CH 128

The people in the room subconsciously held their breath. Maybe they were shocked by this beautiful pearly wedding dress, or maybe they were attracted by the beauty of the bride-to-be who wore it.

Zhao Lanxiang subconsciously tightened her waist and abdomen. She raised her head and raised her chest. She felt the silky texture on her body, which was very rare. The wedding dress was embroidered with auspicious patterns, and the crane, lotus, phoenix tail, and auspicious cloud formed a harmonious pattern. A pair of large collars, from Zhao Lanxiang's neck, hang down all the way from the chest, like a shawl, with a jade pendant hanging on the tail. When she was walking on the road and swaying, it was luxurious and beautiful.

The elder sister put the phoenix crown on her tentatively. Because the hair accessories had not been tied, the huge and heavy phoenix crown wobbled on her head.

The moment she put it on, Zhao Lanxiang felt as if her neck had sunk a bit. She subconsciously supported the phoenix crown with both hands. Such an expensive thing was worn on her head. Zhao Lanxiang did not dare to take it lightly and feared that she might break it.

At this moment, Sanya pulled her big brother over with a grinning smile.

He Songbai came in from outside the door and saw his wife standing in the middle of the room. His eyes darkened as if he was addicted to this fiery red color. The corners of his mouth slowly raised.

"Are you dressing up now?"

He walked over and picked off the phoenix crown on Zhao Lanxiang's head, and said with a smile, "We need to find a skilled person to comb your hair. It is not suitable for wearing the crown now."

When the phoenix crown left her neck, Zhao Lanxiang was relieved.

She quickly thanked Grandma Li, "Thank you Grandma for leaving it to me. This red wedding dress is really beautiful. Put them on and get married, I feel my life is worth it."1

Grandma laughed lightly and said, "It is good if you like it. Come on, I'm tired too. You little couple take the wedding dress away."

Zhao Lanxiang held Grandma's arms sweetly, rubbing her legs and massaging her shoulders.

She said, "Grandma has worked hard."

In the beginning, Zhao Lanxiang felt that this old woman was difficult to get along with. She was indifferent and inaccessible. But when He Songbai told Zhao Lanxiang about her grandmother's experience, she could not help but feel sorry for her. As she got along, she discovered that the old grandmother was actually a person who was cold outside and warm inside, it was a lovely contrast.

She was stern and serious, but she seemed to look carefully at everything. It's just that her husband and son's premature death has made her discouraged. Now that she saw hope in her life, she has softened. Her occasional smile makes her heart warm.

Granny sighed and said, "Your personality is very good. Brother Bai knows how to be considerate."

"But... the relationship between husband and wife is frank and honest. What is rare is to understand each other and think about each other. I hope that you, a young couple, can last for a long time. After quarreling and squabbling, you should remember the difficulty of the year and support each other for a lifetime, alright?"

Facing grandma's pre-marriage teachings, Zhao Lanxiang nodded conscientiously and remembered it in her heart.

She smiled and said, "Thank you, grandma."

She and her elder sister went to the back to carefully change out of the wedding dress, and then she withdrew along with He Songbai.

He Songbai said with a smile in his voice, "I will not quarrel with you. If I quarrel with you later, you remember to kiss me."

"Blocking my mouth will make me speechless. When you kiss me, my head doesn't want anything else. I just want to do something happy with you."

When Zhao Lanxiang heard this, her cheeks were hot, and her heart throbbed in her chest. Even though her soul was an old woman who had chased her old man offensively, she was also ashamed by He Songbai's words.

"Do something happy? You really...not paying attention to the surrounding at all."

He Songbai laughed loudly. He grabbed her hand cheekily and split her fingers to count them one by one.

"For example, send you beautiful flowers, go out to breathe fresh air, watch movies, cook together... there are so many happy things."

Zhao Lanxiang was speechless.

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In January, on the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. It is the day suitable to marry, to consecrate, to enter a new house, to migrate, and to stay in bed.

It was just a few days after they received the marriage certificate, but this was the best day to get married in the whole month. The city was full of a festive atmosphere. People were cleaning the house, eating suckling pigs, and drinking Laba porridge.

Zhao Lanxiang was pulled up by Feng Lian before dawn. Because if she was going to get married in a traditional dress, Feng Lian had to ask someone to help her daughter comb her hair, open her face, and apply makeup.

While combing her hair, Feng Lian looked at her slim daughter, who was very happy but looked lost.

"Comb to the end, don't worry about wealth."

"Second comb to the end, free of illness and worry."

"After three combs, you have many sons and longevity."

Two happy people: one man and one woman, clapped hard beside them while smiling. One is responsible for holding the fruit tray and the other is holding a red hydrangea. These two happy people are the attendants that were caught by Feng Lian. In fact, they are little Huzi and Sanya. The lively days made them both happy to participate.

After the auspicious time arrived, a car drove to the door of the Zhao family's house and took the bride to "Song Lan" for the wedding banquet.

When Zhao Lanxiang went out, firecrackers and fireworks were ringing at the same time, and the fireworks were scattered all the way in the air. The Zhao family couple distributed wedding candy and cigarettes to the crowd. Walking all the way, it was lively, and the neighbors who had divided Laba porridge at home were hooked out.

Now, everyone knows that Zhao Yongqing is going to marry off his daughter. After the reform and opening up, Zhao Yongqing, who is part of the "tens of thousands" household, married his daughter!

[T/N: "tens of thousands" household just means this household's annual earnings is in the tens of thousands, which at that time, probably a millionaire in the modern time.]

This extravagant show is extremely arrogant. It is the most lively wedding they have seen in recent decades.

Neighbors have inquired about where the Zhao family's son-in-law was from. What their occupation is, and how much their monthly salary is. As a result, they learned that he is a foreigner. All of them suddenly thumped their chests and feet. The fertile water flowed to an outsider's field.

The Zhao family's daughter's wedding banquet was set up in the fast-growing famous restaurant "Song Lan". The red stickers with the words "congratulations to the newlyweds" hung at the door. The sound of firecrackers and fireworks kept coming.