Free Web NovelChapter 1024: Chapter 897: Two Weddings
After leaving, Zhang Guoqing still didn’t know that someone was evaluating him like this behind his back. Even if he did, he wouldn’t defend himself.
He’s not gold, he doesn’t need everyone to like him, right?
After accompanying his wife for a stroll, those who should leave the city have left. In the cold winter months, going to the cinema has become a luxury. With the chaos and unrest everywhere, there’s no place for entertainment. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
Those little fellows they met on the road may be on some kind of mission, rushing even in the heavy snow, not lingering to pester the old men cleaning the streets.
Life, whether it’s easy or tough, has to go on...
After visiting a few cold public places with his wife and giving some pitiful coarse buns to a few elderly folks, he finally pulled her along the way home before nightfall.
Days passed, and this year’s end seems to inevitably pale in comparison to previous years. The laughter and joy were noticeably less, with the only event being Shen Shi Yun’s wedding, which was more simple yet solemn.
If not for the big red wedding characters and the big red wedding bed, one might have thought it was a company discussion meeting or a grand conference at a moment.
According to, well, according to Qiao Na, things like dowry, wedding money, and red envelopes are old customs that people are eager to break.
Many have taken a leave at their workplace, gotten a marriage certificate, and returned to work immediately, moving their quilts together at night, then continuing to work the next day.
One of the listeners, Ping’an, was thoughtful, and he later told Zhou Xiaozheng about it solemnly, thinking it was wonderful. Back then, if his father hadn’t managed to gather those few hundred bucks for the dowry, their three brothers might have been lost.
A joke that made the whole family burst into laughter.
Like them, in Northeast hometown, Mr. Zhang and Mother Zhang also witnessed an unusual wedding. This was Huang Xiaomi’s successor Huang Xiaomai’s wedding.
The two old blossoms of the Huang Family, one was plucked by a soldier half a year ago, and the last one was introduced to a comrade by the previous victor brother-in-law.
Finally, the Huang Family’s Xiaomai and Xiaomi both successfully married as army wives. Being such a close relative, Aunt Zhang could not possibly miss the final joyous occasion.
Unlike Huang Xiaomi’s husband, Huang Xiaomai’s groom was not from Northeast, so the groom’s parents arrived in the provincial city half a month early for the wedding.
The daughter-in-law is a train attendant and will work both in Northeast and at her hometown on the train. Not only is her job good, but she is also beautiful and gentle-spirited.
Being parents-in-law, they naturally didn’t want to grudge their youngest son. But concerned about the different customs everywhere, upon inquiry, oh, weddings are different now.
So, the smart father-in-law secretly discussed it with the in-laws, not revealing how much to give the two kids but agreed to give them a small suitcase tomorrow.
Old Uncle Huang was honest and silent, and he didn’t ask anything, nodding repeatedly. In his heart, he didn’t plan to save a penny of his daughter’s dowry.
Besides, this young man is great! On every vacation, he helps out at home, and the city kid doesn’t despise their shabby houses and quilts. According to the daughter, he hands over his private savings early. Such a good kid is worthy, even at the expense of nothing!
Thus, during the wedding, Mother Zhang was dumbfounded! She couldn’t ask her big brother and sister-in-law how much the groom’s dowry was on such a joyous day.
After circling around the army-assigned two-room and one-living room, Mother Zhang whispered to her husband afterward, "Kid’s dad, what do you think this is?"
Yes, aside from the four quilts as dowry and the miscellaneous items gifted by friends and relatives, everything seemed to belong to the groom with public property.
Mother Zhang wasn’t criticizing the groom, but feeling for her niece. No one knew better than her how much the groom’s monthly salary was, yet he was so stingy, wasn’t he undervaluing her niece?
Unlike her, Mr. Zhang went to the wedding and busily wandered around, engaging in conversation with the groom’s family and the two brothers-in-law for a long time.
Even though the groom’s father didn’t say much, Mr. Zhang could discern from his words that his sons all moved out immediately after their marriages, now awaiting the youngest son’s family.
Mr. Zhang could analyze that these were not foolish people. Foolish people wouldn’t act foolishly! Besides, judging by their background, even without considering it, after his nephew-in-law’s many years of savings, it wouldn’t be little.
He knocked on his pipe and laughed, "Not everyone is about pomp. They’re smart; you see, the mother-in-law couldn’t stop chatting with your niece, they must secretly give many things."
"Really?"
Mr. Zhang smiled, saying nothing. Their Xiao Wu essentially pulled his family onto shore. No wonder so many cousins don’t pull, but instead pull two cousin sisters.
This crafty kid probably knew that the two girls loved their maternal home better than sons marrying wives. Judging by the feeling, once those two brothers-in-law’s grandsons mature, they will become soldiers or workers without their sons needing to intervene.
"The older sister-in-law and sister-in-law kept complaining about the two daughters not finding a match, suddenly within half a year, all married, so fast."
"Your maternal family affairs, Xiao Wu has smoothed them out; there will be no issues later. You can run and knock on Old Family’s more. Xi Zi’s match cannot be arranged casually for me, and as for the eldest daughter, now even the eldest grandson is not in a hurry to marry, why is she? You better knock on those properly."
Mother Zhang laughed and nodded, "You’re making me the villain. A few days ago, the eldest family already mentioned it. She also said that they will wait until Xi Zi graduates to discuss marriage." freёweɓnovel.com
"That’s reasonable! It’s better to let him find one himself first, and later we consider character. Xi Zi isn’t in a hurry, but I am worried about Ziwen."
"Why?"
"People have asked me to be a matchmaker a lot, but I am just a man, an outsider, how can I meddle in my grandson’s marriage? Even for Xi Zi, I don’t interfere, let alone for a grandson."
Mother Zhang nodded, understanding the situation.
"Some time ago, next door’s Old Huang mentioned his grandniece just graduated high school, looks good, character also nice, asking if I could introduce the two kids."
Mr. Zhang remembered and found it amusing, "Do you know how old that grandniece of his is? She’s three years older than Ziwen. It’s a wonder he can suggest it; I immediately said that Ziwen wouldn’t discuss marriage before twenty."
The second also mentioned that a colleague of his suggested a daughter still in junior high, only sixteen this year. Your eldest daughter heard it and got excited, saying this is suitable. Why rush them?"
Seeing her husband’s increasing pace in speaking with concern, Mother Zhang worriedly glanced at him, realizing her husband was also anxious. "What’s your thought then?"
"My thought? My thought is to wait longer. At least let them mature some more and learn more."
