Chapter 295: The Wedding Ceremony
As soon as cousin Qingqing’s wedding was over, it was Su Wan’s coming-of-age ceremony.
At the beginning of May, she turned fifteen. In ancient times, girls would reach the age of fifteen, which was considered a rite of passage, indicating that they could get married after reaching the age of fifteen.
The Su family attached great importance to Su Wan's coming-of-age ceremony. They planned to set up a few tables to have a good time and imitate others to hold a proper coming-of-age ceremony to bring face to Su Wan.
On Su Yun's side, Chenglou had already prepared everything. The waiters and the kitchen team had already been found, and they were just waiting to choose a day to open.
Su Yun didn't want to delay too long, so the opening day was in early May, just a few days after Su Wan's birthday.
After several rounds of tasting, all the dishes on the menu were served normally and tasted first-class. Su Yun promoted it in advance and announced the opening of Chenglou everywhere in Xiangzhou City.
The menu and prices were also posted. It was neither expensive nor cheap. Many of the dishes on it were things the people of Xiangzhou had never seen before.
Su Wan also contributed a recipe for double-skin milk, which was sold as an after-meal dessert at Chenglou.
Su Yun also researched several desserts and snacks, such as fermented glutinous rice balls, fried dumplings, and fried buns.
Moreover, the main purpose of this promotion is to let everyone know about the spicy taste. The news that has been released is that this is a taste that is only available in Xiangzhou City. No other store or even other city has this taste.
Once this gimmick is released, there will be no shortage of customers on the opening day.
Moreover, there will be a 20% discount for all items during the first three days of opening. Given people's love of bargains, this can also attract a wave of customers.
Also, if a new restaurant appears in a place, people will come to eat there with the attitude of trying the food.
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On the day of Su Wan's coming-of-age ceremony, her mother invited all the neighbors and the shop owners of Yuyantang to come to Furong Cottage to attend Su Wan's coming-of-age ceremony.
On this day, Su Wan wore the dress and shoes and socks carefully made by her mother, put on some yellow flowers in front of the mirror, and dressed up beautifully for the event.
Before the banquet began, she had to go to the incense table to pay her respects, and then wait for Su's mother to put a hairpin on her, which was a very formal ceremony.
They are an ordinary family and don't need to follow all the rules and etiquette, otherwise they will be exhausted.
Su's mother made her a golden hibiscus hairpin, and Su Yun and Su Yi also prepared their own gift hairpins.
Since it is a coming-of-age ceremony, a hairpin is naturally given as a gift.
Yesterday, the coming-of-age gifts prepared by my eldest and second brothers were delivered to Furong Cottage.
Although the two brothers are far away, they are still thinking about their sister's birthday, let alone such a big day as her coming of age.
The hairpins prepared by Sun Ling'er and Grandma Ye were also delivered along with Su Mu's.
The eldest brother prepared a peach wood hairpin that he carved himself. He said in the letter that You County was a desolate place and there were no rare objects to be found. The only thing he could show off was the hairpin he carved himself.
The gift is small, but the sentiment is great.
Su Wan could feel that her elder brother cared about her. She didn’t care whether the gift was valuable or not. She only cared that the gift contained some sincerity.
The hairpins brought by the other brothers were different, but they were all carefully selected, and Su Wan liked them all very much.
Madam Xie, who has a beautiful face and peach blossoms, also came, and even a representative from Bingjitang came.
But the person who came was not Qiu Niang. Qiu Niang had already gone to deal with the semicolon. The person who came was her second-in-command. She had no impression of his name, and it was impossible for her to act familiar with him.
My uncle's family all came, as well as Yang Qingqing and his wife, who had just been married a few days ago.
Now Yang Qingqing has tied her hair into a bun, and she looks more gentle and considerate like a wife.
Her complexion is rosy, her eyes are full of spring, and you can tell at a glance that she is nourished by love.
Su Wan thought that once her fourth brother's Chenglou was stable, she would have to travel around to do business again.
There are still several provinces that need her to open branches of Yuyantang, and even Kyoto set a goal last year to set up a workshop.
At that time, they will pass by Xuanhe, and Su Wan plans to go see his elder brother.
Today is her coming-of-age day, the sun is shining brightly. After Su Wan has completed the ceremony, she has no intention of joking with others.
Yang Qingqing saw that she was worried, so she took the initiative to come over and accompany her.
"Wanwan, you look unhappy today. Today is your coming-of-age day. You're already a grown-up girl, so why aren't you happy? Could it be that you're missing Young Master Jiang?"
Su Wan's heart skipped a beat when his mind was touched, and he seemed very uncomfortable.
She coughed twice in embarrassment and agreed without refuting.
Yang Qingqing couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. A girl's feelings are always poetic. If she meets her ideal person, she will become more sentimental.
Jiang Yu and his third brother Su Chen were both at the border. Even if they knew her birthday, they couldn't do anything about it.
Before the two sisters could say a few words, Liuyun came over to find her:
"Miss, Mr. Jiang has sent someone over. Please go to the backyard."
It's really what you think. Just when I was thinking about that guy, he sent someone over.
Su Wan and Yang Qingqing looked at each other, and Yang Qingqing nodded at her, motioning her to go first.
Su Wan followed Liuyun to the hibiscus tree in the backyard, where Jiang Yu's guards were waiting.
The guard looked familiar. When Su Wan approached, he turned around and realized that the person who came was Ah Heng.
In his hands he held a small mahogany box with exquisite carvings.
Turning around, I saw Su Wan coming and smiled brightly:
"Greetings, Sixth Miss. I've come here today on the orders of the Young Master to present you with your coming-of-age gift. Please take a look!"
He handed the wooden box to Su Wan respectfully.
Su Wan took the box with both hands:
"Thank you for your hard work. You must be exhausted after coming all the way from Zhongzhou."
Ah Heng once said that he was stationed at Fengyue Villa all year round and would not go down the mountain unless the young master ordered him to. So this time he came directly from Fengyue Villa.
"It's not hard. Thank you for your concern, Miss. I was delayed for a while on the way, otherwise I should have arrived long ago. If I had missed the girl's coming-of-age ceremony before delivering the gifts, the young master would have punished me. This time I came here, I also brought the coming-of-age gifts prepared by the old sect master for you, but the quantity is too large, so Miss Liuying has arranged for someone to deliver them to the warehouse."
Everyone is thinking about Su Wan's birthday. To be honest, in her life, except in modern times, no one cared when she celebrated her birthday.
Her birthday has always been insignificant and ignored, and sometimes she even forgets it herself.
Now that she was being held in the palm of everyone's hand, she still felt a little unreal in her heart. She always felt that these feelings were fleeting and in the end it was just a dream, so she often twisted her arms to see if she was dreaming.
"Go back and give my regards to the old sect leader. Thank him for thinking of me!"
"Girl, please take a look at the gift the young master prepared for you. He said that the mission will only be completed if I personally watch you put it on." Ah Heng stared at the box in Su Wan's hand expectantly.
Su Wan found it funny, but did as he was told and opened the gift Jiang Yu had prepared in front of him.
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