My Wife Is the Capitalist Heiress of the 1970s - Chapter 20

I made one plate of stir-fried pork with chili peppers, two plates of vegetables, and one plate of scrambled eggs!

And a serving of fried peanuts!

We’ve made a total of eight dishes!

We didn’t even eat this well during Chinese New Year!

Chen Wan’s family also had about the same dishes; Zhou Yuanchao had prepared almost everything!

Around noon, Zhou Yuanchao delivered all these items, along with the 88 yuan betrothal gift!

Chen Bowen and Zhang Shuya also remarked that Zhou Yuanchao was a good in-law, kind and honest!

Given their current circumstances, even without a bride price, very few people would dare to actually marry Chen Wan!

If they are careful with their money, this 88 yuan could be enough for their household expenses for at least a few months!

This was a timely help for the Chen family, who had been hastily sent down to the countryside without any preparation or even much money!

Today is Zhou Wenshan’s wedding day, and they really went all out. They slaughtered two of their three old hens, and they’ll have to buy some chicks to raise again another day!

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Zhou Wenshan’s shout startled everyone in the family!

The dishes are already on the table, everything is ready.

They were just waiting for Zhou Wenshan to bring Chen Wan back.

Upon hearing Zhou Wenshan’s shout, Zhou Yuanchao, Liu Cuihua, and Zhou Wenhai, a married couple, all ran out to greet him with smiles!

Their village is a bit far from other people’s homes, so this commotion didn’t alert anyone else in the village. Nobody in the village knew that Zhou Wenshan was getting married today!

Because of Chen Wan’s special status, they kept things low-key and didn’t hold a grand banquet!

Chen Wan tidied herself up a bit today, washed her hair, and looked clean and tidy. She had bright eyes, delicate eyebrows, and a hint of stubbornness in her gaze.

Her face looked a little thinner, her chin was a bit pointed, and she looked somewhat haggard!

This is the torment I’ve endured for over a month, the mental torture, plus not having enough to eat, and having to eat coarse grains every day!

In just over a month, she lost almost 20 pounds!

Zhou Wenshan looked at Zhou Yuanchao, coughed lightly, and pulled Chen Wan out. “Xiao Wan, greet them. This is my dad, this is my mom, and this is my brother and sister-in-law!”

Chen Wan blushed slightly, twisted her hands together, and felt a little awkward being a newcomer. She called out softly, “Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Sister-in-law!”

Zhou Yuanchao and Liu Cuihua beamed with joy and readily agreed, “Good child, live a good life at home from now on, our family will not let you suffer!”

After saying that, Chen Wan handed over a red envelope. She looked at Zhou Wenshan, who nodded. “It’s from Mom, so just accept it. It’s a gift for changing your address to Mom!”

Chen Wan reached out and took it, “Thank you, Mom!”

Zhang Minghui smiled and handed over a red envelope, saying, “Sister-in-law, welcome to our big family!”

Chen Wan blushed and said, “Thank you, sister-in-law!”

Zhou Yuanchao greeted with a smile, “Wenshan, quickly bring Xiaowan inside, we’re about to eat!”

As it grew darker, I lit the kerosene lamp.

Under the lights, Chen Wan looked at the table full of dishes and couldn’t help but swallow her saliva!

Even if I’ve eaten a lot of delicious food before, I haven’t had a single bite of meat in the past month or so, and seeing these things makes my mouth water!

Everyone took their seats. Today was Zhou Wenshan and Chen Wan’s wedding day, and they were the two most important people!

With their parents around, this is the only time in their lives they can sit in the position of authority!

Even though they are the younger generation, they still have to sit in the superior positions!

Zhou Yuanchao, Liu Cuihua, and Zhou Wenhai, a married couple, sat on either side of them.

In high spirits, Zhou Yuanchao took out a bottle of wine, poured half a glass for Zhou Wenshan, then poured a little for Chen Wan, and finally filled everyone’s glasses with wine, except that the men drank more and the women only drank a little!

Zhou Yuanchao raised his glass, “Today is Wenshan’s wedding day. From today onwards, Wenshan has truly grown up.”

Wenshan will have his own little family in the future. I hope you can grow up quickly and become a strong and upright man to protect your wife and future children!

All your mother and I can do is take care of your logistics and not hold you back. We hope your lives will be prosperous and better and better, and that we will all be better and better!

Wenshan and Xiaowan, congratulations on your marriage! Cheers!

After saying that, he raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp!

Everyone responded enthusiastically, raising their glasses. Those who could drink did so in one gulp, while those who couldn’t only took a small sip!

Liu Cuihua stood up, picked out a large chicken leg and put it into Chen Wan’s bowl, saying with a smile, “Xiao Wan, have a chicken leg!”

Chen Wan was flattered and felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She quickly said, “Thank you, Mom!”

Liu Cuihua picked up another large chicken leg and put it in Zhou Wenshan’s bowl. Just as Zhou Wenshan was about to refuse, Liu Cuihua said, “Today is your wedding day. Apart from your parents, you two are the most important people. You can have this chicken leg today!”

Zhou Wenshan smiled and didn’t refuse. He got up and put the chicken head into Zhou Yuanchao’s bowl, saying, “Dad is the head of the family, so this chicken head is for Dad!”

He then placed two chicken feet into Liu Cuihua’s bowl, saying, “Mom is in charge of the money in our family. These two chicken feet are for Mom. I hope our family’s life will get better and better!”

He then placed two chicken wings on Zhou Wenhai’s and Zhang Minghui’s plates, saying, “Brother, sister-in-law, you two should try harder to have a little nephew and niece soon, so that Mom and Dad can be happy too!”

Zhou Wenhai and Zhang Minghui blushed. Zhou Wenhai said angrily, “Zhou Xiaoer, you’re married now, why don’t you have a baby first to make Mom and Dad happy!”

Zhou Wenshan said with a serious expression, “Big brother, I’m married now, so you can’t call me Zhou Xiaoer anymore. You have to call me by my full name, Zhou Wenshan!”

Liu Cuihua chimed in, “That’s right, Wenhai, you can’t call him ‘Little Er’ anymore. You can call him ‘Second Brother’ or ‘Wenshan’!”

Zhou Wenhai nodded in agreement, “Mom, I understand!”

After a satisfying meal, we were full and had plenty of food and drink.

The whole family had a very satisfying meal this time!

Chen Wan rubbed her stomach; she was almost stuffed. Liu Cuihua, afraid that Chen Wan would be embarrassed to pick up food, kept piling food onto her plate until it was overflowing!

She felt bad refusing the food her mother-in-law served her, and ended up almost eating too much!

It was only when Zhou Wenshan saw that she really couldn’t eat anymore that he took some food from her bowl to help her eat more!

After dinner, everyone chatted in the room for a while before getting ready to go to bed and rest!

Their house has two main rooms in the courtyard, and on either side of the main rooms are two side rooms. One side is where Zhou Wenhai and his family live, and the other side is where Zhou Wenshan lives!

Zhou Wenshan was excited and thrilled as they were about to enter the bridal chamber!

Chen Wan was so nervous that her body was almost trembling!