Chapter 176
With the previous experience, Xia Qingtang negotiated more smoothly this time, but the price she got was not cheap. She tried her best and talked her mouth off, but still couldn't bargain down the purchase price.
But the factories in Hsinchu City do not produce winter clothes, and a good clothing store would definitely sell winter clothes, so even if he couldn't get a better price, Xia Qingtang had to grit his teeth and order a batch of trendy winter clothes from here.
From sweaters, cotton-padded jackets, cotton trousers to thick coats, as well as some thick quilted jackets that young people would prefer, Xia Qingtang selected the most appropriate clothes according to the preferences of the customers in the store.
Of course, she did not forget to order a batch of wool sweaters with a wide variety of patterns and colors for the department store. These sweaters were more expensive and would definitely not be easy to sell in their Xinfeng clothing store, but they would be popular in the department store.
After all, most of the customers who go to department stores to buy clothes are people with extra money. They have higher requirements for clothing and pursue quality. The clothes can be a little more expensive, but as long as they are worth it, it's fine.
Even after this deal was concluded, Xia Qingtang still couldn't feel at ease. She waited until all the fall clothes were sold out, and took advantage of the new promotion for winter clothes to put the unsold fall clothes in front of the store and hold a big end-of-season sale.
This kind of big sale is very novel at this time, because in previous years, clothes looked almost the same every year. The clothes that could not be sold this year were put into the warehouse and then taken out for sale in the same season next year. Even the prices were the same, without any changes.
But the clothes Xia Qingtang sells are different. She knows that fashions in Hong Kong change a lot, and the clothes she buys back next year will definitely look different. So if these leftover autumn clothes are not dealt with, they may not be as good as new clothes by next year. So it is better to have a fresh end-of-season sale.
Before she launched this campaign, store manager Zhang Xiaomei and two store employees actually had some doubts.
Zhang Xiaomei said, "Boss, if this big sale is launched, will people not come to buy new clothes next year, but wait until the end of autumn to buy them?"
"Yes, boss, this dress has become so much cheaper. If it were me, I would probably wait until it's the cheapest to buy it."
Xia Qingtang said, "People who really love beauty won't think like this. Look, winter clothes are already here, and the weather is getting colder day by day. Autumn clothes are simply unwearable. If you buy them now at a cheap price, you can only wear them next spring. Even if they are very cheap, they won't be in the most fashionable period. People who really love beauty will only buy nice clothes when they are in season, so that they can wear them all fall, which is worthwhile. So don't worry, the people who come here to buy clearance clothes are not the same group of customers as those who buy seasonal clothes."
After the big sale was launched, just as Xia Qingtang had expected, the people who came were those who had never bought clothes at Xinfeng Clothing Store before.
Although they thought the clothes in Xinfeng Clothing Store were nice-looking, they still couldn't bring themselves to buy them because of the prices.
The clearance sale of these out-of-stock clothes met their psychological expectations, so they all came and bought one.
Although they cannot wear them this year, customers are still very happy to think that they can wear such nice clothes next year.
And those customers who have already bought autumn clothes and worn them all autumn will not feel bad. After all, they have been beautiful all autumn, so who cares about the difference in price?
The big sale was only going on for a few days and the autumn clothing inventory was completely cleared out, so the store started selling winter clothing steadily again.
The clothes that Xia Qingtang bought this year, whether they were sweaters or cotton-padded jackets, were all very nice-looking. Of course, she didn't buy many sweaters. After the most fashionable customers had bought theirs, she would only sell the most basic solid-color sweaters.
The reason is simple. People these days have very strong hands-on skills. After seeing the patterns of the sweaters in their store, many people go home and imitate and knit one for themselves, so the most popular item in the store is still the cotton-padded jacket.
She no longer had to keep an eye on the business in the store. It just so happened that the factory was busy again, and the union’s biggest event in the second half of the year—a collective wedding—was finally going to take place.
This year, most of the employees of the Future Electric Appliance Factory have found their partners, successfully registered their marriages, and were allocated the houses they wanted.
Xia Qingtang's elder cousin Zhao Youxiu also fell in love with a female employee of the factory. As a dual-income family, they were allocated two spacious rooms, and the whole family was very happy.
Before he registered, he and Zhao Zhiqiang went to personally invite Xia Qingtang and his wife to their home for a wedding banquet, but Xia Qingtang was too busy and spent all his free time on business, so he only gave his cousin a red envelope and did not go.
Zhao Youxiu and the others were not angry either. After all, he had also signed up for the collective wedding organized by the factory and planned to toast Xia Qingtang with a few glasses of wine when the time came.
The idea of collective wedding was proposed by Xia Qingtang inadvertently. Later, many employees asked her about this matter, so she mentioned it to Yan Jianshun at the meeting. Yan Jianshun asked her to make a good plan and submit a plan.
Xia Qingtang's impression of group weddings was all from the news in his previous life. He had no idea about the specific details. Moreover, the times were different. Most of the employees now would not hold weddings. Even if the income of the electrical appliance factory was very high in the future, the employees would still prefer to save money.
Therefore, the first step in holding a group wedding is to find the employees and ask them clearly about their needs.
Xia Qingtang spent several days conducting research in the workshop, asking about the employees' needs, writing a plan, and then handing it over to Yan Jianshun.
The factory is quite supportive of this activity. The electrical appliance factory will develop very well in the future. The electrical appliances produced will be sold all over the country. And because of the good quality, the price is higher than other brands of appliances.
The factory had good performance and was willing to support some of the employees' activities. In the end, Yan Jianshun made the final decision and the factory was willing to pay part of the money to support this group wedding.
However, due to the large number of participants, parents and family members are not allowed to attend the group wedding. Only newlyweds who have just registered their marriage this year and some relevant leaders and organizers of the factory can attend the wedding.
In order to get a house, there are more than one or two employees getting married this year. After Xia Qingtang posted the registration notice on the bulletin board, everyone saw that the factory was willing to pay half of the money to prepare a wedding banquet with two meat dishes and four vegetable dishes, so most of the newly married employees came to sign up.
There are too few entertainment activities nowadays, and young people all like to be lively. It is very cost-effective to spend half of the money to have a big meal with your lover and participate in many activities.
Therefore, among the dozens of couples who got married this year, 90% chose to sign up, and Hu Yanhui and Zhao Youxiu also signed up.
After counting the number of participants, Xia Qingtang asked an elderly man to help pick a good Sunday, and then took the union staff to do the preliminary preparations.
After a long period of busy work, the good day for the group wedding finally arrived.
Because this event was very special, newspapers and magazines in the province and city learned about it in advance and came to do interviews. There were even two TV reporters who came with video cameras to film.
Since the union people were too busy, the factory office staff were responsible for greeting the reporters.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the collective wedding was officially held in the open space outside the cafeteria.
Xia Qingtang recalled the memories of watching the news in her previous life and decorated the open space with clusters of flowers and colorful flags. The flowers were all artificial. Most of them were wrapped by her and the union secretaries themselves using crepe paper. Some were plastic artificial flowers borrowed from government agencies. Regardless of whether they were real or fake, the scene was very lush and looked as prosperous as spring.
Xia Qingtang also borrowed a very long red carpet and laid a special red carpet road. The newlyweds will walk on the red carpet in an orderly line, pass through a flower arch made of bamboo frames amid the sound of firecrackers, and come to the arranged venue to stand in order according to their numbers.
Yan Jianshun is the master of ceremonies, Lin Shuang is the host, responsible for all the procedures on stage, and Xia Qingtang, as the recognized introducer by everyone, also has to speak on stage.
The reporters who came were all shocked by the layout here. They asked one after another: "Who arranged this place so beautifully?"
Shi Xiaoyu said proudly: "It was arranged by Vice Chairman Xia of the labor union. She designed all of this by herself."
"Vice Chairman Xia, it seems that you are also the initiator and organizer of this group wedding?"
"Yes, she also organized the previous blind date event."
"Vice Chairman Xia must be an experienced old man, and his marriage and family must be very happy." A female reporter from the provincial newspaper said with a smile.
Shi Xiaoyu also smiled: "Vice Chairman Xia's marriage and family are indeed very happy, but she is not an experienced old woman. Vice Chairman Xia is only 23 years old this year."
"What? So young?" The reporters were shocked.
A reporter from the Workers' Daily who often came to interview us said with a smile: "You don't come here often, so you don't know this. The Future Electric Appliance Factory has the youngest vice chairman of the trade union in our city, and that's Vice Chairman Xia."
"The 23-year-old vice chairman of the trade union is not only the youngest in the city, but there is probably no one else like him in the entire province." said an older male reporter.
"Does everyone agree to have such a young vice chairman of the union? I mean, if he is too young, I'm afraid he won't be able to convince the public," someone asked.
Shi Xiaoyu said, "Why can't everyone be convinced? Our Future Electric Factory is all about ability. Age is important, but it's not that important. Vice Chairman Xia's ability is well known to everyone, and everyone is convinced."
"I want to interview Vice Chairman Xia later. I think he should be a good interview subject." The female reporter from the provincial newspaper said first.
"Hey, don't compete with us. I also want to interview Vice Chairman Xia."
"Yes, I would like to..."
Seeing this, the reporter from the Workers' Daily said, "Why are you in such a hurry? If you want to interview us, just come one by one. Can Vice Chairman Xia only accept interviews from one company?"
This made everyone laugh, and they all decided to do an exclusive interview with Xia Qingtang later.
At this moment, Xia Qingtang was still busy with the ceremony. To the sound of melodious music, she led pairs of newlyweds to walk hand in hand onto the red carpet.
The newlyweds all wore their most respectable clothes and had big red flowers on their chests.
Although it was winter, there were still some well-dressed lesbians wearing autumn and winter tweed long skirts and thick stockings on their legs. These were also bought from the Xinfeng Clothing Store, which were not available in department stores.
"Why is there still music? Where is it playing? What is being used to play it?" someone asked in a low voice.
Shi Xiaoyu explained: "For today, our Vice Chairman Xia borrowed a phonograph, so there is music."
"A phonograph. I saw this thing when I was a kid, but I haven't seen it since. I thought it was smashed."
"How could everything be smashed? There must be someone who has hidden it well at home."
"Shh, stop talking and take pictures."
After someone reminded them, everyone continued to watch the ceremony quietly.
When dozens of newlyweds walked on the red carpet and through the flower-filled archway, they heard a burst of firecrackers, and everyone applauded and laughed.
When the firecrackers stopped and the music ceased, all the newlyweds stood in front of the podium. They all looked at the stage eagerly with happy smiles on their faces.
Lin Shuang walked onto the stage and began to give a brief introduction to this group wedding. After the introduction, Yan Jianshun, the master of ceremonies, came onto the stage to preside over the wedding.
In the past two years, it has become less popular to get married by uttering "Leading Xiu Quotations", so Yan Jianshun did not make any arrangements for this. He just said a long list of blessings and announced that these young people were married. He hoped that they would support each other in the days to come and create a beautiful life together.
There was thunderous applause, and Lin Shuang called Xia Qingtang up again, asking her to come over and say a few words as the recognized introducer.
Xia Qingtang, wearing a thin beige coat and a pair of exquisite high-heeled leather shoes, walked onto the stage. Those reporters who had never seen Xia Qingtang immediately made sounds of surprise.
"Oh my god, this is Vice Chairman Xia?"
"She looks too young, like a schoolgirl."
"Yeah, not only is she young, she's also so beautiful."
The female reporter from the provincial newspaper whispered, "What do you mean? Are you discriminating against good-looking lesbians?"
"I didn't say that. I was just too surprised. I haven't seen such young cadres very often."
The female reporter whispered, "Times have changed. Ability is everything. As long as she is capable, age and appearance are not a problem."
"You're right. When you listen to Vice Chairman Xia's speech, you can tell it's very sophisticated and he's a very cultured person," commented the older reporter.
Shi Xiaoyu said proudly in a low voice: "Of course, our Vice Chairman Xia is the most educated. She knows everything and speaks fluent English."
"Wow, you're probably a college student, right?"
"She is not a college student. Vice Chairman Xia said that her ambition is not to go to college, so she did not take the college entrance examination. She also said that she might not be able to get into college, but I don’t think so. I think that if Vice Chairman Xia really took the exam, she would definitely be able to get into college." Shi Xiaoyu said firmly.
Cheng Shuangmin, who had been silent, nodded and said, "Indeed, if Vice Chairman Xia really takes the college entrance examination, I think she can pass it."
The female reporter from the provincial newspaper smiled and said, "It seems that Vice Chairman Xia is very popular with everyone."
"Of course. People with ability will be recognized everywhere." Cheng Shuangmian smiled lightly.
When the ceremony was over, Xia Qingtang and Lin Shuang walked down from the stage. The newlyweds were able to move around freely for a while and also take photos here.
Xia Qingtang borrowed a few cameras and asked Li Zifang, a clerk who was good at taking photos, to take photos for the newlyweds today.
Of course, the first photo must be a group photo of all the newlyweds. Everyone lined up in front of the rostrum, with people in the first row squatting down, people in the second row standing normally, and people in the third row standing on the stools that were brought in. Together with Yan Jianshun, Lin Shuang, Xia Qingtang and others, everyone took two group photos together to record this extremely meaningful moment.
Photographers and cameramen also captured this moment, and after the group photo was over, it was time for individual photos.
Seeing how beautiful the decorations were, everyone lined up to take pictures. Li Zifang and Wu Lei were also very busy, being called here and there and couldn't stop at all.
Xia Qingtang was afraid that they would be too busy, so she brought her camera from home in advance. Seeing that there were still many newlyweds who couldn't get a seat, she said loudly, "I also have a camera here. Anyone who wants to take pictures can come and take pictures with me."
The price of taking photos is the same as the market price, which is also made clear when registering for the event, so the newlyweds will decide how many photos to take based on their financial situation.
Those with better financial conditions will take more photos because today is a rare day, and will register for more copies after the wedding. Those with less financial conditions will at least take two photos. After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime wedding and a group wedding, so it is really memorable.
While the newlyweds take turns taking photos, the reporters will also select some newlyweds with particularly outstanding looks and take a photo of them as a backup for interviews.
After all the newlyweds finished taking photos, Xia Qingtang announced: "Okay, please go into the cafeteria, we can start the meal!"
Today's meal is for eight people at each table. Each table has six dishes, two meat dishes and four vegetable dishes, as well as a pot of soup and a plate of melon seeds and peanuts. Strictly speaking, there are eight bowls in total, which is also very auspicious.
The newlyweds hurried in and found that the table had been set long ago. The ordinary eight-immortals table was covered with a white tablecloth, and on the table were braised pork with potatoes, stewed small crucian carp with white radish, stir-fried vegetables with bean curd sheets, stewed vermicelli with cabbage and shrimp, stir-fried leeks with bean sprouts, braised tofu, and a pot of seaweed and shrimp soup. In addition, the melon seeds and peanuts were of better quality, very large in size, and not cheap when sold outside.
"It's so rich, just like Chinese New Year."
"A wedding should be more grand than the New Year's Day."
"By the way, is there any wine?"
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "There are drinks. Everyone should thank Assistant Yan. Today's liquor was purchased by Assistant Yan out of his own pocket!"
"Wow! Thank you Assistant Yan!"
"Assistant Yan, you are so nice!"
Yan Jianshun smiled and said, "Consider it my wedding gift to you all, no need to thank me. Oh, considering that some people cannot drink liquor, Chairman Lin and Vice Chairman Xia also prepared boiled rice wine for everyone out of their own pockets. Comrades who cannot drink liquor can drink more."
"Thank you Chairman Lin, thank you Vice Chairman Xia!" someone took the lead in shouting.
After all the voices of thanks died down, Lin Shuang announced: "Okay, everyone please take your seats! This is your wedding banquet, you must eat and drink well!"
After everyone sat down, Xia Qingtang also sat at a table with the clerk and Yan Jianshun.
The newlyweds who participate in the group wedding have to pay half of the money, but staff members like Xia Qingtang consider it an employee benefit and do not need to pay for the banquet today, as it will all be paid for by the factory.
No one had any objection to this, because everyone knew that Xia Qingtang and the union secretaries had been busy for a long time for today's group wedding. They even came to set up the venue at dawn this morning.
Just for their hard work, they are willing to let these newcomers treat them to a meal.
The food was delicious. Wolfberries were added to the cooked rice wine, which tasted warm and sweet. Xia Qingtang drank the rice wine while eating the food. The reporters could only stand aside to take pictures and interview, and they all looked at the food with greed.
In this day and age, meals are generally not prepared for reporters, but the Future Electrical Appliance Factory does have very good welfare, so some working meals are also prepared for these reporters.
The working meal was simple, but it also included braised tofu and vermicelli stewed with cabbage and shrimp. After they finished the interviews and filming, they all sat aside and started eating the working meal.
Everyone started out feasting happily, and when they had almost finished eating and drinking, the newlyweds came over with their wine glasses to toast.
Many people came to toast Xia Qingtang and expressed their gratitude, which made Xia Qingtang very happy and proud.
Although her ideal is to make a lot of money outside, she has to admit that working in an electrical appliance factory in the future is actually a very meaningful and fulfilling thing.
Zhao Youxiu also came over with his lover. They were both able to drink, so they both held glasses of white wine in their hands.
"Vice Chairman Xia, my wife and I would like to toast you." Zhao Youxiu said sincerely.
His lover was completely different from the one in his previous life. In this life, he married a lover who loved to laugh. She was a female employee in the third workshop named Chen Hua. She was of medium height and not very pretty, but very likable and especially loved to laugh. It was said that she had a very good personality and her fellow workers all liked her very much.
I don’t know how someone like Zhao Youxiu found such a good lover. Of course, Xia Qingtang didn’t have much contact with Zhao Youxiu in this life, and it’s possible that he had changed a long time ago, but Xia Qingtang didn’t know.
"Congratulations, cousin, congratulations, cousin's wife. I wish you a happy marriage and love forever." Xia Qingtang stood up, picked up the bowl and took a big sip of rice wine.
The people around were very surprised: "What? What did you call him? Cousin?"
"Yes, Zhao Youxiu is my uncle's eldest son, so he is my eldest cousin." Xia Qingtang said with a smile, "I have never had the chance to introduce him to you."
Zhao Youxiu was flattered. After he entered the factory, he almost couldn't help but tell Xia Qingtang about his relationship with him many times, but he held back in the end.
It was because he had been holding back that Xia Qingtang took the initiative to speak out today.
"Wow, Vice Chairman Xia, you are really tight-lipped. Your cousin works here, but you never said anything." Shi Xiaoyu said, "Next time we go to the workshop, we can talk to Comrade Zhao."
Cheng Shuangmin also said: "Yes, I heard that Xiao Zhao is very active in his work. We can take care of him more in the future."
Zhao Youxiu immediately said, "Thank you, leaders. But you don't need to take care of me. My wife and I are ordinary employees. We don't have any ideas. We just want to work hard, contribute to the factory, and earn some performance for my cousin leader, so that everyone knows that my cousin is not only capable, but also her relatives will not embarrass her."
"Well said, Xiao Zhao, you have a very good understanding." Yan Jianshun said with a smile: "Come on, Xiao Zhao, Xiao Chen, I toast you a glass and wish you a happy marriage."
Zhao Youxiu was even more flattered and didn't know what to do with the empty cup in his hand.
Xia Qingtang quickly took the bottle of white wine on the table and poured some white wine for him and Chen Hua, and asked them to clink glasses with Yan Jianshun.
After drinking, Zhao Youxiu became even more excited. He whispered, "Cousin, your cousin's wife and I have already decorated our house. Your cousin's wife is a pretty good cook. If you are not busy, come to our house for a meal and bring your brother-in-law along."
"Yes, cousin, I heard from Youxiu that you took good care of him. I also want to treat you and your wife to a meal to thank you." Chen Hua said with a smile.
Xia Qingtang quite liked Chen Hua's smile, so she said, "Okay, I'll go back and tell Xie Jinxuan, if he's free, I'll bring him over to your house for dinner."
"Okay, okay, then it's settled!" Zhao Youxiu was very excited. "I'm waiting for you!"
After eating and drinking, someone took out an accordion and the young people began singing and dancing in the cafeteria, having a great time.
It was not until after two o'clock in the afternoon that this lively group wedding came to an end.
Many people held Yan Jianshun, Lin Shuang and Xia Qingtang's hands and kept expressing their gratitude.
"Thank you, boss. Thank you so much, boss. I will never forget this wedding in my life."
"Me too, I love this wedding so much, thank you boss!"
"Thank you, Vice Chairman Xia!"
Yan Jianshun said with a smile: "I will never forget this day. I hope everyone present today can live happily until old age."
Xia Qingtang chuckled: "Then we should also thank Assistant Yan for your good words."
After everything was over, the journalists were seen off and the employees who were not drunk helped to clean up the venue.
By the time we finished cleaning up, it was already past five o'clock.
Yan Jianshun checked the time and said, "Xiao Xia, how are you going to get home later?"
“I came here by bike.”
"It will take a long time to ride back. How about this, you have to work overtime today, so just let the team's car take you back." Yan Jianshun said.
"Really? Thank you, Assistant Yan. I'll go push the bike." Xia Qingtang happily took his bicycle, then went to the fleet and took the bike and himself back to the compound.
In winter, it gets dark very early. Although it was just past six o'clock, it was dark everywhere. Xia Qingtang rode his bike under the street lights all the way to the gate of the small courtyard. When he saw the orange light coming through the window, his heart suddenly warmed.
She has been married to Xie Jinxuan for more than three years. During these three years, she has been happy almost every day. It can be said that marrying Xie Jinxuan is the best thing she has done in her life.
All the happiness and joy she has now are actually inseparable from Xie Jinxuan. She can do business and open a shop so willfully because Xie Jinxuan's family supports her. The elders have given them so much money and good things, so she can do whatever she wants without restraint.
She can also give full play to her abilities at work, because she has someone above her, so no one dares to have any bad intentions towards her.
No matter what she does, Xie Jinxuan will always stand by her side and unconditionally support her in everything. Even though he cares so much about his studies, he will still take several days off to travel out of town for Xia Qingtang's sake.
If there is a next life, Xia Qingtang hopes that no matter what they become, she will find him and continue to be with him.
"Xie Jinxuan!" Xia Qingtang ran in pushing his bicycle and called his name impatiently.
The door was pushed open, and Xie Jinxuan walked out of the room. He was wearing a light blue striped sweater and light grey trousers. There was a gentle smile on his handsome face. He whispered, "Are you back?"
"Yes, I'm back!" Xia Qingtang parked the car and immediately rushed to the corridor, then hugged Xie Jinxuan's waist and rubbed his head against his chest, "Xie Jinxuan, I missed you so much!"
Xie Jinxuan was slightly startled, then he understood. He also hugged Xia Qingtang tightly, and then whispered: "Do you have a lot of feelings about attending the wedding?"
"Yes, watching other people's group weddings today, I had a lot of feelings. At that moment, I missed you very, very much." Xia Qingtang raised his head and gently kissed Xie Jinxuan.
After all, this is this era, and Xia Qingtang and Xie Jinxuan are not particularly flamboyant people, so no matter how good their relationship is, they would never do such things in public.
Looking at Xia Qingtang's behavior today, it was obvious that he was truly filled with emotion.
Xie Jinxuan responded to her kiss gently. It was a cold winter day and no one was passing by outside. The two of them hugged each other tightly, enjoying the peace and intimacy in the cold air.
After a long while, Xia Qingtang gently let him go, and then whispered, "Let's go to the bedroom."
"Okay." Xie Jinxuan immediately pulled her into the house, then hurriedly closed the door and carried her to the bedroom.
They have been married for more than three years, and their intimate life in the bedroom has always been harmonious. However, because they have been married for quite a long time, the sudden passion like this is not as much as in the first year of their marriage.
The two of them had not felt such a sudden impulse for a long time, and they couldn't help feeling a sense of joy and excitement, and at the same time they were more involved than usual.
By the time it was over, it was already two hours later. Xia Qingtang was so hungry that he kept saying he had no strength left.
Xie Jinxuan kissed her forehead gently and whispered, "We agreed to go there for dinner, but we never went there, and we don't know if Aunt Six has left any food for us. What should we do now? Should we go over there for dinner?"
"I didn't have the energy to eat so I went over there. Besides, I was shy and didn't want to go over there." Xia Qingtang said, "If grandma and the others ask me about it, I won't be able to answer them. You can go and answer them."
Xie Jinxuan had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'll go over and take a look. If grandma and the others ask, I'll say that you were a little tired after you came back, so you slept for a while, and now that you've woken up, you're hungry."
"Then go quickly, I'm really hungry." Xia Qingtang slowly got out of bed and began to put on his clothes.
Xie Jinxuan said: "I'll make you a cup of hot milk first, you drink it and then eat a piece of biscuit to fill your stomach."
Xia Qingtang shouted out the door: "Aren't you hungry?"
"I'm hungry too, but I can bear more hunger than you."
"Okay... I just can't stand being hungry..."
Xia Qingtang came out of the bedroom reluctantly, went to the bathroom to wash up briefly, and then went to the living room to drink her hot milk.
The family hadn't bought any snacks recently, but there was still half a box of biscuits and some pumpkin seeds under the coffee table. Xia Qingtang opened the biscuit box, took out the biscuits and slowly started eating.
When you are hungry, everything tastes delicious. Xia Qingtang feels that these cookies also taste like happiness.
After eating a few pieces, Xie Jinxuan came back with a pot.
"Did Aunt Six leave some food for us?"
"Yes, Aunt Liu left a pot of porridge made with vegetables and steamed sweet potatoes. It should be enough to fill you up. She said that if we don't come over in the evening, she will eat this for breakfast." Xie Jinxuan put down the pot and went to the kitchen to get out bowls and plates.
The vegetable noodle porridge is not very filling, but it’s getting late now, so it’s quite suitable to eat it.
Xia Qingtang said as he ate: "Many reporters interviewed me today."
"You are the initiator of this group wedding, so it is only natural for me to interview you."
"But I think their attitudes are too enthusiastic. The female reporter from the provincial newspaper even said that she would write a particularly good interview article for me, which made me a little nervous."
"Nervous? Why?" Xie Jinxuan said, "The most important thing is, why are you nervous?"
"What you said is true. I am also a human being, so of course I would be nervous. What makes me nervous is that those reports will definitely bring me greater honor in the factory. Maybe when that time comes, I won't be willing to leave the Future Electric Appliance Factory." Xia Qingtang said softly.
Xie Jinxuan said: "You can also stay there to work. As long as you don't want to leave, you don't have to leave."
Xia Qingtang thought for a while, then shook her head. She said, "This is not good. You see, I have hired many employees to work for my current business, but I still took many days off this year. In the future, if my business gets bigger and bigger, will I have to keep taking days off? This is irresponsible to my work. Fortunately... for the time being, I don't plan to do anything else except these businesses. In the next one or two years, I just want to take steady steps and keep doing my clothing business well."
Xie Jinxuan said: "Okay, no matter what you do, I will support you unconditionally."
"I knew you would say that." Xia Qingtang laughed. "I watched them get married today and kept thinking that marrying you is really the best thing that has ever happened to me. Xie Jinxuan, thank you."
Xie Jinxuan's eyes were sparkling, her expression gentle and affectionate. He leaned over and whispered, "Thank you too, Qingtang. Thank you for appearing in my life. Thank you for being willing to walk with me."
After that night, although they had been married for more than three years, their relationship suddenly warmed up a lot. Everyone could see that they were like a couple in love. Even if they didn't talk when they were together, their eye contact alone could make people around them blush and their hearts beat fast.
Luo Xiangqian was a straightforward person, and he immediately asked, "What's going on between you two? Why do you seem to be getting along better? Married people don't do things like you. You've been married for several years, why are you getting closer and closer?"
Xie Jinxuan said: "No one stipulates that after a long marriage, the relationship will definitely fade. It is normal for our relationship to improve."
Hu Yanni smiled and said, "Yes, what Old Xie said makes sense. When I was a child, I also saw couples in the factory whose relationship was getting better and better. I also thought that when I grow up and get married, I want to be like them."
Luo Xiangqian immediately said, "Yanni, don't worry, we will definitely become a couple like that after we get married in the future."
"What are you talking about? What about marriage?" Hu Yanni blushed.
Luo Xiangqian chuckled: "I just want to say that I have decided on you. Although you still have to go to school, I have already made preparations. Before you graduate, I will take you to meet my parents, and then to meet your parents. Once both sides agree, we will get married as soon as you graduate."
Hu Yanni lowered her head and said nothing, but her ears were already red.
Xia Qingtang said, "Yanni, why don't you say anything? Or do you want to get married while you're still studying? That's fine too. You're already an older young person at your age, so you can apply to the school for marriage."
"Oh, Qingtang, why are you kidding me like this? I never thought about getting married while I was studying. I always thought about getting married after graduation." Hu Yanni whispered, "I just... I was thinking, Xiang Qian, how about you go to my house to meet my parents during the Chinese New Year this year?"
Luo Xiangqian was stunned, his mouth wide open, not knowing what to say. It was only after Xie Jinxuan pushed him that he came back to his senses: "You said I could go see your parents during the Chinese New Year? Really?"
"Of course it's true! But if you don't want to go, forget it..." Hu Yanni turned her head.
"Hey, hey, hey! How could I not want to go? I dream of going there every day! I'm just a little surprised, Yanni, how did you suddenly figure it out? Are you going to tell your parents?" Luo Xiangqian was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.
Hu Yanni said, "It's not that I suddenly figured it out. I've been with you for so long, and I've decided on you. Besides, my parents are not fools. I kept all the things you gave me at home, and they couldn't hide it from them just by looking at those. It's just that they know my personality, so they never asked me."
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