Captain Zhao looked around the living room at the seated guests, "Let’s wait a bit longer, the groom’s party hasn’t left yet, it wouldn’t be good for us to go too early."
With the team leader having spoken, no one else had any objections.
Wang Jianguo naturally took his bride home with him, followed by a tractor carrying Zhao Xinxin’s dowry and the gifts the Wang Family had sent over in advance. Little Uncle Zhao and his wife did as they said, not taking any of the bride price gifts, treating it all as just a formality.
They had arrived with the items pulled by a tractor, and now they were taken back the same way.
Of course, there was also the dowry from the bride’s side.
Bowls, quilts, basins, thermos flasks, lunch boxes, and various other assorted items, all adorned with big red "happiness" characters.
Sister Wang kept an eye on the outside, knowing that the Courtyard House wasn’t far away.
"Keep a close watch and set off the firecrackers as soon as they arrive."
Brother-in-law Wang agreed to take care of it. His wife had reminded him several times; he couldn’t possibly forget such a simple task.
Everyone who lived in this apartment building knew each other, and Mrs. Wang had invited practically all of them. They weren’t at the restaurant yet but were gathered at the Wangs’, filling the living room and even spilling into the hallway and downstairs.
"They’re not here yet..."
"The sound of the tractor..."
As soon as they heard the sound of the tractor, everyone started to perk up one after another.
"They’re here, they’re here..."
Actually, Mr. Wang could have borrowed a car from his work for his son to pick up his daughter-in-law, but he didn’t.
They all went to meet her riding bicycles.
Brother-in-law Wang hurried to light the firecrackers, worried they may not go off because of the cold.
Many children were eager to see the bride, but when the bride was really brought home, they all blinked in surprise.
Zhao Xinxin looked much more delicate after getting her makeup done, with her facial features becoming even more pronounced.
"Sister-in-law..." Sister Wang hurried over to welcome her, and upon seeing the bride in makeup and with her hair done, and particularly in a big red down jacket that made her complexion seem fair with a healthy pink glow.
The bridesmaids also hurried over.
"They look so pretty."
The groomsmen immediately began helping to unload the items from the tractor, with people carrying the big things and carrying the small things by hand.
The bridesmaids, who were all quite attractive, drew frequent glances from the Wang family’s relatives and friends.
They genuinely found them beautiful.
Then there was the matter of the bride price and dowry.
"The bride’s side has quilts and basins, just these things?"
"Well, the bride’s family is quite capable. They’ve even bought an apartment in the Capital City."
"What? Where does the apartment come from?"
"I only found out a while ago, because I noticed Jianguo was often visiting a place. Out of curiosity, I followed him once and discovered that Jianguo’s girlfriend, now the bride, had purchased an apartment, and it’s not a small one at that."
In that case, it doesn’t seem to matter that the dowry is small.
"This bride, I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before, even though she has makeup on today, she still looks familiar."
"Yuntian Clothing Store."
These few words sparked a discussion among the people.
The clothes at Yuntian Clothing Store looked good, but the prices were indeed high.
The waterproof down jackets that were particularly popular a while ago were not cheap.
"I heard the salespeople there earn quite a high monthly wage."
"Working at Yuntian Clothing Factory also pays well. I heard it’s piecework; you earn more if you make more. A cousin of mine works there, and she told me they had overtime last month, didn’t even get a single day off each week, and those who earned the most that month made over a hundred."