Even the usually composed Su Chen blushed deeply after being told this. He simply lowered his head shyly.
Er Lengzi has never met Liu Jingxiang and his family.
"Little Er is already so big? He was only four or five years old when he left, right?"
Liu Jingxiang really didn't have any impression of Er Lengzi.
"Brother, this is my wife Ma Li, and that is my son Liu Chongyu."
"Great, you have a son now. That's why Grandma is always chasing after me and scolding me."
Er Lengzi took out a wooden box and handed it to Liu Chongyu, who was sitting and playing.
“My uncle doesn’t give gifts. This is something I received over there, and I gave it to my nephew to play with.”
A little while later, Zhu Zi arrived. He had come by bicycle and was covered in sweat when he arrived.
When the two meet, they hug.
"Hey kid, I heard you're playing the dad game too, congratulations."
"Brother Er Lengzi, I'm here to congratulate you."
"You should congratulate me, your brother is getting married too."
The two entered the house hand in hand and greeted the old lady. They also greeted all the other elders.
Then I listened to Er Lengzi answer the old man's questions.
Liu Xiuling kept her eyes fixed on the gate, hoping to see Zhang Shouyi again. But she didn't see him even after dinner, and she felt extremely disappointed. Even when Er Lengzi spoke to her, she was distracted.
The old lady was so angry that the veins on her forehead were bulging.
There were four tables for dinner. Fortunately, Zhang Hongmei sent two people with ingredients in the afternoon. Otherwise, Hu Aifen alone wouldn't have been able to cook anything decent.
The old lady kept adding meat to Er Lengzi's plate. He accepted everything offered and ate it all.
"Grandma, the meat from home still tastes the best."
"Even the aroma of meat at home can't keep you here, eat more."
The lively atmosphere lasted until eight o'clock before it ended.
Only Liu Aimin, Liu Changhe, Liu Maocai, and Er Lengzi drank; the rest of the people didn't. Even so, the four of them got quite drunk.
Er Lengzi was genuinely happy. From childhood to adulthood, he had eaten at one house here and another there, so he had a deep affection for Liujiatun, especially for the old lady and Liu Maocai's family.
How could I not be happy to have the opportunity to sit here and drink today?
The old lady looked at the listless children. "Hongmei, take the children home. Let Erlengzi stay."
"Okay, Grandma, we're leaving now."
The seven children in the car were too tired to make a fuss, especially Pengfei, whose stamina was nowhere near that of the other six. Zhang Hongmei kept asking him questions to keep him from falling asleep.
Back home, the children took a bath by themselves and then fell asleep instantly in bed.
Zhang Shouyi had already returned and was working in his study. He only went back to the bedroom after hearing that his wife should have finished tidying up.
"Honey, are you unhappy?"
"A little bit, it's because Er Lengzi wants to take Shi Tou to the border, and also because I feel uncomfortable thinking that our children will go to the battlefield in the future."
Brother Zhang, I spoke with my brother and father today, and we've decided that Jia will teach the children from now on.
Zhang Shouyi immediately understood what his wife meant: "Hongmei, Jia's skills are all about killing people, so he might not be suitable for the children."
"I know, but the children still have to learn."
“Okay, when the children are a bit older, we’ll have Jia come and teach them for a while.”
Zhang Shouyi knew that Zhang Hongmei was afraid, but this was something they would have to face in the future.
The next morning at five o'clock, Er Lengzi came running over.
He went back to his room to shower and change. He didn't eat breakfast either. With the certificate Gu Chuanming had given him, he drove Su Chen to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
They were indeed ranked first. "Luckily I was first. My great-grandmother woke me up at three o'clock to make sure I was ranked first."
"Old people all believe in this."
"Su Chen, we're leaving in five days. You can bring more things; although you won't go hungry there, life is very different from here."
"I understand, I'll go back and prepare."
The staff opened the door and saw a long line of young men and women calmly preparing their things.
He took the certificate from the first person, glanced at it, and immediately processed it in a few quick strokes, even skipping the oath.
He specifically memorized the personal seals of several high-ranking officials. The problems from before won't occur.
The two simpletons even took out some candy and offered it to the staff before leaving with their marriage certificate.
After the two people left, the staff immediately asked the people behind them to wait a moment while they went to report what had just happened to their supervisor.
"Hmm, not bad." The bureau chief thought this was the smoothest marriage registration process for a couple he couldn't afford to offend.
Er Lengzi drove. The two ate breakfast. "Is there anything you need to buy?"
Su Chen shook his head. "I don't know. I'll go back and think about it."
The two returned to Fuzeyuan. Er Lengzi and the two leaders were locked in the office, while Su Chen packed his things.
Tonight is our wedding night, and Hu Aifen specifically instructed me yesterday that we absolutely must have it. But not here. Luckily, I bought a house; otherwise, the two of us really wouldn't have had a chance.
After the first period, Zhang Hongmei asked Lu Jing to inform Sanya that she should go back this Saturday.
Stone wants to go to the border, but Uncle and Aunt don't know yet. Er Lengzi is going back next Tuesday, and Stone will definitely be back on Saturday and Sunday. Let's get the whole family together.
When I went home for lunch and saw our marriage certificate, I felt relieved.
"Hongmei, we're moving out."
"Um?"
"The old lady said that we can't not consummate the marriage, but it absolutely can't be done in someone else's house, that's not right. Luckily, I bought a house last year."
Zhang Hongmei knew that Su Chen was buying a house, and Zhang Xingguo even gave her a thousand yuan as a donation.
"I don't have that much to say."
"Even if you don't have it, it won't work. We should be more careful about it."
"Alright, we're full. Let's go back and clean up."
"Okay, go ahead." Zhang Hongmei didn't stop them, letting them drive away in one car, and asked Lu Jing to take two other people to help Su Chen pack his things.
You definitely need to bring plenty of medicine, as well as food, daily necessities, and clothing.
"Lu Jing, prepare well. They have a car this time, so they can bring a lot of things."
Lu Jing then started packing, and brought a lot of precious Chinese medicinal herbs for Su Chen.
They also went out and bought a whole bag of white sugar, brown sugar, and chocolate, as well as a lot of pastries.
When Zhang Hongmei returned and saw the customer, she was disheartened. "We can't take these with us, the weather is too hot."
"It's alright, the sugar should be fine. They can keep the chocolate and pastries for the car."
"That's one way, food is really hard to bring these days."
"Bring more fabric, and also purchase some medicinal herbs and Western medicine."
Er Lengzi and Su Chen returned to a small courtyard house, about the size of the old commoner's alley.
Su Chen had already tidied it up; the two of them only needed to clean it.
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