Sunday.Early in the morning, a shiny black Crown sedan drove around the wall of Yanyuan and headed towards the residential area on the east side of Yanyuan.The Wudaokou commercial district near the road is crowded with people during this time period, and several breakfast shops are doing particularly good business."Just park on the side of the road.""It can be driven in. Can't Miss Shen's car also be driven in?""No, I'll go in."After getting off the car, under the envious gazes of countless passers-by, Li Jiankun took out two bottles of Moutai, two tubes of malted milk, and four cans of yellow peaches in a net bag from the trunk.He suddenly stopped moving.He realized that every time he went to Shen's house, even though he rarely went there, he would always bring some snacks that the naughty kid liked.Zhuangzhuang...Go through the Wudaokou commercial district and enter the hutong alleys.From time to time, you can see a few children carrying small schoolbags and skipping to school.After twists and turns, it took Li Jiankun about seven or eight minutes to arrive at the gate of the Shen family.Miss Shen's red big-toed shoe car was parked outside the door.There are some reasons for coming here at this time. First, Miss Shen is at home on Sunday, and second, Mr. Shen has not yet gone out to repair shoes. Of course, you can choose the evening, but it doesn't seem so good...Li Jiankun couldn't tell the reason.He stood outside the gate for two minutes, feeling quite mixed emotions.Not as happy as I thought.Dangdang Dangdang!He raised his hand and knocked on the rusty lion head.squeak-Less than ten seconds later, a gust of wind blew out through the crack in the door, and the somewhat dilapidated courtyard door opened, revealing the graceful figure of Miss Shen."I guessed it was today." Two blushes appeared on Shen Hongyi's pretty face.For the girl, today is no less than her lover coming to propose marriage.She took the gift from Li Jiankun and asked:"Where's the stuff?"Li Jiankun lifted up his beige windbreaker, revealing a gold-stamped velvet satin certificate of honor tucked under his left armpit.Shen Hongyi blinked and indicated that her father was in the main room of the north house."Red, who's here?"Shen's mother came out of the kitchen, with the sleeves of her blue cloth jacket rolled up and her hands wet, probably washing dishes.After seeing the person coming, he forced a smile on his face and said repeatedly:"Jiankun, come on, come in quickly."His father, Jiankun is here!"Not long after, Li Jiankun saw Shen Xueshan in the main room of the north house.This veteran with disabled legs looked much older than when I met him a year ago. About 60 to 70 percent of his hair was white, his eye sockets were sunken, and his dark face was covered with wrinkles.Shen's mother is better than him, but only to a limited extent.When Shen Hongyi saw Li Jiankun sitting down at the square table, she just politely asked about her father's health and did not get to the point for ten minutes. She pounced on him, lifted up his windbreaker, and put her little hands in to grab it.Shen Xueshan glared at his daughter and said, "You haven't even gotten married yet."These words made Li Jiankun's eyes light up.Shen Hongyi chuckled and handed over the certificate of honor with both hands: "Dad, look."As Shen Xueshan received the certificate of honor, he turned sideways and grabbed a neatly folded personnel report from the brown table behind him, then smiled at Li Jiankun:"I already know."As he spoke, he poked a certain spot on the paper placed on the table with his finger.This is yesterday's newspaper. There is a piece of news in it.Although there is only one sentence introducing Li Jiankun and no photo, the three words "Li Jiankun" are indeed there, and he is praised as a "good young man of the times."But this did not prevent Shen Xueshan from carefully opening the certificate of honor and looking at it.After a long while, he closed the certificate of honor and handed it carefully to Li Jiankun:“I was wrong and you were right, there are many ways to serve your country.“If you had really obeyed the job assignment and become a cadre, you might not have achieved what you have today, nor would you have made such a great contribution to the country.“You win our agreement."I will give my daughter to you in marriage."at last……Li Jiankun's heart was surging, and excitement was evident on his face. He said sincerely, "Thank you."Shen Hongyi, who was standing next to him, lowered her head, her pretty face flushed, and raised her little hand to grab one of his arms.No one knows that what the girl is thinking about right now is something embarrassing.It's not that she's jealous, she just wants to have a baby as soon as possible.The senior also said that the first baby could be named Shen.Her family is on the verge of breaking up and she urgently needs a cute baby to sustain it.Shen Xueshan waved his hand and said:"Actually, even if this didn't happen, you didn't fulfill the agreement."I've figured it out, too."Li Jiankun was a little surprised.Shen Xueshan seemed to want to laugh, but his laugh was very forced, and he explained:"Zhuang... Hey, I saw everything you did after my son got into trouble.“That kind of anxiety and nervousness can’t be faked.“You love Hongyi, and you also love… Zhuangzhuang, and you care about our family."No matter how you look at it, there is no one more suitable than you to be the son-in-law of the Shen family."There was no happy expression on Li Jiankun's face. He hesitated and moved his lips. But before he could open his mouth, he felt a force on his arm. When he turned his head slightly, he saw Miss Shen staring at him with a serious look.Li Jiankun sighed secretly, he knew Miss Shen was right.But he always tried to reason with Mr. and Mrs. Shen, and was unwilling to hide such a big thing from the people who would call him "Mom and Dad" in the future.It's like it's stuck in the throat.However, he also understood that speaking out would be extremely risky.After hearing Miss Shen's warning, Li Jiankun finally swallowed his words."dad."Shen Hongyi walked to her father's side, shook his arm and said, "I want to get married as soon as possible. I've been waiting for so many years.""Oh, you, you, do you still look like a girl?"Shen Xueshan's face turned red, and he slapped her hand away and said, "You can't make the decision on this matter. It depends on the man. According to etiquette, you should pay the betrothal gift first, and then set a date."After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Jiankun, with an expression that showed that he was a father-in-law who was optimistic about his son-in-law. He smiled and asked:"Jiankun, what do you think?""Uncle...Father-in-law is right."Li Jiankun smiled and said, "I will go back and prepare the betrothal gifts and send them over on a good day."Shen Hongyi chuckled.Shen Xueshan glanced at her and said, "That's right."After he came to his senses, he also hoped that his two children could get married as soon as possible.His health is getting worse day by day.The woman hid in her bed and cried every night.Although it is impossible to forget and he doesn't want to forget, it is indeed time for the family to have some happy events.Mother Shen appeared at the gate and said to her daughter, "Hongyi, go buy some good vegetables and cut some meat."Jiankun, have lunch at home.""Hey!" Shen Hongyi responded and pinched Li Jiankun's shoulder as she walked past him. She then went to the kitchen to get a blue and white woven basket, put it on her arm and went out.Shen Xueshan was somewhat curious about large-scale integrated circuits.In other words, they were curious about what big business Li Jiankun was doing and asked all kinds of questions.The two chatted until noon.The Shen family's mother and daughter were busy in the kitchen, with mother Shen teaching her daughter how to cook her specialties."I know Jiankun's family is well-off and has servants, right?""Ah.""But a girl still has to be diligent. She has to do all the housework, such as washing clothes, cooking, sewing and cleaning. Especially cooking. Your father can taste the food I cook with his eyes closed. If he doesn't eat for three days, he will miss it! Eating out every day is not good either."Mom, your cooking skills are amazing. Otherwise, how can I eat so much and become fat?""Shao Pin, remember, if you want to make fried fish delicious, you have to use high heat and fry it quickly, so that the fish meat will be crispy on the surface and not dry and tender inside..."At noon, Shen's mother prepared a sumptuous meal.Li Jiankun and Shen Xueshan broke off a bottle of Moutai.The Shen family yard, which had been shrouded in haze for so long, finally seemed to be filled with some sunlight.…………The betrothal gift mentioned by the Shen family was obviously not the kind that would drain the son-in-law's family dry.Although Li Jiankun would rather give money, gold would also be fine.Because it's simple.Since both families are from other provinces, the etiquette is definitely different. Finally, after discussing with the Shen family, they decided to follow the capital's traditions since both families now live in the capital.Li Jiankun went to visit the educated elderly people around the courtyard.There are differences between Manchu and Han traditional weddings in the capital.The preliminary ceremony of engagement is called "Fang Ding", also known as the engagement ceremony.It’s not complicated.The man finds a matchmaker to give the woman tokens of love, such as rings, bracelets, etc., as well as the Geng Tie (a dragon and phoenix card with the birth date and time recorded), and they exchange the Geng Tie at the same time.This marks the completion of the setting process.Then, based on the birth dates of both parties, they would go to the temple to find a Taoist priest or monk to ask for an auspicious date and set a date for the wedding.This final step is completed by the man’s parents.Nearing noon, the Li family's courtyard was filled with fragrance. Mrs. Yuying and Chuncao worked together to prepare a table of delicious food and wine.This is also tradition.To entertain the matchmaker.There was a noisy sound coming from the yard. Sun the matchmaker, who had just returned from the Shen family, said with great joy:"I have been a matchmaker and betrothal gift giver for many years, but I have never seen such a beautiful bracelet, such a big gold ring, and such shiny earrings. Oh, what are those shiny things on the earrings and ring?""Diamonds." said Li Jiankun."It's expensive, isn't it?""It is worthless."He was telling the truth, but Mrs. Sun didn't believe it.Diamonds are just a waste of money. In fact, their production is not low at all, and they can even be cultivated like vegetables. It is purely driven by capital.He certainly doesn't pay taxes.If it weren't for this incident, he would have almost forgotten that he also had a jewelry business.As for that pair of imperial green bracelets.There is something I cannot tell anyone. When Xiao Wang got married, he considered giving it to Luna. But later, seeing that Luna didn't know much about jade, he just couldn't bear to do so.In recent years, the jade market has gradually improved, and Xiao Wang has also entered this field. He said: "I know where the top jade in Beijing is. There is no one who can beat this pair."Li Jiankun felt that this matchmaker Sun talked too much nonsense, and then he remembered one thing.He took out a big red envelope from his pocket and handed it to him."Oh, it's so thick. Thank you very much. Here, this is Miss Shen's birth date."The item was finally sold."Matchmaker Sun, the west wing has prepared wine and food, how about you go first?""well."After sending the matchmaker away, Li Jiankun handed the Phoenix Card with Miss Shen's birth date and horoscope to the lazy Gui Fei, and whispered in his ear:"Go to the temple and give more money for incense. I need it as soon as possible."Gui Fei the lazy man said unhappily: "Do you have the final say on this?""It's just a tradition. I don't believe in it."Gui Fei said lazily, "I'll go tomorrow and keep you busy until the day after tomorrow."He was still thinking about going to Hong Kong City and wanted the wedding to take place sooner.Li Jiankun smiled and said, "If you can finish the day after tomorrow, I will finish the day after tomorrow."Weddings are always held in hotels, which can be solved with money. Besides, he has made some preparations recently."Wait."Gui Fei, the lazy man, raised his head and went to the west wing to drink.Li Jiankun didn't expect that there would be some problems just by finding someone to pick the date.The next afternoon, the lazy Guifei and the old woman Yuying returned from the temple together.Li Jiankun heard the noise and came out of the house, only to see his mother looking worried, so he asked, "Mom, what's going on?"Mrs. Yuying hesitated for a moment and sighed, "The old monk at Tanzhe Temple said that you and Hongyi are not destined to be together yet, so the date has not been set."Ok?Li Jiankun raised his eyebrows.Gui Fei the lazy man smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay, it's okay, I won't listen to that old bald donkey."Li Jiankun asked: "So has it been decided yet?""It's settled, it's the 28th on the lunar calendar. Sounds auspicious, doesn't it?"Li Jiankun sighed secretly.