Chapter 79: Future Daughter-in-law House-Viewing
Although the girl's visit to the house is scheduled for tomorrow, all of Deng Shirong's relatives arrived this afternoon.
The main reason for coming early is the inconvenience of transportation in this era. If they were to arrive tomorrow, they would only be coming to eat, which, as relatives, they couldn't do. They had to come early to help with the preparations.
Especially Deng Yuntai's second uncle, Chen Dacong, who knew how to slaughter pigs. He naturally rushed over to help with the slaughtering as soon as possible.
Yes, even though Deng Shirong still had more than 300 kilograms of meat stored in his system space, he still bought a big fat pig from a family in the village and slaughtered it. This was to show the importance he placed on the woman's visit.
The purpose of this was to make a good impression. Even if the weight of the pork bought and the pig slaughtered were the same, in the eyes of others, slaughtering a pig showed more sincerity than simply buying pork. So, despite having plenty of meat in his system space, Deng Shirong still spent money to buy and slaughter a pig.
He had to make sure this face-saving gesture was done well.
As mentioned before, in Double Prosperity territory, certain dishes are indispensable for banquets, such as egg rolls, meatballs, and braised pork. These dishes are time-consuming to prepare, so the pig had to be slaughtered in advance to ensure everything was ready on time.
Just as Deng Shirong's family was sharpening their knives to slaughter the pig, several relatives invited by the Zhang family also gathered together.
At this time, the relatives were eagerly asking Father and Mother Zhang about the man's family situation.
When the Zhang family had notified their relatives earlier, the matter hadn't been finalized, so Father and Mother Zhang had only sent a verbal message without providing many details about the man's family.
"Sister, brother-in-law, please tell us what kind of partner you've found for Xiuping. I've been so curious about it for a while now. If the family hadn't been so busy, I would have come here to ask you earlier!" Aunt Zhang was indeed very curious. Her niece was very beautiful, and she knew that her sister and brother-in-law had always wanted to find a partner with a good family background for her. Now that the partner had been decided, she naturally wanted to know more about the man's family.
Not only was Aunt Zhang curious, but the other relatives were also eager to know, and they all looked at Father Zhang and Mother Zhang.
When her younger sister brought up the question, Mother Zhang couldn't hide her smile. She replied, "Xiuping has found a good match. Not only does he come from a good family, but he's also very capable. He's currently working as a master vat maker in his own tile factory."
The information in this short sentence shocked Aunt Zhang and the other relatives.
Although the relatives hadn't received much education, they understood the significance of "his own tile factory." Additionally, the term "master vat maker" carried a lot of weight.
There's no need to elaborate on the tile factory. In this era, if a family owns a factory, no matter what kind, it's considered very impressive in the eyes of rural people.
As one of the most respected professions in the countryside, a master vat maker is definitely one of the most sought-after individuals in the matchmaking scene.
The combination of the two naturally left the relatives in awe.
Zhang Xiuping sat quietly by the side, listening to her mother introduce her boyfriend to the relatives with a smile on her face. Hearing the relatives' exclamations, she felt both proud and a little worried. After all, apart from her good figure and looks, she didn't seem to have many advantages to show off, and she didn't know if she could please her boyfriend.
Also, she wondered if her boyfriend had a bad temper.
Would he hit her when he was angry?
If she couldn't bear a son after marriage, would he abandon her?
All sorts of chaotic thoughts popped up in Zhang Xiuping's mind. She was both looking forward to and nervous about tomorrow's meeting. She hoped she could meet someone who would truly treat her well!
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October 16th of the lunar calendar, Sunday.
This day is the Pangu Festival of the Yao ethnic group in this country.
The Pangu Festival originated from a very ancient singing party of the Yao ethnic group. On the day of the festival, the Yao people would gather to commemorate Pangu with singing and dancing, which gradually evolved into the Pangu Festival.
Today is also the day the woman visits Deng Shirong's home, and relatives and friends have been helping out since early morning.
As the male protagonist of today's house-viewing, Deng Yuntai got up and put on the new clothes made for him by his eldest sister. He had also gotten a haircut in Double Prosperity the day before. Although the skills of today's hairdressers were just average and they didn't have much sense of style, the fresh haircut still made Deng Yuntai look very energetic.
Deng Changyuan, Deng Yuntai's childhood friend, also dressed up today.
Well, it wasn't really dressing up—just putting on clean clothes without patches.
Deng Changyuan had taken to heart what his childhood friend Deng Yuntai said yesterday. He hoped that the girl visiting today would bring her two younger sisters with her. It would be great if he could take a liking to one of them!
Originally, when a woman visited a man's house, she was usually led by a matchmaker. But this time, Deng Shirong was acting as the matchmaker for his own son, so naturally, he couldn't go to the woman's house to escort her. Instead, he asked the woman to come on her own.
However, Deng Shirong didn't wait at home. After directing everyone to make all the preparations, he took his eldest daughter to Temple Lotus intersection to wait for the woman's group.
It was more than ten kilometers from home to Temple Lotus intersection, but Deng Shirong rode a bicycle, so when the father and daughter arrived, it wasn't yet ten o'clock in the morning.
Temple Lotus intersection is the only route from Dragon Lake to Double Prosperity. Waiting here for the girl and her group ensured they wouldn't miss them.
While waiting, Deng Yunzhen asked, "Dad, when you went to Zhang's house before, did you tell Sister Ping about our meeting and chatting at the noodle stall?"
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I never mentioned it. I brought you out to greet her because I wanted to give her a surprise."
Deng Yunzhen thought about her future sister-in-law's reaction upon seeing her and couldn't help but chuckle: "I'm afraid Sister Ping never dreamed that the little sister she met at the noodle stall would be her future sister-in-law, right?"
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Your future sister-in-law is also a smart person. She might not have thought about it before, but after seeing you, I'm sure she'll understand why you took the initiative to chat with her at the noodle stall!"
Deng Yunzhen said, "That's normal. After all, there are no such coincidences in the world. I just don't know if she'll remember that you, Dad, were also eating noodles at that stall at the time."
Deng Shirong shook his head and said, "She definitely won't remember that..."
The father and daughter chatted while waiting for about ten minutes. Deng Shirong saw a group of people approaching from a distance. With his sharp eyesight, he immediately recognized Zhang Xiuping walking at the front.
(End of this chapter)