Chapter 271 Ceremony
Xinhua’s wedding is different from any other period, as there is no need for gifts or dowries.
Special events are handled specially; although it is called a wedding, it actually behaves no different from a gathering with friends and family.
You need approval from the organization and superiors and a letter of introduction to get married.
Wang Dongyao and Lei Dianying originally went to the street office to get the letter of introduction.
Generally speaking, the street office will not refuse to issue a marriage introduction letter.
There are also some rules for wedding banquets at this time . The rule is to get the marriage certificate first and then have the wedding banquet. However, some people don't follow these rules and just treat everyone to a meal and drinks on the day of getting the marriage certificate. Some even go so far as not to get the marriage certificate and go straight to the wedding banquet.
Others, like Wang Dongyao and Lei Dianying, have larger family members, so they are naturally more particular. They choose a day when most of their relatives, friends and colleagues can gather together, and then treat everyone to a dinner.
There is naturally a holiday on National Day.
Setting this day as the wedding date is very appropriate, after all, it is a celebration.
After the discussion, Lei Dianying went to inform his younger brothers in Sijiu City, while Wang Dongyao went to inform his colleagues at the unit.
Well~ At the same time, there is also Lei Dianying’s approval of the duty arrangements during the National Day holiday.
The National Day is a period of frequent enemy spies activities. Not only enemy spies, but also various Buddhist monks and gangsters like to take action at this time.
The institute must keep enough staff, so not many people can attend the wedding of Wang Dongyao and Director Lei Dianying.
Most people, including Deputy Director Liu, have agreed that they will have a meal and then quickly slip back to their respective patrol areas to continue working overtime.
Wang Dongyao expressed his understanding, because the marriage leave that Lei Dianying applied for at the district bureau was only three days, and Lei Dianying would be back on leave on October 2 and would need to continue to be on duty. As for Wang Dongyao, his leave was approved by Lei Dianying, so naturally he would be on duty with Lei Dianying.
However, they had to take time out on the afternoon of October 3 to go to the post office to find an acquaintance to register the matter of the alien.
Of course, Sister Zhao, the neighbor and warehouse keeper, was also someone who had to be invited. In addition, Wang Dongyao, who lived in the same courtyard with them, was also invited.
Clerk Xiao Bao agreed readily, and Sister Zhao said she would attend, but would have to come back after having dinner.
The Li family rejected Wang Dongyao's invitation very neatly. According to Sister Zhao, their family would avoid such things if possible, and would only go back to participate when they couldn't avoid it. Even if they did participate, the entire family would only send one person, and they would still try to keep a low profile as much as possible.
Wang Dongyao didn't force anything and just gave him some wedding candies and let the matter go.
After finishing all these, he still has to go hunt some game. Whether he can eat meat the day after tomorrow depends entirely on his hands.
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The dining table was set up in the courtyard where Wang Dongyao's parents lived.
Two of the seven tables were placed in the main house of the courtyard, which was where Wang Dongyao's father Wang Liu and Wang Hu lived. People of higher status were entertained there, such as some relatives and friends invited by Lei Yuansheng.
The remaining five tables were placed in the courtyard of the quadrangle.
Fortunately, the yard is big enough and there is room for everyone, so several other families in the yard also came to help.
The weather was nice, with bright sunshine and a gentle breeze.
Therefore, the wedding banquet was very lively. What's more, Wang Dongyao actually had a friend who was the heir of the imperial chef and he took time out to bring his fellow apprentice to show his support.
"Congratulations, congratulations." The man had a strange expression and tone on his face, and it was obvious that he was the younger brother that Lei Dianying called over.
Wang Dongyao didn't take it seriously and extended his hand enthusiastically, "Come in and sit down. We have wild boar meat today."
"Congratulations to Director Lei and Director Wang."
"Come in and sit down." This is a colleague addressed by his/her position.
"Congratulations, little one." This is Wang Dongyao's relative.
Originally, Lei Dianying and Wang Dongyao were the only ones who were supposed to be welcoming people, but when Lei Dianying stood here, his aura...
Although he is not as strong as when he was a shadow warrior in his previous life, Lei Dianyi's life energy level has begun to recover recently. When he stands there, his aura is intimidating without even being angry, and he looks at people as if they are garbage. He is no longer something that ordinary people can resist.
Even the officials introduced by Lei Yuansheng, who seemed to be department-level figures, did not dare to speak loudly, let alone the younger brothers she called over. When they saw her, their legs went weak and one of them even trembled slightly.
Finally, Lei's father couldn't bear it anymore and called her back, otherwise the wedding banquet would not be lively.
Wang Dongyao could only greet the guests alone.
When the welcoming work was completed, most people had already started eating, and Wang Dongyao led Lei Dianying to toast everyone one by one.
Of course, Wang Dongyao, knowing that he was a poor alcohol drinker, only drank boiled water with a taste of alcohol.
Maybe it was because the atmosphere was too lively, or maybe Lei Dianying just realized his problem and restrained his momentum, so this time there were finally no more troubles.
The colleagues from the patrol team, led by Captain Yan, were the first to leave, followed by Sister Zhao. They all had work to do, and Sister Zhao was worried about her child. Well, since the place was a bit far, she didn't bring Xiao Zheng with her when she came to eat, so Wang Dongyao asked her to bring a lunch box and some hard candies for Xiao Zheng.
Lei Dianying also likes children very much, so he let Sister Zhao ride Lei Dianying's bicycle back.
Then some of Wang Dongyao's relatives left. Most of them were from the communes around Sijiucheng, not from Sijiucheng itself, so they had to leave early.
The only ones left in the end were basically the people brought by Lei Yuansheng and the younger brothers called by Lei Dianying.
It is estimated that these people may not get together like this once in a year, and most of them are from the inner city, so they all drink a lot.
Wang Dongyao looked at it and shook his head.
He went into the kitchen and started cooking for the people who were helping him together with the royal chef.
"When did you learn this skill, brother? It looks like you know it better than me." The successor of the imperial chef, named Nan Nan, was processing wild boar meat when he saw Wang Dongyao wielding the knife like flying, cutting the potato shreds like golden threads.
"This is too easy." Wang Dongyao said as he poured half a basin of shredded potatoes into cold water, rinsed them and then took them out. This was to wash away the starch and make the vegetables crisper.
Of course, the starch will not be wasted in the end, but will be made into powder.
Wang Dongyao went to Yuquan Mountain to fetch water for today. Mineral water is more fragrant than ordinary water when used to cook.
Wang Dongyao put the ingredients in, stirred it a few times, and when he saw that it was almost cooked, he took it out of the pan.
"Your shredded potatoes are authentic, but the pattern is simple."
Wang Dongyao didn't say anything, and soon another stir-fried meat came out of the pot.
“That’s a good trick.”
As the descendant of the imperial chef, he had eaten good food when he was young. Moreover, this guy also wanted to save face. To receive his praise was actually a sign of the other party's surrender.
Wang Dongyao decided to quit while he was ahead, so he cooked two dishes and gave the pot to the other junior brother.
