Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 390 Old Xia is Getting Married

Zhang Jun laughed and said, "Wow, I didn't expect this! My brother's really made something of himself. Keep up the good work. I'm hanging up now, I've been playing for ages."

Xiaowei said, "Okay, I'll wait for your call. Once you've found a place to stay, I'll wire you the money. Don't borrow from your workplace or use your sister-in-law's money; we're not short of money."

Zhang Jun said, "Okay, I'll borrow it from you, alright? Hang up."

Xiao Wei said, "Send some photos back; my parents want to see them."

Zhang Jun agreed and hung up the phone. Xiao Wei put the phone away carefully, lit a cigarette, leaned against the headboard, and stared blankly at the rising smoke for a while.

He was considering the property purchase he had just mentioned. To be honest, he knew absolutely nothing about it and had no idea whether it was a good or bad thing. However, driven by the deep-seated Chinese belief in owning property, he decided to buy it anyway. It would be a real shame to miss such an opportunity; the money was free, and besides, it was his property. Even if the sale didn't go well, the property was still his; it didn't need any subsidies.

He was thinking about what Lao Xia and Chen Hui had said that day: houses are becoming more and more valuable, and there are fewer and fewer housing units available. Now, if you want a house, you have to buy it. No matter how you look at it, buying a building is definitely not a bad deal.

Just as he was thinking, the pager on his waist vibrated, startling Xiao Wei, who was lost in thought. He hurriedly shoved the cigarette butt that had fallen on the bed onto the floor and stomped it out. He took out his pager, checked the number (it was a local number in Longcheng), and dialed back.

"Feed? Who's paged me?"

"Hey, Lao Xia, where are you right now?"

Xiao Wei said, "I'm at the restaurant. Someone booked a banquet for lunch today, so I came to check on them. What's up? Where are you?"

Xia Maosheng said, "I'm at work. Is business good these days?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's alright. The restaurant is just so-so. There's nothing much going on at school. Those who are supposed to be doing their internships are doing their internships, and those who are supposed to be attending classes are attending classes. By the way, Huang Laowu wants to expand the billiards area. He wants to set up a table in the grocery store. I told him to go talk to Manager Sun and take over the entire grocery store to start a billiards center. He wants to move the grocery store to this billiards room and set up twenty tables."

Xia Maosheng said, "Okay, you can arrange it. I'll just make money along the way. Um, don't take any more jobs at the restaurant on June 1st and 2nd. Save them for me."

Xiao Wei paused for a moment, then asked, "What are you going to do?"

Xia Maosheng stammered a few times before saying, "I...I'm getting married."

"Huh?" Xiaowei sat up straight and asked, "You're getting married on the 1st? This... this is so strange. I haven't heard you mention it before. Why are you getting married so suddenly? Have you and your boyfriend met each other's parents yet?"

Xia Maosheng chuckled and said, "We met yesterday, and the two families had dinner together, so we set the date right away, hehe."

Xiao Wei's mind skipped a beat, and he asked, "Holy crap, could it be that Chen Hui said that trick worked?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Hehe, it worked! She was almost two months pregnant and didn't even know. I only found out a few days ago, and then it just happened. She stopped making a fuss and became very obedient."

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Congratulations! Where will you live after the wedding? Longcheng or Chuanzhou? Is the house ready?"

Xia Maosheng said, "It's not very convenient for us to live here since we both work here. Let's stay here for now and live with my parents. Anyway, you have a place in Longcheng, so you can stay there if you want. Xiaohui and I will buy a house together by the Fengtian River at the end of the year."

Xiao Wei said, "You can think it through yourself, but I really don't understand you. Why did you and your wife go to Fengtian from Sichuan to buy a house? Are you just going to leave it empty?"

Xia Maosheng said, "In the future, the children will go to school in Fengtian. Now, it's all commercial housing. Welfare housing is about to be abolished. In the future, everyone will have to buy their own housing. It's better to buy sooner rather than later. The houses will definitely become more and more valuable. I plan to use the money I receive to buy a car, and then find an opportunity to buy houses with the rest. You should do the same. Don't always keep your money in your hands. If you have the opportunity to buy a house, buy it. You definitely won't lose out."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and asked, "How do you know? Where did you hear it from?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Tch, don't you even think about what I do? What does my aunt do? I bet Xiaohui's dad can find out too. Call and ask him if you don't believe me. Do you think I'd lie to you?"

Xiaowei asked, "Did you tell Xiaohui you were getting married?"

Xia Maosheng said, "No, it was decided last night. I just got to the office and I'm already paged you."

Xiao Wei asked, "How many tables are you preparing? What kind of wine?"

Xia Maosheng said, "My family needs at least fifty tables. You should prepare seventy-five tables, twenty-five for the first day and fifty for the second. We'll use the Bai Nian wine. We don't need a wedding car fleet. We'll just get a big bus to pick up our families. Then we'll stay in Longcheng for a few days. We have a ten-day wedding leave."

Xiao Wei asked, "Do we need any money? No bride price or anything? Is there anything else we need to buy?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Just buy me a car, that's all. We don't need to worry about anything else. My dad gave me the bride price, and my aunt gave me the jewelry. They don't know how much money we make. They think it's just a matter of tens of thousands of yuan a year. They didn't let me spend any money, hehe."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, what kind of car do you want? Or you can just take that 100 back."

Xia Maosheng said, "That car is too expensive, it won't work. This place is so small, and people are watching. It's not good to let them gossip. You can help me buy a Xiali or a Lada or something, that will do. It's just for traveling between Chuanzhou and Longcheng. If it's a long trip, I'll drive 100 km/h."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, I'll ask around. Is there anything else?"

Xia Maosheng said, "That's all, I can't think of anything else. Oh, well, could you tidy up my room and put up some 'double happiness' characters? And could you change the red quilt covers and sheets for me? That'll be my bridal chamber."

Xiao Wei said, "Fine, I'll get it done for you. She's two months pregnant and we're having our wedding night? Do you dare touch her?"

Xia Maosheng was taken aback for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Wei said, "During pregnancy, you can only move around a little in the middle three months. You can't move around before or after, as it's easy to miscarry. Don't be reckless."

Xia Maosheng said, "I don't know. Who told you that?"

Xiao Wei said, "Doctor, who told me that? Didn't you go to the hospital for a checkup? Go ask the doctor, so you don't cause any more problems."

Xia Maosheng said, "Okay, I'll go this afternoon. I'll hang up now; I need to ask for leave and hand over my work."

After hanging up the phone, Xiaowei scratched his head, wondering when he could get married.

With a sigh of relief, Xiao Wei left the guardhouse and went to the kitchen. He said to Sister Zhang and Brother Zhai, who were busy at work, "Don't take any jobs on June 1st and 2nd. Those two days are booked out for 75 tables. Sister Zhang, when you're free, please prepare the dishes and make sure they're of good quality."

(End of this chapter)