Time soon arrived and it was the day when Gu Ye and Shen Yuesheng were to get engaged.
The house was very lively early in the morning. Everyone in the family was back. The entire family of my eldest uncle and second uncle went out. Even my aunt brought my cousin back to help. Only my uncle was busy at school, so he could only come back in the afternoon.
Brother Shen even took a special leave and brought Ji Qingran back to help.
Zhang Cuihua led the women in the family to wash and cut vegetables, while Shen Jianshan led his brother and a group of brats in the family to wash and chop meat. Everything was in order.
Around noon, Gu Ye brought the Gu family to propose marriage, carrying one thing after another to the Shen family.
The bicycle, sewing machine and radio were all big items that stunned everyone in the village.
An auntie said: "Could it be that Comrade Gu has mastered all the three turns and one ring?"
My second aunt happened to hear it, and she kindly replied, "Yes, Xiao Gu is very capable. After three turns and one ring, all seventy-two legs were complete, and a large blue brick and tile house was built."
As soon as this was said, all the chatterbox aunties in the village started to mutter, "This is for Shen Laosan's family, not for your family, why are you so proud of it?"
The second aunt-in-law was not angry either. After all, these old women were just jealous and that was why they said such sour words. It was because their daughters, granddaughters and nieces were not as pretty and capable as Shengbao.
All the things have been carried in. Zhang Cuihua couldn't close her mouth and smiled: "Take them back on Shengbao's wedding day. This is for Shengbao."
Shen Yuesheng: "Grandma, no need, you can keep it when the time comes, we can just take the bicycles, you can listen to the news and broadcasts on the radio in the afternoon, and I don't know how to use the sewing machine, so leave it for grandma."
Zhang Cuihua: "Okay, Grandma, listen to Shengbao's words."
She turned around and boasted to her elder sisters: "Our Shengbao is always good to me, and he leaves all the good things to us..."
The old sisters couldn't bear to watch.
The Gu family was arranged to stay in the main hall. Most of the people in the village had never seen them before, so they stretched their necks to look inside.
When the auspicious time came for writing the marriage certificate and exchanging tokens of love, Grandpa Gu and Mu Hanqing also came out and stood beside Gu Ye. The villagers knew from their temperament that they were not simple people. It seemed that the Shen family would be very powerful in the future.
However, everyone in the village is simple and honest, only a few people are jealous and say sour words.
With the witness of the villagers, the head of the Shen family collected the marriage certificate for them and after they knelt down in the ancestral hall, the engagement was completed.
People in the sixties and seventies thought that engagement was the same as marriage, and after engagement one would be part of the husband's family, so they all thought that Shen Yuesheng was married today, and no one would gossip about her even if she stayed at Gu Ye's place at night.
After the ceremony was completed, it was time to eat. The head of the Shen family, Shen Aiguo, sat at the main table with Mr. Gu, while the others sat in the yard.
Gu Ye and Shen Yuesheng will come to toast and ask for some auspicious words later.
A grand engagement banquet held in a rural area in the 1970s ended. The reason why the 666 yuan gift money was not mentioned was because of the concern for some people in the village. After all, it was not a small amount of money, so it was better to be cautious.
After dinner, Shen Yuesheng took Gu Ye to the main table and called everyone one by one.
Patriarch Shen: "Sheng girl is the most capable girl in our Shen family. Although she is not a boy, she is the descendant I am most optimistic about. She must not slack off even after she gets married. She must take good care of the family, respect the elders, and live a harmonious and beautiful life."
Shen Yuesheng: "Thank you, Grandpa, for your advice. Yuesheng understands."
Patriarch Shen: "Gu boy, our Shengbao is handed over to you at this moment. You can't bully her in the future. You must love her and respect her. We are all her solid backing."
Gu Ye: "Well, I will, thank you, Grandpa."
Shen Aiguo: "I just want to say one thing, you have to live a good life in the future, and don't bully Shengbao."
Mr. Gu: "You must be nice to Shengbao in the future, or I will cut you."
Mu Hanqing: "Your grandfather has already said what I wanted to say, and I say the same thing."
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After Gu Ye toasted, he found that he had become the least favored one. He felt a little depressed, but he was no longer depressed when he thought that his wife was the one who was favored.
The Shen family was busy until very late today, and Gu Ye was caught drinking a little, but he didn't get drunk.
Speaking of which, Gu Qiyan also secretly drank some fruit wine brewed by Shen Yuesheng today, fell asleep in Shen Yuesheng's room after one glass.
Gu Qize was fine, he didn't react much, but if you looked closely you would notice that his movements were a little slow, but if you weren't confident you wouldn't notice it.
The ones who drank the most were probably Grandpa Gu and Shen Aiguo. They were so happy that they drank a whole jar of wine that Shen Yuesheng brought out. Although the wine was brewed with spiritual spring water and ginseng and other medicinal herbs, which were good for the body, the alcohol was a bit too strong, and almost everyone at the table lay flat on the table.
In the end, Gu Ye and Shen Xuanwen sent everyone back and came back to clean up the mess. As for Shen Yuesheng, Gu Ye had already sent her away to rest.
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The next morning, Shen Yuesheng woke up early, looked at Gu Qiyan who was still sleeping beside him, and pinched the little girl's nose with evil intentions. Gu Qiyan muttered and then opened her hazy eyes: "Sister-in-law, I'm so sleepy! Sleep a little longer, just a little longer..." As she spoke, she fell asleep again.
Shen Yuesheng was no longer sleepy, so he got up and made breakfast. He planned to make more and then ask Gu Ye and the others to come over to his house to eat together.
There's still a lot of meat left from last night, and we have to eat it all.
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