Chapter 156 Return to Fengning
It was already noon when we arrived in Langfang.
Ding Guo felt a little embarrassed. Before getting off the car, he said to Pei Che, "We should leave earlier in the morning. It's not appropriate to get off the car and enter the door at lunch time."
Pei Che smiled and said, "After all, this is your first time to visit our grandma's house. I'm afraid you'll feel uncomfortable, so the plan is to have a meal when you arrive, and then we'll head back after a while. After you get familiar with grandma and the others, if you're willing to come, we'll leave earlier and stay a little longer."
Although the relatives on his maternal grandparents' side were all very nice, and he met several uncles and aunts on the wedding day, they were still a somewhat unfamiliar group to Ding Guo, so he deliberately made the schedule so tight.
Ding Guo was a little surprised, but after the surprise, he felt a sweet feeling in his heart.
After spending such a long time together, she had already seen that Pei Che was a fairly careful person, but she didn't expect that he was even more meticulous than she thought.
There are not many men who can consider this aspect from the woman's perspective.
Since Comrade Pei's performance pleased Ding Guo, she decided to let Pei Che act up as he pleased before he returned to the army after his vacation.
At worst, she could wait for Pei Che to return and then take care of her waist and get some sleep.
But my old waist didn’t feel that uncomfortable. After all, I was young, and with the help of well water and iced black tea, I recovered quite quickly.
When the car was about to reach Pei Che's grandmother's house, a little kid ran into a house in front, as if to report a news.
Pei Che smiled and said, "That's my uncle's little grandson Shao Hechong, he's six years old this year."
Several children did not attend the wedding, and neither did several cousins-in-law.
As soon as the car stopped, a group of people rushed out from the gate. They were the uncles and aunts that Ding Guo had met before.
There are also a few new faces.
As soon as the car door opened, Ding Guo felt a wave of warm greetings.
"Did the journey go smoothly?"
"Nephew, do you get carsick?"
"Finally we're here. It's so hot, isn't it? Come in and have a rest."
Ding Guo and Pei Che smiled and called for people. Pei Che introduced Ding Guo to several cousins who were not present the day before yesterday.
Two of the cousins-in-law were still pregnant and looked at Ding Guo with a smile.
Pei Che's grandmother and bedridden grandfather were very kind.
Although he asked his aunt to give the gift, the old lady also gave Ding Guo a red envelope when she met him for the first time.
Ding Guo also distributed red envelopes.
There are several little ones and half-grown children in the family.
Shao Wangfei came over with a smile and asked Ding Guo for a red envelope, saying, "Cousin, I am also a younger brother."
The cousin who was older than Pei Che looked at Shao Wangfei helplessly: "How old are you!"
Shao Wangfei happily accepted the red envelope sent by Ding Guo, and said to his brothers/cousins with a smile: "Then I am younger than my cousin and his wife."
Ding Guo knew that her cousin was worried that she would feel shy, so he wanted to help liven up the atmosphere, and she was happy to oblige.
Everybody was laughing and joking.
Pei Che sat in front of his grandfather's bed, holding his grandfather's hand, and asked him carefully whether he felt unwell in the past two days, how he ate, how he slept, and so on.
Ding Guo's hand was held by her grandmother, who said polite words on behalf of her daughter and son-in-law. She was afraid that her granddaughter-in-law would mind that her parents-in-law did not come back to attend their wedding and would feel resentful, so Ding Guo hurriedly responded politely.
Before the meal, Ding Guo saw his second aunt taking a bowl to scoop the chicken soup from the pot. She also picked up a small piece of stewed soft chicken and crushed it in the bowl with a spoon and chopsticks. Knowing that this was for grandpa, Ding Guo wanted to help, but his second aunt smiled and refused.
Ding Guo did not insist, she just expressed her feelings. After all, she did not understand the old man's eating habits and habits, and forcing herself to be filial would be too artificial.
But when she waited for her second aunt to get the bib hanging nearby, she found an opportunity to add some well water into the bowl.
It may not have much effect once or twice, but it is her little token of her appreciation.
The second aunt didn't notice it, she took the bib and the bowl and went to the inner room, and "drove" Pei Che out to eat.
But before the meal officially started, we had to wait until my second aunt finished feeding my grandfather and came out before we started eating.
Because there were so many people, they opened three tables in total. Knowing that Pei Che drove here and had to catch a bus in the evening, no one persuaded him to drink. Instead, the uncle asked about the couple's future plans, mainly asking whether Ding Guo would join the army or whether she would transfer her job to the capital. An aunt also mentioned the issue of who would take care of Ding Guo in Fengning if she got pregnant. Pei Che told him about their plans.
Ding Guo felt very comfortable staying there. They discussed issues, had normal chats and showed concern for each other, but he did not directly guide their lives.
While pouring tea for grandma, I also added some well water into her teacup, as a token of my thoughtfulness.
After finishing their meal, they stayed here until two o'clock and then prepared to return. They went into the inner room, said hello to their grandfather who was lying on the bed, and told the old man to take care of himself.
The other people in the family also got busy. Several aunts stood up and offered various return gifts from a utility room next to the kitchen. Pei Che declined politely, but was still forcibly carried to the side of the car by his aunts. They opened the trunk and stuffed all the gifts in.
Grandma took Ding Guo's hand and asked her to come to their house to play when she was free in the future. She also reminded them to be careful when taking the train at night.
Ding Guo also asked her grandma to take good care of her health and visit her again when she has time.
The time for the return trip was not tight. The luggage to be taken away at night had been packed and they could leave immediately with the bags. So when the car drove onto the main road, Ding Guo saw that there was no one on the road, so she asked Pei Che to teach her how to drive.
She can drive, but she in this world 'can't'.
Ding Guo had no intention of learning to drive through formal channels in this era. It would be better for him to learn from Pei Che and find a way to get a driver's license in a few years.
Or next time when you fleece the mouse, see if it can do this for her.
If even a house can be rationalized quietly, it shouldn’t be difficult to get a driver’s license, right?
On the surface, all she needs is some driving experience.
The mouse sneezed in confusion.
This is unreasonable. As a leader, how could I sneeze?
It looked at the backstage, and saw that several permanent names were competing for attention, and the income was stable, and there was nothing unusual. It opened the anti-virus software installed by its superiors to check itself, and there was no garbage, and it had not been invaded by its peers, but why did it sneeze?
Pei Che responded to his wife's request without hesitation. He first briefly explained the most basic operations, then got off the car and moved to the passenger seat with confidence, handing the steering wheel to his wife.
Ding Guo was used to driving an automatic transmission car, so he needed to seriously review the manual transmission. Therefore, he didn't have to act deliberately, and the unfamiliarity was very real.
But it still surprised Pei Che.
He originally wanted to encourage his wife and tell her not to be nervous. He was right beside her and if things went wrong, he could help steer the car so that it wouldn't drive into the ditch nearby.
It turned out that Ding Guo was not nervous at all and held the steering wheel steadily. He just broke out in sweat because the car stalled several times during starting.
The engine really stalled. She had driven a manual transmission car once when she was learning to drive, and she had never driven one since then, so she had completely forgotten the operating steps.
"Don't worry, don't worry. This is normal when you first start learning to drive..." Pei Che comforted him in a gentle voice, "Okay, slowly release the clutch... and lightly step on the accelerator..."
The car started slowly and moved forward at a snail's pace. Ding Guo slowly regained his memories of when he first learned to drive.
The couple, one teaching while the other learning, took nearly two hours longer to return to the capital than it did when they came here.
Ding Guo also satisfied his driving addiction.
After Pei Che's initial surprise, he felt proud and thought his wife was so smart.
None of the soldiers in the army who had just learned to drive were as quick to learn and as emotionally stable as his wife.
Except for the initial confusion, I drove steadily for a long distance afterwards, but the speed was very slow.
Ding Guo could only secretly apologize to those driving learners who were innocently criticized.
After sending the car back to the compound, the old man was not at home. Pei Che called the old man's office in the army and told him that they were back, but they were leaving again. He went back to pack up, picked up his luggage and went to the station.
The old man naturally had no time to see him off. He gave a few instructions, let Ding Guo answer the phone and said a few words, then hung up.
Because they had to set off directly after returning, they did not ride their bicycles back. The couple left a part of the return gift from the Shao family for the old man. They took the other part, took the bus back to the courtyard, boiled water to take a bath, changed into lighter clothes, closed the doors and windows, and went to the next door to make sure the doors and windows were closed tightly and there was nothing that needed to be packed. They carried large and small bags and hung several shoulder bags on their shoulders.
The ticket has been bought, it's a sleeper berth.
The two were preparing to take a nearby bus, but when they were about to reach the alley entrance, a young man riding a bicycle with an empty bike in his hands stopped in front of them, sweating profusely.
"Finally I caught up. I thought I had missed it." The man raised his shoulders and wiped the sweat off his face. He looked at Pei Che and said, "How is it? Brother, are you nice?"
Pei Che took the empty car from him with a smile and said, "That's nice!"
The person who came was Sui Baoguo, Pei Che's childhood friend. He came with the bride the day before yesterday, and Ding Guo had also seen him when they were toasting at each table in the guesthouse.
Sui Baoguo worked at the Capital Flour Mill No. 2. He was able to get two cars here at this time. He probably took a leave and left early.
It is really not as convenient to ride a bicycle as to squeeze into the bus with so much luggage.
Sui Baoguo had his own car, which was used to carry most of the luggage, and the car was filled from front to back and from left to right.
Pei Che rode another bike with Ding Guo, and also hung luggage on the handlebars.
When they arrived at the station, Sui Baoguo deposited his bicycle, helped carry the two people's belongings to the train, put them in the sleeper car, said a few auspicious words, and left before departure.
After the car started, Pei Che told Ding Guo about Sui Baoguo: "When the Sui family was at its peak, Uncle Sui died, and the eldest brother of the Sui family also had an accident, so the Sui family moved out of the compound. Baoguo's ambition when he was a child was to join the army, but after the eldest brother of the Sui family died in an accident, he was the only male left in the family. Sui's grandmother would never agree to him joining the army, so Baoguo had to give up this ideal and went to work in a flour mill."
Pei Che's personality made him like that, and his grandfather had also experienced a test. That incident also allowed Pei Che to get to know his playmates again. As a result, although he had several playmates later on, there were not many who he could truly call brothers. Sui Baoguo was one of them, and another was serving in the army in Inner Mongolia.
Pei Che got married in a hurry, and although his other good brother couldn't make it back in time, Pei Che took the initiative to call Ding Guo and leave his address at the factory, asking him to send a gift or a present.
"Good friends are more about quality than quantity." Ding Guo handed him a peach that he had washed at home, and took one to eat as well, saying.
The peaches were part of the return gift from my grandparents today. Most of them were left for the old man, and they took four to eat on the way.
Pei Che nodded in agreement.
After eating the peaches, the two took turns to wash up, then came back and climbed onto their respective beds to rest.
Ding Guo was probably really tired. The conditions on the train did not affect her sleep and she slept soundly that night.
After changing bus once at Wuxin, we arrived at Fengning at noon.
Ding Dayong came to pick us up on his bike, and Xiao Hong came with him.
Xiao Hong glared at Ding Guo angrily: "You asked Dayong to give me a message and then you ran back to get married?"
Ding Guo smiled and took out a candy, peeled it and stuffed it into her mouth, saying, "I'm really sorry, we made the decision too hastily."
Even Ding Guo himself did not expect such a tight rhythm.
"I know. I forgive you. Happy wedding and may you have a baby soon!" Xiao Hong said while eating candy and rolling her eyes. She then greeted Pei Che, "Hello, groom!"
Pei Che smiled and said, "Hello, Comrade Xiao Hong, thank you for your blessing!"
Xiao Hong waved her hand: "You're welcome, you're welcome. I should give you my blessing. By the way, my uncle said he would like to invite you to his house for dinner tonight."
"Yes, we are going. We were planning to go to Uncle Xiao's house in the evening," said Ding Guo.
The two cars were full of people and luggage.
When he arrived at Zaohua Lane, Ding Guo discovered that there was a wedding character pasted on his door.
Dayong scratched his head and said, "I didn't expect it. It was my brother-in-law who told me to put one on the door of my house, so that the neighbors know that you are married, and my brother-in-law doesn't have to explain to the neighbors when he goes out in the future."
Ding Guo glanced at Pei Che with a smile, and Pei Che's mouth curled up.
In Guoguo's family, when the head of the family gets married, of course outsiders have to know.
After entering the house, Pei Che washed his hands and went into the kitchen with Dayong to cook. Xiao Hong took Ding Guo to see the gift she gave him.
She sent it home before going to pick it up at the station.
A dressing table, one that sits on a table, with a mirror.
Ding Guo was very surprised.
Xiao Hong asked someone to make it custom-made after receiving the news from Dayong.
"Thank you. I like it very much."
Xiao Hong pointed to the bamboo thermos next to her: "My sister gave it to you."
"I'll thank Sister Xiao Ling again tonight."
Ding Guo gave Xiao Hong a bag of White Rabbit milk candy and a bag of pastries from the capital.
After having dinner at home, Xiao Hong and Dayong went to work separately.
The newlyweds Ding Guo and Pei Che went back to their room to rest and catch up on their sleep, and then went to Uncle Xiao's house for dinner in the evening.
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