Back in the room, the two young people were chatting in whispers under the quilt.
"Zhiqiu, how are we going to invite guests when we get married? Nowadays, we're not allowed to have too many banquets. If you don't count the relatives and friends of our two families, it's going to be quite a lot."
"This is really a headache. I can get the supplies back, but given the current atmosphere, especially since we were both cadres at the time, we would be required to be frugal. Maybe we can't invite too many people to our wedding."
"I think so too. When I see other people getting married, their families always set up two or three tables, and there's only one meat dish. These days, supplies are so hard to come by. Even if you can get some food, you can't mess around."
This is indeed a very important issue. After all, we really can't do things like this.
Ye Zhiqiu thought about it and came up with an idea. He then asked, "Wife, you said we don't have to hold a wedding banquet. When the time comes, we can prepare the dishes and have everyone attending the wedding pack two lunch boxes of food and a bottle of wine. Is this arrangement okay?"
Feng Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was quite feasible!
"Nowadays, extravagant banquets are not allowed. If that's the case, then we didn't have a banquet. Should that be okay?"
"Hehe, when the time comes, I'll get some ingredients. I won't make any vegetarian dishes, but will give everyone two lunch boxes of meat dishes so they can eat and drink together as a family. This is more appropriate than setting up a banquet!"
The two of them became more and more excited in their discussion, both imagining the scene of being witnessed and blessed by relatives and friends in front of everyone, under the photo of the great man.
The next day, they got up and went to wash up together. Seeing the loving appearance of the two going in and out together, Wang Xiaolan pulled Chen Yuqing and whispered, "When do you think we can have a baby?"
Chen Yuqing said with a smile: "I'm not worried. Anyway, I will definitely take care of the child in the future. When you go to Hong Kong, I will take pictures of the baby and send them to you!"
Wang Xiaolan was stunned for a moment before she remembered that she would have to move to Hong Kong after they got married, and she would not be able to hold their child!
Thinking of this, she said with a bit of sadness: "Actually, I don't want to go. I'm already halfway through my life, and I still have to go to a strange place where I'm not familiar with the language to fight for my life.
But Old Ye is right. If we, as parents, don't work hard, Zhiqiu and his cousins will all be rich, and only they will be poor.
How can the children get along with them? That’s why I agreed to move there. I don’t want the Ye family’s children to have no worries about food and clothing in the future, while my children and grandchildren have to run around for three meals a day.
Chen Yuqing could understand. She sighed, "If it weren't for some ties, I would also like to follow you to live a good life! But we can't, because Lao Feng gave his whole life to this land. As his widows, we can't leave and bring shame to him. I hope you can forgive our selfishness and for causing Zhiqiu to stay here."
"Don't say that. I really admire Old Feng. We all have to be well. Tianya and I will go over there and make a living to provide for Zhiqiu and Xiaomei's children! Just like Old Ye said, the country will open up sooner or later. Then you can apply for retirement, and we sisters can spend our days drinking tea, shopping, and taking care of our grandchildren."
"Okay, I've been looking forward to this day. Don't worry, when they give birth to the baby, I will apply for medical retirement and stay at home to help take care of the baby. But like we agreed, the second child will take our Feng family surname..."
After Ye Zhiqiu and his wife washed up, they returned to their room. They had no idea what their two mothers were discussing.
In fact, the two of them and Ye Tianya had discussed it a long time ago that their second child, regardless of gender, should take Feng Xiaomei's surname.
Ye Tianya was quite open-minded and didn't see any problem with his grandson having a surname. He fully agreed with the idea. His only requirement was that the first grandson must have the surname Ye. This was because Ye Zhiqiu was the eldest son and grandson of this branch. If his first son had the surname Feng instead of Ye, he wouldn't be able to inherit his share of the family business.
Chen Yuqing naturally had no objection. In fact, the child's surname was just a thought! It was to avoid that after she died, the couple would be quickly forgotten except for their daughter...
Ye Zhiqiu and Feng Xiaomei were sorting out things, all of which were items brought back from Hong Kong, many of which were brought back by Ye Zhiqiu using his space.
The main thing is to give away all the gifts that need to be given, and then put the remaining things away.
This was Feng Xiaomei's first time eating chicken biscuits, and she loved it, so Ye Zhiqiu put some more in.
This thing is wrapped in oil paper, and the temperature is not high now, so it can be kept for a while.
After a busy day, Ye Bailu opened the door and poked her little head in. She said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I want to bring some cakes to school for lunch. Eating only steamed buns for lunch is not enough."
Ye Zhiqiu teased, "You're greedy, but you're still hungry. Why lie to yourself instead of your elder brother and your sister-in-law?"
Feng Xiaomei smiled and said, "Come in and get it. Didn't I tell you that you can just take whatever you want to eat? This is something for our family to eat together, not just for me."
Ye Bailu shook her head and said, "My eldest brother values women over girls. He gave the chicken wings to my sister-in-law last night and didn't give them to me. Humph."
Ye Zhiqiu said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, hey, hey, little sister, you are a bit too much. You have a big chicken drumstick and a chicken wing, but you are still thinking about your sister-in-law's."
"Hehe, you used to give me the food, but now you give it to my sister-in-law and not to me."
Feng Xiaomei covered her mouth and smiled, "Haha, I'll give you sister-in-law's to eat later."
"Hehe, my sister-in-law is still the best. I don't want my elder brother anymore. What's the use of him? It's enough to have my sister-in-law who loves me."
"Okay, I want to have mutton hotpot tonight, so there's no room for you!"
"Brother, you heard me wrong. I mean, I don't want a second brother anymore. It's enough to have my eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law!"
"Hey, little sister, I'm just squatting here brushing my teeth, don't treat me as if I'm not here!"
This cunning girl immediately went to please her second brother. She used to talk back, but not anymore, because Ye Wubing cooked the most for her. If she offended him, he would really cook radishes for her every day.
After breakfast, everyone went out to school or work. Ye Wubing went to pack some food and rode his bicycle to his classmate's house.
Ye Zhiqiu added coal to the boiler and returned to his room to sleep in! It would be a shame not to sleep in on such a windy day!
He didn't open his eyes and wake up until he heard shouting from the yard.
"Xiaoye, are you at home?"
"Xiao Ye, are you there?"
"Hey, I'm here, I'll be right out."
The person who called out was Zou Langtao. Ye Zhiqiu put on his clothes and checked his watch. It was only half past ten in the morning. He didn't know why he came to see him. Could he be asking him to go back to work?
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