Chapter 258 His Family is Very Rich

As the lights came on, Jiang Ning and Feng Yu returned to the hotel.

Took a shower and exercised for half a day.

Lying in bed playing with phone.

Feng Yu suddenly turned over and said, “Hubby, let’s not go to the Maldives.”

Jiang Ning asked: “Why?”

Feng Yu said: “Tiantian will be sent to Australia to attend kindergarten next year. We have plenty of time to travel around. There are so many good places in our hometown that we haven’t been to yet. Let’s go to Mount Tai and take a look.”

Jiang Ning said indifferently: “We can go wherever you want to go.”

Feng Yu showed him her phone and said, “Mount Tai is where Emperor Huangdi performed Fengshan. Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han also performed Fengshan at Mount Tai. I’ve always wanted to go and see it, but I haven’t been to Shandong yet!”

Jiang Ning was not interested: “Shandong is flat and there is nothing to see. Even though Shandong is a big economic province, some of the remote rural areas there are poorer than our hometown. The rich are richer than us, and the poor are poorer than us!”

Feng Yu didn’t believe it: “That’s impossible. Shandong’s GDP ranks third, higher than Zhejiang.”

Jiang Ning said: “A large GDP doesn’t mean there are no poor people. Shandong is a small place with a population of over 100 million, but the per capita land area is only a few. Although the economic volume of my hometown is not good, we have a large land area and a small population. The per capita land area is dozens of times that of Shandong. Even if we are poor, even if we farm in the countryside, a family of five can at least have 20 to 30 acres of land. We can grow anything and live a decent life.”

Feng Yu said: “I want to go and take a look.”

Jiang Ning said: “Then go, you are the party, lead everything in our family.”

Feng Yu’s eyebrows curved: “Oh, Mr. Jiang finally showed some sense of humor for once.”

Jiang Ning chuckled and said, “Actually, I can be humorous too.”

Feng Yu nodded repeatedly: “Then be more humorous in the future, don’t be like a blockhead.”

Jiang Ning was not satisfied: “Who are you calling a wooden man?”

Feng Yu immediately changed his words: “Ah, I was wrong.”

……

The next morning, they both got up early.

We went to the airport to pick up Mr. and Mrs. Jiang and my eldest niece who had just landed, and rested for a while at the hotel.

The three of them landed at six o’clock and were going to fly to the provincial capital at half past nine.

There are three and a half hours in between, so we can take a break in the hotel.

After breakfast, we talked for a while.

After eight o’clock, Jiang Ning and Feng Yu sent the people to the airport.

Then we went to Zhongshan and arrived there at half past ten.

Just the right time.

The wedding venue is not in the city, but in the countryside.

But the countryside in the south feels more prosperous than the county town where I live.

After following the navigation for a while, I arrived at a magnificent building.

There were so many cars and people that we couldn’t move forward with more than a hundred meters to go.

Seeing that the distance was not far, they got out of the car and walked over.

The driver found a place to park by himself.

When I got there and looked up, wow, it was the Xie family ancestral hall.

While I was watching, someone called Feng Yu.

Feng Yu also contacted his classmates on the way, and five boys and three girls came over to greet him.

Jiang Ning took a quick look and didn’t recognize any of them.

Old classmates were particularly enthusiastic when they met.

Feng Yu greeted his old classmates while introducing them to Jiang Ning.

Of course, I didn’t forget to introduce my husband.

“You’re married!”

“My daughter is one and a half years old.”

“You are so positive.”

Jiang Ning was speechless listening to Feng Yu greeting his old classmates.

These classmates are really something. They didn’t even know that Feng Yu was already married.

At the beginning, Feng Yu sent out invitation letters to all classmates.

After some greetings at the door, they entered the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall is quite spacious and has dozens of tables.

The decoration is very festive.

I have seen many ancestral halls, but this is the first time I have seen a wedding held in one.

Sit down at a table in the corner.

Feng Yu was busy catching up with old classmates.

Jiang Ning was a little bored and looked around for a while.

Tell Feng Yu and go for a walk outside.

“Feng Yu, your husband looks a bit fierce!”

A female classmate said.

Feng Yu of course had to beautify her husband’s image: “He just looks a bit tough, but he’s actually very easy to talk to.”

“I heard your family runs a farm?”

“That’s it!”

“Xie Zhicai said your farm is very big, tens of thousands of acres!”

“There are few people and much land in the Northwest, so the land is not valuable.”

“You can earn several million a year running a farm, right?”

“It’s just so-so, it’s OK!”

Feng Yu seldom posts on WeChat Moments, and has never shown off her house or car there. At most, she posts a few photos of her daughter, and never takes pictures of her house or car. Her old classmates’ understanding of her is limited to the bits and pieces they heard from Xie Zhicai.

All I know is that her farm covers tens of thousands of acres.

I don’t know if there are more.

Female classmate B was very curious: “How much is OK? I heard that you can’t make money in agriculture?”

Feng Yu nodded: “Agriculture is indeed not easy to do.”

Seeing that she didn’t say anything, the three female classmates felt like they were being scratched by cats.

Everyone wants to know the family background of their old classmates.

There is also a strange psychological state that one is afraid that classmates will not live well, but also afraid that classmates will drive a Land Rover.

Male student A asked: “Have you evaluated your professional title?”

Feng Yu said: “I resigned.”

Male student A exclaimed: “Resigned?”

Feng Yu said: “Yes, there was no one to take care of the child, so I quit my job to take care of the child.”

Male classmate B looked incredulous: “You finally got admitted to the civil service exam, why are you quitting? Won’t your mother-in-law help take care of the child?”

Feng Yu said: “My mother-in-law takes care of my husband’s brother’s children.”

Female classmate C was puzzled: “Don’t I help you bring it?”

Feng Yu said: “That’s not the case. My husband’s brother sent the child to Australia. My parents-in-law are also in Australia.”

“…”

The classmates were collectively confused.

Male classmate D asked: “Is your husband a rich second-generation?”

Feng Yu was delighted when she heard this: “My husband wanted to be a rich second-generation, but unfortunately he didn’t have that fate!”

The students looked at each other.

Female classmate A asked: “Did your husband’s brother immigrate to Australia?”

Feng Yu said: “No, I sent the child to Australia.”

The students didn’t know what to ask.

This is internationalized…

If you dare to quit your job and become a full-time mother, you must be rich.

Otherwise, how could I possibly quit my job?

After chatting for a while, a new person came out.

Jiang Ning also came back and sat next to Feng Yu, looking around curiously.

The traditional Chinese wedding was different from the one in my hometown.

However, there are also rituals such as worshiping heaven and earth.

It looks quite interesting.

While the wedding was going on, the host came over and invited everyone to eat.

So everyone ate and watched.

After eating a few bites, one of Feng Yu’s female classmates saw the gift-collecting accountant.

So I asked for his opinion: “Why don’t we go and pay the money first, so we don’t forget to eat later.”

Everyone thought it made sense, so they all stood up and gave gifts.

Jiang Ning was the only one left at the table.

I have to say, the banquets in Guangdong are really sumptuous.

Seafood accounts for the majority, while the banquets in my hometown are mainly chicken, duck, fish, pork, beef and mutton.

Various main dishes were served in a continuous stream.

While Jiang Ning was eating heartily, he did not forget to put a few pieces on Feng Yu’s plate.

After a while, the money that was distributed among the relatives came back one after another.

A few girls came back together and saw that Feng Yu’s food plate was almost full.

Girl A was surprised and said, “You are so nice to your Feng Yu!”

Jiang Ning said while eating: “What else? It’s natural for a man to love his wife.” Several girls were instantly jealous.

Feng Yu smiled brightly.

Not long after, the male students also came back with their share of money.

Feng Yu said, “I didn’t expect that here we have to give gifts in return for giving money as a gift. We don’t have the concept of returning gifts in our hometown. Fortunately, we have prepared gifts, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.”

The male and female classmates were instantly surprised: “You also prepared gifts?”

Feng Yu nodded: “Yes, Xie Zhicai also prepared gifts when we got married.”

The male and female students looked at each other in bewilderment, as they had not prepared any gifts.

Just come over for a meal and pay some money.

I originally thought that coming all the way here to attend the wedding was a sign of genuine affection.

I never thought about preparing gifts.

Female classmate C asked: “What gift did you prepare?”

Feng Yu said: “It’s just a decoration, not a valuable thing.”

Female classmate B said casually: “Where’s the gift? Let me see it.”

Feng Yu looked at Jiang Ning and said, “Honey, give me the box.”

Jiang Ning agreed and picked up a handbag from under his feet.

Feng Yu took it and handed it to the female classmate.

When the classmate answered the phone, he was surprised: “Why is it so heavy?”

Feng Yu said as he ate the shrimp: “Stone ornaments are a bit heavy.”

The classmate was puzzled. He put the handbag on his lap and took out a long box.

The box is made of wood, the workmanship is very exquisite, and it looks high-end.

When I opened the box, I found a rectangular jade plaque inside. It was bright yellow in color, a bit like Shoushan stone. It was very large, about 30 cm long and 20 cm wide. It was flat in the middle, and the four sides were carved with beautiful patterns.

Small words in the middle column: I wish Mr. Xie Zhicai and Ms. Yang Li a happy marriage.

The two names are listed side by side.

There is also a signature below: Jiang Ning and Feng Xue’s names.

There was nothing surprising about this gift.

What is interesting is the material of the jade pendant.

This thing looks like it’s worth a lot of money.

The least valuable thing in the world is stone, and the most valuable thing is also stone.

Female classmate B asked: “Is this jade?”

Feng Yu said: “No, it’s just a piece of stone.”

Female classmate B didn’t believe it: “What kind of stone is so beautiful? It looks like jade!”

Feng Yu said: “It’s really not jade, it’s a rock my husband picked up.”

“Picked it up?”

Male student A couldn’t hold back any longer: “Where did you find such a beautiful stone? I’ll pick one up too.”

Jiang Ning had no choice but to speak up: “They are everywhere in Africa.”

“Africa?”

The classmates were stunned for a moment, then they remembered what Xie Zhicai had said before, that Feng Yu’s husband went to Africa after graduating from high school, but they still didn’t quite believe it: “Such beautiful jade material is obviously worth a lot of money, how could it be everywhere?”

Jiang Ning said: “Tanzania is rich in this kind of ore. We have as much as you want, and we sell it by the ton.”

“real or fake?”

The students opened their eyes wide, some of them couldn’t believe it.

“real.”

Jiang Ning nodded. He was not lying.

This thing is indeed not rare. Africa is rich in mineral resources and has all kinds of stones. It is rare only because people don’t know much about it. Some smart black people even brought this thing to China to participate in the Asia Pacific Expo and sold it as Tianhuang stone.

It’s just that he doesn’t have the time to go to Tanzania to dig stones.

This thing was carved from a piece of stone he found underground.

Speaking of rarity, rare things are valuable.

If you talk about value, this thing is really worthless.

Deep underground, they are everywhere.

In short, the value of the stone is a mystery.

The female cards were passed around and everyone watched for a while.

I kind of regret not preparing any gifts.

As they were chatting, the bride and groom came over to toast.

Xie Zhicai brought the wine certificate and the new bride took the bottle and poured wine.

Following behind are the best men and bridesmaids to deal with emergencies.

After greeting everyone, they started toasting.

Guangdong people don’t urge others to drink when toasting, and they can drink as much as they want.

This is better than my hometown, although my hometown is better than the Henan and Shandong regions.

But when they sit at the table, they also urge people to drink.

It’s Jiang Ning’s turn.

Xie Zhicai said cheerfully: “Boss Jiang, thank you and Feng Yu for coming to my wedding.”

Jiang Ning had already stood up and took the wine glass. When he heard this, he immediately said, “Brother, do you have any problem with me?”

Xie Zhicai was stunned for a moment, and waved his hands quickly: “No, no.”

Jiang Ning said, “Your thanks are not sincere at all. How about we have a drink first?”

Xie Zhicai chuckled and said, “The elders don’t allow us to drink today.”

Jiang Ning asked, “Why did I hear that newlyweds in Guangdong can drink alcohol?”

Xie Zhicai said: “Some people can drink less, but some are not allowed to drink. The elders in my family don’t allow them to drink.”

Jiang Ning was skeptical, but didn’t force it.

I drank a double happiness drink.

In my hometown, newlyweds are not allowed to drink alcohol at their wedding, and no one will force them to drink.

He was the only one drinking at the table.

Everyone else had drinks.

A round of toasts.

Feng Yu handed the handbag to his old classmate: “I prepared a gift for you. I wish you a happy marriage.”

“Ah, there are also gifts…”

Xie Zhicai was surprised for a moment and quickly expressed his gratitude.

He took the handbag and handed it to the best man behind him.

The bride also expressed her gratitude before going to the next table to toast.

We ate and drank for more than an hour.

Apart from toasting, I never met the newlyweds again.

Jiang Ning and Feng Yu didn’t care, and neither did their classmates.

On the wedding day, the newlyweds were busy as spinning tops.

Jiang Ning and Feng Yu knew this very well. They were so busy on their wedding day that they were dizzy.

I don’t have the time to greet classmates.

However, the host was very attentive and treated us very considerately.

He would come over from time to time to encourage everyone to eat more, fearing that everyone would not have enough.

We ate and drank for more than an hour.

Feng Yu had almost finished chatting with his classmates.

Some guests have already started to leave.

Feng Yu asked and found out that eight classmates were also leaving today.

So she went over to say hello to the groom and they walked out together.

Xie Zhicai and his new wife came out and tried hard to keep him.

There are also elders in the family following.

Seeing that they couldn’t keep him, the elders in the family started to arrange a vehicle to send him away.

That’s so warm and thoughtful.

On the wedding day, classmates who can come to attend the wedding are expressing their friendship from afar.

It must be carefully arranged.

Xie Zhicai asked Feng Yu: “How did you get here?”

Feng Yu said: “We have the car with us, no need to send it.”

“You guys aren’t pressed for time, why don’t you stay overnight?”

“I can’t stay here anymore. I want to go to Mount Tai for a tour. I’ve already booked the flight.”

Xie Zhicai couldn’t keep the man and walked him all the way to the car.

I watched the two of them get into a Mercedes S-Class and leave.

The elders in the family were surprised and asked, “Where is your classmate from?”

Xie Zhicai said: “From the Northwest.”

The elders were even more surprised: “Is his family well off?”

Xie Zhicai nodded: “Not just ordinary good, their family is very rich, they have a farm and a hotel, and they live in a big villa covering hundreds of acres. Compared with theirs, my uncle’s house is like a birdcage…”

(End of this chapter)