Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1507: Lu Family’s Great-Grandson 5

Chapter 1507: Chapter 1507: Lu Family’s Great-Grandson 5

The Northeast is relatively close to the Capital. Five or six days later, Feng Qingxue received the package, letter, and remittance slip sent by Hu Ping.

The Shanghai-brand watch and wool blanket weren’t hard to procure. The wool blanket wasn’t too expensive, and even the Friendship Store sold them. Feng Qingxue handed over the overseas remittance coupons and money to Lu Tianzhi, asking him to run the errand. He came back with it in no time. Feng Qingxue then instructed her nephew to bring an even higher-quality wool blanket and a purple-red corduroy quilt cover to Hu Xiaoman as wedding gifts.

When Feng Qingxue received the next wave of wild game and mountain goods sent under various names, her face lit with joy.

These were excellent items, impossible to find on the market.

Referring to the bill listed in Hu Ping’s letter, Feng Qingxue added an extra one hundred yuan to the total and sent it over, telling him to give the fellow villagers a little more money. That way, the trade could be sustained for the long term.

You respect me; I respect you. Only then can relationships endure.

Sending such expensive gifts to Hu Xiaoman was because none of the shipping costs for these items appeared on the bill.

Once she received the wild game and mountain goods, she distributed some to relatives and friends in the Capital, kept a small portion for herself, sent parcels to comrades and relatives from various places, and discreetly added items from her personal stash. Nobody was left out, and nothing seemed amiss to anyone.

By the time she finished handling these matters, it was nearly February — February on the solar calendar, the twelfth lunar month on the Lunar Calendar — with Spring Festival right around the corner.

The marriage report for Guan Cheng and Zhong Wenxiu finally passed the review process. The two held a simple wedding ceremony under the organization of their military superiors—still a collective wedding. After receiving their marriage certificates, they each took their wedding leave and had a lively meal at the Lu Family’s residence. They then prepared to head south, bringing along the gifts prepared by the Lu Family and themselves to visit Jin Dingxiang and Jin Ruochu.

Their wedding was stripped down to the bare minimum. One ceremony resolved everything. The Lu Family hadn’t even prepared the dishes in advance, nearly exasperating Feng Qingxue to death. When Lu Tianjun and Jiang Xiaoyue got married, at least both sides’ elders showed up.

Still, most city weddings were done this way. There wasn’t much room for comparison—it made sense to others.

Feng Qingxue immediately asked Lu Tianzhi and Guan Yu to deliver the bedding she’d prepared for the young couple to Guan Cheng’s residence. In the Capital, he hadn’t wasted his time and was now a cadre at a machinery plant, with a thirty-square-meter house allocated to him.

The shiny bedding, pillows, quilted blankets, wool blankets, and more were neatly displayed on the bed. The neighbors next door were green with envy.

In these times, anyone able to prepare such complete necessities must have come from a well-off family.

After locking the door, on the way to the train station, Guan Cheng quietly said to Zhong Wenxiu, "It’s not that I don’t want to give you a grand wedding, but I don’t want to overly burden Uncle and Aunt. They’ve already given us so much. Besides, Tianjun and Xiaoyue’s wedding was just as simple. Don’t worry—when times are better, and the teacher’s reputation is restored, we’ll throw a big celebration then."

"You don’t need to explain to me. I understand completely and don’t feel a shred of grievance. Everyone else does it this way, and given our background, keeping it simple is better—it’s impeccable. All I wish for is that Grandpa can have his reputation restored soon. There’s no need to make up for the wedding."

"Thank you for your understanding, Comrade Wenxiu."

With the departure of the young couple, the students’ winter break began, and Capital University was no exception. But Feng Qingxue didn’t stay home every day. She needed to keep studying. One day she’d visit Guo Ming’s house, the next she’d drop by Professor Xie’s, and the third day she’d appear at Professors Ma’s and Jin’s homes. She was constantly on the move, sometimes bringing along the children to make herself known to the elders.