Wang Wenqi was genuinely disappointed in his immature younger sister, so after speaking, he didn't even look at Wang Wenfang's reaction and turned to leave.
Wang Wenfang felt that she had spoken very confidently in front of Yang Wanqiu, and now her brother had contradicted her in front of Yang Wanqiu, which made her feel very embarrassed.
Seeing the cloth bag that Wang Wenqi had just put down, Yang Wanqiu threw it to the ground, which made her heart ache.
She hurriedly picked up the things and comforted him, "Alright, alright, don't be angry. Didn't your brother say he would go to town to buy it for you in a couple of days? Maybe Zhong Lingling paid for the meat, and your brother can't make the decision. So please try to understand him. Your brother is in a difficult position too."
Yang Wanqiu's words only made Wang Wenfang angrier. She muttered under her breath, "So what if they have a few stinking coins? What's so great about that? One day I'll make even more money and let them taste what it's like to have to be treated like dirt."
No matter how angry she was, Wang Wenfang didn't get to eat braised pork that day.
Although the two couples said they wanted to keep things simple, it was still a once-in-a-lifetime event, and the first time such a happy occasion had been held in the educated youth compound. Although there had been weddings of educated youth before, it was usually the male educated youth who married a girl from the village, or the female educated youth who married a man from the village.
When two couples hold their wedding together, especially since it involves educated youth getting married, everyone in the compound takes it very seriously, regardless of whether they have a good relationship with the two couples or not.
The wedding was held in a lively and festive manner the next day.
Everyone at the educated youth compound got up early to prepare. Liu Shumei and Zhong Lingling, who had slept in the old house the night before, were even more nervous and got up before dawn.
Chen Shuning arrived at the old house early with the gifts she had prepared the night before. After all, she had a good relationship with both of the brides today, so she naturally wanted to come and help them early.
When Chen Shuning arrived at the old house, thinking she had arrived quite early, she found everyone already busy at work.
Gu Xinyi, in particular, was applying makeup to Liu Shumei with some old-fashioned cosmetics she had somehow acquired.
Liu Shumei was wearing a nearly new brick-red Lenin suit, which was considered a fairly fashionable outfit for that era.
With Gu Xinyi's professional makeup skills, even though it was just simple cosmetics like face powder and eyeshadow, Liu Shumei, who was originally only considered pretty, looked so radiant and beautiful under Gu Xinyi's skillful hands.
Meanwhile, Chung Ling-ling, who had already finished her makeup, also had a different look from the heavy makeup worn by brides of this era. Her simple and elegant bridal makeup perfectly showcased Chung Ling-ling's original beautiful appearance.
Adding to Zhong Lingling's already stylish red woolen suit, the female educated youth around her all looked on with envy.
Several girls who love beauty, such as Sun Xiaoxiao and Fang Qing, surrounded Gu Xinyi, who was doing Liu Shumei's makeup, and begged Gu Xinyi to do their makeup as well.
Yang Wanqiu, who usually loves to steal the spotlight at times like these, sat quietly to the side without saying a word.
Even when Chen Shuning, whom she usually disliked, entered the room, she only glanced at him indifferently before turning her gaze back outside, which seemed rather strange.
Another strange thing is that Wang Wenfang, who should have come to help her brother get married long ago, was nowhere to be seen.
However, these two people weren't the main focus today, so no one paid much attention to them.
After Liu Shumei finished her makeup, Chen Shuning gave the two enamel mugs, each printed with a red "double happiness" character and a magpie perched on a branch, which he had prepared the night before, to the two brides. He then said a few auspicious words and stood aside to wait for Gu Xinyi, who had already started applying makeup to Sun Xiaoxiao.
They were the head chefs today; they were responsible for preparing all three tables of food.
Chen Shuning's enamel mug wasn't light for that era, but it wasn't too flashy either.
She originally intended to give each of them a set of bed sheets and duvet covers, since she had plenty of those in her storage space and they wouldn't cost her any money.
Yesterday, seeing the educated youth giving gifts one after another, with things like soap boxes and handkerchiefs, she didn't want to give gifts that were too similar to what others had given. So, after much deliberation, she found two enamel mugs from a shop that specializes in retro Chinese weddings.
One for each person, it looks quite festive and appropriate for the occasion.
Because Chen Shuning's gift wasn't particularly eye-catching, it didn't attract much attention from others.
However, after Gu Xinyi finished doing Sun Xiaoxiao and Fang Qing's makeup, she took out her gifts, which immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers.
Gu Xinyi took out two pairs of bright red pillowcases embroidered with peonies from a cloth bag placed to the side, immediately drawing envious glances from those around her.
You have to understand that in a small county like theirs, it's impossible to buy things of such high quality and workmanship.
One of the women, Li Yanhong, who had married into the village a few years ago, immediately asked, "Oh, Gu, you're really generous. A pair of these pillowcases must cost seven or eight yuan, right? You took two pairs. You're really willing to spend money."
Without caring whether she was annoyed or not, he directly took the pillowcase from Liu Shumei's hand, touching it and clicking his tongue as he said, "Look how well it's made. It looks so nice. I wanted a pair of pillowcases like this when I got married, but my husband even went to the supply and marketing cooperative in the county town and couldn't find any. By the way, Gu Zhiqing, do you still have any pillowcases like this? If you do, could you give me a pair?"
Gu Xinyi found these pillowcases in the special offer section of her space supermarket. She spent a long time searching before finding two pairs of pillowcases that matched the style of this era.
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