Chapter 74
After returning from grandma's house, Xu Di started to busy himself with making curtains and shirts.
Xu Di tried on the women's military uniform that Zhang Chaoyang brought over and found it was the right size and did not need any alterations.
The old military uniform was too big for Xiaojun, so Xu Di thought about it and took apart the large uniform and altered it to a size that would fit Xiaojun.
With the remaining cloth, Xu Di made a set for Ping An, and one set became two sets.
When Mrs. Xu and her colleagues came back from get off work, they were stunned when they saw two sets of military uniforms, one large and one small.
"Xu Di, did you do this?"
"How's it going? Is it okay?"
"Okay, very good. That's right, it's a waste of a military uniform."
Mrs. Xu looked at the excited Xu Jun and her son who was so happy that she couldn't say, "It's a waste. I won't take it off. It's just right for your brother to wear it."
The clothes were specially given to Xu Jun by Comrade Zhang Chaoyang, and she was too embarrassed to say this.
Xu Di didn't know that a military uniform was a luxury for many people at that time.
Xu Jun and Ping An changed into new clothes, looking so beautiful that everyone else was happy too.
At the Zhang family, Zhang Chaoyang received a call from his grandfather, asking him to bring his girlfriend to the compound tomorrow.
"Grandma, do my parents know the date of my wedding?"
"Well, I told them, they might come over later."
Zhang Chaoyang looked at his grandmother, and they both knew that the atmosphere would not be good in a while.
Just after finishing dinner, there was a knock on the door.
As soon as Aunt Wu opened the door, Zhang Chaoyang's mother rushed in.
"Zhang Chaoyang, you really thought we were dead and only told us the wedding date after it was set."
Zhang's father and Zhang Chaoyang's younger brother Zhang Chaoheng followed behind and quickly closed the door, fearing that the neighbors would hear and have a bad influence.
"If it weren't for personal reasons, I wouldn't have thought of not informing you. It doesn't matter whether you come to my wedding or not."
Zhang Chaoyang was not affected by his mother, and what he said was like adding fuel to the fire.
"You told us out of consideration for our relationship. Do you really think you are Sun Wukong, the Monkey King who jumped out of a crack in a rock and has no father or mother?"
"Mom, please keep your voice down. Second brother didn't say that." Zhang Chaoheng pulled his mother. Really, why was she speaking so loudly? It wasn't like her second brother would listen to her just because of her loud voice.
"Zhou Hong, you are in my house, what are you doing yelling and screaming?"
Grandma Qian sat on the sofa and looked at her son and daughter-in-law calmly.
"Mom, you can't say that, after all, Chaoyang is my son.
How can a son get married and his parents only be told the wedding date? We don’t even know what our daughter-in-law’s family does. Is this acceptable? ”
"What's wrong with this? You gave birth to the child but didn't raise him. What else do you have to complain about?"
After hearing what Grandma Qian said, Zhang's mother wanted to refute but couldn't utter a word.
"We, we..."
Father Zhang glanced at his old mother and he was afraid of his mother from the bottom of his heart.
As far as he could remember, the mother and son had been fleeing constantly.
His mother had a hard time, and he also knew that in that era, it was very difficult for orphans and their mothers to survive.
His mother was strict with him and had high standards for him. He knew that was good for him, but psychologically, he still hoped to have a gentle mother.
So, when he was twelve years old, knowing that his father was still alive and had a gentle wife, he wanted to get closer to him.
Especially after his mother passed away for several years, he lived with his father and others.
Aunt Fang was just like the mother he imagined her to be, gentle, generous, and spoke softly.
He unconsciously wanted to get close to his mother, so much so that his mother felt that he had betrayed her, and the relationship between mother and son became even more distant. Later, he met Zhou Hong and fell in love with her, but his mother didn't get along with Zhou Hong. He was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma.
Later, the mother gradually distanced herself from all of them and stopped interacting with them.
It was not until Zhou Hong gave birth to four children in succession and could no longer take care of them that she sent Chaoyang to her mother to help take care of him.
After so many years, Chaoyang has grown up and is getting married. He is also grateful to his mother for helping them raise their son. However, such a big thing as marriage, he must tell them in advance.
"Zhang Peng, can you say something?"
Zhang's mother's shouting interrupted Zhang's father's memories.
"Mom, we are also concerned about Chaoyang. What are the wedding plans? What do you need us to do?"
"Now we advocate thrift and diligence. When the time comes, Chaoyang will go to pick up the bride, and we can just have fun together."
Grandma Qian also wanted to give Chaoyang a decent wedding, but unfortunately, reality did not allow it.
"Mom, that's too shabby. If people from the compound come, they will laugh at us."
Zhou Hong was also afraid of her mother-in-law, and her previous momentum was gone.
"We don't plan to invite anyone from the compound, it's still shabby. Zhou Hong, are you tired of the good life and want to experience life on a farm?
Don’t you know what the above means? ”
"I, I know, isn't this thinking that marriage is different from other things?"
"Put away your little thoughts. Hasn't the morning light made you reflect on yourself?"
Grandma Qian also had complicated feelings towards her other grandchildren, and she once wanted to get close to them.
However, seeing the alienation in the child's eyes, she felt it was meaningless and that a forced melon would not be sweet.
She has seen several children being affectionate towards their grandparents, and that is something that cannot be faked.
She knows her own personality and that she is not friendly enough, making it difficult for people to get close to her.
This is also the reason why she likes Xu Di. The child's closeness to her is natural.
"Okay, it's settled, don't say anything more.
Give the money to Chaoyang and let him buy whatever he needs. ”
Zhang's father had spoken, so Zhang's mother had to suppress whatever she wanted to say.
"Chaoyang, this is 500 yuan. It's the same for all your brothers and sisters getting married, 500 yuan each."
Zhang's mother said something she didn't even believe, because Chaolang's wedding cost a lot of money.
"No need, everything is ready."
Zhang Chaoyang didn't want it. He had never spent much of his parents' money since he was a child, and he was not used to it.
"Here, what you have is yours, and this is what we as parents should prepare for."
Zhang's father knew that they owed Chaoyang, but he didn't know how to make it up to him.
"Chaoyang, take it."
Grandma Qian doesn't like her son and daughter-in-law, and she doesn't want Chaoyang to be too distant from his parents and brothers.
"Second brother, when the time comes, I will go with you to pick up the bride. Should we ride a bicycle or drive a jeep?"
Zhang Chaoheng actually wanted to get close to his second brother, but he just didn't know how.
When we were young, we didn’t live together and had few opportunities to meet. Later, they returned to Beijing. His second brother had grown up and became aloof. He didn't know how to get along with him.
“On a bicycle, there’s not much room for many people on a jeep.”
Zhang Chaoyang's arm has almost recovered. As long as he doesn't do strenuous exercise and pays attention, he will be fine. The splint has been removed.
"Okay, I'll come here by bike. What should I wear? Do we have to wear military uniforms?"
"No, Xu Di and I are wearing military uniforms. Xu Di is my girlfriend."
Zhang Chaoyang does not have a very deep affection for his brothers and sisters at home and they get along very awkwardly.
Unlike Xu Di’s family, they get along naturally and casually.
Zhang's mother came in a rage and left in a humiliating manner. She was really afraid of her mother-in-law.
I don't know why, but I've been afraid since the first time we met.
After seeing off the family of three, Zhang Chaoyang and his grandmother continued to talk about what happened on the wedding day, their mood not affected at all.
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