Just as the two were getting all lovey-dovey, Yu Shaoheng arrived.
"Brother Yuan, my grandparents said they're having a banquet the day after tomorrow. Could you help me get some ingredients? I want to hold a continuous feast in the village."
"Wow, so fast? Heading straight for marriage!" Lu Yuan said with a smile.
Yu Shaoheng: "Didn't you say that their family is going back to Beijing, and she can't stay with me without any official status?"
Lu Yuan was taken aback. What he said was true, but didn't he mean for him to confirm their relationship? He didn't mean for him to jump straight into it!
It seems this kid misunderstood. That's fine too. Yu Shaoheng is not young, and Wei Wenshu is also of marriageable age. The sooner they get married, the sooner they can have more children. In a few years, when the one-child policy comes into effect, they won't be able to have more children even if they want to.
"Alright, leave the banquet to me. I'll go up the mountain tomorrow and get you two big wild boars and some pheasants. I'll make sure your banquet is perfectly organized."
In the past, we didn't dare to hold a big wedding banquet, but now that things are better, and it's in Changhe Brigade, we don't have to worry about so much and can have a good time.
Although Yu Shaoheng and Wei Wenshu's wedding was held in a hurry, it was indeed very lively.
Xiao Fan also rushed back from the county town.
Over the past few years, Xiao Fan has become increasingly mature and aloof. With the experience gained from his years of work, the 27-year-old possesses the charm of a mature man and the youthful vigor of a young man, captivating a large number of women wherever he goes.
However, he gives off a sense of aloofness, and many women only dare to admire him from afar but dare not actually get close.
He doesn't seem to have met a girl he likes yet, and he's still single.
In this day and age, he's considered an older single man, and his family is getting anxious. However, he's very determined, and even Lu Yuan sometimes can't change his mind.
Unless you use your status as the head of the family to pressure him.
Lu Yuan and Xiao Fan, as Yu Shaoheng's good brothers, are helping to greet the guests today.
Finally, I had a chance to catch my breath and sit down to eat at the banquet.
Lu Yuan said to Xiao Fan, "Shao Heng is three years younger than you and he's already married. You should also seriously consider your personal life. Your parents called again and asked me and my parents to urge you."
The implication was that he didn't want to pressure someone into marriage, but was simply fulfilling a task asked of him.
Xiao Fan replied, "No rush. This period is crucial for job transfers, so we can't be distracted."
Lu Yuan wasn't surprised. Ten years had passed, and the country was in dire need of rebuilding. Many people had been laid off, and naturally, many more needed to step up.
Many positions will likely require a major reshuffle.
This was indeed a great opportunity, and the changes took place within that year.
"Have you thought about where you're going?" Lu Yuan asked.
He was a little unsure whether the other person wanted to stay here or go back to the provincial capital.
Xiao Fan didn't hide anything, "It would be best if you came to our commune."
Lu Yuan glanced at him, "Don't you want to go back to the provincial capital?"
"If you can't get anything done back home, you might as well stay at the grassroots level."
Lu Yuan smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
If Xiao Fan could come to their commune, they wouldn't have to worry about not having political achievements in the future; he alone could provide them with a lot of achievements.
Xiao Fan probably considered this point before deciding to return to their commune instead of somewhere else.
As the two were chatting casually, He Shenghua, Xu Dong, and Mo Ziyang arrived together, each carrying a baby.
Not far away, Lu Yuanchao, Lu Jiefang, and Sun Maodou also waved and walked towards them.
There were other people at Lu Yuan's table. When they saw them, they knew that the group had a good relationship, so they automatically made way for them.
The group didn't stand on ceremony, thanked them with smiles, and sat down.
Xu Dong and Lu Xiaoqin got married two years ago, and their child is a one-year-old son.
Grandma Xu was the happiest, shouting that she must live a few more years to take care of her great-grandchildren.
Mo Ziyang and Yan Yuting had children two years after getting married, and they had twins, a boy and a girl, who are now only two years old.
Mo Ziyang dotes on his daughter and takes her with him wherever he goes. As for his son, he's fine as long as he doesn't lose him.
He Shenghua and Hong Xia have already had their second child, a daughter, which has left the couple somewhat disappointed. Others want daughters, but they wanted a son.
The second daughter is also two years old, three months older than Mo Ziyang's daughter.
Then there are the brothers Lu Yuanchao and Lu Jiefang, who each have a two-and-a-half-year-old son. However, Zhong Zhiping is now pregnant again, with a belly that is already six or seven months along.
The baby will definitely be born before the New Year, and will be able to celebrate the New Year.
Finally, there's Sun Maodou. This guy is still unmarried, but he's different from Xiao Fan, who is also unmarried and has never had a girlfriend.
But this guy probably dates at least one woman a year.
This wouldn't be a big deal in later generations, but in this conservative era, any relationship that doesn't aim for marriage is considered immoral.
If it weren't for Lu Yuan and the others protecting him, he would probably have been mistaken for a hooligan.
Even if he didn't become a hooligan, his reputation was ruined, and now finding a match for him has become a major problem.
His father, Sun Dadou, was almost driven to despair. Sun Maodou was a year older than Lu Yuan, who was already the father of nine children, while Lu Yuan didn't even have a wife yet.
Sun Dadou's hair is almost turned white from worry.
Sun Maodou was still aggrieved, saying, "You only know what a girl is like after you get to know her. If you're not compatible, you should naturally break up. If you feel you're not compatible but still insist on being together, how can you expect to be happy in the future?"
That being said, you don't necessarily have to establish a relationship before getting to know someone. You can get to know each other as friends.
Sun Maodou had even more to say.
"How could a girl casually make friends with a grown man? Even if she did, she wouldn't just go out with him all the time, or people would gossip and call her promiscuous. But how can you get to know someone if you don't go out and interact with them?"
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