May your life be as happy as you are today, and may you always be happy and healthy.
------Li Xuewu, Gu Ning
Most of the girls here are well versed in poetry, and even a few of them know from the words of people around them that this passage comes from the Book of Songs.
Of course, the following vernacular text must have been spoken by the groom.
It’s not like I haven’t received red envelopes before, but today’s one is especially beautiful.
It's not that the paper is precious, nor that the dollar is precious, but the creativity.
Paper is not valuable, but because of the touching words written on it, it becomes precious.
After receiving the red envelope, naturally I couldn't stop him anymore. An older girl looked at the red envelope, knocked on the door with a smile, and filed in first.
In fact, Gu Ning had already put on her clothes, and her sister-in-law Mu Hongyan and her relatives had helped her with her grooming.
When it comes to being close, in fact, only Mu Hongyan is close, and the others have more or less different thoughts.
Who doesn’t know about the daughter of the Gu family?
There are things that are said to be good and things that are said to be bad. The outside world can't hear it, it's just that you don't say it in front of others.
At twenty-three, she is about to become a problem girl. Not only Gu Haitao and his wife are worried, but the leaders of the unit are also worried.
But there is nothing that can be done in a hurry. Gu Haitao can't control it. How dare the leader of the unit do it?
With such a cold temperament, who would want it unless he had some other purpose?
When the relatives who received the good news came, they all murmured in their hearts that if they couldn't find a suitable one, they couldn't give it to a young man from an ordinary family.
Especially when they arrived at this hospital and saw Gu Haitao's power and connections, these people had this idea even more.
Gu Ning on the second floor didn't want to dress up too much, but her mother said that this was the only time in her life and she couldn't go out without a face.
It was hard for Gu Ning to say anything after listening to her for once in her life.
A female relative whom I was not familiar with helped to clean it up, and then I sat on my bed and waited for that person.
First look at the current Gu Ning wearing a bright red background, embroidered with golden auspicious patterns, colorful flowers, dark green branches, pink and white cloud patterns, and a double-layered wide-sleeved top with a stand-up collar and a golden phoenix pattern.
The clusters of flowers on the neckline, the twining flowers on both sides of the buttons, the phoenix patterns on the arms, and the auspicious patterns on the cuffs all show Gu Ning's grace and elegance.
Looking at the skirt Gu Ning is wearing on her lower body, it has the same bright red background, with auspicious cloud patterns on the bottom lining, a gauze mesh outer skirt, and a phoenix-feather-shaped face hanging from the front.
Looking from top to bottom, there are embroidered phoenixes and three symmetrical peonies with golden auspicious patterns below.
The women who came to help in the house today were all amazed when they saw Gu Ning's appearance after getting dressed, even though they were women.
Nowadays, it is common to wear women's cadre uniforms or uniforms when getting married, but some people also wear bright red wedding dresses.
But at this time, it is so difficult to make a piece of clothing. I just want to wear it in the future. How can anyone specialize in making Jifu?
When Li Xuewu and Li Guangnian asked for Gu Ning's dress, Old Man Li almost tortured him to death.
It shouldn’t be too retro, it shouldn’t be too gaudy, and it shouldn’t restrict movement or affect comfort.
In the end, Old Man Li designed such a set by referring to the student uniforms of the Republic of China, combining various elements, and racking his brains.
To be honest, it didn't take long to do what Li Xuewu did, but what Gu Ning did, with the machine, took more than a week.
Gu Ning had never worn this set of clothes when she got them back, let alone tried them on.
It's not that she has confidence in the tailor, it's that she doesn't have confidence in herself and is a little embarrassed to look at this outfit.
It was only last night that my mother and sister-in-law forced me to take it out and compare it, but it was still wet.
Just wearing this outfit, even Mu Hongyan, who had a problem with Li Xuewu, had to admire the thought Li Xuewu put into Gu Ning.
If there was a man who was willing to spend so much time with her for the rest of his life, maybe she wouldn't be willing to worry about things anymore.
While Li Xuewu and the others were making up, listening to the laughter outside the door, Mu Hongyan touched her sister-in-law's bunted hair and the red hairpin that Li Xuewu gave her.
"She's so beautiful. Who should such a good girl marry?"
Gu Ning looked at her sister-in-law and lowered her head in embarrassment.
Seeing her sister-in-law lowering her head in shame, Mu Hongyan said teasingly: "Whoever sends you the red wedding dress will marry you, right?"
"Sister-in-law~"
Gu Ning did not dare to speak loudly, but just whispered in a low voice.
Mu Hongyan was made to laugh by her sister-in-law, and continued: "Then whoever brings the shoes will marry whomever?"
The women in the room looked at Mu Hongyan and Gu Ning, and then at the jewelry boxes on the table, which were stacked one on top of another. It was said that they were all betrothal gifts from the men.
Didn’t you say that the man is from an ordinary family?
According to this standard, it is called an ordinary family. Did the person who sent the message have any misunderstanding about the word ordinary?
"Can't stop it, can't stop it!"
The girl who had previously stopped Li Xuewu to say that the bride was not up yet smiled and walked into the room and shouted: "The bridegroom is handsome and talented. He barged in with sincerity. He didn't care about applying makeup on his eyebrows and covering up the bride's face."
Come with a hijab".
"Hahaha~"
The leading bridesmaid had memorized these words in advance and was waiting for Li Xuewu to say them when he came in with the others.
Li Xuewu walked into Gu Ning's room for the first time holding flowers.
Now because of the festive atmosphere, you can no longer tell what the room looked like before.
But Gu Ning was sitting there shyly in red, and Li Xuewu had no intention of taking care of the furnishings in the room anymore.
He brought the flowers to Gu Ning and said softly: "I'm here to pick you up."
"Who are you here to pick up?"
Seeing that Li Xuewu didn't have a title, he asked lively.
Li Xuewu knew that he couldn't afford to offend the women in this room, so he quickly said: "Daughter-in-law, I'm here to pick you up."
"Louder, you can't hear me"
This voice was not from a girl. Li Xuewu didn't need to turn around to know that it was Ji Weidong, his grandson.
But here, everyone's words are the same, and Li Xuewu has to listen.
Sha Qizhi held the camera and took pictures all the time. According to Li Xuewu's request, don't be afraid of scrapping the film and try to keep all the wonderful moments.
The big bag he was carrying was full of films prepared for him by Li Xuewu, and he would replace each roll after taking pictures.
"Daughter-in-law, I'm here to pick you up!"
"Oh!~~~~Hahahaha~"
Just after Li Xuewu said this loudly, everyone burst out into cheers and laughter.
Li Xuewu turned around and glared at Ji Weidong, giving him a look like "You're waiting for me."
Gu Ning wanted to take the flower when Li Xuewu said it for the first time, but was stopped by Mu Hongyan beside him.
It wasn't until everyone burst into laughter that Gu Ning had the opportunity to accept Li Xuewu's flowers.
“The bride is adding makeup!!!”
Following Dai Dong's shout, relatives such as sisters-in-law, aunts, aunts and uncles in the room began to add to the dowry placed on Gu Ning's desk.
In fact, adding makeup meant touching up makeup on Gu Ning's face, and this work was also done by these female relatives.
But dowry also means to add dowry before the daughter is getting married, and it is done for the groom who comes to pick up the bride.
It means that the woman has given her more benefits and the man is asked to take more care of her in the future.
Nowadays, the meaning is almost the same. The dowry when getting married is richer, which is equivalent to the bride gaining face and adding more dowry.
Those who can add makeup are close relatives, and others cannot fill it in even if they want to.
The woman's reception and reception of gifts is one part, for the woman's parents, and the dowry is another part, for the bride, two concepts.
However, the Gu family did not accept gifts or entertain, which made the women who came to add makeup to Gu Ning particularly happy.
While adding makeup over there, Li Xuewu took out the silk flowers with the bride's banner from the small box handed over by his brother, and carefully pinned them on Gu Ning's chest.
Then he took out the red high-heeled leather shoes from the shoe box that Zhao Yajun handed over.
Gu Ning was a little shy, but she still resisted and handed over her foot after being reminded by her sister-in-law.
This is the first time in Li Xuewu's life that he has put shoes on a woman, but high heels are not difficult.
The makeup application over there was finished, and Li Xuewu also completed the task here.
The next step is to take photos. Everyone in the room can take photos with the bride and the groom.
Li Xuewu had to smile and cooperate because people were "buying tickets (adding makeup)".
After the group photo ended, Ding Fengxia walked in with a bowl of poached egg noodles.
Earlier, the second aunt at home asked Li Xuewu if he was hungry. In fact, he was already hungry, but there was really no food for him at home in the morning.
His breakfast was being served at this moment. The noodles rolled by his mother-in-law's own hands meant that the newlyweds would eat a bowl of rice together. The noodles meant longevity, and the poached eggs meant harmony and beauty.
The mother-in-law fed the noodles into Li Xuewu and Gu Ning's mouths with chopsticks. Li Xuewu was fed first.
Li Xuewu ate it very seriously. At the end he licked his lips and said with a smile: "It's delicious. The noodles made by my mother are very delicious. They are as delicious as the noodles I ate when I was hospitalized last year."
"On this big day, don't mention hospitalization."
Ding Fengxia was so praised by her uncle that she laughed from ear to ear. When she picked this uncle up from the hospital, she could brag about it for the rest of her life, and she could brag about it to her lover.
Although this was her pride, she still didn't ask Li Xuewu to talk about it.
After feeding, the two of them took the bowls and went downstairs. That was all the activities upstairs.
At this time, there were not many people in the wedding room. The groomsmen and groomsmen were busy packing up the dowry. Li Xuewu gestured to Gu Ning and hugged Gu Ning like a princess.
This was the first time Li Xuewu hugged her. Although Gu Ning was very tall, she was very light, at least Li Xuewu felt that way.
With Li Xuewu at the head and the team carrying dowry behind, the crowd went downstairs in a lively manner.
Relatives and friends were already waiting downstairs, and the moved sofa opened up the living room with a red carpet in the middle.
Li Xuewu carried Gu Ning downstairs, and everyone's eyes turned to the newlyweds.
He walked to the middle of the red carpet, put down the shy Gu Ning, and followed Dai Dong's request to offer cigarettes and tea to his father-in-law and mother-in-law who were sitting on the sofa.
Ding Fengxia took the tea from her daughter and son-in-law and couldn't help but shed tears.
Since kowtowing is not recommended now, and both Li Xuewu and Gu Ning were in uniform, they saluted according to Dai Dong's request.
After the ceremony is completed, it is time to reserve items and take photos.
The sofa is all set up, Li Xuewu and Li Xuewu are the background wall, and the front of the sofa is like a revolving lantern.
Group after group of people were changed, Shaqi was taking care of it, and the people arranged by the Gu family were also taking care of it.
Li Xuewu's eyes hurt from the stimulation of the "click-click-click" flashlight.
Dai Dong, who was looking at the time, shouted that the auspicious time had come and then ended the photo-taking process.
Li Xuewu was still holding Gu Ning, and Gu Ning was holding flowers and pots, while Ding Fengxia covered her daughter with a gauze-like red hijab.
Why is there an extra basin?
This is no ordinary pot, this is a cornucopia!
It is an enamel cornucopia with a bright red base and surface, and golden 囍 characters on the bottom and sides.
The basin contains pairs of raw dates, peanuts, longan, lotus seeds, coins and sugar, as well as a mirror, comb, toothbrush, towel and soap box.
In addition, there are needles, threads, thimbles, scissors and other necessary items, and it is also covered with a piece of red gauze embroidered with the Chinese character "囍".
There is the early birth of a precious child, there is the accumulation of wealth, there is the sweetness of honey, there is life, there is housework, you think it is a cornucopia.
When the firecrackers sounded again, Li Xuewu carried Gu Ning out of the door. The float had stopped at the door, and Xu Ning held the door.
"Watch out!"
Dai Dong shouted a warning and watched the groom put the bride into the back seat, then he stopped being careful.
Gu Haitao and Ding Fengxia sent her out together and stood at the gate. They looked at their daughter who was leaving, with some reluctance and relief on their faces.
Brothers Gu An and Gu Yan have finally realized that when their younger sister and older sister walk out of this door, they are no longer a family with them.
The apple of the eye has a new family, a new life, someone who loves her, and someone she loves.
"Dad, Mom"
After Li Xuewu put Gu Ning down, he turned around and looked at the reluctance in the eyes of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, especially the mother-in-law, who was still crying.
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Gu Haitao urged and waved his hand to Li Xuewu.
They will later send away the guests who are not going to Li Xuewu's house to attend the wedding before going to the wedding venue.
Most of the people following the wedding car back were the lively girls just now, and their parents will also go there later.
There is also Mu Hongyan, the aunt who married Gu Ning.
It was Li Xuewu's suggestion to entertain the two sides together, and Gu Haitao nodded in agreement.
Ding Fengxia also waved her hand to Li Xuewu and said, "Let's go quickly."
Only when you raise a child do you know how kind your parents are. With Li Shu, Li Xuewu can really understand his father-in-law and mother-in-law, because he will also have such a day.
It would be okay if he is so honest, trustworthy, and upright, and he lives in the same city and not far away.
If one day, when Li Shu is old, she brings back a yellow-haired boy riding a will-o'-the-wisp and says to herself, "Dad, actually you don't understand him," I'm afraid she will explode on the spot.
Li Xuewu looked at his mother-in-law who was holding back her grief, then he slightly bent his knees, knelt in front of his tearful mother-in-law, and kowtowed to her.
"Get up quickly!"
When Ding Fengxia saw Li Xuewu kneeling down, she came to pull him, but was forced to kowtow by Li Xuewu.
When he picked up Li Xuewu, he patted the dust off his knees with joy.
"Kid, hurry up, mom doesn't care about this."
Li Xuewu straightened up and saluted his father-in-law again, then closed the car door on Gu Ning's side and walked to the other side to get in the car.
The parade of floats drove out under the gaze of everyone in the Gu family.
It wasn't until the last float in the motorcade disappeared that Gu Haitao and his wife came to their senses amidst the sounds of relief from everyone.
Qing'e and Wanwan gathered together into clothes,
The black magpie bridge grows apart.
The melancholy sycamore trees are no longer the shadow of the past,
Don’t be sad as the wild geese temporarily follow the sun.
On the float, Li Xuewu looked at Gu Ning, who was secretly wiping his tears with his head down, and asked in a low voice: "Do you want a handkerchief?"
"No"
Gu Ning sobbed slightly, held back her tears, and rejected Li Xuewu's proposal.
She didn't want to cry at first. She didn't cry at home because she was afraid that her parents would be even more sad. But when Li Xuewu knelt in front of her mother, she still cried.
Even if I couldn't help it, even now, after talking to Li Xuewu, tears still couldn't help but roll in my eyes.
Li Xuewu took out his handkerchief and smiled, glanced at his brother-in-law who was sitting in the passenger seat and looked back, and reached out to wipe Gu Ning's tears.
Gu Yan remained silent and did not speak. He did not persuade his sister or tease her sister not to cry.
Now that his sister has someone who takes on the responsibility of taking care of her, all he can do is watch from the sidelines.
But now there is no chance for this person to stay and watch.
Li Xuewu looked at Gu Ning's tears that couldn't be wiped away, and stretched out his hand to pull Gu Yan's face to stop him from looking back.
"What are you looking at?"
Gu Yan was stunned by what Li Xuewu said, and then stared.
He took a look at Li Xuewu's body and asked, "What if I were to look at you? What would you say?"
Li Xuewu looked at his brother-in-law, who didn't seem very smart, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you ever suffered this loss?"
"No! Absolutely not!"
Gu Yan turned around, no longer looking at Li Xuewu, shook his head and said: "I just asked casually, and there was nothing."
Li Xuewu reached out and patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder and said: "When someone asks you that, just say I think you are good-looking!"
"Pfft~"
Gu Ning, who was crying, couldn't stop being amused by the conversation between the two of them. Tears were still flowing, but he couldn't hold his mouth shut.
He reached out and snatched the handkerchief from Li Xuewu's hand and lightly hit him. This bad guy did it on purpose.
Li Xuewu blinked at his brother-in-law who turned back, looking understanding.
Gu Yan turned back and looked forward. Just now... what he asked just now was true.
The motorcade did not return the same way, but detoured around Yonghegong Lama Temple and made a circle along Yonghegong Lama Street.
When I came out in the morning, there weren't many people on the street, but now there are quite a few.
Today is Labor Day. For some people, it is a real Labor Day.
However, there are also people who are off work and are rushing to take a day off to buy daily necessities, or to visit their parents, family, and friends who are far away.
People were coming and going on the street, and they couldn't help but stand still and stop what they were doing when they saw the parade of floats approaching.
"Ouch! Six Volga!"
"What a guy! It's so broad!"
"Whose child is this?"
"Not sure, hey! It's hard to say~"
…
The speed of the motorcade was neither too slow nor too fast, and the sun was already very bright at seven o'clock.
The light shines on the float, and the flowers in front are not scattered at all.
Gu Ning looked at the flowers in front of her, then at the flowers in her hand, and then realized that the flowers in front of her feelings were the same as the silk flowers on her chest.
But what she was holding and what Li Xuewu gave to her mother were real flowers.
"Where did you get it?"
"flower?"
Li Xuewu turned to look at Gu Ning and said with a smile: "As long as you work hard, there's nothing you can't do?!"
In fact, he wants to say that as long as you have money, you can do anything, but at this time, money is really not everything, it really is not.
Gu Ning pursed her lips and smelled the fragrance of the flowers in her hand. She was moved in her heart and knew that this person had always been like this.
There were some things that Li Xuewu didn't want her to know, not that he wanted to hide anything from her, but that she didn't need to worry about these things.
She has always had this feeling of being cared for and taken care of, because she is the one who is taken care of at home.
But things have changed since there was another Li Xuewu. This feeling has become stronger and more active.
Looking at the people passing by and the envious eyes, Gu Ning knew that Li Xuewu gave him the best wedding he could.
Who wouldn't like such a wedding with flowers, laughter, and touching moments? She's not hard-hearted.
But she also knew how much responsibility and burden Li Xuewu might have to bear behind such a wedding.
Not just financially, but also spiritually, and other aspects she didn't know about.
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But Li Xuewu still gave her a surprise. At least today she will remember it forever and never forget it.
"Back! Back!"
People who were watching at the entrance of the alley ran back to report the news. When the float appeared at the entrance of the alley, the first firecrackers rang through the sky, and the subsequent firecrackers were deafening, one after another.
Under the command of Lao Biaozi, the motorcade stopped steadily at the gate of the courtyard in the thick smoke.
Both sides of the alley were blocked by neighbors who came out to watch the excitement.
Even the direction in which the motorcade came was blocked, and people from several alleys came running over, just to see what kind of beautiful woman the Li family was marrying in this ostentatious manner.
No matter how loud the firecrackers sound, no matter how loud the smoke haze is, no matter how harsh the parents’ shouts are, they can’t stop the children from shuttling between the motorcades.
Maybe they are picking up firecrackers that have not been fully set off on the ground, or following the motorcade to see what the bride looks like, or maybe they want to take this opportunity to ride in such a beautiful car.
"Kekeke~"
"Hahaha~"
"Hehehe~"
The children's laughter was the most sincere and innocent, adding a festive color to today's wedding.
Under the command of the second master, Li Xuewu got out of the car and opened Gu Ning's door.
"Oh!~~~"
As Li Xuewu opened the car door, there was a burst of excitement from the crowd of onlookers.
"I haven't taken it out yet, oh shit!"
He didn't know who was calling this voice, and Li Xuewu frowned.
After looking at the surrounding crowd and the people standing on the walls and roofs, Li Xuewu felt a little panicked.
This mud horse won't show up to steal the bride, right?
It's hard for me to defeat four, six, eight... hands with just two fists!
When Li Xuewu arrived at Gu Ning's house, his mother-in-law picked him up. Now that he has arrived at his own home, his mother Liu Yin went out to pick up Gu Ning.
Following the instructions of the second master, mother Liu Yin first gave a red envelope to the family escorting the car.
Gu Yan picked her up and got out of the car. Following Li Xuewu's introduction, she called Liu Yin Auntie.
In fact, Liu Yin still has a few red envelopes in her hand, just to please her mother-in-law's family.
Li Xuewu wasn't sure who would escort the car when picking up the bride today. The Gu family didn't even know it was a car to pick up the bride, let alone decide on it.
When the wedding car set off, Dai Dong reminded Gu Yan, and Gu Yan got into the car before setting off.
In ancient times, the brothers-in-law and brothers-in-law who saw off their brides all rode horses. Li Xuewu did have horses here, but he was afraid that his brother-in-law would not know how to ride.
Liu Yin was also very pleased to see Gu Ning's mother-in-law who was so polite. When she got to the back seat of the car and saw her daughter-in-law, Liu Yin was even more pleased.
I was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, and now I like her even more when I see her dignified and wealthy daughter-in-law in red.
"Mom~"
"Why!"
Hearing Gu Ning call her mother, Liu Yin smiled and agreed loudly, and stuffed something wrapped in a red handkerchief into Gu Ning's hand.
The women watching the fun behind him all laughed and kept teasing Liu Yin.
Liu Yin allowed them to tease her, just taking it as envy.
They were indeed envious. They had been envious since they saw Liu Yin's daughter-in-law as a child from the corner of the car door.
Li Xuewu watched his mother and the others finish the procedure, then bent over and picked up Gu Ning again.
When Gu Ning was carried out of the car door by Li Xuewu, the crowd of onlookers started to boo.
"Oh~~~"
"The bride is coming out!"
"Does the groom need help?"
"Hahaha~"
Li Xuewu was too lazy to pay attention to them. A well-fed man would not know how to ridicule a hungry man.
Ji Weidong and the others protected Li Xuewu and walked in through the gate, followed by people from Gu Ning's family.
The bride is wearing a red hijab. Although it is gauze-shaped, you can't see clearly what it looks like. It feels brightly red and extremely festive.
But today's visit is not in vain, the girls from my mother's family who came with me are also very energetic!
It's just that the boys in black clothes from Ni Ma didn't protect the groom, so why did they come out to protect the girls again?
After everyone has entered the courtyard, it is natural that the onlookers can no longer follow them into the courtyard to watch the fun. After all, if you are not a relative or friend, you don’t need to spend any gift money to enter the courtyard?
Gu Ning was carried by Li Xuewu all the way to the backyard home, which would also be the place where her parents would rest temporarily.
In ancient times, there was a custom of the bride sitting on the bed holding a gourd, but now it has disappeared and has been improved.
Now all she needs to do is for Gu Ning to sit on the kang, talk to the women who came to see her, and wait for the ceremony.
Uncle Li Xuewu's family has been living here for the past two days, but it is only a temporary stay, and the furniture and furnishings have not changed.
Although the new house is not here, the house here has also been pasted with the character "囍" and red curtain rods hung.
A set of red wedding quilts was prepared on the kang cabinet, which Liu Yin used when she came back to live with her son and daughter-in-law.
Li Xuewu put down Gu Ning, helped her lift her hijab, took off her shoes, took the cornucopia in her hand, and placed the bouquet in her hand on the cabinet together with the cornucopia.
Liu Yin and Ji Yuxiu came later and helped Gu Ning adjust her skirt to make her sit more comfortable.
After struggling for a long time, the tip of Gu Ning's nose was sweating slightly, and then she finished cleaning up.
The girls from her parents' family looked at the furniture and furnishings here curiously, and sat by the kang with Gu Ning, being entertained by the people here.
Judging from the current living environment of the groom, Gu Ning did marry into an ordinary person's family.
Although the courtyard here is very clean and orderly, it does not affect their judgment of where this place is.
However, the hut in the backyard is very "rich" and is a bit out of tune with the outside environment.
Most people don’t have sofas in their homes, few armchairs and desks, let alone expensive furniture like Huanghuali.
As soon as Li Xuewu put down Gu Ning, he had completed the task of picking up the bride. The next step was to welcome the guests.
He didn't have much time to rest. When he got home, he did arrive at 7:30 as requested by the second master.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But after arriving home, there was a bustle at the door, plus another bustle in the backyard. It was almost eight o'clock, and I had to go and stand at the gate of the west courtyard.
Went.
When Li Xuewu walked out of the backyard, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
What a hassle this morning! Getting married is so difficult!
The seven aunts and eight aunts who came to the backyard to see the bride were polite and walked to the front yard.
When I passed by the door of my house, I saw that there were already people in the house, so I took Zhao Yajun and Li Xuecai to disperse smoke for the people in the house.
After waiting for the rest of the group to disperse, they went to the west courtyard.
Those who came so early were not just sitting and waiting for dinner, but came to watch the fun, and they came today to pay tribute. They came in to sit down, have a cup of tea, smoke a cigarette, then go home and come back later.
The west courtyard is no longer as chaotic as it was when we woke up in the morning. The kitchen is already on fire and the dishes are being prepared.
Along the north-south direction, sixteen tables are placed in four rows and four columns in the open air in the west courtyard.
In the north warehouse, sixteen tables are arranged in eight rows and two columns in the east-west direction.
In other words, the Li family only held a banquet today, with a total of thirty-two tables, which was four times more than Shazhu's wedding a few days ago.
That's it, not counting the single table prepared in the private room. Some guests are not suitable to be entertained in public.
I only had time to drink a cup of tea before the second master called me and stood at the door.
At this time, Yu Decai was already at the door, and Shen Fang and Huang Qian were waiting here.
Today they will assist Li Xuewu in entertaining guests from various quarters.
Starting at eight o'clock, people came to the door one after another. In the morning, they were mostly neighbors and some people from the security office.
Han Zhan came so early to see if Li Xuewu needed help, and Hannya Ting came so early to see if Ji Weidong was busy.
There were not many people at the moment, so Li Xuewu waved to Ji Weidong and Han Yating to find a deserted place in the courtyard to apologize.
Li Xuewu stood on one side of the gate, while Wen Saner, the first uncle, the third uncle and others sat on the other side.
This is not to supervise Li Xuewu, but to write the gift account.
The third uncle is responsible for writing, the first uncle is responsible for collecting money, and Wen Saner is responsible for reception.
When the guests arrived, Li Xuewu received them first, and the one who smoked offered cigarettes. Li Xuecai and others helped light the cigarettes and then went to the opposite side to write gifts.
Then Wen San'er would appoint someone to lead the guests to the north warehouse or the courtyard to sit temporarily.
Neighbors naturally went to Li Shun's house for a walk, and then went to the warehouse or the open-air west courtyard to sit and chat with acquaintances.
The poker cards prepared by Lao Biaozi came into use, and there were already several tables set up in the open air alone.
"Guests from Hongxing Village are here!"
"Guests from Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital are here!"
"Guests from the textile factory have arrived!"
"Guests from the steel rolling mill have arrived!"
"Guests from Dongcheng Branch are here!"
"Guests from Huaqing University are here!"
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As the receptionist shouted slogans, more and more people in the courtyard looked towards the door. Even the people playing cards at the few tables stopped playing, just waiting to see what other awesome units will come next.
Someone comes.
Not to mention any other awesome units, just hearing it now makes these people numb.
Those who came early in the morning walked around and found that there were thirty-two tables. They were still wondering where the Li family got so many tables.
Wait until it's past nine o'clock, my dear!
Many of the people who came one after another got off cars or jeeps, and some who came on bicycles also stood at the door and watched for a while before coming in.
Everyone who came in, including the readers of this book, wrote a courtesy note at the door and followed the instructions into the courtyard.
There were several people directing the parking at the door, which was really a big scene.
Colleagues from Gu Ning Hospital came together at about 8:40.
Li Xuewu recognized one and asked Xilin to take these lesbians to the backyard to see Gu Ning, while the remaining gays invited them to sit in the courtyard.
These colleagues have long known what kind of person Gu Ning is looking for, and that's what they saw when they got here.
When I got to the backyard, I saw that the furniture and furnishings in the house were better, but they were all old things.
After a few polite words, Mu Hongyan sent these colleagues to the west courtyard.
Although the sun was high at the moment, it was not hot, and the warehouse was a bit stuffy, so everyone sat on the open-air seats near the door.
It was nothing at first, just whispering about speculations about this for a while.
However, as cars came one after another at the door, the doctors were really shocked as the names of the units were announced one after another.
It's worse than the neighbors in the compound. After all, these neighbors don't know much about what the specific departments do.
For example, the investigation department of the current door-to-door newspaper, they think it is a department that investigates something, and how powerful it is.
Another example is the Secrecy Department that came later, which is to keep secrets. They are ordinary people, who knows what secrecy is.
On the contrary, the people from the supply and marketing cooperative and the neighbors knew him as Director Ma from the street supply and marketing company.
Hey, based on this comparison, he is actually almost the same as Director Ma.
Little did he know that Director Ma was as shocked as the stunned doctors over there when he saw the notes and names on the gift account.
"The Gu Ning family is not..."
The female doctor who often talked about Gu Ning and concluded that Gu Ning's partner was the driver turned to her colleagues in disbelief and asked, "A driver knows so many people?"
"driver……"
A colleague frowned and guessed: "Is it because the boss who drives the car is so powerful?"
"Then there is no relationship with so many departments, what kind of leader is that?"
These people sit in the office every day chatting away, and their brains are extremely active in thinking.
There are people on duty who didn't come today. Maybe we can get together and ask questions if they come.
When the time was about to reach nine-thirty, the people watching the excitement in the courtyard stopped talking, because the mother-in-law's family came, and so did the matchmaker.
Li Xuewu personally sent his father-in-law and mother-in-law to his home. His third uncle knew his father-in-law, and his mother knew his mother-in-law. There was no need for Li Xuewu to entertain here, because the scheduled ceremony was about to begin.
Following Dai Dong's shouting, another burst of firecrackers sounded at the entrance of the courtyard, reminding the surrounding guests that the banquet was about to begin.
The guests in the courtyard each found a seat to sit down, and those with children also held their children and coaxed them into their seats.
The second master's voice was almost hoarse today. While directing the guests to take their seats, he also motioned to the busy boys to do this and that.
When the time came, all the round tables were filled with people, noisy but orderly.
Everyone from the work unit went to the north warehouse, and those from their own units gathered together at a table. Most of the people in the open air were neighbors and people who couldn't sit down in the warehouse.
The wedding was held at the entrance of the north warehouse, so it could be seen whether in the warehouse or in the open-air courtyard.
"Comrades, comrades, relatives and friends! Everyone, please be quiet."
The trade union cadre who had hosted many weddings was invited by Li Xuewu. He would never dare to casually hand over the position of master of ceremonies to Lao Biaozi like Silly Zhu.
Although the wedding was not organized by the company, the union cadres were still willing to come because the factory director and secretary were both here today.
Moreover, neither the factory director nor the secretary were sitting near the ceremony stage, so he knew that his visit today was not in vain.
"The sun is shining, there are laughter, and the mood is auspicious. Today is the wedding of Comrade Li Xuewu, deputy director of the security department of our factory. On behalf of..."
The host was still speaking the opening remarks on the stage, and there was already discussion in the audience.
Good guy, because many people still don’t know Li Xuewu’s identity.
Although the reception was grand, the wedding place was not fancy, and the groom's home was average.
But why... isn't the groom twenty years old?
Why is he the deputy director?
Did the driver pick it up directly?
The wedding ceremony at this time is very simple. If there is no drama of eating apples and sesame seeds, it is basically like a meeting.
There was definitely no apple chewing today, because Old Biaozi, who had prepared the apples, looked at Brother Wu's father-in-law in uniform and those equally majestic people, and he did not dare to make a fuss.
The master of ceremonies introduced the identities of Li Xuewu and Gu Ning, and thanked the guests present today on behalf of the Li family and the Gu family.
At the same time, according to the process, Li Xuewu and Gu Ning were asked to talk about their love journeys respectively.
Don't ignore it, it is necessary because what we are advocating now is freedom of marriage and love.
When Li Xuewu and Gu Ning appeared on the stage, the kitchen had already started serving food according to the second master's instructions.
The first thing that arrived was not the food, but the gift box.
It is a square and bright red box, and there is a box in front of each person, with the golden word "囍" printed on the lid.
Someone who had just received one opened it and found four neatly arranged gifts inside.
A small carton of candy, a white lace handkerchief, a pair of chopsticks tied with a red cloth strip, and a letter.
Just like the red envelopes sent out by Li Xuewu, it looks really beautiful, but in reality...
The candies are ordinary candies, the handkerchiefs are ordinary handkerchiefs, the chopsticks are made of wood, and the letters are made of paper just like the boxes.
All these things together cost less than two cents, but they look really valuable.
Especially that letter, it was a letter of thanks, thanking today's guests, thanking them for their blessings, and also shared their blessings with the guests at the end. The signatures were still Li Xuewu and Gu Ning.
