May 1st on the Gregorian calendar, today is Labor Day, and all units in the county are closed for the holiday.
It was also Wu Yuanyuan's wedding day. Nowadays, frugality is encouraged, even for weddings, so everything was kept simple. Wu Yuanyuan's wedding banquet was held in the canteen of the machinery factory.
This is quite normal. Nowadays, most weddings for couples with work commitments are held in the groom's workplace cafeteria; everyone is used to it.
According to Aunt Zhao, they only planned to set up five tables, with twelve people at each table. Any more would be too conspicuous; it's better to be careful these days.
In this day and age, weddings aren't so traditional. On May Day, Wu Yuanyuan got up early and changed into a bright red shirt, black skinny jeans, and red handmade cloth shoes. This outfit perfectly accentuated Wu Yuanyuan's tall figure and curves.
Buling styled her hair into a bridal updo, adorned it with a red hair clip, and did some simple makeup: "Okay, what do you think? Is it alright?"
Wu Yuanyuan opened her eyes in response, looking at the strange yet familiar person in the mirror. She was utterly incredulous; she could actually look this beautiful one day!
The person in the mirror had red lips and fair skin, with curved eyebrows and eyes, exuding a youthful shyness and vitality.
"Buling, thank you," Wu Yuanyuan said emotionally.
Bu Ling waved his hand: "Don't mention it. I've already made it clear that I'm going to have a big feast today."
Wu Yuanyuan couldn't continue her emotional outburst and burst out laughing: "I know, you stingy little thing!"
Bling glared: "Me, stingy?"
Wu Yuanyuan immediately tried to appease him: "I'm not stingy, I was wrong."
Bling snorted twice: "I'll let you off the hook since it's your wedding day."
The two chatted and laughed until Aunt Wu knocked on the door: "Yuanyuan, are you up?"
"Get up, Mom!"
Bu Ling opened the door, and Aunt Wu came in. Seeing her daughter sitting at the dressing table, smiling sweetly at her, her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Wu Yuanyuan immediately stood up: "Mom?"
Aunt Wu choked up, "Mom's okay, Mom's okay, Mom's just happy. My Yuanyuan has grown into a beautiful young woman and is going to get married."
Wu Yuanyuan felt a pang of sadness. Although she hadn't had a good time with her parents before, the feelings they had shared were genuine.
Aunt Wu didn't stay long. She wiped away her tears and left; she had many things to do today.
Outside, everything was bustling with activity. In Wu Yuanyuan's room, only Bu Ling and she were present. Wu Yuanyuan was lost in thought for a moment: "My mom still loves me, right?"
“There is no mother in the world who doesn’t love her child,” Bling said softly. Oh, except for Niu Fangcao.
Wu Yuanyuan's eyes immediately reddened, tears streaming down her face as she silently sobbed, "I...I'm just a little scared."
Buling hugged her and patted her back: "It's okay, it's okay, this is normal. Besides, you didn't marry far away, you're right here in this courtyard. It's only a minute's walk to your parents' home, no, less than a minute!"
Even so, Bling understood that her feelings were different now.
"If Tiehe bullies you, just tell me, and I'll go beat him up!" (Bling)
Wu Yuanyuan burst into laughter through her tears: "You can't beat him."
Which side are you on?
“But I can help you.” Wu Yuanyuan’s tone changed.
Bu Ling nodded: "That's right. Men are like hands and feet, and sisters are like clothes. Can you live without hands and feet? Can you run around naked without clothes?"
Wu Yuanyuan was speechless; her earlier sadness vanished completely.
Seeing that it was getting late, Bu Ling touched up Wu Yuanyuan's makeup. A little while later, Tie He came in. At this time, there was no tradition of wedding night pranks. He picked up Wu Yuanyuan, put her on a bicycle adorned with a big red flower, and rode out of the courtyard.
Sangshen followed behind on his bicycle, his eyes fixed on Buling. Only after they left the courtyard did Buling look up and glance in his direction.
Sister Mo walked up to Bu Ling and said, "Let's go too." All the neighbors in their courtyard were also going.
"Sure, Sister Xiangru, are you going?"
Ming Xiangru looked at her husband, Qi Yusheng, and said, "Go ahead, Uncle Wu has helped us a lot."
Ming Xiangru smiled and jogged over to Bu Ling's side: "Go!"
Sister-in-law Mo didn't ostracize her, and the three of them chatted and laughed as they walked towards the machine factory.
There weren't many people attending the wedding today; just their neighbors from the compound, colleagues from the security office and logistics staff, and some factory leaders. Even with just these people, five tables were fully occupied.
Bu Ling, Mo's wife, and Ming Xiangru sat together. The three of them wrote down their monetary gifts, each receiving only 50 cents. Then they were led to a round table to sit down.
After sitting down, Buling looked around and sighed softly, "This is my first time in the canteen of the machine factory."
Sister Mo proudly said, "Isn't it great? Our county's machinery factory is a massive factory with tens of thousands of employees!"
Bu Ling nodded, "That's right. You can tell the size of a factory just by looking at the canteen." Ming Xiangru was also here for the first time, but her habits were ingrained from childhood, so despite her curiosity, she secretly peeked around.
At Bu Ling's table, everyone was a neighbor from the compound, so they were all relaxed and chatted and laughed, creating a lively atmosphere.
Soon, today's main character appeared. Tie He was wearing a brand-new Zhongshan suit, which looked somewhat out of place. Not in a derogatory way, but because Tie He was too burly, and the Zhongshan suit didn't suit him.
Wu Yuanyuan smiled sweetly and happily, sitting next to Tie He, watching the lively scene, momentarily lost in thought.
Today's officiant is none other than Factory Director Yu; that's not someone you can just hire anyone.
Next, witnessed by everyone, the newlyweds, led by the factory director in reciting quotations and swearing an oath before a portrait of a high-ranking leader, voluntarily pledged to become revolutionary partners and contribute to the construction of the motherland. This marked the completion of the wedding ceremony.
Next came the banquet. Because frugality was encouraged, the banquet wasn't prepared in a lavish way. Each table had a braised pork belly and a chicken stew with mushrooms as the main meat dishes.
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