After receiving the certificate, it is time to prepare for the marriage.
It doesn’t matter if you missed May Day. Sunday, May 22nd, is the tenth day of the fourth lunar month. It’s a good day for couples.
The days seemed a bit tight, but it was not difficult for Hong Yanwu, who was rich, well-connected and well-connected, to get everything needed for the wedding in time.
It's just that things in the world are never particularly smooth.
Although Hong Yanwu had no financial burden, he couldn't help his own people causing trouble.
To be honest, the person who had the biggest disagreement with him was actually Shui Qing.
She is different from most girls. She is neither worldly nor vain. She doesn't like extravagance and waste, let alone ostentation.
Naturally, I advocate frugality and simplicity, and hope that all aspects of the wedding will be as simple as possible.
Otherwise, she would feel uneasy, and it was precisely because of this that she and Hong Yanwu made those pre-marital agreements regarding material restrictions.
But this is completely contrary to the opinions of her parents who advocate big things and want to be in the limelight.
It also conflicts with the Hong family's dignity, connections, and needs.
So how to make Shui Qing accept it with peace of mind, and how to coordinate the opinions of Shui Gengsheng and his wife.
Moreover, it had to satisfy objective reality and do things in a flawless manner so that relatives and friends would see it as such, which became something that made Hong Yanwu rack his brains.
Let’s talk about the house first.
Hong Yanwu gave up his work unit to others, but the Song family's unit was all in his hands.
At the beginning, he chose the apartment facing the commercial office with the best floor, and took Shui Qing to see the apartment.
In the end, after Shui Qing finished reading it, she felt that the junior residence was good, but she really wanted to move here, but she was a little unhappy.
I bet she was considering bringing Xiaoying to live here so that she wouldn't be able to stay with her grandma and grandpa every day.
The neighbors here are also very angry. They will close the door when they go home and won't come out. The children will definitely be lonely.
And if they live in a building, it would be awkward for my parents to live in a bungalow.
Hong Yanwu thought about it and thought it would be easy to handle.
He said that there were two three-bedroom apartments in the Grain Bureau's compound, so they and the Shui family could just move in there.
But Shui Qing blushed again, thinking that she would be sorry for Hong Yanwu's relatives, and felt even more sorry.
Finally, when Hong Yanwu thought about it, there was only one way.
After returning home, he quickly discussed with Chen Liquan and said that he planned not to move, but wanted to use the Chen family's house to get married.
The three rooms of the Chen family are connected together, one foyer and two single rooms.
The two brothers now live together in Chen Liquan's own room, to the north.
What Hong Yanwu meant was that Chen Liquan only needed to move to his parents' room and then tidy up the vacated small room.
From now on, the foyer is a public activity area, where you can wash, eat, and watch TV.
When Chen Liquan heard this idea, not only did he not find it troublesome, he was also very happy, because the two brothers no longer had to separate.
So looking back, it turns out that Chen Liquan was more active than Hong Yanwu Zhang Luo.
He kept flushing the water and calling her "sister-in-law", patting his chest and trying to tidy up the house neatly, and tried his best to persuade her to agree to this idea.
Seeing Chen Liquan's sincerity, he felt that this would save trouble and he could take care of both parents at the same time.
Shui Qing just said thank you and accepted it sheepishly.
Once you have a house, it’s time for furniture and appliances.
Hong Yanwu took Shui Qing to some of the best furniture stores in the capital. They looked at Czech furniture and Bulgarian furniture, but nothing seemed suitable.
Because besides Shuiqing being scared by the price, the room was small and the furniture was big.
Not to mention anything else, an imported large bed is about three meters long and can take up half a room.
The most important thing is that it also comes with a shelf, which is three meters high after installation, which is even higher than the roof.
Anyone who wanted to get something like this into a house would probably have to tear down a wall.
It can be seen from this that what kind of horse can be matched with what kind of saddle, and it is meaningless to blindly pursue class.
So Hong Yanwu came up with another idea, saying that we should just ask our eldest brother to help with a few things.
The boss's craftsmanship is pretty good, but the key is that he wishes I could ask him for help one day.
If I open my mouth, my eldest brother will definitely be happy.
Sure enough, when Hong Yanwu mentioned this matter, he flattered him, and Hong Yanzheng was absolutely delighted.
Although it was inevitable to put on airs and get candies, I really tried my best to produce drawings and get materials afterwards.
Soon they were talking about arms, pulling big saws, and pushing planes in the alley.
This incident just made up for the discord the brothers had caused over their marriage.
And that's not all.
In addition to these furniture, Hong Yanwu ignored Shuiqing's objection and insisted on spending more than 400 foreign exchange coupons to buy an imported dressing table with a soft seat at Youyi Store.
For no other reason than Shui Qing, I think it’s expensive and can’t bear to part with it.
But when she saw this piece of furniture, she couldn't help but love it from the bottom of her heart.
Good girls are like this, always wronging themselves.
But he can't treat his wife badly.
Compared with furniture, household appliances are actually better solutions.
Hong Yanwu did not compromise on his hobbies. He purchased things that could substantially improve the quality of life, such as refrigerators, washing machines, and electric fans.
In addition, since the Hong family held Hong Yanwen's wedding and showed his financial strength to the outside world, he gradually replaced the black and white TV with a color TV, and bought a tape recorder and a video recorder.
So actually everything is ready and there is no need to buy anything else.
However, considering the situation of the Shui family, he still bought a new color TV and sent it to the Shui family.
But on this matter of blatantly flattering his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Shui Qing's objections were still ineffective.
Not to mention that the entire Shui family opposed her, Hong Yanwu was also good at making excuses.
He insisted that the electrical appliances were all old, so he had to feel sorry for wronging her in this way, not to mention that it was the right thing to honor your parents.
In this way, it is far-fetched and fooled.
Of course, although Shui Qing was angry, it was also a sweet anger. Who made Hong Yanwu so good at causing trouble?
Even if you make a mistake intentionally, it touches people.
As for the wedding banquet, which was the most controversial issue, Hong Yanwu did follow Shui Qing's advice meticulously in the end and minimized the cost.
He neither held a grand banquet in the old house like he held a wedding for his second brother, nor did he go to the big restaurant to entertain guests.
Even the standards for tobacco and alcohol have been lowered, and "Tongzhou Laojiao" and "Double Happiness" cigarettes are used instead.
However, he has many friends and connections. Although he tried his best to reduce the ostentation, he still had to maintain the size of dozens of tables.
The final solution I came up with was to ask the head of the administrative section to go through the back door and use the factory's large cafeteria to do things.
Judging from the popularity between him and Shui Qing in the factory, there must be no one deliberately making things difficult.
Especially the big cafeteria, everyone from top to bottom relies on him to earn extra money, and it has benefited a lot.
Not only did no one object at all, but they all applauded it.
Even Master Pang and Master Gou were holding back their energy to show off their skills and planned to take the opportunity to repay their feelings.
So the matter went through formalities and was approved after asking for permission.
In the end, the superiors not only worked for them, but also agreed to send all overtime workers that day to the "halal canteen" to eat.
Moreover, except for Secretary Guo, almost everyone else in the factory leadership team gave me face and accepted the invitation to the wedding banquet.
They were even given an extra two days off, so that their wedding leave could last for eight days in a row, which was definitely fun.