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Chapter 4: On the fourth day of restraint, a happy marriage was concluded, and they were a perfect match.
The Pei family has deep roots in Nanqiao. The wedding date is a bit hasty, but it is not difficult to mobilize some resources temporarily.
In addition, with Pei Yunmiao's experience of getting married two years ago, as long as those rules and regulations were agreed upon, the wedding would be just a formality for Shan Yin, and there was no need to make too many demands.
If she hadn't been the protagonist of the wedding, she would probably have just shown up and had a meal.
"Sister-in-law, what kind of flowers do you think would be best for a wedding? Lilies? Magnolias? The main color is white, and I think both look good."
Pei Yunmiao came to Shan Yin with the tablet in her hand. Excitement flashed in her eyes, and her anticipation for this happy event overflowed. She seemed to care about it more than Shan Yin.
Shan Yin withdrew his thoughts and smiled at her gently, his eyes and eyebrows even more charming than the spring scenery in April.
Pei Yunmiao felt close to him and leaned on Shan Yin again.
"That's great! My sister-in-law and brother got married in the spring. The grass on the manor was all green. It must have been beautiful!"
The wedding venue was set at the manor where Pei Yunmiao had been engaged before. It was owned by her husband's family, so it was more convenient to borrow.
There is a large lawn with lush green plants, tall trees and neatly trimmed shrubs scattered around, a reflecting pool with gurgling water, and French-style buildings that make every inch of the place poetic and romantic.
It is absolutely refreshing.
But it doesn’t sound nice to mention the word green in the wedding.
Xi Minxia put on a pair of glasses and came over to choose with the two of them: "Let's go with Magnolia, Magnolia with Yinyin."
The bright magnolia flowers are not affected by dust or dirt.
"Yeah." Shan Yin had no objection, and the smile on his lips deepened.
"The colorful dress is newly made up for the evening, and the white dress is graceful in the Jade Palace in spring." Pei Yunmiao's thoughts were not on the nobleness and incomparable beauty of the magnolia flower. She narrowed her almond-shaped eyes slightly and praised cunningly, "The magnolia is beautiful, but the woman is even more charming than the flower! Brother, you've got a great deal!"
When Pei Yunhe was suddenly mentioned, Dan Yin was silent for a few seconds.
When she realized the sarcasm in Pei Yun's witty words, she felt a little embarrassed and awkward.
Xi Minxia saw through it, and for the sake of Shan Yin, she asked Pei Yunmiao to be more restrained. Although Shan Yin allowed Pei Yunmiao to call her sister-in-law in advance, she herself had not changed her words.
However, Xi Minxia was not such a demanding person. Shan Yin came from afar to marry into her family. He was well-educated and well-mannered, and there was nothing wrong with him. As a mother, she naturally had to take better care of him.
Then he started to worry about his son who seemed elegant but actually didn't understand elegance very well.
Xi Minxia frowned slightly. "Come to think of it, we're getting married soon, so why isn't your brother home yet? Shouldn't he be back?"
Pei Yunmiao immediately looked up and said, "He's at the company. He said he's finished his overseas work, but he still has some work to do back home. I heard from Assistant Zhong that he hasn't looked well these past two days."
She glanced at Shan Yin quietly again and lowered her voice: "I think he is just embarrassed, so he is hiding in the company and not going home."
"That doesn't make sense to just give up. What about the dress and the ring if he doesn't come back? He has to try it on himself, right?"
"My brother said we could find someone of similar height and build to replace him first...the lawyer from my sister-in-law's family would be fine."
"What are you talking about! Is he going to let someone else get married for him?" Xi Minxia raised her voice for a moment.
She never worried about her son being idle, but rather worried about him worrying too much about work.
But when these words came out, she felt as if Pei Yunhe was saying that he didn't want to get married and was neglecting Shan Yin.
With his mouth slightly open, he paused for a moment before stroking the back of Shan Yin's hand.
"Yinyin, don't mind me. Ah He didn't mean any harm. He's just used to being busy, and he can't bear to let others do some of the work... Don't worry, I'll definitely let him come back to see you before the wedding!"
"I don't mind, aunt." Shan Yin restrained his expression a little, and smiled in a way that no one could fault.
After listening to Pei Yunmiao and Xi Minxia's words, they both looked unhappy and the lawyer came to help. They didn't know the reason, but Dan Yin understood about 70% of what they meant.
It was probably because of the unexpected meeting the day before yesterday that she annoyed her fiancé who was not at all gentle and courteous.
People may have been dissatisfied with this marriage, and now they are even more dissatisfied with her.
Although Xi Minxia told her not to mind it and that Pei Yunhe had no other intentions, Shan Yin was a thoughtful person and had already calculated the various causes and effects, pros and cons eight hundred times.
She knew that she could not annoy Pei Yunhe, let alone affect the marriage. She stayed in Songlingju until dusk. After Xi Minxia asked her to stay overnight and Pei Yunhe had not returned yet, Shan Yin picked up her mobile phone more than a dozen times on the way back to Yilanzhou. Finally, she made up her mind to consider the overall situation and sent a message to Pei Yunhe.
She said that she was rude the day before, but some things needed to be discussed carefully in the next few days. She wanted to treat him to a meal as an apology.
A few minutes later, a text message came on the phone, and she had marked the number with Pei Yunhe's name.
[Pei Yunhe]: Which one?
Shan Yin: ...
She didn't expect that Pei Yunhe didn't even leave her phone number.
The knuckles of her fingers holding the phone turned white. The cool night breeze rushed in through the gap in the car window, brushed against the ends of her hair and then ran away.
Shan Yin bit her lips until one of her lips turned white, and finally her white teeth and knuckles loosened.
She needs his help, and the Su family needs the Pei family help.
She just endured it.
So he tapped the screen a few more times, introduced himself, explained his purpose, and tried his best to use words to make the other person feel more comfortable.
But before she could send it out again, a new message flew in on the page.
[Pei Yunhe]: I am not free these two days. I will pick you up at Yilanzhou at 10 am the day after tomorrow.
Shan Yin's misty eyes were stunned for a moment, and the driver, Lao Chen, had already parked the car steadily at Yilanzhou.
He tapped the baffle lightly, turned around and said to Shan Yin gently, "Young Madam, we're home."
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On the appointed day, Pei Yunhe personally drove to Yilanzhou to pick up Danyin.
He was also driving a Bentley, but it was a different model from the one Lao Chen usually drove. Shan Yin put his hands on the handlebars and thought for a few seconds, and the car door was opened from the inside.
Pei Yunhe leaned forward slightly, frowned, and looked at her with raised eyes, "Why? Do you really want me to be your driver?"
"No." Shan Yin shook his head, sat sideways in the passenger seat, fastened his seat belt, and habitually straightened the hem of his cheongsam.
Pei Yunhe started the car and glanced at Shan Yin calmly.
Today she wore a crescent-shaped white silk cheongsam embroidered with magnolias. It was dignified and noble, simple and elegant, with hints of green peeking through the stitches of the magnolias adding a touch of vibrant energy. Her long hair was pinned up with a jade hairpin and pinned to one side of her head. The bun was fluffy, like a bud about to bloom, and a single strand of hair languidly fell across her shoulders and chest, exuding a scholarly air.
It was obvious that she had dressed up formally for today's appointment, as if she wanted to leave a good impression on him, but she didn't realize that she was being too nice.
Pei Yunhe's eyelashes opened and closed, and he looked away coldly, but a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Did you bring your ID?"
"Hmm?" Shan Yin glanced sideways, "I brought it."
"Where are you going?" she couldn't help but ask.
She treated Pei Yunhe to this meal as an apology, but she did not communicate with him in advance. She was not sure of Pei Yunhe's preferences, so she did not book a place in advance.
It's not even ten o'clock yet, and neither of them wants to be waited for, so they set off early. It seems that it's not time for dinner anywhere.
"You'll know when you get there."
Pei Yunhe's tone was still as cold as before, and Shan Yin looked at him quietly.
He seemed to have dressed up carefully today, with hair oil on his head and his fine hair gathered behind his back. From the side, his features were tough yet still handsome and refined.
The tailor-made suit was tailored to his body shape, standing tall and straight, the black color was delicate and steady, but the moon-white shirt inside made him look a little noble and casual.
Just sitting here without saying a word is enough to make people unable to look away.
Shan Yin's gaze lingered quietly on him. When the car approached the gate booth of Yilanzhou, Pei Yunhe suddenly turned his head and caught her.
"Don't worry, I won't sell you out."
Shan Yin blinked and looked away, but the skin under the fox's eyes turned slightly red under the spring sunshine.
When Pei Yunhe drove the car into the yard of the Civil Affairs Bureau, the redness on Shan Yin's cheeks became more obvious.
She looked at Pei Yunhe in surprise, but he just avoided her gaze and looked at his watch, as serious as if he was discussing a business deal.
"Didn't you say you wanted to make peace? Accepting the certificate would be the most harmonious. You, me, the Su family, and the Pei family would all be at ease. The previous matters would be written off and considered an apology."
"But……"
The words were stuck between his lips and tongue, and Dan Yin suddenly felt that there seemed to be nothing to say.
Just as Pei Yunhe said, didn’t Dan Yin come to Nanqiao just to get married?
Getting a marriage certificate was exactly what she wanted. After getting the certificate, both the Su and Pei families would feel relieved. It would be better to get it sooner or later, so what was the big deal?
He probably wanted to use the marriage certificate to test her sincerity and determination. But, he was busy on weekdays, and taking a random day to finalize this insignificant marriage was not an option for him, and it might be disrespectful to her.
If she agreed, perhaps he could regain some face, calm down, and put the previous matter behind him.
That's roughly what it means.
His thoughts turned around and around, and the topic also turned back. Shan Yin lifted his eyelashes and put his hand on the car door handle, "Okay."
"Single chant."
Before getting off the bus, the person who had just shouted at her with a threatening tone called her again.
She looked back, as if hesitant.
Pei Yunhe's eyes trembled, and his expression suddenly became serious, "This is the only time to regret."
"I don't regret it." She answered seriously.
Her reflection lingered in his eyes. The two people who had met for no apparent reason were entangled with each other at this moment. She suddenly felt that no matter what the future held, they would all drown together under the morning sun of spring.
Suddenly, Pei Yunhe smiled, stood up and got out of the car.
"Okay, then you won't have a chance to regret it. I never intend to add divorce to my resume."
Then he took Shan Yin to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a number, queue up, register... He guided her through every process steadily.
He had made the appointment when he messaged her the day before to say he would pick her up. Perhaps he was such an organized person and was used to familiarizing himself with and arranging everything in advance.
But they didn’t take a photo together. While waiting for their number to be called, they went to line up for the photography session.
When it was their turn, the photographer asked them to sit side by side in front of a large red hanging cloth, and as he swung the camera, his tone was much sweeter than the atmosphere between the two of them.
"Come, bride and groom, come closer and smile!"
"Why are you so shy when you're wearing matching outfits? You're such a perfect match. Come closer, you look great!"
Where is the couple outfit?
Shan Yin's peripheral vision was briefly on Pei Yunhe. He still held his head high and straight, his hands casually and appropriately placed on his knees. His fingers were slender and the joints were distinct. He looked much more handsome than his clothes.
So she also sat up straight like him, and just moved a little closer to Pei Yunhe as instructed by the photographer.
She thought, maybe this is what wedding photos without emotions would look like, serious and formal, just like doing business.
But when the photo was developed and handed to Shan Yin, she was stunned for a moment.
When taking the photo, she thought that there was still some distance between her and Pei Yunhe. Both of them were very well-behaved and there was no intention of matching each other.
But looking at the photo again, she is wearing a crescent white cheongsam and Pei Yunhe is wearing a dark black suit, they complement each other, shoulder to shoulder, arm to arm, they can be said to be very close.
And that hint of reserve is the finishing touch, which reduces the love between the newlyweds by a third, transforming it into tenderness and shyness, and creating a hazy atmosphere.
There is the ingenuity of holding the pipa and half covering her face.
She even saw a hint of satisfaction in Pei Yunhe's upright smile.
She thought it was an illusion.
"What a perfect match! I told you!"
"Then I wish you two a happy wedding, a long and happy marriage!"
"Thank you very much."
Pei Yunhe took the photo from her hand, curled the corners of his mouth, and looked gentle and elegant again. He took her hand and walked towards the window.
"It's our turn."
A marriage certificate unites two families. A good match is established, and they are a perfect match.
After signing their names again and again, two small red notebooks with stamps were handed to Shan Yin and Pei Yunhe.
The staff said with joyful eyes: "Congratulations to Mr. Pei Yunhe and Ms. Shan Yin. May you two be together forever and grow old together!"
For the first time, Shan Yin felt that their two names sounded pleasant when read side by side. She subconsciously raised her head and glanced at the person next to her.
The sunlight was just right, reflecting in through the bright glass windows of the Civil Affairs Bureau, like colorful butterflies and brilliant dreams, and it sprinkled right on his gentle eyes and the high nose.
And the corners of the lips that are raised casually.
oh.
That's not an illusion.
The author has something to say:
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The bright magnolia flower is untainted by dust and dirt. From Wang Guxiang's "Magnolia."
Colorful dresses are newly made for the evening, and the white dress is graceful and elegant in the Jade Palace in spring. From Sui Shi's "Magnolia".
A marriage certificate unites two families. A perfect match is established, and they are a perfect match. From the Internet.
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