Liu Maocai laughed, "Uncle, our family also went to pray for a few auspicious dates this morning. I'm a roughneck and don't know anything about these things. How about we look at the dates from both families and choose one that my son-in-law can come back to, or maybe both families can choose one?"
Hu Jinlong nodded. At this moment, Li Cuihua took out the date she had chosen and handed it to Hu Jinlong.
"Sir, it's like this, our Ping An Dad will be at home after the 15th, and will have a two-week vacation."
Hu Jinlong took it and looked at it. It was October 22nd. Both of the dates chosen by the two families were the same, and Ping An's father also happened to be on holiday.
"Nephew, what do you think of this twenty-two?"
Liu Maocai took the two sheets of paper, looked at them, and said, "Believe it or not, both families have chosen this date."
"Alright, Uncle, that's settled then. It'll be the 22nd. We'll arrange an engagement for the two children. As for the wedding date, let's discuss that today as well."
"Uncle, judging from your complexion, you'll definitely be fine this year. Although you're not feeling well, you have to hang in there and wait for your children's wedding."
"Okay, let's discuss it together today. What's your family's opinion?"
"Uncle, actually our family has already made arrangements. The house and furniture are all ready. We have prepared two houses for the child, one with a two-courtyard layout and the other a three-bedroom apartment, all of which are already decorated."
Once the date was set, the young couple decided where to live and placed the appliances there.
As for the wedding banquet, it will be held at a restaurant. Our hometown is far from here, so it's just our two uncles in Ping An and some relatives and friends in the capital.
Regarding the betrothal gifts, our family will not follow others. We will give 1,001 yuan, a set of gold jewelry, and a set of jade jewelry for the engagement.
We'll give 5,000 yuan as a betrothal gift, along with gold jewelry and clothes.
"Uncle, is this alright?"
Hu Jinlong nodded, "I have no objection. Peizhen will take whatever you give her back. It's just the two of us at home, so we don't need any money. As for Peizhen's dowry, we've already prepared it."
Hu Jinlong felt that the Liu family's sincerity was very strong. However, his own family's dowry was also worth five thousand, so it was still acceptable.
Liu Maocai shook his head. "Uncle, this betrothal gift should be left to Hu's niece-in-law. She's had a tough life."
"Hehe, nephew, you don't need to worry about that. We'll discuss it."
"Okay, that's my suggestion. And please rest assured, niece-in-law, your daughter and son-in-law will take care of you in your old age."
"Okay, thank you for understanding." Having discussed retirement again today, Suga Akemi felt even more at ease.
Hu Jinlong could tell that this was an honest and law-abiding family. "Nephew, I won't say anything else, but after the children get married, they should still live with you. Peizhen still has to go to school, so she can only come home at night. Ping'an's job is obviously very busy, so we can feel at ease with them under your watchful eyes."
You'll have to take good care of them. The children are still young, so if anything goes wrong, just come back and visit us.
"Haha, uncle, we're even more willing now that you say so."
We prepared a house for our children so that the young couple could have their own time and live with us, the grandparents. We couldn't be happier!
"Don't worry, we would never do anything to mistreat our daughter-in-law. We will treat Peizhen like our own daughter."
Hu Jinlong was very satisfied. From the current perspective, this family was the best choice for Peizhen.
After some discussion, they decided to set their wedding date for the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Guan Qiumei went outside to make tea. Hu Jinlong pondered for a while, then decided to give it a try.
“Nephew, I have an idea. Listen to it. If you really don’t want to, that’s fine too.”
"Uncle, please speak, we're listening. Let's discuss this together."
"It's like this, our Hu family only has Peizhen left. If, I mean if Ping An and Peizhen have a few children, could one of them have the surname Hu?"
Liu Maocai didn't answer immediately. Hu Jinlong looked at the Liu family members nervously.
Liu Maocai thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, you should also know that we are now implementing the family planning policy, and each family is only allowed to have one child."
And then there's Ping An's job; so many people are watching him, he can't afford the slightest mistake, he can't afford any stain on his record.
"Nephew, I know that. Don't worry, I'll make the arrangements. I'll report to the leaders. In situations like ours, the government will definitely provide us with appropriate assistance."
"Leave this to me. If the leadership grants special permission, is that acceptable?"
Liu Maocai did not agree rashly. "Uncle, we both know what to do. How about this, it's up to Ping An's father to decide. He will come back on the 15th and will definitely come to see you. We can discuss it then."
Hu Jinlong realized that the Cheng family hadn't completely denied it, so there was still hope.
"Okay, I understand. I'll submit a report to the leader tomorrow. I roughly know about your relationship with the leader's family. To avoid any suspicion, I'll pass the report up the chain of command."
Even if they don't agree to the child having the surname Hu, it would be good for them to have more children.
"Okay, uncle, we will definitely discuss this matter properly."
Suga Akemi poured tea for the family, and then they talked about some details of the engagement.
“We don’t have any relatives. I’m an orphan, and I only have one son and one grandson. We don’t keep in touch with the rest of my maternal relatives either, so for the engagement banquet, we can only have Pei-zhen’s friends to fill the seats.”
Liu Maocai smiled and said, "It's alright, Uncle. We don't have many relatives here. His second uncle is in the military region, so he definitely won't be able to come back for the engagement. He can only come back for the wedding."
There's no problem with his maternal uncle. My family isn't large either.
After everything was settled, they wanted to leave, but Hu Jinlong wouldn't agree. Besides, the mother and daughter had already prepared lunch for today, so they all stayed.
Hu Jinlong was lifted down by Ping An and placed in a wheelchair. They were then pushed together to sit at the dining table for a meal.
They are all respectable people living ordinary lives; just by looking at the food on the table, you can tell that they prepared it with care.
“Nephews, you should all try this. My great-granddaughter’s stewed meat is delicious. Back when my granddaughter-in-law was working, Peizhen had been cooking since she was eight years old.”
Li Cuihua picked up a piece and said, "Hmm, Peizhen's cooking skills are really good. She has a good grasp of the heat."
"Grandma, please try this. This is the fish I stewed."
Both Er Ya and San Ya were very satisfied. Neither of them said anything. It was all decided by the two elders, so of course they had no objections. Besides, neither family had made any excessive demands, so the marriage was easy to discuss.
"This rice is well cooked."
Suga Akemi laughed, "The old lady's teeth aren't very good, so the food was a bit soft."
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