The two of them had a quarrel, but for the sake of face, they remained harmonious in front of outsiders.
As the pages of the perpetual calendar were torn off one by one, the weather gradually became colder and everyone put on cotton jackets.
Soon it was the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the day to add makeup to Meimei.
The factory finishes work on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month and officially has holidays on the 29th day, so on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, many people come to change shifts or take leave.
Xiang Meimei cleaned up the room at home and filled it with things. She had already obtained the floor plan of the leaders' housing at the match factory, and her dowry was prepared according to the new house.
Two beds, one meter and a half by two meters, one in the master bedroom and one in the guest bedroom.
The dowry included six quilts, six four-piece sets, and a new wardrobe, two meters wide with four doors.
The table is divided into a dressing table and a dining table, which were also made by a craftsman according to the specific size. There are also eight large boxes to store her daily necessities.
In addition, there are the golden peach blossom earrings on Xiang Meimei's ears, the baby's breath watch on her hand, and the clean 28-inch bicycle outside the house.
Those who came to add to the dowry saw it and said that the Xiang family was very generous to buy such a good dowry for their daughter.
Zhang Jidi was wearing a pearl necklace around his neck. He smiled happily when he heard the praise and invited them to have some fried rice tea.
Xiang Mianmian lay beside her second sister, and she was really reluctant to see this gentle and thoughtful sister get married.
But she is also an adult and can't act shy. She can only snuggle up to her sister and look at her for a few more seconds.
How could Xiang Meimei bear to leave this home where she had lived for more than ten years? She had already shed tears many times in secret.
But when you grow up, you have to get married and leave your parents' home to start your own family.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the neighbors hurriedly tried to comfort Xiang Meimei and told her some happy things.
Yes, there were not many relatives coming to visit, so it was the neighbors and colleagues from the steel plant compound who came to add to the decorations.
Because of some old matters, Xiang Hongqi had long severed ties with the Xiang family. Apart from the 20 yuan monthly alimony, they had no other contact with each other.
When I was starving during the three years of famine, I didn't ask for help from people in my hometown, and now I won't inform my hometown about the happy event.
As for Zhang Jidi's family, her fifth sister used the excuse of being busy and only asked someone she knew to bring a 2 yuan red envelope to Xiang Meimei.
The other four sisters married all over the country and we had almost no contact.
So the people who came were Xiang Meimei's close friends and colleagues, as well as the neighbors who watched her grow up in the steel plant compound.
Fortunately, Xiang Meimei didn't care about this. She gladly accepted the sisters' kindness and wrote down the hairbands and face creams so that she could return the gifts when the time came.
The neighbors have been living with Zhang Jidi and his friends for more than ten years. They have received gifts from Zhang Jidi before, so they came to return the gift.
When it was evening, everyone was eating absentmindedly. Even Xiang Lihua, who was as open-minded as she was, asked, "Second sister, will you come home more often in the future?"
Xiang Meimei's tears immediately fell: "Go back, how can I not go back home?"
Even though Chen Wei treats her very well now, they still have quarrels and arguments after marriage. Compared with her family, Xiang Meimei prefers to stay at home.
"Okay, stop complaining. Good days are just around the corner. Eat your fill and stop complaining." Zhang Jidi picked up Xiang Lihua and pushed him back to the room.
She has always been tough and can't stand seeing her children cry.
...Although Zhang Jidi felt a little sad at this moment, she would not admit it.
The mother and daughter went to Xiang Meimei's room.
Zhang Jidi looked at his daughter, who had grown into a graceful young lady, with a face full of relief: "In the blink of an eye, you are almost 17. Time flies. When I gave birth to you, you were only this short."
She gestured half her arm's length.
Xiang Meimei tried hard to suppress her tears, but her eyes still turned red: "Mom, I am an unfilial daughter. I got married after only staying at home for a few years. I haven't had the chance to be filial to you two elders."
Before she got a formal job, she went to school until junior high school. At the age of fourteen, she stayed at home and lived off the food and clothing for fifteen years.
After she passed the exam and got a formal job, she immediately got engaged to Chen Wei. After the engagement date, Zhang Jidi asked her to save up her dowry with her salary. In reality, she only paid a few months' salary to the family.
Zhang Jidi smiled and shook his head: "You, Mom has no help. You have been helping with housework and taking care of your younger brothers and sisters since you were four years old. How can you be considered unfilial to me?"
There are six children in the family and Zhang Jidi has to go to work. How can he take care of them all by himself?
The eldest brother, Xiang Liguo, is a boy and he is already in a mess, let alone taking care of others.
It was this second daughter who helped her raise her younger brothers and sisters, and even took good care of the difficult-to-raise twins. Zhang Jidi knew that Meimei had suffered a lot.
So she was willing to bring all the betrothal gifts to Meimei, even the dowry.
Xiang Meimei still looked remorseful: "But I shouldn't have gotten married so early..."
"Men should marry when they are old enough, and women should marry when they are old enough. Your brothers and sisters are not your responsibility, they are mine. You should live a good life with Chen Wei. He is an excellent man, so just live with him steadily."
Zhang Jidi touched his daughter's head and said firmly.
The youngest, Xiang Mianmian, is almost 9 years old and is already at an easy age to take care of. Should we keep Xiang Meimei at home and raise her younger siblings until they reach adulthood before letting them get married?
Even a stepmother couldn't do this.
Xiang Meimei finally felt at ease: "Mom, don't worry, Chen Wei and I will be filial to you two. I will definitely help find jobs for Lihua, Lili, and Yaomei."
The Chen family doesn't need her to worry about anything. The youngest son, Chen Liang, has been scheduled to take over Chen Ma's job. Xiang Meimei only needs to worry about whether her younger siblings have jobs.
If you are not married or have a job at the age of 16, you have to go to the countryside. In recent years, very few people who have gone to the countryside can come back, and most of them start a family in the countryside.
Xiang Meimei and Zhang Jidi would not bear to see their families go to the countryside, they were reluctant to let them go.
The mother and daughter exchanged some intimate words, and as it was getting late, they went to bed.
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