The night before the wedding, Xu Lai and Xu Yin went back to her home. Xu Yin was getting married from her parents' home, but her aunt's home was in the next county, so they had to start from there.
Auntie's side has a tradition of having a feast before the main course, so there were seven or eight tables of guests at home that evening. Xu Lai, as a bridesmaid, was also forced to drink quite a bit of alcohol.
In addition to inviting her, Xu Yin also invited two bridesmaids this time: one was Xu Yin's cousin, and the other was a close friend of Xu Yin's since junior high school.
Xu Lai wasn't very familiar with either of them, and this was the first time she had met that friend. She had met her cousin a few times before when she came to visit relatives during the Spring Festival.
The next morning at four o'clock, Xu Yin, as the bride-to-be, got up to do her makeup. Xu Lai was so sleepy, but she still got up to help. She had chatted with them until the early hours of the morning last night. Most of the time, it was Xu Yin and the other two who were talking, while she ate something and occasionally chimed in.
After Xu Yin officially started her makeup routine, Xu Lai went to have some breakfast. She had never been a bridesmaid before, but she knew that she had to eat a full breakfast, otherwise she wouldn't have time to eat when things got busy.
After she finished eating, she returned to Xu Yin's room, which was very crowded. There were five or six people standing in the not-so-large room: two makeup artists, a stylist, and the bridesmaids.
Xu Yin had specifically mentioned that a makeup artist would be doing their makeup. At this moment, it was Xu Yin's friend who was doing their makeup. Seeing that the makeup artists were all busy, Xu Lai went to lie down on the bed for a while.
Not long after, someone gently called to her, "Miss, wake up, they're almost done with their makeup, let me help you with yours."
Xu Lai grunted, got up, and patted her face. She was really sleepy and knew she had to take a long nap after she finished today.
While applying essence to her skin, the makeup artist said, "Your skin is pretty good, no acne scars or blemishes, so it saves time. But your dark circles are a bit noticeable. You didn't sleep much last night, did you?"
Xu Lai's eyelids were almost closed when she heard this and hummed in agreement, "Could you please cover them for me?"
The makeup artist was skilled, and while she was doing the styling, the other two bridesmaids had finished breakfast and returned. They just needed the makeup artist to touch up their makeup, and then the makeup work would be completed.
Before the groom arrived, they accompanied Xu Yin to take photos in their morning robes. Xu Yin had prepared all the clothes, and the four of them wore funny pajamas and kept posing.
It was almost nine o'clock when we received a message that the groom would arrive in about ten minutes.
Xu Lai and the others quickly helped Xu Yin change into her wedding dress, and they also changed into their bridesmaid dresses. They were all very open with each other. Xu Lai was a little embarrassed, because in all her life, only Xia Ning had ever seen her like this.
Xu Yin's friend, a lively and cheerful person, exclaimed upon seeing Xu Lai's figure, "Xu Lai, I didn't realize you had such a great figure!"
My cousin's eyes lit up too, "Sister Xiao Lai, you're really better than me in every way."
Xu Lai blushed at the compliment, covered her chest, put on her bridesmaid dress, and then asked her cousin to help her tie the ribbons.
At 9:10, there was a commotion downstairs. Xu Yin's cousins were making a fuss, demanding that the groom give them some red envelopes before letting them in.
They heard someone upstairs say, "You're not a bridesmaid, don't try to block the door. Get out of the way, or you'll have to have a few drinks later."
Then they heard footsteps coming upstairs. The three of them blocked the doorway, and Xu Yin's friend shouted through the door, "What are you doing out there?"
Cao Bin, the groom, said, "Please open the door to welcome my dear bride. I'll hand over the red envelope."
Friend: "You can enter with a red envelope! Once the bride is married, a red envelope will come knocking on the door!"
Then the red envelope was slipped under the door, and Xu Lai picked it up and put it in her small bag.
"It seems the groom is quite sincere. Let's go inside first."
After they came in, my cousin took out a piece of paper and said, "If you want to take the bride away, no problem, but first answer a few questions."
"First, what was the scene like when you first met your bride?"
Cao Bin scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "She and I were high school classmates. The first time we met, she sat in front of me. The teacher was handing out homework, and she turned around, and then I..."
Everyone cheered, "So it's from school days to wedding dresses! Congratulations!" Xu Yin's face flushed even more.
The second question: "Name five of your wife's favorite foods."
"Bananas, uh, beef, ramen, hot pot, braised chicken."
One last question: "What is the sum of the bride's phone number?"
Cao Bin looked troubled. "Can I use a calculator?"
My cousin shook her head: "No way, you only have 30 seconds. If you can't figure it out, I'll give you a red envelope. Once the red envelope arrives, the answer will come."
Cao Bin said something to the best man behind him, and his cousin, seeing that time was almost up, just said, "Then give it to..."
At that moment, the person standing behind suddenly spoke up: "58."
My cousin was taken aback: "Ah," she said. The question was designed so that the groom wouldn't be able to answer it, so no one had calculated the answer and naturally didn't know if it was right or wrong.
But he wasn't fooled and blurted it out. Now, whether he's right or wrong, we have to let him pass.
Xu Lai has been observing the situation from the sidelines. She also has a hidden mission, but it's not her turn yet.
She thought the best man's voice sounded familiar, and when she looked over, wasn't that the doctor from the infirmary? Did he know the groom?
Next came the games. They set up three. The first was to match wedding shoes, but there was only one shoe, and the other one had to be found.
Cao Bin succeeded after two tries, and then started the next round, reading the colors from the picture.
Cao Bin got it wrong the very first time he read it. It was clearly an orange letter with a red letter, but he said "red" as soon as he opened his mouth.
My friend called out, "Ten push-ups for every mistake!"
The other groomsmen also tried, and after reading all the words, they got ten wrong in total, so the groom and groomsmen had to do push-ups.
There were three groomsmen, the same number as the bridesmaids on this side; each of the four of them made 25.
The final segment was a point-and-click game. Xu Yin sat on the bed and pointed randomly. The groom would win if he pointed in the opposite direction.
Finally, he successfully completed all the games. Just as he was about to help the bride put on her wedding shoes and carry her away, he discovered that one shoe was missing.
Cao Bin coaxed, "My dear wife, please tell me where the other one is, okay?"
Xu Yin remained unmoved, her face full of smiles. Xu Lai hid the small bag she had just received the red envelope behind her back. Their plan was to wait until the man couldn't find it, then give him the red envelope, and then take it out again.
Zhang Ye crossed his arms, pondered for a moment, then walked straight to Xu Lai. "Should I take it myself, or will you take it out for me?"
Xu Lai blinked. "Take what? What are you talking about?"
Zhang Ye chuckled, "Playing dumb? Wedding shoes."
Xu Lai spread her hands: "Really not."
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