0p0 Chapter 170 Preparations before Proposing Marriage
Chapter 170 Preparations before Proposing Marriage
At noon on the 29th, after Huo Haocheng picked them up, he first took them to a state-owned restaurant for lunch, then sent the two female comrades home, and finally drove them back to Ruan's house. By the time they got home, it was already around 4:5 p.m., almost : p.m.
At this moment, except for a few people who were still at work, everyone was waiting for them at Ruan's house. As soon as they entered the door, they were warmly welcomed by the old ladies.
"Grandpa, grandma, grandpa and grandma, these two are my younger brothers, Huo Haoshen and Zheng Xuyang." Huo Haocheng introduced the two to them as soon as they entered the room.
"These two are grandparents, and these two are grandparents."
"Hello, grandpa and grandma, hello, grandpa and grandma" they greeted the elderly respectfully.
Because Ruan Ruan and Huo Haoshen have been biological siblings since childhood, and the Zheng Xuyang brothers are also Ruan Ruan's recognized brothers and sisters, so here they just follow Ruan Ruan and call them.
"Okay, okay, okay, you two are really handsome guys. Come here, this is a greeting gift from your grandparents."
"This is given to you by your grandparents, take it quickly."
The two had never thought that they could still receive red envelopes at such an age. Although they were not big, each red envelope contained twelve yuan, which meant a good year.
"Thank you, grandpa and grandma, grandpa and grandma," the two took the red envelopes and expressed their gratitude.
"Come and sit down. Wait for your uncle and aunt Ruan to come back from get off work. Let's discuss the specific time tomorrow and see where it would be best for you to go first."
"Yes, I will trouble you at that time."
After several people sat down, they asked about their work situation. After learning that Zheng Xuyang was the deputy director in the factory, managing their sales and after-sales work, and Huo Haoshen was mainly in charge of sales, they had a new understanding of their work abilities.
After listening to what they saw and heard in various parts of the country, I understood even more why Ruan Ruan had insisted that they go to the factory to take up positions. These two people were simply born for the economy.
Mr. Gu even wanted to poach his niece and have them work in the Beijing Investment Promotion Department, but it was just a thought. He also knew that given the current circumstances, he could only suppress his excitement. When that day really came, neither of them would be able to escape.
As we chatted, time passed and the people who worked came back from get off work.
Also coming with them were Gu Wencheng and his wife Zhou Lifang.
"Mom, Dad, Uncle, Aunt, you're back!" When Ruan Ruan saw them walking in from outside, she stood up and called them. Huo Haoshen and Zheng Xuyang behind her stood up at the same time and looked at the people who came in.
Ruan's parents and second uncle Gu had met them. When Ruan Ruan and Huo Haocheng got married, they all went as the bride's family members. The one they hadn't met was second aunt Zhou Lifang. At that time, she needed to take care of several elderly people in Beijing, so she didn't go with them.
"Uncle Ruan, Aunt Ruan, second uncle, second aunt, long time no see. I'm sorry to bother you with my visit this time." After calling everyone, the two of them respectfully gave up their seats and sat next to Huo Haocheng and Ruan Shaohong.
"Since you are all back, let's talk about tomorrow's plans." The old man had spoken, and they couldn't refuse.
"Dad, we discussed it before and thought that we would set off to the Lu family at 8 am. The main reason is that Lu Zhixing called me this morning and told me that he has other work arrangements tomorrow. He wanted to see if Song Huai and the others could go there earlier. He is waiting at home. Song Huai, Hao Shen, this is not because of the Lu family, but because the New Year is coming. As the mayor, he really has too many things to arrange, so I hope you can understand."
When he received Lu Zhixing's call, he was a little surprised. Why did this person think of calling him? After learning what he meant, he also expressed his understanding, and said that after returning home, he would explain the situation to his family and let them rest assured.
After listening to Ruan Chuanji's words, they also expressed their agreement. They were all family and there was no need to rank them in order. Since the other party had something to do and explained it, they could just adjust their time and go out earlier. Anyway, they had a few days of rest time and it didn't matter if they made a little effort.
"We have no objection, so let's set off early, first go to the Lu family to propose marriage, and then go to the He family, Xuyang, do you think it's okay?"
Huo Songhuai was fine with either. He had originally planned to go to one in the morning and another in the afternoon. This way is better, as he can arrange everything in the morning and avoid being exhausted. It's so cold, the less time he can spend outside, the better.
"Uncle Song Huai, Uncle Ruan, I can do anything."
Hearing that they kept asking for his opinions, Zheng Xuyang felt that he was respected here. They really treated him as their family. He was very touched. Moreover, he and Huo Haoshen had been getting along for more than half a year and were like brothers, so there was no need to distinguish between them.
After hearing his words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They were just afraid that he would think they were treating him as an outsider and that it would be bad if they helped Huo Haoshen in everything.
"Okay, that's settled. Now let's talk about the betrothal gift. The things for proposing marriage are already prepared. You two can take a look at them later. What our family has prepared is the same. As for what you want to prepare for your wife, that's your own business. As for the betrothal gift, how much are you going to give? Here in Beijing, generally 188 or 288 are given to marry off a daughter. For those with better conditions, like those from wealthy families, 600 are given. So, how much do you think is appropriate for you to give?" Grandma Ruan pointed to the things on the cabinet behind the sofa, and then told them about the gift money in Beijing. As for how much to give, it was up to them.
"Grandma, we've already discussed the gift money. In the past six months, our salary has been basically useless, so we'll follow the family and give 600 each. As for the bicycle and watch, we've already bought the watch, and we'll buy the bicycle after we return to Yuncheng."
"Yes, we want to say that our work is in Yuncheng, and we can't return to Beijing in the short term, so we want to wait until the beginning of next spring to build a house in Yuncheng. It will be convenient for us to live in after we get married, and our elders will have a place to live when they have time to go over there."
After listening to the two people's plans, they all felt that this was the right thing to do. It would be bad for a girl to marry you and live with you in her sister-in-law's house. Although Ruan Ruan said that she could transfer the house to them, they still wanted to build one themselves.
Ruan Ruan thought about it. That was in 74, and there were still three or four years left. So, forget it, just let them go.
"That's fine. We two matchmakers will have face if we tell others about it."
This time when proposing marriage to the Lu family, Gu Wenzhen was invited to be the matchmaker. However, when proposing marriage to the He family, Ruan Chuanji and Gu Wenzhen would be needed to participate as elders, and Zhou Lifang would be needed as the matchmaker at that time.
After seeing that everything was arranged properly and Mrs. Zhang's meal was ready, Huo Haocheng sent them back to the guesthouse after dinner and asked them to rest early. He would come to pick them up at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning.