jdhmnovel Chapter 202 It’s great to have a friend like you!
Chapter 202 It’s great to have a friend like you!
Xu Man's dowry was quite large, so her father and mother prepared a complete set of pots, pans, and other items for her, 10 quilts, 1000 yuan as a dowry, and 6 large mahogany boxes filled with brand new sheets, quilt covers, and clothes for Xu Man and her two children.
Xu Man didn't want such a good box at first, for she was afraid that others would say she was acting like a capitalist and bringing trouble to Wang Chengnan.
Xu's mother said that boxes made of ordinary wood will break down, crack, or lose paint after a period of use.
The parts most likely to break are the hinges and lock noses of the box, which can be repaired or replaced if broken, but if the wood is cracked, there is nothing that can be done.
Furniture is meant to be used all year round. If it breaks down after one or two years, it would be troublesome and expensive to buy a new one. Besides, they didn't carve anything on the outside of the box, they just painted it, so there was nothing wrong with that.
If a girl gets married and her parents don't even give her a decent dowry, not only will they be laughed at, but it will also appear that their parents don't value their daughter enough.
Xu Man had no choice but to accept her parents' kindness.
In addition to the dowry prepared by Xu's father and mother, Xu's relatives also gave a lot of wedding quilts, cloth, etc.
Zhou Rong went to the mall and bought a blanket and a set of festive silk satin quilt covers for Xu Man, and also gave her a red envelope of 68 yuan.
In order to thank Xu Man for his care for them, Zhou Gui, Zhou Cai and some employees of the store gave enamel basins, thermos bottles, quilt covers, red envelopes, etc. as gifts according to their abilities.
When Zhou's mother learned that Xu Man was going to get married, she specially embroidered a "Hundred Blessings Picture", framed it, and asked Zhou Rong to give it to Xu Man on her behalf.
With all these things added together, Xu Man's bedroom was filled up.
She was worried that on her wedding day, she would have to bring so much dowry to the bridal chamber in public, which would have a bad influence on Wang Chengnan.
Xu Man asked Xu Yun to find Wang Chengnan, get a car, and move the dowry to the bridal chamber one day in advance.
Wang Chengnan borrowed a truck and went to Xu Man's room to move the dowry. He was amazed at the quilts, wooden boxes, washbasins, thermos bottles and other items that filled the entire room.
Fortunately, Xu Man asked him to move the things away in advance, otherwise if his boss and colleagues saw it tomorrow, they would definitely make fun of him, and he might even be criticized...
On June 6, Xu Man got married.
At Xu Man's request, the Xu family did not hold a grand celebration. They only invited some immediate family members and the shop assistants who came to give gifts, and later went to a restaurant for a banquet.
Xu Man was wearing a red dress with a small red flower on her chest. She sat in front of the dressing table, and the person hired by Xu's mother helped her with her hair and makeup.
Looking at her delicate makeup in the mirror, Xu Man was filled with emotion. From today on, she would usher in another life. She hoped that God would bless her and not let her be disappointed in marriage again...
Seeing Xu Man was a little melancholy, Zhou Rong patted her shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid of anything. We are behind you."
Xu Man: "It's great to have a friend like you!"
Chen Xiaowei held a bouquet of flowers and gave it to Xu Man: "Mom, happy wedding!"
Chen Zhanning used his lucky money to buy a pair of golden boy and jade girl dolls and gave them to Xu Man: "I wish mom and Uncle Wang a long-lasting marriage and a happy life together."
Xu Man rubbed the two children's heads and said with red eyes: "Thank you! Mom will pick you up the day after tomorrow."
Xu Man originally wanted to take the two children to Wang Chengnan's house today.
Xu's mother was worried that the two children were ignorant and would ruin the newlyweds' happiness, so she suggested taking the two children with her when she returned to her parents' home on Sanchao Day.
Let Xu Man and Wang Chengnan have a two-day honeymoon period...
Wang Chengnan dressed himself up from head to toe, and took five colleagues, each riding a bicycle with a big red flower tied on it, to Xu's house to pick up the bride.
When they arrived at Xu's house, they gave cigarettes and candies to everyone they met.
Taking Wang Chengnan's status into consideration, the custom of blocking the door to ask for red envelopes and refusing to open the door if they are not given has been abolished throughout the province today.
But Wang Chengnan still gave each child present a red envelope with one yuan in it.
The red envelopes given to Chen Zhan Ning and Chen Xiao Wei were given separately, each containing 10 yuan.
When he saw Xu Man and looked at the pretty bride, the smile on Wang Chengnan's face never disappeared.
After bidding farewell to her parents, Xu Man rode Wang Chengnan's bicycle to the conference room of his unit to hold the ceremony.
The relatives from the Xu family did not follow, and Xu's father and mother took everyone to the restaurant for the banquet.
Xue Wanyi did not show up today because she was worried that she would not be able to hold back her tears and would affect everyone's good mood.
She held Chen Xiangting's portrait, stared at the pendulum clock at home, calculated the auspicious time, imagined where the wedding was going, and burst into tears...
The organization advocates thrift and opposes extravagance and waste. Cadres need to set an example, so Wang Chengnan and his friends did not dare to hold a grand wedding ceremony.
The people attending the wedding sat around the conference table. Wang Chengnan paid for his secretary to buy some Hami melons, watermelons, melon seeds, peanuts, cigarettes, etc. Everyone ate and chatted.
Someone started a commotion and asked Wang Chengnan to kiss Xu Man.
Wang Chengnan ignored those people and signaled his secretary to preside over the ceremony.
The leader served as the witness and gave a speech first. After congratulating the two newlyweds, he hoped that under the leadership of the Party, they would keep pace with each other, bravely serve as pioneers, live a good life and make more contributions to the country and the people.
Then the two newcomers spoke.
After thanking the organization, leaders and colleagues, Wang Chengnan said that he would work with Xu Man to strictly abide by organizational discipline and do his best to serve the people.
Xu Man didn't expect that her wedding ceremony would be held in the form of a tea party, with a group of leaders sitting below.
When Xu Man learned that she was going to speak, her heart began to beat fast, fearing that she might say something wrong and ruin the ceremony.
Wang Chengnan noticed her nervousness and whispered, "Don't be afraid of anything. Just say whatever comes to your mind. If you don't know what to say, forget it. I'll say it for you."
As a family member of Wang Chengnan, there will probably be many opportunities for her to speak in the future. Xu Man calmed herself down and recalled the speaking formula that Zhou Rong had taught her before: gratitude + feelings + vision.
Xu Man quickly organized her words, bowed to everyone, and said: "I would like to thank the leaders and comrades for attending our wedding, and thank the Party Central Committee for creating a beautiful life for us, allowing Comrade Wang Chengnan and I to meet and get to know each other, and fortunately walk into the palace of marriage.
Happy life is hard-won. Comrade Wang Chengnan and I will keep it in mind and use our meager strength to serve the motherland, do our best to do practical and good things for the people, and build our motherland stronger and stronger! "
"Clap... clap..." After a leader took the lead in applauding, others followed.
Everyone present knew Xu Man's identity, and they thought she would not speak or that Wang Chengnan would speak on her behalf.
Unexpectedly, after her brilliant speech, everyone immediately looked at her with new eyes.
Xu Man's words surprised Wang Chengnan. His wife actually knew how to do this?!
His vision is really good!