marriage is natural

Chapter 624
In Qingshi, the He family also received news that their daughter was about to get engaged, and it was Mr. He who made a special trip to tell them.

The gift money for marriage proposal is not exaggerated, one hundred thousand and one, which means one in a million, but it is considered too much in the area of ​​Qingshi.Ordinary people usually pack around [-] and [-], and the most are [-] to [-].After all, it is only a dowry gift for engagement, and it is used to buy three gold coins for the woman, which does not include the dowry gift before the official marriage.

Father He and Mother He heard about it from their daughter the day before, and they were not surprised except that they were a little nervous about the time.

Because the hairy son-in-law had said early on that he would get engaged when his daughter went to college, the couple had already been mentally prepared.But they always thought that the He family would send Xu Huixiang and his wife to come to propose this marriage. Firstly, they were the daughter godmother, and secondly, their home was in Qingshi, so it was convenient for communication.

Unexpectedly, it was the head of the He family who was waiting here, and he came here specially from the capital.

Father He and Mother He were flattered.If you want them to say, with the old man's seniority, why would he need to make this trip in person?Talking to them on the phone, and then asking Xu Huixiang and his wife to come to discuss the details is enough sincerity.It can be seen that the He family is very concerned about this matter.

Sure enough, the old man said as soon as he entered the door: "This is the top priority of our two families this year. I can't justify not coming."

In addition to the 52 wedding gift, the old man also brought a few of his treasures - a rare bottle of [-]-degree Moutai and two bottles of Fen wine respected by his subordinates. They happily stuffed them into Father He's arms and said: "This It’s a good thing, you put it away! Just keep a few cups for me, and drink it at your place, so the brat won’t dare to stop me.”

Everyone laughed.

With a smile, the atmosphere is much more relaxed.

Seeing that the atmosphere was alive, the old man took advantage of the opportunity to turn the topic back to business: "I have chosen a few happy days, but after much deliberation, October is the most suitable one. Firstly, it is golden autumn. The weather is bright and refreshing, and the mood is good; secondly, the two children We've been together for so long, it doesn't make sense to delay giving them titles."

The guys laughed again.

He Mu was still a bit reluctant at first, but when the old man said this, he laughed so hard that tears came out.

He Chifeng smiled and gave the old man a thumbs up while everyone was not paying attention.

The old man gave him a look of embarrassment, and said in his heart that this was simulated at home for a long time, and Lao Feng and Xiao Li both said that they could pass the test after seeing it.

It's good if you can pass the test. The eldest grandson is not young anymore. Among the boys of his age in the community, which one has not started a family? The children who get married early are all in elementary school, and he is the latest.If we keep procrastinating, what if the eldest granddaughter-in-law in the picture runs away?It will take a few more years to start over again, the key is that the brat has a very sharp eye, and if he decides on one, the others will not be in his eyes.After running away from his daughter-in-law, he still has to go to the temple to become a monk!In this way, wouldn't the boss' lineage have no descendants?No no no!This matter must be implemented today, so that it will not be in vain for him to travel all the way to Qingshi with his sore waist.

So he continued: "The location, did Weiwei tell you about it? The plan is to be in a farm that Aqing's grandpa landed under his name. In addition to the large site, he also built a small holiday house made of pine wood for Weiwei. , the whole thing is quite good, you all should go and have a look, if you have time to stay for a few more days, it is really comfortable... The main reason is that the two children think it is spacious and the air is good, if you think it is not appropriate to hold the engagement banquet in the countryside, I've negotiated with the Zhenwei restaurant, we will leave a few big boxes for us, we can go there anytime..."

Father and mother hurriedly waved their hands when they heard the words: "No need! It's just a farm, there's nothing wrong with it. We hold weddings here, and there are too many tables for the family to handle, so we always find this kind of big place to build a shed. To be honest, Not to mention the expense of going to the hotel to eat, I always feel that it is meaningless. It is better to feel comfortable and affordable than my own land. Besides, I have eaten so many things sent by Aqing, and I have heard so many things about the farm from Weiwei , the two of us have long wanted to go and see it for a long time..."

"That's good!" Mr. He stroked his beard and smiled.

After agreeing on the date and venue, the next step is the guests.

Engagement is not like marriage, where dozens or hundreds of tables are set up.To put it bluntly, the people invited to an engagement are their own people, like here in Qingshi, for example, for the engagement banquet of the man, there are usually two or three tables.The members of the relatives and friends group are either aunts or aunts.In short, most of them are married female elders, with the meaning of helping both men and women to check.

The old man took out the small book that he carried with him, put on the reading glasses and turned it over and said: "We don't stick to those forms, we don't care about the specific number of people, we can come as we like, I will show you, I The number of people counted here is about thirty, excluding the classmates and friends invited by the two children, you should also report the number here, and the approximate number is fine, so that I can get people ready..."

He Mu asked in surprise, "So many people?"

Mr. He twitched the corners of his mouth, slandering in his heart: This is still a compressed and compressed number, and his old colleagues are not included, otherwise it may not be able to double it.

"Oh, I won't talk about it. I don't stick to the form. I know the scene here in Qingshi. There are usually two or three tables, right? We don't use that kind of big round table. We take the buffet style of eating and sitting at will. Relax It’s free, it’s nothing more than preparing more food, maybe there’s nothing else on the farm, and there’s still a shortage of food. So it doesn’t matter, there are so many people, please feel free to…”

Hearing what the old man said, father and mother also let go.One made a phone call to Hejiabu, and the other took a trip to Meilong Bridge.

The couple actually had conflicts in their hearts, especially Hemu, Meilongqiao's natal family, after all, is also the daughter's grandmother's house, so why don't they invite them, the daughter is engaged, and there are not many women in the house, it really can't be justified.Please, I'm really afraid that my mother's family will do something that will embarrass myself and my daughter.However, one family produces one, and then I can watch closely at that time, and I should be able to pass this test.

So when the niece Zhang Yan excitedly expressed that she wanted to go too, He Mu refused immediately: "The man gave us these places, and there are too many places to live. If you really want to go, you can pay for it yourself." , Self-managed transportation and accommodation..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhang Yan jumped on her feet and shouted: "Is there a mistake, how many people are invited for an engagement? And there is a limit on the number of people? The man is too picky!"

Just now I thought, take this opportunity to take the man and children of the family to Kyoto to play for a few days, eat and live for free and don’t have to pay for round-trip air tickets. Big loss!Angrily said: "Auntie, you have to think carefully, if this man's family is too stingy, Weiwei will not be happy when she marries in the future."

He Mu sneered: "Where did the man pick it up? Why didn't I feel it? You juniors were not required to attend. I wonder if you let Weiwei come when you got engaged? Besides, we are going to the man's house, and the woman's house will do it on our own." It's different. The man will pay for everything. We just eat and drink for free. The distance is so far, and it's a big city in the capital. Air tickets and accommodation are included. It's thoughtful enough. When you got engaged, the man invited me and your aunt , Is my aunt coming to eat? I don’t even know which direction his door opens..."

This return of the carbine is simply heartbreaking.

The eloquent Zhang Yan was silenced by the silence, and after a long while, she said angrily, "Don't listen! I really want to go! Don't come to grandma's house to cry when things go wrong..."

He Mu was so angry that she turned her head and ignored her.After the announcement of the announcement, I told my parents a few words about the current situation of the two children, and then I left and went home.Both left and right are invited, until October [-]th, love to go or not!
He's father was also angry.

"...Meiqin kept gesticulating on the phone and refused to let my sister-in-law go. In the end, my sister-in-law didn't say whether to go or not. Call the boss, he really wants to come, but there are a few orders at the beginning of the month to arrange delivery , are all antique suits, and I made an appointment with the customer to go to the site to watch the installation, so..."

"That's why the boss and the two don't want to go, right?" He Mu had already expected that, given the big sister-in-law's nasty nature, she probably wouldn't want to go, unless He Meiqin found a suitable marriage partner before the fifth, and her family background would have to be higher than He Hello home.But is that possible?With He Meiqin's bad temperament, it is impossible to find a man with good conditions in Hejiabu, and the elder sister-in-law still treats her like a treasure at home.

"If I don't go, I won't go. I'm still happy and relaxed." Hemu curled her lips, and then asked, "What about the second child? To go or not?"

"They will definitely go. It happens that Xinxin is in the capital, and I can bring him something."

"It's enough for the two of them to go, and with my eldest sister and the three of them, we can have a small table here."

After the person who was going to the capital to attend the engagement banquet was selected, Hemu began to worry about the three golds, and called her daughter that night: "A Qing's grandfather gave him a gift of one hundred thousand and one, and I thought I'd better return it. The three golds And clothes are bought by our family, what do you think?"

He Wei knew that the old man went to Qingshi to propose a marriage, but he didn't know that he also gave a bride price of one hundred thousand and one yuan. He also felt a little embarrassed. Accept it. If you think it's too much, you can return it if you don't take it. According to the old man's personality, he probably thinks Losing face, I thought for a while and said, "Mom, don't worry, otherwise, the dowry gift from grandpa will be converted into thousands of pure gold commemorative coins. I remember that a set of zodiac commemorative stamps was just released in June, which is quite valuable for collection. Engagement I gave it back to Grandpa that day, Brother He and I will buy the gold and clothes by ourselves..."

"How can that be done!" He Mu resolutely objected, "This thing must be bought by our family, don't tell Ah Qing that you buy it yourself, that's against the rules! Whether it's gold or clothes, what kind of style do you like? Take care first, mom plans to go to your place at the end of the month, and buy everything with you by then. Your dad will go with your second uncle on the [-]th day..."

How can a mother be lazy about such things as my daughter's engagement and shopping!Must be accompanied all the way!They don't need to worry about the engagement ceremony. If you don't even care about these things, it's not like marrying a girl, it feels like going to eat the engagement wine of someone else's girl.

"That's the deal, don't argue with Mom!" Hemu was very hard-pressed in front of her daughter, "By the way, did your brother tell him? Can you come back on the fifth day?"

"Well, my brother has already asked for leave. He said he will come back on the [-]st and leave on the [-]th."

"That's about the same!" He Mu was relieved, and caught up with the daughter to talk about the preparations before the engagement.

In fact, there is really nothing for them to worry about. The old man started to prepare one after another after the new year.

For example, the renovation of the micro-farm. Although Yiweiju is newly built, other buildings, parking lots, avenues, paths, and flower beds are all old, so I took this opportunity to renovate it.

Another example is wedding candies and return gifts. The old man goes to someone else's house to drink wedding wine, and when he turns back, he shows the wedding candy to the grandson and the young couple, so that they can make a charter as soon as possible. Once the wedding day is confirmed, they will not be in a hurry.

He Wei saw that the round candy box of one of them was quite unique. After removing the lid and unscrewing the button, it was a round box with two rotatable upper and lower layers.The upper layer can hold sweets such as love chocolates, and the lower layer can hold small snacks such as macarons.So I decided to order this one. The color of the design is pink rose pattern, bright and bright red, and I will use it when I get married.

The return gift was also deliberated for a long time. The old man said that he should just give cigarettes and alcohol, but He Qingdong dismissed it with a look.Aunt He proposed to give a four-piece suit, but the old man rejected it, saying that male guests don't like such a gift in return.

In the end, the choice to return the gift was given to He Wei.Based on the engagement and marriage of her two sisters, and referring to the opinions of netizens, He Wei ordered a set of bath gift boxes worth 666, including two very pleasing cotton cake towels, two candy squares, Two bars of handmade essential oil soap.With a wave of his hand, the old man added two more bath towels to He Wei's, and upgraded 666 to 999, implying a long time.

After finishing the wedding candy and return gifts, the next step is the team of experienced wedding chefs.

In fact, ever since Xu Lingxuan got married, the old man has been looking for Chinese style, Western style, and a combination of Chinese and Western styles. He has all the information on every team with a good reputation. Finally, a team of chefs who have undertaken hundreds of large-scale wedding banquets in six years was finalized.

Finally, the wedding company is left.It is not enough for the banquet to be eye-catching, the venue layout and the ceremony process must also be done beautifully.

Like when the second grandson got married, the second daughter-in-law booked a mid-range wedding company in order to save money. Overall, it was quite satisfactory, but some of the details were petty, which really made people not like it.

For this reason, the old man has repeatedly emphasized: You must choose a reliable one!This money can never be saved!
Engagement can be said to be the first time for the man to seriously test his strength in front of the woman's relatives. If it is not done well, it is not only a matter of embarrassment, but may also affect subsequent marriages.

The eldest grandson finally found a girl he likes, and that girl is also liked by the whole He family (except for a few people). The old man resolutely put an end to any phenomenon that may cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)