Gan Lu took Hu Peizhen to her room. Her childhood friend and classmate wanted to join them, but Gan Lu refused.
The bride came downstairs after changing her clothes, and it was time to offer toasts.
Zhang Hongmei was worried about Hu Peizhen, so she asked Gan Lu to accompany her. This was also out of her goodwill, so there was nothing wrong with it.
With Gu Yaozu following behind, no one made a fuss. Ping An just took a symbolic sip, while everyone else who was drinking downed their drinks.
The toasting process was very fast. Er Ya and Cheng Guangxu had many friends, and it took them more than an hour to go around to all the uncles and aunts.
Those with good judgment got up to say goodbye after finishing their meal, while others stayed to try and get closer to the person.
They had no idea that the leader and his family had already left through the side door after finishing their meal.
This was specially arranged by Zhang Hongmei when she was building the hotel.
Only after all the guests had left did the family have the energy to sit down and eat.
Hu Peizhen's childhood friend left, but her three classmates didn't. Seeing that they finally had a chance to talk to Hu Peizhen, they came over.
"Xiao Zhen, is there anything we can do to help you?"
Hu Peizhen smiled and said, "No need. There are staff here to take care of everything. I'll find a car to take the three of you back."
"No need, no need, we can leave by ourselves. Today is your big day, congratulations again. You're busy, the three of us will go back now."
"Okay, thank you for coming today."
Hu Peizhen politely thanked her classmate, but didn't eat, as she had no appetite.
"Mom, shall we stay at home tonight?"
"It's alright, we're not that particular about these things. You can choose any location you like."
Ping An thought about it and decided to go home. It was a big family reunion that night, how could he leave?
"Mom, let's go home. Tonight, our whole family will have a big reunion."
"Okay, you two go home now. I'll tidy up here, otherwise it would be too wasteful to throw it all away."
Liu Maocai and the others had already left. When Ping An and the others arrived home, they found everyone there, even Er Lengzi's second uncle.
Ping An pulled Hu Peizhen aside and introduced her to his relatives and brothers.
"Alright, Ping An, let Xiao Zhen go and rest." Li Cuihua shooed the young couple away.
The family was quite happy to see them leave hand in hand.
The children have already taken the bus to Fuzeyuan. They all grew up together and haven't seen each other for a long time, so of course they miss each other. That's why Zhang Hongmei simply went back to Fuzeyuan, which is more convenient for everyone.
"Third Uncle, Third Aunt, Su Chen and I are leaving tomorrow. We can't stay there for too long."
Liu Maocai nodded. "Go ahead, we all understand."
Su Chen smiled and said, "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, why don't you two come with us to take a look?"
"I'm not going anywhere. I'm thinking about getting Zhiyuan a wife as soon as possible. As for the other kids, we'll just have to make it if we can catch up. If we can't, then so be it."
Shi Tou sat to one side, looking at his elderly parents, feeling particularly uncomfortable.
"Mom and Dad, why don't you come with us to the army?" Shi Tou said with great sincerity.
Li Cuihua shook her head again. Besides Liujiatun, this was the most important place for her. She simply couldn't bear to leave.
“We’re not going. We’ll stay here and wait for all the children to get married.”
“Mom, it’s very peaceful where we are. We’ll send you and Dad back next spring.”
Liu Maocai waved his hand and said, "I'm not going. My old bones are too weak. I'd better stay home and rest."
Liu Jianguo listened from the side, but didn't mention sending the elderly couple back. The old folks were used to living here, and they wouldn't be able to adjust if they went back.
Besides, the elderly couple are worried about Zhiyuan's marriage, so how can they leave with peace of mind?
Ping An prepared hot water for his wife so the couple could take a bath.
The two returned to their room, where Ping An's assistant gave him a cloth bag. The couple sat on the bed and opened the red envelopes.
"Ping An, why is there so much money in this red envelope?"
"Hmm, this was given to me by my subordinates. It's alright, just keep it."
"Won't that be bad?"
"No, he asked Third Brother for a favor, which turned out to be giving me a gift. Third Brother knows about it."
Hu Peizhen was relieved to hear Ping An say that.
The two of them only went out after they heard their mother-in-law return.
Tonight is a family dinner, so the women in the family will be in the kitchen. Er Ya shared the leftovers from lunch with the neighbors, and the family will be making dumplings together tonight.
Hu Peizhen helped her mother with chores from a young age, which is why she makes dumplings so beautifully.
Jiang Yan was in charge of rolling out the dumpling wrappers, while her daughter sat on the side.
"Sister-in-law, Tingting is five years old now, and she looks so much better than before."
Tingting smiled at Sanya and whispered, "Third Aunt."
"But she still doesn't like to talk; she's too shy."
"It's okay for a young girl to be a little shy, just don't be petty."
Jiang Yan nodded. "I know that. Tingting's teacher said that although she is quiet, she is very smart."
"That's good. My Tingting will go to university in the future."
When the little girl heard that she was going to university, she smiled at Sanya.
Han Zijing was also making dumplings. Er Ya asked, "Zijing, how are things going with Pengfei out there?"
"Second Aunt, we're doing fine. It's just that the food was really hard to accept at first, so now we cook for ourselves and bring our own lunch to work."
"That's true. I used to live in the South too, and the hardest thing about it was the food."
"Zijing, you two aren't ready to have children yet?"
Han Zijing blushed instantly. "Third Aunt, I'm pregnant, three months along."
"Then you should go and rest over there. We don't need you here."
"Grandma, I'm not that spoiled. I'm perfectly healthy."
“Zijing, I’m really worried about the two of you being alone in another city. Your grandpa and I will go with you, even if it’s just to cook for you.”
Liu Xu laughed as she listened, "Mom, we invited you to stay for a few days and you wouldn't go. Now that you hear your granddaughter-in-law is pregnant, you still want to cook for them? You're almost eighty years old."
"Mom, Hongmei definitely won't let you go. Let's get someone from her to take care of Zijing." Sanya immediately suggested. Hongmei had sent someone to take care of her before, so it was quite convenient. But they really couldn't let the two elders and Pengfei go. If anything happened to them, they would regret it to death.
"Mom, how about I go and take care of her? I'll take a year off." Jiang Yan genuinely thought so. Although she wasn't her biological daughter, she really couldn't turn a blind eye to her. After all, she called her "Mom."
Li Cuihua thought for a moment and said, "No need. Just ask Hongmei for people. Jiang Yan, you still have Tingting to take care of. How can Jianguo, a grown man, take good care of my eldest granddaughter?"
She's not just the eldest granddaughter, she's still the eldest granddaughter even if she's younger. After all, she's the only girl.
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