Guo Jingyi's parents arrived at the D City Railway Station on April 3rd. Guo Jingyi and Lu Beichu even took a day off to go to the city to pick them up.
At noon, the four of them passed by He Zhuzhu's house. Wang Shuning, who had just finished work, happened to meet them and said, "Hello, uncle and aunt."
I have to say that Guo Jingyi is really lucky. She inherited all the advantages of her parents and got rid of all their disadvantages.
"Is she the Wang Shuning you mentioned? This girl looks very capable." Guo Jingyi's mother said while looking at He Zhuzhu's courtyard.
Guo Jingyi: "At first I thought she was quite cold and looked down on me, but after what happened last time I realized that she is a person with a cold face but a warm heart. She is not only smart but also courageous."
Ever since Wang Shuning helped Guo Jingyi, Guo Jingyi has liked her more and more, and all the shortcomings she saw in the past have now turned into advantages.
Lu Beichu's father arrived in City D on April 4th, but his mother did not come because she had to stay at home to take care of Lu Beichu's younger sister.
"Since you have already bought a house in the countryside, the betrothal gift should be less. I see that your partner's family conditions are not very good, so just one hundred yuan, plus a sewing machine." This was what Lu's father had discussed with Lu's mother before they came.
They actually looked down on Guo Jingyi, but apart from the female educated youth, how could Lu Beichu find a good partner in the countryside? If he waited until he returned to the city to get married, he would be too old and not popular.
Lu Beichu was a little unhappy. Most of the money he brought with him when he went to the countryside had been spent. When he was in high school, his family had talked about his marriage. The betrothal gift for his future wife was 300 yuan, and he had to buy everything including three turns and one ring. It was far different from what Lu's father said now.
He has a bicycle and a watch, but those he is using now are considered old. The betrothal gift must be given to the woman. According to his idea, he wants to buy a new bicycle and a new watch for Guo Jingyi.
"Jingyi graduated from high school like me. She's pretty and a good cook. I like her very much. Can we keep the betrothal gift as we agreed on before?"
Father Lu frowned, "You brought a lot of money with you when you went to the countryside. Your sister is still in high school. If she can't find a good job after graduation, the family will have to spend money to find a way. In a few years, your sister will get married. If the dowry is not generous, she will be looked down upon by her husband's family."
Seeing Lv Beichu frowning, his father continued, "Your girlfriend's family doesn't seem to be able to afford much dowry, and she has brothers in her family. No matter how much we give her as a betrothal gift, she can't bring it all back, and in the end it will be given to outsiders. You and she both work in the countryside, so you don't have to worry about food. Didn't you say that she can help prepare wedding banquets in her free time? By this calculation, you two should have a good life."
Lu Beichu raised his head and suddenly asked, "Dad, can you still get me back to the city?"
Father Lu was stunned for a moment, then hesitated for a moment before answering, "If you hadn't gotten married, I could find a way in two or three years, but now you want to get married, and it won't be good to have two people at once. If you want to go back, you and your wife will have to live apart."
Lu Beichu frowned. He didn't want to live apart from Guo Jingyi after marriage. "Can't you bring Jingyi back to the city as well?"
Father Lu was silent for a long time before he spoke, "I'll think of a solution after your sister gets married."
Lv Beichu felt lost, and said in a low tone, "I know."
Guo Jingyi and Lu Beichu's wedding was very simple. All the attendees were from the village. One of the parents from both sides was missing, so it didn't look very lively.
After getting married, Guo Jingyi naturally moved in with Lu Beichu. The most disappointed were He Pingping and He Zhaoyang's family. Unfortunately, the village chief had told them clearly that there would be no new educated youth coming in the first half of this year, and they felt really bad about having to pay two yuan less in rent every month.
When Wang Shuning went to Chaoyang County on holiday on May 1st, she met Qi Jianping. Without saying a word, he took her to a dinner party. It was not until they arrived at the scene that Wang Shuning realized that this was Ge Nie's wedding banquet.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't shocked. It's only been a short time and the other party is already getting married.
Qi Jianping pointed at the bride in red and said to Wang Shuning, "The bride is the girl who went on a blind date with Ge Nie the first time. After being rejected by you and knowing that there was no hope, Ge Nie started going on blind dates again. By accident, another matchmaker introduced her to you. They started dating after just one look, and decided to get married after dating for half a month. Ge Nie's mother is anxious to have a grandson."
Wang Shuning was filled with emotion, shaking his head while eating, "Fortunately."
Qi Jianping looked at her in confusion, "Fortunately what?"
Wang Shuning curled his lips, "It's okay, let's eat."
Genie brought his bride over to toast, and the two looked very well matched.
When returning to the village, Wang Shuning met Wang Juan’s husband, Huo Jieyu, in Yihe Town.
"Would you like to come over to my house and have a seat? Juanzi has been staying at home for the past two days and no one is talking to her. She's been shouting that she wants to go to work all day long." Huo Jieyu pointed in the direction of his home and enthusiastically invited Wang Shuning.
Wang Shuning was confused. Was he bored staying at home? He finally had a break from work last week. Shouldn't he lie in bed and worry that he didn't have enough time?
How can I be bored? I want to go to work?
Isn't this just asking for trouble?
When they met and talked to each other, Wang Shuning realized that Wang Juan was already one month pregnant.
The doctor said her fetus was unstable and she needed to rest at home.
Huo Jieyu asked Wang Juan for two months of leave, and considered going to work in the mall after the fetus was stable after the first three months.
"Just as I told you before, my mother's school sent teachers to Jinshan Island for support. The female teacher who was selected is pregnant, and she writes back every week to complain. I heard that her mother-in-law is already preparing to buy a ticket to go to the island to take care of her." Wang Juan touched her still relatively flat belly. The teacher was already one and a half months pregnant when she was diagnosed. If she had known in advance, the support mission probably would not have fallen on her.
Wang Shuning saw that Wang Juan was about to become a doting mother, so she reminded her, "The first three months are the most dangerous. You'd better stay at home and don't go out. Otherwise, if something happens, you will regret it to death."
Sister-in-law Zhang Xiuzhen regretted her miscarriage so much that she almost cried to death. She kept saying, "I should not have gone back to my parents' home if I had known." If she had not gone back, her child would not have been lost.
As they were talking, Wang Juan's mother-in-law came over with a bowl of chicken soup. "I added red dates and longans to the soup, and I skimmed off all the chicken fat."
"Thank you, Mom." Wang Juan reached out to take the bowl. After her family knew she was pregnant, they never let her do heavy work again. Later, when the fetus was unstable, her mother-in-law came over to cook three meals a day, and every meal included meat.
"Is it delicious? I went to the black market specially to buy it, and someone almost got it first." Wang Juan's mother-in-law stood by and watched her eat. Her eyes fell several times on Wang Juan's flat belly, where she was carrying her grandchildren.
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