Not only Liu Weijing is happy, Zhang Shihui is also very happy.
Because the early 1980s was still a relatively clean era.
Almost everyone's marriage premise must be based on the psychological preparation of sharing joys and sorrows and growing old together.
Although at this time, divorce was legally allowed if the relationship broke down, almost everyone was ashamed of marriage.
The wave of divorce and extramarital affairs is far from here.
The wish for a "hundred years of happy marriage" at a wedding is still an ironclad rule.
Even in the cross talk jokes, there is already "a set of furniture with a sofa, the second elder is responsible for taking care of the dolls, three turns and one beep to add color, four seasons clothing wool and polyester cards, five pairs of leather shoes are polished, six relatives do not recognize the housekeeper, more than seventy yuan is better
, All-rounded and well-spoken, I don’t drink or smoke, I don’t drink tea, I am very satisfied and I pinched it anxiously..." Such a jingle.
But this is actually a deliberately exaggerated joke and should not be taken too seriously.
There are very few high-priced girls who value purely material conditions these days, and they also know that this idea is wrong.
They will only try their best to hide their inner desires instead of blatantly challenging social moral consensus.
For example, a few decades later, some people dared to openly shout the slogan "I would rather cry in a BMW than laugh on the back of a bicycle."
In this era, it is simply unimaginable to be shameless and treasonous.
If anyone dares to do such a thing, he will not only be criticized to death by public opinion.
Even this girl's parents will be disgraced and disgraced because they raised such a child.
So the real situation is that because every household has similar economic conditions, there are not that many rich people.
A girl to be married longs for a rich and complete life after marriage.
But I know very well in my heart that this cannot be accomplished overnight.
The most practical way is to rely on two people to work together after marriage to make every purchase possible.
In addition, from the perspective of the girl's parents, they are also ashamed to mention the word "betrothal gift".
In a new society with changing customs, the general consensus is that asking for a bride price is tantamount to selling a girl. I am afraid that only backward and remote mountainous areas would do this.
The reason why the woman's parents still proposed material conditions was because of the special social structure at that time and the prevalence of families with many children.
They are afraid that their daughter will not be able to speak out, and will be treated perfunctorily by the man's family, and will be wronged.
To put it bluntly, it was all out of love and consideration for a new couple.
The things requested will definitely not be left in the woman's natal family, but will become the couple's own property.
Because of this, compared with the situation faced by ordinary people.
Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing simply get whatever they want, and it's hard not to make people jealous.
Not only do they have a ready-made marriage house and sufficient financial resources to ensure their material life, but they also have real feelings to nourish their souls.
Moreover, Zhang Shihui is still an only child, and his parents are still working in other places.
There are no such complicated family relationships, and there are no inevitable family disputes.
To the Liu family, this is like picking up a son for nothing.
How could you be dissatisfied?
But what's interesting is that perhaps because Zhang Shihui's conditions were so good, Liu Weijing's parents were worried about something else.
As a result, not only did they unexpectedly reject Zhang Shihui's offer of 10,000 yuan to them.
And he gave Zhang Shihui a dose of vaccination very directly.
This is what Liu Weijing's father said.
"Shi Hui, we have always treated you as our own son. You are also very kind to us, and you are quite capable. I didn't expect that in just one and a half years, you would have such a great degree.
We will follow you respectfully, and we will probably not be poor anymore."
"But you don't have to worry about us at all. We, the old couple, have our own wages, which is enough for us. As long as you and the young couple can live in harmony in the future, that's better than anything else. I have a few ugly words.
Only by saying it is at the front door can we truly trust you and leave our respect to you."
"First of all, we old couple don't want you for anything else, we just want you to be good to my daughter. Didn't we agree on the matter between you two long before you got rich? So even if you don't earn so much money
, you will still be our son-in-law. In the future, just don’t rely on this and say that we are respectful to you."
"Secondly, I'm worried that your boy has a patriarchal mentality. Now the country has implemented the family planning policy. From now on, only one child is allowed. If you give birth to a girl, your boy will not want to show my daughter's face by then.
, to bully her for this..."
These words are indeed not pleasant to hear, and they are even quite harsh, but it can also be seen that the old couple loves and cares for their daughter.
Zhang Shihui could only sweat on his forehead and even said "I dare not". He really didn't know how to explain it.
Of course he didn't expect that his wealth seemed to make the Yue family worried.
It seems that he would be unkind and do some unscrupulous things for the sake of wealth.
Fortunately, Liu Weijing took the initiative to smooth things over and talk things out, thus saving him the embarrassment.
Liu Weijing told his parents that Zhang Shihui gave his parents money just because he was thinking about the old people on both sides.
They had already agreed that when they get married, they can't just live a good life on their own. They have to make arrangements for their parents if they can.
Of course, her parents did not want the money for their own sake, and she was also very touched.
It would be better to do this. Anyway, she helped Zhang Shihui buy home appliances and saved more than 10,000 yuan.
Her parents simply accepted the 10,000 yuan given by Zhang Shihui, and she also gave 10,000 yuan of her own money to her mother-in-law and father-in-law.
This is their duty as children, and they will never be mistreated in any way.
In this way, Liu Weijing's parents felt relieved and accepted the money.
But in this case, the standards of the marriage must be even higher, in order to avoid the man's choice.
The dowry that Liu Weijing's family had to prepare for them was even more tiring.
For example, Lao Li'er pays attention to four bunks and four roofs, and Liu Weijing's family prepared at least eight new quilts for them.
They range from one and a half kilograms to eight kilograms, which can last for twenty years.
There are also satin quilts in various colors, bright red and green, full of joy.
Those quilts are all made of really good satin.
Liu Weijing's mother specially went to Ruifuxiang to pick out the hand-embroidered dragon and phoenix. It wrinkled as soon as it was washed. It was a very delicate silk.
And that's not all, Liu Weijing's parents also prepared two extra eiderdown quilts, two wool blankets, two gold and silver quilts, and a magenta wool bedspread.
In addition, the fabrics should be prepared by girls, including curtains and tablecloths, TV sets, and seasonal clothes for the bride and groom.
The Liu family spent countless hours trying to find good-looking fabrics, suitable fabrics, and tailors with good skills.
Even Liu Weijing himself was not idle. He helped his parents look for it and went to the Friendship Store.
French curtains, German tablecloths, and British fabrics are beautiful, but they are also very expensive.
As a result, Liu Weijing spent a lot of money on honoring his parents and spent it on her and Zhang Shihui.
And not only buying them, these things also need to be sewn.
Like a new quilt, Liu Weijing's mother had a hard time making it herself, so she had to hire a well-off woman to sew it.
In order to wish the girl happiness in the future, those with incomplete parents or incomplete families cannot touch the bride's dowry.
It’s really hard to find a woman with full blessings.
Liu Weijing's mother also chose one side from her neighbors, relatives and friends, and it took a lot of effort to pick out this one.
As for taking wedding photos and wedding day dresses.
Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing had difficult and convenient conditions, so they were able to accomplish these two tasks extremely happily.
Because don’t forget, Ning Weimin is an executive of Pierre Carton.
He has the right to take out the most beautiful clothes in the company, let two people choose them, and lend them to them for free.
Therefore, Zhang Shihui and Liu Weijing did not use the wrinkled and poor-quality clothes from the photo studio.
Color photos were taken of them wearing the suits and wedding dresses they brought with them.
Liu Weijing also brought the jewelry given by Zhang Shihui.
The result was great, Zhang Shihui looked like a gentleman and Liu Weijing looked like a princess.
The fashionable style of the suit and the shiny and exquisite workmanship of the wedding dress made the customers waiting in line behind to take photos misunderstood.
Everyone saw them taking their clothes away after taking pictures and immediately stopped drying them.
They got into a fuss together and had to take pictures with the clothes and jewelry they took off.
The people at the photo studio had to explain over and over again that those were the clothes Zhang Shihui and the others had brought with them, and the anger was finally stopped.
What is left, of course, is unspeakable helplessness and envy...
However, the wedding dress is beautiful. For the dress on the wedding day, Liu Weijing did not choose a pure white wedding dress, but chose a red suit by Pierre Carton.
It's not that she doesn't know the blessings despite being blessed, and doesn't use them when there are conveniences. The key is that it's a matter of concept.
Because according to our tradition, happy events must be in red, and white is unlucky.
Unlike in the West, white means purity and nobility.
Therefore, when Chinese people get married, it is good to wear a wedding dress when taking wedding photos, but no one dares to wear it at the wedding.
But having said that, compared to the first two years, the bride only dared to wear red under her clothes, with the collar and cuffs exposed.