mtl008 Chapter 203 "He Yuzhu" 7
Chapter 203 "He Yuzhu" 7
After the whole house was moved, He Daqing built a small stove at the entrance of the side room. They still needed to eat this week, so he could take it down later.
The next morning, Master Wang arrived with his team and materials. He Yuzhu led Master Wang and his group to the main house, gave Master Wang a key, and told him that if he and his son came home late one day, they could just lock the door and go home after work. He also told them that it was best to leave the materials inside the house.
After all, he always comes home late. His father, He Daqing, sometimes has to cook special meals for others, which also means he gets home very late. The workers don't have to work overtime; they just need to finish on time.
The following week, He Yuzhu started commuting to and from work by bicycle. On Wednesday, He Daqing and the matchmaker went to Wangjia Village again to present the betrothal gifts. Wang Yan also presented a letter of introduction, and the two got their marriage certificate that day. However, they still had to wait until the house was repaired before holding a wedding banquet.
After the house was repaired and He Daqing and Master Wang finished their handover, He Yuzhu took two buckets of environmentally friendly latex paint from his spatial storage, repackaged them, and brought them back in a large bucket. He and He Daqing then painted all the walls in the house. Otherwise, with the current white walls, it would be covered in white dust.
Once the house was all finished, they opened the doors to ventilate it. The father and son then went to the trust store to pick out furniture. The three rooms on the upper floor could only fit three beds and a few wooden boxes, with maybe one more chair in each room. At that time, there were no bedside tables or anything like that. Putting a chair by the bedside would make it convenient to put things there.
The main rooms are the two bedrooms downstairs and He Yuzhu's side room. All three rooms have kang beds, but the two main bedrooms are quite large, so we can add a bed and wardrobe to one of them, a dressing table in the master bedroom, a desk and chair for He Yushui's room, a long table in the living room, a square table and chairs for dining, and cabinets in the kitchen.
After much deliberation, the father and son visited three different furniture stores before finally settling on all the furniture for their home. It was all ordinary nanmu and rosewood furniture; it wasn't that high-quality materials were hard to find, but rather that ordinary pieces were.
In the past, families who could afford good materials mostly had furniture that was exquisitely carved and had very intricate patterns. Finding all of these pieces was a real struggle for the father and son, but this batch of furniture would ensure that a generation would have no worries about food and drink.
After everything in the house was settled, He Daqing and He Yuzhu moved back to the main house. At this time, supplies were still plentiful, and as long as you had money, you could buy basic necessities.
He Daqing took He Yuzhu and He Yushui to a clothing store and bought two sets of clothes for each of them, as well as some cloth and cotton. They would definitely need quilts for the wedding, and since He Yuzhu and He Yushui would be sleeping in separate rooms from now on, they would also need to prepare two extra quilts. They also needed to send two sets of fabric to Wang Yan's family. Although the Wang family would make some preparations, the fact that the groom's family sent two sets of fabric also represented the groom's family's respect for the bride.
Although He Yuzhu knew how to make quilts, he couldn't say so. So, when He Daqing returned to the courtyard, he gave Teacher Yan's wife 10,000 yuan and asked her to make six new quilts at their home. At this time, Yan Bugui's family had just moved to the courtyard and had not yet shown their stingy nature. However, since there was money to be made, the Yan family members were very enthusiastic.
Everyone just assumed that the He family was buying things because they were repairing their house, and no one thought of anything else. Once everything was done, on the day before another day off, He Daqing gathered all the neighbors together.
"I apologize for taking up everyone's time by gathering us together today, but my He family is hosting a dinner party in the courtyard tomorrow. Firstly, our house has been renovated, and secondly, I, He Daqing, am getting married tomorrow... "
"What? You're getting married?" Before He Daqing could finish speaking, Yi Zhonghai exclaimed in surprise. However, as soon as the words left his mouth, he realized that he had been abrupt. Seeing He Daqing looking at him with a puzzled expression, he quickly said, "Daqing, please continue. I was just too surprised. After all, I haven't heard you mention it before."
Regardless of what he was thinking, He Daqing said, "Dear neighbors, my He family will be holding a banquet in the courtyard tomorrow. Please come and support us!"
"That's for sure!"
Congratulations, Master He!
"congratulations!"
“Master He, I’ll write down the gift list for you tomorrow!” Yan Bugui said.
"Thank you so much! You can skip the gift money; just come and join us for the banquet!" He Daqing immediately thanked him.
Don't underestimate Yan Bugui's status as a teacher. The Chinese nation has a long-standing tradition of respecting teachers. No matter the era, intellectuals are always respected. Of course, the Yan family had just moved here, and everyone was not yet familiar with each other.
Even after everyone learned about Yan Bugui's true nature, they were still more tolerant of him than others.
After notifying everyone, He Daqing prepared to go to the backyard to tell the "deaf" old lady as well. Yi Zhonghai saw He Daqing walking towards the backyard and hurriedly asked, "Daqing, where are you going?"
"Oh, I'll go and inform the deaf old lady that there will be a feast tomorrow."
“Perfect timing, I also need to talk to the old lady about something. I haven’t heard you mention remarrying. Why are you suddenly getting married? Where is your new bride from?” Yi Zhonghai asked.
"Oh, it's because the rain has gotten heavier. How could a grown man like me teach a young girl? So my sister-in-law arranged one for me. You see, my house was a complete mess a few years ago."
“That’s right. A family needs a wife to make a living. But Zhuzi is getting married soon. If you marry again, will the two kids have any objections?” Yi Zhonghai asked.
"He has a problem? What problem could he possibly have? What? Does he think he can tell his father what to do?" He Daqing was taken aback!
"No, it's all about harmony in the family. After all, you only have one son, Zhuzi, so you should consider his feelings. And Yushui, being a stepmother isn't easy. You'll have to be more careful in the future. You can't see into someone's heart, right?"
Well, since they can't stop it, they've started trying to sow discord, saying all this for your own good. He Daqing didn't think much of it. "Don't worry, I definitely found out everything before making this decision. Besides, Yushui and Zhuzi are so big, they won't suffer any losses."
After they finished speaking, they arrived at the door of the "deaf" old lady. Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything more, only casually saying, "That's good! That's good!"
He Daqing saw that the door to the deaf old lady's house was open, and the old lady was sitting in a recliner inside, squinting and rocking back and forth. "Old lady, I'm inviting you to a feast tomorrow!"
The old lady opened her eyes: "What? The house is finished?" See, this old lady knows everything about the yard! "Not only that, Old He is getting married tomorrow!" Yi Zhonghai said from the side. "Oh, Little He, you're getting married?" the old lady asked in surprise.
Although he was annoyed that Yi Zhonghai had interrupted him, He Daqing still replied, "Yes, madam, remember to come to the Central Courtyard for the banquet tomorrow at noon!"
"Alright, this old woman congratulates you on your son's success!"
"Thank you so much! You go ahead with your work, I'll head back now!" With that, He Daqing went home, leaving Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady behind.