Wen Yurou smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, I'll just listen to you, I'm just not a talkative person."
Jiang Mengxue also knew that some people just didn't like to chat with others, and it would be even more awkward if you forced her to join the conversation.
However, Jiang Mengxue also noticed that the other person's face looked a little bad. It was not about his mood, but simply that his face was pale. This might be an occupational disease of being a doctor. Since childhood, she has been accustomed to reading people's faces, and there seems to be nothing wrong with her.
But it was just a glance. They were not familiar with each other, so she couldn't ask.
The next step is to concentrate on eating. Today's dishes are pretty good, including chicken stewed with mushrooms, a braised fish, pork belly stewed with cabbage and vermicelli, fried peanuts, freshly fried vegetarian radish meatballs, a bowl of braised pork with preserved vegetables, winter melon and bone soup, and fried fish fillets.
The table was full of meat and vegetables, which was the best considering the current living conditions. For a while, the only sound in the room was the sound of eating, and there was no talking.
Gu Qingbei pulled Jiang Mengxue to stand up and poured her a cup of hot water. The two stood up and toasted: "Thank you all for coming to my wedding with Mengxue. Thank you all for your support. I'll drink first." After saying that, he drank a glass directly.
Gu Huaian followed behind the two of them, holding a bottle of wine. Uncle Gu in front led the two of them to introduce their relatives. Gu Qingbei didn't even recognize all of them.
Jiang Mengxue didn't have to do anything throughout the whole process. She just had to follow and call people. She took a sip of hot water from time to time and drank two glasses of wine in one toast. The water in the cup was only slightly damaged.
On the other hand, Gu Qingbei was drunk. He drank two-thirds of the bottle in just one drink. His face was now flushed and he was showing signs of being drunk.
The men were still urging them to drink, and Li Cuiying couldn't stand it anymore, so she stepped forward to interrupt them: "Alright, alright, it's the child's big day, you guys should eat and drink well. Xiaoxue, quickly help Xiaobei go back and lie down for a while. I'll go get him some hot water, so he doesn't get drunk."
Gu Zhenjiang and his brothers Gu Huaian greeted the guests, while Jiang Mengxue and her husband returned to their new home.
Gu Qingbei, who was originally so drunk that he could hardly walk and could only lean on Jiang Mengxue, sobered up immediately as soon as he returned to the house.
Jiang Mengxue was stunned. He no longer looked like the drunk and dazed man he was just now. He looked clearly sober now.
"You're not drunk? Then you're pretending pretty well."
Gu Qingbei chuckled, sat on the kang, hugged Jiang Mengxue in his arms, held her face and kissed her: "How could you get drunk with that little wine? If I don't pretend to be drunk, I really won't be able to enter the bridal chamber tonight."
Jiang Mengxue couldn't stand the smell of alcohol on him, so she quickly pushed him aside: "Don't look at me too closely, the smell of alcohol is terrible."
Gu Qingbei bent down and sniffed. It did smell bad, but there was nothing he could do. People outside were still drinking and eating, and he couldn't get water to take a bath.
Jiang Mengxue was tidying up her things and asked him to lie on the kang for a while as she had to get up to see the guests off soon.
Li Cuiying knew at first sight that Gu Qingbei was pretending, so she did not bother the couple and waited until the guests were about to leave before knocking on the door.
"Xiaoxue, wake up Qingbei. The guests are leaving. Ask him to see them off."
Gu Qingbei sat up when he heard the sound. Although he didn't drink much, he still felt a little uncomfortable. After drinking some sobering soup, he felt much better now.
The two of them came out to see off the guests, mainly the brothers and elders of the Jiang family, and the guests from the county.
Shan Changjiang waved his hand: "Okay, I'm not a stranger, you don't need to see me off. I just drank a lot of wine, go back and rest early. If you have time, come to my house in the county. Your aunt is very free now."
Xu Ming also said, "Let's go with Uncle Shan and the others. What you said before is already done. You can report at any time. Just come to my office and find me."
Gu Qingbei didn't say anything polite. He patted the other person on the shoulder and nodded to indicate that he understood.
"I'm leaving too. Let's drink together next time when you're free. By the way, I've found the house you asked me to find. It's not far from my home. It has three main rooms and a small yard. You can go and see it anytime you need. Just go to my house and find my mother. She's very familiar with that house." Liu Yang also got on his bicycle and followed.
Jiang Mengxue was puzzled. What house? She looked at Gu Qingbei with a puzzled look.
"Didn't you say that my eldest sister was looking for a house? I just mentioned it to Liu Yang, but I didn't expect to hear back so soon."
Jiang Mengxue nodded and said nothing more. The elders from the Jiang family who came to see off the bride were still exchanging pleasantries with Uncle Gu and Uncle Gu. After seeing that their guests had been sent away, they came over to say hello and then went back.
The ones who came to see the bride off today were Jiang's father's uncles, who were also Jiang Mengxue's uncles, and Jiang Daqiu.
"Now that you're married, live a good life. You two should understand and tolerate each other, support each other, and don't argue or fight about anything. When you encounter problems, consult your family elders more often. Be good."
Jiang Mengxue and Gu Qingbei looked at each other and nodded. Uncle Gu gave each of them a piece of candy and sent them away. Jiang Daqiu followed behind his elders without saying a word and could only follow them back with eager eyes.
After seeing everyone off, Jiang Mengxue relaxed. She was really tired. Finally, she was done. When they returned to the yard, Li Cuiying and Gu Meifeng were already helping to clear the dishes on the table.
Jiang Mengxue also wanted to go forward to help, but was stopped by them all: "Child, how can you work on the first day of your marriage? We can do these things. The neighbors will come to help soon. We don't need you here. Go back to the house and rest. You don't have to get up to see your cousins off when they leave. We'll meet again when you return to the city."
There was no choice but for the two to go back and rest. Jiang Mengxue was really exhausted. She had slept a little late the day before and was woken up before dawn today. She was so nervous that she only relaxed now and felt a little sleepy.
"You should get some sleep first. I'll call you after dinner. I'm going to help out outside and also have to send the tables and chairs back. I have to go back to my parents tomorrow and I'm afraid I won't be able to finish many things in time."
Jiang Mengxue nodded. She didn't know much about the Gu family and couldn't help anyway. She just needed to take care of herself. Gu Qingbei kissed Jiang Mengxue on the face and went out.
I don’t know how long I slept, but when I woke up, I smelled fragrance. Before I got up, Gu Qingbei pushed the door open.
"Are you awake? I was just about to call you. Second Aunt made noodles. Get up and eat some. It's getting dark. You can go back to sleep later."
Jiang Mengxue glanced out the window and saw that it was already dark. She quickly sat up and put on her clothes: "Ah, I slept for so long? Why didn't you wake me up earlier? I got up and helped with cooking." She couldn't ask her second aunt to help her with everything.
"No hurry, I'll just help outside. I don't need you. Second Aunt also asked you to sleep a little longer. I guess you didn't sleep well yesterday and got up early today."
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