Chapter 275: Steal half a day’s leisure

Then, Liu Zhiye specially selected two pairs of summer women's leather shoes for her. One pair is brown, suitable for all occasions, and the other is white, fresh and simple, suitable for daily wear.

At the same time, he also bought several summer clothes for her, including simple and clear short-sleeved shirts, shorts and light dresses, mainly in light colors, which not only suited her temperament but also showed her vitality.

In addition, we also bought her some cosmetics commonly used by women, such as lipstick, foundation, eye shadow, etc., so that she can be more confident and beautiful in her daily life.

After buying these gifts for my sister.

Liu Zhiye had another idea, thinking that he rarely had time to go shopping in the mall, and he was busy with work on weekdays and rarely bought gifts for his family. So he decided to bring some gifts back for other family members.

He was a thoughtful and considerate person. He selected an exquisite gift for each family member to make up for his guilt for not being home for so long.

After wandering around the mall for most of the day and finally completing his shopping, he came to the service desk and asked the staff to carefully pack his purchases into exquisite gift boxes.

The salesperson carefully examined the purchased items, then placed them one by one into the gift boxes as he requested, and carefully tied a beautiful bow with a ribbon.

Liu Zhiye had helpers with him, and the three of them carried a bunch of gift boxes, large and small, out of the Wangfujing Department Store building.

After getting in the car, Xiao Yu sent him back to his home in the courtyard of Nanluoguxiang. Thanks to them, otherwise he would have been very troubled by all these things.

Today is another Sunday, and the neighbors in the compound are all resting at home.

Liu Zhiye greeted the neighbors he met along the way, "Hey! Uncle, didn't you go out fishing today?"

Yan Bugui said with a happy face: "Hey! Something happened at home today, this is the day you can release the brotherhood."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhiye immediately clasped his hands together and congratulated, "Oh! Is Xie Cheng and Teacher Ran's marriage settled? Congratulations, congratulations!"

Then he asked again: "So today, is it a big or small appointment?"

The old Beijing people's marriage custom of "Fang Ding" is a traditional marriage custom, which includes two steps: "Fang Xiao Ding" and "Fang Da Ding".

The so-called "small engagement" refers to the man's family sending a betrothal gift to the woman's family to express their intention to get engaged. This betrothal gift usually includes some gold and silver jewelry, coins, food, etc., to show respect and sincerity to the woman's family.

The "big betrothal gift" is when the man's family sends a more generous betrothal gift to the woman's family again after the "small betrothal gift", indicating that the marriage between the man and the woman has become a final decision.

The betrothal gift usually includes more gold and silver jewelry, coins, food, etc. to show the importance and sincerity to the girl's family.

After the "big confirmation", both families have confirmed the marriage relationship and started to make final preparations for the wedding.

At this time, there is another very important thing to do. The man's family has to ask the matchmaker to go to the woman's family to inquire about the girl's "small date", that is, the date of her menstrual period, in order to avoid getting married on the bride's menstrual period and to avoid the bride getting pregnant on the wedding night.

If the bride's menstruation happens to occur during the wedding, it is considered extremely unlucky. There is a folk saying that "going to bed with a red horse will lead to the ruin of the family and the death of someone."

Therefore, people attach great importance to this issue. If the groom does not understand the relationship between men and women, before entering the bridal chamber, the parents must earnestly warn him not to have sex beyond the festival, for fear that the bride will get pregnant on the bridal night.

If a woman gets pregnant during her menstrual period, the boy she gives birth to will be called "Maimenzi" and the girl she gives birth to will be called "Maimenhua", which is considered unlucky.

These sayings and customs reflect the traditional culture and values ​​of the old Beijing people towards marriage and childbirth.

"Da Ding!" Yan Bugui said with a smile: "Thank you, remember to come back to attend the wedding!"

Liu Zhiye responded with a smile: "Of course, of course. I may not attend other people's weddings, but I will definitely attend brother Jie Cheng's wedding." His words were full of firmness and sincerity.

Yan Bugui finally met Liu Zhiye, and his originally anxious heart was finally put at ease.

Why do you say that, “Hi!” It’s because of the wine and food at the wedding banquet!

In the past few days, their family has been worried about the wedding preparations. The wedding is just around the corner, but they have no idea about the wedding banquet.

But the current situation is the peak of the "difficult period". Let alone delicious food, it is rare to be able to eat meat.

Although there is no shortage of various green vegetables in the market, and these green vegetables are also vegetables, but when you are getting married, you can't just use the same green vegetables to entertain guests, right?

At that time, the father and son would be embarrassed in front of Yan Jiecheng's father-in-law, mother-in-law, leaders, leaders of Yan Bugui's school and neighbors in the compound. Where would they put their face?

Originally, they hoped that Liu Zhiye would help, but more than 20 days passed and he still hadn't returned home. Even if he did return, he left in a hurry and the two hadn't even seen each other.

Fortunately, Liu Zhiye arrived at the meeting early today, and Yan Bugui finally felt relieved.

He noticed that Li Ming and Yu Miao were following behind Liu Zhiye. They were each holding a bunch of gifts, which made him envious. He thought to himself, it's really frustrating to compare yourself to others. Compared with an ordinary teacher like him, they have so many benefits of being a leader.

Not to mention the welfare benefits, the grandeur alone is not something that ordinary people can possess.

He goes in and out in a car every day, and is surrounded by a group of people. His style is so enviable that people are jealous and hate him.

However, he had to admit that Liu Zhiye did have the strength and ability, otherwise he would not have been able to become a leader.

This further strengthened his determination to let Yan Jiecheng follow Liu Zhiye. He dreamed that one day Yan Jiecheng would also be able to get a position of some official position, and he would also let him enjoy the glory.

Yan Bugui also knew the two comrades in front of him. They had met each other before and he knew that they were Liu Zhiye's driver and communicator.

After they greeted each other, Yan Bugui temporarily held back what he was about to say because there were outsiders present. He planned to wait for Yan Jiecheng to come back and then ask him to ask Liu Zhiye for help.

"Okay! Third uncle, I'll go back first. If you are free at noon, come to my house for a drink." After saying hello to Yan Bugui, Liu Zhiye went back to the East Courtyard first.

Yan Bugui was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "See you later." He secretly thought to himself, "Today is such a good day. My wish has come true!"

When we arrived at the East Cross Campus, we found that the whole family was present today, which was rare. Her parents, Gan Ning, her daughter and her sister Liu Zhiruo were all at home, as well as Liu Zhitai and his younger brother and sister-in-law He Hongmei, who were doing internship at Union Medical College.

This whole family is complete and the only one missing is him.

No, it seems there is another girl. Liu Zhiye took a look and saw that this beautiful girl with a curvy figure and early development was his sister's classmate Xu Hongyan. She was really beautiful and had a great figure, which impressed him deeply.

"Hey! What day is it today? Why are you all back?" Liu Zhiye said with a smile as he entered the room.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

"elder brother!"

"Brother! You're back!"

"Wow! So many presents, is there any for me?"

"Hello, Brother Liu!"

They responded to him in a flurry of voices.

The whole family was delighted to see Liu Zhiye return suddenly. At this moment, he was undoubtedly the backbone of the family, and his absence during this period made the family worried.

As soon as Liu Zhiye came back, the family seemed to be full of life again, and everyone was happy for him. He was not only the backbone of the family, but also the spiritual support of the family. His return made the family feel warm and at ease.

"Baba!" "Baba!" When Xiaoxian saw him, she shook her little white hands excitedly, trying to stand up from her grandmother's arms, and stretched out her little hands for her father to hold her.

Liu Zhiye picked her up, kissed her delicate little face, and teased her, "Hey! Daddy's big baby! Do you miss daddy?"

The little girl was amused by his stubble and couldn't help giggling. She twisted in his arms and gestured to be lifted up high.

He picked her up lovingly and let her bounce in his arms, enjoying the warm interaction.

Liu Zhiye gently lifted her up, letting her feel the joy of flying. The little girl giggled, and her laughter echoed in the air, filled with happiness and joy.

He hugged her tightly, feeling how petite and cute she was, and couldn't help but feel pity for her.

Gan Ning watched the interaction between the father and daughter, her heart full of tenderness. She pretended to be jealous and said to Liu Zhiye: "It seems that you only have eyes for that little girl. Have you forgotten me?"

Seeing Gan Ning deliberately acting like a spoiled child, Liu Zhiye put his other hand around her and said, "How could I bear to give up such a beautiful and virtuous daughter-in-law?"

Gan Ning pushed him in a reproachful manner, indicating that his family was around and asking him to restrain himself.

Liu Zhiye smiled indifferently at the other family members and said, "Brother, is Hongmei going to rest today as well?"

Liu Zhitai nodded and responded, "Brother, Hongmei and I have ended our internship, and we are busy with graduation matters these days." His tone revealed a certain calmness. This year's internship has made him grow a lot, and people can feel his seriousness and concentration.

Liu Zhiye asked doubtfully, "Have you been assigned a work unit?" For internship units, this is not necessarily the future work unit, and you may be assigned to other places. The specific situation depends on the specific assignment results.

(End of this chapter)