Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

On February 1980, 2, the sixth day of the first lunar month, in the early morning, Lin Qingyan was sleeping soundly in bed when there was a knock on the door.

"Qingyan, are you awake? Qingyan."

It was Liu Huizhen's voice. Lin Qingyan got up helplessly, put on her clothes, went out and opened the door.

"Mom, why are you here so early?"

Lin Qingyan looked at the sky which was just turning white outside and sighed. She had a fixed time to get up every day. Her mother had been in Beijing for more than half a year and had never called her to get up.

"It's getting late. You're getting engaged to Yizhou today, so you need to get up early and get ready."

Seeing that she had opened the door, Liu Huizhen went straight into the room.

"Mom, you know this is an engagement, not a marriage, so why do you have to get up so early? Didn't you tell Aunt Lu that it's just a matter of the two families having a meal together?"

Lin Qingyan was really helpless. She was not a person who stayed in bed, but she went to Hong Kong City again last night and came back in the middle of the night. She worked in the space again and really didn’t sleep for very long. Fortunately, she did not go to Modern to deliver the goods to Zhou Limei this morning.

"Child, you can't ignore your engagement. When Yizhou came the day before yesterday, didn't he say that his two uncles and their families, as well as his brother's family, are now in Jing City, waiting to meet you for your engagement."

After Liu Huizhen finished speaking, she asked Lin Qingyan,

"Have you prepared the gifts for their parents and children? It's Chinese New Year, and the first thing you can't do is go empty-handed. You need to prepare gifts."

Lin Qingyan couldn't go to bed anymore, so she had to comfort the slightly anxious Liu Huizhen.

"Mom, don't worry, I've prepared all the gifts for them. Each uncle will get a watch and a pen.

Each of the aunts had a set of cosmetics and a bag, and each of Yizhou's cousins ​​had a watch.

The cousins ​​and their wives each got a bag, and the cousins, oh, Yizhou didn’t have any cousins, all the children got toys.”

Of course, she bought all these things in Hong Kong. At that time, the things in Hong Kong were more popular than ever in the mainland.

Giving these things to them was not of low quality. She only found out about the situation of the Gu family when Gu Yizhou came back a few days ago.

The two hadn't seen each other for half a year and had a lot to say, but Lin Jianshe was watching them like a thief, so Gu Yizhou didn't know what to say and could only chat together.

At that time, Lin Jianshe suddenly asked Gu Yizhou,

"Yizhou, does your father have brothers and sisters?"

Gu Yizhou just started to introduce his family members, but Lin Jianshe asked again,

“Where do they work?”

Gu Yizhou remembered his mother telling him that since he was going to be engaged to Qingyan, they would definitely get married in the future, and Qingyan should be informed of the Gu family's affairs, so he introduced the work of the family members in detail.

Then Lin Qingyan was surprised and Liu Huizhen was stunned.

Lin Jianshe panicked. He began to worry that his daughter's in-laws would be wronged after marriage. They were not able to support his daughter. He even wanted to regret and cancel the engagement, but was stopped by Liu Huizhen.

The engagement was held as scheduled according to the time agreed upon by Liu Huizhen and Lu Wan'er. According to the custom of Lin Qingyan's hometown, the venue for the gathering was supposed to be at the woman's home, so that the woman's relatives and friends could meet their future son-in-law.

However, there are only four members of the Lin family in Beijing. If a large group of people from the Gu family go to Lin Qingyan's house, it will be a burden on them. So after discussing it, the two of them changed the dining location to a restaurant.

In fact, Lu Wan'er originally wanted to book a place for dinner at Grandpa Gu's house, but Grandpa Gu rejected her idea. Grandpa Gu thought of the stupid things his grandson had done and couldn't help but complain.

"I don't know who Yizhou, this silly boy, looks like. Why is his EQ so low?

I'm almost engaged when I tell Qingyan's parents about the family situation. You should tell them earlier or wait until after the engagement. Telling them now will only increase their psychological burden."

Mr. Gu sighed and said to Lu Wan'er who was asking for his advice,

"Engagement is a happy event, so of course both families should be comfortable. If one side has to compromise, it should be the man's side.

If Qingyan's parents come to the compound, they will feel a little restrained. We can't make them feel uncomfortable.

Let's book a restaurant and go together, so we don't have to arrange for someone to cook."

At that time, Lu Wan'er lowered her head and did not say anything. She did not dare to say that it was she who complained about her son. It was her son who suddenly had an idea and told the Lin family about the Gu family.

Since Liu Huizhen and the others knew about the Gu family's situation, Lin Qingyan didn't have too many thoughts.

Lin Qingxuan's thoughts were unclear, only Liu Huizhen and Lin Jianshe were obviously a little nervous.

Liu Huizhen even told Lin Jianshe in private that if she had known Yizhou's family situation earlier, she might have opposed the two children dating, as they were not a good match.

Lin Qingyan looked at her mother who was a little more nervous than usual, and held her arm.

"Mom, don't be nervous. Our family is not as good as Yizhou's family at the moment. This is a fact. We don't need to worry about it.

Let's not talk about the fact that Yizhou and I are only engaged now. Even if we get married in the future, it will only be between Yizhou and me. The people you have the most contact with are Yizhou's parents.

As for other people's opinions, you don't have to care about them at all. Besides, with Grandpa Gu here, others won't dare to speak out even if they have opinions."

Lin Qingyan was quite familiar with Mr. Gu's temper. There was really no junior in the Gu family who dared to disobey his orders, except Gu Qianxue.

Liu Huizhen now recalled the appearance of Mr. Gu when she last met him. He didn't seem to be on the same level as the people who often appeared on TV news.

She thought of Lu Wan'er again. Not only did she work with her to open a dessert shop, but she would also go to the dessert shop to help out when she had nothing to do. She didn't act like a wife of an official.

Even Gu Yizhou's father, although he didn't say much when they met last time, looked friendly. Thinking of this, she was no longer nervous and felt a little more relaxed.

"Since you have prepared the gift, I am relieved. I will go and cook breakfast. You should quickly get ready and put on the dress you prepared for the engagement."

After Liu Huizhen finished speaking, she turned and walked out.

Lin Qingyan looked at the sky outside. It was not yet bright. She sighed. Since she had already gotten up, there was no way she could lie down again. She had no choice but to resign herself to her fate and look at the gifts she had prepared.

When he realized that he had not prepared a gift for Mr. Gu, he thought about it, took out a ginseng from the space, put it in a customized box, and prepared to give it to Mr. Gu.

Around ten o'clock, Gu Yizhou drove over to pick them up and took them to the restaurant, while Ye Yi and Wang Lanlan asked Fang Yunxing to pick them up.

Wang Lanlan did not go home for the New Year this time. The village chief and his wife came to Beijing to spend the New Year with her.

In fact, ever since they learned that their daughter bought a house in Beijing, they have always wanted to come and take a look, and this Chinese New Year happens to be a good opportunity.

This time, Lin Qingyan and Gu Yizhou were engaged, and they invited their whole family to come along.

However, Lin Qingyan did not tell Ye Yi, Wang Lanlan and others about the Gu family's affairs. She was exhausted from comforting and persuading them over the past two days, and she didn't want them to be nervous too.