Chapter 196 Getting married!!
The eighth day of the second lunar month is the wedding day of Fubao and Xiao Dingkun.
This wedding was jointly organized by the Yu family, the Gu family, and the Xiao family's parents.
The wedding was held at the Capital Hotel. Many relatives and friends from the Yu and Xiao families attended, and the room was packed. On the Gu side, besides the Gu family, Chen Youfu, Grandma Hu, and Mr. Li from the village, along with several extended family members, were all in attendance. In addition, there were Fubao's roommates and a few familiar classmates.
Now is the time when reform and opening up is in full swing, and Western culture has begun to enter China, so some people have started to hold Western-style weddings, and fashionable young people also wear wedding dresses. However, Xiao Dingkun and Fubao have discussed and decided to hold a wedding that combines Chinese and Western styles. Xiao Dingkun wore a suit and shirt, and Fubao wore a semi-Chinese red dress. Both of them wore the popular big red flowers.
As for bowing to each other in the hall, it still happens, but people don’t kowtow, they just bow to each other.
At the wedding banquet, several elderly people were grinning from ear to ear, and Mr. Yu was so moved that he almost cried.
Some relatives who came were unaware of the situation and asked in confusion, "Why does the bride have two parents?"
Someone was talking about this matter. One pair was raised together since childhood, and the other pair was their biological child. The two families were equally close. Everyone couldn't help but marvel at it and praise the two families for their understanding. Now they were treating each other like relatives!
Toasts were a natural part of the wedding. Fubao wasn't much of a drinker, and after just one sip she couldn't handle it. Xiao Dingkun saw this and calmly replaced the drink with water for her. He then whispered, "Don't drink too much just because it's water, or people will notice."
Fubao looked at his serious expression and couldn't help laughing. He pursed his lips and nodded: "Yeah, I know!"
It's rare that he would put so much thought into such a small matter.
This little action happened to be seen by Feng Meini who was standing next to her. Feng Meini winked and said, "Oh, he really loves you!"
When she said this, all her roommates laughed.
In the past, Fu Bao would have felt embarrassed to be teased like this, but today he directly retorted to Feng Meini: "If you say that again, don't expect me to call you sister-in-law."
With just this sentence, Feng Meini suddenly fell silent, just like the mute button on a recording tape.
Wang Fenghua and Mo Jiasi couldn't help laughing when they saw her like this.
Ding Weihong also laughed.
Of the six roommates in the original dormitory, all of them came this time except Li Juan'er who was unable to take leave to study abroad. Everything is going smoothly for everyone. Wang Fenghua has reunited with her family and is having a happy career. Feng Meini is of course good, and Mo Jiasi and Ding Weihong are also very motivated. They all came to attend Fubao's wedding and gave a big gift together!
After the wedding banquet, it was already late. There were many Red Flag cars parked in front of the car. Fubao, accompanied by several roommates, was sent to the front Red Flag car with a big red flower. Amid the sound of firecrackers, they arrived at the wedding room that Xiao Dingkun had already prepared.
As soon as he entered, Fubao was very surprised.
You have to know that housing conditions in China these days are very average, and even if you have money you may not be able to get a good house. It is still far behind what you can get abroad. However, Fubao did not expect that this house would be a large one with three bedrooms and two living rooms, with north-south ventilation, a bright living room, a bright kitchen and a bathroom. And the most valuable thing is that this is on the first floor, and the south side of the living room directly leads to a small courtyard.
The yard is only the size of a palm, but it is enough for planting flowers and grass.
Inside, the house is fully furnished in a modern style, with leather sofas and walnut furniture, as well as a refrigerator, television, washing machine, etc. These new furniture are all pasted with big red wedding characters, which makes it particularly festive.
Wang Fenghua praised repeatedly: "Not bad, your brother Dingkun is really thoughtful! Look at this furniture, it's really interesting!"
You know, in the past, people paid attention to the three old items when getting married: a watch, a bicycle, and a sewing machine. With these three items, the wedding would be grand and glorious. But now things have started to change. People pay attention to the three new items: a refrigerator, a washing machine, and a television. Not only has the Xiao family prepared everything, but even the furniture in the house is so well prepared!
Feng Meini laughed grimly: "That's nothing. The key is this big house, we can't buy it even if we have money!"
Nowadays, real estate is mainly allocated by work units. There are also private transactions, but they are rare. Most people can forget about getting a large three-bedroom apartment like this.
Everyone thought so and ran over to look at the balcony and the small courtyard outside.
This kind of courtyard is nothing in the countryside, but it is very rare in a big city!
A few people were chattering when they heard voices outside. Wang Fenghua hurriedly said, "Hurry, go sit in the bridal chamber!"
You can make as much noise as you want in private, but you have to put on a good show in public.
When Fubao heard this, she hurried to the bridal chamber and behaved like a proper bride.
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After everyone came to the new house, the Gu and Yu families took a look at the layout of the house and were naturally very satisfied. At this time, in order to make the house lively, the Xiao family's parents invited several people to make trouble in the bridal chamber and make some fun in the new house. Finally, when it was night, everyone left and only Fubao and Xiao Dingkun were left in the new house.
Although they were very familiar people, after the hustle and bustle died down, only the two of them were left alone in this new house. Fubao actually felt a little uncomfortable. She smiled and said, "Why did my parents leave? I thought they would live here together."
The parents she was referring to were Xiao Dingkun's parents. At the wedding banquet, she changed her address to "Mom and Dad". Xiao's father and mother gave her a generous sum of money for changing her address, which she still kept in her pocket.
She saw that the house had three large bedrooms. She and Xiao Dingkun would live in one room, and another would be converted into a study. The remaining room could be completely occupied by Xiao's father and mother. She thought they would stay here, but she didn't expect that they would leave.
At this time, Xiao Dingkun was collecting the wedding candies scattered on the ground and placing them in a small bamboo basket nearby. Upon hearing this, he casually said, "How can we enjoy ourselves if they live here?"
Fu Bao was confused: "What?"
Xiao Dingkun stood up and came to Fubao: "They know I don't like to be disturbed."
Fubao realized what he meant and understood it immediately. Remembering that tonight was their wedding night, he felt an indescribable sense of shyness.
We had already had that experience in a foreign country, hugging each other until the night was dark, and we indulged in love.
But tonight is different, it is their wedding night.
By the time she realized this, Xiao Dingkun had already walked up to her.
His dark eyes flashed with a different kind of fiery than usual. He locked his gaze on her, his voice low and gentle, so gentle that it seemed like a whisper in her ear at night: "Let's... go to bed early?"
Fubao certainly understood what he was going to do.
In a hotel in a foreign country, he made her understand time and time again what kind of man he was.
With her breath oppressed, she lowered her hands and smiled softly: "I'm going to take a shower first."
As he said this, he was about to slip away to the toilet.
She is a bride today, and brides always have to wear makeup, with a layer of colorful makeup on their faces.
But he stretched out his arm to stop it and then picked it up.
He hugged her tightly, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I'll help you."
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The feeling of staying in a hotel in a foreign country is always different from that of being at home.
This is their new house, their wedding room. It is spacious, bright and decorated with joy and sweetness. Everything is so satisfactory, making Fubao understand that this is the home Xiao Dingkun prepared for her, their common love nest.
Women are different from men. They still need a home. With a home, they feel safe and have the promise of a lifetime.
It feels so special to be in your own big bed.
It was already early morning when Fubao fell into a deep sleep.
In a trance, she remembered that someone hugged her tightly, called her name eagerly and greedily in her ear, and called her baby while tossing and turning, saying that she was his baby.
Then she fell asleep.
In her dream, she drifted to a distant and ethereal place, where there were green mountains and clear waters, and Buddhist music lingered in the air. Just as she was wondering, someone suddenly grabbed her sleeve and said, "Fubao, don't go."
She was surprised to see the other person's face in the hazy white mist.
The handsome and deep features were so familiar that they couldn't be more familiar. This was her brother Dingkun.
At this time, Brother Dingkun's eyes were full of red bloodshot, and his perfectly three-dimensional face was tangled and a little hideous because of the pain. He was breathing heavily, as if he had come from a very far away place.
She wanted to tell him that she was not leaving, that she was by his side, but she couldn't.
She couldn't open her mouth.
That brother Dingkun pulled her sleeve: "I'll go with you, don't go with him-"
Go, where to go, he can't, who is he?
Fubao was about to ask, but the mountains, the water, the lingering Buddhist music, the gurgling mountain springs, and his brother Dingkun in front of him all disappeared.
She opened her eyes in a daze and realized it was a dream.
In this life, she is Fubao, married to a man named Xiao Dingkun, and this is their wedding night.
She lay on their wedding bed, and the man beside her, although in his sleep, still protected her with his arms.
When he lowered his head, his fingers were clasped with hers, with no gap between them.
I raised my head and looked at his sleeping face. Beneath his sword-like brows, his eyes, which were a pair of deep, dark pupils, were now closed. They no longer had the fiery look that he had when he was awake, but instead had a calmness that seemed to come from the peaceful years.
His high nose makes his handsome face look more three-dimensional.
The chin is very hard and feels slightly rough to the touch.
He appeared in her dream.
In the dream, he was tugging at her sleeve, completely losing his usual calmness, as if he would lose her in the next second.
Just as he was thinking, the man with his eyes closed opened them.
Fubao was slightly surprised, but was caught by his gaze.
"What are you looking at?" He held her hand, his voice particularly hoarse having just woken up.
"It's nothing... I just woke up, it's okay." Fubao buried his head in his arms and said this vaguely.
"Why didn't you call me when you woke up?"
"You're not asleep!"
Xiao Dingkun laughed softly and hugged her: "When you wake up, I wake up."
Fubao: "Ah? Did I wake you up?"
Xiao Dingkun: "No."
Fubao: “You——”
Before Fubao could finish his words, Xiao Dingkun said, "You woke up, so I woke up. You came, so I came too."
As he spoke, he had already lowered his head.
At this moment, Fubao's mind was filled with many things, including his first encounter with him, his companionship over the years, and the dream he just had.
And his words are like a Zen riddle.
But soon, her mind was immersed in all the excitement brought to her by the man in front of her.
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Fubao had taken a two-week leave to return home. After the wedding, she could stay in the country for a while. She would chat with Gu's grandparents and parents, play in the capital, chat with Yu's grandparents, and occasionally visit classmates who stayed in the capital. The rest of the time, she would stay at home with Xiao Dingkun.
She had known Xiao Dingkun for many years and thought she knew him very well, but when the two of them actually lived together, she found that she still didn't know Xiao Dingkun well enough.
He can actually cook, and the food tastes delicious.
Every morning, when she woke up with back pain, she would find that he was not around, and the sound of the range hood came from the kitchen.
After washing up, I went to the restaurant and saw that he had already prepared a delicious breakfast.
He could fry delicious and beautiful eggs, and make delicious soy milk. When his slender and handsome hands held a bowl of soy milk and placed it in front of her, she really wanted to hug him and kiss him.
Maybe it's because he's seen too much abroad, or maybe it's because there are only two of them at home, but Fubao is becoming more and more relaxed now.
After finishing a delicious breakfast, Xiao Dingkun cleaned up the kitchen and said, "Let's plant trees today."
Fubao was washing apples there and was a little surprised when he heard this: "Planting trees?"
Xiao Dingkun glanced at Fubao and said, "I got a sapling of Albizia Julibrissin. We'll plant it in the yard later."
Fubao: "Albizia albizzia?"
She looked at Xiao Dingkun in surprise: "Why do you suddenly want to plant this?"
Xiao Dingkun raised his eyebrows: "Isn't this great? We can plant some flowers and plants in the yard, and we can also plant a tree."
Fubao: "But why is it the Albizia Julibrissin tree?"
Xiao Dingkun didn't say anything or answer. He stared at Fubao and raised his eyebrows.
Fubao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly thought of the purpose of the tree and understood his thoughts at once.
She pursed her lips and smiled: "Okay!"
After that, Xiao Dingkun didn't say much, didn't even look at her, and just had a gloomy face.
Fubao laughed inwardly, wondering if he was dissatisfied with her for not reacting.
He has such a beautiful wish, she should follow suit and say that planting Albizia julibrissin is a good idea.
Just as she was thinking about it, Xiao Dingkun had already stood up and went to the yard, holding a shovel and preparing to dig a hole, but he still ignored her.
Fubao hurried over and said, "You dig the hole and I'll plant it. Let's plant it together!"
Seeing her little tail, Xiao Dingkun finally couldn't hold it anymore, and a fleeting smile flashed in his eyes: "Hold the sapling, be careful not to touch the roots."
Fubao nodded quickly like a chick pecking at rice.
Xiao Dingkun finally smiled this time. He looked at his wife with extremely gentle eyes, but in that gentleness, Fubao tasted a hint of tiredness and sweetness of finally getting his long-cherished wish fulfilled after going through so many hardships.
Fubao was stunned for a moment, thinking he had seen it wrong.
At this time, the wind blew through the courtyard, and a faint fragrance drifted into his nose. Fubao suddenly remembered that dream, that absurd and unfounded dream.
She remembered Xiao Dingkun's eyes in her dream and the hands that grabbed her sleeves.
"Brother Dingkun..." she called him softly.
"Hmm?" Xiao Dingkun looked up at her.
"Nothing." As she spoke, she raised her hand and held his.
"Through life and death, I will be with you forever." "Hold your hand and grow old together" is the symbol of the Albizia Julibrissin tree. Planting an Albizia Julibrissin tree in the courtyard of a newlywed couple indicates a long and happy marriage.
This is a lifetime promise.
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