In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

When Wang Xingguo returned home, it was already past nine o'clock. His older brother was just about to leave when Wang Xingguo said with a smile, "Brother, don't be nervous when you get to the Shen family. Just relax and say whatever comes to mind. If you say something wrong, apologize immediately. Uncle Shen will understand."

Wang Xingbang nodded and said, "I understand. Don't worry, I'm not a child. I know what I'm doing."

After seeing his elder brother off, Wang Xingguo closed the courtyard gate slightly, spoke briefly with his younger siblings, and then went back inside to catch up on some sleep.

He's not going anywhere today; he'll only go out to run errands in the evening. He'll wait for his older brother to come back at noon to see how his marriage proposal went.

After waking up, Wang Xingguo checked the clock and saw it was only 12:10. He then entered his spatial dimension and began feeding his poultry and livestock, as well as cutting up small fish to feed his eels.

After artificially creating rain in the crops and vegetable garden using water from the fishpond, Wang Xingguo finally left the space and came to the living room to have lunch with his younger siblings.

It was almost two o'clock when my older brother returned, his face flushed. He gets red when he drinks, but the joy on his face meant that everything had gone smoothly that day.

When his elder brother returned to the living room, Wang Xingning eagerly asked, "Brother, how did the talks go?"

Wang Xingbang grinned and said, "Everything went smoothly. The date has been set. We'll get our marriage certificate and have the wedding banquet on the 18th of this month, which is the 17th of the ninth lunar month."

Wang Xingning jumped up and cheered with joy. This little girl was very mature for her age; she was happy for her older brother.

Wang Xingguo grinned and said, "Congratulations, brother! That's great, your marriage is finally settled. By the way, does the Shen family have any specific requirements?"

Wang Xingbang explained, "There aren't any special requirements, it's just that there are a lot of relatives and friends from the Shen family, so we might need to arrange four tables to accommodate them all."

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "No problem. You don't need to worry about the ingredients, brother. I'll handle everything perfectly. As for the dishes, we'll contact the chef in a couple of days and discuss it with him then."

Wang Xingbang remembered something and said to Wang Xingguo, "Second brother, are you going out to work tonight? I told you last night that Chang'an is coming to discuss the ingredients for his second brother's wedding banquet with you tonight."

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "I know. I'll be back before nine o'clock tonight. Just tell them to wait for me."

The four siblings were all very happy. Wang Xingguo said cheerfully, "You guys should add some dishes tonight and have a good celebration. I have something to do, so I won't be having dinner at home."

Wang Xingbang nodded and said, "Okay, there are still fish in the tank and eggs. Let's cook a fish and fry two eggs, and have a good meal to celebrate tonight."

Wang Xingguo didn't leave until after 5 p.m. He first brought a batch of fish to Uncle Niu's place, sold the fish, and then rushed to pick up his wife from get off work.

After Li Xiuping finished get off work and got into Wang Xingguo's tricycle, she asked, "Xingguo, when are you free? My dad wants to see you; he probably wants to ask how things are going with your older brother."

Wang Xingguo knew his future father-in-law was quite anxious because he had already taken advantage of Li Xiuping, yet he still couldn't marry her.

The future father-in-law was worried about when Li Xiuping would get pregnant, which was why he was particularly anxious about their marriage.

Wang Xingguo explained with a smile, "Honey, tell Dad that my older brother's wedding is settled. They'll get their marriage certificate and have the banquet on the 18th of this month. After we're done with my brother's wedding, we'll start thinking about our own banquet."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuping said happily, "That's great! My brother is finally married. I'll tell my dad about it when I get back, so he won't keep nagging us every day."

Wang Xingguo laughed and said, "Yes, I was also very worried. I've wanted to marry you for a long time. Now that you're getting married, we'll pick a good day and hold the wedding."

If Li Xiuping was a little embarrassed when she first talked about marriage, she is now completely open about it.

After all, she had made up her mind about Wang Xingguo, and Wang Xingguo had made up his mind about her, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about anymore.

After dropping Li Xiuping off at home, it was already 7:20. Wang Xingguo then hurriedly rode his bicycle to the General Hospital of Liberation.

There were still so many people. Wang Xingguo even saw the man from last night, but today he had learned his lesson and was squeezing in front of the crowd with two bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), shouting that he wanted to exchange them for blackfish.

Wang Xingguo accepted the wine, gave him a large black carp, and caught two crucian carp.

Although he had threatened to report him last night, Wang Xingguo decided not to bother with him since he hadn't taken any action.

Just like he said last night, if you want fish, you have to trade something for it, or be smart and don't let anyone see you exchanging money.

The patients' families here are all respectable people; they can't afford to remove that fig leaf, or they'll lose face.

Wang Xingguo successfully traded all the fish. For those who didn't get any fish, he told them to try again the next night, and then he left.

When he got home, Liu Chang'an and Liu Changshun were already waiting for him.

Wang Xingguo greeted them with a smile: "Brother Changshun, Brother Chang'an, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Liu Changshun pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, "No, no, I just arrived. Your brother Chang'an said it would be too early since you wouldn't be here, so I didn't come earlier."

Wang Xingguo said with a grin, "Brother Chang'an really understands me! Brother Changshun, how many tables are you planning for your wedding banquet?"

Liu Changshun quickly said, "Xingguo, I was planning to prepare five tables, but I'm worried there won't be enough seats, so I'll need to prepare enough ingredients for six tables."

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "No problem, no problem. There's no problem with the ingredients for six tables. Let me take a look at the menu first."

This is the standard for preparing four cold dishes, four hot dishes, and four soups. The four cold dishes and four hot main dishes are not mentioned. The four soups are not actually four soups, but rather an even number consisting of a pickled radish and old duck soup, a white fungus and lotus seed soup dessert, a staple food, and a dish of peanuts.

The four hot dishes are Four Happiness Meatballs, Braised Pork Belly, Braised Carp, and Roast Chicken.

Wang Xingguo didn't need to worry about the four cold dishes. He only needed to prepare six ducks, six chickens, six carp weighing over two pounds each, and ten pounds of pork. The chef would take care of the other side dishes.

This amount of ingredients was not difficult for Wang Xingguo, so he started talking about the price. He didn't ask for a high price; it was the actual black market price.

Liu Changshun is a middle school math teacher, and his wife is also a teacher. He had no objection to the price of the ingredients, so the deal was settled.

Liu Chang'an said with a smile, "Xingguo, you'd better pay attention, you can't let us down."

Wang Xingguo patted his chest and said, "No way, Brother Chang'an, don't you know me? People in the martial arts world call me 'Reliable Wang,' you can completely trust me to get things done."