After returning to the capital from Shimen, it will be Laba Festival in a few days. Next, it’s time to buy new year’s goods.
Since Zhou Yan has already proposed to Qin Ruoshu, and their marriage has entered a substantial stage, the New Year's gifts at the end of the year will naturally be taken to a higher level.
However, Zhou Yan couldn't decide what to give before the wedding, he had to ask his father Zhou Zhenghai.
Zhou Zhenghai was confused when asked: "What should I give you? It's up to you to decide?"
Zhou Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Ruoshu's family is more particular about this."
"When I got married, I forgot all those etiquettes. Please wait a moment. I'll ask your uncle and I'll call you later!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan looked back at Qin Ruoshu who was a little dumbfounded: "Daughter-in-law, one year before and after your wedding is quite special. You should be particular about giving gifts. After you get married, it will be much better!"
Qin Ruoshu nodded helplessly.
About an hour later, Mr. Zhou called again: "Stone, if you did it a year ago, you should do what you did before!"
"What about after the new year?" Zhou Yan was a little curious.
"If Xiao Qin and his family come to our house to look after us during the first month of the year..."
Housekeeping?
It was another word that was familiar yet unfamiliar to Qin Ruoshu.
After the future father-in-law hung up the phone, Qin Ruoshu gently held Zhou Yan's neck: "Brother, why is it so troublesome to look after the house? How can there be anything good to see?"
"Why aren't there any good ones?" Zhou Yan smiled helplessly, "If you marry into our family, your parents are not allowed to come to our house to see what the conditions are?"
"anything else?"
"Before we get married, in addition to looking after the house, the only thing I have to do is send makeup," Zhou Yan looked at the frowning eldest lady with a smile, "but you don't need to worry about this. When the time comes, I will bring you big fish and meat."
Let’s discuss the bride price and wedding date.”
Qin Ruoshu breathed a sigh of relief: "This makeup reminder..."
"Urge, urge, dowry. It is said to be a dowry, but it is actually a reminder to get married..."
"What about after marriage?"
"On the afternoon of the wedding day, I have to go to the grave with Lao Zhou to tell our ancestors that their descendants have married a beautiful and virtuous daughter-in-law," Zhou Yan said with a joking face, "On the third day after the wedding, you guys
If you are not your direct elder, you have to bring your cousin over to visit your relatives to see if your married life is perfect..."
"The next step is to go back home?" Qin Ruoshu breathed a long sigh of relief, "If it were in ancient times, wouldn't getting married be more troublesome..."
"probably!"
After confirming that there were no taboos, the two began to purchase new year goods.
And while the two were walking around Anxin Mall, Zhou Yan's cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.
Zhou Yan took it out and took a look and found that it was his cousin Feng Jun calling: "Hey, brother, what's the matter on the phone?"
"Well, after the new year, I may accompany your sister-in-law to Xiehe to take the re-examination..." Feng Jun was a little embarrassed.
"Where to live?" Zhou Yan understood instantly, "Ruoshu and I have several houses here, so you can live in peace of mind!"
"Thanks!"
Feng Jungang wanted to change the topic and chat with Zhou Yan, but he didn't expect that Zhou Yan was a sap with his head covered.
"Brother, I plan to marry Ruoshu next year, so you have to hurry up!"
Before Feng Jun could defend himself, Zhou Yan said again: "This Chinese New Year, why don't you take your sister-in-law home to see her?"
"talk later……"
"To tell you the truth, I just accepted a mission from my second aunt yesterday and asked you to take my sister-in-law home." Zhou Yan was a little helpless, "Well, the day after tomorrow, there will be a flight to Xinhai from Xianyang in the morning.
Someone will inform you before departure! Let’s meet in the afternoon the day after tomorrow!”
"Feng Jun?" Qin Ruoshu stared at Zhou Yan very firmly.
"His girlfriend is also taking the postgraduate entrance examination to study medicine. She will go to the capital for an interview after the year and wants to find a place!"
"Isn't that simple?" Qin Ruoshu's answer was quite "hasty", "We haven't lived in the apartment over at the Capital Library a few times, right? If it's too far, we can also live in the courtyard over Shichahai!"
As he spoke, Qin Ruoshu noticed that Zhou Yan's expression was a little off, so he carefully "braked": "Brother, what's wrong?"
"Just now, I gave Feng Jun an ultimatum," Zhou Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "If Brother Jun can bring his girlfriend home this year, the probability that the two of them can continue their relationship is still very high. If
otherwise……"
"Isn't that true?" Qin Ruoshu regretted it as soon as she said the words, "Is it because of the elders in the family?"
Zhou Yan nodded: "Brother Jun, his grandfather was diagnosed with cerebral thrombosis at the end of the year..."
"Then the other party really has to come over!"
Zhou Yan thought for a moment, picked up his phone again, called the responsible person at Xinghan Airlines in Chang'an, and arranged for Feng Jun and his girlfriend to be seated in business class on the plane from Xianyang to Xinhai.
After purchasing New Year's goods, Zhou Yan did not rush home. Instead, he picked up a box of nutritional supplements and ran to the home of his "boss", Professor Liu Yiming.
"Is it your kid?" Liu Yiming smiled politely and took the supplement, "Your kid is a rich man, so I won't be polite to you..."
"Okay, stop standing at the door and go inside..."
Whenever Liu Yiming was polite to Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan would not be polite either. He had lunch at the old man's house before leaving.
On the 13th day of the twelfth lunar month, after throwing the New Year's goods to the logistics department of Anxin Mall, Zhou Yan and Qin Ruoshu packed lightly and boarded the plane with small bags on their backs.
After landing, Zhou Yan called his cousin Feng Jun.
"Hey, brother, I've arrived in Xinhai, where are you now?"
"Youth Square, we'll go there right away..."
Ten minutes later, Zhou Yan met his cousin-in-law-to-be, Xu Wenjing, who was full of excitement at the beach.
Feng Jun, who was guarding his girlfriend, saw Zhou Yan and Qin Ruoshu's surprised faces and smiled awkwardly: "Wen Jing saw the sea for the first time in her life..."
"Understandable!"
In order to prevent their future cousin-in-law with mysophobia from starving to death, Zhou Yan and Qin Ruoshu invited Feng Jun and Xu Wenjing to have a meal at a high-end seafood hotel in Xinhai at noon.
Then, Zhou Yan and Qin Ruoshu learned something: the clams had been washed before they were put into the pot, and when Xu Wenjing ate them, she used a knife to cut off the parts she thought were unclean...
After a meal, Zhou Yan and Qin Ruo could not help but feel relieved.
In the evening, the two people who originally planned to eat hot pot had to change their dinner to stir-fry dishes...
The next day, with goosebumps all over his body, Zhou Yan took the three of them on their journey home.
Live your life to the end and send Buddha to the West.
Zhou Yan and Qin Ruoshu sent the two to their second aunt's house and watched the excitement for a while before returning.
As expected by the two of them, Xu Wenjing was restless at her second aunt's house, which was full of farm atmosphere. When she saw the big pot stove at her second aunt's house, she almost had an attack. Fortunately, she was stopped by her cousin Feng Jun.
When Zhou Yan rushed to Qin's house, he found that his situation was not much better than that of Xu Wenjing. As soon as he entered the house, he had to face the soul torture of his father-in-law Qin Fangyuan.
"Zhou Yan, I'm asking for her mother, and I plan to go to your house after the Spring Festival, around the eighth day of the first lunar month."
"Looking after the house?" Qin Ruoshu was eager to learn and put it into practice.
"Housekeeping is just one aspect, there is another aspect..." Qin Fangyuan looked at Qin Ruoshu with a smile, "Ruoshu, after you get married to Zhou Yan, your mother and I plan to retire, and we will take advantage of the opportunity of housekeeping to choose