The Song family went back, and Grandma Zhou took her luggage and stayed at her son-in-law's house.
Although her mother-in-law was not at home, Sister-in-law Zhou was not annoyed at all, even though she had to handle everything by herself. Her mother-in-law was not at home, so she had no chance to chat with Zhou Xialong, and Zhou Xialong had less chance to regret it.
Sister-in-law Zhou is in a very good mood and is happily waiting for the girl to get married. After the girl officially holds the wedding banquet, she will also be able to enjoy a happy life and no longer have to stay in the countryside and be a country woman.
In mid-April, Zhou Chunmei's prospective husband's family discussed with the Liu family the number of banquet tables and people, and how many invitations they planned to send.
Zhou Chunmei's partner's surname is Li, which is the most common surname in the country. It is not only the most populous surname in China, but also has the most Chinese people surnamed overseas. It can be said that in the world, every country with human beings has the Chinese surname Li.
The Li surname is also the top surname in Shi City. There are people with the Li surname in every township. Most of them have the same surname but different clans. The Li surname of Zhou Chunmei's partner's family is also a prominent family in Shi, no less than the Huang surname of Huang Mouchang's family. However,
There are not many famous people in modern times, but there are quite a few wealthy family members at the level of country squire.
Zhou Chunmei's partner's name is Li Yao. It is said that the five elements lack earth, and his family also lacks earth, so three earths were used in naming him.
The Li family seized the opportunity to invest in mining in the 1990s and made a lot of money. When others were still households with RMB 10,000, they were households with RMB 100,000. Later, they bought several storefronts in Shishi because mining management has been strict in recent years.
, the Li family relies on their appearance to make money, and they are still considered millionaires.
The Li family and the Liu family agreed on a banquet. The Liu family sent out invitations to their relatives and friends, and also gave the Zhou family about ten places for the Zhou family members to attend the banquet.
Sister-in-law Zhou went back to her parents' home and brought back more than a dozen invitations, which she sent to Zhou Xialong, the same clan surnamed Zhou.
Brother Zhou didn't say anything. He sent the invitation to his fellow clan members. As for what he said, only he and his clan members knew. Only the Zhou family knew whether he was going or not.
Qingming Festival is a national holiday, and Mr. Yan has no time to go back to the Yan family and He family tombs in the capital. He and his teammates take turns to let the teammates who have not visited their hometowns for several years return to their hometowns to pay homage to their relatives until the middle of the month.
Returning with several teams that had gone on missions, he took his men and personally went to the southwest border to perform reconnaissance missions.
In April of the new lunar calendar, office workers didn't feel anything different. Farm-oriented rural areas entered the busy spring and summer period, and they were busy working in the fields every day.
Le's father Zhou Qiufeng arranged the work in the fields neatly and kept him busy. Brother Zhou often went to work, and Sister Zhou took care of the fields and fields. She was so tired every day that her back ached, and she became more and more dissatisfied with the existing life.
I am impatient and even more envious and yearn for the leisurely life of city people.
She was very tired every day, and Mrs. Zhou silently cheered herself up. Soon, soon, the girl would get married soon. Once Chunmei got married, she would be able to go to the city and enjoy happiness.
The days passed day after day in the expectation of Mrs. Zhou, and in the blink of an eye it was the end of April.
May Day is a national holiday with three days off. In 2020, May Day falls on a Friday. Because it is connected to the weekend, the following Monday and Tuesday are also public holidays, so the May Day holiday and the weekend have a total of five days off.
April 30th is the last shift for office workers before the holiday. They have a holiday after finishing that day's shift. Zhou Chunmei got married on May Day. According to custom, the guests from the bride's family arrived on the first day, and the guests from the Liu family also arrived.
We arrived at Liu’s house one after another on the 30th.
His daughter was not getting married in the Zhou family, so Brother Zhou gave his daughter face and went to her grandmother's house with his wife on the morning of the 30th. As for the Zhou family members, none of them went.
Grandma Zhou didn’t go, neither did Zhou Qiufeng, and Village Chief Zhou didn’t go. Not only did the close relatives of the Zhou family not go, but they also didn’t send red envelopes. A girl from the Zhou family got married in the Liu family. Why should the Zhou family show their warm face to others’ coldness?
butt?
Zhou Chunmei has no heart for the Zhou family. Going to the Liu family for a dinner shows that the Zhou family has no backbone. They are determined not to do anything to lower the price.
No one from the Zhou family came, and the Liu family didn't care at all. It didn't matter whether the Zhou family came or not. Anyway, as long as Zhou Chunmei got married at the Liu family, and the Li family's car and bride price came to the Liu family to pick up the bride, it would be fine.
However, Liu Jiagui was afraid that Zhou Xialong would go back on his word and cause trouble when the Li family came to pick up the bride and saw the bride price, so he specifically told his family that people should keep an eye on Zhou Xialong and not let him cause trouble.
Therefore, wherever Brother Zhou went, he was warmly accompanied and greeted by people. He was very calm and stayed the night calmly, ushering in the first day of May.
Zhou Chunmei was taken to put on makeup before dawn, and returned just before breakfast. After dinner, she touched up her makeup again, changed into her wedding dress, and then sat in her boudoir waiting for someone to welcome her bride.
It was already past eight o'clock after the Liu family had breakfast, and the Li family's wedding car arrived at the Liu family's house at nearly nine o'clock. The Li family was quite shameless and rented about ten cars as floats. The bride's car was a black Audi.
There was a long queue of wedding cars, and along with them came all kinds of necessary gifts for local weddings.
According to custom, the bride price must be shown in front of relatives and friends. After the gifts are shown, the groom's family eats tea and fruits before going to welcome the bride.
When the groom led people into Liu's house, Brother Zhou finally saw the real person. He only had one glance and couldn't help but frown. The young man who was supposed to be his son-in-law was a bit short, visually a few points shorter than him, and he was not very young either.
, he clearly looked like he was in his thirties.
The prospective son-in-law also has a popular appearance, and he is very well-groomed. In terms of appearance, he is almost the same as Zhou Chunmei. He still knows his own girl, and Zhou Chunmei is not a great beauty. He wants to find a handsome young man like Le Yun knows.
It's impossible.
If the prospective son-in-law sincerely lives with Zhou Chunmei, and Zhou Chunmei can cherish her blessings, she can live a happy life. If the prospective son-in-law is uneasy at home, it is inevitable that Chunmei will be unhappy living in such a family.
Brother Zhou felt that he had nothing to say about his own daughter, who knew she was not from the right family but still liked her. It was up to Chunmei to choose her own husband.
When the Li family moved the bride price to the Liu family, several relatives of the Liu family surrounded Zhou Xialong. Brother Zhou smiled calmly: "You don't have to worry about me making trouble. I have my words first. Zhou Chunmei will marry in the Liu family. From now on, you Liu family members will be Zhou Chunmei."
My natal family, if you can do this, I won’t make a fuss. Of course, if you accept the bride price and one day no longer accept Zhou Chunmei as your natal family, I will chop down the door of your Liu family at any time and cause an uproar.
No one wants face."
The Liu family members were so frightened by Zhou Xialong's straightforward words that they almost couldn't get off the stage. When they saw the man coming to welcome the bride into the house, they were afraid that the man would hear something and stopped talking, so as not to cause Zhou Xialong to say anything earth-shattering again.
The man's betrothal gift was posted one by one. When the gift money was revealed, the person in charge of singing in the Liu family paused and looked in the direction of Zhou Xialong. Since the man's staff were all present, he had to sing, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Sing loudly: "The gift of cash is ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, which means eternity."
"Wow, so rich."
"My son-in-law's family is so generous."
"..."
The more the man's family pays attention to the woman, the more betrothal gifts they give. The man's wedding gift of 100,000 yuan in cash shows that he is extremely satisfied with the woman.
Everyone let out envious exclamations, and Brother Zhou suddenly realized that the man had promised a gift of 100,000 yuan. No wonder the Liu family insisted that Zhou Chunmei be married in the Liu family.
Brother Zhou looked at the Liu family and saw his father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law Liu Jiagui also looking at him. The Liu family were obviously very nervous. He smiled meaningfully. The gift of 100,000 yuan was a heavy gift. I hope they were lucky enough to bear it.
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Liu Jiagui felt guilty and kept secretly observing his brother-in-law. When he saw his strange smile, his heart started to beat wildly. Zhou Xialong wasn't holding back any big moves to embarrass the Liu family, right?
He felt uncertain and waited uneasily for the ceremony to be finished. He quietly found his family members who were helping him keep an eye on Zhou Xialong, and repeatedly asked them to keep a close eye on him and not let Zhou Xialong do anything bad that would embarrass the Liu family.
The person responsible for "entertaining" Zhou Xialong looked embarrassed, but could not say it openly, and because Zhou Chunmei got married in the Liu family, if something went wrong at the wedding, the entire Liu family would be embarrassed, so they accepted the trust and followed Zhou Xialong.
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Brother Zhou didn't mind the people surrounding him at all, he completely regarded himself as a spectator.
After showing off the bride price, the men who came to pick up the bride sat and ate tea and sweets for about ten minutes before going to pick up the newlyweds. Someone from the Liu family blocked the door, and the groom's family stuffed a lot of red envelopes before they were able to get in and pick up the bride.
After the groom receives the bride, he has to say goodbye to his parents at home.
The Liu family had already made preparations. They had set up chairs in front of the ancestral shrine opposite the door of the main room. The grandparents and uncles sat on one side, and the bride's biological parents sat on the other side.
Brother Zhou was very considerate and quietly cooperated with the Liu family's arrangements. He sat in the seat where the bride's father should sit. He showed no joy or sadness and his face was calm.
The guests who were welcoming the bride and the people watching nearby couldn't help but became quiet when they saw the grandfather waiting in the high hall. The bride's grandmother and the elders of the Zhou family's grandparents were all missing.
The Li family was confused and it was difficult to ask. Xipo, who came with the car to pick up the bride, arranged for the bride and groom to bid farewell to the bride's parents and serve tea.
Mrs. Zhou was so happy that she quickly took the tea and took a sip.
The groom's father didn't extend his hand, so his mother rushed to drink the tea. Xi Po was even more surprised and urged the bride and groom to bid farewell to their father.
The groom raised the tea tray higher and offered tea to his father-in-law to say goodbye.
Brother Zhou looked at his son-in-law kneeling on the red carpet and said in a calm voice: "The ancients said that a woman obeys her father at home. My girl is not like this. Before she was born, my girl listened to her grandparents, uncles, aunts and mother.
, If there is anything wrong with Chunmei in the future, you should discuss it with Chunmei’s grandparents, uncles and aunts."
Brother Zhou gave a lesson and told the man not to ask any more questions. He took a sip of tea and gave him a symbolic red envelope. He said everything he needed to say. In the future, the Li family should not blame him for putting Zhou Chunmei in trouble.
As for people, he is also a reasonable person.
Zhou Chunmei was a bride, soaked in the honey water of happiness, and had no time to think about anything else. She didn't think there was anything wrong with her father's words.
Sister-in-law Zhou didn't even think too much, she was so proud of having a rich son-in-law.
When Zhou Xialong opened his mouth, Liu Jiagui was afraid that he would say something bad, and he was so worried that he broke into sweat. Fortunately, Zhou Xialong didn't say anything that would prevent the Liu family from coming to power, so he was relieved.
Zhou Xialong didn't make a scene, and the Liu family secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The people who came to pick up the bride from the Li family felt more and more weird. The groom's father actually said that the girl didn't listen to his father's teachings at home, and asked the groom to go directly to his uncle's house for anything in the future. What did he mean?
The bride's father received tea and gave out red envelopes, and there were onlookers watching. It was inconvenient for the Li family's relatives and friends to say more. Li Yao was filled with doubts and couldn't ask his father-in-law if he had anything to do with him or the bride price.
Dissatisfied, he said goodbye to his parents-in-law, and then to the bride's grandparents and parents.
Grandpa Liu and others were afraid of causing trouble, so they took the tea, drank it, gave them red envelopes, and asked them to set off at the auspicious time.
The Li family helped the newlyweds out of Liu's house, boarded the car, and returned to Li's house.
The Li family picked up the bride, and the guests at the Liu family also took cars to the hotel to sit down.
When the guests all went to the car, Brother Zhou calmly told his parents-in-law that he would not go to the hotel for dinner and would go back to Jiudao first.
As soon as he left, Liu Jiagui was completely relieved and rushed to the hotel with his relatives and friends to sit down first.
The Li family's motorcade left the Liu family and returned to the Li family at about ten o'clock. They paid homage to the court, went through some tedious etiquette, and then sent the newlyweds to stay for a while. After dozens of minutes, they went to the hotel.
The groom's relatives arrived at the hotel and the banquet started soon. During the banquet, the bride and groom were toasting. When the toasts were made to the bride's parents' house, they found that the bride's father was not there. The groom's parents looked puzzled. At that time, they asked why they didn't see their father-in-law. The Liu family laughed.
He excused himself by saying that the groom's father didn't come to the hotel because he felt uncomfortable because he was reluctant to let his daughter get married.
Although the attitude of the bride's father-in-law was a bit strange, the wedding was still a success. We had a banquet in the hotel, and the guests from the two families returned to the groom's family and the bride's family respectively, and were entertained separately by each family.
The guests of the Li family also had a wedding ceremony in the evening according to custom. They had breakfast the next day and then went home one after another.
After sending away some of the elders, the newlyweds return to the woman's natal family - commonly known as returning home.
The guests of the Liu family were still there. They waited until Zhou Chunmei came back and had lunch before going back to their respective homes.
A newlywed girl normally does not stay at her parents' house when she returns home. Zhou Chunmei and Li Yao had lunch at her grandmother's house and also went back to Li's house.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When he returned home, he still only saw his mother-in-law. Li Yao felt particularly uneasy. On the way back, he asked in a place with few cars on the road: "Chunmei, did you go there yesterday at noon?"
I didn’t see my father today. Is there anything that my father-in-law is dissatisfied with?”
"No." Zhou Chunmei, who was immersed in the fantasy of happiness, felt guilty for a while. She didn't tell her father and grandma personally when she was talking about the marriage partner. She was afraid that her father would be unhappy. When her uncle and mother told her to marry her at her grandma's house, she
There was no objection.
"Yesterday was such an important day, and my younger brother didn't come back either." When a girl from the Zhou family got married, no members of the Zhou family were present. Only the bride's parents were present, and the Li family felt weird.
"Tianming is studying. It's too far away. It's troublesome to get there by car." Zhou Chunmei felt even more guilty. She called her brother. Originally, Tianming promised that she would come back, but later she heard that she was getting married at her grandma's house, so she refused to go home to attend.
her wedding.
"You can take a plane. I told you before that I am responsible for my brother's round-trip air ticket. Besides, I didn't see grandma yesterday." It doesn't matter if others are not present, but the old lady of the Zhou family didn't show up for such an important occasion. No matter what, it doesn't fit.
sense.
"I...my grandma is probably dissatisfied with me marrying into my grandma's house." After being asked three questions in a row, Zhou Chunmei felt at a loss and panicked, so she would naturally reveal her faults.
Li Yao immediately caught the key point: "Didn't you say that your parents have no objection to where you get married? Since grandma doesn't agree with you marrying at grandma's house, of course you have to follow grandma's wishes. It's so important.
Why didn't you discuss this with me?"
"You are marrying me and not marrying one of my family members. Does it matter where I get married?" Zhou Chunmei suddenly felt aggrieved. The Li family was marrying her as their daughter-in-law, not her family. It doesn't matter where she gets married.
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"How can it be the same? You are a girl from the Zhou family, and you are closer to the Zhou family. Your grandmother, brother, and aunt are your closest relatives. Your mother is a married woman of the Liu family. You are separated from your uncle's family by several floors. You
We are cousins with the children of the Liu family." Li Yao really wanted to split open Zhou Chunmei's head to see what was inside, but he couldn't even tell the most basic difference between closeness and distance.
Zhou Chunmei turned her face away angrily and said nothing.
Li Yao didn't know what to say, and he didn't argue with Zhou Chunmei. The Zhou family was dissatisfied with Zhou Chunmei's marriage in the Liu family, so all her relatives and friends refused to attend the wedding. Now that the matter had come to a point, the only way to remedy the situation was to try to remedy it too quickly.
