The two families discussed it and set the engagement date for October 1st. This way, they wouldn't have to take time off work, and since they had just bought grain from the grain station, they would have some extra money.
The engagement ceremony is also small; a meal with both families is enough. Nowadays, everyone is tightening their belts, so there's no need to put on a show.
Actually, there's no such thing as engagement these days, but things aren't going well this year, and we really can't afford a wedding. The wedding banquet alone would bankrupt both families.
If they don't have a wedding, putting aside Wu Yuanyuan's opinion, Tiehe wouldn't agree. He wouldn't want to wrong the girl he'd cherished for two years.
Aunt Wu wouldn't be happy either. A young woman only has one wedding in her life; if she doesn't have one, she'll regret it later.
Of course, divorce is a different story.
It was Bling who came up with an idea: if things didn't work out, they could get engaged first, settle their status, and postpone the wedding until next year.
The two families discussed it and agreed that it was a good idea, so they adopted it immediately.
With this idea, Bling successfully secured a seat at the engagement banquet of both families.
On the day of the engagement banquet, everything was harmonious. Wu Yuanyuan wore a royal blue dress and stood next to the tall Tie He, smiling sweetly.
Actually, Bu Ling sold Wu Yuanyuan a piece of bright red fabric, but she was reluctant to use it, saying she wanted to save it for her wedding dress, and then carefully stored it away at the bottom of her trunk.
Bling, well, it's just that she's ignorant.
Of the ten feet of red cloth bought initially, only one and a half feet were sold to Wu Yuanyuan; the rest were all stored away at the bottom of Bu Ling's trunk, and she had no idea what to do with them.
Everyone was smiling happily during the meal. The engagement banquet, prepared jointly by both families, was naturally quite good, with a total of ten dishes.
Wu Yuanyuan asked Grandpa Tan to make braised pork, Tiehe traded fish with someone, Aunt Zhao brought a pound of cured meat, and Grandpa Wu bought a pheasant and a rabbit at the black market. That made five meat dishes. Even if the rest were all vegetarian, they were all stir-fried with eggs.
The two families exchanged polite words, with Bling perfectly playing the role of a pawn.
Oh! There's one exception, and that's Sister-in-law Lu. She always had a long face, but as soon as the dishes were served, she started munching away, not even looking up.
Aunt Wu glared at her several times, but she didn't notice. It was only after Brother Wu reminded her that she toned it down a little, just a tiny bit.
In short, the engagement party was a great success. Bling's first companion in this world is finally safe from worry about being deceived by a scumbag.
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