"Sister-in-law, the day after tomorrow, February 16th, is a good time for weddings and gatherings. If possible, I will ask Aunt Zhao to be the matchmaker for the two children tomorrow and arrange their marriages."
Su Hong was fully prepared and she looked through the almanac this afternoon.
“Isn’t it too hasty?”
Zheng Zheng has only one daughter, and he wants to make her life perfect without any regrets.
"My dear relatives, I have prepared all the wedding wine, wedding candies, and snacks.
Let Xiaoguang take Yushan to the city tomorrow to buy some clothes for the engagement.
We can drive ourselves and go there and come back the same day, which will not affect the engagement party the day after tomorrow at all.
We are all from a military family, and what matters is that we keep our word and act decisively.
Since the two children get along well, and we adults have no objections, let’s not drag our feet and settle them down as soon as possible.”
Zhang Xiangnan is very confident in his son's hunting skills. If others want to hold a banquet, they have to start saving meat coupons one or two years in advance, and borrow from relatives and friends before doing it.
With my eldest son at home, these are not a problem. I just tell him what I want to eat and he will see it at the dinner table in the evening.
When I went home for vacation last year, my parents said more than once that they had their eldest grandson at home, while other families were still hungry, they had already started ordering food.
"Okay, let's do as you say. The day after tomorrow will be the day after tomorrow!"
Since he had already agreed to his daughter and Zhang Shuguang, and had accepted that his daughter would marry far away in the future, Zheng Zheng no longer hesitated and simply agreed.
"Okay, Captain Zheng, Sister Dongmei, then it's settled. Let's go back and prepare. We'll invite Aunt Zhao over tomorrow to present the betrothal gifts."
Now that the matter was settled, Su Hong could no longer sit still. She planned to go home and put things in order, and find a way to solve anything that was missing.
"Auntie, I'll take you there."
Zheng Yushan blushed deeply. Her aunt and mother had arranged her marriage with Zhang Shuguang with just a few words. Her aunt would be her mother-in-law from now on.
"Good boy, I'll come again tomorrow."
Su Hong patted the back of Zheng Yushan's hand and took the father and son back home.
"Dad, Mom, you're back? Did Sister Yushan agree to be my sister-in-law?"
As soon as the three of them arrived home, the little girl came over, and Li Lixin also pricked up his ears, looking curious.
"Big sister, did you go to Sister Dongmei to propose marriage just now?"
Before Su Hong could answer her daughter, an excited voice sounded in the next yard.
This also made it difficult for Yan Xiaoyu. In order to get first-hand gossip, she stayed in the yard and never went into the house.
"Yes, I've proposed marriage. Tomorrow morning I'll ask Aunt Zhao to be the matchmaker, and Sister Xiaoyu should come over early to help."
Su Hong did not hide it. She would give the betrothal gift tomorrow and get her son engaged the day after tomorrow. The more people there were, the more lively it would be.
I don’t have any relatives in southern Xinjiang, so I rely entirely on the support of close friends.
"Okay, no problem. This is a happy occasion. I'll quickly get the new clothes out and iron them."
There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Yan Xiaoyu ran back into the house. She had to prepare new clothes for the whole family so as not to embarrass her eldest sister tomorrow.
"Xiao Guang, congratulations, Captain, sister-in-law, I'll go back first. I'll come early to help tomorrow."
The chief's son is getting engaged. As the chief's bodyguard, I have to prepare a generous gift tomorrow.
Although the leader's family does not lack this, I still want to express my gratitude.
"Okay, Xiao Li, don't go to drill tomorrow. Just have breakfast at home. And by the way, tell the regiment headquarters that I won't be going there for the next two days. If you need anything, come find me at home."
It is not too much to attach importance to his son's big day. Zhang Xiangnan plans to take a few days off in the next two days.
After seeing Li Lixin off and locking the gate, Su Hong began to rummage through the drawers and cabinets to sort out things. These were all things that Zhang Shuguang usually took out and saved because he couldn't finish eating them.
"Xiao Guang, do you have any good things in your room?"
Although the table is already full of things, who can make Su Hong satisfied with her daughter-in-law? No matter how much Su Hong sends tomorrow, it will not be enough, for fear that she does not show her importance to her daughter-in-law.
"Wait a moment, I'll look it over."
There were food and drinks on the table, which was acceptable in an era of material shortages, except for a few valuable items.
To sum it up in one sentence, it is very practical but not precious enough.
"It would have been nice if I had brought something home. Who would have thought that my son would get engaged here? I was so careless."
When returning from northern Myanmar, Zhang Xiangnan brought back a few pieces of trophies. There weren't many, but each one was a treasure, otherwise the defeated generals would not have collected them.
"Dad, if you hadn't told me I would have forgotten about it. I'm afraid it's not safe to leave it at home, and I'm also afraid it will bring disaster to grandpa and grandma, so I've been carrying it with me all the time."
Originally, Zhang Shuguang wanted to buy a few pieces from the system as his engagement gift.
Just as he was thinking about how to explain to his parents after taking the things out, his father's words instantly made Zhang Shuguang suddenly enlightened.
In order to upgrade the system, Zhang Shuguang only sold one of the top-quality jadeite pieces, the Guanyin pendant, and the others are still in the system space.
"Mom and Dad, wait a moment, I'll get it out."
Zhang Shuguang ran into his room.
"Xiao Guang is such a carefree kid! He doesn't even care about such a valuable thing!"
Looking at his eldest son's expression just now, Zhang Xiangnan dared to bet that if he hadn't reminded him, he would not have remembered about those jadeite pieces at all.
Every piece of the top-quality jadeite he brought home was a treasure that could be passed down to the family. In the past, they would have to be tributed to the palace.
"Dad, Mom, they're all here."
Zhang Shuguang placed several pieces of top-quality jadeite on the table.
"Xiangnan, this pair of green bracelets is very beautiful. Give them to Yushan as a betrothal gift. She can also pass them on to her children in the future."
Su Hong knew that this was a good thing, but she didn't know its specific value, so she could only judge the quality of the thing based on whether it looked good or not.
"Mom, give one away and leave one for Shengli."
One bracelet, two clasps and three things are fine. Among jade jewelry, bracelets are the most valuable.
There are two bracelets in the house, and Zhang Shuguang doesn't want to keep them all for himself.
"Good things come in pairs. For good luck, we can't just give one away. We still have a pair of dragon and phoenix plaques. We can give them to Shengli.
You are the eldest, so starting a family must come first, and things should come to you first.
If it weren't for you, your brothers and sisters might not be able to support themselves. They are not ungrateful and will not have any objections."
Su Hong rolled her eyes at Zhang Xiangnan and snorted coldly.
If he hadn't been out of touch for three years, the family wouldn't be in such a difficult situation.
"Xiao Guang, listen to your mother."
Zhang Xiangnan carefully put on a smile.
"Okay then. When my younger brothers and sisters grow up, I will definitely give them something better than this."
Although his younger siblings are still young, Zhang Shuguang still has some confidence.
"Go to bed early today. Tomorrow you have to accompany Yushan to the city to buy clothes and go into the mountains. You will be in charge of the banquet the day after tomorrow. Just grab whatever you want to eat.
Take your father's deposit slip, withdraw all the money, and give it to Yushan as a betrothal gift."
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