sjar Chapter 466: Heart Lock
Chapter 466: Heart Lock
"It seems that you are running the sales station very well." Su Yao praised.
"It's okay. It's also thanks to the good policies of the country. We are now expanding branches to other cities in the province and will soon enter the next stage of development." Lu Ye said with some pride.
There were many talented people in the early days of reform, but at present, there are indeed not many who can achieve the same scale as him.
Su Yao nodded: "Yun Jie insisted on going to your place at the beginning, and now it seems that it is indeed a good way out."
"Yaoyao has a strong character, so I'm not worried. On the contrary, I'm a little worried about Yunjie. But now that he's with you, your aunt and I are relieved."
A few minutes later.
Lu Ye left the study and returned to his room.
At this time, several pieces of clothing were already arranged in categories on his bed.
Su Mengyao was holding an electric iron and ironing Lu Ye's shirt.
Seeing Lu Ye coming back, Su Mengyao smiled and said, "I've sorted out the clothes you'll wear when you go back. I'll iron this shirt and turn them all over for you later."
"By the way, what wedding gift have you prepared for Chen Hao? Do you want me to pack it for you?"
Speaking of wedding gifts, Lu Ye suddenly remembered that the gift he had prepared with great difficulty was still in his clothes pocket and he hadn't taken it out yet.
Reaching into his pocket, Lu Ye took out a very beautiful brocade box.
"Here it is."
Seeing the brocade box, Su Mengyao's face was full of curiosity. She put the iron in her hand aside and reached out to take it.
"Show me what you prepared."
"A love lock." Lu Ye said softly, letting Su Mengyao take the brocade box from his hand.
Love lock?
Su Mengyao opened the box and saw a walnut-sized, golden heart-shaped lock in the middle of the box!
The front of the lock is engraved with a dragon and a phoenix, which are lifelike, and in the middle there are four big characters "Forever Together".
There are also patterns of auspicious clouds, treasure gourds, etc. in the circle, which are very exquisite.
"So beautiful." Su Mengyao exclaimed and reached out to take out the love lock from the box.
“So heavy!”
Holding it in her hand, Su Mengyao felt that it was heavy and had a very textured feel.
Lu Ye smiled and said, "This love lock uses 300 grams of gold in total. It's quite difficult to make."
"There are so many, no wonder it's so heavy." Su Mengyao exclaimed: "Where did you get it from?"
You know, gold is a national reserve that is currently prohibited from trading.
There is no gold jewelry store in the market.
Even if people in the countryside get married and want to make earrings or other jewelry, most of them use silver. Very few people can afford gold.
Lu Ye chuckled and replied immediately, "There are quite a few dealers on Central Street who sell their goods. I paid a high price to them and then found a craftsman to help me melt it down to make this love lock."
Hearing this, Su Mengyao curled her lips and said, "You really care about your brother."
"We grew up in the same village, and he helped me a lot. I remember when I was little, I didn't have enough to eat, so he stole steamed buns from home and shared them with me."
"Remember that time when we ran away from the village? This guy was worried that I didn't have money, so he stole the betrothal money his family had collected for him and gave it to me."
"With his affection, my efforts are nothing."
When talking about this, a smile appeared on Lu Ye's face.
In life, having such a friend is definitely something worth bragging about.
Su Mengyao recalled this incident when she heard it.
"I really envy your friendship. Unfortunately, I don't have such a friend." Su Mengyao said with some envy.
When her father was sent down to the countryside, not only the neighbors and friends, but even many of her family members distanced themselves from her family for fear of being implicated.
She was also sent to Dongsheng Village to work in the countryside for reform. The other educated youth knew her identity and kept their distance from her at all times. It was impossible for her to make any true friends with her.
Even now, Su Mengyao has entered university and has more people around her than before, but the adult world is no longer pure. How can she make friends like that when people are concerned about their own interests and priorities?
After admiring the golden love lock, Su Mengyao put it back into the brocade box.
"You'd better keep this thing close to you. It's so valuable, it's definitely not safe to put it in your luggage." Su Mengyao handed the brocade box back to Lu Ye and said.
"Right."
Lu Ye took the brocade box and temporarily placed it in the drawer, preparing to keep it close to his body when he left tomorrow.
Su Mengyao looked at Lu Ye, with something in her mouth, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ye asked when he saw this.
"Do you want to go back and take a look this time?" Su Mengyao asked carefully.
Hearing this, Lu Ye's face, which was originally smiling, suddenly became gloomy.
"Don't watch!" Lu Ye whispered two words.
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The next day, early in the morning.
Lu Ye, carrying a bucket bag, boarded the long-distance bus back to Hua County.
At this time, Dongsheng Village was already bustling with activity.
In the past, when Chen Hao eloped with Huang Xing, the villagers gossiped about them and talked about their wives' gossips.
Now, Chen Hao has made a fortune in Binjiang and returned to his hometown with Huang Xingrong. He was also holding his breath and wanted to show off in front of the villagers, let them all see him, so as to shut those people up.
The originally large courtyard of Old Chen's family was now filled with dining tables, extending all the way to the gate, leaving only an aisle more than one meter wide for people to enter and exit.
In a corner of the yard, the Chen family relatives who came to help were processing various ingredients with smiles on their faces.
In rural areas, there are many ways to celebrate weddings and hold banquets.
Families with slightly poorer conditions usually only hold a banquet to entertain guests on the wedding day.
Some families who are more particular will even have a pre-meal the day before the wedding.
Some wealthy families even hold banquets that last from one to three days. The longer the banquet, the more it reflects the wealth of the host family.
Chen Hao now has some money in his pocket and wants to make his parents proud, so he naturally won't be stingy with the expenses and wants to hold a three-day banquet in the village.
However, he was strongly opposed by his family and Huang Xing.
It's okay to show off a little, but if you show off too much, you'll easily make people hate you.
The two families finally discussed and decided to hold a pre-dinner and then a buffet on the wedding day.
This way, both families can save face and it won't cause too many people to get jealous.
"Uncle, bring the pig back!" At the door of Chen's house, several young men pulled a cart and shouted excitedly into the yard.
Hearing the sound, Chen Jinshan hurried out of the yard.
Looking at the big fat pig that had been slaughtered on the cart, Chen Jinshan smiled.
"This pig is really fat."
"Hurry... carry it in and ask the master to unload it quickly." Chen Jinshan gave the order with a happy face.
Several young men carried the big fat pig weighing more than 300 pounds into the yard.
The chef invited by the Chen family from the county was sharpening the sharp knife in his hand and looking at the big fat pig on the chopping board with a smile on his face.
"The owner is really generous. I haven't unloaded such a big pig in a long time."