1970s: My childhood sweetheart ran away, and I turned around and married the wildest chief.

Lu Mingzhou was somewhat surprised. He thought their marriage was rushed and neither family had had time to prepare. He didn't expect that the Qiao family had already prepared the dowry.

However, since the dowry preparations have already begun, how could these two colors be missing? Black and navy blue are both very common colors. This girl is probably worried that he doesn't have much money and is reluctant to spend it.

His wife felt sorry for him, and Lu Mingzhou was very happy. "A dowry is a dowry, and a betrothal gift is a betrothal gift. Just because it's in your dowry doesn't mean I won't give you a betrothal gift."

As he spoke, Lu Mingzhou told her to pick whatever she wanted, and she bought several pounds of each of the few that had decent colors before he was satisfied.

Lu Mingzhou values ​​this marriage. It's not like he's short of money, so why should he wrong the girl he likes?

He had neither money nor tickets. If it weren't for the fact that everyone needed to keep a low profile these days, he would definitely have gone through all the formalities of betrothal and sent boxes and boxes of jewelry and silk to the Qiao family.

But not now. When you get married now, besides buying a "three turns and one sound" (a traditional Chinese house), you can only buy some clothes, fabric, yarn, and other daily necessities, and maybe some skincare products.

This is nothing.

Buy it, buy everything you can! If you can't wear it all, you can just keep it. You'll have kids in the future!

Fabric is much cheaper than yarn. Khaki and black corduroy, two twill fabrics, dark brown and dark tan cashmere fabrics—these would definitely look beautiful made into coats.

We definitely need to buy leather shoes. His wife has such straight legs, she'll look beautiful in leather shoes. The weather is still cold now, but summer will come soon. We'll buy two pairs of leather cotton shoes for her to wear first, and then two pairs of autumn shoes for her to wear later.

Lu Mingzhou needed far fewer clothes. Those who handed over their clothes to the state had their basic needs for food, clothing, housing, and transportation taken care of by the state, and received new clothes and shoes every year.

So Qiao Wanqing picked out a lot of cotton fabric, some with patterns and some pure white, to make more socks and underwear for Lu Mingzhou.

Buy him two more shirts, two belts, and two pairs of leather shoes, trying to make sure they're all in pairs.

Thinking of his wife's fair and tender skin, Lu Mingzhou insisted on buying some skincare products. Qiao Wanqing actually felt that it was unnecessary because the spiritual spring water was too nourishing, and she usually only used some moisturizing products. However, she did not refuse. She would not refuse a man who cared about her.

Finally, buy some accessories and tools for making clothes, as well as curtains for a few rooms, and that should be enough.

Since they were getting married, they definitely had to host a dinner party, so Qiao Wanqing went to buy some seasonings that weren't commonly available at the military base.

"Oh right, I need to buy a sewing machine."

The one that Qiao's family had previously sent to their old house, so she has to buy a new one for her.

Lu Mingzhou had the tickets, so he just moved a new car over. He also bought several large bags of wedding candy. Luckily, he borrowed a jeep. He could fit several sets of new clothes, dozens of kilograms of fabric and yarn, and a sewing machine inside, and there was still plenty of room.

They planned to have lunch at the Xu family's old house, so they went to a state-run restaurant and ordered a roast goose to take with them, along with another dish.

At this point, there was still enough time, so Lu Mingzhou stopped by a phone booth to make a call to his family.

At this time, his hometown should be in the midst of spring plowing, and his father might be inspecting the fields. So Lu Mingzhou called the supply and marketing cooperative. It wasn't yet closing time, and his mother should still be at work.

The call connected, and sure enough, Mom was at work!

"Mom, it's me. How's everything at home lately?"

Hearing her son's voice, Miao Cuiying was overjoyed. "I'm doing great! How are you? Is work going well? Why do you have time to call? Do you have a girlfriend now?"

Miao Cuiying knew that her son held a high position in the military, and his superiors would definitely be concerned about his marriage. So she was really looking forward to her superiors introducing a good girl to her son.

Lu Mingzhou laughed, "Mom, you're absolutely right! I called to tell you this, I'm getting married!"

"What?" Miao Cuiying exclaimed in surprise, "Married? Already married?"

"Yes, it's all settled. This is the girl I've been eyeing for a long time, and I've finally won her over."

"Mom, let me tell you, this girl comes from a very good family, is educated, and is extremely beautiful. She has a very gentle personality. Many people in the army have their eyes on her, but I managed to snatch her away. Her brother is my comrade-in-arms. Once the marriage application was approved, I took her to get the marriage certificate as soon as possible."

"I was thinking of having the wedding here, and you can come to my wedding. It would be a good opportunity to see your daughter-in-law. The army allocated me a big house because of her family, so you and Dad will have a place to stay and can stay here for a few more days."

When talking to his mother, Lu Mingzhou naturally only said the good things.

It's said that mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law are natural enemies. Even though he spends most of his time at work, he often hears his comrades complaining about their wives and mothers.

His mother had high hopes for him, and since his family was from the countryside, he wasn't sure if his mother could accept a pampered young lady like Qiao Wanqing who never lifted a finger.

If her conditions are good, even beneficial to her career, perhaps her mother can be more tolerant of her.

Miao Cuiying didn't hear the worry in her son's voice. She just thought that her son had finally married the girl he liked and was excitedly showing off to her!

She's happy when her son is happy!

"Alright, alright, as long as you like it. Oh dear, you didn't even tell us beforehand so we could have brought some gifts. You didn't even give a betrothal gift before getting the marriage certificate. You're so impolite."

Lu Mingzhou explained with a smile, "I took her to buy some things for the wedding, including a watch, a sewing machine, clothes, shoes, and furniture provided by the military."

Miao Cuiying said unhappily, "How can we let you pay for it? When the children in the family got married, their parents paid for everything. It's the same for your wedding."

"Since you've already bought it, your father and I will give you the money when we get there. By the way, since the girl's family is well-off, we can't be stingy; we should prepare more betrothal gifts."

"It's okay, we've only registered our marriage, we haven't had the wedding yet. There's still time. When are you having your wedding? Your dad and I will make some preparations and then come over."

Lu Mingzhou thought for a moment and replied, "It should be soon. This month is almost over. Let's have it at the beginning of next month, at the state-run restaurant here, Mom..."

Seeing her son stammering, Miao Cuiying frowned. "What's wrong? Can't you tell your mother? Are you having some kind of trouble? Don't you have enough money for the wedding?"

Lu Mingzhou was organizing his thoughts. This wedding was very important to him, and he didn't want to suffer any injustices every night, so he had to make sure everything was arranged properly.

"There's enough money, so you don't need to worry about that. What I was trying to say was that when you get married, you should discuss with Dad about bringing more of our well-off and eloquent relatives along."

"Your daughter-in-law comes from a very good family. There are many things to do in a large family, and there will definitely be comparisons among relatives. Now that she has married me, her relatives might laugh at her for marrying a peasant. Not only will she feel bad, but I will also feel bad."

"In order for this wedding to proceed smoothly, and to avoid leaving my wife with any bad memories that could affect our future relationship, Mom, you must help me with this."