Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 44
Betrothal Gift
Back in her room, Lu Jueyu locked the door and entered her space. She took a hot bath first, and then continued to make new clothes for Li Chenmo. While she can’t make complex patterns, making simple ones is no problem for her. What’s more, her sewing machine was owned by her in her previous life, not a traditional sewing machine. So it’s faster and easier.
She didn’t know how many days she had been in her space. After she finished making two sets of clothes for Li Chenmo, she also made one for herself and each for her family. After all, she wants to wear new clothes on her wedding day. When she gets tired, she sleeps and eats in her own space and wakes up to continue.
Lu Jueyu leaves the space after she has prepared clothes and sweaters for her family. She felt that she had stayed in space for a long time, but when she came out, it was still dark. It seemed that she had only been in her own space for four or five hours. It seemed like a minute outside equaled an hour in her space. Since it was still dark, she lay in bed and slept for a while.
Hearing the crowing of the rooster, Lu Jueyu woke up and went to the backyard to wash up and prepare breakfast. But after she washed her face, she saw that her mother and sister-in-law had woken up. She was startled, usually they don’t get up so early.
“Mother, sister-in-law, why do you get up so early?” Lu Jueyu asked with surprise.
Seeing her bewildered face, Mother Lu smiled and said, “Have you forgotten what day it is today?”
“Isn’t it the 22nd of twelve months?” she asked again.
“This child, you will marry in three days. Today is the day when the groom’s family comes to send over the betrothal gift. The conversation will only be done at noon. So, we need to prepare a meal for them.” Mother Lu said.
She didn’t understand until she heard Mother Lu’s words. The wedding rules in this world are different from her previous world. What’s more, she didn’t even have a boyfriend before, and it’s normal for her to know nothing about it. But after she found out, she should let the Li family have a good meal.
So, she pretended that she had really forgotten, and said, “Ah, if Mother hadn’t reminded me, I would have really forgotten.”
“Since you’re here, I’ll leave this matter to you.” Mother Lu said before leaving with Chen Anwen and Wang Muxiao.
“Okay.”
Lu Jueyu didn’t think much about it, but generally speaking, meals served at the betrothal gift were used to show off the bride’s cooking skills. The stronger the girl’s skills, the more face she and her family will have. Because, when the man’s family sends the betrothal gift, they also invite the matchmaker and the elders of the village.
Thinking that today could be said to be the first meal the two families had together, Lu Jueyu went all out and prepared a sumptuous meal. When the sun rose to the height of three poles, Father Li and Li Chenmo came with Li Chenze, Zhang Dongmei, several elders from the village and Han Yuheng.
When they came, they brought not only a pair of wild geese, sixteen oranges, two bottles of Baijiu, two cans of tea, two bags of peanuts, two bags of red dates, two pairs of leather shoes, but also two sets of new clothes. Along with the clothes, they also brought a radio, which was a very rare and valuable item in this era.
Because of their big fanfare, everyone knew that the Li family was sending a betrothal gift to the Lu family, and the villagers gathered outside their houses to watch. Mother Lu saw the villagers gathered around the door of her house, so she had to go to the kitchen to take out some snacks to share the joy with them.
Seeing her mother coming, Lu Jueyu asked, “Mother, why are you here? Brother Chenmo and the others have already arrived?”
Mother Lu looked at the ingredients in the kitchen and saw meat, fish, vegetables, and even chicken. Although she felt that the meal didn’t need to be so sumptuous, she didn’t say anything.
“The villagers are also coming to join the fun, so Mother came to get some dried nuts and melon seeds to share with them.” Mother Lu rummaged through the cabinet while talking.
Seeing that there was only a small bag of melon seeds in the cabinet, Lu Jueyu said, “Mother, Brother Chenmo and I already bought them yesterday. I’ll go to my room to get them.”
Hearing her words, Mother Lu nodded. She didn’t expect them to even prepare these in advance. Thinking of this, she was even more satisfied with Li Chenmo. For a daughter who likes to be in a daze, she needs someone who is meticulous and can take care of her.
If Lu Jueyu wanted to enter her room, she had to go through the living room. She thought it was Li Chenmo and his family at most. But when she walked into the living room and saw so many people sitting inside, her eyes widened in surprise.
When everyone saw her, they all smiled and looked at her and Li Chenmo with teasing gazes. Seeing their teasing eyes, Lu Jueyu felt her scalp go numb. She nodded to them, and walked quickly into her room with a lowered head.
After closing the door, she took out several bags of fruit-flavored candies from her space, tore open the wrappers, and put them in a large jar. She also took out the maltose candy she bought yesterday. In addition to candies, she also took out a kilogram of sunflower seeds and a kilogram of melon seeds.
She brushed her hair quickly, left the room, and went to the kitchen. Mother Lu saw what she was holding in her hand and asked, “Why do you buy so much?”
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