The groom was kidnapped on the wedding day? Fine! I'll marry someone else.

Perhaps it was because Mother Tang had seen Xu Jianping's efforts in the past few months, and because Xiao Tang had really made a lot of money helping Xu Yu sell beauty products, or perhaps it was because the furniture factory was developing so well, her two children both had good jobs in the furniture factory, and her son's wedding date was set, so Mother Tang was in a good mood.

On the day when the Xu family went to the Tang family to propose marriage, Tang's mother no longer showed displeasure to Xu Jianping.

On the day of the engagement, not only Xu Yu and Jiang Yi came, but also Director Wu's family and their future daughter-in-law were there. Everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very good.

Today's lunch was still prepared and delivered by the furniture factory kitchen, so the elders and men sat in the living room downstairs and chatted.

Several girls went to Xiao Tang's bedroom.

Xu Yu smiled and said, "It seems that Aunt Tang has come to her senses. I think she was quite kind to my second brother today."

"That's for sure." Tang Xueyan said, "Didn't my mother always insist on her own attitude and not allow my sister and Brother Jianping to be together? Later, my uncle and aunt talked about her every day, even my father and brother talked about her. If she showed disdain to Brother Jianping again, she would really be abandoned by everyone."

Wu Dandan agreed: "I think my aunt just needs to be pushed. I heard my father say that if my aunt continued to be so stubborn, he would not let my cousin work in the furniture factory, just to make her anxious."

Wu Yunxia also said: "The furniture factory has such great development prospects now. Many people want to get in but can't. If my father really doesn't let my cousin in, my aunt will be furious."

Xu Yu smiled, looked at Xiao Tang, and said, "No matter what, as long as you and second brother can be together smoothly, that's fine."

Xiao Tang didn't think about whether her mother loved her or her brother more. She smiled and nodded, saying, "Once Jianping and I set the wedding date, I'll apply for the staff dormitory. Then when Jianping comes here, he'll have a place to stay."

Xu Yu agreed: "Yes, you need to apply."

The staff dormitory of the furniture factory is under planning and will not be completed until next year, so Xiao Tang can apply now. By then, she and Xu Jianping will definitely be married, so she won't have to live in her parents' home all the time.

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After lunch, the two families sat down and talked about the bride price.

The betrothal gift was agreed upon beforehand.

Xu Jianping directly took out a thousand yuan and handed it to Tang's father and mother, saying, "This is the thousand yuan betrothal gift I prepared. Next, I will go with Xiao Tang to buy three-turn and two-ring."

When Xu Jianping said this, except for the Xu family, the Tang family and the Wu family were all very surprised.

Tang's father was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Didn't we agree that the betrothal gift was only 600 yuan for three turns and one ring? There's no need to give so much."

"Yes." Xu Jianping said to them sincerely, "The betrothal gift is my love for Xiao Tang and also proves my ability to marry her. I hope Uncle Tang and Aunt Tang can accept me as their son-in-law, rather than just accepting me as their son-in-law for the sake of other people's face."

These words made everyone subconsciously look at Tang's mother.

Tang's mother looked a little embarrassed and turned her eyes away and said, "You guys are the ones who will lead your own lives. As long as you treat Chunling well in the future, I have no objection."

Xu Jianping immediately smiled brightly: "Okay, Mom!"

The word "Mom" made everyone's nerves tremble at the same time.

But Xiao Tang couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips.

Tang's mother also raised the corners of her lips and said to him, "How could you change your mind so early?"

Xu Jianping said hurriedly, "As long as we're engaged, I'll be your son-in-law. It doesn't matter whether you call me that early or late."

Mother Tang stopped talking.

Director Wu laughed heartily and said, "Since Jianping has shown his sincerity, it's time for us to see their wedding date."

"Yuzhe and Xiuping are getting married on the 20th of the twelfth lunar month. Since Xiuping's family thinks the eldest should get married first, Chunling and Jianping should choose a date earlier than yours."

Although time was a bit tight, everyone had already prepared themselves mentally, especially since they had already looked at the birth dates of the two people in advance and had asked a fortune teller to calculate several times. Now they just had to take out the almanac to choose one.

Finally, the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month was chosen.

There is still a month left, and after choosing an auspicious day, the two families will start preparing.

While the Xu family was preparing for the wedding, China was at a historic turning point.

When the village radio kept broadcasting the reform and opening-up policy, everyone's blood seemed to boil.

All the educated youth can now return to the city.

Of course, there were still quite a few educated youth working in Xu Yu's factory who stayed. After all, the salary she offered was really good, and these people were not valued much in their hometowns, so it was better for them to stay.

Murakami then held several meetings in a row.

At the meeting, most villages passed the resolution to cancel collective breeding.

But the villagers of Hongxing Village strongly opposed it, and at least half of them voted against it.

Xu Jianping was so angry that he went straight to Xu Yu and Jiang Yi to complain: "I don't want to work as a collective pig farm manager for a single day. Feeding my own pigs is so tiring every day, and I have to take care of the pigs on the farm. I think they just want to sit back and reap the benefits."

Xu Yu said to him, "Since you know these people are just looking to reap the benefits, why are you still working as a collective farming manager? Why don't you just quit? Whoever is willing can do it later."

Xu Jianping was confused for a moment, but when he heard this, his eyes lit up and he slapped his head: "Why didn't I think of quitting? Fine, I'll go back and tell everyone I'm quitting."

After that, I talked to the two of them about what to do next.

Xu Yu and Jiang Yi both gave him a lot of advice.

After Xu Jianping returned, Xu Yu smiled and said to Jiang Yi, "I feel that if Second Brother goes it alone, his mind will definitely be wilder than we imagined."

Jiang Yi hummed and said, "If he engages in private breeding, he can expand the scale."

Xu Jianping was very motivated. The next day, Xu Yu and the others heard the follow-up from Xu Jianhua: "Last night, many people came to our house to look for my second brother, asking him why he said he didn't want to work at the farm anymore. He even got into an argument with them, but they definitely couldn't win. He said he hadn't sold it to the pig farm, so he could work if he wanted to, and he couldn't do it if he didn't want to. No one could stop him."

Huan Huan: "Second brother is arguing with so many people by himself, it's so cool."

Xu Yu was amused by this and said, "Second brother is right. His thoughts are his and his legs are on his body. He can do whatever he wants. But when you go back, you should remind him to be careful. It's better to keep a few dogs at home."

Xu Jianhua smiled and said, "My second brother is already looking for a dog to raise. He asked me to come over and ask my brother-in-law if he could help find one. Also, I'm planning to build some traps around my second brother's pigpen."

Xu Yu smiled and asked, "Can you do it?"

Xu Jianhua puffed out his chest and said, "Don't underestimate me."

Two days later, the machines that Jiang Yi had bought for Xu Yu were finally delivered. Everyone looked at the big machines. Although they didn't know what they were, they couldn't hide their envy and discussions.

When Dr. Hu and Dr. Huang saw these big machines, they were obviously more excited than Xu Yu.

Doctor Hu: "What a great thing! Our hospital doesn't even have such an advanced machine. Xiao Jiang, you actually helped Xiaoyu get it back."

Doctor Huang: "It just shows that the people in your hospital are useless."

Doctor Hu: "..."

Can we compare under such national conditions?

Then the three of them started to study how to use the machine together.

With the most advanced machines, Xu Yu's pharmaceutical production is more efficient, especially in extraction, which is much more refined.

Doctor Hu couldn't help but ask Xu Yu, "Xiao Yu'er, isn't it a bit of a waste to use these machines to make beauty products?"

Xu Yu smiled and said, "No, this way the production volume will be higher, and my beauty products can be sold nationwide faster."

"So when are you going to sell off your beauty products?"

"I'll make arrangements after the New Year."

Having said that, Xu Yu still kept the most sophisticated instrument for pharmaceutical production.

During this period, she provided much less medicine to the military hospital, but the military headquarters remained unchanged, so she saved all the remaining medicines.

When the first snow of this winter fell, Xu Yu realized that he had been here for more than two years.

Recently, the two little ones have been learning to walk, so a circle of benches were placed in the main room for them to hold on to as they walk.

They were learning to walk by holding onto a bench. Dingdang was obviously more nervous than the adults and followed behind them all the time. Whenever anyone lost their balance and was about to fall, she would immediately use her body to block them, preventing them from falling at all.

Tangtang Guoguo is not only practicing walking, but also loves talking.

Although Xu Yu and the others couldn't understand a lot of baby talk, it was quite clear for them to call dad, mom, grandpa, grandma and great-grandpa, especially "Dingdang", which was so smooth.