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115. Reunion
After hearing this, Mrs. Li laughed loudly: "Okay, hurry up and wash your face and eat."
At this time, although the hottest time had passed, Qiuhuhu would still send back threats from time to time, and Zhen Zhen went out and came back sweating profusely. Zhen Zhen went back to the room and simply cleaned up and went to the main hall. As the place where the royal palace used to entertain guests, it was big enough to have four or five round tables.
Afraid that the old furniture that was placed here before would be bumped, Zhen Zhen moved the original furniture to the side room before they came. Here, the furniture factory directly sent two large dining tables and solid wood stools to be placed there. Inside, there is no need to move furniture when eating.
Liu Xiulan and the two nannies set the last dish, Madam Li and Zhen Zhen also came in, Liu Xiulan smiled and greeted: "Zhen Zhen is back, come and eat quickly."
Zhen Zhen called someone with a smile, nodded with a few of her peers, and sat down with Mrs. Li on the table inside. The family hadn't seen each other for a long time, and the meal was lively and lively every day. There was white wine on the table and soda from the Arctic Ocean for the children, while Zhen Zhen drank the wine she brewed, a small glass a day is enough.
Liu Xiulan used chopsticks she hadn't used before to serve Zhen Zhen: "You said that Zhen Zhen is so big, and she is going to get married soon. When I think about it, it always feels like a dream."
Wang Sufen said with a smile, "It's not that bad. Back then, when you helped deliver the birth, it seemed like it was still in front of you."
Looking at Wang Sufen, Liu Xiulan couldn't help but envy her: "Our family is still the most promising child of your family. All five children are college students, and both of them are in college. Now in our Beicha, whoever mentions your family is standing up. Thumbs are always envious."
Wang Sufen stroked her hair: "It's all the children's own efforts, we can't help us if we don't know a single character."
Liu Xiulan's gaze skipped her two sons and landed on her grandson's face: "Dabao, you have to study hard, don't you know? After you study, you can come to the Imperial Capital to study and live in a big house."
Li Mingrong's son nodded: "I know, just like my sister-in-law, you can say it eight times a day at home, and I can memorize it."
Zhang Chunhua at the other table was even more hot-eyed. Originally, he only knew that Zhen Zhen took the big yellow croaker and entrusted Li Muwen to change it into a big house, but only when he came back did he realize that the house was so big. Needless to say, the courtyards are layer upon layer, but the big one at the back is as big as the small park near house. There are flowers and vegetables in it. There are chickens, ducks, fish and crabs. These days, can only buy some outside. Pork and the rest are produced by our own family, not to mention saving money.
Looking at Wang Sufen, who is ten years older than herself, her hair is dark and shiny now, her face is not as wrinkled as before, her hands are tender, she has a babysitter for cooking and cleaning, and a washing machine for washing clothes. This life is better than before. Landlords are also extravagant.
After poking at the fish in the bowl, Zhang Chunhua just wanted to open his mouth when Li Mulin gave him a stare, and then looked at the two sons who were staring at him, he could only swallow the words reluctantly. She didn't understand what the three masters were thinking, the old lady lives in such a big house, with so many empty rooms, Zhen Zhen is getting married again, what can she do if she has nothing to do? There are people who have food, shelter, and people to serve, and each one is truly blessed not to enjoy.
After dinner in the evening, the family watched TV in the yard and went back to their respective rooms to sleep. As soon as the door was closed, Li Mulin stared at Zhang Chunhua and said, "I told you before I came here, don't use your rude mouth when you get here, you will remember it for me."
Zhang Chunhua couldn't help but muttered: "What can I say, I just want to discuss with my mother to let us come and live? You said that so many houses are empty, aren't you blind?"
"It doesn't matter to you if you're blind." Li Mulin said word by word, "This house belongs to Zhen Zhen. All four of my brothers consciously bought a house and moved out as soon as they graduated. How can you be such a big face as your aunt? ?"
"That's why his family is stupid." Zhang Chunhua didn't dare to speak during the day, but at night he couldn't help but force a few words: "You said that such a big house really gave that girl a movie? Isn't this blind? As an adult, you can't tell the difference between your own sons and grandchildren?"
As soon as Li Mulin heard the irritability, he circled the room, pointed at her, and shouted: "Zhang Chunhua, let me hear you say this again, believe it or not, I'll beat you to death."
Zhang Chunhua immediately closed his mouth skillfully, but the expression on his face was clearly a little unconvinced. Ming Shu and Ming Xin, who lived in the next room, heard the movement and came over: "Dad, Mom, why are you two arguing at night? It's not in our own house, so be quiet."
Li Mulin pointed at Zhang Chunhua's blushing face: "Just like your mother's rude mouth, thinking about other people's houses all day long, you say she can't help but be jealous of other people's things."
Mingshu glanced at Zhang Chunhua, then turned to discuss with Mingxin: "No, let your sister-in-law take your mother back first, don't let this mess up."
Zhang Chunhua almost cried when he heard it: "I just want to kick me back, I just want to go back, can't I do it if I don't say anything?"
Ming Shu looked at her: "I really don't want to say anything?"
Zhang Chunhua nodded pitifully: "I don't feel sorry for the things of our old Li family, but none of your masters are appreciative."
Mingxin sighed and pressed Zhang Chunhua on the chair: "Mom, when I beat my dad to Bingcheng to marry you, he was separated from the family. Our family's property is the old house in Bingcheng and the things in it. , As for the hometown and the imperial capital, it has nothing to do with us, do you know? To put it bluntly, even if my second uncle's family has more money, I can buy several planes, but you can't ask them for a bicycle, do you understand?"
Zhang Chunhua held back his mouth and nodded reluctantly. The brothers have known their mother's love for taking advantage of their little characters for so many years. When they were in Bingcheng, they could manage to coax and frighten them from time to time. With such good conditions at Zhen Zhen's house, Zhang Chunhua couldn't help but want to let go of himself.
Mingshu was afraid that her brother's good words would not work, so he gave her a heavy hammer: "Mom, we are attending the wedding as relatives this time. You can eat more but you must talk less. Don't look at my milk. She's older now, but her body is better than yours, if you really annoy her, she can take a cigarette bag and pot and bring you back to Bingcheng, believe it or not?"
Zhang Chunhua immediately persuaded: "Why haven't you changed your temper after so many years?"
"What can I change? Usually my second aunt is never angry with her, and my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law never blush. If I hadn't seen you, my grandmother would have dumped the cigarette bag pot?" Ming Shu rolled his eyes: "We stay here all together. In two days, we will go home after Zhen Zhen returns to the door in three days, just this week's work, can you calm down a bit?" Controlling his temper, Ming Shu tried his best to squeeze a smile: "Be good, I will take care of you tomorrow. Take you to climb the Great Wall."
"How much does it cost?" Zhang Chunhua couldn't help but say, "Why don't you tell your second uncle to let him..." Zhang Chunhua bit his heartache in the eyes of Li Mulin, Mingshu, and Mingxin's three children suddenly cold. Gritting his teeth: "Okay, let's spend our own money."
Ming Xin couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "My grandma didn't do it so hard, I really don't know who you are."
Zhang Chunhua snorted coldly: "I don't care about you, because you are the great grandson." In fact, under the education of her husband and son for so many years, Zhang Chunhua also knew that her character was not pleasing enough to take advantage of. But these are all subconscious actions and words from the bottom of her heart when she is no longer in her head.
"Actually, my character is really related to your grandma." Zhang Chunhua sat on the stool and sighed: "Your grandma and grandfather are my only child. Although they started recruiting a son-in-law, they were always worried, so they Afraid of getting old, I can’t wait to save all my money for retirement. In fact, your grandfather’s salary was not low. In those days, let alone one, he would have raised ten or eight. But he only paid out every month. Eighty cents to spend, I would rather sell the meat ticket than buy a piece of meat to come home to satisfy my cravings, it’s all the same salary. The food I ate at home when I was a child was not as good as the one next door that raised seven sons.”
Ming Shu and Ming Xin didn't expect this to happen. They looked at each other and didn't know how to comment on their grandfather's behavior. It's right to plan ahead, but it's too much.
Zhang Chunhua finally summed up: "I'm afraid of being a little poor. When I look at other people's good things, I want to take advantage of them. Well."
Li Mulin said gloomily: "How many wealthy families were there in the past? Didn't they all come here in those days? In the end, it's because my parents didn't teach them well, so don't make useless excuses."
Ming Shu pressed Li Mulin's shoulder, comforted Zhang Chunhua and said, "Our family is not doing well now, my brother and I also give you money every month, you can eat and spend as much as you want. Buy whatever you want, don't envy others."
Zhang Chunhua immediately looked up at his two sons: "I want to buy a washing machine, I don't want to do laundry by myself."
Ming Shu and Ming Xin calculated the price and could afford it according to their income: "Okay, as long as you don't make trouble this time, we will buy you a washing machine when we get home."
Zhang Chunhua was happy and went to the back room to make the bed. Li Mulin looked at his two sons and sighed: "Your mother has been like this all her life, don't take it to heart."
Ming Shu and Ming Xin smiled: "How can my own mother dislike it, coax her and it's over."
Li Mulin nodded, and finally whispered: "The washing machine is a lot of money, I have enough money for my private house. Now you have your own children, in addition to the monthly pension money, the festival and the New Year to buy things, Don't spend the rest. It's not easy to support a family, save more money for your children to go to school, otherwise your daughter-in-law will not feel comfortable. "
Ming Shu and Ming Xin quickly smiled and said, "No, Dad, where do you want to go?"
Li Mulin smiled and patted Mingshu's shoulder: "Dad came here from that time too. I understand your difficulties. Okay, it's getting late, hurry back to sleep."
Early the next morning, just after breakfast, and before it was written to go out, Osmanthus came with a large bag of things. Seeing that she was sweating profusely, Wang Sufen quickly poured her a glass of water: "Why are you here so early? Don't you need to go to the store?"
"It's not a Sunday and I'm not so busy, just let the clerk watch it." Osmanthus took the water and drank it in a hurry before calling someone quickly.
When Li Musen and the others first arrived, it was not long after school started. The students came back from their hometown with more pockets, and the clothes in the Osmanthus shop were very fashionable. The students couldn't wait to buy clothes as soon as they returned to school. Although Osmanthus hired a clerk, she still slapped the back of her head in a hurry. She only came to have a meal on the day Li Musen and the others arrived, and went back in a hurry, not even having time to say a few words.
Liu Xiulan grew up watching Osmanthus, and she didn't speak so outlandishly. She handed Osmanthus a towel and asked her with a smile, "What store are you running? Are you still so busy?"
"Clothing store." Osmanthus laughed: "At first, it was Meat Bun, who went to the school to set up a street stall from the south, but was caught by his father, and it was her aunt who persuaded me to persuade me, Ming Dong saw that Meat Bun was indeed I didn’t delay my studies until I pulled it down. I didn’t hear that selling clothes was very profitable, so I took over the job and opened a clothing store. It’s fine to be idle at home anyway, so I might as well do something.”
"Oh, that's great." Liu Xiulan gave Osmanthus a thumbs up: "Osmanthus can do it when she was a child, and now she can open her own shop."
Zhang Chunhua was always scolded by Osmanthus when he was in his hometown, and they bickered as soon as they met, but this time he nodded and said, "Osmanthus is a good boy."
Osmanthus glanced at Zhang Chunhua in surprise: This style of painting is wrong. According to her personality, she must not open her mouth to ask for clothes? Is this a change of temper with age?
But as long as Zhang Chunhua doesn't make Mrs. Li angry, and Osmanthus doesn't want to make trouble with her, who doesn't want to talk cheerfully. Unpacking the bags that I brought, the clothes inside were packed and divided: "As soon as Zhen Zhen set her wedding date, I hurriedly went to the south to buy some clothes, especially for you. ."
She took out a bag and glanced at the famous post on it, and osmanthus tucked it into Liu Xiulan's arms: "Aunt San, this is for you."
Liu Xiulan looked at the appearance of at least five or six pieces inside, and couldn't help but say, "Why do you give me so many clothes, how much does it cost you?"
"Who asked me to kiss my third aunt." Osmanthus said affectionately: "If your niece and daughter-in-law are filial to you, just accept it."
Liu Xiulan opened the bag with a smile. Although the clothes inside looked very foreign, they were also very suitable for Liu Xiulan's age and were not fancy at all.
Osmanthus divided the clothes in the same bags. Li Musen and Li Mulin had jackets, sweaters and trousers of the same style. Several cousins, sisters-in-law and children were prepared. Although the clothes of each family were of different styles Each is different, but at most the difference is the pattern, and the others do not seem to be high or low.
Taking out the last pack of clothes, Osmanthus looked at Zhang Chunhua, who had been sitting silently, and shoved it into her arms with a smile: "Fourth aunt, this is for you."
"And what about mine?" Zhang Chunhua felt that this was a pleasant surprise. She wanted to open her mouth when Osmanthus gave it to Liu Xiulan, but remembered what her son said last night, she held back abruptly. She has always had a bad relationship with Osmanthus, and she never thought that Osmanthus would also prepare a copy for herself, and took over a large bag of clothes, Zhang Chunhua looked at Osmanthus embarrassedly: "Look at the four aunts who haven't given you for so many years. What did you buy, and it cost you money."
Hearing such words coming out of Zhang Chunhua's mouth, even Mrs. Li couldn't help but look at her more, Osmanthus smiled more sincerely, and her tone became a little more affectionate: "What are you talking about, auntie, Mingdong used to be there in the past. When Bingcheng was in school, you and the fourth uncle took care of him a lot, and it is my duty to honor you."
Mrs. Li also nodded amicably: "The child's heart, you don't want to be an outsider."
After so many years of marriage, it was the first time that Mrs. Li spoke to herself in such a gentle tone, and it was the first time that her nephew and daughter-in-law were so affectionate with him. His son and daughter-in-law all looked at him and smiled kindly, and his eyes suddenly turned red.
"Mom, I'll take you back to the house to try on your clothes." Ming Shu's daughter-in-law came over to hold Zhang Chunhua's arm, and turned around to discuss with Mrs. Li: "Mother, I'll go back to the house with my mother first, and come over later."
Mrs. Li has sharp eyes and bright heart, knowing that Zhang Chunhua is not saving face, she nodded: "Go, we are fine here, you can try on the clothes with your mother, if they don't fit, let your sister-in-law Osmanthus change them. , she has a lot of clothes in the store."
Mingshu's daughter-in-law helped Zhang Chunhua to go out. In front of so many juniors, Mrs. Li didn't mention Zhang Chunhua's past, and laughed at other things.
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After a lively two days, it was finally time for Zhen Zhen to get married. Just before dawn, Mrs. Li and Wang Sufen got up. They washed their faces and combed their hair and put on new clothes. Wang Sufen sat on the chair with her chest covered: "Oh, mother, why am I so nervous? It feels like Mu Wu."
Mrs. Li almost spit out the honey water in her mouth, she swallowed it with difficulty and looked at her with joy: "You are excited to be a mother-in-law." Pushing open the window, Mrs. Li looked at Zhen Zhen's room which was still dark, I couldn't help but jump: "You said that this child Zhen Zhen doesn't know how nervous she is, she can still sleep even when it's dawn."
Wang Sufen looked in the mirror and gathered her hair with a comb. Then she rolled up her sleeves and went out: "I'll go and call Zhen Zhen up."
In her sleep, Zhen Zhen looked at the burnt red and oily roasted suckling pig in front of her and drooled, she picked up a knife and fork and cut off a piece of roasted pork, just as she was about to put it in her mouth, she heard an earth-shattering slam on the door: " Zhen Zhen got up! Zhen Zhen got up quickly!"
The pork on the fork was gone, Zhen Zhen also woke up, pouted and ran to the door with bare feet to open the door, Zhen Zhen looked at Wang Sufen very sadly: "I dreamed that a roast suckling pig was very fragrant, I haven't waited yet. You woke me up while I was eating."
"What kind of suckling pig is roasting? I think you look like a little pig. What time is it, why aren't you in a hurry?" Looking at Zhen Zhen's bare feet, Wang Sufen hurriedly grabbed the slippers and threw them at her feet: " I don’t remember when I told you not to go barefoot, you are about to get married, and you can take care of yourself in the future.” Wang Sufen said that the sadness was uncontrollable, and tears fell: “In the future, my mother will I can't go get you up and get you slippers."
Zhen Zhen stretched out her hand and hugged Wang Sufen in her arms, her eyes were a little red, but she tried to make her tone lighter: "Look, our family is now in the same big yard, you are still sad, if I am like someone else It's like home is really far away, you must not cry and collapse the wall of our home."
Controlling her tears, Zhen Zhen put on a smile on Wang Sufen's shoulder: "Oh, my mother is wearing new clothes today, let me see? Oh, why is she so handsome, she looks better than the Queen Mother."
Wang Sufen wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, and patted Zhen Zhen's back with a smile: "Don't be sloppy, get up and wash quickly, it's time for a guest."
As soon as the voice fell, the alarm in the room rang, Zhen Zhen went over to ring the alarm, and smiled and kissed Wang Sufen on the face: "My mother is always ahead of the alarm clock."
Wang Sufen disliked it and wiped it with a handkerchief: "You haven't brushed your teeth yet."
Zhen Zhen quit the job immediately: "I don't stink, Mom, you've changed, you actually start to dislike me."
With the bursts of laughter coming from Zhen Zhen's room, the old Li's family all got up, the nanny made the braised noodles, and the family ate a little, so they hurriedly cleaned up the house and waited for the guests to come.
Zhen Zhen brushed her teeth again, took the cosmetics she bought from Hong Kong Island and painted her eyebrows and make-up in front of the mirror, Wei Yujin, Xu Jiajia and the others arrived first, and when they saw Zhen Zhen's hair was still loose, they were all anxious: "Head Why haven't you combed it yet?"
After applying her lipstick, Zhen Zhen turned around and smiled: "It's too early to rush." After speaking, she saw a few friends staring at her with their mouths open.
"Isn't it good-looking?" Zhen Zhen was a little confused, she turned her head to look in the mirror and looked at her makeup, people in the early 1980s also liked to put on blush when they put on makeup, but Zhen Zhen used makeup skills from later generations. Very natural. No matter how Xu Jiajia and the others looked at Zhen Zhen, it seemed like she had no makeup, but she was extraordinarily beautiful.
"Don't be stunned." Wei Yujin first came back to her senses: "Let's help Zhen Zhen get her hair up." She found a comb to help Zhen Zhen comb her hair, while looking around: "Where is the big red flower?"
"I didn't prepare big red flowers." Zhen Zhen smiled and turned her head: "I don't want to wear that kind of hair. I agreed with my sister-in-law about the hairstyle and asked her to help me with a new style."
While talking, Osmanthus came from the main room, holding a box in his hand, Wei Yujin quickly gave up the place. Osmanthus has been practicing with Zhen Zhen's hair in the past two days, and she is already familiar with it. It only took half an hour to have a beautiful bride's head. Open the box, there are a dozen small buckles, which are also inlaid with sparkling diamonds. Wang Sufen fastened the small rings one by one on Zhen Zhen's braid, the sunlight was dazzling and beautiful.
Zhen Zhen has just been cleaned up here. Mr. Selfless, a master of literature, Mr. Su Weiran, a master of painting, Mr. Zhang Renze, a master of traditional Chinese medicine, Mr. Cheng Xuewu, a famous master of traditional Chinese medicine, Mr. Xie Shurang, a master of Peking Opera, and Mr. Yan Baozhu, a master of Kunqu District, came early.
Since the old Li family moved to the capital, Zhen Zhen would invite a few gentlemen to sit at the house every one or two months, because Mrs. Li was very familiar with them and she didn't see them out, so she hurriedly called them in.
The gifts from several gentlemen are relatively expensive, especially the paintings that Su Weiran gave for Zhen Zhen, which are hard to find. They greeted Mrs. Li and sent the brocade box to Zhen Zhen’s house. .
"Sir." Zhen Zhen was making the final adjustments to her makeup, when she saw the gentlemen coming, she quickly stood up to greet them.
"It's so beautiful." Yan Baozhu took Zhen Zhen's hand with a look of admiration, and after taking a closer look, she picked up the eyebrow pencil from the dresser: "I'll fix it for you again."
Forgetfulness and Su Weiran touched their noses, smiled and shook their heads: "This woman can't move when she sees makeup, let them put it on here, let's go to the main hall for tea."
Zhen Zhen smiled and pushed Xu Jiajia: "Help me say hello to the gentlemen."
Yan Baozhu looked at the dazzling makeup on the dressing table with enthusiasm, raised the corner of her eyes, and smiled more charmingly: "Come on, let Mr. make up your makeup."
At the gate, Ming Dong brought a few brothers to greet the guests, while Yu Shoujing and a group of colleagues stood at the gate a little dazed: "Does Li Mingzhen really live here?"
"Isn't that written?" The deputy editor-in-chief took out the address in his pocket and looked at it, and then looked at the bustling door and said with certainty, "The designation is correct."
He was greeted in a trance, and as soon as he entered the main hall, he saw everyone sitting in the top row smiling and nodding to him, Yu Shoujing stretched out his hand tremblingly: "Give me the address, I think we went through the wrong door."