Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 514 Marriage

On February 1962, 2, the first day of the Lunar New Year, He Lai and Yu Shui were finally going to get married.

Because the first half of 62 was still very difficult, He Lai did not choose to hold a grand celebration, but just prepared to set up a few simple tables.

However, He Lai sent a pound of pork to each resident of Courtyards 94 and 95 to express his gratitude, and he did not invite anyone, only a few good friends such as Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai to attend.

He Lai didn't invite many people, such as the two big bosses, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Xu. He Lai went to invite them, but they said they would not come and would let the guards represent them. After all, their identities were not suitable to appear in the courtyard.

His medical master, Mr. Feng, and Senior Brother Gao will also come; from the steel mill, He Lai invited Shen Dandan and Liu Mu.

Then there were Zhang Zhiwen and his wife, Liu Shiya, and Zhang Xinran, who were all from the First Hospital.

Finally, there are Liang Ladi, Ding Qiunan, and Nan Yi.

He Zhan brought all the relatives from Grandpa He's side, and He Daqing invited all his fellow apprentices to come.

Of course, Director Yang and Li Huaide from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill also came. Although He Lai did not invite them, they still came to show their faces.

Many people who had received favors from He Lai also asked others to send wedding gifts to him.

So although it’s said that there weren’t many people, in fact, there were quite a lot of people. Many of them sat down and didn’t leave, as they all wanted to try the wedding banquet.

After all, everyone knows that He Lai is capable. He has all kinds of ingredients, and even the chef is top-notch. He is the chef of Fengzeyuan!

Since everyone had given wedding money and gifts, it was too embarrassing to chase them away, so the only thing they could do was to add tables one by one, from the original five or six tables, they increased it to ten tables!

Because He Lai and Yu Shui lived in the same courtyard, there was no such thing as a bicycle to pick up the bride. However, a formality was still followed and someone pushed a bicycle to bring the dowry that He Daqing prepared for Yu Shui back to He Lai's house.

But He Lai's house has everything, whether it is the thirty-six legs or the three turns and one ring, everything is arranged clearly.

After a while, the wedding was held in the Helai courtyard. The courtyard was unable to accommodate so many people, so the elders of Helai had to stand inside, and the others who came to watch the fun stood outside.

The marriage certificate was read out in public by Director Wang from the Street Office himself.

The marriage certificate in the 1960s was more like a certificate than a certificate.

After reading the certificate, He Lai and Yu Shui bowed three times to the portrait of the great man, and then bowed to He Zhan and Wu Juan. The wedding was over without even singing. After all, they were all elders, and everyone asked He Lai and the others to sing.

After witnessing the wedding, Sha Zhu happily took a big bag of wedding candies and went out to scatter them. After all, in this day and age, wedding banquets still need to scatter some candies, otherwise it wouldn’t be lively.

Next was the banquet. The elders mostly sat in Courtyard 95, and asked He Zhan and Wu Juan to lead them there. The young people all sat in Courtyard 94.

After everyone took their seats, the dishes began to be served. The aunties brought out large trays and placed the dishes on each table. The dishes looked delicious!

After the dishes were served, He Lai brought Yu Shui and started toasting from Courtyard No. 95 to Courtyard No. 94.

Fortunately, there is a cheat in the space, otherwise He Lai can't walk back to No. 94 Courtyard. After all, everyone in No. 95 Courtyard is an elder! Whoever toasts must drink a cup.

Especially He Daqing, who kept talking, constantly asking He Lai to take good care of Yu Shui and not to bully her. He Lai agreed to all his requests.

Think about the original plot, He Daqing was still confident when he saw Sha Zhu, but when he saw Yu Shui, he lowered his head and dared not say a word, which shows his guilt towards Yu Shui.

When they arrived at He Lai's courtyard in No. 94 Yard, luckily with the help of Xu Damao, Sha Zhu and others, He Lai did not drink too much.

But when it came to Song Xue's table, things got a bit troublesome.

After all, there are several people sitting here who don't want He Lai to be happy, especially Liu Shiya and Zhang Xinran, who stood up and wanted to toast with rain water wine!

Yu Shui was also a smart person. He knew that the two of them liked his brother Lai, so he had a drink with them openly.

"Xiao Laizi, you are great. After all, you married her! Come! I'll toast to you and your wife!" Song Xue said with a smile.

"Thank you, Sister Song Xue."

He Lai poured himself a glass. Seeing that Yu Shui had already drunk several glasses, he cheated for her and poured her a glass of water.

When Yushui was drinking, he found that there was water in the glass, not wine, so he turned to look at He Lai.

When she saw He Lai winking at her, she knew what was going on. He Lai must have been afraid that she was drunk, so he changed her clothes. She immediately smiled sweetly.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Drinking and showing off your affection, no! Have another drink!"

When Song Xue saw the looks on He Lai and Yu Shui's face, she immediately started shouting.

"Uh...Sister Song Xue, please don't. Today is my wedding day. You don't want Yu Shui and I to get drunk, do you?" He Lai said helplessly.

"Bah, don't think I don't know that you can drink a lot. So, you don't have to drink the rain water! Just you and me! Let's clink glasses!"

Song Xue said proudly.

"Since Sister Song Xue insists on drinking, I can only accompany her."

He Lai smiled, and in front of everyone, he and Song Xue drank three cups in a row.

After drinking, Song Xue blushed a little. After all, she was a girl and drinking four glasses of white wine in a row was no joke.

"Okay, Sister Song Xue, eat some food slowly, and drink in moderation! You see, Brother Zhiwen is drinking very enthusiastically. If you two get drunk, that will be bad!"

He Lai reminded.

"Hmph." Seeing that He Lai drank so much and was fine, Song Xue immediately lost her temper.

……

After a round of toasts, He Lai pretended to be drunk and went back to the bridal chamber to rest.

As soon as he entered the room, Yu Shui said mischievously, "Brother, you are really amazing. You can even fake wine!"

"Shh!" He Lai immediately made a gesture to silence the noise and whispered, "Keep your voice down. If someone hears us, we'll be in trouble. Just lie down and take a rest."

"Yeah." Yu Shui agreed and lay on the same bed with He Lai.

After the wedding banquet, it was already five o'clock. After the guests had left, Wu Juan came over with a bunch of things.

In He Lai's bedroom, Wu Juan put all the things on the bed.

"Xiao Laizi, Yushui, the bag contains the gift money and the account book. The account book was recorded by Chun'er, so it should be correct. We will return the gift in the future, so keep it safe."

Wu Juan instructed.

"I understand, Mom!" Yu Shui nodded.

"Well, this iron box contains some of the money that Xiao Laizi earned in the past few years, and some of the money that Mom took from him bit by bit. Now I give it all to you."

After Wu Juan finished speaking, she handed an iron box to Yu Shui.

"Mom, you don't need the money anymore, I still have some!" He Lai interrupted.

"Yes, Mom, my brother Lai and I have money." Yu Shui also declined.

"Take it. The money will just stay with mother and it's useless. Otherwise, mother will be angry!" Wu Juan insisted.

The rain could only be accepted helplessly.

"There are also some jewelry that mom secretly made for you. Although you are not allowed to wear them now, mom still wants to make some for you. After all, you are getting married, so you still need them. I can't let you, a little girl, suffer."

Wu Juan put a piece of silk cloth in Yu Shui's hand.

"Thank you, Mom." Yu Shui said with emotion.

"Open it quickly and see if you like it?" Wu Juan said with a smile.

"Yes." Yu Shui agreed and gently lifted the cloth. Inside were the three golds from the wedding: a gold ring, a gold necklace, and gold earrings.

"Mom, where did you get the gold?" He Lai asked curiously.

"Don't worry about it! It wasn't stolen or robbed anyway!" Wu Juan waved her hand and said.

"Mom, you are so kind!" Yu Shui hugged Wu Juan and cried.

"Silly child, you are my favorite daughter-in-law. You can't cry on such a happy day! It's unlucky. Take it back now, be good!" Wu Juan patted Yu Shui's back and comforted her.

But the rain stayed in Wu Juan's arms and refused to fall.

He Lai smacked his lips and remained silent.

"Okay, okay, put it on and let mom see it." Wu Juan saw that it was almost done, pulled the rain away and said.

Yu Shui nodded and put on all three pieces of jewelry.

"Yeah, it looks good, it looks good. Then mother is leaving, put the things away later."

Wu Juan looked for a while, then left with a smile, closing the door behind her.

"Okay, pack up your things, we're going to move on to the next step."

As He said this, he began to put away everything on the bed.

"What next?"

"Enter the bridal chamber!"

"what!"

"Ah for what!"