Zhang Yu saw that the time was almost up and led everyone to the state-owned hotel first.
Not long after waiting, Master Ma and Lao Yuan arrived together.
"Mom and dad, let me introduce to you, this is my master, Master Ma Qingyongma."
"Master, these are my parents."
Father Zhang held Master Ma's hand and spoke first.
"Brother, hello, hello, Zhang Yu will tell us about your deeds every day when he comes home."
"Zhang Yu's marriage is thanks to you as the bridge."
When Master Ma looked at Father Zhang’s face, he felt that calling him “old brother” was wrong.
"No, no, no, I should call you brother. I don't know what Zhang Yu said about me. I wouldn't say it every day. You're too polite."
"Sit, sit, sit. Let's sit down and chat slowly. Lao Yuan and you two will also sit down."
Master Ma took Father Zhang and sat on the main seat, while he sat on the main seat.
"Zhang Yu, go to the front desk and ask them to serve the food."
"Hey, I'll go right away."
Zhang Yu handed the brewed tea to Mengyi. Mengyi was busy in the room pouring water, and Zhang Yu came to the front desk to find Zhou Ping.
"Comrade Zhou Ping, tell the kitchen to serve the food."
"Wait a minute, pick up three bottles of Xifeng."
"Okay, go ahead and do your work, Brother Zhang. I'll bring it in for you later."
Zhou Ping quickly agreed.
"It's done."
Zhang Yu returned to the box, took the teapot from Mengyi's hand, and happily served the elders.
"Brother, how is the harvest in the fields this year?"
Lao Yuan asked.
When it comes to other topics, Dad Zhang is still a little more easy-going. When it comes to the harvest, Dad Zhang can talk endlessly.
"It's okay this year. When the public food is handed over, there will be some leftover food at home. It will be no problem to fill our stomachs."
"There is a slogan in rural areas now: eat more when farming is busy, eat less during leisure time, eat thin when free, eat dry when busy, eat half dry and half thin when neither busy nor idle."
"In the past few years, God has not been so troublesome. The harvests in the fields have become more and more impressive year by year."
"A few years ago during the great famine, many elderly people in the village did not survive, and many people left. Zhang Yu's grandparents also left at that time."
"Later, by chance, Zhang Yu's uncle went to the city and became a worker. With his help, the family's life was pretty good."
"Hey, they say good fortune and misfortune depend on each other, but I never thought that my only remaining brother would just die like this."
Alas, when it comes to this, Father Zhang feels particularly uncomfortable. His younger brother has been busy for half his life and has no heirs of his own.
Father Zhang always believed that it was his family that delayed his younger brother’s life.
Master Ma patted Dad Zhang's shoulder with his hand. Master Ma also grew up in the countryside. When he was in his prime, he encountered plaster flags and burned, killed and plundered everywhere.
Coupled with the inaction of the government at that time, more people died in those years than in the Great Famine.
It is precisely because I have seen so many separations and separations in the first half of my life that I take extra care of my younger generations.
"Brother, I hear your accent sounds a bit northeastern!"
"Where is my ancestral home?"
Lao Yuan also changed the topic at the right time.
"My ancestral home is Shandong. Later, I followed the old man to cross Guandong and went to the Northeast. I lived in the Northeast for more than 20 years. Later, I withdrew because the young commander did not fire a shot."
"At that time, the Northeast was full of kidnappers. We had no choice but to make ends meet, so our elders took us to settle down in Beiping'an."
"Nowadays, I have a bit of an accent, but Zhang Yu's generation is completely from Beijing."
"Dang Dang Dang."
The knock on the door interrupted everyone's chat.
Zhou Ping opened the door and came in, placed three bottles of Xifeng on the table, and directed the kitchen staff to bring the dishes to the table.
After seeing that all the dishes were served, Zhou Ping withdrew.
Zhang Yu filled up the wine for the three elders. With the blessing of the wine, the people at the table were no longer restrained, especially the three gentlemen. It was a pleasure to drink some.
At this time, the table was divided into three small groups, three gentlemen, chatting about their own topics.
Zhang Ma took Comrade Lao Wang and Mengyi, and the three of them chatted happily.
Zhang Yu was busy, pouring wine and tea for everyone, while taking care of Meng Guo and Meng Xue.
After three rounds of drinking, Comrade Yuan couldn't hold it any longer, so he sat on a stool and began to wander.
Lao Zhang and Master Ma have almost finished drinking, one pound per person is enough.
There is still business to talk about.
"Zhang Yu, please stop working now. Sit down. I have something to tell you."
Lao Yuan covered the tea cup and pointed to the stool for Zhang Yuxin to sit down.
Seeing Zhang Yu sitting back on the stool, Lao Yuan pointed at Comrade Lao Wang.
"The child's mother, you tell me."
Comrade Lao Wang rolled his eyes at Lao Yuan, knowing that he had drunk too much.
"Xiaoyu, when will your house be finished?"
Zhang Yu has never asked about this. After thinking about the decoration plan, it probably won’t take long.
"It should be very soon, half a month at most."
"Okay, we plan to get you married on July 1st. What do you think?"
"Ah? Really?"
Zhang Yu didn't expect it to be so soon. He thought he would have to wait until around fifteen.
"Of course it's true, I can't help you."
"Tomorrow, you go to the factory and open a letter of introduction. Mengyi also opens a letter of introduction. You two go and get the certificate first."
"When everything is ready, go directly to the church and get married."
Comrade Lao Wang has just communicated this matter with Zhang Ma and Mengyi, and Zhang Yu happened to be busy with other things and didn’t listen.
Zhang Yu stood up excitedly, held Comrade Lao Wang's hand tightly, and kept thanking him.
Zhang Ma stood aside and wiped away her tears quietly. Zhang Ma cried with joy.
The youngest child is about to start a family and start a career, and I feel mixed emotions, including joy and reluctance.
Mengyi held Zhang Ma’s hand considerately.
Helping Zhang Ma wipe away her tears, Zhang Ma was overjoyed to see Mengyi caring so much about her.
"Good girl, there is sand in mom's eyes, it will be fine in a while."
When Lao Wang saw Zhang Ma like this, he felt the same and felt a lot of reluctance.
But it's better than Zhang's mother. After all, they are very close to home and can visit at any time.
The next day.
Zhang's parents and Zhang's mother returned to the countryside early in the morning, and Zhang Yu and Mengyi saw off their parents together.
Zhang Yu sent Mengyi to school, Mengyi went in to issue a certificate, and Zhang Yu was waiting outside.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Mengyi came out with an envelope and looked at the letter of introduction in her hand towards Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu opened it, took a look, and stuffed it into Mengyi's pocket.
I took Mengyi to the steel rolling mill, chatted with the guard, and went directly to the factory director's office.
When Director Yang heard that Zhang Yu had come to open Shaoxin, he glanced at Mengyi beside Zhang Yu.
"Hahaha, congratulations, your marriage has finally been decided. When will the table be set?"
"Hey, there are still more than ten days left, let's go get the evidence first."
"Okay, okay, I will open a letter of introduction for you right now. You two sit down and wait for a while."
It didn’t take long for Director Yang to leave Zhang Yu with a letter of introduction.
The two of them went to the Civil Affairs Bureau without stopping. After the staff screened the letters of introduction, they stamped the long-awaited official seals on them.
The two thanked the staff, walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau with their marriage certificates, and stood on the roadside hugging each other tightly.