Chapter 1240: Chapter 1240: Preparations
She Xiaoyun understood that at this time, no family had the ability to prepare too much dowry.
Pan Xiulan received the call and told She Xiaoyun to wait a moment, she couldn’t just go to the warehouse to buy things, she also needed to find her own leader.
Yao Shimin nodded after hearing Pan Xiulan’s words and directly called the warehouse.
She Xiaoyun got the news that she could get thirty pounds of cotton at 2.2 yuan per pound.
Jing Chu then took out a hundred yuan. "Aunt She, I need to trouble you to find someone to help make it, I’ll give you the money for the cotton. How much does fabric cost? And we should pay the person who helps make the quilts, right?"
She Xiaoyun sighed, "Jing Chu is really a grown-up, thinking so thoroughly, let’s go out to get the fabric together."
They bought fabric for six sets of dowry, spending a total of sixty yuan, and another one yuan for things like thread.
Including the cotton and one set of bedding with a labor fee of one and a half yuan, it totaled 134.5 yuan.
Jing Chu felt relieved, fortunately, she brought more money, otherwise, it would have been embarrassing.
"Aunt She, it’s too troublesome for you. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t know what to do."
"No need to be so courteous, being so thoughtful at your age is already very impressive."
Jing Chu went to fill the coal. She put away all the bedding, and the smell of camphor balls had faded a lot.
The annex room was the warmest, probably because the house was small.
After returning home, she saw Li Xue kneading dough.
"Sister-in-law, what are we having for dinner?"
"Flatbread, cornmeal porridge."
"Alright, I’ve settled the bedding, but I didn’t include one for my brother. Otherwise, we’d be bringing too much stuff back. We can make it at home."
"Jing Chu, I don’t care about that. Besides, as long as there’s something to cover with, it’s fine."
"Yes, making these beddings, I guess we’ll have to bring them back. But it’s not right not to prepare anything. We also need to talk to Dad about leaving with us when we leave."
"Okay, I can’t say it, but I can back you up."
"That’s good then."
Jing Chu went next door, and three people were working there, it seemed like by nightfall, two rooms would be ready.
Guodong had almost finished tidying the yard. It was just a matter of carefully tidying up the inside.
When Lv Beiguang came back in the evening, after hearing his daughter’s words, he patted his forehead, "I’m getting old, can’t remember anything, it always takes my daughter to remind me."
Jing Chu burst out laughing. "Dad, just come back with me. If you want to keep the house, keep it. If there’s a chance, we can go to college, and if not, our family can return together."
"Daughter, Dad is considering this."
"Dad, you really have to think this through. When my brother and sister-in-law get married, if there will be little nieces or nephews, there won’t be anyone to look after the kids. You can be in charge of brewing wine and watching the kids, wouldn’t that be great?"
Li Xue originally wanted to say something, but when it came to having kids with the two of them, she felt a bit embarrassed and guilty, so she didn’t chime in.
But Guodong wasn’t so embarrassed, and since it was his father, he wasn’t shy either, "Dad, Jing Chu is right, no matter what the future holds, us being together as a family is wonderful."
"Okay, I’ll ask about my work tomorrow, there should be someone who’s interested."
Actually, Lv Beiguang had not made up his mind, but he didn’t know how to refuse the kids.
After dinner, Lv Beiguang wanted to tidy up the annex room, after all, his son and daughter-in-law needed to live together, and his daughter was grown up, it wasn’t appropriate to all stay together.
"Dad, the two of us can live in the annex room, we’re young, we’re not afraid of the cold."
"No need, I don’t mind, you guys stay in the main room." Although the daughter-in-law was sensible and caused little trouble, it wasn’t appropriate for newlyweds to live in the annex room, he couldn’t bring himself to do that.
This way, in a couple of days they could move in. Lv Beiguang didn’t really care about these external living conditions.
The four of them worked very fast. Soon they had tidied up, and started the fire.
Afterward, Jing Chu and her father went to Jiang Xinyu’s family house to wait for She Xiaoyun.
Guodong took advantage of the time to be with Li Xue again. "Wife, tomorrow we’ll be able to live together."
Li Xue blushed, looking at Guodong she couldn’t resist again. But she did hold back, only helping him dress.
"Are you uncomfortable? It’s okay; Dad and Jing Chu won’t be back for an hour."
Guodong was very touched, his wife prioritized him in everything. He understood what his father-in-law was worried about, and he absolutely didn’t mean to disrespect Li Xue, instead, he cherished her even more.
After all, what man can resist the admiration from his beloved wife?
"Tomorrow, tomorrow we can. I’ll get some water for you, you wash up."
Li Xue absolutely listened to Guodong. So she obediently took a bath. Tomorrow was their big day, of course, she wanted to be clean and beautiful.
Lv Beiguang and his daughter went to the two homes, poked the stove, and filled it with coal. The house was very warm now, especially the annex room, it was very warm.
"Master Shang is getting on in years. It’s good to have a warm house."
After a while, She Xiaoyun and her husband arrived. The bedding was all in the back seat, with quilt covers sewn on. Now everything in bright red and green looked festive.
"Thank you, Secretary She."
"No need to thank me, it was Xinyu who wanted it, alright, it’s too cold now, we’re heading back."
Father and daughter also checked everything, making sure there were no open flames. Then they cycled back home.
That night, Guodong was still a bit restless, but he knew he shouldn’t be, as tomorrow they could be together openly and legitimately.
Early the next morning at four, Lv Beiguang got up. He knew how to make porridge. So in the evening, they had rice porridge with red salted vegetables and scrambled eggs.
"Both of you hurry up and eat. Have you brought all the paperwork?"
"Yes, we have."
"Hurry up and eat. Later, be sure to eat more, also bring some fruit candies. You need to give out wedding candies. Does Guodong still know Director Sun’s wife?"
"Dad, I do."
"Send a separate bag of candies to your Aunt. We really need to thank her for her help."
Lv Beiguang watched them eat, giving instructions on the side.
"After you get the marriage certificate, go take a photo."
"Dad, we’ll take a family portrait. You and Jing Chu wait at home for us."
Lv Beiguang thought for a moment and agreed. "Alright, we’ll wait at home for you. You two can ride your bike there, the elders say it’s good to be the first to get the certificate. I’m not sure what’s good about it, but it’s best to be first for a good omen."
Both agreed. Seeing them wear coats and dress properly, he felt reassured.
After sending off the young couple, Lv Beiguang didn’t go back to bed. Instead, he tidied up the house once over. Since today, he had to go early and wait at home for the two of them.
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