NOVEL WEB Chapter 27
In fact, coming to Qinjiazhuang to propose marriage today is just a process.
Chinese people, especially the older generation of Chinese people, all pay attention to rules and etiquette.
Although it is a new era now, we are not allowed to do the old customs.
But some rules and etiquette are engraved in people's bones and cannot be erased so easily.
For example, when it comes to proposing marriage, even if the two families have already agreed, a matchmaker is needed when the time comes.
On the one hand, it is to smooth things over and avoid embarrassment when the two families meet.
On the other hand, many things that are inconvenient for both men and women to talk about will be reconciled by the matchmaker, such as betrothal gifts, dowries, and confirmation of engagement and wedding dates.
These things, let alone the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, are still the same even in the 21st century.
Whenever you are talking about marriage, having a matchmaker to help you with it will definitely save you a lot of trouble.
Even a good matchmaker may save you a lot of betrothal money and some unnecessary expenses. (Ahem, don't ask the author how he knows this, it's just from experience!)
Compared to this, a thank you gift for matchmaking is nothing, it's not worth it.
With He Daqing's big thank you gift for matchmaking, the third aunt is really dedicated.
After arriving at the Qin family, she was busy trying to smooth things over, and she praised the Qin family and He Yuzhu and his wife in various ways, saying all kinds of auspicious words.
Hearing this, more than a dozen members of the Qin family all laughed so hard that they couldn't close their mouths, and even looked at He Yuzhu, they were all quite satisfied.
In addition, He Daqing was not stingy either. The six gifts for marriage proposals were all good things that ordinary people rarely see in these days, giving the Qin family enough face.
At the end of the lunch, he didn't forget to let He Yuzhu show off a little.
This made everyone in the Qin family even more satisfied.
Qin Huairu's two brothers and sisters-in-law, sister and brother-in-law, younger brothers and sisters, nephews and nieces, etc. were all very satisfied with He Yuzhu, and he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
After the marriage proposal was successful, the next step was the engagement phase.
Due to the times, the two families did not specifically ask someone to pick a date, but sat together to discuss it, and finally decided on the engagement date twenty days later, which was November 26, 1952.
October 10th of the lunar calendar!
It means perfect.
Moreover, according to the old almanac, that day is also a good day for getting married, moving, getting a haircut, getting engaged, moving to a new house, taking office, and getting engaged, etc.
As for the time of marriage, it will have to wait until He Yuzhu is old enough, and it will take about another year and a half.
However, these are not a big deal, it's just waiting for another year or two. Anyway,
He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu are not old, they can afford to wait, and there is no need to rush.
It's better than in the TV series, where the two of them were in their forties before getting married!
He Daqing felt that he was definitely worthy of the He family father and son by helping Sha Zhu intercept Qin Huairu and allowing them to get married early.
"Sister Yan, today's matter is all thanks to you, otherwise, this marriage proposal and engagement would really stump me."
On the way back, He Daqing expressed his gratitude to the third aunt.
Of course, it is not enough to just express gratitude verbally. At the end, he did not forget to add:"By the way, I still have two kilograms of bacon at home. When I get back, I will ask Zhuzi to send it to you. You still have to help with this matter. There will be a big gift after the matter is done." If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it with grass, and you can't always hang it with a carrot.
He Daqing is not a stingy person. Today, the third aunt did a lot of work, so he was not stingy and directly sent two kilograms of bacon.
According to the current price of meat, these two kilograms of meat can be worth about 30,000 yuan, which is 3 yuan of the second set of RMB. Although it is not a lot, it is definitely not a small amount.
The most important thing is that this is just a thank-you gift for helping to propose marriage, not a thank-you gift for matchmaking after the matter is done.
So when the third aunt heard what He Daqing said, she was so happy that she kept praising He Daqing for his openness and felt very grateful to He Daqing. He Daqing was looking forward to the matchmaking gift that He Qing promised, and he was determined to get the matter done.
The three of them returned to the courtyard at about four o'clock.
He asked Sha Zhu to take the bacon to the third aunt. Seeing that it was still early and there was still some time before dark, he sent Sha Zhu to return the cart to the steel rolling mill.
He himself rode his bicycle straight to Zhengyangmen. He had been busy for Sha Zhu these two days, and he had not even had time to see the Zhengyangmen shop and house given by the system.
Now that he finally had some free time, he naturally had to go and check it out.
At the same time, he was also thinking about the shop and house given by the system. What to do next.
Should I sell it directly for money?
Or should I work for two years before the full public-private partnership in 1955 to unlock the system's mall function?
I can't just keep doing it and wait for the public-private partnership to start, right?
The tide of the times is rolling forward, and the trend is irresistible. He Daqing knows very well that in front of the tide of the times, he is just an insignificant duckweed that can only go with the flow. If he really goes against the tide of the times, what awaits him is definitely being crushed to pieces.
It's not that He Daqing is a coward.
It's because in his previous life, he was just a tiny An insignificant little person.
Even if he got the golden finger after traveling through time, the two words"Chef God" in the name of the golden finger have already doomed the function of the golden finger, and it has no power to change the times and the world.
In this era, what can a professional chef do? The best he can do is to prepare a state banquet.
Otherwise, after the opening up, he can open a restaurant, start a catering business, etc. Want to change the tide of the times?
He Daqing doesn't think he has that ability.
So he can only take care of himself and try to find ways to make himself live better in this special era.
It's not about enjoying life.
It's about trying to survive!...............................
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