Chapter 284: The big day
Two days later, Shen Xiaobin and Lu Xiangxiang got married.
Su Xiaomei had undergone surgery and was not discharged from the hospital yet, only one day late, but she survived the disaster and had no regrets. She was very happy that her children were by her side!
The Shen family hired a chef to organize the wedding banquet. Shen Meng was in charge of the purchases. Shen Fugui and Wang Guizhi also thought that it was okay to leave it to her, after all, she knew a lot of people and might be able to buy some good things.
Sure enough, Shen Meng sent 20 chickens, 100 kilograms of fish, 50 kilograms of bean sprouts and tofu, as well as some delicacies from the mountains and the sea, vegetables, fruits, and the chef's eyes lit up when he saw it. When he cooked before, the host family couldn't come up with any decent dishes.
He had no place to display his skills.
Now that this family had made so many things, he must show his skills and become famous. In the future, whenever there is a wedding or funeral in this area, the first chef they think of will definitely be him.
Shen Meng also sent some to the Lu family. Of course, what he said was that the Shen family bought more and was afraid that there was not enough here, so they sent some over.
Zhu Juying looked at the baskets of food and drinks, and her hands were shaking.
"Oh, Xiao Meng, why did your parents send so much? Twenty chickens alone, that's too much. As for the meat and other things, we don't have many relatives, so there's no need to make so many dishes."
"Auntie, you just cook. If you can't use up the chickens and fish, give them to my elder brother Xiangxiang and his family, or you can raise them yourself. My parents are happy that after so long, they can finally marry Xiangxiang home. I asked someone to go door to door to buy so many things, and some of them were exchanged. You can't tell anyone!"
"Yes, yes, you can't tell anyone, you can't tell anyone. Well, these were all bought from rich families. Look at this chicken, it's so fat."
Shen Meng: "....Yes!"
The Lu family is marrying off a daughter, and the Shen family is marrying a daughter-in-law. Both
families hired a suona band, hoping to get things done in a lively manner.
Shen Fugui and Wang Guizhi hurried back to the village from the county town. Before leaving, they gave Shen Shoutian two yuan and asked him to prepare lunch for Su Xiaomei. It was a big day for the family, so they couldn't go back to attend the banquet, nor could they treat themselves badly.
Lu Zhenping was not at home, so Shen Meng took the four children to Lu Xiangxiang's house to wait for the morning banquet. There were circles of people around the suona band, watching the excitement.
There were some bottles and jars on Lu Xiangxiang's table, and Shen Meng used an eyebrow pencil to put on makeup for her.
In this day and age, makeup cannot be too obvious, or else people will say that the bride put on makeup like a monster on her wedding day.
She applied vanishing cream, a layer of natural cream, and then slightly trimmed her eyebrows, outlined them with an eyebrow pencil, put some eyeliner on her eyes, applied a layer of goose egg powder on her cheeks, a little blush, and a light layer of lip gloss on her lips.
Her hair was tied up in a low bun with two small red flowers on it, and two small silver earrings hung on her ears.
The whole makeup was done.
She changed into a transparent new jacket, a red jacket on the outside, black pants, red cloth shoes, and a big red flower on her chest.
Lu Xiangxiang looked at herself in the mirror and sighed.
"Sister-in-law, you put on such good makeup. How can you be so amazing? I can't believe that I can be so beautiful."
"What's so unbelievable about it? You are already very beautiful, and these are just embellishments on your face. Seeing that you are getting married, I really can't bear to let you go. From now on, I will have one less confidant. If you have any dissatisfaction in our family, just tell me. If Xiaobin has done anything wrong, just complain. My parents and I will take care of it for you. Don't think that it is my home and you can tolerate it. Don't do that. The most important thing is that you live comfortably."
Lu Xiangxiang's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she threw herself into Shen Meng's arms.
"Sister-in-law, thank you, thank you so much. Our family can have a good life now, and it is inseparable from your help. Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will respect my parents and take good care of Xiaobin after I get married."
"Hey, I know, you are getting married today, so you can't cry. When you cry for your wedding, try not to cry, otherwise your aunt and uncle will see you and feel sad."
"Yes!"
Shen Meng put all the makeup on the table into a cloth bag.
"These are all for you. When you are a leader in the non-staple food factory in the future, you will receive leaders and so on. It won't be bad for you to learn to put on makeup properly."
Lu Xiangxiang took the makeup bag and nodded heavily to Shen Meng.
"Thank you, sister."
Shen Meng smiled. She suddenly changed her tone and was still a little uncomfortable. Lu Xiangxiang heard that Shen Meng wanted her to work hard in the food workshop and would support her in the future.
The two sisters didn't chat for long before Zhu Juying outside began to urge them.
"Xiangxiang, are you done? Open the door. Many relatives are here and are waiting to see. Say hello."
"Okay, mother, open it now!" As
soon as Lu Xiangxiang opened the door, the relatives standing at the door began to exclaim, "Oh, oh, it's so beautiful." Lu Xiangxiang originally put some blush on her face, but facing so many people watching, her face instantly became red. Shen Meng looked a little regretful. Why would such a fresh and tender girl still use blush!
After greeting a few people, the usually arrogant Huang Maochun came over with two wrinkled bills in his hands.
Zhu Juying saw the smile on her face fade, and thinking that it was the wedding day of her daughter, she didn't drive her away with a cold face even if she was annoyed.
"I heard that the daughter-in-law of this family is a troublemaker."
"You heard it right, good families don't have good daughters-in-law. Now the family has split up and life is not easy. I heard that they have come to the door many times to ask for help from someone to get this old lady a job in the hairpin factory. Can she be allowed to enter?"
"The requirements of the hairpin factory are very strict. My daughter-in-law is here. She earns more than ten yuan a month. Half of it is given to the family and the other half is saved for her dowry."
"Fourth old woman, it doesn't seem embarrassing to support the family with the daughter-in-law's money."
"What's there to be ashamed of? I didn't spend all of it on my family. I also saved some money for her. How can a family live on work points alone? My daughter gave it to me on her own initiative. She is a good child. How can I treat her badly?"
When the others heard this, they changed the subject.
Shen Meng raised her eyebrows. The people she hired for her flower factory were all fair to their children. However, it was difficult to be fair to girls. What the lady just said was very good.
But it finally achieved some results. Who doesn't want to live a good life? Most of the workers in their hair flower factory are female workers. When Guo Xiuqin went to recruit workers, her attitude was clear. She wanted the female workers in her factory to earn money to support the family. She didn't want to grab the daughters and wives of daughters-in-law. She went to the door of any harmonious family that treated daughters as human beings to snatch them. Those who
want to live a good life naturally have role models. Whether it is sincere or fake, she thinks it is meaningful to improve the treatment of female comrades.
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