Chapter 208 Wedding Preparations
The wedding date has been set, and there are about two months left.
It was springtime, the perfect time for a wedding. Then came the preparation of clothes, buying wedding candy, booking a restaurant, and a whole host of other miscellaneous things.
Although her parents helped share the burden, they still wanted to know Jinran's opinion. Every time, Jinran would say that she had no opinion and that they could do whatever they thought was good. This would then attract the attention of the two mothers, and Jinran would have no choice but to surrender.
Anyway, wedding preparations are tedious and troublesome, and Jinran always has to whine and plead with Gu Siyan for a long time. Gu Siyan, on the other hand, is afraid that his unreliable girlfriend will back out and not marry him, so he always says a lot of nice things to coax and pamper her.
Jinran was finally satisfied.
On the day of her wedding, Jinran was woken up early by Wang Cuifen. Her father, with dark circles under his eyes, reddened when he saw Jinran, and Jinran felt sad.
Then Wang Cuifen said impatiently, "What's with the fuss? It's not like we won't see each other again. Our daughter's new house is so close to ours."
Shen Cong and Shen Ming cried and said, "That's different. From now on, our little sister won't be our family anymore; she'll belong to someone else's family. When she comes back to our home, it will be her maternal home, not our own. We can't bear to part with her."
Jinran's eyes reddened, and she quickly said, "No, I'm still a member of the Shen family. Even if my brothers get married, I'll still go home."
Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen wiped away their tears. Grandma Shen held Jinran's hand and said slowly, "My Nini is a lucky child. I've known since she was little that the family she married into is one in a million. Xiao Gu is also a good child, but people can change. If they treat you badly, you can come back. Even if Grandpa and Grandma are gone, you still have your parents and your brother to support you. Our Nini is not afraid."
Jinran suddenly couldn't hold back anymore and started crying in Grandma Shen's arms.
Father Shen squatted down and whispered, "When Nini was born, she was so tiny. I held her in my arms, being incredibly careful. I felt that this was a daughter, different from a son. She was my favorite daughter, and I wanted to give her my best, everything. But in the blink of an eye, she's reached marriageable age. I really can't bear to part with her. What if she's bullied in her husband's family? What if pregnancy and childbirth are dangerous? What if Gu Siyan isn't honest in the future? I thought about it all night. If such a thing really happens, I'll risk my life to get justice for my daughter. I thought about all sorts of things all night. When dawn broke, my daughter belonged to someone else."
Shen Cong and Shen Ming, two grown men, cried their eyes out.
It was best for Wang Cuifen to wipe away her tears and take charge of the situation. "Alright, stop crying. I need to get Nini's face trimmed. If you keep crying, we won't have enough time. You all clean up the mess again. We don't have any relatives or friends here, so we can just go to the restaurant later. Also, you three, stop being so pathetic. Don't make me slap you."
Then everyone in the Shen family sprang into action. Even Grandpa Shen changed into his Zhongshan suit and sat upright in the courtyard, not moving around.
Just then, someone knocked on the door, and everyone wondered who it could be.
When Shen's father opened the door, he saw a group of elderly people he didn't recognize, along with a group of young people. The old man at the head of the group asked in a loud voice, "Is this Shen Hongjun's family?"
Father Shen nodded, made way for the person, and welcomed them in. Then he shouted loudly, "Dad, someone is looking for you."
Grandpa Shen heard the sound, took a few steps, stood up, and then saw a group of his sworn brothers.
Grandpa Shen laughed heartily, "What brings you all here?"
The old man at the head of the group said unhappily, "You old Shen, you're a real scoundrel. It's such an important thing as our own granddaughter getting married, and you didn't even say a word. I only heard about it from that person. Otherwise, you really wouldn't have told me. Also, we brought that person's gift."
He then personally opened the calligraphy in his hand, which read, "A match made in heaven, a perfect couple."
Grandpa Shen called Jinran out and said to her happily, "Do you like this calligraphy?"
Jinran's face was still red from being pinched, but it turned even redder after seeing the signature on the calligraphy.
With a trembling finger pointing to that person's name, even if it wasn't the same leader, he was still a great man, and the story followed the same trajectory, so it was hard for Jinran not to empathize.
This is so exciting!
Grandpa Shen nodded. Then he introduced the eight elderly people who had come to his family, as well as their children and grandchildren.
How should I put it? It's like seeing the backbone of the nation right at home.
So, just how amazing is her grandfather?
Grandpa Wang, who was leading the group, said with a smile, "We old folks are all here to see you off on your wedding day. If you suffer any grievances in your husband's family, we'll all stand up for you."
Jinran felt that Gu Siyan's life was over.
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