Wedding room

It has been a long time since Dongyou last visited Chen's house.

It's not that she doesn't want to, she's always busy and always wants to work overtime during the New Year to catch up. And her grandparents always call her carefully before the New Year to say they miss her, and their words all seem to be about wanting her to come home for the New Year.

She could only squeeze out one day. In order to see Chen Qi'an, she always chose the day when he came to her house to pay New Year's greetings. Naturally, she could not squeeze out time when she went to Chen Qi'an's house to pay New Year's greetings.

The scene was very embarrassing.

They had always been worried that Chen Qian'an would not be able to find someone who could accompany him and listen to him. They were naturally happy that he could find his other half, not to mention that this person was such an outstanding winter traveler.

Although they had watched Dong You grow up together, they had never imagined that he would choose to be with Chen Qi'an. They were indeed very close when they were young, but they all thought that Dong You only treated Chen Qi'an as a very good younger brother. Now they were somewhat uncomfortable with this situation.

The only one who adapted was Chen Qixiao.

The three of them had often played together when they were little, and he was more aware than anyone else of the distinct atmosphere between the two. He had long suspected they had feelings for each other, and had always watched them interact with an indescribable attitude, secretly wondering when they would finally break the ice.

Unexpectedly, the relationship between the two suddenly became cold a few years ago. He thought he had guessed wrong, or that Chen Qi'an was unhappy when he heard others pairing him with Dong You.

Several times, he had secretly asked his brother what he thought of the winter tour. Chen Qi'an was always good at hiding his emotions, but in front of his brother, who was born to the same mother, he had no way to hide them. He could see Chen Qi'an's appreciation and affection for the winter tour, but he could also see his subtle dissatisfaction with his brother's constant mention of the winter tour.

When Chen Qixiao heard that Dong You was coming to his house to propose marriage, he thought they had finally gotten together, so he took a leave and came back to see how their relationship was different now.

He took advantage of his father's absence to pick up Dong's family to cut a fruit plate. After everyone entered the house, he pushed the fruit plate in front of Dong You and Chen Qi'an, looking at them with a gentle smile: "Eat some fruit first."

"Thank you, Brother Xiao." Dong You thanked him flattered.

The last time the two families met was during the New Year when they visited Chen's house to pay New Year's greetings. It has been nearly half a year since they last saw each other, so they had to exchange pleasantries before slowly getting down to business.

"The two children like each other, what can I do! Can I separate them?" Dong Qun said.

Dong Qun was sometimes very feudal, but he was not unenlightened. As for his child's marriage, he certainly hoped that she would find a lover who understood and loved her.

His temper has improved a lot compared to when he was young. He has had a bad temper since he was a child and rarely said anything nice. Wang Huan tolerated him a lot.

It was because of Wang Huan's tolerance that he gradually changed.

Because he had personally experienced Wang Huan's influence on him, he couldn't possibly oppose his daughter's decision about her marriage. Dong You was indeed too reckless this time, but as a father, he knew that Dong You must have made this decision because she was willing to marry Chen Qi'an.

Chen Jiahuan laughed out loud upon hearing this, her voice tinged with a hint of resentment towards her son. "I really don't know when these two kids started dating, and why didn't they tell their families?"

Their seating arrangement was very interesting: the Chen family sat on one side, the Dong family sat on one side, and Chen Qian'an and Dong You sat on the other side.

Dong You was whispering something in Chen Qi'an's ear, her attention still focused on the conversation of the elders. When she heard Chen Jiahuan's words, she quickly said, "I was embarrassed to say it before."

Dong You said this without thinking, it just came out of his mouth naturally.

Chen Qianan glanced at her.

Dongyou felt ashamed in his heart, not knowing why he had to tell this lie when he could have just played the ostrich and kept silent and got away with it.

Everyone laughed, expressing their understanding of the embarrassment of falling in love with acquaintances.

Chen Qixiao saw Dongyou covering his mouth and whispering something to Chen Qi'an. He keenly noticed that his brother's expression seemed to relax and he looked very happy. Chen Qixiao couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. What was he talking about?

He smiled at the two people who were still whispering as if no one was around and said, "What are your plans for the wedding?"

It has been a long time since I last visited the Chen family. Almost nothing has changed there. When Dong You saw the familiar scene again, some things from his childhood came to his mind.

She quietly told Chen Qi'an a lot of interesting childhood stories. She was in a good mood. When she heard Chen Qixiao's question, she smiled and said without hesitation: "I don't plan to do it."

"Why?"

Chen Qi'an was the first to raise the question.

Dong You noticed Chen Qi'an's gaze and immediately realized that she hadn't told him about her decision not to hold a wedding. Chen Qi'an's gaze and questioning of her made her heart beat faster. She didn't know why she was so nervous. Chen Qi'an's expression clearly seemed to be just curious about the reason.

All eyes fell on Dong You.

She said calmly, "I may not be able to spare the time for the wedding."

It's not just because I don't have the time.

It was well known that weddings were troublesome, requiring too much time and energy. She was not very willing to spend time and energy on a ceremony that was ostensibly a celebration of their lives but was actually a performance for the guests.

She knew that weddings were different for most people. To be honest, she was worried that her uncle and aunt would be unhappy, and even more worried that Chen Qi'an would be sad.

She told another little lie.

No one expected that the first person to speak out against Dong You would be Dong Qun. He frowned and said unhappily, "How can we not have a wedding?!"

However, Dong You ignored Dong Qun's clamoring. All her attention was on Chen Qi'an. She thought that if Chen Qi'an showed any sign of displeasure, she could spend some time at the wedding.

Amidst her anxiety, she saw Chen Qi'an nod thoughtfully and said calmly, "Okay."

Hearing this, Dong Qun was about to jump up again, but Wang Huan held him aside, so he had to hold Wang Huan's hand tightly and sit back down.

He heard his wife whisper in his ear: "Let the children decide for themselves, don't interfere."

Wang Huan had said so, what could Dong Qun do? He could only glare at Dong You angrily, but still muttered in a low voice: "How can we not have a wedding..."

"Young man..." Wang Huan patted the back of his hand, somewhat comfortingly, "Your ideas may be different from ours."

Dong You looked at Chen Qi'an seriously, secretly trying to understand his subtle expression, to confirm that he really didn't feel unhappy at all. His reaction was so calm that Dong You didn't know how to react.

"We're confused about what you young people are thinking," Chen Zhangyuan said with a genial smile. "You guys should make your own decisions on this matter."

The wedding was over, and the dispute over which family would provide the wedding house began again.

"It would be great if our family could pay for it!" Zhang Ruye said excitedly, waving her hand. "I've been looking forward to Xiaoyou's wedding for the past few years, and the wedding room has been prepared long ago."

Liu Yang snorted coldly, not daring to show weakness and said, "Who isn't prepared? My mother-in-law and I have already prepared Xiao An's wedding room."

Sitting next to Liu Yang, Chen Yulan felt a rare pang of guilt. She and Liu Yang had indeed prepared a wedding room for her grandson, but it was for Xiaoxiao. They all thought Chen Qixiao would get married first, and with Chen Qi'an's personality, he probably wouldn't see his grandson's wife for a few years.

Who knew that before Chen Qixiao even made any move, Chen Qi'an had already obtained the marriage certificate.

She really admired Liu Yang's ability to make up stories, and he was so calm and not guilty at all.

She thought silently, it turned out that her cultivation was not deep enough.

Zhang Ruye rolled her eyes and started to act like a scoundrel: "I don't care! I only have this one granddaughter, and our family must pay for this wedding house!!"

"No! Our family has to pay for it!"

When the elders were speaking, the younger generations didn't dare to speak and could only helplessly watch them argue childishly.

Dong You smiled helplessly and said, "Grandma, we can just buy the wedding house ourselves."

There would be no result from arguing like this, and Dongyou was not stupid enough to choose one to offend the other, so she could only propose a compromise and try to end this farce.

Noticing that Dong You's hand was being tightened, Chen Qi'an understood and nodded in agreement, "Yes, grandma."

"——No!" The two people who were arguing with each other just now said in unison.

The old man was very stubborn and refused to accept Dong You's suggestion. In the end, Chen Qi'an and Dong You had to have two wedding houses.

The house was already given away, yet they were still comparing themselves. Liu Yang smiled proudly, "The location of the house I chose is so good. It's close to Xiaoyou's company and also close to Chen's. It's so convenient for our two children to go to work."

Zhang Ruye couldn't say this. When she and Dong Renhua had chosen their house, they had assumed Dong You would join Dong's after graduation. They had bought a house near Dong's, in an upscale residential complex not far from the villa area.

As a result, Dong You got into a fight with her father. Not only did she start her own business after graduation, she also chose a location far away from Dong's company. She even rented a house near her small company and only went home once a month.

Zhang Ruye snorted coldly and said sourly, "Oh."

The advantage was there, and Dongyou and his wife would definitely live in Liu Yang's apartment. Even though she felt a little jealous, it was indeed convenient for Dongyou to go to work. She couldn't force Dongyou to live in her apartment and make her precious granddaughter's commute troublesome.

After weighing the pros and cons, Dong You decided to live with Chen Qian'an in the house that Chen Qian'an's grandmother and great-grandmother bought in the Yuhen Villa District, and occasionally stay in her grandmother's house.

Liu Yang and her family bought the house in Yuhen Villa District two years ago. The decoration was complete, and only some soft furnishings were left for the young couple.

Chen Qi'an's work was not very busy, so he volunteered to take on the task of furnishing the wedding room. Dong You was not good at this, but he trusted Chen Qi'an's aesthetic taste and confidently handed this important task over to Chen Qi'an.

But some things cannot be decided by Chen Qian'an alone. He thinks he still needs to discuss some details with Dong You.

However, she had taken too many days off this month for the winter tour and was unable to get away. She sent a message to Chen Qi'an:

Let’s talk about my company.

Shared Location

22nd Floor

The two of them had made an appointment for a weekend date. Chen Qi'an had brought some homemade food and planned to have lunch with Dong You. He followed the location to an office building and took the elevator to the 22nd floor according to Dong You's instructions.

...was stopped by the gate.

"Hello sir, I can't meet our President Dong without an appointment. Please forgive me."

The receptionist told him this with a proper smile on her face.

Chen Qian'an looked at the gate, the receptionist, and the lunch box in his hand. Finally, he resigned himself to his fate, took out his cell phone, sighed, and dialed Dongyou's number.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't Dong You's turn off yet. In the past few days, Chen Qi'an had called Dong You during her working hours, but she hadn't answered. She only called back after she got off work.

[Beep, beep, beep…]

The phone rang. It was ten minutes before Dongyou got off work.

Chen Qi'an thought the call was going nowhere again, and wondered how he was going to spend the next moment. He stood at the front desk, awkwardly watching people coming and going...

Before I could come up with a plan, a female voice came over the phone -

"Xiao An? Are you here yet?"