Chapter 354 The night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber

Chapter 354 The night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber

Chapter 354 The night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber

"Ah! When did it start?" Li Jiayi asked Lin Ling'er in surprise.

"I don't know either. It should have been a long time!"

"Well, actually, me too. I always thought I was just being too enthusiastic!" Li Jiayi said, scratching his head.

"No, you know what? When my family was in trouble, I thought I would never see you again in this life!"

"How is that possible? Even if we haven't encountered it now, we will encounter it in the future."

"Ok!"

"Let's go take some pictures."

"it is good!"

The two people came to a room where there were special people in charge of taking pictures, who seemed to be from a photo studio on the street.

There are so many people in Xinjiekou Street, and many people come here to get married every day.

"Come, sit down, yes, get closer."

With a "click", the photo is taken.

"Okay, just come and pick up the photos in three days."

"OK, thanks!"

"You're welcome."

When the two returned to Director Xu's office, the marriage certificate had been issued.

The marriage certificate of this era is different from that of later generations. It is a small booklet. The marriage certificate of this era is just a piece of paper, like the award certificates given to children in later generations when they go to school.

"Okay, from now on, you two are a legal couple." Director Xu said to Li Jiayi and Lin Ling'er.

"Aunt Xu, there won't be any problem, right?" Li Jiayi asked.

"Look! I am the youngest in the family, but now! I am the same age as my eldest sister, and two years older than my second sister."

"Hey, I thought it was something else! Don't worry, it's legal now. I'll change it back for you in two years."

Li Jiayi looked at Director Xu speechlessly and asked, "Can this thing be modified?"

"Why can't it be changed? Don't worry, if I say it can be changed, it can be changed."

"No, do we need to get a marriage certificate again then?" Li Jiayi asked helplessly.

"Who told you to get the marriage certificate again? I meant to change your age back to yours."

"Oh! I see! All right then."

"Okay son, now that the marriage certificate has been obtained, let's go back and discuss the marriage."

Li Jiayi scratched his head and said, "Mom, can you please not get married?"

"Why?"

"Mom, what time is it now? A grand celebration will have a bad influence, so it's better to keep a low profile."

"How can this be possible! Ling'er is marrying you, there should be a sense of ceremony!"

"Mom, I know what you're talking about. I didn't say I wouldn't do it. I just said we shouldn't do it in a big way. Let's do it on a small scale."

"That won't work. We have to do it on a grand scale."

"Sister Ye Xin, I think Jia Yi is right. We really shouldn't make any big noise at this time. Also, Ling'er's identity is a little sensitive."

"Ah! Then we can't have a big celebration?" Ye Xin was a little dissatisfied.

"It's better not to make a big deal about it. It's fine if it's just for relatives to get together and have fun," said Director Xu.

"Yes, Auntie, let's not do it. We already have the marriage certificate." Lin Ling'er also said.

"Kid, why are you still calling me auntie?" Ye Xin patted Lin Ling'er's hand and said.

"mom!"

"Oh, that's right, but I'd be wronging you if I don't do it."

"No grievance."

"Okay then! I'll listen to you."

"Then Sister Xu, we will go back first. We will invite you to the wedding banquet then." Ye Xin said to Director Xu.

"Don't worry, I will go even if you don't invite me."

Lin Ling'er's parents are not here, so Director Xu is equivalent to Lin Ling'er's in-laws, so how could she not go?

Also, things in this era were not as troublesome as in later generations. Once two people got a marriage certificate, they were truly married.

So Lin Linger followed Li Jiayi back directly.

As for the wedding, it can be held at any time, as long as it is in the near future.

"Son, is it really okay not to do it in a big way?" Ye Xin asked after coming out of the street office.

"Mom, we have to have a big wedding, but we can't do it in the city. Let's find a good day and go back to the village and have a big wedding there."

"Ah! Go back to the village and make a big deal?"

"Yes! We are all family in the village, so we can do whatever we want. But it's not possible in the city."

"Then will the people in the city also go to the village?" Ye Xin asked with a frown.

"Mom, didn't I tell you? Let's do a small wedding in the city. Then call those who are close to us over and we can have a meal together."

"Hahaha, son, you are really smart. So this is what you planned! Okay, I'll listen to you."

Marriage is a major event in life, so how could Li Jiayi not hold a grand ceremony?

However, the current situation does not allow him to hold a grand wedding. In this case, he can only return to his hometown to hold one.

"Come on, Ling'er, Mom will take you to the department store to buy things." Ye Xin said with a smile.

"Mom, it's better not to. I don't need anything." Lin Ling'er shook her head and said.

"You don't need it, but I have to buy it for you. Just listen to me today."

"This……"

Before Lin Ling'er could finish, Li Jiayi interrupted her and said, "Just listen to your mother!"

"Okay, thanks mom!"

"Need not."

Then Ye Xin rode her bicycle in front, and Li Jiayi rode his bicycle with Lin Ling'er following behind.

Soon we returned to Courtyard No. 7.

The mother got out of the car and said to Li Jiayi, "Son, give the bicycle to Ling'er, we will push the car in, and you start the jeep."

"Oh! Okay."

Just now I was just going to the street office, which was quite close and not worth driving. But now I am going to the department store, which is quite far from home, so of course I can't ride a bike!
Besides, if you have a car but still ride a bicycle, isn’t that crazy?
As soon as Li Jiayi started the jeep, his mother came out with Lin Ling'er.

"Come on Ling'er, let's get in the car."

"Okay mom."

There were basically no cars on the road in those days, so Li Jiayi drove very fast and arrived at the department store in no time.

Li Jiayi found a place to park the jeep and the three people got out of the car.

"Come on, Ling'er, Mom will take you in to have a look first."

"it is good."

Li Jiayi locked the car door, shook his head and followed behind.

First, we come to the first floor, which sells small items such as daily necessities and candies.

"Let's go and take a look at the candies first and buy some so that we can distribute them at the wedding." Ye Xin said.

Li Jiayi, who was walking behind, heard his mother say that she wanted to buy candy, and quickly said, "Mom, you don't have to buy candy. We have plenty at home."

"You should keep those candies for yourself and buy some more to give out to others."

"Uh! All right!"

There are so many candies in Li Jiayi's space that he even bought them from five large shopping malls for free!

But those candies are all foreign products, and it is indeed not easy to give them out as wedding candies.

"Give me two cans of this candy." Ye Xin pointed at the White Rabbit milk candy and said to the salesperson.

"Okay, I'll give you a ticket right away."

"Wait a minute, this candy also weighs ten kilograms." Ye Xin said, pointing at the shrimp crisps wrapped in red paper.

"Ok."

"Okay, let's issue the ticket!"

The salesperson quickly issued the ticket. After Ye Xin took it, she handed it to Li Jiayi and said, "Son, go and pay for the ticket."

"Ok."

Shrimp crisps are a new kind of candy produced by the Imperial Capital Candy Factory, and they look particularly festive.

Of course, the price is not cheap. Although not as expensive as White Rabbit Milk Candy, it still costs more than two yuan per pound.

It is more than one yuan more expensive than a pound of fruit candy, and that's with a ticket.

Before tickets were not required, a pound of these shrimp cakes cost five or six yuan!
Soon Li Jiayi came to the cashier, handed over 20 kilograms of sugar tickets and said, "Calculate how much it is."

"Ok."

The cashier calculated with an abacus and said to Li Jiayi, "The total is fifty-eight yuan."

"Here you go." Li Jiayi took out sixty yuan and handed it over.

When Li Jiayi came back after paying, he did not hand the ticket to the salesperson, but said, "Please leave this here first. We need to buy other things and come back to get it later."

"Ok."

Then the three of them went to the second floor, where there were more things for sale, mainly clothes, cloth, shoes, hats, bicycles, sewing machines, radios, watches, bedding and so on.

"Bring this dress over here so we can see it." Ye Xin said, pointing to a room selling particularly beautiful dresses.

"Ok."

The salesperson quickly took the skirt off and handed it over.

Ye Xin took it in her hand and touched it, then looked at it and asked, "How much is this skirt?"

"This skirt costs thirty-five dollars, and I need seven feet of cloth coupons in addition."

"Okay, I want it."

"Okay, I'll give you a ticket."

"Pay, son."

"Yes!" Li Jia nodded and quickly took out thirty-five yuan and seven feet of cloth coupons and handed them over.

It’s different here than downstairs, because the counters downstairs are far away from the cashier, so you need to pay by yourself.

There is a cashier counter for each type of merchandise on the upper floor, and they are all relatively close.

Each counter is connected to the cash register by a wire with a book clip on it. The salesperson puts the received money and tickets, as well as the issued invoices together and throws them to the cash register with a strong throw.

After the cashier takes the money and tickets away, they stamp the ticket and then add the change and return it to you.

"Bring these shoes here and have a look."

"Bring this dress here and have a look."

"Bring this sheet here and take a look."

"Bring this quilt over here and have a look."

"I bought it and my son paid for it."

"I bought it, and my son paid for it."

"I bought it, son, give me the money quickly."

"..."

It was only at this time that Li Jiayi realized that he was just a paid tool.

Basically he didn't talk, it was Ye Xin and Lin Ling'er who were discussing.

As long as they like it, they don't care how much it costs or how many tickets it costs, they just pay for it.

This is only possible with Li Jiayi. Try asking someone else to get so many votes!
Even some wealthy families have to save up for a long time before they dare to visit the department store.

My own mother, on the other hand, doesn't care about these things at all. She just buys whatever she likes.

Of course, my mother is not a spendthrift and is very frugal. Maybe she is happy to have a daughter-in-law.

Of course, Ye Xin didn't feel bad about spending so much money because she knew her family's financial situation.

The family’s combined monthly salary is only 500 or 600 yuan. How could they possibly care about this little money?

Besides, her son is rich! Not only is he rich, he also has a lot of tickets, otherwise she wouldn't be like this.

"Mom, don't just buy things for me! Buy some for yourself too." Lin Ling'er said.

"No, I don't need anything. You came here with nothing, so of course I have to buy you some more."

"Mom, buy some for yourself too! I, your son, don't need this little money or ticket. I just happened to drive over here today."

"Yes! Mom! You should buy some too!"

Seeing that her son and daughter-in-law were both persuading her, Ye Xin smiled and nodded and said, "Okay, I'll buy some too."

I couldn't keep the money I bought, and I didn't stop until about eleven o'clock.

My mother said at this time: "Buy Ling'er a bicycle, and then we will go back."

"Mom, forget about the bicycle. I don't need it now." Lin Ling'er said quickly.

"Of course you don't need it. With a bicycle, you can go anywhere easily."

"Mom, we need to buy a bicycle, but forget it today. If we drive here today, there will be no place to put the bicycle. Let Ling'er and I come and buy it ourselves next time!" Li Jiayi said quickly.

"also."

Come to think of it, I bought too many things today and may not be able to fit them on my bicycle.

The good thing about department stores is that if you buy too many things, they will deliver them to you, even to your home.

Li Jiayi doesn't need them to deliver it to his home! Just deliver it outside.

Several staff members helped carry the large and small bags down from upstairs.

Li Jiayi went over again to get the candy, and of course, gave the ticket to the salesperson.

When they arrived in front of the jeep, the delivery workers looked at each other.

No wonder he bought so many things at once, it turns out he came in a jeep.

In this era, anyone who can drive a jeep must be at least a deputy director or above! And he must also be the head of the unit.

For example, the director of a factory, or the head of a unit, etc.

Otherwise, even if you have reached a certain level, you won't be able to drive a jeep.

Just like those who work in ministries, many deputy-department-level people don’t have jeeps to drive.

Their means of transportation to work is a bicycle.

This is normal, because there are too many deputy-department-level officials in a ministry. If everyone has a car, then too many cars will be needed.

Li Jiayi quickly opened the back and said, "Just put it here."

"Ok."

Sure enough, after putting all the things in, there was basically no empty space left, and even the candy I bought had to be placed on the back seat.

Ye Xin realized it belatedly and said, "I didn't expect to buy so many things!"

"It's okay, mom. That's just how much it is! If you want to buy more, I'll bring you here later."

"Come on! These things will last a long time."

After my mother and Lin Ling'er got in the car, Li Jiayi said, "Mom, there are only three of us today, so don't go back to cook. Let's eat outside!" Ye Xin didn't want to agree at first, but she glanced at her daughter-in-law sitting next to her, nodded and said, "Okay, you decide."

"Then let's go eat roast duck! There's nothing else to eat."

"can!"

Seeing that his mother agreed, Li Jiayi drove towards the front door.

The department store is right here in Wangfujing, not far from Qianmen, so it only takes a few minutes to get there.

Li Jiayi found a place to park the car, then got out and opened the back door.

This was not the first time Ye Xin had eaten roast duck. In fact, she had eaten it many times, but they were all bought by Li Jiayi.

This was her first time eating in a restaurant.

Li Jiayi locked the car door, turned around and said, "Let's go! Go in early and eat early."

The reason why he said this was mainly because roasting duck is a slow process, requiring at least forty-five minutes.

Adding the time it takes to get in and order the food, it will take at least an hour to get your meal.

"welcome."

"Is there a place?"

"Yes, please follow me." said the waiter.

Soon the waiter took them to a table and said, "Please take a seat."

"Give us two roast ducks, the kind that are good for 24 hours, and the duck bones for soup."

"OK, just a second."

Not long after the waiter left, he came over with tea.

The service was OK. Knowing that we would have to wait a long time, they served us a pot of tea first.

"Everyone, please have some tea."

"We can do it ourselves, just go and do your thing!"

"Okay, I'll take my leave first."

Yes, Quanjude at this time still maintains its previous characteristics. There are no waiters here, only waiters.

"There are quite a lot of people eating here," said my mother.

"Yes! We came early today. If we came later, there might not be any seats."

There are always rich people at all times, and there are quite a few of them.

Few ordinary people are willing to eat roast duck.

Not to mention two, there don't seem to be many people willing to buy even one.

You should know that Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant doesn’t require tickets now!
Any roast duck here costs at least six dollars, and it depends mainly on how you eat it.

For example, the twenty-four dishes that Li Jiayi ordered is the most expensive one, and a roast duck costs eight yuan.

If you order twelve dishes, this roast duck only costs six dollars.

How much you eat depends on how many side dishes and ingredients you add. The more side dishes and ingredients you add, the more expensive it will be.

Even the cheapest six dollars is still a considerable expense for an ordinary family!
Six dollars is enough for a person's expenses for more than a month, but here you just eat a roast duck.

"Are we asking for too much? There are only three of us, and we ordered two roast ducks, the kind that are served on 24th." Lin Ling'er said.

"It's okay, Ling'er. Jiayi eats a lot. When we're full, he can take the rest."

"Uh!"

Ye Xin felt distressed as well. She had just looked at the menu and saw that a 24-ounce roast duck cost eight dollars.

But when I think about taking my daughter-in-law out for dinner, I don’t feel bad about it anymore since we don’t eat there every day.

Besides, my son has money, so it’s okay for him to eat it every day.

After waiting for about fifty minutes, the roast duck finally arrived and a duck slicer was slicing it next to it.

"Eat it quickly! While it's hot, it won't taste good if it gets cold." Li Jiayi said.

"Oh!"

"Mom, let me roll one for you." Li Jiayi said.

"No, give it to your wife, I can do it myself."

"I'll do it myself." Lin Ling'er said quickly.

Seeing that Lin Ling'er had already rolled up, the mother said to Li Jiayi: "Then you can eat it yourself!"

After slicing the duck, the chef took the duck bones away to make soup.

It was more than an hour after they finished the meal. Li Jiayi took his mother and Lin Ling'er and went straight home.

My mother took a day off today and didn't need to go to the factory, so she started working again after she came back.

She was going to decorate the new house for her son and daughter-in-law! She had to use the sheets and quilts she bought today.

The time is quite close, so it is too late to buy a new cup, but there will be one, I can only add one later.

Li Jiayi had no say in decorating the new house, so he could only drink tea downstairs alone.

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, my eldest sister, second sister and cousin came back and joined in.

"Son, what do you think?" Li Aimin poured himself a cup of tea and sat down and asked.

"I don't have any feelings. I just feel like I'm still a child! Suddenly I'm married."

"Isn't this normal? When your father got married, he was not even as old as you!"

"Uh!"

Li Jiayi didn't know what to say. Well, people got married relatively early at that time.

Although Li Aimin served in the army for several years, he was young when he joined the army. When he was injured and discharged, he was less than 18 years old.

They got married not long after returning home, but she was not even as old as Li Jiayi is now.

"Son! Daddy's request is not high. I just want you to give me a grandson to play with as soon as possible."

"Dad, you are really awesome. I gave you a grandson just for you to play with, right?"

"Why, it's not possible?"

"Uh! All right, if you like."

"Right! In the current situation in the city, there is no way to hold a big event, so I plan to go back to the village to hold it. After I finish the event in the village, I will go back to the city to hold a small event."

"Sure! What's the big deal? Let me write a letter to your grandfather and ask the village to prepare it first."

"No need! I don't need to go to work, so I'd better choose a good day, then I'll go back early and send back the things I need."

"That's right. I'll go back and ask someone to see which day is better."

"Ok!"

"By the way, I'm registering my marriage today, should we celebrate?"

"That's for sure!"

"Well, go call Brother Zhuzi, Uncle Liao, and Uncle Nan, and I'll go get some ingredients."

"Okay, go ahead! I'll go get some help."

"Yes! By the way, call everyone over here, don't let them cook at home. Also, I have to talk to Uncle Liao and the others about cooking in the village."

"Row."

Li Jiayi came out of his house and drove out in a jeep.

After wandering around outside for about half an hour, we drove back in the jeep.

He parked the jeep and returned to the yard carrying all the bags.

When he got home, the yard was very lively.

"Why don't you prepare in advance?" He Yuzhu said when he saw him coming in with things.

"Brother Zhuzi, this is also a last-minute preparation, so we can only prepare it now."

"Okay Zhuzi, stop talking for now and quickly bring the things over and start working on it." Liao Kai said.

Next, Xu Wenwen, Liang Ladi and Qian Meilin were responsible for washing the vegetables.

Nan Yi, Liao Kai and He Yuzhu began to pack up the ingredients that Li Jiayi brought back.

Li Jiayi brought back a lot of ingredients!

There are plenty of chicken, fish, meat, eggs, as well as pork elbows, lobster, saliva, crabs and other seafood.

Anyway, it’s getting dark late now, so it doesn’t matter if we eat a little later.

Just at this moment, my cousin came in from outside on a bicycle, followed by my eldest brother, sister-in-law and second brother.

Needless to say, they were called by their cousin, and it is estimated that before this, they did not know that Li Jiayi was married.

Sister-in-law Sun Qingmin came over and helped wash the vegetables, and my eldest and second brothers also helped out.

"Congratulations, little brother." The eldest brother said as he helped wipe his drool.

"I didn't expect it! My younger brother got married before me." The second brother also said with a smile.

"You still have the nerve to say that! Your brother is already married, why don't you hurry up?" Li Aimin said as he added firewood to the stove.

"Uh! I..." The second brother didn't know what to say.

Is this a matter of whether he should hurry up or not? He wants to hurry up, but he hasn't done it yet!
Last time, he often didn't come back, and his family thought he had a girlfriend, so they asked Li Jiayi to investigate.

After Li Jiayi finished the investigation, he found out that it was not the case at all. He was just going to the pub to drink with his colleagues.

This made Li Aimin very angry, so he called the man over and gave him a good scolding. Since then, he has never gone there to drink again, but he has never had a girlfriend either.

"Brother, you really should hurry up. You are already 20 years old. When my eldest brother was your age, he was already married."

My eldest brother has been married for a little over two years now, but they don’t have any children.

It’s not that I’m pregnant, but I don’t plan to have children for the time being.

The family has said this many times, but Li Jiayi understands it very well. The reason why his eldest brother doesn't want children now is mainly because his financial conditions are not good.

Although both of them have jobs, after deducting expenses and supporting the family every month, they don't have much money left.

"Why get married so early? It won't be too late in two years. Just like my eldest brother, he got married but now he doesn't dare to have children."

"I say, second brother, this is about you! Why are you involving me?"

"What, did I say something wrong?"

"You're right, but I'm already married and can have children anytime I want, and we plan to have one this year."

"Uh! Is this true?"

"Of course it's true! You're different! You're not married, so even if you want it, you won't be able to have it."

After working hard, they finally prepared the meal before dark, but because there were too many people, there was no room to eat in the house.

So we could only pull a wire from the house, put two light bulbs in the yard, and eat in the yard.

Of course, when eating in the yard, a fan is essential, so Li Jiayi took out all the fans in the house.

There is no other way! It is not only hot outside, but there are also mosquitoes. Using a fan not only keeps you cool, but it also blows away the mosquitoes.

Not only the fans of Li Jia's family, but also the fans of Liao Kai's family, He Yuzhu's family, and Nan Yi's family were taken over.

As for the fans in Nan Yi's and He Yuzhu's homes, they were of course brought back by Li Jiayi.

Because it was hot and there was no liquor to drink, Li Jiayi brought back a bucket of beer and a large enamel basin of ice cubes.

This beer was not bought, but brewed by Li Jiayi himself in the space. Just now when it was almost time for dinner, Li Jiayi pretended to have just brought it back from the car.

Drinking beer with ice cubes is really refreshing on such a hot day.

Even my eldest sister and the others drank some, but not much.

After eating and drinking, Li Jiayi walked to another table with a glass of beer and said, "Uncle Liao, Uncle Nan, and Brother Zhuzi, I may have a banquet in my hometown in a few days, and I need you to help with the cooking."

"Hey, what's there to say? Just let me know in advance when you want to do it. Then you can just take two days off." Liao Kai said.

"That's right." He Yuzhu said.

Nan Yi raised his glass and said, "I won't say anything, just like the other two."

"Well! Come, I'll toast you guys."

"Drink together."

A few people clinked their glasses and drank a large glass of beer together.

It's just beer. To them, it's not alcohol at all.

"Son, the old lady has checked the date. The sixth day is a good day."

"The sixth day of the lunar month?"

"Yes, today is the second day of the new year."

This refers to the lunar calendar. Generally, people choose a day according to the lunar calendar. No one chooses a day according to the solar calendar.

"In this case, Uncle Liao, Uncle Nan, and Brother Zhuzi, you will take leave starting from the fifth day of the New Year. I will send you over on the morning of the fifth day, and then you can see what needs to be prepared so that I can prepare."

"Okay, then we'll take a day off on the fourth day of the New Year when we go to work."

"Ok!"

It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when we finished our meal, and then we started to clean up.

Because there were so many people, it didn't take long to clean up.

"Ling'er! Go take a shower first and then go into the house to rest!" After cleaning up, Ye Xin said to Lin Ling'er.

"Come on, I'll take you to take a shower." Li Jialin came over and said.

"Okay, second sister, I'll go get some clean clothes first."

"Ok!"

After Lin Linger went out with the clothes for changing, Li Jiayi entered the space, went through the daily routine first, and then took a shower in the space.

He changed his clothes and hurried out of the space.

About ten minutes later, Lin Linger came back from taking a shower and saw Li Jiayi lying on the bed in pajamas. Her face immediately turned red.

"You... aren't you going to take a shower?" Lin Ling'er asked.

"I have taken a shower. I don't like hot showers, so I took one in the house."

Lin Ling'er looked towards the bathroom and said nothing more.

She knew that the bathroom was for showering, but there was no hot water.

"Are you just going to stand there forever?" Li Jiayi asked with a smile.

"Oh!" After agreeing, Lin Ling'er quickly got on the bed.

But her face was almost as red as the quilt she had just changed today.

Because it is summer, it is impossible to cover yourself with a quilt, so the quilt is now placed under your feet.

Lin Ling'er had no way to pull the quilt over her and just lay inside.

Li Jiayi smiled and lay down as well, but he just lay next to Lin Linger.

The two of them didn't even touch each other, they were both lying on their backs.

"you……"

"you……"

"You speak first."

"You speak first!" Lin Ling'er said.

"Okay, don't be nervous. I know you are not ready yet." Li Jiayi said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)