"In front of so many people, we won't go into details about what happened. Li Caijuan has already agreed to the marriage. Today is just a formality. As for you..."
When Yang Jun said this, he paused and then asked: "I wonder if you woman have any other requests?"
"There is no requirement. We very much agree with this marriage. Which day do you think is more suitable?"
Li Dongsheng waved his hands repeatedly to express that he had no objection.
Yang Jun didn't expect Li Dongsheng to be so eager to set a date. He must be afraid that the man would regret it. After all, not everyone can get involved in this marriage.
As for the day to be set, Yang Jun couldn't decide, so he turned his attention to Li Sanjiang.
Li Sanjiang looked around, seemingly looking for Li Caijuan.
He has not seen Li Caijuan since he entered the house. Although he doesn't care what the woman looks like, it is a matter of his life after all. If he can meet her before getting married, he can decide whether to turn on the lights during the wedding night.
Li Sanjiang didn't hear what Li Dongsheng and Yang Jun were talking about at all.
However, Ji Demin next to him took over and said: "I think it will be set in three days."
He was afraid that something might happen to Li Sanjiang's marriage, so he simply set the date for three days later.
"Three days later?"
Li Dongsheng was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "We have no problem here."
He didn't expect that the man would be so anxious, but he also thought that if the two families became in-laws as soon as possible, they would be able to take advantage of it in the future, right?
With just a few words, the marriage of Li Sanjiang and Li Caijuan was decided.
Three days later, the wedding will be held.
"Sanjiang, how about setting the date in three days?"
Ji Demin saw Li Sanjiang's absent-minded look, so he touched him and asked.
"Oh... no problem."
Li Sanjiang was stunned for a moment and said.
After saying that, he continued to search the yard.
It is definitely not convenient for Li Caijuan to come out to meet each other now. How can a man come to propose marriage? It is a rule for girls to show up in public. What's more, the yard is full of people, which makes her feel very embarrassed.
"Mingming, please take your brother-in-law into the house to have a rest."
Li Dongsheng saw the anxious look on Li Sanjiang's face and seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, so he quickly gave instructions.
"Okay, let's sit in brother-in-law's room."
Li Sanjiang's face turned red when he heard this, but after thinking for a moment he stood up.
After Li Sanjiang entered the house, Li Mingliang did not follow him. Instead, he helped him close the door and stood at the door to prevent others from entering.
Seeing Li Sanjiang walking away, Ji Demin quickly came over and sat in Li Sanjiang's original seat.
He took out a wad of money and tickets from his pocket and placed them on the table.
"Comrade Lao Li, although this marriage is a bit tortuous, and you, the woman, have promised not to give up the bride price, but to be honest, I am also a father, and I do not want to see my daughter getting married in despair.
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"So, we thought about it. We still have to give the bride price, but we can't give it as much as before. Don't be too little."
When Li Dongsheng heard this, he waved his hands and said,
"I can't do it, I can't do it. In any case, the one thousand yuan gift is because Mingliang won't come back, so I can't accept this money anyway."
In Li Dongsheng's mind, he always felt that Li Mingliang had robbed Li Sanjiang's woman and done something sorry to him.
It was precisely because of him that the one thousand yuan betrothal gift would not come back. In addition, Li Caijuan's status as a widower made it a bit excessive to ask for another betrothal gift at this time.
Therefore, no matter what Ji Demin said, he was unwilling to accept the money.
Seeing that he refused to accept it, Ji Demin thought for a moment and said,
"Let's do this. This money will be used as money to host a banquet for your wife. What do you think?"
In Sijiucheng, there is an unwritten rule.
Usually the man pays for the banquet hosted by the woman, so when Ji Demin made this suggestion, it was hard for Li Dongsheng to refuse.
"This...this is too much, I wouldn't want that much."
Li Dongsheng looked at the roll of money and tickets. It cost at least three hundred yuan. A banquet would not cost that much. A troubled expression suddenly appeared on his face.
"Not much, not much. If there is anything left, buy some clothes for the bride and some dowry."
Ji Demin saw that he was still refusing, so he quickly put the money and tickets directly into his hand.
"Then...then I'll accept it for Caijuan." Li Dongsheng hesitated for a moment and accepted the money.
These money and tickets were secretly prepared by Ji Demin behind Li Sanjiang's back. The purpose was that, as he just said, we are all fathers, and no one wants to see their daughter get married in despair without any dowry.
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Furthermore, there is another reason, that is, they do not want Li Sanjiang and Li Caijuan to think that their union was because of this way in the future, so the etiquette and rules of marriage proposal must still be in place.
Ji Demin not only paid this money behind Li Sanjiang's back, but even people like Yang Jun didn't know about it.
Everyone had no objections to this. Fortunately, Ji Demin was older and was more considerate than them.
Of course, Lao Ji cannot afford this money alone. They will make up for it later.
Although Lao Ji is the head of a factory and his salary is not low, it is unreasonable to pay this money behind his wife's back. Therefore, you must never let Lao Ji go home and kneel on the washboard.
What's more, Li Sanjiang is not the only comrade in arms.
After Li Dongsheng accepted the money, he didn't do anything with it and handed it directly to Li Mingliang.
Li Mingliang has no elders in his family. As the head of the bride's family, the wedding and banquet matters are naturally handled by his elder, who is his second uncle. However, when it comes to money, he feels it is better not to touch it.
Seeing this, everyone gave a thumbs up and praised Li Dongsheng's approach.
If you leave it at someone else's house, why don't you take the opportunity to make some money?
Just like Huang Yunfeng's parents, if the money comes into their hands, they won't be able to swallow it up.
Today, Li Caijuan's house was so lively that everyone in the village came to watch the excitement. I don't know if Huang Yunfeng's parents were there. If they were, they would probably make a fuss and force Huang Yunfeng to Li Sanjiang.
However, it was impossible to think about it. After all, his daughter had done such things, and no one came to ask for a bride price, so it was hard for them to take the initiative to cause trouble.
Later, the two parties discussed the specific matters of the wedding and banquet.
Ji Demin planned to let Li Caijuan issue the certificate in the village first. On the first day of the wedding, Ji Demin would send a car to pick them up to get the certificate. Then, on the wedding day, the man would drive to pick up the bride. At that time, the woman would
A few more people went to watch the ceremony.
While they were discussing the details of the wedding, Li Mingliang's second aunt was leading a group of village women to prepare meals.
The ingredients are prepared in advance and can be served directly from the pot.
In less than an hour, the meal was ready.
A long table was set up in the yard, and Li Mingliang and Li Dongsheng served as representatives of the woman's side to accompany the drink. As for Li Caijuan and her second aunt, they were not qualified to serve at the table.
This is a rule in the countryside. When guests come to the house, women are not allowed to serve. They can only go to the kitchen or wait for the men to finish eating before they eat.
The food is not sumptuous at all, just ordinary farm-style stir-fries.
Vegetables, radishes, cabbage, and tofu can be processed casually and served on the table. Add a pot of radish stewed with rabbit meat, and you have a complete banquet.
There was no pork on the table at all.
Pork is only available at the end of the year, when the production team kills pigs, and each person gets two taels of meat based on head count, so now there is no pork at all.
The rabbit meat on the table must have been killed by Li Mingliang’s own rabbits to entertain them.
The wine is not good wine, just home-brewed dry sweet potato wine.
This kind of wine is very spicy and easy to get on your head. For people who are used to drinking good wine, it will feel like drinking fake wine when they first drink it.
Ji Demin and others didn't drink much, just put their lips down and put it down.
Let's not talk about whether the wine tastes good or not. Even if it tastes good, you can't drink too much. After all, you are here to propose marriage today, and it will be embarrassing and embarrassing if you get drunk.
At the wine table, Li Dongsheng frequently toasted to Yang Jun, but Yang Jun refused and could only turn on the space mode.
An hour later, everyone had eaten and drank and was ready to go back.
Before leaving, Ji Demin confirmed the wedding details with Li Dongsheng again to avoid any omissions.
Yang Jun and his party came outside the yard, took down the child who was playing in the car, and prepared to leave.
After the car adjusted its head, Li Dongsheng suddenly lay down in front of Yang Jun's window.
"Director Yang, how have you considered what I just told you?"
When Yang Jun heard this, he almost ran away.
The old guy Emotion hasn't forgotten this yet. He looked at Wang Erwa next to him who was holding back his laughter and said angrily,
"I don't have any room in my house. I'll come back to you when I expand it later."
After saying that, Yang Jun asked Wang Erwa to drive quickly.
Wang Erwa stepped on the accelerator, and after the car sped out for about ten meters, he finally couldn't help but laugh.
"Ha ha!"
"Lao Yang, do you want the brothers to help you build a house this weekend?"
"piss off."
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After returning to Sijiucheng, they first sent Li Sanjiang home, and then they found a deserted place to collect the money Ji Demin had given him and returned it to him.
Afterwards, Yang Jun and Wang Erwa returned to the steel rolling mill.
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Back in the office, Yang Jun lay on the sofa blowing air like a dead dog.
The weather was too hot, and I drank some fake wine, so I suddenly felt sleepy and fell asleep after a while.
I don’t know how long I slept before I was woken up by Jiang Haitao.
"The big boss is here, hurry up and greet him at the factory gate."
"What is the big boss doing here at this time?"
Although Yang Jun was dissatisfied with being woken up, he had to greet the big leader when he came.
According to usual habits, if a senior leader comes to the steel rolling mill, he should be notified at least one day in advance. Even if he wants to come, he will come in the morning.
It's a hot afternoon, it's the hottest time, and I don't know what the big boss is doing, so he comes here looking for trouble.
"have no idea."
Jiang Haitao shook his head and said: "I just received the notice. The big boss said that you can greet him alone, and others should not be alarmed."
Jiang Haitao analyzed in a low voice: "I guess it may be related to the ancient tomb behind."
Yang Jun shook his swollen head and rubbed his face vigorously with both hands to cheer himself up.
"You go to the door and wait, I'll be right away."
After Jiang Haitao left, Yang Jun took out a set of clothes from the space. After changing, he washed his face, hooked his somewhat messy hair with his fingers, straightened his appearance in the mirror and went out.
No matter how familiar he is with the big boss, he can't go to see him looking slovenly, not to mention he doesn't want the big boss to see him smelling of alcohol.
