In the darkness, Jiang Wenwen's face was a little hot. She was already 22 years old, and the children of her classmates were old enough to help with cooking. It would be a lie to say that she didn't want to get married, but her body...
Jiang Wenwen said softly, "I'm not in a hurry, I'll wait another two years."
Chen Qiangwei also thought of Jiang Wenwen's physical condition. She reached out and shook Jiang Wenwen's hand, cheering her up.
Jiang Wenwen shook Chen Qiangwei's hand back and said, "Dr. Wu, who treated me before, has been rehabilitated. My mother has come to visit him and will take me to see him after the New Year."
Doctor Wu is quite famous in Beijing. Jiang Wenwen has been receiving treatment from him since she was a child. It is also because of his careful treatment that Jiang Wenwen has grown up safely. Unfortunately, when Jiang Wenwen was ten years old, Doctor Wu was framed and forced to go to the countryside for reform.
Chen Qiangwei was genuinely happy for Jiang Wenwen. "Really? That's great!"
Jiang Wenwen also smiled. As long as she got better, her parents would no longer worry about her.
This year's New Year was particularly rich and lively. Chen Qiangwei and Gu Anyang not only brought back cured meat, cured rabbit and cured fish, but before leaving, Liu Jinhua also tied up the only two old hens in the family and asked Gu Anyang to bring them, and also brought a lot of fruits unique to Nanshi.
The children ate with their mouths full of oil, and said that they hoped their cousin and uncle would come back to celebrate the New Year next year. Aunt Jiang laughed at them and scolded them for having big mouths.
After the Chinese New Year, it’s time to discuss marriage.
Gu Anyang stated first, "Buy a sewing machine and a bicycle, then thirty-six legs, and then a betrothal gift of one hundred and sixty-six yuan.
In addition, I have been working for almost two years. I give half of my monthly salary to my parents and keep the other half for myself. With some extra income, I bought a small yard in Nanshi last month. Although it is not big, it is enough for the two of us to live in.
Although my savings are almost gone, I will give all my monthly salary to Weiwei from now on, and she will make all the decisions at home."
The betrothal gift at that time was very heavy. The betrothal gift in Beijing was generally between 60 and 120 yuan, with 66 and 88 yuan being the most common. Moreover, the woman's family also promised that she would be in charge of the family's finances in the future.
After hearing this, the three cousins-in-law of the Jiang family felt that the melon seeds in their hands were no longer tasty. They all pinched the soft spots on their husbands' waists and said, "Look at your cousin's husband, and then look at yourself. You are all men, why are there such big differences?"
Uncle Jiang nodded. The larger the betrothal gift, the more he valued Weiwei. The most important thing was that Gu Anyang's father was the team leader and was in charge of the work of the entire production team. Gu Anyang's mother was not too old and also earned work points in the countryside to take care of the elderly. She rarely left the Huaihua Brigade.
After they got married, they lived their own lives behind closed doors. Weiwei no longer had to live with her in-laws, and her life became much more comfortable.
Gu Anyang added, "Another thing. Considering that Jing City is too far from Nan City, you might not be able to take time off to go there for the wedding. So my parents said that we will pay for the wedding in Jing City this time. But I'll have to ask my uncle and aunt to take care of the necessary things."
Jiang Wenwen raised her hand and said, "I can buy some biscuits and candies at the internal price." As an employee of the food factory, she did have some benefits. What's more, her father was the head of the security department, so the factory would still give her some face.
The three cousins and their wives all said that they would do their part to make the banquet a grand occasion.
Uncle Jiang said to Gu Anyang, "We don't want any betrothal gifts. You should give them to Weiwei when the time comes. Each of the three of us uncles will give Weiwei a hundred yuan as a dowry. We will also make six 6-jin quilts. If it's not convenient to bring washbasins, thermoses, washbasin stands, dressing tables, etc., we will convert them into cash for you to buy more when you return to Nanshi."
Chen Qiangwei quickly refused, "There are too many uncles, we..."
Uncle Jiang interrupted her, "This was decided by our three uncles at the same time. It's for my sister's only child."
It is not easy for a woman to marry far away, and the dowry is her confidence. In case, if she does not live well, she will always have the dowry to support her.
Chen Qiangwei nodded with tears in her eyes.
Afterwards, several people agreed to set the banquet on the fifth day of the New Year, and then the family started to get busy again, notifying the neighbors, notifying Uncle Jiang's second and third uncles, buying things for the banquet, and borrowing tables, chairs, benches, and dishes from the neighbors. They were very busy for a while.
Even the children were busy as they were either asked to buy this or borrow that, but everyone had a smile on their face.
Fortunately, before leaving, Chen Qiangwei took out a bag of rice from the space and told Gu Anyang that she had bought it at a high price on the black market in several batches.
Gu Anyang was so happy he was completely lost. Had Weiwei been thinking about marrying him for a long time? That's why she bought the rice in advance. However, he also warned Chen Qiangwei not to do such dangerous things in the future and that she could just leave some things to him.
Gu Anyang was almost exhausted to death when he was carrying such a large pile of things including rice onto the train, but now it has played a big role.
Chen Qiangwei and Gu Anyang brought back quite a lot of meat. They didn’t eat much during the Chinese New Year, so now they just needed to buy some vegetables, live fish, roosters, etc.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang's second and third uncles returned to Beijing with their families. The two aunts brought back a bright red jacket and fashionable velvet leather shoes for Chen Qiangwei respectively.
On the fifth day of the New Year, Chen Qiangwei and Gu Anyang were dressed in new clothes. The handsome man and beautiful woman were a pleasure to look at. Neighbors came to their house with small gifts and red envelopes for the banquet, and said nice things to them without paying.
There was a table in front of the second uncle of the Jiang family. He sat upright and carefully recorded the interpersonal relationships, stroke by stroke. These would have to be returned in the future. The eldest uncle Jiang, the third uncle Jiang and a row of cousins were "lined up" at the door to welcome the guests.
There were 8 tables at the banquet this time, which was considered to be one of the more sumptuous banquets in the past two years. Uncle Jiang invited everyone he could.
Everyone knows that Chen Qiangwei is married. Besides visiting relatives, the most important thing for her to come back this time is to hold a wedding banquet and bring her husband back for all the neighbors to see.
Because it was cold, the banquet was held early, at four o'clock in the afternoon. There were fish, meat, chicken and rabbit. Half of the ten dishes were meat, which made the children very happy because they had not eaten enough during the New Year.
They asked their parents one after another when their married brothers and sisters would have another wedding banquet, and they still wanted to eat meat, which made everyone laugh.
Despite the banquet, Gu Anyang and Chen Qiangwei still stayed on separate sides at night. After reluctantly sending Chen Qiangwei back to the bungalow, Gu Anyang returned to his uncle Jiang's house pitifully.
After returning home, I will immediately ask my uncle to give me a certificate and go get a marriage certificate with Weiwei. After getting the certificate, we can live together openly.
Thinking of this, Gu Anyang became energetic again, and his steps became more cheerful.
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