At one o'clock in the afternoon, the meeting ended.

At two o'clock, after accompanying the leader to eat the canteen working meal, Xu Zhengcai left the provincial hall, and as for the simulated portraitists of those ministries and commissions who wanted to keep him for a detailed discussion, he directly pushed them to Mr. Zheng.

Now that he is about to get married, how can he have so much time to accompany them here to study what acquired factors and what analog portraits, he just wants to go back as soon as possible to help.

At this time, at the Shili Jiangnan hot pot restaurant, Han Dongwen and other people in the family came here to help, and the back kitchen of the hot pot restaurant was renovated one morning, and a lot of equipment was moved.

Han Dongwen's friend, the hotel owner is also very interesting, he has waived these equipment rental and handling fees, and he also came here in person, but it is a pity that Xu Zheng, the prospective groom, is not there.

Everyone is reluctant to deal with the little police, but it certainly does not include small cadres of the provincial department like Xu Zheng.

Boss Xie has already told Han Dongwen that he will come over in person for the wedding the day after tomorrow, and of course Han Dongwen is warmly welcome.

When Xu Zheng came back at two o'clock, this Boss Xie had already left.

As soon as he entered the hot pot restaurant, he saw Du Xiaole directing the waiters to decorate the scenery on the upper and lower floors, with red happy characters, and various red festive stickers.

"Sister Xiaole is busy, look at me, I'm so embarrassed, I'm late again." Xu Zheng apologized first when he met, but he was really the main owner and didn't do anything.

Du Xiaole is in his thirties, belongs to the petite and delicate type, and has the fine tradition of hard-working women in Zhongping Province, two words: capable!

The personality is also extremely bold, very smiling, as the proprietress of the hot pot restaurant and the lobby manager, she is qualified, "Look, our groom is finally back, Xiao Zheng is really handsome, have you eaten?" If you haven't eaten it, I'll go to the store next door and buy you something to eat to cushion your stomach. ”

"I've eaten, Sister Xiaole, I'm here to work, what do you think I need to do?" Xu Zheng is wearing formal clothes because he needs to meet leaders at all levels today, no, he just changed his short sleeves in the car just now, and he is ready to work.

At this time, grandma came over and said with a smile: "Xiaole, if you have any work, you will arrange for him, he is not at home every day, this is finally here, how can he sit and watch us work?" ”

Du Xiaole laughed, "That's okay, in that case, this afternoon's work is enough for our little one to be busy, but don't worry, after finishing the work, let Brother Shi take you to a nearby massage shop, press your body, and relax." ”

The hot pot restaurant feasts guests, the tables and chairs in the hall are not very suitable, they all need to be replaced with hotel ones, and then spread the tablecloth, place the chairs, and finally have to arrange a small stage against the wall in the hall, which is for the host and the newcomer temporarily.

As for the red carpet, it can't be rolled out today, and it's never too late to decorate it on the wedding day.

Busy until eight o'clock in the evening, Xu Zheng's family and the waiter of the hot pot restaurant cleaned everything up, saying that everyone must be hungry, especially the wine and food prepared by several chefs in the hotel in advance for the wedding the day after tomorrow, the fragrance was fragrant, and they were even more hungry.

Han Dongwen asked the chef to cook two tables of dishes for everyone, don't look at it casually, these two tables also have fish, meat and seafood, not much cheaper than going out to eat, and he also opened a few bottles of good wine.

During the meal, Xu Zheng called Han Rui and Huang Xinyi, who was helping at home.

This afternoon, Huang Xinyi accompanied Han Rui to the wedding dress shop to modify the bride's new clothes, Sister Xiaorui's pregnancy, although her belly did not look bigger, it was indeed a lot fatter than when she was engaged.

It's better than before, no, Xu Zheng watched her eat half a saltwater duck and eat a yellow croaker, and she hasn't drunk soup yet.

Seeing Xu Zheng's curious eyes, Han Rui straightened his chest and argued forcefully: "It's not me who eats, but our child is hungry, what, do you still have an opinion?" ”

Of course Xu Zheng didn't, he just smiled and served her dishes, not to mention, I don't know if she was hungry, or the chef had good skills, she did feel delicious, "If you like it, eat more, we also have a membership card for that private dish now, you can order one meal a week, and we will go if you want to eat." ”

Of course, women can't overeat when pregnant, especially in the later stage, they have to eat less and more often, otherwise the fetus is too big, which is not conducive to smooth delivery, and the best weight of the fetus is 6.2 pounds.

Of course, Han Rui has occasional morning sickness now, and she can eat it this time, but she may not be able to eat it at all in the next meal, so when it comes to diet, Xu Zheng doesn't have any opinions, and she can eat it if she can.

Huang Xinyi was also hungry today, so she looked up and asked Xu Zheng after she was half full, "You have been busy all day, and the wedding process has not been done yet, let alone the rehearsal, and when we go back later, let's go through the rehearsal simply." ”

Xu Zheng was stunned for a moment, knowing that he was ashamed, "By the way, where are you and the people from the wedding company going to be the wedding venue?" Is it at home or here? ”

As soon as his words landed, the audience was suddenly silent, except for Han Rui and Huang Xinyi, who all looked at Xu Zheng in amazement, grandma's eyelids jumped and jumped, and she was also eager to try chopsticks in her right hand.

The day after tomorrow is going to get married, and the groom doesn't know where the wedding venue is, so no one dares to believe it.

But it's really true.

Tian Xinyue reacted quickly and laughed embarrassedly, "Xiaozheng is too busy, Xiaorui, you are too, you take the time to talk to him." ”

Han Rui actually didn't care about any rehearsals or not, Xu Zheng had let her decide the matter of the wedding venue, and she didn't want to trouble Xu Zheng because of this matter, "Mom, it's okay, let's go back and have a simple time with the master of ceremonies later." ”

Han Dongwen hurriedly played the round, "Xiaozheng, Xiaorui and Xinyi discussed that the wedding venue will be arranged in the east and west alleys in front of our door, anyway, the alleys are relatively wide, and the stage will face east at that time, and chairs will be placed on both sides.

Enough for forty or fifty people.

As for the kissing process, go back and let Xiaorui explain it to you in detail. ”

Du Xiaole hurriedly forked this somewhat embarrassing matter at this time, and talked about their marriage customs in Yudu, Zhongping Province, and asked her grandmother curiously, "Grandma, do you have a candidate to make a bed for the new house?"

I have both children and daughters, so I will recommend a place first. ”

Grandma and Tian Xinyue both laughed, "You can't make the bed, and you have to let your son roll the sheets when the time comes." ”

Du Xiaole's son, Shi Fangyu, nicknamed Xiao Shi, is more than six years old, and he is going to go to elementary school after this summer.

"Grandma, Grandma Han, did I roll the sheets for Uncle Xu's new bed, and the baby in Aunt Xiaorui's belly is a boy?"

Xiaoshi's words really amused everyone, the fairy tale is unscrupulous, the fairy tale also has a meaning, and grandma Su Tongyun even pulled him, "Whether it is a boy or a girl in your aunt's belly, your Uncle Xu likes it, and when you roll the sheets tomorrow, grandma will give you a big red envelope." ”

Because Xu Zheng and they still had something to do when they went back, when Han Rui was full, they left the venue early, of course, before leaving, Xu Zheng toasted several chefs and Du Xiaole and his wife one by one.

The hot pot restaurant was less than five minutes away from their house, but Han Rui wanted to eat, so Xu Zheng and Huang Xinyi accompanied her around the neighborhood, and it was nine o'clock in the evening when they got home.

This can't rest yet, because the day after tomorrow wedding, tomorrow according to the tradition of Changming, the groom and the bride can not meet, this grandmother has long reminded Xu Zheng, saying that it is not to meet, it is a manifestation of the woman's filial piety to her parents, and it is also for the good of the woman's family, which cannot be regarded as a bad habit, but a beautiful meaning.

Therefore, the wedding process can only be simple tonight, and it is really embarrassing to let the master of ceremonies come over at this point, but they are all eating this bowl of rice, and it is normal to work hard, help Xu Zheng and them go through it again, this master of ceremonies left, and when he left, Xu Zheng gave him another red envelope.

Wake up early the next morning, Xu Zheng and they began to arrange the wedding venue, the stage can not be built yet, because tomorrow's wedding process starts from Xu Zheng's house, less than five meters to the east is the door of Han Rui's house, after receiving Han Rui, walk around the family courtyard of the Municipal Public Security Bureau behind, the whole journey is about two miles.

Then come in from the west gate of the alley, and the crowd of relatives walked to the door of Xu Zheng's house, so that the process of receiving relatives was completed.

The next thing is that the bride gets out of the car and goes to the new house to have a happy time, and simply cleans up her makeup, and then the people who come to help at home take the opportunity to set up the wedding stage...

Anyway, Han Dongwen didn't let Xu Zheng worry about a set of procedures, because in addition to the master of ceremonies at the wedding, he also found a steward, who was also a neighbor nearby, and Xu Zheng had to call someone uncle.

After a busy morning, I have done everything that should be done, and then I can't rest, because of the local custom of Changming, the groom has to worship his deceased elders the day before the wedding.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, after dinner, Xu Zheng's family, including his aunt and Ren Mingming, went to the police cemetery together, and Xu Zheng's grandfather and parents were buried here.

After placing the tributes and the flowers that Han Rui bought for her mother-in-law, Ren Mingming took the initiative to clean the two tombstones, and her grandmother and aunt sat in front of her grandfather's tombstone and chatted for a while, and then accompanied Xu Zheng's parents to talk.

It probably means telling them that Xu Zheng will get married tomorrow.

Xu Zheng opened a bottle of Moutai, Grandpa drank half of it, Dad drank half of it, and he drank the last drop.

It's been celebrated by three generations.

After sweeping the tombs of his parents and grandfather, Xu Zheng, under the leadership of his grandmother, sent flowers and salutes to their former colleagues and friends one by one.

Leaving from the cemetery, my grandmother asked Xu Zheng to drive straight to the Yuhuatai Martyrs Cemetery, where not only the revolutionary martyrs who died for the establishment of the new flower country, but also built a memorial wall for the martyrs of Pingjiang Province in 2008.

Over the years, more than 600 names have been engraved one after another, all of whom are martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the public security trunk line.

When they arrived here, the Xu family stared at the string of names on the wall and was silent for a long time, among which the names of Xu Yanlin, Xu Wendong and Shi Yingxue were impressively listed, grandma and aunt supported each other, she pointed to this memorial wall, "Xiaozheng, you know what these more than 600 names represent, since you are here today, you can wipe all their names." ”

Under the scorching sun, Xu Zheng carefully wiped the names one by one with a towel, Cai Hengyun, Bai Xiangmin, Wang Junliang...

When he got home at five o'clock in the afternoon, his grandmother and aunt were tired and needed to rest for a while, Xu Zheng took a shower and changed out of his police uniform, he couldn't rest, because tonight's grandma's theater friends also brought him and Han Rui's wedding the traditional comedy show Baiju.

He had to prepare a small stage.

No, at six o'clock in the evening, as the gongs and drums sounded, on the temporary stage, five old ladies wore red cheongsams and sang "Qin Huaimei", and on the other side were four or five old men beating gongs and drums, and Feng Xiaoluan pipe.

And grandma, aunt and aunt, as well as nearby neighbors, are all elderly people, sitting in front of the stage and listening attentively to the play.

At the end of the white game, these old people really didn't charge a penny, and they also posted a red envelope to Xu Zheng, saying that it was a friend of grandma, and sent them away.

After working for a long time, plus other preparations before welcoming relatives, and arranging classmates and friends from afar, he took the opportunity to sleep in the marriage room for a while.

The rest of the trivial matters were handed over to Han Dongwen and Tian Xinyue.

At six o'clock the next day, he was called up, and he needed to cooperate with the steward and the master of ceremonies to prepare the things and people to welcome the family.

Han Rui chose the whole Chinese wedding this time, which is what everyone often calls the eight-lift sedan chair, good guy, this is something Xu Zheng never thought of before, and the entire wedding process was specially antique designed by the wedding company and Han Rui and Huang Xinyi.

For a standard Ming wedding, Han Rui wore a red wedding dress, a golden step on her head, and a red shawl embroidered with gold threads, which was solemn and beautiful.

Xu Zheng's mother-in-law, Tian Xinyue, is wearing a light pink cheongsam today, wearing gold, silver and jade, and her hair is coiled, and she is also rich and powerful.

Grandma and aunt also wore crimson cheongsams and pearl necklaces around their necks, looking like noble wives of the Republic of China.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the people from the wedding company came over to put Xu Zheng in the groom's clothes, good guy, he wrapped him inside and out, and several of his classmates and Fa Xiao kept laughing at him.

"Xiaozheng, when you go out, do I want to prepare Huoxiang Zhengqi Water for you, don't get dizzy." Xu Zhengfa Xiao Shijun said with a smile.

"Crooked, I'll bring you two bottles of cold Coke in a while, if you can't stand the heat, call my brother." Li Rongzuo is the best man and wants to follow Xu Zheng.

Xiao Dingyi came up and touched the material of the clothes, "Don't make a fool of yourself, this thing is very thin, it shouldn't be hot, tsk, don't say, Xiao Zheng is wearing this big red groom dress, it really looks like he has traveled back from the Ming Dynasty." ”

Xu Zheng put on his clothes, stood in front of the mirror, showed off for a while, and said with a smile: "Don't say it, if I wear this body, the return rate today must be 100%." ”

This cold joke made everyone stunned, you are the groom official, passers-by wearing this body will definitely stare at it curiously, isn't this nonsense?

A room of young people, seeing Xu Zheng dressed, had to pull him to take pictures...

At half past nine, Xu Zheng was wearing a groom's suit and standing in the team of greeting relatives on a horse, Xiao Dingyi was responsible for leading the horse, walked less than ten meters to the east, and made sure that the sedan chair stopped at the door of Han Rui's house.

Today, the entire alley is blocked from the sun with a shade cloth, not to mention, it is really not very hot to wear this dress, and when I arrived at Han Rui's house, the person who prepared the wedding company moved the wedding gift prepared by the man's family to the woman's house.

At ten o'clock, Xu Zheng went upstairs and knocked on the bride's door, the woman's bridesmaid group naturally did not allow it, fortunately, finally hit the door with a red envelope, and entered the house and made trouble for a while according to the process.

At half past ten, Han Rui was personally moved downstairs by her two cousins in her hometown with a stool, and then picked up by Xu Zheng and put it on the sedan chair outside.

After Han Rui sat down and her bridesmaid group stood on both sides in red dresses, the team officially got married, and then walked around the public security family home.

Because today is May Day, there are a lot of people who come to Changming to travel, Xu Zheng's Chinese wedding has really become a beautiful scenery on the street, and many people are shooting on the roadside.

Fortunately, there was a curtain on Han Rui's side, and a red hijab blocked her appearance.

The whole journey took more than half an hour, and finally arrived home, Xiao Dingyi touched the sweat on his head, "Brother Hot to death, when I get married, it will also be set at eleven, and you must let your kid lead the horse for me." ”

Xu Zheng laughed, but he didn't bother to take care of it, because he was sweating himself, and it was too hot this day.

At 11:38, the wedding was officially held, in fact, the so-called Chinese wedding also has to integrate the current elements, at least there must be a host to preside over the process, and the whole wedding went smoothly under his auspices.

Xu Zheng took the time to look at the relatives and friends sitting on both sides of the wedding stage, and found that Zhou Yanli, Xu Xiuchuan, Wang Nianpan, as well as Director Nie of the Municipal Bureau and the Wan Detachment, his forensic teacher Ji Dongli and his wife, the master Anru and his family, and the head of the South Detachment of the Special Police Detachment were all elders he knew in his work.

In addition to them, there are also friends of Xu Zheng's parents, as well as some old neighbors in the public security family home...

Like Zhuang Qiang, they definitely can't come today, they must be on duty somewhere to bask in the sun at this time.

After worshipping heaven and earth and parents, the wedding is halfway through, Xu Zheng looked at Uncle Zhou curiously, what does it mean to be your big surprise?

Zhou Yanli didn't expect Xu Zheng to be thinking about what he said at this time, so he couldn't help laughing, and Director Nie next to him looked at him strangely, "Leader Zhou, what's so funny, I think Xu Zheng doesn't have his parents present, and it's a little uncomfortable." ”

"His parents are not here, but we still have to take care of him, what is uncomfortable? It's time for us to give him a big gift. ”

As soon as Zhou Yanli's words fell, there was a sound of gongs and drums at the mouth of the alley, Yang Zhengchang walked in front in a police uniform, and two colleagues in police uniforms behind him carried a meritorious plaque of "Home of First-Class Meritorious Heroes".

Behind them were several people from the Political Department and Propaganda Department of the Municipal Bureau, as well as leaders of the provincial department, because they were wearing white shirts and had the rank of police superintendent.

Xu Zheng looked at Zhou Yanli with deep doubts, what kind of first-class merit was this, he didn't receive any notice at all, and then looked at the Wan detachment and the Nie Bureau, obviously they already knew, but they didn't tell him.

As the meritorious plaque got closer and closer, everyone present stood up to the sound of the honor guard's music, and applauded Xu Zheng at the same time.

The entrance of the alley was full of passers-by, and Yang Zhengchang was afraid that everyone would crowd over and affect the wedding, so he temporarily sent people to guard the intersection and did not dare to let passers-by enter.

Han Rui grabbed Xu Zheng's hand, and shed tears excitedly, as a family member of a first-class meritorious hero, she naturally understood what honor this was, Xu Zheng patted her hand, and he faintly guessed at this moment.

This first-class merit should be related to the meeting the day before yesterday, no wonder so many leaders of ministries and commissions came, but why was the merit selected so quickly this time?

Before he could think about it, Yang Zhengchang and two colleagues carrying plaques had already walked onto the stage...