Chapter 111 He Ruhua and Teacher Yang get married
Early the next morning.
Ji Xuening looked in the mirror wearing the clothes he had worn when he went to the Wang family to propose marriage. He smoothed out the creases, tugged at the collar and hem, and grinned at the mirror. Suddenly, he realized that he looked like a fool.
Grandma reminded me before going to bed last night that I must smile more today and not always have a stern face.
But isn't that smile really awful?
He practiced his smile in front of the mirror, and couldn't help but think of Wang Yuqing's smile, as beautiful as a flower, with a lively and charming quality. Every time, it was a natural expression of joy, without a trace of affectation.
Especially in those bright eyes, there seemed to be a pool of clear water rippling, on which floated intelligence and wisdom.
Thinking about it, he chuckled softly.
My wife is really great!
Just then, someone called his name from outside the door. When he came out, he found that it was a teacher from the brigade school, surnamed Yang, who was kind, gentle, polite and knowledgeable.
Teacher Yang smiled at him and then asked if he was free.
Ji Xuening said, "Teacher He, is there something you need? Just say it."
Teacher Yang lowered her head shyly, took out 10 yuan from her pocket and handed it to Ji Xuening: "I would like to trouble you to make me a wardrobe and a bed."
After saying that, he quickly added, "I know this amount isn't enough, but could you pay me back first?"
Ji Xuening smiled and said, "That's enough. Besides, you are Da Ming and Xiao Ming's teacher. You work so hard to teach them knowledge every day. How could I possibly accept so much money from you?"
Teacher Yang quickly said, "No, no, you should collect it however you need to."
Ji Xuening didn't ask why he was making cabinets and a bed; he wasn't the type to ask too many questions. It was Teacher He who brought it up himself: "I'm getting married in the middle of next month."
Ji Xuening replied, "Congratulations."
There was no joy on Teacher Yang's face, but rather a bitter smile: "It's good that you're married, so my dad won't have to worry about you every day."
Before leaving, he turned back and added, "You know the person you're marrying; it's the brigade director's daughter, He Ruhua."
Ji Xuening was quite surprised. How could Teacher Yang, such a good person, be with He Ruhua?
After Teacher Yang left, Grandma Ji came back from outside, leaning on her cane. She had five eggs in her pocket and said with a smile, "Fourth brother, come here and boil these five eggs for Yuqing."
Ji Xuening quickly stepped forward and asked, "Grandma, where did you get the eggs?"
Grandma Ji chuckled and said, "I took all the baskets I've woven in the past month to the Shuangdai store and exchanged them for five eggs."
Ji Xuening: "Grandma, those dozens of baskets, you wove them for a whole month."
Grandma Ji smiled broadly: "I spent a month weaving just to get a few eggs for Yuqing. I ran into Comrade Wang Shuo on the way. He not only helped me out, but also got He Ruhua from Shuangdai Store to give me an extra egg. That girl is so petty. Luckily, I had Comrade Wang Shuo."
Ji Xuening suddenly remembered that Teacher Yang was going to marry He Ruhua.
She urged, "Don't ask any more questions, hurry up and go to the kitchen to cook it, so she can eat it while it's hot when she wakes up."
After saying that, he sighed, "Today is the day you two get your marriage certificate, but we don't have anything good to offer, just five eggs. It's really unfair to Yuqing."
Ji Xuening took it to heart. He carefully took the five eggs and went to the kitchen.
When Wang Yuqing woke up, she smelled the aroma of eggs. Since she transmigrated to this era, she hadn't eaten eggs. She had never thought of eggs as a good thing before, but now, smelling this aroma, her mouth watered.
She opened the door.
Grandma Ji said kindly, "Yuqing, you're awake. Go wash your face and brush your teeth. We'll have boiled eggs for you later. Old Ji is cooking them for you in the kitchen."
Wang Yuqing asked in confusion, "Grandma, we don't raise chickens at home, so where did you get the eggs? Did you borrow them?"
Grandma Ji said with a hint of pride, "It wasn't borrowed. Although I'm blind, I'm still useful. I took the basket I wove to the Shuangdai store to exchange for it."
She held up her rootless finger: "You changed five times, so is your healing of me somewhat effective?"
Wang Yuqing looked outside the door and found that the dozen or so bamboo baskets piled up next to her were gone. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she felt a mix of bitterness and sweetness in her heart.
She stepped forward, pursed her lips, and said, "Grandma, thank you."
Grandma Ji said, "Why thank me? It's our Ji family that has wronged you. You've been here for a month and haven't had a good life. You haven't even had an egg. Today you're getting your marriage certificate with Ji Laosi, and Grandma can't give you anything nice."
She reached out and touched Wang Yuqing's hand, her voice filled with self-reproach and guilt: "Yuqing, I've made you suffer."
Wang Yuqing shook her head: "I'm not suffering at all. You've all been so good to me, how could I be suffering?"
At this moment, Ji Xuening came in carrying a large soup bowl, which was steaming and smelled delicious.
Ji Xuening placed the soup bowl on the dining table: "It's ready."
Wang Yuqing looked at the eggs, her throat tightening. She said, "Let the children get up and eat together."
Grandma Ji refused: "No, no, no, this is for you to eat. Why would you give it to them? If you try to share it with them, I'll get angry."
Wang Yuqing: "..."
Grandma Ji urged, "Hurry up and eat, eat your fill, then go with Lao Si to get your marriage certificate."
Wang Yuqing was indeed very hungry and craving eggs. She didn't continue to be coy and coy, but picked up her chopsticks and started eating. It has to be said that Ji Xuening, a grown man, cooked the poached eggs so well, without any scraggly bits or white foam, and they were perfectly round and smooth.
Ji Xiaoming smelled the aroma of eggs as soon as he woke up.
Ji Daming grabbed him, preventing him from getting up to look, and scolded, "You stay asleep and wait until Mom finishes eating before we get up."
Although Ji Xiaoming was greedy, he was also very obedient. He said, "Okay, I won't get up, so that Mom won't see it and give it to me."
After Wang Yuqing finished eating all five poached eggs, her stomach was so full, and each egg was quite large.
The two of them set off for the commune.
Grandma Ji sat in the house, beaming from ear to ear.
On the way, they met Lei Yongxia, who greeted them and asked where they were going so early in the morning. Ji Xuening glanced at Wang Yuqing, unsure whether to say that they were going to get their marriage certificate.
Wang Yuqing readily replied, "Aunt Lei, Ji Xuening and I are going to the commune to get our marriage certificate."
Upon hearing this, Lei Yongxia quickly put down a bucket of water and ran up excitedly: "Are you really going to get your marriage certificate? That's great news! When are you having the wedding banquet?"
Wang Yuqing said, "We won't hold a banquet now. We'll wait until our family is better off. We'll definitely invite you to be the head chef then."
Lei Yongxia laughed heartily: "Of course you have to invite me. I won't even take your money. Congratulations! Now that you've got your marriage certificate, let's see who dares to gossip."
Chen Xiang was carrying a basket to the ditch to wash and clean when she heard this. She quickly said, "Congratulations! From now on, you two are a couple. Try to have a baby soon..."
Ji Xuening blushed.
Wang Yuqing calmed down a bit.
Chen Xiang suddenly whispered, "I have something to tell you. The brigade director's daughter, He Ruhua, is dating Teacher Yang from the brigade school. Before dawn, I saw Teacher Yang taking gifts to her house. But, it was the director who went to Teacher Yang's father's house first, because last night I also saw him taking He Ruhua to Teacher Yang's house..."
"Tell me, going at night is so unlucky."
"Of course, I look down on Teacher Yang from the bottom of my heart."
"But He Ruhua has a bad reputation, so what normal family would want her? So, the director saw that the Yang family had a bad class background and that the father and son were honest people, so he went to their door to ask them to marry He Ruhua."
Lei Yongxia snorted: "Who does his family respect? There's no one in our entire brigade he looks up to. If it weren't for his connections with the commune cadres, would he even be the director?"
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