Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Wedding Room
In the afternoon, the two went to the Lu family's old house to visit Lu Yanxiao's family.
Lu Yanxiao had already informed the Lu family of the news of getting a marriage certificate in advance. Moreover, she had met and chatted with Grandpa Lu through a video call before. She had the impression that he was a kind and friendly old man. Therefore, in comparison, Lin Mo felt much less stressed.
When the vehicle stopped in front of the old house, the gate slowly opened.
"Are you back?"
"It's Yanxiao, Qingqing and the others!"
"Go out and pick them up!"
"Give me the flowers!"
Accompanied by a burst of enthusiastic and excited voices, the Lu family rushed out from the room in an orderly manner. Running in the front were aunt Lu Shufen and uncle Cui Liang, and Lu Sijian followed closely behind, supporting Lu Qingye.
The whole family was dressed formally. Lu Shufen was holding a bouquet of flowers in her arms, and Cui Liang, who was following him, was holding a red banner in each hand. One read "Warmly welcome Lin Mo" and the other read "Congratulations to Lu Yanxiao on his successful marriage."
The grand and lively scene made Lin Mo feel both amused and a little helpless.
"Aunt, that's too much." Lu Yanxiao pretended to be unhappy.
"Get out of the way!"
Lu Shufen didn't want to talk to him. She pushed him aside and handed the flowers in her arms to Lin Mo. "Qingqing, I'm Yan Xiao's aunt. I've been waiting for you to come. Wow, you're such a beauty! Even prettier in person than in the photos."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Lin Mo took the flowers with a smile and greeted everyone sweetly.
Lu Qingye was extremely satisfied with his granddaughter-in-law. As he was supported and walked into the room, he continued Lu Shufen's words and criticized Lu Yanxiao: "You little brat was not happy at the beginning, you deserve a beating!" As he said that, he was about to pat Lu Yanxiao on the shoulder.
Lu Yanxiao ducked his shoulders and moved closer to her: "Well, now you are her biological child, and I feel more like a son-in-law who married into her family."
Lu Yanxiao's sudden approach made Lin Mo subconsciously retreat.
“…”
Lu Yanxiao raised his eyebrows slightly, with a questioning look in his eyes.
Lin Mo realized belatedly that he was acting in front of his family, and she almost ruined his act. She didn't know if anyone else had noticed, so she wanted to make amends. She simply took Lu Yanxiao's arm, and deliberately stuck close to him with a shy look on her face.
"Then you have to be nice to me, otherwise grandpa and auntie will definitely help me vent my anger."
Lu Yanxiao's eyes flashed with surprise: "I'm not good to you?"
“Better!”
Lu Qingye scolded, "You are lucky enough to marry such a good girl like Qingqing, you must cherish her."
"Okay, okay, I will do it."
When Lu Yanxiao was with his family, he was friendly and relaxed, even showing a bit of youthful brightness, which was very different from the image of "President Xiao" who was feared outside. This greatly helped Lin Mo relieve stress. Most of the time, she only needed to play freely under his guidance and protection.
That's the case today.
When they entered the villa with everyone, the housekeeping staff had already prepared sumptuous refreshments. Everyone drank tea and chatted in a happy atmosphere. However, as the two had expected, they talked about wedding matters.
"Qingqing, do you have any requirements for the wedding? Just ask." Lu Qingye said kindly.
Lu Yanxiao picked up a cherry from the fruit bowl and said nonchalantly, "We're not having a wedding."
"What did you say?!"
Lu Qingye's face turned serious in an instant, and he slapped the armrest of the sofa in anger.
The more he looked at Lin Mo, the more satisfied he became. Although he was happy about the hasty marriage of the two children, he was always afraid that if he neglected her, the granddaughter-in-law he had been waiting for so long might not want his grandson anymore. Therefore, he wanted to give her the best.
But now, this brat Lu Yanxiao is not holding a wedding!
How could he allow it!
"Don't mess around, kid!" Lu Qingye raised his crutch and was about to hit Lu Yanxiao.
"Dad, don't get excited, don't get excited, don't get angry and hurt yourself."
"Grandpa, why don't you listen to what he has to say first?"
…
The family was comforting the old man, holding the crutches, and protecting Lu Yanxiao. The scene was in chaos.
"Grandpa, it's me..."
Lin Mo also stood up and quickly explained, "It's me who doesn't want to have a wedding."
"Did that brat force you to say that?" Lu Qingye glared at Lu Yanxiao, pretending to teach him a lesson again.
Lu Yanxiao shrugged speechlessly and leaned back on the sofa with a sleepy look, feeling quite wronged.
Lin Mo patted his arm twice gently, with a somewhat intimate and ambiguous action. To others, it was just the care and comfort between young lovers.
When Lu Qingye saw this, his arrogance subsided a lot and he slowly put down his crutches.
Lin Mo called out "Grandpa" sweetly and explained softly, "It's me who doesn't want to do it. It's quite cold now, and it's not convenient to take wedding photos. I want to wait until it's warmer. Grandpa, don't be angry. Your health is more important."
After hearing the two sweet "Grandpa", Lu Qingye felt much better, and his previous anger gradually disappeared.
He nodded, his tone softening, "Well, the cold is a problem. How about we find a nice island abroad to shoot? Yan Xiao and Si Jian both have private jets, so it's very convenient."
Lin Mo poured some tea for Lu Qingye and said with a hint of grievance, "Grandpa, the nature of my work doesn't allow me to go abroad casually."
Lu Qingye slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, look at my memory, I forgot about this. What do you mean?"
Lin Mo: "Compared to foreign countries, I prefer the grasslands and snow-capped mountains in China. The grasslands are bare now, so they don't look good in photos. The snow-capped mountains are very cold. Summer will be the perfect time."
"Grasslands are good, snow-capped mountains are good too."
Because of his inner bias, Lu Qingye was easily persuaded by Lin Mo. "That makes sense. If you want to go to the grasslands and snow-capped mountains to shoot, now is not the right time. Then do as Qingqing says."
"Brother, look, who is the real grandson?"
Lu Yanxiao complained to Lu Sijian in a sarcastic tone, "Our status will be in jeopardy in the future."
“Tsk!”
Lu Qingye glared at him and ordered, "Be content, you little brat."
Lu Sijian smiled: "I agree, be content, it's not easy to marry someone you like..."
Before Lu Sijian could finish his words, he suddenly felt pain in his ankle. Someone kicked him hard under the table. He looked at the culprit, Lu Yanxiao, in confusion. The latter glared at him, clearly threatening him to shut up.
Lu Sijian didn't understand.
*
After the meal, Lin Mo was taken into the room by her aunt to have a "secret talk".
Lu Yanxiao went into his elder brother Lu Sijian's room. He had to explain to Lu Sijian why he kicked him that way, and there were some things he had to tell his elder brother.
"What happened? Why did you kick me?" As soon as Lu Sijian saw Lu Yanxiao coming in, he picked up the pillow and threw it at him to accuse him.
Lu Yanxiao accepted it obediently, took the pillow and put it back on the sofa.
Lu Sijian guessed most of it at this moment: "Why? Didn't you tell her that you have been looking for her for so many years?"
Lu Yanxiao leaned lazily against the cabinet: "I'm afraid of scaring her."
If he scares people away, he will regret it so much.
Lu Sijian laughed: "Oh, finally someone can cure you."
"I'd love to."
Lu Sijian originally wanted to do some work to kill the time before dinner, but unexpectedly, Lu Yanxiao had no intention of going out for the time being. He just picked up a car model on the cabinet and played with it. The wheels rolled in his palms, making a clicking noise.
"Do you have something to say?" Lu Sijian asked.
Lu Yanxiao raised his eyes: "What about you? How long do you plan to wait?"
This was the first time the two brothers had discussed Lu Sijian's relationship issues. Lu Yanxiao carefully chose his words: "I can't find anyone, but the person you're waiting for has always been there."
Lu Sijian didn't say anything. He lowered his eyes to look at a corner of the table, but his gaze was unfocused, as if he was lost in some thoughts.
Lu Yanxiao: "Lin Mo knows her, and they seem to have a good relationship."
Lu Sijian still didn't respond, but the expression in his eyes became more desolate.
*
On the other side, Lin Mo followed her aunt Lu Shufen into the guest bedroom on the second floor.
"Come on, come in."
Lu Shufen took Lin Mo's hand and walked to the bed. There were many things placed on the silk sheets.
Lu Shufen picked up one of the wine-red velvet boxes first: "Take a look, do you like it?"
Lin Mo opened it carefully, and inside lay a bright green bracelet. The rich color was crystal clear in the sunlight, like the green leaves in spring or the calm lake water. It was obvious that it was worth a lot of money.
"This is too expensive." Lin Mo politely declined.
"Keep it. No matter how valuable something is, it's not as precious as you."
Lu Shufen helped her put it on forcefully, pulled her to sit on the soft chair next to her, and picked up two other small boxes, which contained a jade hairpin and earrings respectively.
Lu Shufen said earnestly, "Your marriage was so sudden, and now we're not having a wedding. We can't let you down. We love you from the bottom of our hearts."
"aunt--"
"Yan Xiao has been without parents since he was a child. I am the only female elder in the family. As his aunt, I have to help him with some things. These are our gifts, and you must accept them no matter what."
"Okay, thank you, auntie."
Lin Mo did not refuse again. It would be a lie to say that she was not touched at all, but she had already drafted an agreement with Lu Yanxiao in advance regarding the giving of valuable gifts and cash gifts. If she could refuse, she would refuse. If she really couldn't refuse, she could just add them to the list in the agreement and return them in full later.
"Be good, come here, there's this cheongsam, try it on to see if it fits you."
Lu Shufen is as her name suggests, gentle, resolute and elegant. She is a very good cheongsam designer with her own studio and brand. As soon as Lin Mo entered the room, it was hard not to be attracted by the cheongsam. The light green background was decorated with white jasmine flowers, all of which were hand-embroidered and the workmanship was so fine that it looked like a work of art.
There is no doubt that the cheongsam was tailor-made for her, the size is perfect, and the style and elements are also very suitable for her.
Thinking back to the fact that she had just exchanged information with Lu Yanxiao this week, her aunt must have worked overtime to rush it out for her.
"It's really beautiful, auntie, I like it very much."
Lin Mo sighed from the bottom of her heart, and at the same time, a sense of guilt arose in her heart. The Lu family gave her surging true love, but she was lying to them.
Her aunt was helping her to put her hair up and try on a hairpin in front of the mirror. She didn't even dare to look at her aunt in the mirror, for fear that her guilty conscience would be discovered.
After dinner, Lin Mo and Lu Yanxiao left the old house.
On the way Lu Yanxiao drove her home, she thought for a while and asked seriously, "Lu Yanxiao, do you feel guilty?"
"Huh?" Lu Yanxiao was puzzled.
"Look, even though your family may say they hate you, they actually love you very much. Do you feel guilty about us deceiving them like this?"
Lu Yanxiao's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was wondering why the girl suddenly asked this.
After a brief pause of two or three seconds, he chuckled faintly, saying indifferently, "In real marriages, there are also divorces after two or three years."
One sentence hits the nail on the head.
Lin Mo quickly changed her mind. This was indeed the case. They had agreed to be married for three years, but in essence, their marriage was not much different from those that ended in divorce after two or three years.
Thinking of this, the original guilt was reduced a lot.
She smiled and said to Lu Yanxiao, "You're right. I still have a lot to learn from you."
"By the way, the gifts my aunt gave me are all very valuable. I took photos of them and will print them out and attach them to the agreement form. You can take everything back."
"That's not necessary."
Lin Mo waved her hands repeatedly: "No, it's too valuable. Leave it at my house. If it gets lost, I can't afford to pay for it."
Lu Yanxiao: "It's up to you."
"One more thing."
Lin Mo pulled out a plastic bag filled with papers from her bag. "Aunt said that Grandpa has prepared a wedding room for us..."
She glanced at the words on the top sheet of paper in the plastic bag. "It's the villa in Zizhu Manor. They're already planning on renovating it. They asked me to discuss my preferred decoration style with the housekeeper."
Lu Yanxiao: "Well, I know about this. The old man mentioned it a few years ago. My eldest brother and I will each have a seat."
"Goodbye, we're not really getting married, don't make it so much trouble."
The villa estate of more than 5,000 square meters undoubtedly adds more shackles to their fake marriage, which is exaggerated to think about.
Besides, the reason why she agreed to marry Lu Yanxiao was not only to reassure her grandfather, but also to allow herself to focus more on work. She had neither the time nor the energy to decorate such a huge villa.
"Let's try not to add too much unnecessary trouble to this sham marriage, otherwise, there will be too much to settle in three years. It's hard to explain my position, so please talk to your family. If you must have a house as a wedding house, your current house or mine will do."
Lu Yanxiao didn't hesitate too much and blurted out, "Okay, use mine."
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