Chronicles of the Seventies

361-370

Chapter 361: The End of the Ceremony Chapter 361: The End of the Ceremony
The road was repaired last year and the surface is very flat. There are a few small stools behind the truck and everyone sits on them, then sits by the side of the truck. At first everyone was a little restrained because of Qin Xi's arrival, but Qin Xi chatted with everyone in a friendly manner, which made everyone relax.

The truck drove for more than half an hour before arriving at the village. Because they didn't know where Wang Yanan's home was, the car stopped to ask for directions for a long time and then continued driving.

After walking for about ten minutes, I finally met a boy at a fork in the road. The boy was a little excited when he saw the big truck. After asking, I found out that he was Wang Yanan's younger brother, who was specially sent to pick people up.

Gao Kang asked the boy to get in the car and squeeze together with Qiu Xue. He pointed the road and soon they arrived at a house with red bricks and white walls.

Standing in the car, you can clearly see big red wedding characters pasted on the gate of the courtyard and all the doors inside. There are some boxes placed on the westernmost side of the courtyard, as well as sewing machines, televisions, washing machines, electric fans and other home appliances hung with red cloth and satin. This is how dowries are displayed in the countryside.

I have to say that Wang Yanan's family is really well off and the dowry is really not bad.

A table for collecting gifts had been placed at the door, and relatives were already queuing up to give their gifts.

After the car stopped, Li Xianglu and the others got out one after another. After Qin Xi jumped out, he helped Li Xianglu get down and helped her tidy up her hair that was messed up by the wind.

Li Xianglu felt someone was looking at her, but she didn't turn around. She smiled and said something to Qin Xi.

Wang Yanan's family knew that her colleagues and leaders from the county would come to attend her wedding, so they arranged for their youngest son to pick them up. When they saw the big car, they were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths. They invited everyone to go in. The bride was already putting on makeup, so it was not convenient for her to come out.

Li Xianglu smiled and said, "Everyone, give your gifts first, and then we'll go see Yanan."

Han Xuemei came with her daughter, Qiu Xue and Gao Kang, President Xu and his wife, Li Xianglu and Qin Xi, a total of eight people. Li Xianglu walked up to President Xu and said with a smile: "Leader, what do you think, how many people should we go?"

President Xu smiled and said, "People in our county who have good relationships give five yuan. I give eight yuan. My daughter is getting married soon, so I can give more. If you don't have any problems at home, you can give five yuan. It's also a generous gift."

Li Xianglu nodded, and let President Xu go first.

Everyone here presented their gifts one after another. Li Xianglu took a quick look and found that almost everyone gave five yuan, but Qiu Xue gave ten yuan. Li Xianglu raised her eyebrows but said nothing.

In fact, it is quite taboo to give a gift that exceeds the leader's amount, but Qiu Xue may feel that she has a good relationship with Wang Yanan.

After presenting the gifts, the men were invited to sit at a table in the yard to chat and eat melon seeds, while the women went to Wang Yanan's boudoir.

The room where Wang Yanan lived was the room on the west side where her dowry was placed. Apart from the woman putting on makeup, the other four or five people were relatives of the family. They were chattering about something and no one knew what they were talking about. When Wang Yanan saw Li Xianglu and the others coming, she quickly stood up.