Chapter 34: Marriage Begins in Two Phases
That night, under the greeting of Mulan Lan, Shi Tao arrived at Shang Mei's house. The Naomi family lives in another apartment building.
Mulan Lan greeted Shang Mei's family and left.
Shi Tao felt that he had changed a lot when he entered the house, and it was not the furnishings of their house that had changed, which was basically the same as two years ago, and the change in Shi Tao's feeling was the attitude of Shangmei's family.
Now Shang Mei's parents have smiles on their faces, and they are very enthusiastic about Shi Tao, and they have prepared fruits and peanuts in advance.
And Shi Tao also came to Shangmei's house two years ago, and Shangmei's parents ignored Shi Tao.
Shang Mei sat on the sofa, and stood up immediately when she saw Shi Tao coming, and she was not shy at all.
"Here you are, sit here," Naomi pointed to the couch on the side.
"Here, hello uncle, hello aunt!" Shi Tao greeted and sat down.
Shi Tao smiled at Shang Mei and didn't say anything more, and Shang Mei looked at his parents and didn't say anything more.
Seeing this, Naomi's mother felt the strangeness of the atmosphere, so she pulled her husband up, "Let's go, go out for a walk with me." Chong Shitao smiled, and the two old men hid out.
"The second elder is very knowledgeable. Shi Tao began to talk.
"Hee-hee!" Shang Mei smiled, "This kind of thing will be avoided by anyone who looks at the Western scenery next to them, especially parents who can't look at their children's jokes, so they can't let go." ”
Naomi is still talkative, because the two are very familiar and uninhibited, basically saying whatever they want.
Shi Tao didn't talk much when he met this time, he had been listening, listening to Shang Mei's views on work, her parents' comments, and her family's complaints, and they even mentioned Yang Qiong.
When Shi Tao saw her say that Yang Qiong hurriedly stopped her, she diverted the conversation.
"Is it okay not to mention her? We're talking about the two of us now. ”
"Hee-hee!" Shang Mei smiled again, "Look at you, don't let you mention her, it means that this person has a lot of weight in your heart, can't you forget her?"
"I said it, don't mention her. If, I mean, if there is an opportunity in the future...... It's if you give me a chance and you want to hear her story, I can tell you, but not now. ”
"Give you a chance, what chance do you get?"
"You know what I'm here for, right?"
"Of course I know, blind date!" Shang Mei was still smiling, and her eyes never left Shi Tao.
"That's right, I'm here for a blind date, I'm just asking you to give me the next chance to meet. ”
"If you want this opportunity, I can give it to you. Naomi was still smiling, her eyes narrowing with laughter.
"Then you said we will be at your house next time, here?"
"If you want, of course you can come, I'm always welcome, and our family is welcome, is that okay?"
"You didn't understand what I meant. ”
"Then what do you mean?" Naomi really didn't understand.
"The last time we went on a blind date was at Mulanlan's house, and I think the environment is better than in your house. ”
"Why do you say that? Aren't they all the same?"
"The last blind date we were like rehearsals and I didn't have any pressure. This time at your house, I don't think it's the same as the rehearsal scene. ”
"There is a dress rehearsal for the blind date, how do you feel the difference?" Shang Mei was surprised when she heard this.
"You may feel the same, but I really don't feel the same. In the Mulan Lanna dormitory, we all belong to the guests, and we all have the reserve of guests. In your house, you are the master, I am the guest, I only have the detention of the guest, but you have the freedom of the master. We're not equal, so I don't feel the same. ”
"And where do you want to be?"
"One is my home, I can show you my new home, and the other is that we can go outside, you can take you anywhere, or let you accompany me to enjoy the street view of the market. ”
"Oh, I see, you're calling me a date, aren't you?"
"That way we're not inhibited, we're more casual, and we can talk openly about what the two of us want to say. ”
"Haha!" laughed Naomi, "you're so interesting, you talk like you go around the bush, I wouldn't say that." ”
"I can only say this kind of thing on this occasion, and I can't think of it at other times, maybe it's because I see the scene. ”
"Okay, I promised you, and I fell in love with you. ”
In this way, the second blind date meeting with Naomi ended happily.
The next day, Mulan ran to the office as soon as she got to work and brought good news to Shi Tao, saying that Shang Mei agreed to contact him, and her parents had no opinion, and asked Shi Tao if he was interested.
Shi Tao said that he could contact Shangmei.
Master Zou listened to it and said, "Look, it was fate before, and fate came naturally!"
Mulan Lan later ran again and told Shi Tao that the next time the two met was at 9 o'clock in the morning on Sunday, and they would meet at Shang Mei's house first, and then the two of them could go out to play.
When Shi Tao led Shang Mei to his new home, Shang Mei was full of joy and praise from the moment she entered the house.
"It's a two-room one!" said Naomi as she looked at the house, and Shi Tao accompanied her.
"Yes, two-room, eighty square meters, I think this should be enough, if necessary, I will change to a larger one in the future. Shi Tao said his plan.
"The kitchen is quite spacious, and if two people are cooking, it can be completely turned around. Chaumet visited the kitchen, "You don't have the stove yet." ”
"Yes, I haven't bought a lot of things yet, and now I'm alone, so I can make do with it first. ”
"You can put a big sofa here, and you can put a big TV here. Naomi was pointing fingers in the living room again.
"Your furniture is so simple, you didn't buy anything but the bed. “
"Those things will have to be bought new in the future, I buy them now and use them again in the future, isn't it the old one?" Shi Tao said metaphorically.
"That's right, when to use it and when to buy it. Naomi seemed to hear something out of the way.
Shang Mei found a small stool and sat down, Shi Tao made a pot of water, and when he arrived at two cups, he handed Shang Mei a cup, held a cup himself, and also found a stool to sit on, and drank slowly.
"What do you think of this house?" Shi Tao was asking Shang Mei's opinion.
"It's OK, although the house is not big, but the bureau is very good, the north and south are transparent, the lighting is also good, the floor is not high, and it is very convenient to go up and down. Look at your decoration OK, simple and generous, the color is not dark or shallow, it is very attractive. "Chaumet gave the house a good review.
In fact, Shi Tao knew that there were many shortcomings of this house, but he didn't say it, he knew that Shang Mei's statement was also related to emotions.
He knew from her speech and demeanor and her attitude towards the house that Naomi was very satisfied with the house. To put it bluntly, he is satisfied with his current situation, that is to say, if the two of them continue to develop, as long as Shi Tao is willing, he will definitely be able to succeed.
"Okay then, shall I invite you to a meal at noon and admire your face?" Shi Tao invited Shang Mei.
"No problem, isn't it just a meal, what's not to do here?" Shang Mei looked happy, and she agreed happily.
The two chatted in the room for a while, and when it was almost noon, Shi Tao took Shangmei to a small restaurant outside the community, ordered two small dishes, made a bowl of noodles, and chatted while eating.
Shi Tao found that Shang Mei now has changed compared with two years ago, she is still so cheerful and lively, but she seems to be much more mature, and she no longer says anything at every turn, her father says, her mother says, her sister says, it is never what she says.
It can be seen that she has a lot of ideas now, Shi Tao wonders if Shang Mei has changed her attitude because of her own changes?
None of this matters, Shi Tao's goal now is very clear, that is, to find a similar girl to marry.
After the two of them finished eating, Shi Tao felt that the girl should not be allowed to stay outside for too long, so he decided to send Shangmei home.
When they walked to the door of Shang Mei's house, the two agreed on the time and place of their next meeting, and Shang Mei readily agreed.
After several interactions, after all, they were acquaintances, and Shi Tao straightforwardly proposed marriage.
Although Shang Mei is four years younger than Shi Tao, she is not too young now, and the girl can't wait any longer.
The reason why Shang Mei has not been married in the past two years, in Shang Mei's words, "I didn't find a suitable one, I have been waiting, waiting for a suitable person to appear, but I didn't expect that the person I waited for was actually you." It's really a trick. ”
Shi Tao said: "That shows that we have fate, you see the twists and turns, we still came together." We are already so acquainted, and we are not too young to discuss marriage. ”
Under the communication between Mulan Lan and the two parties, the marriage was quickly confirmed.
There must be an engagement ceremony before getting married, which is a local custom, and since you are in the sea market, it is necessary to follow the local customs.
So after Shi Tao contacted his parents at home, according to the set day, his parents came to Haishi.
The parents looked at Shi Tao's house and thought it was very good, and now they were going to be engaged to their son, and the old man was very happy.
So Shi Tao and Shang Mei led their parents, including Master Zou and Mulan Lanlan, to the hotel they had booked in advance.
After dining together, Shi Tao's mother took out the engagement money agreed upon by both parties. In this way, even if this family affair is settled, it is time to discuss how to arrange the marriage.
After Shi Tao's parents returned home, they found someone to calculate, booked a few days, and fed back to Shi Tao.
Shi Tao found Shang Mei again and asked Shang Mei's family to pick a good day, so that the wedding date was decided.
When it comes to the specific matters of marriage, it is necessary to buy furniture, and Shangmeijia is pleased to say that the furniture is purchased by the woman, and the man does not need to worry about it.
Some daily necessities, according to local customs, are also purchased by the woman, even if it is for the daughter's dowry.
Shi Tao proposed that the marriage should be simple, and suggested that he should travel to get married, and did not want to be extravagant and wasteful.
The two set off from Haishi to their hometown in Yingzhou, and then they can travel to Kyoto, even if they are traveling and getting married. Even the return ceremony is saved.
At first, Shang Mei's parents were a little opposed, but after Shi Tao did Shang Mei's work, Shang Mei finally pestered her parents to do their work, and her parents had to agree.
Shi Tao and Shang Mei traveled and became officially married.
Although Shi Tao did not hold a banquet to invite guests, he still specially prepared a table when he returned from traveling.
invited Ding Dezhi, Chang Xiaochang, Ma Juan, Director Zhang, Master Zou, Mulan Lan, Qiao Xiaofei and Chen Xi and other familiar colleagues, and accepted their congratulations.
Shi Tao didn't invite Yang Qiong, he felt that it was inappropriate, and even if he was invited, Yang Qiong might not be able to come, so why make such a fuss. Even if she came, the occasion might have been even more embarrassing.
Seeing off all the guests and friends, everything returned to the bland, and Shi Tao and Shang Mei began to live a small life as husband and wife.
As everyone knows, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read!