Chapter 211 The Marriage Is Determined
After the two of them bought clothes on the street, Zhang An was not in a hurry to return to Changqing.
Zhang An has no plans to go home tonight and will go back with Su Ying later.
Although there was no lively scene, his proposal to Su Ying was now considered successful.
So for such a big matter, you must first talk to your future father-in-law and mother-in-law.
When the time comes, someone from the family will come to propose marriage, but the two of them are still in the dark.
Zhang An and Su Ying returned home. Wu Qiuping and Su Shaowen had already returned from get off work.
"Xiao An is here, when did he come?"
Wu Qiuping saw Su Ying coming back with Zhang An, with a bunch of things in her hands.
At a glance, it was clear that the two of them had gone to the street. Zhang An was definitely not a new arrival.
"Auntie, I came here in the morning, but you and your uncle had already gone to work by then."
"You kid, you have to come here often, otherwise Auntie will talk about you."
Every time The next time Zhang An came over, Wu Qiuping was very happy, as if Zhang An was her son.
"Don't worry, Auntie, I will definitely come over to see you and uncle often in the future. Don't you think that I come too often."
Don't come often in the future. Especially after Su Ying started school, she basically stayed in Changqing.
By then, Zhang An will definitely have to send Su Ying back to stay for a few days from time to time.
"You kid, Auntie is happy if you live here every day. Come and have some fruit."
After Zhang An and Su Ying came in, Wu Qiuping washed a plate of fruit and brought it to her come over.
And it’s not a common thing, it’s a plate of lychees.
Several provinces next to Guizhou Province are the production areas of this stuff, but even though there are few local species, it is not easy to eat.
"Auntie, I will stay here tonight and I won't leave."
Zhang An peeled off a lychee and handed it to Su Ying next to her, and said to her future mother-in-law with a smile.
“You still want to leave at this point. I won’t let you out even if you want to go back.”
Knowing that Zhang An won’t go back at night, the smile on Wu Qiuping’s face became even more Brilliant.
Wu Qiuping looked at the family enjoying themselves, which was much more lively than usual.
Because Su Ying and Zhang An are usually away, they are the only two at home, which is very deserted.
Su Shaowen then chatted with Zhang An, talking about current affairs and politics from time to time.
Wu Qiuping took Su Ying to the guest room next to her and started cleaning up.
Normally no one lives here, and the beds are very easy to get dusty, so all the bedding and quilts are put away.
Every time Zhang An came over, Wu Qiuping would re-lay it.
"Yingying, did Xiao An buy this bracelet for you?"
When making the bed, Wu Qiuping saw the bracelet exposed on her daughter's hand at a glance.
"Mom, Zhang An said Aunt Wang asked him to give it to me. It seems to be passed down from their family."
Su Ying stretched out her hand and handed it to her mother next to her. Look.
Wu Qiuping is several decades old after all, and it can be seen at a glance that this bracelet is extraordinary.
Looking at the look on her daughter's face, she heard about the origin of this bracelet.
It’s still not clear what this means.
"Then what are you and Xiao An's plan?"
Seeing her daughter's shy look, Wu Qiuping asked, fearing that it was not what she thought.
"Mom, Zhang An discussed with me today and said that he wants to get married this year."
Su Ying didn't hide anything about her mother's questions.
Tell Wu Qiuping everything Zhang An told her that morning.
It’s just that because of shyness, my voice became quieter towards the end.
Wu Qiuping was very happy after hearing this. It was good that Zhang An could mention this matter first.
In her heart, she had long hoped that the matter between her daughter and Zhang An would come to an end.
Except for those who are in college these days, everyone only stays together for a few months.
If you meet each other on a blind date, as long as you see the right person, the process may be completed in a month or two. There are many people who get married directly.
My daughter has been with Zhang An's family for more than half a year, and the young couple usually have a good relationship, so she also wants to put this matter on the agenda as soon as possible.
But as women, it is not so convenient for them to speak.
Otherwise, if others listen, they will say that their daughter hates getting married.
Moreover, given Zhang An's age, they wanted to urge him but couldn't say it first.
"Then what did you tell Xiao An?"
Wu Qiuping was really worried that her daughter would reject her directly because of her shyness and let this matter drag on.
Others may not be able to do this, but she knew that this silly girl of hers could really do it.
"I asked him to discuss it with you and my dad. I listen to you, so he will stay tonight and will talk about it later."
Wu Qiuping listened After that, she nodded and thought about finding time to talk to Su Ying's father later.
The room was quickly tidied up. Seeing that it was getting late, Wu Qiuping started to prepare dinner.
It can be seen that she is very happy today. While she was busy in the kitchen, she couldn't help but hum a ditty.
Zhang An wanted to go in to help several times, but she kicked him out and refused to let Zhang An do anything.
After the family of four finished their dinner, the whole family sat on the sofa.
Wu Qiuping watched TV from time to time, and glanced at Zhang An from time to time.
Su Ying felt very embarrassed seeing her mother like this.
My family just hopes that I will get married as soon as possible.
As for Zhang An, although he had made an agreement with Su Ying in the morning, he had already decided to ventilate his elder brother at night.
But when it was time to speak, Zhang An was still a little nervous.
Although he knew that Su Ying's parents were usually very kind to him, Zhang An was still a little uneasy when he was about to speak.
"Uncle, aunt, Yingying and I have been together for a long time, so I thought this matter should have an outcome."
"My parents are also right. Yingying was very satisfied and told me that her daughter-in-law must be her, so if you two have no objections, I will ask my parents to come to propose marriage on a day when I get back."
Zhang An thought in his heart. After talking for a long time, he finally said it.
Anyway, extending your head is a knife, and shrinking your head is also a knife.
After Su Shaowen heard this, he didn't speak immediately. Instead, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Wu Qiuping next to him looked at his unhurried look and cradled him with his hand.
"Xiao An, Xiao Ying's mother and I are not old feudal people. In fact, we are very satisfied with you, and you can usually tell."
"So we are here There is no objection, as long as you two discuss it, we support you."
Su Shaowen thought for a while and then said to Zhang An.
"After all, you and the young couple still have to spend the rest of their lives together. The most we adults can do is give you some advice."
In Su Shaowen's place, he has never had any requirements for Zhang An.
This is true even when I haven’t met Zhang An before.
He has always felt that as long as his future son-in-law likes and satisfies his daughter, is a normal person, and treats his daughter well in the future, he has no requirements. As for other things, they are not too important in his opinion.
Later, after he also met Zhang An and Zhang An's family, he became even more satisfied with this young man.
So naturally he will not ask Zhang An any difficult questions now.
"Yes, Xiao An, as long as you and Yingying are fine, we will be satisfied. Go back and tell your parents that aunt and uncle have no requirements and don't have to worry about anything."< br>
Before Wu Qiuping met Zhang An, she was still thinking about what he wanted from his family and what conditions he wanted.
But over the past six months, they have gotten a rough idea of the Zhang An family.
And they can also feel how Zhang An treats her.
Especially the jar of old ginseng soaked wine in their home, the stick in it must be at least ten or twenty years old.
Zhang An didn't say anything at that time, he just brought it over. I'm afraid his own son couldn't do this.
In the following period, she always played the role of an enlightened mother-in-law in front of Zhang An.
So now, she will only continue to be a good person to the end and stick to this role.
As for other requirements such as betrothal gifts and houses, she did not mention them.
Because she knows that according to the current conditions of Zhang An's family, her daughter will definitely be happy if she gets married.
"Yes, Xiao An, go back and tell your dad that we don't have any requirements here. If there are any customs in your family, we will try our best to cooperate."
Because Zhang An and the others were from the mountains, and Su Shaowen thought there might be some rules.
So I told Zhang An about this matter in advance and asked him to go back without any scruples.
With just a few words, the matter between the two young people was settled here.
Zhang An is really grateful to both of his future father-in-law and mother-in-law for being so open-minded.
If you change your family, they will definitely impose various conditions on you at this time.
But Su Ying's parents didn't, and they treated her like their own son from the beginning.
"Don't worry, uncle and aunt, Yingying and I will definitely be fine in the future."
Zhang An solemnly held Su Ying's hand in front of the two elders and assured them.
Su Shaowen and Wu Qiuping both nodded with satisfaction at the guarantee Zhang An gave them.
After the matter was discussed, the atmosphere became relaxed.
"Xiao An, do you have any plans to buy a house in the county?"
Su Shaowen is relatively clear about Zhang An's financial strength.
"This is not my uncle's request for you. I just want to ask about your wishes. It doesn't matter whether you buy it or not."
In Su Shaowen's heart, even after Zhang An and his daughter got married, , it doesn’t matter if you don’t buy a house.
This house in my family will definitely be left to my two daughters in the future.
The eldest son-in-law’s family is not ordinary, so the house will probably be in the hands of the younger daughter in the end.
"Uncle, I really haven't planned on buying a house in our county."
If he were in the provincial capital, Zhang An would buy a set first if he was trying to sell iron.
Even if you don’t live in it, you can just leave it and sell it later.
But in this small county, Zhang An has no plans yet.
Because the development of the county is still too backward, the prime areas in the future have not yet been developed.
Although in the following decades, house prices have risen horribly.
But in this small county, there are only about three to four thousand people at the top of the sky.
So Zhang An has no plans yet and will buy another set when the time is right.
It’s not for investment, it’s just for future use when needed.
When I woke up the next day, Su Ying's parents had already left for work.
After Zhang An stayed with Su Ying for a long time, he got up and returned under Su Ying's reluctant eyes.
This time Zhang An did not take Su Ying back with him, but asked her to stay at home for a few more days.
After all, Su Ying will report to Changqing next semester, so she will have less time to go home.
Zhang An didn’t bring anything with him when he came, but when he left, he left large and small bags in the car.
Some of them were clothes and shoes that Su Ying bought for Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo, and some of them were things that Wu Qiuping asked Zhang An to take back.
Zhang An drove the car along the way, opened the car window, blew in the cool breeze from outside, and sang a ditty unconsciously.
Although it was a two-hour drive, Zhang An arrived home without even paying attention. Maybe this was the reason why he was in such a good mood.
“Hey, Xiao An is back.”
Zhang An returned home and found his mother and two aunts discussing something in the yard.
"Yes, aunt, what are you discussing."
Zhang An looked at his old mother and two aunts picking up these boxes.
"We got some silkworm seeds back and are going to raise some summer silkworms."
It turns out that these are silkworm seeds. No wonder they look dark and autumnal.
"Why do I suddenly think of raising summer silkworms? Raising this thing in summer is like serving our ancestors."
Zhang An is no stranger to raising silkworms, on the contrary, he is somewhat familiar with it.
Because when I was a child, Grandma Zhang An would often raise silkworms at home.
And Zhang An’s grandmother is definitely a good hand in raising silkworms.
Second Aunt Zhang smiled and said: "This is not decided by us, but Xiao An, you have to rush me."
"I will not rush our aunt. It’s best for you to rest as much as possible.”
Hearing what the second aunt said, Zhang An was a little confused. What does this have to do with me.
"You silly boy, your second aunt and third aunt are raising summer silkworms this time to make quilts for you when you get married."
Seeing Zhang An scratching his head, Wang Fang said with a smile.
"When you called back last night, your second aunt and third aunt were both there. They all know about you and Xiaoying. Can you not be impatient."
In Changing There is a local custom in Qing, which is when blood relatives and nephews of the family get married.
The homes of these close relatives and uncles at home need to prepare quilts.
Most families in the village usually go to the town to spend money to buy some cotton and just put on a few quilts.
But this quilt cannot be made too poorly, otherwise it will be laughed at.
In many places, after the bride’s family receives the bride price, the bride’s family will be given more than a dozen quilts as a dowry.
Such a thing cannot be discussed with Chang Qing, because Quilt's thoughts have already been resolved by his close relatives and uncles at home.
The woman's side can't continue to dowry quilts, which add up to dozens of quilts.
Even in a lifetime, the young couple may not be able to use up so many quilts.
It is precisely because of this rule that many families in later generations are unwilling to marry their daughters here.
It’s just that Aunt Zhang and her sisters-in-law don’t want to follow the crowd. They are very close to Zhang An, their nephew.
So they have already discussed it since they found out about Zhang An and Su Ying.
The family prepared a silk quilt for Zhang An, which not only showed their love for their nephew, but also gave face to others.
(End of this chapter)