On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, both Chu Heng and Ni Yinghong took leave.
God is so kind to us. The heavy snowfall that lasted for several days finally stopped last night, and the warm sunshine once again shone on the earth.
Chu Heng, who was worried about something, woke up early. After eating absentmindedly, he took out his tools and cleared the snow with the people in the yard.
After finishing his work, he ran home in a hurry. After a while, he dressed like a dog and hurried out of the house.
There was deep snow on the road, and Chu Heng pedaled on the car with great difficulty to reach his second uncle's house.
At this time, only Chu Jianshe and his wife were at home, and the two younger ones had already gone to school.
As soon as Chu Heng entered the room, the second aunt pulled him aside and asked him in a dilemma, holding several pieces of clothing: "Come on, come on, which one do you think is suitable for the second aunt to wear today?"
Looking at the several pieces of clothes in the second aunt's hand that were basically the same style, color, etc., he was a little confused for a moment, then rolled his eyes, pointed at one of the black work clothes and said: "This one is very good, it is obvious."
Your skin is whiter."
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"Then that's it." The second aunt nodded with a smile and went back to the house to change clothes.
After she closed the bedroom door, the second uncle who was drinking tea rolled his eyes and whispered: "Do you think there is something wrong with your second aunt? They all have the same clothes, what's the point of choosing?"
"We all look the same, but in the eyes of women, there are still many differences." Chu Heng kindly shared his experience with his second uncle, then walked over and sat next to him and asked: "Second uncle, what are you doing today?
process?"
"What kind of process can there be? Just eat, set a date, and then confirm the betrothal gifts and dowry." Chu Jianshe beat his waist, looking very tired.
When Chu Heng saw this, he asked with concern: "What's wrong, uncle?"
"It's okay. I'm tired from working overtime last night. Just take it slow." The second uncle waved his hand and suddenly asked him: "By the way, is there someone named Wei Chaoying among your comrades?"
"Then my old company commander, why are you asking him?" Chu Heng asked curiously.
"This will be easy to handle."
Chu Jianshe was happy to hear this. Since he was an old company commander, his relationship must be unusual. He hurriedly said: "I have a friend whose work unit wants to build a dormitory building and is applying for cement with him, but this batch of papers has been blocked by you.
The old company commander refused to sign, and I went to see him several times, but nothing came of it. You can ask him out later, have a meal together, and have a chat in person."
Cement is in short supply, so Chu Heng didn't dare to vouch for it. He thought for a while and said, "Eating is no problem, but I can't help with other things."
"As long as we can make an appointment, you don't have to worry about the rest." Chu Jianshe smiled confidently.
At this time, the second aunt who had changed clothes came out. She walked up to the two men, raised her hands and turned around in a circle, frowning and asked them: "Do you think my clothes are too...
Are you serious?"
Chu Jianshe rolled his eyes and was about to reprimand her when Chu Heng suddenly said: "Second Aunt, I think it's good. It's more appropriate to dress more serious for today's scene."
After hearing this, the second aunt thought for a while and nodded in agreement: "That's the truth, then this is it."
The uncle and nephew quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
But it was too early for them to be happy. After deciding on the clothes, the second aunt went to try on shoes, and finally turned over and over, fixing her hair, and ran out like they fell into the toilet.
Originally, Chu Heng arrived quite early, but the second aunt was so busy with it that it was almost time to set off and she still hadn't finished dressing up.
It was not easy for him as a junior to urge him, so he could only look to his second uncle for help.
Chu Jianshe had also been impatient for a long time. He raised his hand and glanced at his watch and urged: "I said, are you done yet? If you don't leave, it will be too late. If it's because you delayed Hengzi's marriage, it's your fault.
But it’s too big.”
"That's good." The second aunt became anxious upon hearing this. She hurriedly put a hairpin on her hair, and finally wiped some cream on her face before walking out of the bedroom satisfied.
Chu Heng looked at his second aunt who was no different from half an hour ago. He couldn't complain in his heart, so he quickly got up, took his bag and went out.
At this time, someone had already started to clear the snow on the road. Riding was not as tiring as before. The three of them hurriedly hurried along and arrived at the barbecue season at 9:40.
After getting off the bus, Chu Jianshe went to the house to find a place for his friend to order food, while the second aunt and Chu Heng stood at the door waiting for the arrival of the Ni family.
When it was nearly ten o'clock, Chu Heng finally saw the figure of little girl Ni. Also coming with her were Father Ni and Mother Ni. Her eldest brother and sister-in-law did not come.
The girl was also dressed up carefully today. She wore a brand new blue floral jacket on her upper body, her trousers were common black loose overalls, and she wore a pair of shiny leather shoes on her feet.
"Here it is!"
Chu Heng waved at them vigorously.
Seeing her man, Ni Yinghong unconsciously put more force on her feet, and gradually pushed away her parents behind her, like a bird eager to return to its nest.
The old couple looked at each other, both feeling helpless.
Soon Ni Yinghong rode to the door of the hotel. After locking the car, she ran to say hello to Chu Jianshe and his wife, and finally came to Chu Heng shyly: "Are you in a hurry?"
"No, we haven't just arrived at the big meeting."
Chu Heng looked at the girl's pretty face as white and smooth as milk, and wanted to pick her up and take a bite. However, in a large crowd, the elder was still beside him, so he had to suppress his impulse, took the girl's little hand, and said greasyly: "Just think about it.
We are about to get married, and I was so excited that I didn’t sleep much last night."
He has been looking forward to this day for a long time!
"Silly." Ni Yinghong smiled with crooked eyebrows and unconcealable happiness on her face, like a blooming snow lotus.
After a while, Ni's father and Ni's mother also came over. Chu Heng quickly let go of little girl Ni and introduced each other to the parents who were meeting for the first time.
The two families greeted each other politely in front of the door, and then entered the hotel happily.
As soon as we sat down, the service staff started serving food.
Chu Jianshe was busy today because of his nephew's wedding. In addition to the special roast mutton, he also ordered sugar-rolled fruit, grilled three whites, deep-fried shrimps, and dry-roasted yellow croaker, which are relatively expensive signature dishes in this era.
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Ni's father and Ni's mother were very satisfied with this. The bigger the pomp, the more it showed that people valued their girls.
The two families drank wine and ate vegetables in a harmonious manner, chatting about family matters for a while before talking about the wedding.
The parents of both parties, who were well prepared, quickly set the wedding date for the young couple on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month after a few discussions.
The Ni family did not want the bride price. After all, Chu Heng had already bought a bicycle and a watch. However, Chu Jianshe felt that this was against the rules and pushed for a while before settling on the bride price of five yuan.
The dowry given by the Ni family was also very generous, including two quilts, a kettle, a spittoon, and an alarm clock, which was quite a lot of money.
It can be seen that both families are sincere and want to promote this marriage as soon as possible.
