hearing this, other relatives also started asking questions.

Deng Yunzhu answered every question, but she had only met her once and didn't know much about her future sister-in-law, so naturally she couldn't say much.

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In the evening, Deng Shirong returned to Wuyue Square.

I had a quick bite at the hot pot restaurant and then went to the fifth floor to meet my relatives.

After greeting each other, Deng Shilan asked, "Brother, didn't the Fang family come to visit tomorrow? Yunheng didn't come back?"

Deng Shirong said: "He has work to do and is back in Fujian."

Deng Shilan asked, "Will the girl come to visit tomorrow?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Come on, why not? You're just coming to visit my house, just a formality. It doesn't matter whether Yunheng is here or not."

Chen Dacong asked, "Brother-in-law, I heard from Ah Zhu that you and Yunheng went to the girl's house to propose marriage. Have you set a wedding date?"

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "It's settled. We'll have the wedding banquet on the seventh day of the second lunar month next year."

Deng Yunzhen asked, "Dad, has the girl's family arrived in Nanning? How many people are coming?"

Deng Shirong said: "I came back with them on the plane. The girl's grandparents are from Nanning, so they went to their grandparents' house first, and will come with their relatives tomorrow."

Deng Yunzhu asked, "Dad, are we going to eat at my hot pot restaurant tomorrow, or cook at home?"

Deng Shirong said: "Of course we have to cook it at home. Eating it at a hot pot restaurant seems too casual."

Deng Yunzhu nodded and said, "Dad, what ingredients do you need? I'll ask someone to help prepare them tomorrow morning."

Deng Shirong said: "No need, I can go out and choose it myself tomorrow morning."

Deng Yunzhu has been a hot pot restaurant owner for such a long time, so she naturally understands that many chefs have the habit of selecting ingredients themselves, so she was not surprised by her father's answer.

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Ma Village.

A brick house.

After greeting his father-in-law, Father Gu asked his mother-in-law, "Mom, how is your hand recovering?"

Old Madam Chen smiled and said, "I have almost recovered. As long as I don't lift heavy objects, it won't affect my work."

Father Gu said, "That's good, but you still have to be more careful. It's only the beginning of healing, and the bones are still very fragile."

Old Madam Chen said, "I know. The doctor has already told me."

Gu Caiwei, Gu Caixiao and Lu Wei naturally came over to ask about their grandmother's well-being.

After exchanging greetings, they went into the house to eat.

When she decided to go back to her parents' home yesterday, Mother Gu had already called in advance, and her sister-in-law came over to help cook a large table of dishes.

During the meal, Old Madam Chen asked, "Weiwei, how is your relationship with County Magistrate Deng going?"

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Mother Gu smiled and took over the conversation, "Mom, we came here today, in addition to seeing you, we also have another purpose, which is to visit the man's family. Yesterday, the man's father and son came to propose marriage, and the wedding date has been chosen. On the seventh day of the second month of next year, our Weiwei will get married."

When these words came out, the Chen family was shocked.

The Chen family knew the whole story about Gu Caiwei's partner, but they didn't expect that the wedding date had been set in just over half a year.

Old Master Chen asked, "Do you know what the situation is with the other party's family? How did they decide on the marriage so quickly?"

“I think I understand.”

Mother Gu briefly explained the situation of Deng Yunheng's family, and finally said: "In fact, what we value is Deng Yunheng himself. He was born in the countryside, and we don't really care whether his family is good or not.

If you have a good family background, it is icing on the cake.

Even if the family is not well off, that is only relative. With a son who is a county magistrate, the family conditions can't be that bad. They are definitely better than many rural families. There is no need for us to worry about them.

Therefore, we only need to focus on Deng Yunheng, the rest does not matter. "

These words surprised the Chen family a little.

What surprised them was not the Deng family's financial conditions, of course, but the fact that in addition to Deng Yunheng, a Peking University graduate, they actually had a younger brother who was studying at Tsinghua University. The two brothers, one from Peking University and the other from Tsinghua University, were advantages that no family could ignore.

In addition, they all expressed their agreement with Gu's mother's remarks.

If a family like theirs wants to marry their daughter off to a man of equal social status or higher status, they will have to conduct a detailed investigation to understand what kind of people the man's parents are, whether they are easy to get along with, and also think clearly about whether their daughter will be wronged after marrying him.

But if the man's family is just a rural family, then you only need to look at the man himself. You don't need to investigate too much about the personalities of his parents and siblings and whether they are easy to get along with.

The reason is very simple. Let me borrow a famous saying from Huang Bo: When you become famous, there will be good people around you.

This sentence is also very appropriate when applied to family. When a woman's family is well-off, no matter which family she marries into, her parents-in-law, sisters-in-law, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, etc., will all be reasonable people, with basically no exceptions.

Because, this is human nature. If you don't hug such a thick thigh, but instead make things difficult for it, anyone with a normal mind will not do such a thing.

"As expected, he is one of the best graduates of Peking University. Our district chief Song is two years older than him. It is estimated that he will not be promoted to a full director until next year at the earliest, but Deng Yunheng is about to be promoted to a full director. He is really amazing."

Chen Donglai praised her, and then said self-deprecatingly: "I am already in my early forties, and I am still just a virgin. This person is really incomparable to others!"

Old Master Chen glanced at his son and snorted, "Back then, I asked you to study more, but you refused to read. If you had your sister's education, you would be at least at the department level today, not the division level. You are totally suffering from your lack of education."

At this point, Mr. Chen looked at his grandchildren and admonished them, "Xiaojun and Xiaohong, you two brothers and sisters must take this as a warning. You must study hard and learn more from your cousin Weiwei. Don't be like your father who only regrets it now."

"I understand, Grandpa."

Brother and sister Chen Xiaojun and Chen Xiaohong both responded while holding back their laughter.

The Gu sisters couldn't help but laugh when they heard this. They had heard their mother talk about their uncle's study history since they were young, so they knew it very well. It was said that their uncle didn't even finish elementary school and didn't want to go to school. It was their grandfather who drove him back to school with a stick many times.

In the end, under the strong pressure from my grandfather, my uncle managed to finish junior high school with some difficulties.

This academic qualification was not bad at that time, but it could only stop at the deputy director level. If one wanted to move up further, this academic qualification would not be enough.

Chen Donglai smiled awkwardly and said, "I can't help it. I really don't have the talent for studying. At that time, I didn't expect that academic qualifications would be so important. If I knew that I would encounter a situation like today, I would definitely graduate from high school!"

Old Master Chen said, "It's too late to regret now. Your current position is pretty good. Work hard and don't think too much. If you're lucky, you still have a chance to pass this threshold. If you're unlucky, you'll just have to wait for retirement in this position!"

Father Gu continued, "I will also help keep an eye out. If there is a good opportunity, I will help you make it happen. However, since we are separated by a province, it will still be difficult to operate. Don't hold out too much hope."

Chen Donglai waved his hand and said, "Brother-in-law, thank you for your kindness. I have let it go now. With my education, even if I am promoted, I will only make people laugh at me and may not be able to convince others. Besides, the position you are promoting must be in Hubei. I have to leave my hometown to work there. It is better for me to stay here and do my current position!"

"Just let it go. Don't waste your brother-in-law's resources."

At this point, Mr. Chen looked at his son-in-law, who made him extremely satisfied, and said, "Leave all your resources to Weiwei. She is the one who really deserves to be trained. She is so young and has been promoted to the rank of director with her own abilities. If you continue to train her, her future prospects will be limitless!"

Father Gu smiled and said, "When he marries Weiwei next year, I will make some arrangements to make him the top boss sooner so that he can prepare for the next step of promotion."

When a deputy director is promoted to a director, the operation will be more difficult. If there is not enough time, he will have to take the path of exceptional promotion. However, since the county magistrate and the secretary are both directors, the operation of this position is not very difficult. With Gu's father's identity, it is very easy to do it.

The eldest son-in-law Lu Wei was not jealous after hearing this. If he had been willing to go into politics, the resources of both his father and his father-in-law would have definitely been tilted towards him. But he eventually gave up politics and chose to do business, so he couldn't expect to get help from his father-in-law.

Now that his sister-in-law has found a partner who is in politics, it is normal for his father-in-law to consider using resources on him, and he has been mentally prepared for it.

Everyone ate and chatted, and decided to go to the man's house for dinner tomorrow.

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The next day.

Deng Shirong got up early, washed up, and went out to prepare the ingredients for today.

His space is stockpiled with a lot of seafood, as well as chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep, etc. In fact, even if he doesn't go out, he can still prepare a very sumptuous meal, but he still has to go out for a show.

After having a leisurely breakfast outside and taking a stroll around the nearby vegetable market to figure out what dishes to cook for the day, Deng Shirong headed home.

Before returning home, I found a place to get the ingredients I would need for the day out of my space. Many of the ingredients that require more effort have been processed and can be put into the pot directly. For example, the prawns have their shrimp threads taken out and their backs opened, which can save a lot of effort.

After arriving home, all the relatives were up and ready to come and help.

Deng Shirong selected some simple ingredients and gave them to his relatives to prepare. He first stewed the soup, braised the beef and pig's trotters, and also started the preliminary preparations for other dishes.

Today, Deng Shirong prepared a very rich meal.

The main dishes include boiled chicken, boiled goose, twice-cooked pork, braised pork, chopped pepper fish head, dry-pot frog, dry-pot dove, cold rabbit, boiled fish, braised spareribs, grilled lamb chops, spicy lamb trotters, braised pig trotters, braised beef, fried squid, stir-fried pork belly, stir-fried clams, stir-fried prawns, spicy crab, steamed mudworms, and steamed oysters.

The cold dishes include cold shredded vegetables, cold water spinach, and cold water spinach.

The soups include old duck stew, mutton soup and black chicken soup.

It can be said that there are all kinds of creatures flying in the sky, swimming in the water, and crawling on the ground.

The flavors are spicy or non-spicy to meet different needs.

After the relatives had prepared the ingredients, Deng Shirong asked them to go out, locked the kitchen door, and started working in the kitchen alone.

Many dishes need to be cooked and eaten immediately. The taste will be compromised if they get cold. However, with so many dishes, they have to be cooked one by one. The ones prepared in advance will inevitably get cold. If you want to keep them fresh from the pot, you need to use space to preserve them.

So, he "drove" all his relatives out and stayed in the kitchen alone, doing whatever he wanted.

Time soon came to eleven o'clock in the morning.

Because it was agreed yesterday to invite the Gu family and their relatives to come for lunch, the Gu family did not come too early.

It was not until after half past ten that the Gu and Chen families took the bus to Chaoyang Square and then walked towards Wuyue Square in a mighty procession.

On the way, Chen Donglai said with emotion: "Apart from anything else, the Deng family's financial resources are still good. The area of ​​the Spicy Girl Hot Pot Restaurant is at least two to three thousand square meters. A girl can make such a big business with the support of her father, which shows that the financial resources are really strong."

Gu Caixiao couldn't help but say, "Uncle, Uncle Deng said it himself that his family can still come up with a few hundred thousand, so there's no need to say more about their financial resources."

Chen Donglai was shocked when he heard this. Although he guessed that the Deng family was financially strong, he did not expect them to be so powerful.

The other members of the Chen family were also surprised. In the late 1980s, the value of a millionaire was still very high.

Not to mention the distant past, let’s just talk about Lu Wei, the second-generation official. With the support of his father and father-in-law’s connections, he has been running a garment factory for several years. Yet, he has only barely accumulated a net worth of one million. You can imagine how rare this million-dollar fortune is.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Lu Wei's father and father-in-law did not abuse their power to help him, otherwise it would be normal for him to have a net worth of over 10 million now.

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