If it hadn’t been for the Eldest Sister Yun signing up her little sister to go to the countryside, at that time, with regulations being so strict, otherwise, the little sister would not have needed to go to the countryside at all.
Even her male cousins, to avoid going to the countryside, all joined the army.
But if the uncles had wanted to find a job for the little sister, it would have been possible.
Eldest Sister Yun even harbored the despicable thought that, once the little sister went to the countryside and couldn’t endure the hardships, she might marry someone from the village, or even become a rural woman. Even if she wanted to return home, it would be difficult to do so.
Yet, she didn’t come back for several years, and just as she wished, married a countryman. However, her man treasured her so much, they even went to university together, all the way to the Capital City to attend college.
Now, the children are making them proud.
The aunts chatted with Xiaoxiao for a while before heading to the kitchen to get busy, with Mother Yun going to help as well.
Having not seen her youngest daughter for so long, her mother was finally reunited with her and was surely clinging on, eager to talk for a long time.
"Brother-in-law, let’s go outside and check on the kids." Seeing how the little sister and Grandma were, and fearing they would talk for a long time, she felt like they were the only two people in the world at that moment.
The children went outside, not very familiar with the surroundings, they didn’t go far.
Father Yun chatted with the uncles, and of course, mostly about the various doings of the children.
Over at the Zhao Family Village Team.
Uncles Zhao Tianhe and the aunts had all arrived.
The female relatives had even gone into the bridal room to see Wang Yuemei.
As for Zhao Yueyue, the little sister hadn’t come back, and everyone else at home was busy with their own matters, so they couldn’t just ignore the needs of the bride.
"Uncle Xiao He, where’s Little Aunt?"
"Xiao He, where’s your wife?"
Zhao Tianhe said with a smile, "The feast is about to begin, hurry and take your seats, take your seats. Today, I’ve prepared a lot of meat for you all."
These words quieted down many who were eager to see the bride.
Now that fields had been privatized, you could buy many things in town without ration coupons, but still, not many were willing to purchase a lot of meat.
But it was said that Zhao Tianhe had gotten half a pig, so today there would be plenty of meat to eat.
"Alright, take your seats, take your seats."
Many people took their seats, afraid of missing out on a place, as today was truly lively.
Little Aunt Zhao had a smile on her face and was even wearing new clothes—specifically, the one that Xiaoxiao had bought for her in the Capital City. After coming back, this piece of clothing had almost ended up stored away.
Now, with a feast at home, it was worn once again.
The team leader and Mrs. Zhao had also come to help.
"It’s time to start the feast, find a place to sit."
They had even picked a specific time. At twelve o’clock, they began setting off firecrackers, then started bringing out the dishes, and the stoves all began to take steamed dishes out of the steamers one after another.
The first plate was marinated meat, peanuts, and steamed vegetables.
The children had smiles on their faces.
Could they be anything but happy with plates of food and meat before them?
"Xiao He, bring out your wife."
Seeing that the relatives had all taken their seats, Little Aunt Zhao quickly called him to bring the young bride out.
Zhao Tianhe went into the house to fetch her, seating her at a table where not everyone had yet started eating, and not all seats were filled.
The relatives finally got to see the bride.
This city girl was prettier than their rural girls.
In the city, Wang Yuemei was considered to have a very average face.
But here in the countryside, she stood out like a tall person among the short, instantly drawing attention.
Zhao Tianhe had Wang Yuemei pour drinks for the relatives, call out to people, and as for the toasting and drinking, that was up to him.