Volume 8 Final Chapter Chapter 1233 2013
In the courtyard deep among the flowers, Nan Yi was holding a baby in one hand, standing under a tree in the yard, looking up and shouting at the tree: "Ze Qiong, come down, or Grandpa will beat you if you don't."
On the tree, the four-year-old Nan Zeqiong didn’t take Nan Yi’s threats at all. He grinned at Nan Yi and said, “Grandpa, there is a bird’s nest in the tree.”
"You unlucky child, hurry down. That is a sparrow's nest. Sparrows are one of the two species of birds. If two birds come into the house, it means happiness even if you are not rich. Today is the day when your aunt goes out. Don't bring bad luck upon yourself."
"oh."
Upon hearing this, Nan Zeqiong put aside his mischievousness and climbed down the tree swiftly. After a while, he reached the ground.
Nan Yi squatted down, first put down Nan Zebei in his left hand, then put down Nan Zehang in his right hand, freed his hands, caught Nan Zeqiong who threw herself into his arms, and patted her body to shake off the dust and the bark that was stuck on her.
"Grandpa, I'm hungry. When will the feast start?"
"Don't be impatient. We can start the feast once the bride-picking team arrives. Be good. Grandpa will take you to see if the bride is dressed up."
August 19, 2013 is a good day to get married.
Today is Fan Hongdou's wedding day. She did not choose to leave from Shenzhen, nor did she choose Shanghai, but chose the Siheyuan with extraordinary significance of Baihua Shenchu.
It doesn't matter where she gets married, as long as Fan Hongdou gets married, Nan Yi can finally put his mind at ease.
In the past few years, Nan Youqiong, Nan Wuwei, Zhao Xianjie, and Sun Jiayao have got married one after another, and Nan Ruoqiong is also about to get married. Only Nan Ruoyin has not found a home. Nan Yi has conflicting feelings towards her. He wants her to have a home, but he also hopes she stays single.
Nan Ruoyin is too important in the Nan family , and the things she is in charge of are too important.
In the east room, Fan Hongdou sat in front of the dressing mirror. Qian Ping, the person in charge of Xiaoxiangyu, put a shawl on her. Nan Ruoyin was beside her helping to tidy up the corners. Next to her, Zuo Lan and Zuo Mei were also there.
When Fan Hongdou saw Nan Yi coming into the room, she wanted to stand up, but Nan Yi quickly stopped her, "You are wearing a phoenix crown, please don't. Fortunately, you are not wearing the phoenix crown, otherwise my godfather's knees would be weak and he would kneel down."
"Auntie, auntie, you are so beautiful."
Before Nan Yi could finish his words, Nan Zeqiong had already walked towards Fan Hongdou.
Fan Hongdou teased Nan Zeqiong for a while, and then said to Nan Yi: "Godfather, can you help me put on the phoenix crown?"
"Is it appropriate? Let's let Sister Xiaofang do it?" Nan Yi was eager to try.
"Godfather, you raised me. The grace of raising me is greater than the grace of giving birth to me."
"Okay, I'll do it."
Nan Yi stepped forward, picked up the heavy phoenix crown from the dressing table, combed it, and fastened it on the bun on Fan Hongdou's head. He then picked up a hairpin and passed it through the bun. The phoenix crown was held in place by something, so it would not fall off easily.
"You chose your husband yourself. Godfather believes that your vision is not wrong. You are not young anymore, so hurry up and have a child."
"Dad, you treat Hongdou as a baby-making machine." Nan Ruoyin interrupted.
"Go, go, go. This is what the old tradition means. Dad can't break the rules. You, lead the team well, don't be rude, and don't destroy Hongdou's prestige. Wuwei won't be able to make it in time for the wedding, so he will go directly to Shanghai to meet him."
Fan Hongdou has no brothers or uncles, and it is not appropriate for her to be a biological sister in marriage. Only Nan Ruoyin, a capable and respectful sister, is the most suitable to go with the man. She will represent the Fan family, and Nan Wuwei will represent the Nan family, which will not be a loss in terms of etiquette.
[There is no set etiquette for this. I have seen sisters send off their daughters at their weddings in the same place, and some cannot. It is more common for brothers-in-law to send off their daughters at their weddings.]
"Well, Dad, do you want to make things difficult for the bride-receiving party later?"
"Just take a few red envelopes for your own good, don't go too far. Don't forget to give red envelopes and cigarettes to the driver, as well as the pilot and stewardess..."
"Dad, don't worry, I will do it well."
"Okay, you take care of it, and I'll take care of these three naughty boys." Nan Yi said, and took his three grandchildren out of the east room and came to the temporary kitchen in the corner of the yard. While the chef was cutting the cooked vegetables, he asked for a few slices to share.
Fan Hongdou's husband is Jiang Lin, who is two years younger than her and runs an ordinary stationery brand. Her father-in-law is 62 years old and still works in the municipal government. Her mother-in-law retired a long time ago. She has an uncle who is a colleague of Liu Zhen in the same team.
Fan Hongdou and Jiang Lin were in a free love relationship. It was only after they established their relationship that they discovered that their two families had a certain connection. Naturally, there was no resistance between them.
Before, Nan Yi and Fan Hongdou had talked about it. After she got married, she would start to arrange her retirement. Like Nan Yi, she would retire completely at around 45 years old and no longer stand in the front stage. She would hide behind the scenes and spend most of her energy on the Nan Guo Hongdou Private School she founded, quietly being a happy teacher.
Nan Yi readily agreed to Fan Hongdou's arrangement .
In fact, most of Nan's domestic industries have taken the path of nationalization, fulfilling the promise that wealth belongs to the country, society and the people. A small part has also fired the signal gun for wealth transfer.
It is not transferred into their own pockets, but transferred to other businessmen who are determined to follow the economic path of reform and opening up.
The land and properties held by Tota Construction, Chunshen Construction, Nanchen Construction, Qiou Real Estate, Creativity Real Estate and Snow Mountain Trust, as well as the properties held by a number of individuals, will all be sold except those for self-use, self-residence and other long-term holdings.
Shuttled between irrationality and rationality of housing prices, at a time when the overall real estate situation is a red ocean, although the number of sales by the Nan family is huge, it will not cause too much fluctuation. After all, there are already 7 real estate companies with a scale of 100 billion yuan in the country, 71 with a scale of 10 billion yuan, and countless companies with a scale of tens of billions.
Behind these enterprises, there are several major banks that work in harmony with them and can mobilize trillions of funds at any time. The booming real estate industry has also attracted funds from outside the industry to keep their eyes on them. All they need to do is create a time difference, allowing buyers to use the land and properties as collateral for mortgage loans, and then make the transaction once the funds are in hand, and the transactions can proceed smoothly.
After sharing a few slices, the three little ones were still not satisfied, so Nan Yi asked the chef to cut a plate of sweet and delicious sausages. He took the three little ones to sit under a tree, and used his big hands to hold the small hands and quickly grab the sausages, adding to the fun.
Suddenly, Nan Zehang, who was eating with gusto, shouted towards the gate with shining eyes: "Mom."
As Nan Zehang called out, a heroic woman walked up to him quickly and picked him up, "Xiaohang, do you miss your mother?"
"think."
The mother and son kissed for a while before the woman said to Nan Yi, "Dad, are you feeling well?"
The woman is Nan Wuwei’s wife Shen Anran, a military doctor at the Naval Hospital. Her father also serves in the Navy and happens to be Nan Wuwei’s superior.
Nan Yi smiled and said, "Don't ask me that next time. It makes me feel old. Why are you here? Why didn't you go to Shanghai with Wu Wei?"
"Wuwei asked me to come. My sister is getting married and he can't make it in time, so I have to come."
"It's good that you're here. Give me the child and go to the east room to see if there's anything I can do to help."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Shen Anran handed Nan Zehang to Nan Yi and walked towards the east room.
After taking care of the three children for a while, Nan Yi ran to check the dowry, counting them one by one to see if there was anything missing.
Six pairs of 12 quilts; a load of baskets, one with millet and the other with wheat; a load of medicinal herbs, all of which are fine products collected over the past few decades; a load of valuables, one with jewelry, and one with three bunches of keys, each with 222 keys, for a total of 666 keys. One key can open one lock. After marriage, the couple can play a treasure hunt game to collect 666 red books called property certificates.
The house was just acquired, and 666 apartments were also being sold off. The keys were given as dowry just to cover up the vulgarity of giving cash directly .
There was also a toilet without a handle, with red eggs, red dates, peanuts, etc. built in it, a washstand, a pair of red Double Happiness face plates, and a pair of bright red kettles. The entire dowry was out of tune with the current fashion and there was nothing valuable about it. It was meant to be low-key.
Just like the banquet, no outsiders were invited, including those who entertained the bride, and only five tables were prepared in total.
