With Aunt Shui's words, all obstacles in front of Hong Yanwu and Shui Qing were cleared.
After the proposal of marriage is over, it is naturally time to get engaged.
So without wasting any time, at noon on May Day, the two families of the Hong family and the Shui family sat together and had the engagement meal.
It can be said that in the Republic after the reform of marriage customs, this ceremony has become dispensable because of the simplified etiquette.
Even if people are still willing to hold this event according to tradition, the value of the engagement gifts at this time will not be too high. They are mostly clothing and other daily necessities, and they no longer have the nature of betrothal gifts and marriage purchases.
What's more, the Hong family and the Shui family are so close to each other, and it happens to be Labor Day, so neither family's food is bad.
So judging from the actual situation, no matter which of the two families goes to visit each other at this time, it is enough to have a casual meal.
However, the Hong family took the Shui family's face into consideration, so although they were tight on time, they did not try to save trouble at all.
The Hong family couple not only changed their clothes specially for this matter, but also asked Hong Yanwu to call a taxi and took the Shui family to the "Fengzeyuan Restaurant" to meet them in a serious manner.
In addition, when meeting, the Hong family also prepared valuable meeting gifts.
Not only did he give Shuiqing a Rado women's gold watch and a complete set of pure gold jewelry, but he also gave Shuiqing two pairs of the latest fashion products produced in Shanghai. It was said that Hong Yanru bought them specially for Shui Qing at the trade fair.
Since the country officially announced the cancellation of cloth tickets last month, the Ministry of Light Industry has planned a clothing, shoes and hats exhibition in Beijing with the joint participation of five provinces and cities.
To this end, the fashion show team from Shanghai and Shanghai also came to Beijing to perform along with the Shanghai and Shanghai exhibition group.
April 28 was their first performance at the Beizhan Theater. During the 75-minute performance, 14 models showed a total of 185 sets of costumes to more than 800 audiences.
Among them, the clothes shown in the front are all for sale. After the audience sees it, they can write down the number and go to the cabinet outside to buy according to the number.
Hong Yanru was one of the first batch of college students majoring in design at the Institute of Fashion Technology, so naturally she got a free observation ticket from the school.
And since she knew about her brother's marriage, how could she miss this opportunity?
So as soon as she found out that she could buy clothes, she used the money she had with her and the money temporarily borrowed from her classmate Guan to buy two sets of clothes for Shui Qing.
It must be said that it was thanks to her timely and decisive purchase, otherwise there would be no such store in this village.
Because in this era, the fashion show is too new, and the scene went crazy all of a sudden.
On the first day, all the clothes were sold out.
This forced the organizer to make long-distance calls at short notice to urge Shanghai to ship the clothes quickly.
But because there was no preparation, only a small amount could be transported.
Not to mention, for a whole month from then on, the Shanghai-Hai fashion show team's performances in the capital were sold out, causing a huge social sensation.
When the news reached Zhongnanhai, the fashion show team even performed a presentation for the top leadership team.
Therefore, this trade fair can be said to be a key milestone in the development history of my country's garment industry.
It is precisely because of the nod from the top decision-makers that fashion shows with Chinese characteristics have been given the license to go public to society.
It was precisely after the success of the Shanghai Fashion Show Team that cities such as Beijing, Bincheng, and Tianjin followed suit and established fashion show teams within the textile system.
Of course, conversely, one can imagine the quality of this batch of clothing exhibitors.
All of them are brand-name products from major manufacturers. Regardless of style, cut, fabric, or texture, they are all excellent.
Moreover, Hong Yanru, who studied fashion design, personally selected this for Shui Qing.
The colors of the two suits are both elegant and not exaggerated, especially in line with Shui Qing’s temperament.
Although it doesn't necessarily fit that well, there are Su family father and son as neighbors, so it's just a matter of changing it.
Anyway, no matter how you look at it, this thoughtful and grand reception will naturally make the Shui family fully feel the sincerity of the Hong family.
Neither Shui Gengsheng nor Aunt Shui could choose the right one, and both had a look of satisfaction in their eyes.
So much so that they were too embarrassed to ask for some of the requests and conditions they wanted to confirm.
Because poverty kind of limits their imagination.
Considering the current situation, it would be too petty to bring it up.
Even Shui Lan didn't hide the eagerness in her eyes as she stared at the gold jewelry. She turned to look at her sister with a look of envy.
Only Shui Qing felt particularly embarrassed.
Because she clearly knew that these things were very valuable and was embarrassed to accept them, but she was very moved and appreciated them.
I was really afraid that if I refused, it would be too rash, which would make the Hong family look bad and cause misunderstanding.
Fortunately, Hong Yanwu knew Shui Qing well and he could speak. He spoke as soon as he saw Shui Qing's expression of embarrassment.
"Emotions cannot be measured by money, and these gifts represent the feelings and blessings of loved ones, so they cannot be discounted or bargained, nor can they be refused."
Only then did Shui Qing accept it with peace of mind, with a sweet smile on her face.
However, in Shui Lan's eyes, this scene had a different feeling.
It actually made her feel a little jealous. Even she felt she shouldn't, but she was just jealous.
In short, as the Hong Lucheng couple took the initiative and made it clear that the Hong family would pay for all the expenses of the wedding, and as the delicacies were enriched at a reasonable price, the atmosphere at the banquet became more and more harmonious.
Aunt Shui had almost forgotten about her "beating up the mandarin ducks".
It was natural to bring her into the new identity. In her conversation, she mentioned that the Hong family's popularity and family tradition were unparalleled in Furu. She must be the most generous to her daughter-in-law, and Shui Qing asked them to be more tolerant in the future.
These superficial compliments naturally revealed her biggest concerns.
Although they were a little childish and stingy, the Hong family didn't mean to make any jokes. They were very considerate and answered politely.
He also said that Shui Qing's talent and appearance were impeccable and his character was outstanding.
This made Aunt Shui very happy and relieved.
In this way, the meal finally ended happily, as if the marriage had never had any conflicts or resistance.
The most interesting thing is that that night, when the neighbors in Furuli went to attend the wedding of "Tailor Su" and Yu Wanyu in the east courtyard, they ate on the flowing water table placed in the east courtyard.
The appearance of the Hong family and the Shui family was actually a bit overwhelming.
Because everyone knew that their two families were related by marriage, and many people even witnessed the car picking them up in the morning.
Well done, while everyone congratulated the groom and the bride, they also didn't forget to congratulate the Hong family and the Shui family.
Many aunts and sisters-in-law even made fun of Shuiqing and deliberately asked her when they could drink her wedding wine.
It happened that at this time, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan had taken over the Su family's wedding banquet and were busy frying and frying in the greenhouse outside the courtyard, wearing aprons and sleeves.
As a result, there was no one to share the burden for Shui Qing, which made her extremely embarrassed and regretted that she should not have come.
When she answered, her face was redder than the bride's face.
Fortunately, after all, Yu Wanyu is a famous actor in the troupe industry. After the toast, the bride still has the obligation to entertain the guests.
So just when a basket of white flour steamed buns with red dots on them, and steamed crispy pork were placed on the table one by one.
Shui Qing finally got rid of the embarrassment.
Because after a burst of warm applause, everyone finally welcomed Yu Wanyu's song "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest".
In the a cappella song of "Thinking about the past and thinking about the future, the heart will turn a hundred times, the past life has established the fate of this life".
The two warm pots with replaced bladders presented by the Shui family were hung with big red papers with "Su Shen Zhen" and "Yu Wanyu" written on them, standing conspicuously among the gifts.
There were no scars from the fall at all, and he looked so happy and energetic.