At one o'clock in the afternoon, the meeting ended.
At two o'clock, Xu Zheng left the provincial office after accompanying his leaders to have a working meal in the cafeteria. As for the simulation portrait artists from the ministries and commissions who wanted to stay with him for detailed discussion, he directly passed them on to Teacher Zheng.
Now that he was about to get married, how could he have so much time to accompany them to study acquired factors and simulated portraits? He just wanted to go back as soon as possible to help.
At this time, Han Dongwen and the rest of the family came to the Shili Jiangnan Hot Pot Restaurant to help. The kitchen of the hot pot restaurant was renovated in one morning, and a lot of equipment was moved in.
Han Dongwen's friend, the hotel owner, was also very interesting. He waived the equipment rental and transportation fees, and even came over in person. It was a pity that Xu Zheng, the groom-to-be, was not there.
No one wants to talk to the little policemen, but that certainly does not include the little provincial cadres like Xu Zheng.
Boss Xie has already agreed with Han Dongwen that he will come in person for the wedding the day after tomorrow. Of course, Han Dongwen warmly welcomes this.
When Xu Zheng came back around two o'clock, Boss Xie had already left.
As soon as he entered the hot pot restaurant, he saw Du Xiaole directing the waiters to decorate the upper and lower floors with red happy characters and various red festive stickers. Even if the stickers were not finished, the whole store was already filled with a festive atmosphere.
"Sister Xiaole is busy. Look at me. I'm sorry that I'm late again." Xu Zheng apologized first when they met. In fact, he was the real owner and had done nothing.
Du Xiaole is in her thirties and is petite and exquisite. She has the fine tradition of hard-working women in Truong Binh Province. Two words: capable!
She is also extremely outgoing and loves to laugh. As the proprietress and lobby manager of a hot pot restaurant, she is qualified. "Look, our groom is finally back. Xiao Zheng is so handsome. Have you eaten? If not, I will go to the side." I’ll buy you something to eat in the store to put some food on your stomach.”
"Have eaten, Sister Xiaole, I'm here to work. Do you think there is any other work that I need to do?" Xu Zheng was wearing formal clothes because he needed to meet with leaders at all levels today. No, he was just here I just changed into short sleeves in the car, just ready to work.
At this time, grandma came over and said with a smile: "Xiaole, if there is any work, you can arrange it for him. He is away from home every day. This is the last time. How can we let him sit and watch us work?"
Du Xiaole laughed, "Okay, if that's the case, the work this afternoon will be enough for our family, Xiao Zheng, but don't worry, after you finish the work, let your brother Shi take you to a nearby massage shop and massage your body. relax for a moment."
When a hotpot restaurant entertains guests, the tables and chairs in the hall are not suitable. They need to be replaced with those from the hotel. Then the tablecloths are spread, the chairs are placed, and finally a small stage is arranged against the wall of the hall for the host and newcomers. For temporary use.
As for the red carpet, it can’t be laid today, and it’s not too late to decorate it on the wedding day.
It was busy until eight o'clock in the evening before Xu Zheng's family and the waiters from the hot pot restaurant put everything in order. Everyone must have been hungry, especially since several chefs in the hotel were preparing in advance the food and wine for the wedding the day after tomorrow. The aroma was fragrant and even more... hungry.
Han Dongwen asked the chef to prepare two tables of dishes for everyone. Although they were cooked casually, these two tables also had fish, meat and seafood. It was not much cheaper than eating out, and he also opened a few bottles of good wine.
While eating, Xu Zheng called Han Rui and Huang Xinyi, who was helping at home, over.
This afternoon Huang Xinyi accompanied Han Rui to the wedding dress shop to modify the bride's new dress. Although Sister Xiaorui's belly didn't look bigger during her pregnancy, she was indeed much fatter than when she was wearing the wedding dress.
She was also able to eat better than before. No, Xu Zheng watched with his own eyes as she finished half of the salted duck and then ate a yellow croaker without even drinking the soup.
Seeing Xu Zheng's curious eyes, Han Rui puffed up her chest and argued forcefully: "This is not for me to eat, but for our children to be hungry. What, do you still have any objections?"
Of course Xu Zheng didn't, he just smiled and gave her some food. Not to mention, he didn't know whether it was because he was hungry or because the chef was good at cooking. It really tasted delicious. "If you like it, eat more. We also have that private kitchen now." If you have a membership card, you can order one meal a week. If you want to eat, we can go."
Of course, women should not overeat during pregnancy, especially in the later stages, and should eat less and more frequently, otherwise the fetus will be too large, which will not be conducive to normal delivery, and the optimal weight of the fetus after birth is 6.2 pounds.
Of course, Han Rui occasionally suffers from morning sickness. If she can eat this time, she might not be able to eat at all the next time. Therefore, Xu Zheng has no objections to her diet and will eat whatever she can.
Huang Xinyi was also hungry today. She ate half full before looking up and asking Xu Zheng, "You have been busy all day. You haven't gone through the wedding process yet, let alone the rehearsal. Let's go back later and make the rehearsal simple." Once again.”
Xu Zheng was stunned and felt ashamed, "By the way, where did you and the people from the wedding company decide on the wedding venue? Is it at home or here?"
As soon as he said this, the entire audience was silent. Except for Han Rui and Huang Xinyi, everyone stared at Xu Zheng with their mouths agape. Grandma's eyelids were twitching, and she was eager to try the chopsticks in her right hand.
We are getting married the day after tomorrow, and the groom doesn’t know where the wedding venue is yet. No one dares to believe it.
But it's really true.
Tian Xinyue reacted quickly and laughed awkwardly, "Xiao Zheng is too busy, and so are you, Xiao Rui. Please take some time to talk to him."
Han Rui actually didn't care about the rehearsal or not. Xu Zheng had already made the decision about the wedding venue, so she didn't want to trouble Xu Zheng anymore because of this matter. "Mom, it's okay. We can go over it briefly with the emcee later when we go back." That’s it.”
Han Dongwen quickly smoothed things over, "Xiaozheng, Xiaorui and Xinyi have discussed that the wedding venue will be arranged in the East and West Alley in front of our door. Anyway, the alley is relatively wide. The stage will face east and chairs will be placed on both sides.
It's enough to seat forty or fifty people.
As for the process of accepting a bride, let Xiaorui explain it to you in detail later. "
Du Xiaole quickly diverted from this somewhat embarrassing matter and chatted about their wedding customs in Yudu City, Zhongping Province. While talking, she curiously asked her grandma, "Grandma, I don't know if you have a candidate to make the bed for the new house?"
I have two children, so I would like to nominate myself for a spot first. "
Grandma and Tian Xinyue both laughed, "You can't make the bed, and your son will have to make the bed."
Du Xiaole's son, Shi Fangyu, nicknamed Little Shitou, is over six years old. He is going to elementary school after this summer vacation. No, when he is picked up from school, he wanders around, but his sister is a quiet little girl.
"Grandma Grandma, Grandma Han, is it because I rolled out the sheets for Uncle Xu's new bed that the baby in Aunt Xiaorui's belly will be a boy?"
Xiao Shitou's words really made everyone laugh. Children's words are boundless, and children's words also have meanings. Grandma Su Tongyun even grabbed him, "Whether it's a boy or a girl in your aunt Xiaorui's belly, your uncle Xu will like it. I'll wait for you tomorrow." After you finish rolling the sheets, grandma will give you a big red envelope."
Because Xu Zheng and the others had something to do when they returned, they left early after Han Rui had eaten. Of course, before leaving, Xu Zheng toasted to several chefs and Du Xiaole and his wife one by one.
The hot pot restaurant was less than five minutes away from their home, but Han Rui wanted to eat up, so Xu Zheng and Huang Xinyi walked around with her nearby. It was already nine o'clock in the evening when they got home.
We can't rest just yet, because tomorrow is the wedding day after tomorrow. According to the tradition of Changming, the groom and the bride cannot meet. Grandma reminded Xu Zheng a long time ago, saying that not meeting is an expression of the woman's filial piety to her parents, and also for The woman's family is good, which cannot be regarded as a bad habit, but a beautiful connotation.
Therefore, the wedding process can only be briefly reviewed tonight. It is a bit embarrassing to have the emcee come over at this point, but they are all eating this bowl of rice, so it is normal to have a hard time. After helping Xu Zheng and the others go through it, the emcee just Before leaving, Xu Zheng gave him another red envelope.
When they woke up early the next morning, Xu Zheng and the others began to arrange the wedding venue. The stage could not be set up yet because the wedding process tomorrow started from Xu Zheng's house. Walking less than five meters east was the door of Han Rui's house. After receiving Han Rui, they walked around Walking around the Municipal Public Security Bureau Family Courtyard at the back is about two miles in total.
Then they came in from the west gate of the alley, and the people who picked up the bride walked to the door of Xu Zheng's house. Only then was the process of picking up the bride complete.
The next step is for the bride to get out of the car and go to the new house to celebrate the wedding. She simply tidies up her makeup. At this time, the people at home who come to help take the opportunity to set up the wedding stage...
Anyway, Han Dongwen didn't let Xu Zheng worry about the set of procedures, because in addition to the master of ceremonies, he also found a steward who was also a neighbor at the wedding, and Xu Zheng had to call him uncle.
After a busy morning, I have done everything I need to do, and I can’t rest anymore because according to local customs in Changming, the groom has to pay homage to his deceased elders the day before the wedding.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, after dinner, Xu Zheng's family, including his aunt and Ren Mingming, went to the police cemetery. Xu Zheng's grandfather and parents were buried here.
After laying out the tributes and the flowers Han Rui bought for her mother-in-law, Ren Mingming took the initiative to clean the two tombstones. Grandma and aunt squatted in front of grandpa's tombstone and talked for a while, and then chatted with Xu Zheng's parents for a while.
It probably means telling them that Xu Zheng is getting married tomorrow.
Xu Zhengze opened a bottle of Moutai, his grandfather drank half, his father drank half, and he drank the last drop.
It’s like three generations celebrating together.
After sweeping the graves of his parents and grandfather, Xu Zheng, led by his grandma, sent flowers and salutes to their former colleagues and friends one by one.
After leaving the cemetery, grandma asked Xu Zheng to drive straight to the Yuhuatai Martyrs Cemetery. Not only are there the revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the founding of the New Flower Country, but also a memorial wall for the Pingjiang Provincial Public Security Martyrs was built in 2008.
Over the years, more than 600 names have been engraved, all of them martyrs who sacrificed their lives on public security lines.
When they got here, the Xu family stared at the string of names on the wall in silence for a long time. Among them, the names of Xu Yanlin, Xu Wendong and Shi Yingxue were clearly listed. Grandma and aunt supported each other. She pointed to the memorial wall and said, "Xiao Zheng, You know what these more than 600 names represent. Since you are here today, you can wipe all their names."
Under the scorching sun, Xu Zheng wiped the names carefully with a towel, Cai Hengyun, Bai Xiangmin, Wang Junliang...
When I got home at five o'clock in the afternoon, my grandma and aunt were tired and needed to rest for a while. Xu Zheng took a shower and changed out of his police uniform. He couldn't rest because tonight his grandma's theater friends gave him and Han Rui The wedding brings the ever-changing traditional comedy show Bai Bureau.
He had to prepare a small stage.
No, at six o'clock in the evening, as the gongs and drums rang, five old ladies in red cheongsam sang "Qin Huai Mei" on the makeshift stage, while four or five old men played gongs on the other side. Playing drums, Feng Xiao and Luan Guan.
Grandma, aunt, and nearby neighbors, all older people, sat in front of the stage and listened intently to the play.
At the end of the white game, these old people really didn't take any money, and they even gave Xu Zheng red envelopes, saying that they were grandma's friends, and sent them away. The stage that was built was dismantled.
After working hard for a long time, making other preparations before the wedding, and settling his classmates and friends from afar, he took the opportunity to sleep in the wedding room for a while.
The rest of the trivial matters were left to Han Dongwen and Tian Xinyue.
At six o'clock the next day, he was called up and asked to cooperate with the steward and the master of ceremonies to prepare things and candidates for the wedding.
Han Rui chose a Chinese-style wedding this time, which is what everyone often calls an eight-carriage sedan. Good guy, this is something Xu Zheng had never thought of before. The entire wedding process was designed by the wedding company, Han Rui and Huang Xinyi Very antique.
In a standard Ming Dynasty wedding, Han Rui put on a bright red wedding dress, a gold walking wave on her head, and a bright red shawl embroidered with gold thread. It was solemn and beautiful.
Xu Zheng's mother-in-law, Tian Xinyue, was wearing a light pink cheongsam today, gold, silver and jade jewelry, and her hair was tied up. She was also very wealthy.
Grandma and aunt also put on dark red cheongsam and pearl necklaces around their necks. They looked like noble ladies from the Republic of China.
At nine o'clock in the morning, people from the wedding company came over to dress Xu Zheng in groom's clothes. Good guy, they wrapped him up inside and out. Several of his classmates and his childhood friends kept laughing at him.
"Xiao Zheng, when you go out, I will prepare Huoxiang Zhengqi water for you, but don't faint from the heat." Xu Zhengfa and Xiao Shijun said with a smile.
"Waizi, I'll bring you two bottles of iced Coke in a minute. If you can't stand the heat, call me brother." Li Rongzuo was the best man and wanted to follow Xu Zheng.
Xiao Ding came up and touched the material of the clothes, "Don't make fools of yourself, this thing is very thin, it shouldn't be hot, tsk tsk, don't mention it, Xiao Zheng really looks like he has traveled back from the Ming Dynasty when he puts on this bright red groom's suit. of."
Xu Zheng got dressed, stood in front of the mirror, showed off for a while, and said with a smile: "Don't mention it yet, if I wear this outfit, the rate of turning heads today will definitely be 100%."
This cold joke made everyone stunned. You are the groom. Passers-by will definitely stare at you out of curiosity if you wear this outfit. Isn’t this nonsense?
When a room full of young people saw Xu Zheng dressed up, they had to take a photo with him...
At nine-thirty, Xu Zheng was wearing the groom's clothes and riding a horse in the procession to welcome the bride. Xiao Dingyi was responsible for leading the horse and walked less than ten meters east. He made sure that the sedan stopped at the door of Han Rui's house.
Today, the entire alley was covered with sunshade cloths to block the sun. Not to mention, it wasn't too hot in these clothes. When we arrived at Han Rui's house, the bearers prepared by the wedding company carried the wedding gifts prepared by the groom's family to the woman's house.
At ten o'clock, Xu Zheng went upstairs and knocked on the bride's door, but the bride's bridesmaids naturally refused. Fortunately, they finally opened the door with red envelopes one after another. After entering the house, they followed the procedure and made trouble for a while. For Xu Zheng and Han Rui, it had never happened before. It was watching others make trouble, but this time it was being made trouble by others, which was a different feeling.
At half past ten, Han Rui was carried downstairs on stools by her two cousins, and then Xu Zheng picked her up and put her on a large sedan outside. Because of the hot weather, she chose a sedan like a buchu. There is an awning above.
After Han Rui sat down and her bridesmaids stood on both sides in red attire, the procession officially started and then walked around the Police Family Courtyard.
Because today is May Day, there are so many people traveling to Changming. Xu Zheng’s Chinese wedding has become a beautiful scenery on the street. Many people are taking pictures on the roadside. This makes Xu Zheng want to keep a low profile. No more.
Fortunately, there was a curtain on Han Rui's side and a red hijab blocking her appearance.
The whole journey took more than half an hour, and finally we arrived home. Xiao Ding wiped the sweat from his head and said, "It's so hot, bro. When I get married, it's also scheduled for November. I have to let your boy lead the horse for me."
Xu Zheng laughed, but was too lazy to respond because he was also sweating and it was too hot today.
At 11:38, the wedding was officially held. In fact, the so-called Chinese wedding must also incorporate modern elements. At least there must be a host to preside over the process. The entire wedding went smoothly under his auspices.
Xu Zheng took the time to look at the relatives and friends sitting on both sides of the wedding stage and found Zhou Yanli, Xu Xiuchuan, Wang Nianpan, Director Nie of the Municipal Bureau, and Team Wan, his forensic teacher Ji Dongli and his wife, and his master An Ru. Kouzi, the captain of the South Branch of the SWAT detachment, etc. are all elders he knows through work.
In addition to them, there are also friends of Xu Zheng's parents and some old neighbors from the Public Security Family Home...
Zhuang Qiang and the others definitely can't come today. They must be on duty somewhere to bask in the sun at this time.
After paying homage to Heaven and Earth and his parents, the wedding was half done. Xu Zheng looked at Uncle Zhou curiously, "Where's your big surprise?"
Zhou Yanli didn't expect that Xu Zheng was still thinking about what he said at this time, so he couldn't help but laugh out loud. Director Nie next to him looked at him strangely, "Leader Zhou, what is so funny? I see that Xu Zheng doesn't have his parents present. It’s a little uncomfortable.”
"His parents are not here, but we still have to take care of him. Why is it uncomfortable? It's time for the big gift we prepared for him."
As soon as Zhou Yanli finished speaking, there was a sound of gongs and drums coming from the entrance of the alley. Yang Zhengchang was walking in front in a police uniform, followed by two colleagues in police uniforms carrying a plaque of "Home of First Class Meritorious Officials".
Behind them were several people from the Political Department and Propaganda Department of the municipal bureau, and there seemed to be leaders from the provincial departments who came forward because they were wearing white shirts and had the rank of police superintendent.
Xu Zheng looked at Zhou Yanli with deep doubts. He had not received any notice about this first-class merit at all. Looking at Team Wan and Bureau Nie, it was obvious that they had known about it for a long time but did not tell him.
As the merit plaque got closer, everyone present stood up amidst the music played by the honor guard and applauded Xu Zheng.
The entrance to the alley was full of passers-by. Yang Zhengchang was afraid that people would crowd in and affect the wedding, so he temporarily sent people to guard the intersection and did not dare to let passers-by in.
Han Rui held Xu Zheng's hand and shed tears with excitement. As a family member of a police officer, she naturally understood what an honor it was. Xu Zheng patted her hand. At this moment, he had a vague suspicion.
This first-class merit should be related to the meeting the day before yesterday. No wonder so many leaders of ministries and commissions came. But why was the merit selection so fast?
Before he could think about it carefully, Yang Zhengchang and two colleagues carrying the plaque had already walked onto the stage...
