Chapter 150 The Day Before the Wedding
After Gao Jiaye informed his family about Pei Che's marriage, he thought about it and decided to tell Pan Dingfeng.
Pan Dingfeng’s current situation is not very good.
The rented house was too cramped, but luckily it was summer, so he could still sleep in the open space in front of the house at night, setting up a camp bed with a plate of mosquito coils lit next to it.
He would be woken up from time to time by the crying baby in the room at night. Sometimes he would struggle to get up to help, and sometimes he would find himself getting up and going into the room to help, only to discover that he had just had a dream when he was actually woken up.
So sleepy!
Fortunately, his mother-in-law feels sorry for him and understands that he works hard during the day, so she usually doesn't call him.
Even so, I still made several mistakes at work during this period because of dizziness.
The boss was very dissatisfied.
I talked to him before and asked him if he wanted to take a few days off.
How can Pan Dingfeng dare to rest nowadays?
The family's food, clothing and daily necessities now all depend on him.
Moreover, even though Su Tonghai's behavior was not obvious, Pan Dingfeng still noticed that Uncle Su's attitude towards him had changed.
Are you heartbroken?
My heart has already gone cold, there is no room for the temperature in my heart to drop any further!
The day before yesterday, Su Tonghai talked to him again and asked him if he was willing to go to the grassroots level to gain some experience.
These words instantly made Pan Dingfeng break out in sweat on his back.
If it was when his father was in power, Su Tonghai arranged for him to go down and gain experience, it would be just a formality, and after the formality was over, he would rise to the top.
If he were to go down and gain experience now, it would definitely be real experience, and the experience would end... no, it might never end.
Pan Dingfeng knows his own limitations. If he is sent to the grassroots level as a small cadre, he will not be able to achieve anything with his brain. Without achievements and no one to help him mediate, he can only stay at the grassroots level for the rest of his life.
So, he declined politely, keeping a humble attitude and expressed that he wanted to learn from his leader for a few more years.
He refused, but no one could say whether his refusal could change the leader's decision.
So Pan Dingfeng has been under a lot of pressure recently.
The message that Gao Jiaye brought to him was a glimmer of hope in adversity.
Regardless of whether Pei Che would help him or not, he would try.
"Thanks, brother!" Pan Dingfeng was very moved and patted Gao Jiaye on the shoulder.
It is said that a friend in need is a friend indeed. After the Pan family fell into poverty, his network of interpersonal relationships gradually collapsed. Only Gao Jiaye and Sun Dongliang still kept in touch with him and were willing to lend a hand when he had any problems.
But the two of them could only help him to a limited extent, and they had no way to use the connections between the Gao and Sun families. If there was any sign of trouble on their side, the elders at home would know about it.
Pan Dingfeng didn't want to make things difficult for the two of them.
This time he was not afraid of Gao Jiaye's family blaming him again. The guesthouse where the banquet was held was not inside the compound, and there were no sentries blocking them, so he did not need anyone to lead him.
Pan Dingfeng and Gao Jiaye were sitting at the door talking. Yue Hongmei in the room heard it clearly. She whispered to Ding Nianjun, who was still in confinement, "Who is that person they are talking about?"
"He is the son of a very powerful family in the compound." Ding Nianjun bit her lip lightly, feeling very regretful.
She had heard the name Pei Che more than once. Ding Feng, Gao, and Sun all highly praised him.
But I've never seen it before.
Unexpectedly, the legendary person was in the capital at this time and was about to get married.
But why is the timing so unfortunate? She hasn't even finished her confinement yet.
"How powerful are they? As powerful as the Pan family before?" Yue Hongmei continued to ask in a lowered voice.
Ding Nianjun patted his son in his arms and whispered, "Even in the heyday of the Pan family, they couldn't reach their level."
Yue Hongmei took a deep breath, her heart was moved, and she whispered quickly: "Then we have to ask Dingfeng to go there and see if we can talk to him, make some friends, and ask him to help you. Look at the life you are living now..."
Yue Hongmei's haggard face was full of heartache.
Who could have thought that the Pan family would be in trouble so quickly? If I had known, I would have let Junjun marry Pan Dingfeng a year later. At this time, Yue Hongmei had long forgotten that Ding Nianjun was pregnant before marriage.
Ding Nianjun, however, had no hope for Pei Che.
She and Dingfeng have been to Pei's house more than once, but what's the use?
If Mr. Pei really wanted to reach the top, he would have done it long ago. Why would he have to wait until now!
But if Dingfeng wants to go, he should still go and give them some face. Who knows, someday he might be happy and willing to help them.
Because she had no hope, she changed the subject after a few words and told Yue Hongmei about Fengning: "Mom, this step is a bit difficult for me, and it makes things difficult for you as well."
Yue Hongmei immediately said unhappily: "Why should I be embarrassed? It's because your brother and sister-in-law are too ignorant and don't know how to understand you at all."
After Lu Xiaomei gave birth, her brother called her and wanted her mother to go back to take care of Lu Xiaomei during the confinement period.
When Ding Nianjun heard the message from the top, he felt a chill in his heart.
What brother? All the good things he had done to her in the past were wiped out after he got married and had his own children.
And Lu Xiaomei is my good friend. I introduced her to Ding Jianguo and I was helping her, and now this is how she repays me.
She definitely couldn't let her mother go back. She wasn't out of confinement yet. Who would take care of her if Yue Hongmei went back?
Not only did she not plan to let her mother go back during the confinement period, but even after the confinement period was over, she had to let her mother continue to help her for a while.
But her brother wrote another letter, saying that Xiaomei's mother took care of Xiaomei during her confinement, and Xiaomei's sister-in-law was not happy about it and was making a fuss at home.
Because the family was too busy, Dingxiang was asked to drop out of school. However, Dingxiang was young and could barely do the housework, let alone take care of her sister-in-law during her confinement.
If Yue Hongmei didn't go back, his mother-in-law said that she could take care of her, but it couldn't be for nothing, and she hoped that she could pay her salary.
Although Ding Jianguo didn't say it explicitly, Ding Nianjun could see that they didn't want to pay the salary? They wanted him to pay.
Of course Ding Nianjun was not willing to pay.
Yue Hongmei was also unhappy, but she didn't want to offend her eldest son. Finally, she discussed with Ding Nianjun and gave Ding Nianjun's share of grain to Lu Xiaomei, letting her take charge of the arrangements.
Originally, because Yue Hongmei was not in Fengning, no one helped her send this month's food quota to the capital.
But Ding Nianjun felt very uncomfortable.
Accustomed to being pampered by her family, Ding Jianguo now makes things difficult for her because of his wife and children. In Ding Nianjun's view, this is tantamount to betrayal.
Including Lu Xiaomei, she felt that Ding Jianguo and Lu Xiaomei betrayed her together.
The other side.
Ding Guo and Pei Che came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau. Ding Dayong, who was squatting at the door waiting for them, stood up with his eyes shining: "Sister, brother-in-law, did you get it?"
Ding Guo was amused: "What are you talking about? How can you not get a marriage certificate when you want to get married?"
Ding Dayong scratched his head and grinned foolishly.
Pei Che smiled even more foolishly than him. He looked at the thin paper in his hand, unable to close his mouth and could not get enough of it.
On his card, his name was on the top; on Ding Guo's card, Ding Guo's name was on the top.
When unfolded, it was a piece of paper that looked like a certificate. When folded in the middle, it became two red books with the words "Marriage Certificate" written neatly on them.
"Stop smiling like an idiot and go buy something." Ding Guo smiled and took back the marriage certificate, urging.
Pei Che turned his head to look at her, his eyes full of affection, and said softly: "Okay, listen to my wife!"
After saying this, his face turned red before Ding Guo's.
Ding Dayong hissed, shook with goose bumps all over his body, and turned away silently, not looking at the frowning eyes of his sister and brother-in-law.
He shouldn't have come along!
Next, they went to buy things. Ding Dayong fell behind the two of them, trying to keep a certain distance between them. He lowered his eyes and looked at the ground in front of his toes, not looking at the two people in front of him who smiled at each other from time to time.
The two of them went shopping happily, with Ding Dayong carrying the bags, although they didn't buy much.
After buying the things, Pei Che had other things to do, so he had to leave. He told Dayong: "Take good care of your sister."
Ding Dayong didn't even raise his eyelids, but just nodded: "Don't worry, brother-in-law!"
Pei Che looked at Ding Guo, and said reluctantly, "Wife."
Ding Dayong turned around silently again and took the initiative to make room for the two men to have a parting conversation.
Ding Guo glanced at Ding Dayong's lonely back with amusement, and glared at Pei Che: "That's enough."
Pei Che glanced around quickly, quickly pulled his partner's hand and then let go, saying: "Go for a stroll with Dayong. If there is anything, let Dayong do it. Don't get tired."
Fortunately, Dayong walked away.
Ding Guo couldn't help but roll her eyes and watched Pei Che leave. Then she asked Dayong to take a car to Tiananmen Square.
Ding Dayong was a little excited, and he pulled Ding Guo to find the photographer here to take several photos.
After paying the money and registering the information, they will help you mail the developed photos to your workplace or home.
The photographer recorded the photos in great detail, even noting down the facial features of Ding Guo and Ding Dayong.
At noon, I took Dayong to eat roast duck.
It was not the first time for Dayong to eat roast duck, but it was the first time for him to eat freshly-baked duck while sitting in a restaurant.
The brother and sister were so wealthy that they ordered two and ate them to their heart's content.
He didn't go out for a walk in the afternoon. Ding Dayong knew that his sister's house was next to his brother-in-law's. Although he didn't know why his sister had a house in the capital, he didn't intend to ask. Anyway, he had to decorate it and clean it. After eating and drinking, he would go home to help his sister with the work.
When the brother and sister arrived at the door of their house, they found double happiness patterns pasted on both sides of the door.
Ding Dayong smiled and said, "Brother-in-law is really positive."
How can you not be positive about getting married!
Ding Guo took the key and went to open the door, then reached out and touched the newly pasted wedding character.
The place where the paste was applied still feels a little damp, probably because it was just pasted not long ago.
But Pei Che's door was locked, so he must have returned to the compound.
Pushing the door open and entering the house, Ding Dayong began to look for work to do.
Ding Guo felt that there was nothing to clean, so she just gave it a quick clean.
There were a few children in the alley, peeking out of the door.
Ding Guo smiled and stuffed a few pieces of fruit candy into them. The children took the candy and ran away smiling.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, someone shouted at the door. As soon as Ding Guo heard the voice, he knew it was Aunt Yu, so he ran out to welcome her in.
Yu Shaofen did not come alone. She was accompanied by a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old who looked 30% like Yu Shaofen.
"This is my niece Yu Qian. I wanted to introduce you to each other during the Chinese New Year, but you were in a hurry, and Qianqian came back late with her parents that day, so you missed her." Yu Shaofen pushed the bicycle into the yard, set up the bike, and introduced her to Ding Guo.
Ding Guo smiled and said to the girl in front of him: "Hello, Qianqian, you look exactly like your aunt."
"Hello, Sister Ding Guo." Yu Qian smiled brightly, looking at Ding Guo with sparkling eyes, "I always hear my aunt mention you, and I finally get to meet you."
Not only did I hear about it from her aunt, but I also heard about it from her grandmother when I returned home on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Her grandmother was right. The sister who came to visit during the Chinese New Year was indeed beautiful, and not just ordinary beautiful.
"Let's keep in touch in the future." Ding Guo said with a smile.
Yu Qian smiled and nodded: "Okay!"
Yu Shaofen was also holding the things she bought for Ding Guo: a pair of thermoses with double happiness characters on them, a pair of bundles with mandarin duck patterns, and a pair of silk pillowcases embroidered with peony flowers.
Any one of these gifts would be considered a valuable gift if taken out separately. Yu Shaofen gave them in pairs. Ding Guo was very touched, but also embarrassed: "Aunt Yu, why are you spending so much money?"
"Why would you spend so much money on such a happy event as a wedding? You should have told me earlier!" Yu Shaofen said angrily.
"Sister Ding Guo, this is a wedding gift for you. I wish you a happy wedding, a long life together with your brother-in-law, and a baby soon. Hehe!" Yu Qian said jokingly and took out a wide-brimmed headband from her cross-body bag and gave it to Ding Guo.
Ding Guo took the headband and smiled in surprise: "Oh, Qianqian, the gift you gave me matches the clothes I'm going to wear tomorrow!"
Yu Qian was also surprised: "Is it true?"
"Really, let's go inside and take a look!"
He invited the aunt and nephew into the house and introduced them to Dayong.
Ding Dayong hurriedly greeted him politely, scratched his head, turned around uncomfortably and went back to the kitchen.
Ding Guo took out some melon seeds and candies for Yu Qian to eat, and also cut a watermelon.
"Don't bother. I just came to see if there's anything I can help you with." Yu Shaofen said.
"There's nothing to do. It's almost done."
Ding Guo wiped his hands, went into the house and took out the clothes he would wear tomorrow.
This is a dress I bought just yesterday.
The base color is watermelon red with light white fine plaid, a butterfly wing style lapel, and elastic cuffs, so it won’t be too bright when worn on a daily basis.
"Wow, so beautiful!" said Yu Qian.
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Doesn't it match the gift you gave me? I'll just wear it tomorrow!"
The hairband has a white background with a red pattern of wide and fine plaids, which really matches the skirt.
Yu Qian nodded, a happy smile spreading across her face.
It is a very pleasant feeling when the gift you give is valued so much by the recipient.
Yu Qian suddenly felt that the distance between her and Ding Guo had shortened a lot.
My aunt is right, Sister Ding Guo has a very good personality.
Yu Shaofen was watching from the side with a smile on her face.
Seeing Ding Guo having a good time chatting with her niece, she was also happy.
There is really nothing to clean up at home. After all, there are few pieces of furniture and it is easy to clean.
After the wedding characters were pasted, the room was also covered with festive bed sheets and pillowcases.
The aunt and nephew stayed here for a while and then got up to say goodbye.
Ding Guo told Yu Qian to come over for dinner tomorrow. He watched the aunt and nephew ride out of the alley before turning back.
Yu Shaofen was riding a bicycle with Yu Qian, and when they were almost at the family compound, she paused on the pedals. The inertia of the bicycle created a gust of wind and she passed by Yue Hongmei who was carrying a basket of vegetables.
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