79 Wedding
◎I will walk towards you alone.◎
With the consent of the two wedding parties, Shao Sheng's professional team took on the task of shooting the wedding vlog.
"We're currently in the wedding car heading to my second sister-in-law's house. Look, it's just dawn, early enough, isn't it? Actually, it was my brother who requested we go early today because he said the door-blocking process would take a long time."
Shao Sheng was talking to himself in front of the camera, adding hand movements from time to time. People who didn't know he was recording thought he was performing a shaman act.
"But what's the trick to blocking the door? I've never been a best man before, but even if I haven't eaten pork, I've seen pigs run. The marriage certificate has been obtained, and the wedding is still foreseeable to be grand. The bride's family will definitely let us in if they give it a try. Sister, don't you agree?"
The cameraman suppressed his laughter and nodded, shaking the camera up and down.
"But then again, I'm actually a little nervous. This is my brother's dream wedding. I've watched a lot of wedding vlogs before, and I think the door-blocking game is pretty easy. Although Sister Jingyi and Sister Lingyu are a bit cold, I know Sister Hui is a good person, and she will definitely let us go..."
The camera recorded his every word.
While feeling nervous, Shao Sheng was also full of anticipation.
After a long ten minutes, dozens of wedding cars finally arrived at their destination and slowly drove into the long alley where the Liang family lived.
Having been among celebrities for many years and having been in the entertainment industry for nearly a year, Shao Sheng felt that he had seen a lot of the world. However, when he followed his brothers into the third floor, he was still shocked by the scene before him.
If you don’t understand, just ask, is this a paradise on earth?
Each room has a corresponding theme, such as The Wizard of Oz, Whisper of Swans, Song of the Mermaid, Cranes Seeking Clouds... Every step is a scene and every step is a beautiful scene.
But before he could appreciate it carefully, the first bridesmaid guarding the gate appeared first.
My goodness, the bridesmaid is so beautiful too? No, this is actually Sister Lingyu? She is so majestic! Shao Sheng was stunned. This was the first time he had seen someone wear a gentle new Chinese style and look so majestic as to wear a throne robe.
The royal sister's gesture of blocking the door was even more royal. Her smile was very faint. She didn't look like she was preparing to welcome the bride, but rather like she was delivering an important speech to the group. It was not festive enough, but too solemn.
Zhao Lingyu raised her arm slightly, glancing at the time. She got straight to the point: "This test is easy. Ten questions, listen carefully and answer them all at once. You have one minute to think and two minutes to answer. Are you ready?"
Shao Yue had already prepared himself mentally: "Please."
"The bride's favorite dish; her favorite animal; the thing she cares about most; her biggest wish; how she behaves when she's scared; how to comfort her when she's wronged; how to resolve conflicts of opinion; how to allocate assets under your name; how to deal with her addiction to something; how you react if she can't sleep at night. Start the timer—"
Zhao Lingyu was a kind person. She did not deliberately speed up her speech so that people could not hear her clearly. Instead, she spoke word by word clearly without looking away.
Shao Sheng was completely confused by this long series of questions. He opened his mouth wide and looked at his second brother blankly. The onlookers were also stunned at the same time. Who could remember this?
Only Shao Yue didn't even use that minute to think, he just started talking, neither hurried nor slow, speaking slowly.
"Her favorite dish is sweet and sour pork; her favorite animal is a loyal large dog, preferably a golden retriever or Labrador; she cares most about money and face; her greatest wish is that those she loves and those who love her can be happy and safe;"
"When she's scared, she becomes silent and lowers her head. She likes to touch and rub anything within reach. When she's wronged, she likes to be hugged and comforted. When there's a conflict of opinion, everyone listens to her because she won't rashly make unreasonable demands.
"Everything under Shao Yue's name belongs to Liang Youwei, including me. Accompany her during the early stages of her addiction to understand the reasons. Appropriately discourage her from using the drug once it seriously affects her daily life. Insomnia in the middle of the night indicates she's not feeling well, so you should ask her about it immediately to prevent her from feeling even worse."
In less than two minutes, a perfect answer was delivered.
After a brief silence, friends and family cheered and joked.
"It seems the Second Young Master is the new henpecked husband!"
"Don't dare to easily drag the Second Young Master out for drinks in the future. He won't even be able to pay the bill later. Hahaha!"
"You know her so well? Could it be that the Second Young Master is secretly in love with her with this face?"
“…”
The crowd was noisy, but Zhao Lingyu ignored them and simply stared at the person in question for three seconds. Then, her slender figure moved aside, making way. "I hope you'll always remember what I said today."
Shao Yue frowned and replied in a low voice: "I won't forget."
After passing Swan Lake, the next room is the Underwater World.
Liang Jingyi was bored and was sitting on the shell sofa admiring her new manicure. She caught a glimpse of someone coming and put her hand down casually: "Are you here?"
She stood up, resting her forearm on the azure display board, and said with a half-smile, "Five types of small fish are listed here. Please use your index and middle fingers to operate the fishing net and catch ten within three minutes. The best man can help, but he can only use two fingers."
She was unusually gentle, tapping the large fish tank beside her with the knuckles of her index finger.
Looking at the large fish tank that took up quite a lot of space and the colorful, lively fish swimming around, Shao Sheng swallowed his saliva and said, "Sister Jingyi, how many chances do we have?"
I didn't come across this type of thing when I was making a strategy guide. My teacher didn't teach it, and my counselor didn't inform me about it.
Liang Jingyi smiled, looking very easy to get along with: "You've heard the saying that things never happen more than three times, right? So you only have one chance."
"Huh?" Shao Sheng didn't understand the logical connection between the two sentences, but Liang Jingyi's patience had already run out. She checked the stopwatch and said, "Start counting."
Time was running out and there was no time to beg for mercy. Shao Sheng immediately took the fishing net handed to him by his aunt and prepared to catch fish.
Shao Sheng's eyes were dull, and the small fish Liang Jingyi listed all had common faces. He struggled to control the unruly fishing net with a solid wooden handle, and his hands were sore, but there was only one fish that met the requirements.
He was anxious and his movements were even more awkward. He was a little overwhelmed, straightened up and put down the net, but caught a glimpse of Qin Liang and his partner standing elegantly to the side, vividly interpreting the saying "watching the fire from the other side of the river".
It’s already this late, and they are still playing with their phones???
How outrageous!
Shao Sheng couldn't help but get mad: "Brother Ting'an, Brother Qin Zhen! You two should at least come and lend a hand. Shouldn't our groomsmen unite to pick up the bride?"
After sending the message "Brother looks particularly good today, Weiwei can look forward to it", Liang Ting'an raised his head without any panic, "Shengsheng, my hands are a little sore today, I don't think I can help much."
Qin Zhen's eyes turned upwards at this moment. He leaned on the artificial flower column, one hand in his pocket, and replied to the girl several walls away with the other hand: [Of course it will be very handsome. If it's not handsome, I will lick you once; if it is handsome, I will lick you twice.]
Sensing the indignant gaze, the man instantly restrained his undulating smile and raised his eyes calmly: "Shengsheng, after all, Miss Liang is my ex-girlfriend. Is it too cruel to ask me to do this favor?"
Shao Sheng was so angry at his shamelessness that he was speechless: "But, but you are the best man today. Isn't it the best man's duty and obligation to help pick up the bride and complete the mini-games? How could you do this?"
Qin Zhen smiled faintly: "Rather than asking me this and that, Shengsheng, I still suggest that you speed up. After all, two minutes have passed."
If you don’t catch any fish, your brother won’t be able to pick up my wife today.
A breath of anger was stuck in his chest. Thinking of his second brother's instructions in the early morning, Shao Sheng glared at Qin Zhen fiercely and turned around to continue fishing.
"It's time, stop." When the stopwatch reached the end, Liang Jingyi spoke immediately, without any compromise.
Shao Sheng frowned: "Sister, please give me some more time..." He had only caught two.
Liang Jingyi smiled very fakely: "No need, your second brother has already fished out all the fish."
Seeing the small bowl of fish, Shao Sheng felt relieved. He breathed a sigh of relief. It had to be his second brother!
Thinking of the other two groomsmen's abhorrent attitude of "minding their own business," Shao Sheng was filled with complaints. As the crowd pushed Shao Yue deeper into the cave, he couldn't help but boldly approach Liang Jingyi, "Jingyi, if it was Brother Qin Zhen who married Sister Weiwei today, would you let him fish like this?"
Liang Jingyi was in a bad mood, but with a forced smile, he replied calmly amidst the background laughter: "First of all, he can't marry Liang Youwei; secondly, even if he is the groom today, then he will have to catch 300 of them with his mouth."
The viciousness in these words was obvious. Shao Sheng shuddered and dared not chatter at her anymore.
The third and final bridesmaid who blocked the door was Liang Zhihui.
The woman in a lilac-colored modified cheongsam smiled dignifiedly and gracefully. "I don't have any good questions to ask. Just find the wedding shoes. Time limit: five minutes."
Seeing the still elegant Sister Zhihui, Shao Sheng felt relieved and said that this person would definitely not make things difficult for others.
"Brother Ting'an, we don't need to do much manual labor this time. Can you finally help me?" Based on the idea that there is strength in numbers, Shao Sheng sought allies.
Liang Ting'an remained calm and said, "Shengsheng, I don't really know how to find things."
No way, you're rejecting me again? Why?
In a flash, a light bulb went off in his head, and Shao Sheng seemed to understand something, and was suddenly overwhelmed by disbelief.
Brother Ting'an, he won't...
Did you believe the brainwash that my second brother is a scumbag?!
"Shengsheng, don't be stunned, come and help quickly." The voice of his own brother sounded, and the innocent boy came back to his senses. He no longer felt any resentment in his heart, but instead felt guilty.
If he had a younger sister who was good-tempered and good-looking, but had to marry a central air conditioner with a mediocre reputation, he would not be happy about it.
Thinking about it this way, Liang Ting'an's attitude becomes easy to understand.
You really can't blame them.
With an inexplicable sense of guilt, Shao Sheng began to look for his wedding shoes in silence.
Liang Ting'an, watching his brilliant expression, frowned: What is this kid thinking? And, more importantly—the Shao family's idea of finding shoes seems to be completely wrong.
The man in the red and white jacket lowered his eyes, his gaze lingering for a moment on the bright spot at Liang Zhihui's feet, and his eyebrows raised lightly.
"Brother, have you found it?" Shao Sheng lowered his voice, sweat oozing from his forehead, "This area is too large."
"...Go see if there's any on Sister Zhihui." Shao Yue was already worried after not finding the shoes. He pursed his lips and thought, "She wouldn't hide her shoes on herself. Observe her surroundings."
"Okay." Shao Sheng frowned. How can I observe this? Sister Zhihui didn't even have a box next to her.
But, is this bright thing a mirror?
Out of curiosity, he looked up in the direction of the "mirror" reflection and saw the wedding shoes hanging from the ceiling.
Shao Sheng: “.”
He finally understood why everyone called Xiao Liang a scheming and calculating person. Who in their right mind would have thought of hanging wedding shoes like lanterns?
Shao Yue took off his wedding shoes within five minutes, took a deep breath, and held tightly the bouquet of bright red roses brought to him by Aunt Gu from the Liang family.
After going through many trials and tribulations, I am about to meet Liang Youwei.
The door decorated with flowers and lace was tightly closed, waiting for the visitor to open it.
With one hand gently resting on the door handle wrapped with a flower hand ball, and the other arm embracing a beautiful rose, Shao Yue almost wanted to crumple and crush the Ou Ya paper so that his breathing would not seem so cramped.
He stared and turned the doorknob cautiously.
“Click.”
The moment the door opened, fireworks exploded, and glittering ribbons, fresh flower petals, and fine gold and silver powder fell from above at the same time. Congratulations were heard all around, but Shao Yue felt that time had stopped at this moment.
The splendor in the room turned into illusion and haziness, only the girl with bun-hair sitting on the princess's bed was real and vivid.
The corners of her eyes and eyebrows were filled with a joyful smile, and her almond-shaped eyes curved into crescents. The rule of not showing teeth when smiling did not exist for Liang Youwei. It turned out that white teeth could speak, saying that their owner was truly happy. Although she was holding an exquisite and luxurious round fan in her hand, Liang Youwei did not use it to cover her face. Her whole face was exposed as she faced him.
Everything around him fell silent. Shao Yue saw her lips opening and closing, and her bright and smiling eyes.
She tilted her head playfully and asked silently: Do I look good?
Liang Youwei, how could you not be good-looking?
The body's reaction cannot be deceived. Shao Yue walked towards her step by step uncontrollably. He walked steadily, solemnly and meticulously.
Pulling the face with bright bridal makeup closer to him, Shao Yue bent down and placed the warm red rose into her arms, adding a soft voice: "Very beautiful."
Shao Sheng was excited and moved. He suppressed his tears and was about to hand the wedding shoes to his second brother when he realized something was wrong - why did the box suddenly become so light?
I turned my head in confusion and saw the perpetrator who acted as if nothing had happened.
What was Ting'an doing? Why was he getting the wedding shoes? Or was it the current trend for the brother to put the shoes on his sister at the wedding? He didn't understand.
Just when he was confused, Liang Zhihui calmly put his arm around his brother's shoulder and asked softly, "Brother, do you still want to put your shoes on yourself?"
Qin Zhen then spoke up, his words full of sneer: "Big Brother is really the same as always, he doesn't know his own identity."
Liang Jingyi, who had walked over out of nowhere, rolled his eyes and said, "Le, here comes another one who is laughing at you for taking fifty steps and then a hundred steps."
Amidst the vibrant flowers, Liang Youwei, surrounded by the crowd, smiled unwaveringly, seemingly oblivious to the strange atmosphere. Her ears and cheeks flushed like a drunken mist, and she coaxed in a coquettish tone, "Didn't we say today is a good day? Everyone, please don't quarrel."
Upon hearing this, the five people had different expressions on their faces, their eyes were filled with conflict, but their mouths were tightly shut, and no one said another word.
Shao Sheng subconsciously told himself that the scene before him was really wrong. He was terrified and nodded in agreement, not daring to say a word.
He couldn't help but hold his breath and watch his second brother's mouth curl up with a high-spirited smile of a winner, and with firm and slow movements, he took back the pair of exclusively customized bright red wedding shoes.
The man, whose bones and skin were all of excellent quality, knelt on one knee, held up the lonely white ankle, and put on shoes for the person on the bed.
Amidst the deafening cheers, Shao Yue raised his eyes, his brows full of affection, and said, "Happy wedding, madam."
I can spend the rest of my life with you.
Her heart skipped a beat. Liang Youwei was so moved by the affectionate "Madam" that she pursed her lips and bit them unconsciously.
Her eyelashes blinked rapidly as she tried to meet his gaze, but the emotion in Shao Yue's eyes was too strong, and coupled with that face, Liang Youwei felt like she was about to burn.
After a two-second pause, the falling heart entered a frenzy, driving its owner to nod, responding in a light, not heavy, "Hmm."
"Groom, why don't you hurry up and carry your bride out of the house?"
Following the elder's laughter, Shao Yue's chest suddenly rose and fell. After taking a deep breath, he leaned his upper body towards Liang Youwei and asked in a hoarse voice: "Can I hold you?"
Liang Youwei said nothing, her cheeks flushed, and she silently put her arm around Shao Yue's neck.
The other person lowered her eyes and smiled, and the pinkness in her skin also penetrated the appropriate makeup, turning into joy and youthfulness visible to the naked eye.
Until he held her knees firmly, Liang Youwei slowly whispered in his ear, using a whispered voice, and made a promise: "You can hold me forever."
Shao Yue was stunned. He wondered if he had heard something wrong because of excessive excitement, and slowly shifted his gaze to the face of the person in his arms.
She was still smiling, but this time she was deliberately hiding her teeth, her petal-like lips tightly pursed, her eyes fixed on him for a moment. There was a glint of uncertainty in them, three parts fear, but also seven parts courage.
He heard her throat move, and she whispered, "Are you willing?"
Suddenly, Shao Yue wanted to kiss Liang Youwei like this. But his body subconsciously kept away from her, so when he approached her, he only gently touched her forehead and hair.
"I do."
I will always be willing to be with you.
The stars in Liang Youwei's pupils were very bright, and at this moment, they were only bright for Shao Yue.
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"Are you feeling good?"
Glancing at Liang Youwei who was happily reading comics, Liang Jingyi snorted.
From the moment he was picked up by Shao Yue until he landed in Wang Shengzong's arms, the smile on his face never left.
Liang Youwei turned the page, barely suppressing her laughter, and whispered back, "After all, they are dressed so handsomely."
Her whole life was hampered by her appearance.
God knows how surprised he was when he saw Shao Yue. How could he be so handsome! It turns out that a handsome guy can be so charming in a bright red dragon and phoenix gown! And Qin Zhen and his brother, each one more surprising than the other. Behind one handsome face, there is another face with a different kind of handsomeness!
Liang Youwei was so happy.
All these handsome faces belong to her!
Liang Jingyi had no interest in men at all, so naturally he couldn't understand her collecting habit: "Don't I look good today?"
"Of course you look good!" Liang Youwei said without hesitation, "You are all very, very beautiful today. I almost kissed you this morning, okay?"
Liang Jingyi was embarrassed: "But we didn't kiss in the end."
Liang Youwei was puzzled: "In front of my second sister and Lingyu, are you crazy?"
She raised her chin, nonchalantly saying, "I'm just going crazy."
Liang Youwei chuckled, put down the comic book and pinched her nose: "Not today."
"Oh, you only kissed that guy today, right?"
"What? I never kissed him."
"Just keep pretending, Liang Youwei. I hate you so much."
"You are not allowed to hate me."
"You said no, so what?"
"If I say no, then it's not allowed."
"...Oh. Liang Youwei, you are so domineering."
"Don't you like me being domineering?"
After exchanging a few flirtatious words with Liang Jingyi, there was a knock on the door. It was the stylist team.
After breakfast, it’s time to change into the welcoming dress.
Liang Jingyi was one of the bridesmaids and had corresponding responsibilities. She couldn't stay any longer and had to go back to her room.
The person who did Liang Youwei's makeup was an old acquaintance of hers. She was very skilled and could even do two things at once, chatting while doing her work.
"Weiwei, why were your hands shaking when you were serving tea this morning?" Manman couldn't help but smile as she thought of the photography footage she had just seen. "If the groom hadn't been quick, the tea would have fallen to the ground."
Liang Youwei closed her eyes and sighed: "Oh, Sister Manman, please don't mention it. I don't know what happened at that time. My eyes blurred and my hands started shaking. Sister, I didn't need to do anything after that, did I?"
Manman: "Don't worry, it's basically over. The reception is simple, just a symbolic greeting to a few elders, taking some photos, and then it's over. You'll stay for about an hour, and then you'll have to come back to change into your wedding dress. However, I have to warn you, your wedding dress is the most beautiful I've seen in years, and it's probably the heaviest too, so it's going to be tiring."
"It's okay. This is probably the only time in my life. It's okay to be tired."
When talking about wedding dresses, Liang Youwei would think of Shao Yue, and when she thought of Shao Yue, she couldn't help but smile.
Of course, association and reality are two different things. When she really put on that one-shoulder dress with a long train, Liang Youwei could no longer smile, and the familiar pain in her waist came back again - the long train is really beautiful, but also really heavy.
The melodious orchestral music faintly came into her ears, and Liang Youwei tightly pinched the complicated and sparkling skirt.
She closed her eyes and encouraged herself: I will go on stage alone later, and I must not fall.
When deciding on the way to appear on stage, people around her gave many suggestions, such as having Liang Jiangsheng lead the way, or having Liang Ting'an and Liang Zhihui support her, but after thinking about it carefully, Liang Youwei refused all of them.
She wasn't a gift that could be given from A to B. No matter how solemn the occasion, or how legitimate the reason, "being sent away" was still "being sent away," and Liang Youwei didn't like it.
Normally she would pose as a cat and act coquettishly, which was fun and could bring her real benefits; but she really couldn't stand being treated like an object in public, as that would be so humiliating.
I chose my husband myself, so of course I have to walk towards him alone.
Liang Youwei took several deep breaths to calm her pounding heart. She heard a familiar rhythm and opened her eyes.
After eight beats, the auditorium door slowly opened. In a world of flying birds and a sea of flowers, Shao Yue was waiting for her on the other side.
【Author’s words】
Personally, I feel like the "handover from father to husband" part of a wedding really objectifies the bride... Of course, Liang Youwei doesn't know what "objectification" means. She simply feels uncomfortable, but can't pinpoint the cause, so she attributes it to "losing face" and not wanting it. How she treats herself is her business, but others can't do the same.
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