Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 877 Wu Aili gets married (Part )
Ever since Zheng Zhiguo's parents learned about the Wu family's conditions, they have been very eager to marry Wu Aili into the family. On the day off, after the parents of both sides met, they agreed to hold the wedding for Zheng Zhiguo and Wu Aili on National Day.

After deciding on the wedding date, the parents of both parties began to prepare for the wedding.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was October 1st. At around seven in the morning, the family compound of the glass factory was bustling with activity. Zheng Zhiguo's childhood friends looked at him, who was wearing a Zhongshan suit and had a red flower on his chest. One of the young men smiled and teased him, "Zhiguo! You are the first one among us to get married. Don't you think you should say something to us?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Zhiwu is right. We agreed at the beginning that we would be single together. But I didn't expect that in just a few months, you, Zhiguo, left the organization and secretly started dating someone. You really should give us an explanation." Another young man, upon hearing his childhood friend's words, immediately took over and denounced Zheng Zhiguo.

When Zheng Zhiguo heard what his childhood friends said, thinking that he would soon be able to marry a beautiful bride and live a happy life with a wife, children and a warm bed, he said happily to them: "Zhiwu! Guangliang! Jianping! There are quite a few unmarried female comrades in our Lili's unit!"

"If you can help me keep the guests company today, I will ask our Lily to introduce you to the female comrades in her unit next time."

When several childhood friends heard Zheng Zhiguo's words, their eyes suddenly lit up. One of them even asked Zheng Zhiguo for confirmation: "Zhiguo! Are you telling the truth?"

"The supply and marketing cooperative is a good unit. Zhiguo, just wait and see today. We brothers will definitely help you entertain the guests. But our future happiness is counting on you." When Zhiwu heard Zheng Zhiguo's promise and thought of the welfare and treatment of the supply and marketing cooperative, he reminded Zheng Zhiguo with anticipation.

Zheng Zhiguo's relatives in the courtyard were all helping to arrange Zheng Zhiguo's wedding. One of the women who was helping to wash vegetables saw the chickens, ducks, fish and meat in the basket and asked Zheng Zhiguo's mother with envy: "Lifang! These things are so hard to buy now, where did you buy so many chickens, ducks, fish and meat? Are you planning to not live like this in the future?"

Another woman, thinking of the news she had heard, immediately asked Zheng Zhiguo's mother: "Lifang! I heard that your Zhiguo's partner works in the supply and marketing cooperative, earning 42 yuan a month, and the company also gave him two rooms. Is this true?"

When Zheng Zhiguo's mother heard the relatives' questions, she thought of Wu Aili's family conditions and the dowry items from Wu Aili's parents' family. A proud expression appeared on her face and she answered, "Second aunt! My daughter-in-law is a cadre of the supply and marketing cooperative, so the supply and marketing cooperative will give her two rooms."

"When Zhiguo got married, my in-laws gave the couple a dowry of three renminbi and one tael. In addition, the ingredients for today's banquet were purchased by Zhiguo's second uncle. Zhiguo's father and I just paid some money."

When Zheng Zhiguo's aunt heard that the bride's dowry was three dongs and one ding, she was shocked and asked Zheng Zhiguo's mother, "Sister! Where do Zhiguo's girlfriend's parents work? The dowry was three dongs and one ding. Aren't Zhiguo's father-in-law and mother-in-law too rich?"

Zheng Zhiguo's mother heard her sister-in-law's question and saw the envious expressions on the faces of the relatives, which made her feel very proud. She happily introduced to the relatives present: "Xiujuan! There are a total of eight adults in Lily's family. Except for Lily's mother who does housework at home, the others all have jobs." "Lily's father is the workshop director of the steel rolling mill, her eldest brother is the deputy workshop director of the machinery factory, and her eldest sister-in-law is the deputy chief of the purchasing department of the machine repair factory. Lily's second brother is the most promising one in their family and is now a director. Lily's second sister-in-law is a surgeon at the People's Hospital, and Lily's youngest sister is also a clerk at the Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Company."

"Oh my goodness! There are eight adults in the family, seven of them have jobs and they are all cadres. The money this family earns every month is almost what my husband and I can earn in a year. No wonder they can give your family a dowry of three hundred thousand yuan and one ring." The women present were extremely shocked when they learned about Wu Aili's family situation, and they looked at Zheng Zhiguo's mother with envy.

At this time, Zheng's mother actually wanted to tell her relatives that Wu Aili's second brother was not only a leader, but also knew many important people.

Considering her son's instructions, Zheng's mother could only suppress this thought and said proudly: "My dear sisters, it's mainly because our family Zhiguo is lucky that he can meet Ai Li. After the young couple finishes the wedding ceremony, Daming and I can also put our minds at ease."

"Xiujuan! You just said that Ai Li has a younger sister who works in the Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Company. Does Ai Li's sister have a partner? What do you think of our Zhijun?" When Zheng Zhiguo's aunt learned about Wu Ai Li's family conditions, she immediately thought of her own youngest son and hurriedly asked Zheng's mother.

When Mother Zheng heard what her aunt said, she immediately understood what her sister-in-law was up to, and she introduced her, "Sister-in-law! Lili's sister is not married, but I'm not sure whether she has a partner or not."

When Zheng Zhiguo's aunt heard Zheng's mother's answer and learned that Wu Aili's sister was not married yet, she suddenly felt brightened up and said to Zheng's mother: "Xiujuan! Then why don't you find a chance to ask for our family's Zhijun? If it works, wouldn't it be a closer relationship?"

"Aunt! Zhiguo's sister-in-law is, after all, a cadre of the Sugar, Tobacco and Wine Company. Your Zhijun doesn't even have a decent job. Do you think your Zhijun is worthy of Zhiguo's sister-in-law?" When Zheng Zhiguo's aunt heard what Zheng Zhiguo's aunt said, how could she not understand the other party's thoughts? She thought of her nephew from her mother's family, and she couldn't help but mock her.

When Zheng Zhiguo's great aunt saw Zheng Zhiguo's aunt mocking her youngest son for being a street urchin, her face suddenly darkened and she asked her dissatisfiedly: "Guo Daya! What do you mean by that? Although my son doesn't have a decent job, he is still a boy, unlike someone who gave birth to three money-losing babies in a row."

Mother Zheng saw her sister-in-law and brother-in-law quarreling over Wu Aili's sister, and she immediately became anxious and tried to persuade them, "Sister-in-law! Daya! What are you doing? Today is a good day for Zhiguo to get married. Can you please stop talking to me?"

(End of this chapter)