Men and women eating in the courtyard

"That's good"

The eldest mother asked Li Xuewu to sit down, but Li Xuewu did not sit down. She just stood in front of the eldest uncle's bed with a smile and said: "Relax and take a good rest. The workshop can be without a director, but it cannot be without an eighth-level worker, haha."

Yi Zhonghai understood that Li Xuewu was comforting him, so he smiled and raised his hand.

He was not usually a talkative person, so when he saw Li Xuewu's slightly teasing words, he just nodded to show that he understood.

Li Xuewu turned around and followed the aunt who was about to make tea for him and said politely: "Don't be busy, aunt. The food is ready in the front yard. I will come and take a look before I feel relieved."

"Eat here, Auntie will make dumplings for you."

The eldest mother sincerely wanted to thank Li Xuewu. Li Xuewu was kind to their family whether it was public or private.

When his wife's accident happened, it was Li Xuewu who made arrangements, and later asked Qin Huairu to send him ten yuan.

Although this kind of gift is not big or small, if you can give it ten yuan, it can still be seen as a lot.

"Don't be too busy, I'm not being polite."

Li Xuewu smiled and pointed to the front yard and explained: "I would like to discuss the marriage with my family when I have free time today."

"Oh, that's a good thing."

The eldest mother smiled and said: "Then aunt has to congratulate you first."

“Thank you, aunt”

Li Xuewu smiled and waved to the eldest mother, and while walking out, he also signaled to the eldest uncle and said: "Thank you for the cigarettes."

"this kid"

The eldest mother walked to the door and saw Li Xuewu's figure passing the second door, then turned around.

"Earlier, I was thinking of asking Liu Yin when Xuewu would get married, but Liu Yin told me that she didn't know, and I was afraid that we were too worried."

The aunt went to her husband's window and gave her warm water, and then said, "You have to think more carefully and return the favor."

"Yeah, just a follower"

The old man nodded, swallowed, and continued: "Be more casual."

"Where can I go?"

The eldest mother shook her head in disapproval and said: "We live in the same courtyard, and we don't want others to think about it if we live too much. That won't lead to gossip."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked to the cabinet, found the money box, and rummaged through the bills inside.

"I've asked about this girl. Serious sons and daughters of high-ranking cadres don't like these three to five yuan. I thought I'd take one and give you some gifts."

"Um"

The elder is a man after all, so he has unexpected thoughts. He nodded and agreed with his wife's opinion.

Everyone knows that Li Xuewu has a partner, but few people know when Li Xuewu plans to get married.

At this time, no one would get married after three or five years of dating. Generally, people would gossip after more than a year.

Basically, you should get married within three to five months, otherwise your father-in-law will think that your partner is not in the right mood.

Of course, exceptions are made in special circumstances, and this is not absolute.

The relationship between Li Xuewu and Gu Ning is progressing quite smoothly. The house has been settled, the two families have made initial contact, and they have no objections to each other.

This is counting the days, relatives and neighbors are also asking about it.

For no other reason than Li Xuewu's identity alone, many people rushed to maintain human relations.

Relatives who had not interacted with each other earlier were writing inquiring letters, which made Li Shun a little irritable about his second son's situation.

Especially after he learned about Li Xuewu's situation, and because his son was really busy and his relatives were also busy, the two delays made it impossible for him to give accurate information to his relatives.

This is also the reason why he didn't like his son a few days ago, because he didn't seem to be in a hurry when he looked at his son.

It was almost time to eat now. When he saw his second son entering the house from the backyard, he squinted his eyes and ignored him.

Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to his father, because it was his father's turn to make the final decision only in major matters at home, while in small matters, his mother and the old lady usually had the final say.

Of course, nothing major had happened in this family for several years, and Li Xuewu had nothing to say to his father.

"Auntie, you are here"

When Li Xuewu entered the house, he first said hello to his sister-in-law's mother, and then followed Zhao Yaping who got off the kang and stood on the ground looking at him and smiled.

"Second brother"

Of course Zhao Yaping remembered Li Xuewu. This relative of the eldest sister's family often asked people to bring her books and stationery, and he was the one who took her eldest brother out of the mountains.

"Hey, you're back"

Zhao Gen's family also stood up a little unnaturally and replied to Li Xuewu. She was a rural woman and still rarely had the opportunity to go to the city.

The last time I came here, I was sending my daughter off to get married. This time, Li Xuewu called Yin Mancang and arranged a commuter bus to the training ground, which made it convenient for them to come.

Because he didn't know much and was afraid of getting lost, Yin Mancang asked the commuter driver to drop the mother and daughter off at the compound where they had backed into the bus after entering the city.

She didn't understand what kind of official Li Xuewu was, but she knew who Li Xuewu was.

My eldest daughter's second brother-in-law is still known as a capable person by the child's uncle. He is good to their family and a kind person.

Li Xuewu could see her restraint, but he was not overly enthusiastic. He just smiled and said a few words to Zhao Yaping, then asked about the situation at home, and said no more.

"Mom, after dinner, I'll come back with grandpa to talk about something."

Seeing that the family was about to have dinner, Li Xuewu said hello and turned around to leave. It was already dinner time, and the family was timid and it was difficult to talk about things.

Besides, there is an old man above him. Grandpa and grandma must be present. This is the truth.

Liu Yin cooked four dishes and was about to ask her son to eat at home, but when she saw her son was about to leave, she followed him out and asked, "Why is it so formal?"

Li Xuewu smiled and hugged his mother's shoulders and whispered in her ear: "It's about getting married."

"This kid!"

Seeing her son's joking look, Liu Yin also slapped her son happily.

"You are so old, but you are still like a child. Let's ask grandpa to go home and eat."

"No, the outer courtyard has already been made, it will be wasted."

Li Xuewu smiled and said something to his mother before heading to the Chuihua Gate.

When Liu Yin entered the room with a smile, Li Shun also wanted to know what his son had just said, but he was too embarrassed to ask, so he just glanced at his wife from time to time.

Liu Yin also saw Li Shun looking over, but she pretended not to see it, and it was interesting to pretend to make Li Shun scratch his head.

Perhaps Liu Yin was infected by her son's joking appearance, and now she also became childish.

Or maybe because he heard that something good was coming for his son, he was in a good mood at the moment and had no time to deal with his husband who always maintained a strict fatherly look.

"Sit with you, you don't have to do any work."

After smiling and saying polite words to their mother-in-law who came out, Liu Yin and Li Xue began to pick up bowls on the table and prepare to eat.

"I'm not an outsider, I'll help you."

Zhao Gen's family is an honest person, so he is inevitably a bit reserved here. His daughter is not at home, so he has to be polite when dealing with his in-laws.

"Then Mr. Li won't be eating at home?"

"Haha, don't call him a cadre"

When Liu Yin saw how her parents called her son, she quickly corrected her with a smile and said: "He calls you Auntie, you call him nephew, or Xuewu, it doesn't matter, but don't be polite to him."

"Why"

The Zhao Gen family member responded, but he still had no idea, but there were not many opportunities to meet, so it didn't matter what he called him.

Li Xuewu came out immediately after speaking because he made the guests feel uncomfortable at home. When he entered the screen door, the meal in the back room was not ready yet.

“The car collection is early today”

"There is still work tonight, I asked them to pick up the car early."

Lao Biaozi was bending over to wash his face at the door. When he saw Li Xuewu coming in, he replied.

In fact, this time is normal, but the car collection time is earlier than before, about an hour or so.

He took the towel on the window sill and wiped it while saying to Li Xuewu: "Grandma and Ge Lin have brought out another batch of benches. They have to make time to assemble them at night. These are ordered by the training ground. We have to hurry up. Send it”.

"Training Course?"

Li Xuewu didn't know about this. The training ground was a branch. Because it was far away, it had an independent financial department. He didn't know about the procurement.

Generally, because Decai handles specific business, the report given to Li Xuewu is only a work report and will not involve specific projects.

"Yes, there are tables and benches. I need them urgently."

Lao Biaozi put the towel he had wiped on his face on his shoulder and took the cigarette handed over by Li Xuewu.

"That day, my eldest grandma and I went up the mountain to look at the wood. It happened that my old uncle led us. We needed a batch for the training ground and a batch for the army."

As he spoke, he gestured in the direction of the north warehouse in the backyard and said, "Grandma and Ge Lin have been busy with these things these days."

"I didn't notice that."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and followed Lao Biaozi to the west courtyard. He saw that from the entrance of the north warehouse to the corner of the east warehouse, many "parts" had been stacked according to legs and faces.

"Is it all painted?"

These parts are not finished after being assembled, they still need to be painted, which is a laborious task.

"Where!"

Old Biaozi lit the cigarette in his mouth, and then continued to explain: "Grandma has been looking at the sky these days, and it has been sunny. I am ready to spend two and a half nights to bring this batch of The work is done."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Tell the boys and the big guys, let Brother Zhuzi sort it out after you finish it."

"Haha, I got a deer from the mountain. My old uncle gave it to me."

Lao Biaozi said with a smile: "I also agreed with my eldest grandma to buy more and send some office sets to the village."

"Well, I can rest assured that you can do things."

Li Xuewu nodded and did not go to the North Warehouse, because Grandma and Ge Lin also finished their work and went back.

A few people stood at the door and chatted, talking about the furniture.

In the time it took to smoke a cigarette, Yu Li stood at the door of the back room and called for dinner.

"What's for dinner tonight?"

As everyone entered the house, Li Xuewu asked Xilin at the kitchen door.

Xilin raised her eyebrows and said, "Today's food is good, including cold dishes, stews, and stir-fries."

"What's the condition? It's just a matter of time!"

Li Xuewu joked exaggeratedly and entered the house. In fact, it was nothing to eat such a good meal in a house. It was nothing more than adding more meat and oil. Meat was rare.

But when he got to the table, Li Xuewu discovered that something was wrong. This was all meat and potatoes.

The cold dish is pork liver mixed with spring onions, the stir-fried dish is stir-fried pig heart and leeks, and the stew is a hodgepodge. It all looks like braised food.

"Hey, feelings are what's left."

Li Xuewu smiled and sat next to Lao Biaozi, letting Silly Zhu pour wine for several people. Li Xuewu waved his hand and refused.

There is something else to do today. It would be bad if you go home smelling drunk and talk to your family. It seems like you are careless.

Yu Li was carrying dishes on the Kang table. When she passed by Li Xuewu, she explained with a smile: "It's all leftover from the past few days. Xiaoyan and I don't want to sell it, and the neighbors don't want it either. We If you don’t eat it, you will be blind.”

"It's okay. It just fills our stomachs. What's good is what we rely on."

Li Xuewu waved his hand, motioning for everyone to take chopsticks, and finalized the matter.

Perhaps she was afraid that Li Xuewu and Lao Biaozi would care about this, so Yu Li mentioned it in front of everyone.

The second master took a piece of minced pork liver, tasted it, and said: "Actually, it's the same, but it looks good to the customers and makes them feel comfortable eating."

"That is"

Silly Zhu brought a glass to a few people, and then said: "This kind of thing is considered a treasure in our industry. In the past, I was afraid that there would be few left behind, but I was so willing to take it. If the master doesn't want it, he will give it to us."

"hehe"

Grandpa didn't pay attention to what everyone said. He held a wine glass and touched it with the second master. Ge Lin, who nodded and ate, said: "Young man Ge has been exhausted these days."

Because Ge Lin was young, he could only be called "boy" in front of his grandfather.

But this boy is not small at all. He is a tall man of more than 1.9 meters, with big shoulders and a round waist. I don’t know what Old Baduo fed him to grow up.

When he heard his grandpa's praise, Ge Lin just raised his eyebrows, glanced at his grandpa, and continued to eat.

The food here is quite tasty, and he has no taboos. He can eat whatever he can.

Deliya and Pazile had some taboos, but when they got here, Pazile told his sister to do as the locals do, and he might not want to take root in the capital in the future.

Of course, in terms of eating habits, Yu Li also took care of Delia when arranging meals, letting her make some delicious food herself.

Xilin, on the other hand, doesn't care as much as Delia, and is just like an ordinary Han here.

Just now he was deliberately joking with Li Xuewu, and now he came over to talk to Li Xuewu a few words about the food before going to the kang to eat.

In fact, it's not a good thing, it's just pig offal. It's just a pair that Lao Biaozi gets from the supply and marketing cooperative every day to maintain his respect with Director Liu.

This is not all of the supply and marketing cooperative, just one of them, but it is enough for this party to digest.

In addition to what was sold, Li Xuewu told Lao Biaozi about the rest at the dining table and used it as food for everyone.

It's summer, and a lot of food is hard to preserve and will deteriorate over time. It's a pity not to return things.

The best way was to buy a refrigerator, but Li Xuewu didn't want to cause that trouble, so he quickly asked Lao Biaozi to go back and discuss it with Xiao Yan'er and the others.

Lao Biaozi also wanted to discuss the sales issue with Li Xuewu today. This thing is really not easy to deal with. He also wanted to find a few units to give it away.

“It’s so small, but there won’t be much left after closing the stalls every day.”

Li Xuewu knocked on the table and said, "It's not necessary. If you work too hard, you won't make much, but lesbians also have a hard time."

He didn't want Lao Biaozi to expand on this trivial matter, so he gave up his suggestion of sending groceries to other units.

It's okay for you to change the stuff or eat it by yourself. It wouldn't be good if Director Liu knew that they were selling the braised goods.

After having a full meal and waiting for grandpa and the others to drink, Li Xuewu whispered to his grandpa, and the two of them went out and returned home.

Liu Yin was waiting for Li Xuewu and the others after clearing the table.

Liu Yin told the old lady about this while eating, and Li Shun was still a little stunned after hearing it.

He was looking forward to his son growing up, looking forward to his son getting married and starting a family, but when such a day came suddenly, he was a little confused.

When Li Xuewu followed his eldest grandma into the house, the family was drinking water on the kang in the north room.

“It’s so spacious after tidying it up like this.”

My eldest grandma only took a look at it the day she finished cleaning it up, and she hasn't been here these days. It feels quite bright and spacious when I enter the house like this tonight.

The light bulb is still the same, but the room is much brighter than before.

Li Xuecai stood up from the kang, made way for his eldest grandma, and let her get on the kang.

At this time, those sitting on the kang were the eldest grandma, the old lady, and Li Shun, plus Li Xue holding Li Shu, while Liu Yin sat beside the kang.

Zhao Gen's family realized that someone was going to say something, so they helped their in-laws clean up after dinner and then went to the south room to rest.

Li Xuewu picked up a stool and sat by the kang, letting his third brother Xuecai bring him a cup of tea.

"Sit down and listen. Sooner or later, this will happen."

After smiling and saying something to Xuecai, Li Xuewu took the prepared plan and told his family about his preparations for the wedding by the kang.

"We have discussed it with the Gu family. Gu Ning's parents don't have any objections. They just mentioned the approximate number of relatives."

As Li Xuewu was talking, Li Shu saw her father talking and ran over with her short legs to snatch the paper from Li Xuewu's hand.

She thought this thing was very funny, and everyone in the family looked at it, thinking it was a treasure.

When Li Xuewu saw his daughter rushing towards him, he first moved the tea cup, and then hurriedly took his daughter into his arms.

"Haha, this little devil"

Liu Yin smiled and was about to come over to pick up the child, but Li Xuewu signaled her not to.

Li Xuewu just hugged his daughter, shook off the paper in his hand and continued: "Gu Ning tidied up the house in the early stage, and I made up some furniture. It is enough for her to live in now. I will prepare a few sets of luggage later. It’s done.”

"Did the in-laws prepare it?"

Liu Yin asked specifically, not that she was asking for anything, because the women in the Gu family all work, and according to custom, the bedding for the newlyweds should be prepared by her parents' family.

Each set has the same meaning. If the newcomer feels that it is not enough, he or she can buy more.

"Don't force this"

Li Xuewu rubbed his daughter's face with his beard stubble, and asked his daughter to hide her hand from grabbing the manuscript to protect his face.

He explained to his mother and the old lady: "When I did the first tidying up over there, I just asked Master Dou to make a big mess. Gu Ning took care of the hygiene and soft materials. I was thinking about the luggage." Just do it here, I'll prepare the ingredients."

"What can I prepare for you?"

Liu Yin said dissatisfied: "You are my son, why can't I prepare luggage for the wedding?"

Li Xuewu knew what his mother meant, and explained with a smile: "I had already thought about this last time I went to the border. I had already bought fabric and cotton, and I was just waiting for the quilt to fall apart."

"this kid"

The old lady smiled and said something to Li Xuewu, and then said to Liu Yin: "Then let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to pick out the quilt cover, and then we can cut a few sets of pillowcases and sheets with red cloth. The ones with embroidery are better."

"It's not easy to find silk noodles embroidered with dragons and phoenixes. I'll look around tomorrow."

Liu Yin also responded, and then discussed with the old lady: "What should I do with the mandarin duck on this pillowcase? It's not easy to buy it."

Li Xuewu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he looked at the old lady and mother who had already discussed the details.

This is just the beginning, there is so much to pay attention to.

Li Xuewu took a pen and wrote down everything that his mother and the old lady discussed. He also thought about whether it was possible to solve this problem.

Old people are particular about these things. In fact, he doesn't really care whether there are those two fat ducks on the pillowcase, but he has to care if the old man cares.

After all, the new house must be visited by relatives and friends during the wedding days. This is a kind of recognition and a gift of hospitality.

Of course, if you look closely, whether it is the dragon and phoenix on the quilt, the two fat ducks, or the embroidery on the wedding robe, it should be embroidered by the couple before leaving the palace.

But now we can't follow the old etiquette. We have to ask Gu Ning to sew leather with a needle, but I'm afraid he won't be able to sew quilts and embroider patterns.

Fortunately, neither Liu Yin nor the old lady is willing to accept death and look for those with four eyes. Who cares so much at this time.

After the two discussed it, Li Xuewu continued talking.

"I'll leave the quilt and luggage to you. I'll ask a tailor to make our clothes for convenience."

Seeing that his mother wanted to talk, Li Xuewu added: "There are still many things to do. Our family still has to meet with Gu Ning's family. Besides, we also have to send letters to relatives and so on. It's too busy."

Liu Yin had no choice but to nod her head after hearing her son's words. She wanted to do her best to give her son the best, but sometimes her resources were limited and she had to live with her son's arrangements.

When Li Shu saw her father sharing the piece of paper with her and letting herself read it, she seemed to understand it and imitated her father seriously, mumbling.

After Li Xuewu talked about the house, clothes and luggage, he also talked about the place and time of the wedding.

When Li Shun heard that the organization was not organized by the steel rolling mill or the branch, he frowned slightly and asked: "Isn't it better to do it in the west courtyard? There are warehouses and so on over there."

Li Xuewu put down the manuscript paper in his hand and explained to his father and grandfather: "It is not good to do it alone without the neighbors. It would be too restrictive to do it in the factory or branch with colleagues."

Li Xuecai saw Li Shu causing trouble around his second brother, so he teased Li Shu with toys, and then took the child from Li Xuewu's arms to play.

But he still wanted to hear how his second brother's wedding was arranged so that he could learn from it in the future.

So she didn't go to the living room while holding Li Shu, but just wandered around the room.

Li Xuewu took a sip of tea and continued: "There are probably a lot of people coming. I want to clear out the North Warehouse and West Warehouse. Then the banquet will be held in the North Warehouse and the West Warehouse will be used as a temporary warehouse." .

It's easy to talk about Beicang. After all, there must be a special place to manage the food and wine used for the wedding, in order to prevent mistakes.

Li Xuewu thought about it. The west courtyard is large and has space for people to store their cars.

The other one is the house in the courtyard, which is not included in the backyard. However, the house in the family house, the second-floor house, and Li Xuecai's house that will be built soon are convenient for entertaining the natal family and distinguished guests.

He was not prepared to accept the gift account, but his grandfather told his family when he was discussing it.

"It's wrong for you to think that way."

Grandpa took a drag on his cigarette, tapped his finger on the kang mat and said, "I know what you mean, but there is no need to be unconventional."

Li Shun also frowned slightly, and after his grandfather finished speaking, he continued: "If the neighbors have something to do, our family will accept it. If you don't accept it, then who will dare to accept it from you in the future?"

"Then there is your colleague. You are a cadre yourself and you are young. Doing this will make others gossip. It is not good to talk about you for nothing."

Li Xuewu thought about it and realized that he had made an arbitrary decision. He only estimated the next direction of the wind, but did not think about the local customs.

When the old lady saw that Li Xuewu understood, she didn't go into details. She just followed Li Xuewu's instructions: "Send invitations to those who need to send them, and deliver messages that need to be sent. It doesn't matter whether people come or not, you have to do it."

"I know milk"

Li Xuewu responded and wrote down the results of the discussion on the manuscript paper.

"Brother Zhuzi and Biaozi will prepare the food and drinks. I'll borrow a few cooks from the factory, which will be enough. The rest will be left to the rest of the family to work on."

After telling his family about the banquet, Li Xuewu looked at it, raised his head and said to his father: "You have to help me think about it. I am going to ask the comrades in our department for help at the steel rolling mill. The branch office Let Shen Fang come over for preparations over there. Do you think Ye Erye is suitable for you at home?"

Li Shun thought for a while and asked: "It's easy to talk to the neighbors. The relatives on both sides have to arrange for someone to know them. I'll go talk to Uncle Ye."

"Then I'll do it"

Grandpa sat aside and answered: "My second brother and I entertain relatives and neighbors together, so it's easy to take care of them."

"Well, then Xuewu will introduce the arrangements for my mother's family."

Li Shun thought about it and decided that it would be more appropriate to arrange it like this.

Li Xuewu recorded it on the manuscript paper, and then said: "The Gu family has to meet each other no matter what. Then I will make arrangements for our whole family to sit with their family so that we can get to know each other."

"Can catch them"

Li Shun waved his hand and told Li Xuewu: "Your father-in-law is busy. It will be easy for our family to deal with their time."

"Haha, thank you dad"

Li Xuewu smiled and thanked his father, but what he got in return was his father's glare.

Liu Yin also smiled and hit Li Xuewu, saying: "I'm teasing your dad, be careful not to hit you."

Li Xuewu smiled, took the teapot and refilled his father's tea, and said: "How can I do it? I am looking at people who are getting married. How can my father do anything?"

Hearing what Li Xuewu said, everyone in the room smiled, while Li Shun glared and ignored him.

Li Xuewu took the manuscript and discussed it with his family one by one, and recorded their opinions one by one.

If there is a need for manpower, Li Xuewu will mark the first candidate.

After Li Xuewu finished speaking and screwed up the cap of his pen, Liu Yin asked, "Where's the matchmaker? Where's the witness?"

Hearing this, Li Shun also looked at his son and said: "If you, the leader, please pay attention to the two units to be even."

Li Xuewu smiled and shook his head and said: "The matchmaker invited Director Li's lover from the Sports Committee, Aunt Zhang Shuting."

Before his parents and family could figure out where Li Xuewu got the sports commission from, Li Xuewu continued: "The witness is the leader of our system, Vice Minister Yu."

Director Li's family members didn't understand the meaning of "big officials" and "small officials" before, but now that he is in charge of a department, even his family members who are not in the system understand that he is not a junior cadre.

Li Xuewu waited for his family's reaction for a while before explaining the relationship between the two.

This cannot be explained without explanation. If it is really vague, waiting for Director Li's lover to come, what if I ask: In which school does your lover manage physical education? This is troublesome.

Vice Minister Yu also had to tell him in advance, because his family would be scared to speak, and the meaning of the wedding would change.

What Li Xuewu wanted to do was to introduce their identities as low-key as possible, so as not to let the neighbors know too much about their identities.

Just show up at the wedding and set up two tables for them in the reception room.

After Li Shun listened to his son's explanation, he was silent for a long time.

He knew that his son had a good mouth, and that little mouth could speak and speak well since he was a child.

When the second son was a child, Director Wang said something bad when he sent it home. The boy didn't even say not to call him aunt.

My aunt was short-tempered. At the beginning of the period, I really couldn't tell Director Wang, but later I realized the true nature of this child and gave him a spanking.

However, the current relationship between Li Xuewu and his godmother is still very good, and he does not hold grudges.

Li Shun thought that his son was capable now, but he didn't expect that his ability would be so great and that his communication would extend so far.

To say that it was all about the in-laws' reputation, it really didn't mean he was capable. The key was that his son's outstanding work was appreciated by the leader, but Li Shun was speechless even if he wanted to say a few words.

He doesn't have much ability. The biggest leaders he meets at work are probably those in the district and city.

But they are all doing service work, and the people who really socialize may be the comrades in the hospital.

Looking at the invitation list made by his son, the vice-principal of Huaqing did not say anything like this. After all, he recognized his relatives.

Not to mention other colleagues and comrades, after all, it is normal to make friends due to work.

Take a look at this large list of first and second leaders in each unit, and there are only a few dozen at the deputy director level. Well, it's not enough to set up a table in the North Warehouse.

But this, Li Shun squinted his eyes and looked at the engineer of the Small Arms Research Institute on the list. How did he get along with him?

What does a security cadre or a branch security cadre have to do with weapons research?

Li Xuewu didn't want to let his family guess. He went through the list one by one and explained the relationship behind the names to his family.

After all, you are going to introduce these relationships to your family members on that day. Rather than being rude then, it is better to vaccinate your family members now, explain the relationship well, and make it easier for them to entertain you then.

Otherwise, marriage is a very troublesome thing. If others don't find it troublesome, Li Xuewu himself finds it troublesome.

After these explanations were completed, the family stopped asking Li Xuewu these questions, because there were too many to remember or think about.

In the end, Liu Yin took a stack of money and tickets and placed them in front of Li Xuewu.

"I know you have a lot of money, but this is your responsibility as a parent."

When Liu Yin saw her son about to speak, she knew that he wanted to refuse, so she explained first.

"Xiao Ning has what Xiao Ning has, but our family has to give it to her."

“There is really nothing missing”

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "We have bought everything we should buy, and that's all that's left. I've prepared most of them. It really doesn't cost any money."

Then he moved the money to his mother and said, "The third child has to do something soon, so I'd better prepare this money for the third child."

"Just take it if I tell you to take it."

Li Shun said dissatisfiedly: "There is nothing impolite about getting married."

Liu Yin did not have the tough attitude of Li Shun, but pushed the money back and said: "We have prepared the third child, so you don't need to worry about it. I won't talk about the sewing machine if you have it. This watch and Xiao Ning should buy a bicycle as soon as possible."

Li Xuewu looked at the money ticket in front of him and said helplessly: "You don't know, the ocean warehouse is only ten minutes away from their unit. By the time I picked up the car, I had already walked home."

Before his mother could speak, Li Xuewu continued to reply: "We both have these watches, so it's useless to have so many."

"Then give these to Xiao Ning"

When Liu Yin saw her son's ink marks, she also threatened and said: "Here to Xiao Ning, you can buy whatever you want, and you can supplement your family income if you want. This is the last support that your father and I will give you."

As he spoke, he moved to sit next to Li Xuewu, rubbed his son's head and said, "My son is older than his mother. I finally see that my son has grown up. Live a good life in the future and stop messing around."

Li Xuewu held his mother's hand and agreed with a smile.

Li Xue's eyes lit up when she saw her second brother's appearance. She was also a grown-up girl. Although she was still ignorant about marriage, she also knew that her second sister-in-law was about to come in.

She is also a daughter, and she will get married one day, so she also thought about her own marriage based on her second brother's marriage.

Different from her confusion, Li Xuecai stood in the room with his eldest niece in his arms, but he was thinking about where to set the table when he got married, who to invite, and what the process would be.

It's unrealistic to follow the second brother's advice. After all, he doesn't have a job yet and doesn't have that extensive social life.

However, you can still invite classmates to your wedding after graduation, and the wedding banquet doesn’t have to be as grand as the second brother’s…

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Li Xuewu followed his grandfather out of the house and ran to the outer courtyard, not to talk to Biaozi and the others about the wedding.

Because this was still the preliminary opinion discussed at home, he thought about going to Gu Ning tomorrow, and then going to his father-in-law's house in the evening, and then make plans after the plan was finalized.

He likes to be methodical when doing work, and it is better to think of being methodical when it comes to organization.

As for why he didn't ask the organization to handle it, the reason was that because of his special job and status, the two organizations couldn't handle it.

Furthermore, Gu Ning still didn't want her to be affected by him.

This special identity issue made Li Xuewu give up the customary practice at this time.

After all, the things handled by the organization are official matters, so it is not appropriate for one's own family to handle them.

As long as the plan is completed, the rest will be left to the family and Biaozi. Li Xuewu can just be the "leader".

It was already the peak of the moon, so Li Xuewu couldn't use his grandfather anymore and left him alone. He thought about helping his grandfather feed the horses before going back.

The eldest grandma didn't want to ask Li Xuewu to help, but Li Xuewu came over with a smile and talked to him, but there was nothing he could do.

My grandpa was a little uncomfortable when he moved from home to live with his uncle's house. Not long after, his grandson Li Xuewu came back.

Taking advantage of my grandson's troubles, I moved to the opposite house, just to avoid causing trouble to my uncle and daughter.

What he said at first, half jokingly and half seriously, was that Li Xuewu would support him in his old age. What he thought was that his horse and cart would be given to his grandson, which would be regarded as the money that his grandson would give him to support him in his old age.

Unexpectedly, he didn't look like he was taking care of himself now. He was almost the same as when he worked in a furniture factory.

I no longer feel tired after being so busy every day, and I no longer feel the discomfort I felt when I first retired.

The grandson didn't even think about letting him rest every day. The two of them didn't spend that much time together, but they could still feel the grandson's admiration.

Li Xuewu reached out and touched Da Qingma's head, causing Da Qingma to move away impatiently.

After Li Xuewu took back his hand, he continued to eat grass.

"Haha, if you don't want to manage it later, just sell it."

Grandpa watched the big green horse swaying its head and eating grass, and said something to Li Xuewu with a smile.

People have to leave eventually, and no matter how much they linger, they are still passers-by. This is true for Da Qingma, and it is true for him as well.

In Li Xuewu's hands, he didn't want everything to become a burden to his grandson.

Li Xuewu didn't think it was a burden. He looked at his grandfather, stretched out his hand to touch the long face of the big green horse, and then said: "Keep it. If it's okay, you can drive the carriage out for a walk. Don't be busy working in the warehouse."

Daqingma is a good horse. In the eyes of Da Lao and Li Xuewu, this kind of humane horse is a BMW.

But now most of his travels are in the command vehicle. As a "weapon" of the Security Office, it is more flexible than a horse.

After all, BMW doesn’t have a weaponry~

"Let's wait until Ge Lin leaves the army to talk about it."

Grandpa always had a kind face. He piled up the fodder in the trough, then looked at the big green horse and said: "It's good to get married. Once you get married, you will be sensible, start a family, start a business, and spread your business."

"How old am I, and you still treat me like a child?"

The "blessing" Li Xuewu heard most today was his grandfather's nagging, as if he had really caused a lot of trouble, making his family look forward to him growing up.

Li Xuewu, who was about to "grow up", took a rare nap on Wednesday. When Yu Li woke him up, he found that he had "grown up", but only partially.

Seeing Li Xuewu's embarrassment, Yu Li couldn't help but smile, thinking that the bad guy was still young.

Li Xuewu was also a little unnatural, so he took the clothes on the pillow and started to put them on.

But with Yu Li dangling in front of his eyes, she couldn't control her anger. She slapped Yu Li's butt as she was about to get on the bed to fold the quilt, which made Yu Li snap back at him angrily.

Li Xuewu went to the bathroom and washed his face with cold water before tidying himself up.

When she returned to the room, she saw Yu Li ducking and looking away from the table, pretending to close the curtains as if nothing had happened.

Li Xuewu didn't say anything. He sorted it out last night and went to bed too late. He didn't mean to show it to Yu Li.

He was not so bold as to take it seriously, so Li told him what was on the manuscript while she was helping him put on an apron and fix his hair with scissors.

"I know"

Yu Li's hand paused for a moment, but she still regained her capable energy and carefully helped Li Xuewu cut his hair.

"You don't want to stab me with scissors, do you?"