Zhang Junping put the wine on the ground, took the water handed over by Zhao Yuzhi, took a big sip, and then said: "Mom, Qiu Wenyan, my partner's parents want to make an appointment with you and my dad to meet tomorrow."
"We will meet tomorrow? You damn kid, we will meet tomorrow, why did you come back now to talk about it?
Your dad and I were not prepared at all.
By the way, what do Qiu Wenyan's parents do?" Zhang's mother punched Zhang Junping twice in anger, and then asked.
It was difficult for Zhang's mother, so Zhang Junping only said it once and remembered the name of his future daughter-in-law.
"Yanzi's father works in the district government, and her mother works in the Federation of Literary and Art Circles." Zhang Junping was afraid of scaring his parents, so he only said where he worked, but not his specific position.
"Mom, what are you ready for? Can you just change into clean clothes tomorrow?
At that time, my monitor and the monitor's sister-in-law will also go.
Let's find a restaurant, sit down together, get to know each other, talk about marriage, and finalize the wedding. It's such a simple thing, what's the point of preparing for it?" Zhang Junping said nonchalantly.
"You kid..." Feeling that Zhang Junping didn't take him seriously, Zhang's mother patted Zhang Junping again in dissatisfaction.
However, after thinking about it again, it seems that this is also the case.
The Zhang family can still afford to go to a restaurant for dinner.
For an engagement and a betrothal gift, even a wealthy family can afford it.
Over the years, Zhang Junping has paid money to his family every month to subsidize his family's income.
Except for the meat stamps and oil stamps, which were used by the family, Zhang's father and Zhang's mother had not touched any of the money. They had all been saved by Zhang Junping for his wife.
In addition to the money Zhang Junping gave to his family, Zhang's father and mother Zhang also saved a sum of money for him over the years, which was also used to prepare him for a wife.
"But, wouldn't it be better to just give money when we first meet?
It's a pity that your father was a DJ who escaped from the wilderness, and his ancestors didn't leave any heirlooms." Zhang's mother shook her head and sighed.
"Mom, what do you think this is?" Zhang Junping smiled and took out a pair of mutton-fat white jade bracelets from his bag.
"This...this pair of bracelets is so beautiful, isn't it worth a lot of money?" Mother Zhang took the bracelet and rubbed it, "It's so thin and moist."
"Mom, this is my son's filial piety to you!" Zhang Junping said, taking the bracelet and bringing it to Zhang's mother's hand.
This pair of mutton-fat white jade bracelets was received by Zhang Junping at a trust store.
This pair of bracelets cost him more than fifteen hundred yuan.
Of course, the big customer, the trust store, gave Zhang Junping a Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 stainless steel model as a gift.
Patek Philippe Ref.1518 is a watch launched during World War II. Most of them are luxurious gold models, and some are rose gold models.
Only a very small part is made of stainless steel.
The Ref.1518 on Zhang Junping's wrist is made of stainless steel and looks very low-key.
Even if you don’t know much about watches, you won’t know how precious this watch is.
This also proves the saying that in the antique circle, leaks often come from matching.
This sentence is not accurate for Zhang Junping's transaction, although later this Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 stainless steel model was sold for more than 70 million RMB.
But a pair of exquisitely carved suet-fat white jade bracelets made by famous artists are worth more than Patek Philippe Ref. 1518.
Zhao Yuzhi was nearby, looking at the jade bracelet on Zhang's mother's hand, her eyes shining.
It's not that Zhao Yuzhi is greedy for anything, it's just an instinctive reaction.
Women have no resistance to this kind of thing.
Mother Zhang put it on her hand, felt it, took one off her wrist, took Zhao Yuzhi's hand, and put it on her.
After putting it on, Mother Zhang patted Zhao Yuzhi's hand with satisfaction, "Yuzhi! I have worked hard for you these years, but I have never bought you any decent jewelry.
This bracelet was given to me by your eldest brother. From now on, this bracelet will be an heirloom of our Zhang family.
I decide what is mine, this one is for you, and the other one is for the swallow."
"Mom, I can't have it. This is my eldest brother's honor to you!" Zhao Yuzhi was frightened by her mother-in-law's series of actions. She didn't dare to move for fear of dropping the bracelet, so she kept refusing.
"Whatever your elder brother honors me is mine.
I will give it to you in front of your eldest brother, how dare you ask him to have any objection?" Mother Zhang glared and said domineeringly.
"Boss, I give a bracelet to the second daughter-in-law, do you have any objections?"
No, I give you the bracelet to honor you, you have the final say as to who to give it to." Zhang Junping quickly said with a smile.
This is also Zhang's mother's shrewdness.
Regardless of whether Zhang Junping gives it to her publicly or privately, he will leave it to his daughter-in-law in the future.
Once Qiu Wenyan is there and Zhao Yuzhi is not, it will definitely leave a knot in Zhao Yuzhi's heart.
But if she gave it to Zhao Yuzhi in private, Zhang Junping might feel uncomfortable. Why did you secretly give the thing I bought you to your sister-in-law?
Now, Zhang's mother gives one to the younger daughter-in-law in front of Zhang Junping, and then gives one to the eldest daughter-in-law, so Zhang Junping no longer has to worry about whether he feels comfortable or not.
Therefore, being a parent requires some skills.
"Okay! Second daughter-in-law, put the bracelet away!
This thing looks good and is valuable. It should not be eaten or worn. It is just a thought.
If it’s not that they can’t survive, who will pawn it off?
Keep it well!
When Tiedan gets married in the future, you won't end up like me, empty-handed, wanting to give your wife something good, but unable to get it." Mother Zhang patted the back of Zhao Yuzhi's hand again and warned.
"Oh! Thank you, Mom. I'll keep it then! Thank you, brother too!" Zhao Yuzhi happily touched the bracelet on her wrist.
"Why are you thanking me? Mom gave you the bracelet!" Zhang Junping said with a smile.
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In the evening, Zhang's father and Zhang Jun'an came back. Knowing that they were going to meet their in-laws tomorrow, they complained about Zhang Junping again, complaining that he didn't come back earlier to tell them.
The criticism of Zhang Junping did not end until Zhang's mother brought the food.
"Dad, today I got two jars of good wine from our farm winery. It is said that they were saved from the year the factory was built.
Try it!" Zhang Junping held the wine jar and was about to open it.
"Stop!" Zhang's father shouted loudly.
Zhang Junping was so frightened that he almost threw the wine jar to the ground.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
"What's wrong? Why don't we drink at home?
Keep this wine, I will drink a jar with my relatives tomorrow, and leave the remaining jar for your father-in-law to take away.
This is my gift to my father-in-law." Father Zhang arranged the two jars of wine clearly in an instant.
"Dad, I've prepared the wine for tomorrow, two boxes of Maotai, enough to drink."
"You kid, it's a shame that you have to run outside all day long.
Maotai liquor can be bought if you have money and tickets.
But do you have the money to buy this wine that has been stored in cellars for more than 20 years?
Things that cannot be bought are more precious!" Father Zhang lectured with a straight face.
"You're right! Then I'll keep this wine for tomorrow. We, the three of us, will drink Maotai today." Zhang Junping put down the wine jar with a smile.
"You have a lot of money to burn, and you are about to get married. Don't you know how to save money?
Just drink my old fever at home!
If you can't drink it, don't drink it!" Zhang's father glared again and lectured.
Zhang Junping could only obediently drink sweet potato roast with Zhang's father and Zhang Jun'an.
"Hey, Brother Zhang, sister-in-law, where are you having dinner?" Just as he picked up the wine bowl, a person came in from outside.
