Chapter 26: Pick Up My Mother
The next day was Qiao Zhenguo's wedding day. Xiao Qinyun took a leave of absence and went to the machinery factory compound with Qiao Qinglu early in the morning to help Qiao's father and mother greet relatives and friends.
Brother Qiao took a few good friends and went to pick up his mother on a bicycle with big red flowers tied on it.
Behind them followed a truck also decorated with big red flowers. This truck was borrowed from the factory to transport the dowry.
At 11:20, accompanied by the ringing of bicycle bells and a long string of horns, everyone went to the corridor to rush to see the person.
Two people got off the leading bicycle with a big red flower tied to it. The man was wearing a dark grey cotton-padded jacket and dark blue cotton trousers; the woman was wearing a bright red jacket, a red scarf around her neck, a red silk flower tied to each of her two braids, and black cotton trousers.
As soon as they saw them coming, the whole compound was in an uproar.
Some little kids who had not yet gone to school followed them, shouting "My wife is coming", "My wife is coming". Brother Qiao quickly took out a handful of candy from his coat pocket and scattered it to the left. Then he got out and took Fu Xialing to the side of the tube building.
The young men who came to pick up the bride parked their bicycles and helped unload the dowry items.
Soon, a bicycle with red flowers tied to it, a sewing machine with red flowers tied to it, a semiconductor with the red double happiness characters on it, two wooden boxes with the red double happiness characters on them, a brocade quilt with a pattern of auspicious dragon and phoenix, a brocade quilt with flowers blooming all year round, two quilts with floral patterns, two dark blue mattresses, and two thermoses with the red double happiness characters on them were brought up.
After seeing the young lady's dowry, everyone praised the Qiao family for being generous and the in-laws' dowry was also decent. I heard that the Qiao family also gave a betrothal gift of 101, which means one in a hundred. I wonder how much of this money the young lady brought.
Regardless of these gossips, after showing off the bride's dowry, a young man pushed his bicycle downstairs, and the others also carried the remaining items back to the house one by one.
After everything was ready, everyone surrounded their husband and wife and went to the cafeteria.
Nowadays, weddings are very simple.
When everyone entered the cafeteria, they consciously paid a membership fee to the registrar on the left side of the door, and then were led by Xiao Qinyun/Qiao Qinglu to sit at the dining table.
At 12 noon, when everyone was almost seated at the dining table, the matchmaker, Brother Qiao, and Fu Xialing stood in the front row, and the wedding officially began.
The introducer first recited a passage of quotations, then introduced how the two people knew each other, invited the parents of both sides to the stage to speak, and finally congratulated the two on becoming revolutionary partners.
The people in the audience were also very considerate. Apart from a few young men who started to make a fuss and insisted that Qiao Zhenguo and Fu Xialing talk about how they met, which made the two of them blush, everything went smoothly.
At the end of the ceremony, everyone toasted and ate and drank until they were full.
Qiao's father and mother were very comforted, and Fu's family also gave them enough face. Everyone praised the wedding for being well-organized and for the great enjoyment of both the guests and the hosts.
Of course, there was also someone who felt uncomfortable, and this person was none other than the heroine of the book, Zhao Yanyan.
This Zhao Yanyan is not a reincarnation, she is also a traveler.
In modern times, she liked to read novels about overbearing presidents and the crematorium where they chased their wives, so she read this book every day and was basically obsessed with it.
She particularly liked Li Qi. He was affectionate, persistent, rich, and willing to sacrifice for love. Although having sex after drinking was a small flaw, and it was not his own will, she still liked him.
In an accident, she woke up and found herself as Zhao Yanyan. At that time, she was already married to Li Qi. Li Qi treated her very well, and the two were inseparable and in love.
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