Chapter 166
Zhang Nan's tone was too natural, and Chu Yue didn't realize her purpose at all. Even though she knew that she had ulterior motives, Chu Yue couldn't understand why she was suddenly interested in Chu Xinghua, a man who had been dead for several years.
Chu Yue knew very little. She had no feelings for Chu Xinghua and her impression of him was particularly shallow. She just told Zhang Nan what she wanted to tell her. When the two of them were chatting, even though Chu Yue was the one telling the story, the right to speak and the initiative were still in Zhang Nan's hands. Invisibly, she got a lot of information from Chu Yue, some of which even Chu Yue herself didn't know.
After she left, Zhang Nan sat in a chair, thinking thoughtfully.
Chu Xinghua values both affection and promises. Meng Xiaoyu is his first wife, and his feelings for her must be extraordinary. Combined with what Old Lady Gao said before, Chu Xinghua values the things Meng Xiaoyu left behind extremely highly. He wouldn't just sit there and watch them get snatched away by someone else.
If Chu Xinghua didn't know the value of the things left by his first wife, then he would protect them so desperately because he must want to leave them to Meng Xiaoyu's son. If he knew the value of them, it would be even more troublesome.
From what others had said, she could already picture Chu Xinghua: stubborn, chauvinistic, and headstrong. He was someone who would do anything when pushed to the limit. What if he had destroyed the necklace... What if that was how Chu Yue got the ring on her hand...
Zhang Nan frowned.
There was one thing she had never understood. The necklace was already unattractive, and Chu Yue's ring was even more rustic. Why did she still wear it every day and touch it from time to time? Anyone who saw it would know that she treasured this ring very much.
Zhang Nan suddenly felt very irritated.
She returned to China alone, and Chu Lijun was just a raft for her to return home, not a companion at all. She left her business in the United States and everything else to come here just to find the necklace, but now the necklace is nowhere to be found, and even the Chu family here are more weird than each other.
The Chu family's complex and rigid relationships had caused her a lot of trouble. Sometimes, she really wanted to give up, stop looking, and just go back, but...
Thinking of some things, Zhang Nan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
Don't be impulsive. Being impulsive will only lead to failure. She will waste so much money and energy, which can never be recovered.
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Zhang Nan was at a loss, but the Chu family was decorating their homes with lights and decorations.
All the items for the decoration have been bought and will be put up the day before the wedding. Today, everyone put down their work, stayed at home, and looked forward to the door.
About two hours later, the door was finally opened. Chu Shao, who was used to wearing a military uniform, walked in first with an upright posture. Seeing the colorful paper in his hand, Chu Jiujiu was the first to rush over, "Let me see, let me see!"
Chu Shao was startled by her excited attitude, while Wen Xiuwei, who was following behind him, was smiling with her lips pursed.
She pushed Chu Shao's shoulder and said, "Give it to her quickly."
Chu Shao reacted, his face showing a helpless expression. At this moment, a group of people gathered behind Chu Jiujiu, and everyone was looking at them eagerly. Chu Shao shook his head with amusement and handed the freshly issued marriage certificate to Chu Jiujiu.
This year's marriage certificate has also been revised. It has changed from two extra-large pieces of yellow paper to two pieces of medium-sized colored paper with a frame on top specifically for pasting photos of the couple.
Taking photos and getting a marriage certificate were done at the same time. When the photos were being taken, Wen Xiuwei had no idea what the effect would be. Fortunately, she and Chu Shao were both good-looking, so after the photos were taken, even the staff admired them for a long time.
Everyone knows Wen Xiuwei, but there is no star effect now. Even if she is recognized, there will not be a crowd of people. Actors nowadays are actors. People like them and are willing to talk to them more, but they will not lower their status and put themselves in a humble position.
Because Wen Xiuwei is very popular among the public, the staff were more careful when taking photos of them, and no embarrassing scenes occurred.
Chu Jiujiu took one, and the other was taken by Chang Fangyuan. Chu Jiujiu couldn't wait to unfold it. Seeing the familiar marriage certificate, familiar signature, and unfamiliar photo, Chu Jiujiu blinked first, and then couldn't help laughing.
She smiled, and everyone else smiled too, so no one noticed that something was wrong with her. When Chang Fangyuan returned the marriage certificate in a rare gesture and the rest of the adults began to discuss what time to start decorating tomorrow, Han Shengyi realized that Chu Jiujiu had been maintaining this posture for a long time.
He walked around to Chu Jiujiu curiously and saw that she was still cheerful, but because she had been laughing for too long, she looked a little silly.
It was the first time Han Shengyi saw her like this, and he couldn't help but laugh, but he was laughing at her.
"What's wrong?"
Chu Shao was still waiting to get the marriage certificate back, and he also wanted to know Han Shengyi's question.
Hearing Han Shengyi's voice, Chu Jiujiu followed the folds on the marriage certificate and closed it again. As she closed it, she sighed deeply, and then she said with great admiration, "It's so beautiful."
Han Shengyi didn't understand, but Chu Shao's heart skipped a beat.
After Chu Jiujiu returned the marriage certificate to him, he unfolded it. A black-and-white photo was taped to it. On the right, his expression remained the same, but he wasn't sitting as straight as usual because he was subconsciously leaning toward Wen Xiuwei. To his left was Wen Xiuwei, her smile gentle. The old camera couldn't capture her true beauty, but even if it was only one-tenth of her original appearance, it was enough to stun people.
What's more, she still looks so happy.
Chu Shao had never seen Wen Xiuwei's disfigured appearance. He had heard Chu Jiujiu talk about it, but he could never imagine what the scene was like. Perhaps it was not that he couldn't imagine it, but that he didn't want to imagine it.
Looking at this photo, Chu Shao suddenly smiled silently.
He no longer has to imagine it. Disfigurement is something that has never happened. It does not exist. No one knows about it, so he should not know about it either.
In the future, his and Wen Xiuwei's life will definitely be like this photo, perfect and smooth.
His emotions raced in an instant. In the eyes of others, they only saw Chu Shao taking a look at his marriage certificate, and then his mood became better. After putting away the marriage certificate, he rubbed Chu Jiujiu's hair hard like he did when they were children.
After messing up Chu Jiujiu's smooth hair, he turned around and went to find Wen Xiuwei who was talking to Grandma Han and the others.
Chu Jiujiu covered her hair and asked Han Shengyi blankly: "What happened to him?"
Han Shengyi mused, "We're getting married soon, so he must be having a seizure."
Chu Jiujiu: “…”
Is there any causal connection between these two sentences?
She could still take a break from her busy schedule that day, but the next day, everyone was spinning like a top. She didn't go to bed until after midnight, set the alarm, and at four in the morning, she sat up with a somersault.
The Chu family all got up at four o'clock, which was still okay. As for Wen Xiuwei, the three members of the Wen family got up at three o'clock in the morning. They had to do things like putting on makeup and changing clothes by themselves. It was such a happy day and they didn't want to make any mistakes.
Chu Jiujiu got up at four o'clock, put on makeup, and then put on the little skirt she bought at Wangfujing at a huge price. The first meal was eaten at home. Chu Liqiang invited a few chefs who could cook. They arrived at five thirty, bringing pots and pans, as well as the meat and vegetables they had bought. The Chu family had no yard, not enough to store all those things, so they requisitioned the Han family's yard and a little space from the neighbor's house. Fortunately, it was a wedding, and everyone was willing to borrow the space and share in the joy.
People got up early at this time. At seven in the morning, the guests arrived one after another. Nie Bai and Liu Yuzhen came even earlier. At six in the morning, Nie Bai drove a military vehicle to the Chu family. He went to Chu Liqiang to ask if he could help. Liu Yuzhen said hello and went to the Han family to help with cooking. Dabao and Erbao were both members of the wedding team. They were both dressed very smartly. Dabao sat in the living room, and Erbao stayed in Chu Jiujiu's room with her.
Chu Jiujiu took the lipstick and showed it to Erbao, "Try it, Uncle Wen gave it to me. And this is the eye shadow, this is the foundation, and smell this, this is called Chanel, it's a perfume, it smells so good, come, let me spray it on you."
Erbao has grown up now, and she accepts whatever Chu Jiujiu asks her to try. Fortunately, Chu Jiujiu had practiced makeup techniques in advance, otherwise, Erbao's face would be disfigured today.
The two little girls didn't eat because they were afraid that their makeup would smudge. When Liu Yuzhen came over to call them, they swallowed their saliva and shook their heads firmly. But when Liu Yuzhen was about to leave, Erbao stopped her and asked her to save some food for them so that they could eat it when she came back.
Liu Yuzhen's mouth twitched, and she scolded with a smile, "Alright! When you come back, let's go straight to lunch. At noon, go to the restaurant. Your Uncle Chu has booked the entire restaurant. You can eat whatever you want."
"Really?" Erbao's eyes lit up, "Then Mom, you don't have to leave it for us!"
Liu Yuzhen was busy and had no time to take care of her daughter. After she left, Erbao turned to look at Chu Jiujiu, his face full of anticipation and envy. "Sister Jiujiu, your family's wedding was so luxurious. I haven't even gone to pick up the bride yet, but Uncle Chu gave me a big red envelope. I can save this red envelope as a dowry. Sister Jiujiu, when are you and Brother Shengyi getting married? I want to pick up the bride again."
Chu Jiujiu: “…”
Chu Shao said that Erbao had a very similar personality to her. Chu Jiujiu didn’t think so before, but now after hearing her words that she wanted a red envelope instead of her sister, she suddenly felt that what Chu Shao said made a lot of sense.
"You're stupid. When I get married, you'll be the one sending the bride off, not the one welcoming her."
Erbao retorted, "I'm not stupid. Even if I'm the one escorting the bride, Uncle Chu will definitely give me a big red envelope. He's like the Good Fortune Boy in the New Year pictures, scattering money everywhere. And Grandma Han is even more generous than him. I've been here so many times, I've seen it clearly. Grandma Han is the most generous person here. I'll send you from the Chu family to theirs. If she's happy, she might even give me a TV."
Chu Jiujiu chuckled, "My dad gave me the money, and Grandma Han gave me the four big things. Take them all back, and you can get married, right?"
Erbao blushed and his voice suddenly became softer, "No way, I can't even find a partner."
"How old are you? When you are old enough, Aunt Nie will help you with it."
There was still some time before the bride arrived, so since this had been brought up, Chu Jiujiu asked Erbao, "What kind of person do you want to find?"
Erbao answered shyly: "I haven't thought about it yet."
Seeing her little girl acting like this, Chu Jiujiu smiled knowingly. Just as she was about to say a few intimate words to her, she heard Erbao continue to say shyly, "I don't know what kind of man I like, but it would be great if he could have the calmness of Chu Shao and the intelligence of Sheng Yi."
Chu Jiujiu was stunned for a moment and swallowed the words back. She was about to change her words but found that Erbao had not finished speaking.
"And my father's bravery is also indispensable. My eldest brother's understanding of warmth and coldness is also necessary. Hmm... it would be best if he could be as gentle as Uncle Chu, as elegant as Grandpa Han, and as filial as Brother Hongye."
Chu Jiujiu kept silent. She watched Erbao lost in thought. After a few seconds, she couldn't think of anyone else. So, she turned around and smiled at Chu Jiujiu. "That's it. Keeping it simple is good. Hehe, actually, I still haven't thought it through. I should be able to figure it out in a few years."
Chu Jiujiu: “…”
Looking at Erbao numbly, after a while, Chu Jiujiu raised her hand and patted Erbao on the shoulder. Erbao looked at her in confusion, not quite understanding what she meant.
Chu Jiujiu raised the corners of her mouth and said to her sincerely, "If you don't want to get married, just say it. I'm not like your parents. I can understand you, really."
Erbao: “…”
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