Seeing Xiao Huilin come in, Ren Zhenglin quickly stood up: "Sister-in-law, you're finally here. Tell us quickly, what exciting parts are coming up next?"
Xiao Huilin greeted them with a smile: "Mom, eldest aunt, third aunt, fifth aunt." She said this in Kuoshan dialect. Ren Zhenghui taught her. He said that one should learn the words used in daily addressing people and adapt to local customs. The requirements were not high. He just asked her to learn a dozen sentences on how to address the elders.
Then Xiao Huilin called Su Tiantian again: "Tiantian."
Ren Zhenghui's mother said something, and then all four of them stood up.
Ren Zhenglin said, "Second aunt said they were going to the banquet hall and asked you to change clothes and chat with friends."
Xiao Huilin said, "Thank you."
Ren Zhenglin said, "Sister-in-law and cousin-in-law, I'll take them out first and come back later."
Zhang Xiuli sat next to Su Tiantian: "Tiantian, I'm here again, and I just met the beautiful bride." Zhang Xiuli had just chatted with Su Tiantian, so she said she was here again.
Su Tiantian said, "You're here, good job! Help Huilin change her clothes. I need to stand up and walk around. I can't sit for too long. It seems like both babies are kicking me."
Xiao Huilin said, "Tiantian, you're 34 weeks along, right? Be careful, the twins might be born prematurely."
Su Tiantian touched her belly and walked slowly: "I know, their father is more nervous. He won't sleep unless I sleep, and he won't sleep even if I sleep."
Zhang Xiuli said, "If I were Liu Jingze, I'd be nervous too. Back then, when I was seven months pregnant, Huang Jiekang was very nervous. He'd heard that babies born seven months early could still survive, and he was worried I'd give birth prematurely. As a result, I gave birth at 39 weeks and four days, right on time. Huilin, where are your clothes? I'll help you change."
Su Tiantian said: "I'm so envious. 39 weeks and 4 days is a full-term birth. I'm hoping to give birth after 37 weeks. I saw a pregnant woman in a chat group and she gave birth after 7 months. The baby stayed in an incubator for more than 20 days. Fortunately, I'm now 34 weeks, and I feel much more at ease."
Xiao Huilin said, "Tiantian, you don't have to worry too much. Just let nature take its course. Maybe you will be able to give birth to a full-term baby by then." She took out the carefully prepared clothes from the closet and slowly put them on with the help of Zhang Xiuli.
It was a scarlet brocade dress, smooth and vibrant in color. The collar and cuffs were trimmed with snow-white fox fur, soft and warm. The dress was embroidered with a vivid phoenix pattern, shimmering with golden thread. The hem swayed gracefully, and the lining was lined with soft cotton velvet, offering the most intimate warmth in the winter. She also wore a generous amount of jewelry.
Su Tiantian watched from the side, eyes full of envy: "Hui Lin, you look beautiful in any clothes. Cousin Hui is so lucky."
Xiao Huilin blushed slightly and smiled softly, "Ahui said that the weather has been around 12 degrees these past two days, so we shouldn't wear anything too thin. That's why the dresses I'm wearing today are all warm and not very slim-fitting. Tiantian, don't just praise me. Ask Xiuli about how beautiful you were on your wedding day. You can ask your brother Jing about how beautiful you were. He was so beautiful that he didn't even want to blink."
Zhang Xiuli said, "Okay, you don't have to praise each other anymore. You're relatives now. Tiantian, you just called Huilin Huilin. You can call her that in private, but in certain situations, you should call her cousin-in-law."
Su Tiantian nodded: "I understand."
Zhang Xiuli said, "I took a closer look. Huilin has about the same number of gold bracelets as Tiantian did when she got married. No need to ask, Master Ren's parents, uncles, aunts, and uncles all gave you gold bracelets."
Xiao Huilin said, "Maybe she's a little younger than Tiantian. Tiantian's grandmother and godfather gave her dragon and phoenix bracelets. Ah Hui bought me a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets when he bought hardware. My parents also gave me a pair, as did my eldest brother. My uncle gave me a gold bracelet, and then Ah Hong and the other nine bought three gold bracelets together. Ah Hui's sister also bought me a gold necklace. They're all very thoughtful. On the other hand, Ah Hui's two uncles didn't buy me any gold. My parents-in-law were unhappy, and Ah Hui was also unhappy. He said they wronged me and that at least they should give me a gold ring when we have tea."
Liu Liangjie's wife, Ren Xingqi, has passed away, so as an uncle, he bought a gold bracelet for his wife's nephew's wife, which is considered a very generous gift. Of course, he is Ren Zhenghui's uncle and a good friend of Xiao Huilin's father, so he gave such a generous gift during the tea ceremony, including a large red envelope.
As Ren Zhenghui's uncle, not giving any gold jewelry was considered rude according to local customs. When Su Tiantian got married, Liu Jingze's four uncles and aunts each gave her a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets, one pair for each family, for a total of four pairs.
Su Tiantian said: "Cousin Hui is not close to his uncle's family. Not every uncle is as good to his nephew as Jing's uncle. I heard from A Yu that the relatives on Cousin Hui's uncle's side tend to take advantage of others."
There is no doubt that the words coming from Ren Zhengyu are credible. He dares to say things that others are embarrassed or dare not say.
As the three of them were talking, there was a gentle knock on the lounge door. Xiao Huilin went to open it, and Ren Zhenglin walked in. Seeing Xiao Huilin's outfit, her eyes lit up. "Sister-in-law, you look so beautiful! We'll wait here for the notification to go to the banquet hall. What's next? Our etiquette is different from yours."
Xiao Huilin pulled Ren Zhenglin to sit down and said, "There's going to be a cake-cutting and bouquet tossing later. Ah Lin, when the bouquet is tossed, you'd better stand up front. Who knows, you might be the next happy person. I heard from Ah Hui that Uncle Wu has been very concerned about your marriage lately."
Ren Zhenglin was not shy and said openly: "Sister-in-law, please stop teasing me. I don't even have a boyfriend. Oh, and I remember when my cousin's wife got married, there was no cake cutting or bouquet tossing."
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