On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Jiang Cheng took Mino back to his home to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with his parents. It was a real reunion.
Jiang Zhiguo also picked up the liquor that he hadn't drunk for a long time and poured a small glass for Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng was shocked. His father rarely poured liquor for him. Usually, he poured liquor for himself. Even if he wanted to drink, he had to pour liquor for himself. Moreover, how could an elder pour liquor for a younger generation?
However, Jiang Zhiguo didn't care about this. He said, "It's National Day in a few days. How's your wedding going?"
"It's basically done, but I don't know if Mino's uncle will come. After all, he is a cadre of the provincial government. Mino is worried that it will have a bad influence if he comes."
Jiang Zhiguo frowned and said, "What impact can this have? Xiao Mi's parents died early and her grandfather has also passed away. She only has her uncle as her family now. How can he not come for such a big event like marriage? You should go to the countryside in a few days and visit your uncle. Send an invitation and invite them to the wedding."
When Jiang Cheng heard this, he was unhappy. He asked, "Dad, I don't think that's necessary. Anyway, we haven't been in contact for so many years. They have long forgotten that we are relatives. It's the same whether they come or not. Anyway, the wedding is very lively.
Those friends don't even have a place to sit. "
Jiang Zhiguo frowned and reprimanded, "What do you know? This is the way of the world. Although your uncle is a little wrong, since your mother is married to our family, they should still invite you to the wedding. This is etiquette. It can't be omitted!"
Speaking of this, Jiang Cheng's mother also looked unhappy.
Looking at the two old people's faces, Mino knew that there must be something going on because she had never heard Jiang Cheng mention his relatives. Only two of Jiang Cheng's aunts would come to visit occasionally. Almost no one from Jiang Cheng's mother's family came to visit relatives, which also made Mino a little confused.
However, since the old man had spoken, as a daughter-in-law, she naturally had to help the old man and control her husband. This was the duty of a daughter-in-law.
"Just listen to Dad and go there tomorrow. I'll go with you, okay?" Mino nudged Jiang Cheng with her hand.
Jiang Cheng also knew what his father meant. It was nothing more than calling all the relatives over so that everyone could have a good time together. In fact, his father still wanted to make himself look good.
When going to bed at night, Mino finally couldn't help but ask Jiang Cheng, "Why doesn't your mother talk about her family? I come here every day, but I've never heard you mention your uncle's family."
Jiang Cheng sighed and said, "It's a long story. It started when my mother got married."
"Tell me about it then. I've never heard you mention it before. I'm very curious!"
Jiang Cheng couldn't bear Mino's request, so he began to tell Mino the story of the past.
It turned out that Jiang Cheng's mother's family was in the countryside. In the early years, Jiang Zhiguo and Jiang Cheng's mother were matchmakers. However, at that time, Jiang Zhiguo had just returned from the countryside. He had nothing in the city except for an urban household registration.
Jiang Zhiguo's conditions were so poor, so naturally, the Hu Family looked down on him. Even if he was a city person, he had no house and no stable job. How could he get a wife?
At that time, it was just the beginning of the reform and opening up. At that time, what were the social elites? The workers in the factory, the staff of the government units, and those college students were popular.
Jiang Zhiguo was not related to any of these three conditions. The Hu Family would not agree to this marriage no matter what. A poor boy like you wants to marry our family's virgin girl? How could there be such a cheap thing in the world?
The Hu Family strongly opposed it. Jiang Zhiguo had a terrible headache at that time. He was almost 30 years old, but his family was still poor. He didn't have a proper job, no house, and no savings. Where could he get the money to marry a wife?
However, things took a 180-degree turn later. The Hu Family didn't agree with this marriage, but Hu Xiulan herself agreed. She insisted on marrying Jiang Zhiguo regardless of her family's opposition.
At that time, this decision made Hu Xiulan's parents, namely, Jiang Cheng's maternal grandparents, and his uncles very angry. They didn't agree with this marriage even if they were beaten to death.
However, Hu Xiulan insisted on marrying Jiang Zhiguo no matter what. In the words of Jiang Cheng's mother, Hu Xiulan was also obsessed at that time. She insisted on marrying Jiang Zhiguo no matter what. The matchmaker at that time also thought of a way to let them be together because of the sadness of the couple.
The way they used was very old-fashioned. They became a de facto husband and wife, which was illegal at that time. Jiang Zhiguo was almost arrested by the police station for being a hooligan and shot to death. It was Hu Xiulan who ran out and said that she was willing to marry Jiang Zhiguo.
At that time, the Hu Family almost died of anger. Hu Xiulan's parents were so angry that they didn't want their daughter anymore.
As a result, this matter was left unsettled in the end. Then Jiang Zhiguo and Hu Xiulan got married. Jiang Zhiguo also found a job in the beer factory and brought his wife there. They also got their marriage certificate smoothly and lived a married life.
A few years later, Jiang Cheng was born, but Jiang Cheng's maternal grandparents didn't show up. At that time, Jiang Zhiguo was very embarrassed.
When the little grandson was born, his maternal grandparents didn't even come to see him. Later, Jiang Zhiguo still took his wife and child to his mother-in-law's house and introduced Jiang Cheng to his maternal grandparents.
Hearing this, Mino couldn't help but feel sad. She didn't expect that Jiang Cheng's parents actually got together in this way. She asked Jiang Cheng curiously, "When you went to see them, how did your maternal grandparents treat you?"
Jiang Cheng snorted and said, "How else could they be? I was just a few months old at that time. I was born in October of the lunar calendar. At that time, the weather was already very cold. During the Spring Festival, my father took my mother and me to their place, but we were treated with disdain.
When I was a child, I heard my parents whispering to each other. My father said that my maternal grandparents were inward-looking. His two sons' children were very good to them. I remember when I was in elementary school, my father took my family to visit them for the Spring Festival. As a result, I saw my cousin's toy, and I went to touch it. Then my cousin beat me up. At that time, my whole body was pushed into the muddy water, and I was covered with dirty water. But my maternal grandparents didn't help me. Later, my mother heard my crying voice and carried me away!
After coming back that night, my mother cried for a long time. She said that it was better not to go because it was a waste of time! "
"What about your father? What did he say?" Mino held Jiang Cheng's small hand and gently stroked it, comforting Jiang Cheng.
"My father sighed at that time. He said that it was etiquette. If I didn't go, others would talk about it! But my mother was angry that day and said that it was the same whether I left or not.
When I grew up and thought about it carefully, I felt that what my mother said at that time was too right. In their eyes, our family was a group of strangers. In my memory when I was a child, I only remember that I was bullied by my cousins. I don't know how many times I was beaten. Later, when I grew up, I made up my mind that in the future, only I could beat others. No one was allowed to beat me. Whoever bullied my family, I would beat him to death! " Jiang Cheng gnashed his teeth and said. Thinking of all kinds of experiences when he was a child, Jiang Cheng felt full of anger.
Hearing this, Mino knew why Jiang Cheng was so violent. She also understood why he was so powerful outside, but always a filial son at home. He rarely disobeyed his parents' orders, let alone made his parents angry. He carried all the difficulties by himself and used his own efforts to repay his parents.
Filial piety was the most important of all virtues. No matter how bad a filial person was, there was a limit to how bad he could be. Jiang Cheng was a bad person in the eyes of some people, but in Mino's eyes, he was a good person that couldn't be any better.
Mino held Jiang Cheng's head and put it on her chest. She stroked his head and said, "Well, don't think about it. Now you are at a height that many people can't reach even if they work hard for ten lifetimes. You have proved yourself with your own ability. You are much better than them. Let's go to get our marriage certificate tomorrow. You have to dress up well, okay?"
Thinking that tomorrow was the day he would get his marriage certificate with Mino, Jiang Cheng was a little excited. A few days ago, he received an express delivery from Beijing, which contained his ID card and household register.
Jiang Cheng knew that it was from Ning Meng. There was also a card from her in the express delivery, saying that she wished him happiness in the future. Seeing this card, Jiang Cheng still felt very guilty. He should have agreed to marry her, but because of the arrival of a little life, he had to change his original intention.
However, building a family with Mino had always been Jiang Cheng's hope. After recovering his memory, Jiang Cheng understood that Mino was the most indispensable half of his life. He was tied to her for the rest of his life.
The next morning, Jiang Cheng and Mi Nuo drove to the Civil Affairs Bureau located in the downtown area. On the fiery red carpet, the two of them each held a red booklet in their hands, beaming with joy.
Jiang Cheng looked at Mino with a smile and said, "Honey, now we are real husband and wife. You have to call me husband in the future. Now, let me hear it!"
Mino had just gotten the certificate and was still excited. At this time, when she heard Jiang Cheng's words, she couldn't help but call out, "Husband!"
"Ah, wife, you are so beautiful!" Jiang Cheng kissed Mino's forehead.
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