Chapter 165
In the end, Chu Jiujiu reluctantly retracted this criminal idea.
It wasn't that she suddenly became obedient, but after everyone persuaded Wen Xiuwei, she changed her mind and decided to wear a wedding dress to get married.
In fact, this question was not surprising. Wen Xiuwei's biggest dream was to be a star, and her favorite star was a foreigner. Compared to the complicated and brightly colored Chinese formal dresses, she naturally preferred the fluffy white wedding gowns she had seen in her childhood.
It didn't matter what she wore. This was Wen Xiuwei's own wedding. Even though she didn't choose what she wanted, Chu Jiujiu wasn't discouraged. Sitting on the carpet, Chu Jiujiu folded brown paper candy packets while saying to Han Shengyi across from her, "When we get married in the future, I want to wear Hanfu. A long dress with wide sleeves. It's so ethereal. Men's styles look good too. But, Brother Shengyi, your hair is too short. Do you need to wear a hat? Or, should we get someone to make you a wig?"
They both sat on the floor, with the air conditioner whirring next to them. Next to them was a sack of candy, hundreds of sheets of brown paper, and a huge roll of ribbon.
When Grandma Han said she wanted to have a grand celebration, there was no exaggeration at all, it really was a “grand celebration”.
Nowadays, there is no custom of going to the hotel to prepare the venue in advance. Even if there was a custom before, it can be traced back to the Republic of China period. Even though Wen Xiuwei chose to wear a wedding dress, their wedding was still held according to the current process. They would wash and dress up in the morning, and then the groom would bring his relatives and friends to pick up the bride. The groom's parents would stay at home and be responsible for distributing candies to the guests. When the newlyweds came back, they would have some fun and watch them bow and worship in the hall at home before they could have the banquet.
This was the general process. Except for Chu Jiujiu, no one had thought of changing it. Although Chu Jiujiu knew many interesting wedding models, her influence was not influential. In addition, the operability here was not strong, so she could only hold back all her ideas.
However, this is not a big deal, because although the process has not changed, Grandma Han has single-handedly elevated the entire process.
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Dressing up was the Wen family's responsibility, so Grandma Han didn't interfere. As for picking up the bride, she asked Grandpa Han and Chu Liqiang to bring out the military vehicles. Chu Shao, having learned to drive in the army, was asked to drive himself to pick up Wen Xiuwei. With the army's help and Grandpa Han's help, they were able to borrow ten jeeps at once, which was a truly impressive feat in that era.
Other grooms' families would give each person a piece of candy, even if they didn't give fruit candy, which was considered very generous. But this time, the Chu family prepared a sack of candies, all wrapped in clean and neat kraft paper and silk ribbons. Each small bag contained five candies, two fruit candies, two milk candies, and one imported coffee candy. Grandma Han wanted to use more advanced chocolate, but unfortunately, the weather was too hot and it couldn't be kept.
In addition to giving out candies, she also gave out cigarettes and money, and Grandma Han paid for all of these by herself. If it weren't for this incident, Chu Jiujiu might never have known that this little old lady was so rich.
Grandma Han is now the planner of Chu Shao and Wen Xiuwei's wedding. Their parents can only stand aside, and Grandma Han does not let everyone down. She arranges everything in an orderly manner. Now there is no idle person in the house, and everyone is preparing for next Saturday.
The two young men wanted to do things as quickly as possible, so they were in a hurry. Chu Jiujiu and Han Shengyi were better off, as they were only responsible for packaging the candies, sorting the cigarettes, and going to the bank to exchange one cent for a hundred yuan.
The money had already been exchanged. It was all brand new one-cent coins, rolled up in paper with the Bank of China logo on them. They were stacked in a box. A hundred yuan equaled ten thousand coins. Chu Jiujiu tried to weigh the coins. She felt that if she really scattered them all next Saturday, she would definitely hurt someone.
Chu Jiujiu and Han Shengyi both work on an assembly line. Their subordinates work faster than each other and even have time to chat.
When Han Shengyi heard Chu Jiujiu say that she wanted to wear Hanfu, he actually had no idea what Hanfu she was talking about. He only thought of the unearthed Han Dynasty clothing he had seen in books, which was yellow and old, with very simple patterns.
Blinking twice, Han Shengyi said tolerantly, "As long as you like it."
Chu Jiujiu stopped folding the brown paper and raised her head quickly: "You don't agree?"
Han Shengyi: “…”
Even if he was a hundred times smarter, he wouldn't understand how Chu Jiujiu could read his disagreement from these five words.
These five words at this time had no other meaning. When he said "as long as you like it", he meant that he really hoped Chu Jiujiu would like it.
Their channels weren't on the same page, and Chu Jiujiu simply ignored Han Shengyi's bewildered expression. "Hanfu is so beautiful! Don't you know what I mean by Hanfu? I'm not talking about Han Dynasty clothing, I'm talking about the ancient costumes of the Han people. Speaking of eras, I actually prefer the clothing from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. But when it comes to headwear, the Song Dynasty is still the best. Queen Wang's phoenix crown is so gorgeous! It weighs twelve pounds. If your neck was a little thinner, it would bend it!"
Han Shengyi: “…”
He looked at Chu Jiujiu's thin neck and asked, "You also want to wear four bricks on your head?"
As a man, you cannot understand women's passion for pursuing beauty. Han Shengyi did not show this side of him before because he always unconditionally agreed to all of Chu Jiujiu's requests. But no matter what, carrying a twelve-pound thing on the head is too exaggerated.
Chu Jiujiu was choked by him, and she instinctively wanted to argue with him, but when she remembered some of the things Wen Xiuwei had said to her before, her eyes rolled and her words changed.
Pursing her lips, she looked at Han Shengyi with moist eyes, her voice soft and a bit coquettish.
"Then don't you want to see a more beautiful and classic me after you lift the red veil?"
Han Shengyi looked at her silently.
Chu Jiujiu looked at him quietly.
After a while, Han Shengyi slowly lowered his head and continued to tie the red ribbon in his hand. The ribbon was red, and the veil was also red. Han Shengyi, who had never watched a costume TV drama, didn't know what scene he was thinking of, and he didn't even dare to look at Chu Jiujiu anymore.
His face didn't turn red, and his hands didn't move in a disorderly manner. If it were someone else, they wouldn't be able to notice anything unusual about Han Shengyi, but Chu Jiujiu immediately realized that he was shy.
Chu Jiujiu was overjoyed. At this moment, she heard Han Shengyi's reply: "I know a goldsmith. Tell me what you want and I'll ask him to make it."
Chu Jiujiu was originally laughing, but when she heard this, she was shocked, "You want to make it with gold?"
Han Shengyi raised his eyes. He didn't say anything, but his eyes said three words: what else?
Chu Jiujiu: “…”
"That's twelve pounds! You're such a spendthrift! There's no need to spend all your savings on something you're only going to wear once!"
Han Shengyi: "It's just for show. How can it really weigh 12 kilograms? Even if you don't mind the weight, I'm afraid you'll get cervical spondylosis at such a young age."
"There's no need to use gold, just silver will do, and you can plate it with gold."
Next, they started a new round of discussion about what material they should use. Looking at the scattered candies and red ribbons around them, those who didn't know would think that they were getting married. In fact, it was still too early, but people who are in love are always particularly keen on this topic.
The Chu family on this side was happy about the wedding, while the Chu family on the other side was anxious and restless about the wedding.
Chu Yue and Ding Boyun were supposed to get married last month, but Chu Yue kept putting it off, being dissatisfied with this and that, sometimes saying she was sick and sometimes saying she didn't have time.
After a while, even though Chu Yue pretended to be very similar, everyone began to feel that something was not right, especially Ding Boyun, whose eyes showed subtle changes when he looked at Chu Yue.
Chu Yue knew that Ding Boyun had become suspicious, but she didn't care. She found Zhang Nan again. Chu Yue had lost her previous calmness. She begged Zhang Nan to help her escape this marriage.
She had been hinting before, but now she was forced into no other choice, so she said it explicitly. Zhang Nan was not stupid. She knew from the beginning that Chu Yue didn't want to marry Ding Boyun. She had been pretending to be stupid just for today.
Sighing, Zhang Nan asked Chu Yue, "Your mother told me that you've known Xiao Ding for several years. In the beginning, you were the one who brought him home. You two have always had a good relationship, right? Why do you suddenly not want to marry him?"
"I...I liked him before, but now I don't."
Zhang Nan said to her earnestly, "You young people are all impulsive. You may not like it now, but maybe in a couple of days, you will like it again."
Chu Yue was so anxious that she didn't dare to tell the truth. She could only beg her repeatedly: "Second Aunt, please help me. I really have no feelings for him anymore. I won't be happy if I marry him. Please help me. You are the only one who can help me now. Take me abroad and I will be your slave. Whatever you ask me to do, I am willing to do it!"
Zhang Nan looked embarrassed, "I can't explain this to your parents..."
Chu Yue: "No need to explain! None of them understand me, and if I tell them about this, they will definitely not agree. Second aunt, you don't have to worry about them, I will follow you and only listen to you!"
Hearing this, Zhang Nan smiled and said, "We are all family, there is no need to say such things."
She poured Chu Yue a cup of hot tea and said, "I will stay in China for a while, but next month, a friend of mine is going back to the United States. You can go with him. If you like, I will introduce you to each other."
Hearing the time of next month, Chu Yue hesitated for a moment, thought for two seconds, and then nodded firmly, "Okay, thank you, Second Aunt."
"You're welcome. I'm your elder too," Zhang Nan said to her with a smile. "Come on, tell me about your grandfather. I've never met him, and I've always been curious about him."
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