The biggest thing that was settled during this meal was the engagement date of Zhang Zhong and Xu Yuhan. The two parties calculated it and decided it would be January 1st.
In Jiangyang, it has become popular to call it an engagement in recent years. A long time ago, the ceremony of engagement was called "housekeeping".
The reading here is in four tones.
As the name suggests, the woman's relatives come to the man's house to take a look.
The current engagement originally had the same meaning. The general idea was that the two parties brought together some of their close relatives to let them know that the couple was settled.
However, as times change, you can get divorced at any time after getting married, not to mention rituals such as "housekeeping".
Unlike in the past when people rarely regretted visiting a house, now this kind of thing does not have such binding force.
If Zhang Zhong and Xu Yuhan think according to their ideas, there is no need to get engaged. Even if they want to get engaged, there is no need to follow the same routine as before.
But in a sense, marriage is not simply a matter between the two of them, but also has something to do with their families.
From the perspective of a young person, I definitely feel that love is a matter between two people, as long as two people love each other.
But from the perspective of the elders, they certainly hope that their children can live a happy life from now on, so they will think of all aspects.
As for the wedding, of course there are also face considerations.
Many people complain that Chinese weddings are too wasteful, completely unnecessary, and unreasonable compared to Western ceremonies.
You can completely skip the wedding and use the money to do other more meaningful things.
However, Zhang Zhong still feels that there is nothing wrong with holding a decent wedding if he can afford it.
After having dinner together on the weekend, the old couple began to prepare nervously.
Zhang Zhong and Xu Yuhan had very little time to do.
Anyway, the engagement is on January 1st, and the wedding will take until next year, so there is still a long time to prepare.
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After dinner on Monday night, when Zhang Zhong was about to go upstairs to write "Cat City", Hu Huifang pulled him and Xu Yuhan aside.
"Yuhan, you will definitely get a new house after you get married. Let me tell you my plan first. I am going to free up the fifth floor and decorate it well. You will live on the fifth floor from now on. How about that?" Hu Huifang said with a smile.
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Talking about the wedding room made Xu Yuhan a little shy. She lowered her head and said, "I can do it."
Zhang Zhongze said: "Mom, don't worry about this, I will take care of it."
"What are you going to do?" Hu Huifang asked.
"On the fifth floor, I will arrange the decoration." [Literature Museum www.wxguan.info] Zhang Zhong said.
"Okay, then you can take care of this yourself."
Pengpeng next to him heard Zhang Zhong and the others talking about renovating the house, raised his hand and said, "Dad, I want to live on the second floor."
Zhang Zhong asked strangely, "Why, isn't it good to live on the first floor?"
Pengpeng shook his head and said, "No, there is a wall outside my room that blocks my sight. I can't see anything."
Zhang Jian nodded. There was a lawn outside their first floor, and a wall around the lawn, one person tall.
Although it's not like you can't see anything as Peng Peng said, it does block your view.
At that time, the construction company built this wall for the privacy of the residents. This small high-rise was not suitable for planting trees in the corner, so it could only be blocked by a wall.
However, the second floor is not suitable for Pengpeng to live because Zhang Zhong’s study and their studio are both on the second floor.
Moreover, Zhang Zhong is currently planning to expand his study room and include another room next to it.
Then we will open up the rooms across from each other and create a larger studio for Peng Peng and Xu Yuhan.
In this way, the more than 400 square meters on the second floor are basically used.
"Is it okay to live on the third floor?" Zhang Zhong asked.
Pengpeng thought for a while and said, "It's okay, as long as it's not on the first floor."
"Well, then you can live on the third floor." Zhang Zhong's idea is to decorate the third floor and use it entirely for Pengpeng.
Her bedroom, cloakroom, doll room, and homework room are all located on the third floor.
Pengpeng's original room was indeed a bit too small, and there was almost no space for her things.
However, Zhang Zhong still confirmed, "Is it okay for you to live on the same floor by yourself? Will you be scared?"
"Dad, don't worry, I won't be afraid." Pengpeng said, patting her chest.
"Okay, I'll renovate the third floor later and you can live there." Zhang Zhong said.
"Dad, Dad, can I make a request for decoration?" Pengpeng asked with a flattering look on his face, shaking his arms.
Hu Huifang on the side curled her lips and asked, "What are your requests?"
"I want a big princess mirror and a pink dressing table." Pengpeng said happily.
"What is a princess mirror?" Dresser Zhang Zhong knew, but this was the first time he heard of this princess mirror.
Xu Yuhan explained with a smile, "It's just a mirror, but there must be flowers on the edge of the mirror. It should be pretty enough, just like the kind of mirror used by princesses in fairy tales."
"Yes, yes, there must be flowers on the sides, and it must be a round mirror. Square ones don't look good." Pengpeng said excitedly.
"Okay, you can go back and choose the mirror yourself." Zhang Zhong gave the choice directly to Pengpeng.
"Yeah, dad, don't forget, there is also a dressing table." Pengpeng reminded.
Zhang Zhong tilted his head and asked her, "What kind of dressing table do you want?"
"I want..." Pengpeng touched his head, "I can't say, anyway, I want something that looks good, and it must bring a small box. I can put a lot of things, and the pink one is the best on the table.
The pink one is beautiful. The drawers must be big so I can put a lot of things in them.”
"What do you want to put away?"
"I can put my hairpins, necklaces, and bracelets." Pengpeng said.
Zhang Zhong glanced at Xu Yuhan and asked her with his eyes, do they keep these things on their dressing table?
Xu Yuhan smiled and said, "You can put whatever you want. I'll find the dressing table for her later."
Zhang Zhong shrugged his shoulders, he was so happy, after all, girls are better at these girly things.
"How about you round the princess mirror?" Zhang Zhong suggested.
"Okay, I'll look for you later." Xu Yuhan nodded and took over the matter.
After saying these things, Zhang Zhong asked his mother, "Is there anything else?"
"It's gone for the time being, but you have to remember to find a hotel where you will eat when you get engaged. Don't be in a hurry then." Hu Huifang warned.
"Don't worry, I'll make arrangements tomorrow." Zhang Zhong stood up with a smile. He was still thinking about the unfinished "Cat City".