Zhang Jidi watched them walk away and sighed, "This is unfortunate. It's a pity that we can only wait until next year to get married."
Customs vary from place to place. The rule here is that happy events must give way to funerals. When an uncle dies, nephews and nieces must observe mourning for a year and cannot get married during this period.
Although he was not on good terms with his hometown, since people had come to the door to report the death, Zhang Jidi had no choice but to follow the custom.
Xiang Lili, on the other hand, didn't care. It wouldn't matter if she waited a little longer: "Mom, it's okay. It's late, so I'll stay home a little longer."
Zhang Jidi rolled his eyes at her and said, "I'm too lazy to tell you. I went to inform Yin Gan about this. We proposed marriage at noon and changed our minds in the afternoon. People thought we were trying to cheat on the betrothal gift."
It’s true, this incident really seemed like a scam. If it hadn’t really happened in the Xiang family, the two sisters would have thought it was a scam.
Zhang Jidi hurried to the battlefield to tell Yin Gan about the situation and asked to change the engagement date to May 1st next year.
Fortunately, although Yin Gan was disappointed, he still expressed understanding of the sudden incident.
No one wants this kind of thing. After all, it is the uncle who has passed away, so we have to give him some face.
In fact, there is a solution to this kind of sudden funeral, which is to get married as soon as possible during the 100-day mourning period.
But this kind of hasty marriage is not a good idea, as it is almost like a wedding to bring good luck. In addition, Xiang Lili is not in a hurry to get married, so there is no need to do this.
Seeing that Yin Gan agreed to postpone the marriage, Zhang Jidi breathed a sigh of relief. This year was plenty of time for him to prepare his dowry.
As for Xiang Youjun's first birthday party, it can only be postponed. The nephew needs to observe mourning for his great-uncle for five months. It is also the same as giving way to a happy event over a unhappy one.
Although An You was a little unhappy that her son could only hold his first birthday party when he was one and a half years old, she had no choice but to accept her fate.
It was really unfortunate. Life and death are determined by fate, and she cannot change it.
The next day, Zhang Jidi and Xiang Lili went to the factory to cancel their leave.
Zhang Jidi is better off. She works in logistics, sprinkling water on the coal to keep it moist. It can be said that it is a laborious job that requires basically no brainpower.
There is some trouble with Xiang Lili.
After she started working, she found that her skills had become much less sophisticated, and sometimes she was not as fast, steady, and effective as the new employees.
This was totally unacceptable to Xiang Lili, who was always proud, and she could only practice alone after get off work.
In comparison, the gossip of others had no impact on her at all. Xiang Lili only wanted to restore her craftsmanship to the level before she became ill.
The more anxious you are, the worse you do, and your results are so bad that you can't even stand it yourself.
Only those who have experienced this kind of thing can understand. Things that were once easily accomplished have now become an unattainable dream.
Fortunately, Yin Gan would come to pick her up after get off work, so the pain didn't seem so important.
The sweetness in life can always heal the bitterness of work. The two young lovers have passed the test of their parents and are now very sweet, with pink bubbles often appearing in their hearts.
Gradually, as Xiang Lili practiced more, her feel for the technique returned and she became more confident.
Sometimes Xiang Mianmian would eat too much dog food and complain to Xiang Lili: "Sister, it seems like you and your brother-in-law are in the trial marriage period. It's sweeter before marriage than after marriage."
The two of them don't live together, but they always spend time together during their rest time. "Inseparable" is the best way to describe them.
After being teased so much, Xiang Lili gradually became more shameless: "Yes, you will meet the sweet one too."
She used to not understand why her sisters stopped interacting with each other after getting married, but now she finally understands that when you are with the right person, you don’t want to be apart for a moment.
Xiang Mianmian shook her head helplessly. Her sister was showing off her love all the time. It was so annoying. She should just get married off as soon as possible!
Time quickly came to the seventh day.
When the sun was about to set, Xiang Hongqi returned, looking exhausted and with a black cloth wrapped around his left arm.
He helped his eldest nephew take care of his eldest brother's funeral. Fortunately, his peers did not have to kneel down and keep vigil, and they did not do anything except some heavy work.
To Zhang Jidi's surprise, Xiang Hongqi brought back a girl who looked about the same age as Xiang Lili.
She looked at the two people at the door and asked with a puzzled look on her face, "Boss, who is this?"
Xiang Hongqi was extremely embarrassed. He touched his nose and spoke in a low voice: "This is Yaoyao, my eldest brother's daughter. She came to our county to take the exam for a junior high school teacher, so I brought her here to live for a while..."
He knew that the conflict between his wife and his hometown was irreconcilable, and he didn't want to get involved in his hometown's affairs at all. He just planned to come back after taking care of the funeral.
He just worked and didn't talk much during the seven days, and didn't respond to any of his family members' questions.
He heard that Xiang Yaoyao had passed the written examination for junior high school in the county, but he didn't take it seriously. He just wanted to go home after the seventh day and not get involved.
Unexpectedly, the village elder said that his eldest niece had excellent grades and had become the hope of the whole village through her own efforts. He asked him to bring her to the county town for an interview in two days.
If it succeeds, the village can arrange for people to go to the county town to study in the future. It will be such a bright future that he won't be able to do anything stupid.
I tried to persuade Xiang Hongqi to let my niece live in a guesthouse, but the elders refused to listen. They insisted that it would be more comfortable for her to live with relatives and that her chances of passing the interview would be greater.
In addition, Xiang Yaoyao knelt down and begged, holding her eldest brother's tablet tightly, so there was no choice but to bring her home.
At this moment, Xiang Mianmian's mind also rang with a ding, and the task reminder of System Xiao 6 sounded:
[Ding, mission released: Please find a job for Xiang Yaoyao within three days. Mission reward: a job at the Tobacco Bureau.]
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