Chapter 15: Received Red Envelopes Too Many to Hand (Page 1/2)
Huo Qinghuan brought the folded long beans to the kitchen. Lin Man tugged at Huo Qingci's sleeve, "Qingci, my elders gave me a gift, what should I do if I don't prepare a return gift?"
Huo Qingci comforted her, "Don't worry about that. Before we leave Beijing, we'll go visit our relatives and buy some things for them."
"Okay, I understand."
Logically, after she accepted the red envelope from her elders, the woman's side should give them some cloth, biscuits, candies, etc., but she married Huo Qingci in a hurry and left the Lin family with nothing, so she didn't have much money on her.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of fabric in her space, but it is not convenient to take it out now. In a few days, she will think of a way to take some supplies out of the space and say that she bought them herself.
Huo Qingci and his father were preparing meals in the kitchen, while Lin Man followed her mother-in-law to prepare a fruit plate in their room.
Xiao Ya first grabbed a handful of egg pancakes, then a handful of candies. As she filled the fruit plate, she said, "The round cookies represent roundness and beauty, the candies are sweet and happy, and the red dates, peanuts, longans and melon seeds will bring you a son soon."
Lin Man didn't respond to her. She thought it was best for a woman to have a baby at the age of 20. She just turned 18 on May 1st.
It is a special period now and wedding banquets cannot be held. Tonight, the Huo and Xiao families will sit together for a simple meal and meet the new daughter-in-law.
My parents-in-law will be going back to the research institute at the Air Force base early tomorrow morning, and I don’t know when we will see each other next time.
Lin Man felt a little sad. She had finally found a good mother-in-law, but now they couldn't live together.
At around six o'clock, Huo Qingci's fourth uncle Huo Junlin rushed back from the military area with Yang Xiaohui and four children.
Huo Junlin, 41, works as a translator in the army, and his wife, Yang Huiling, 39, works as a clerk in the army.
Their first child was a pair of twin daughters, Huo Wenqi and Huo Wenyue, who are now 19 years old. Their second child was a son, Huo Wenjing, who is now 17 years old. Their youngest daughter, Huo Wenyao, is 14 years old.
Xiao Ya had just finished introducing the people, and Lin Man hadn't figured out who the twins were, when Huo Qingci's uncle Huo Junheng came back.
He is the fifth child in the Huo family and is 39 years old. He also works in the army, but in a civilian position. His wife, Du Xiaojuan, is 36 years old and works in the logistics department of the military region.
They have two children, a son, Huo Xi, 16 years old, and a daughter, Huo Yan, 13 years old.
Lin Man thought that if the five members of Huo Qingci's aunt Huo Junmo's family were added, there would be 21 people in the Huo family.
If Huo Qingci's grandparents, two uncles and their families all come over later, will the two tables be able to accommodate them?
Lin Man hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mom, there won't be enough space for two tables tonight, right?"
"Well, your dad said to get three tables, so you don't have to worry."
As soon as Xiao Ya finished speaking, Yang Xiaohui and Du Juan walked up to Lin Man, and Yang Xiaohui smiled and stuffed the money into Lin Man's hand.
"Come here, Qingci's wife, this is a little gift from us as your aunt. Please don't think it's too little."
"Thank you, Fourth Aunt."
Du Xiaojuan also handed over a red envelope, "This is a meeting gift from your uncle and I."
Lin Man took the red envelope from her aunt with both hands and said, "Thank you, aunt."
"Hey, Fourth Sister-in-law, Fifth Sister-in-law, you came back so early to see your daughter-in-law."
It turned out that Huo Junmo, the sixth daughter of the Huo family, had brought her family back to her parents' home. Huo Junmo was 36 years old and her husband He Zhongkang was 38 years old. They both worked in the military hospital and were both military doctors.
They have two sons and one daughter. The eldest son He Zerui is 16 years old, the second son He Zetao is 13 years old, and the youngest daughter He Shiyun is 10 years old.
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Du Xiaojuan smiled and joked, "Ci'er's new wife is as beautiful as a flower. I have to walk faster to take a closer look."
Huo Junmo trotted over and said with a smile, "She really is as pretty as a flower. Look at her figure. Ci'er is so lucky."
Seeing Lin Man blushing, Xiao Ya glanced at Huo Junmo and said, "Sister-in-law, my Manman is shy, please don't talk nonsense.
Manman, this is Aunt Qingci, hurry up and call someone, she has prepared a big red envelope."
"Hello, aunt."
Huo Junmo pulled He Zhongkang over and said with a smile, "In my family, men manage the money. Zhongkang, give me the red envelope quickly."
He Zhongkang took out a red envelope from his jacket pocket and handed it to Lin Man, "I wish you and Qingci a happy wedding."
"Thank you, aunt and uncle."
After receiving the red envelopes from the Huo family, the Xiao family came to visit soon.
Huo Qingci's grandfather, Xiao Jingye, is an orthopedic doctor. His two sons both work in the People's Hospital, the eldest son, Xiao Yun, in the orthopedics department, and the younger son, Xiao Yi, in the internal medicine department.
The eldest daughter Xiao Ya married her classmate Huo Junshan, and the youngest daughter Xiao Rong and her husband Liao Hongyuan were both junior high school teachers. Affected by the Great Movement, they were pulled over for lectures every day.
Naturally, she couldn't come this time, but Xiao Rong asked her elder brother Xiao Yun to bring a red envelope of fifty yuan to Lin Man.
Xiao Ya felt sad whenever she thought of her poor sister. Her father-in-law transferred his son to the island for training in order to avoid this disaster.
The movement had a wide impact. Not only were schools closed, but some hospitals were also attacked, especially those studying Western medicine.
Fortunately, his Huo family is a military family, and three generations of his family are soldiers. Huo Qingci's uncle and second uncle, both of whom were less than seventeen or eighteen years old, all died in the battlefield.
Not to mention Commander Huo Li's status in the army, the Huo family has two martyrs in one family. Most people still don't dare to touch the Huo family easily unless they are caught with something big.
Xiao Ya was chatting with her two sisters-in-law, her brother's wife and her sister-in-law, while Lin Man was surrounded by Huo Qingci's twin cousins.
Huo Wenqi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I heard you're only eighteen, a year younger than us. How did you think of getting married so early?"
Why did she get married so early? Of course, it was because she wanted to escape from the Lin family, but she couldn't say that casually.
Lin Man smiled and said, "You can get a marriage certificate at 18. When fate brings you together, you can get married naturally."
Huo Wenyue, who was standing nearby, suddenly said, "My eldest brother is very handsome, and there are many girls who like him. How did you get to know my eldest cousin?"
"A blind date, of course."
Moreover, she was the one who volunteered and took the initiative to suggest sharing a table for a blind date. Doesn't that count as a lie?
Huo Wenyue said "oh" with a strange look on her face, and then muttered, "You marry my eldest cousin, you are luckier than Sister Xiaoxue."
Huo Wenqi tugged at her sister's hand. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Lin Man didn't understand what Huo Wenyue meant by this sentence. Could it be that Huo Qingci had a white moonlight before him?
That shouldn’t be the case. If he already has a white moonlight, why would he go on a blind date?
Seeing that Lin Man was a little dazed, Huo Wenqi looked at her apologetically, "Sister-in-law, please don't misunderstand! The Xiaoxue my sister mentioned is the granddaughter of the political commissar of the military region and an intern at the military hospital. She has nothing to do with my eldest brother."
She didn't know whether they had a relationship or not. Lin Man guessed that the girl named Xiaoxue might like Huo Qingci. As for why they were not together, it was none of her business.
Anyway, she and Huo Qingci are already married, and they even slept together at noon. He is a bit clumsy and doesn't seem to be a veteran in the love field, so what is there for her to worry about?
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