binnovel Chapter 227 "He Yuzhu" 31
Chapter 227 "He Yuzhu" 31
After the parents of both sides met, the groom's family gave a bride price of 188 yuan and bought Yushui a women's watch. The wedding date was set for National Day in 65.
He Daqing gave He Yushui the dowry jewelry left by He Yuzhu's mother as part of her dowry. In the past few years, Yushui had been saving her salary, except for the ten yuan she paid for living expenses each month. He Daqing told Yushui to take all that money with her and gave her another 200 yuan as a dowry. She also took the bride price back with her. To be honest, He Yushui is now a genuine little rich woman.
He Yuzhu also gave He Yushui 100 yuan, took two solid gold bracelets from his spatial storage and gave them to her, and bought her a new women's 26-inch bicycle. As for Yushui's old one, it was given to He Nian to ride, since she was starting high school this year. He Yushui didn't want it; she felt her wealth was a bit frightening. But after He Yuzhu made a face, she finally accepted it.
She deposited all her salary into a fixed-term deposit account at the bank every month. He Yuzhu also helped her deposit the 400 yuan she had on her. When she got married, she only needed to carry 88 yuan with her, since she still had a monthly salary.
On the wedding day, when He Yushui's fiancé, Li Jianshe, entered the courtyard house at No. 95, he was overwhelmed with pressure. From the front yard to the main gate of the He family's house in the middle yard, two rows of children of all ages stood there. Every time he passed by, they would say to him, "You better treat Sister Yushui well! Otherwise, we'll beat you up!" or "You better treat Aunt Yushui well, otherwise, we'll beat up your kids!"
Upon reaching the gate of the He family's residence, they saw He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu, who was usually cheerful, looked at Li Jianshe today and released a little of his spiritual power, saying seriously, "Jianshe, from now on, live a good life with Yushui. If she does anything wrong, just tell me, and I'll teach her a lesson."
Although his brother-in-law said he was disciplining Yushui, Li Jianshe felt that he was going to teach him a lesson. He hadn't thought his brother-in-law was so scary before! No wonder he's a war hero!
He had been pursuing Yu Shui all along, and now that things had finally come to fruition, he was confident that he would treat her well in the future: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely treat Yu Shui well in the future. I will be good to her. Just watch how I do it."
He Yuzhu nodded and let him go inside to collect rainwater. The two bid farewell to He Daqing, Wang Yan, He Yuanchao, He Shengli, He Xiang, He Pan, and others. They carried thermos bottles, washbasins, spittoons, and other items to accompany the bride, along with two mahogany boxes and six new cotton quilts, which were tied directly to the bicycles of the wedding procession. He Nian rode the bicycles.
Li Jianshe's family also lived in a courtyard house, located between the supply and marketing cooperative and the textile factory. It wasn't too far from the He family's house; it was only about half an hour's ride by bicycle. The courtyard had two sections, and Li Jianshe's family lived in the three main rooms in the back courtyard.
Because Li's eldest sister-in-law doesn't work, and Li's eldest brother and father work in the same factory, and the family hasn't separated, Li's eldest brother didn't get a house and still lives with his parents. After all, everyone in the family works, so someone has to stay home to take care of the children and the house. His eldest daughter-in-law's mother came to take care of her during her two postpartum periods, so Li's mother can only lend a hand after get off work.
Now that He Yushui and Li Jianshe are married, their home is a bit small. Li's mother said that they should make do for now, and once Li Jianshe and He Yushui have their own house, they can move in and live separately. However, she probably still won't be able to help much when Yushui is pregnant and giving birth.
These things had been discussed beforehand when the two families met, so He Yushui didn't mind. Both the Li and He families had a lively day. Although the wedding process was relatively simple, the atmosphere was still very warm.
The Li family was naturally overjoyed to have a new member, but the He family was seeing their daughter off. By evening, the family members were starting to feel uneasy, especially He Shengli and He Pan. The two boys kept muttering to themselves, wondering why they couldn't let their brother-in-law/aunt marry into the family. Why did they have to let their sister/aunt marry into the family?
With these two little rascals around, the atmosphere at home improved a bit. He Nian was the least used to it. After she grew a bit older, He Yuzhu let her live in her own room, but she didn't want to live alone at that time, so she went to sleep in He Yushui's room with her aunt. Only when her aunt went to university and lived on campus would she go back to sleep in her own room in the front yard. But every time Yushui came back for vacation, she would still share a kang (heated brick bed) with Yushui, and this was no exception during the years Yushui worked.
There were only two girls in the family, and the aunt and niece had a very good relationship. Now that the aunt was getting married, even though she lived very close to her parents' home, she would visit them less often. She was quite sad, but on such a joyous occasion, she couldn't cry, so she went back to her room early to wipe away her tears.
Three days after the rain, the children returned to their parents' home. They were extremely excited and surrounded the young couple, asking them all sorts of questions. This made it difficult for Wang Yan to find out how the young couple was doing.
If there's one thing He Yushui finds most difficult to adjust to after marrying into the Li family, it's probably the food. The He family has two chefs, so breakfast is usually simple. At noon, students and workers eat in the cafeteria, but dinner at the He family's house is generally more lavish than other families'. He Daqing and He Yuzhu usually bring their own lunchboxes for dinner, and on weekends, both lunch and dinner are quite sumptuous.
As for the Li family, apart from the eldest sister-in-law, everyone else ate at the canteen for lunch. However, the meals prepared for breakfast and dinner were simple and could not compare to those of the He family.
They had a big meal at the He family's house at noon. Not only was He Yushui reluctant to leave the He family, but Li Jianshe also wished he could eat at the He family's house every day. But there was no way around it; once you're married, you can't do whatever you want. You still have to leave when it's time to leave.
However, the young couple later discussed that once they got their own house, they would come to the He family's house for dinner. At worst, they would pay for the meals. They would also leave the child with the He family, since Li Ma was too busy to take care of the child. It would be better to trouble Wang Yan than Li Ma. They could take the child to their grandparents' house on weekends.
After Yu Shui got married, nothing major happened in the He family for a short time. However, at the end of 66, Li Lingling gave birth to another daughter, which made Wang Yan and Wang Dahe extremely happy. Originally, Wang Dahe and Wang Yan wanted to name her Wang Jiaojiao, but "Jiaojiao" sounded too delicate and did not fit the trend at the time. In the end, they decided on the name Wang Jiao. After more than ten years, the family had a baby girl again, and the whole family had something to do with their enthusiasm.
If we're talking about the girls in the courtyard house that the children envy the most, it has to be the girls from the He family. From He Yushui to He Nian, they've never suffered any hardship from childhood to adulthood. Even Yan Jiedi from Teacher Yan's family is envious. Although Teacher Yan doesn't discriminate against girls, he's very stingy. Not to mention Xiao Dang and Huaihua from the Jia family, and Yi Tong from the Yi family.
Now that we have an even smaller one, I don't know how I'll spoil him!