"Xiao Shang, hurry up, it's time to set off." A middle-aged woman from behind urged, who seemed to be his mother.

Liu Xiaoshang came back to his senses from his shock and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you would bring people here? I wanted you to join the groomsmen. Well, forget it. There's no room in the car. You can drive and follow." Then he ran back into the house, took out a wedding sticker and asked him to stick it on the front of the car.

"Where should I pick her up?" Chen Xu remembered that his girlfriend's home was quite far away.

"County town." Liu Xiaoshang said, and ran to the first car.

When Chen Xu heard this, he felt a little annoyed. He had finally driven through this winding mountain road, and now he had to drive back. If he had known earlier, he would have asked clearly and just waited in the county town.

He pasted a "happiness" character on the front of the car and said to Yang Jinxia, ​​"Let me drive."

She obviously didn't drive often. She drove very slowly along the way and rarely overtook other cars, especially on this mountain road. She drove a little cautiously.

"Okay." Yang Jinxia handed him the key.

After the two got in the car, the convoy in front had already started, and Chen Xu drove to the end.

After the car turned a sharp corner, Yang Jinxia suddenly asked, "Why did your classmate look at me like that just now? I don't think I've seen him before?"

Chen Xu was stunned for a moment, almost forgetting about this. His eyes rolled and he immediately had a reason, saying, "Remember the first time we met? I was having dinner with him at the time and saw you through the glass window. He made a bet with me, betting on whether I dared to chat with you, and the loser would buy dinner. Then I won."

"oh."

Chen Xu felt that her "Oh" was meaningful and he felt guilty. Could she tell that I was lying? But then he thought it was unlikely. In reality, they had only met a few times. How could she see through him so quickly?

Yang Jinxia chuckled and said, "Then I have to thank him very much. If he hadn't made a bet with you, we wouldn't have met each other."

Chen Xu didn't know how to respond, so he remained silent as usual.

Until now, he still couldn't figure out why someone like her would treat him like this. Precisely because of his doubts, he didn't know what attitude to use to respond.

Once some words are spoken, many things will change and can never go back to their original feeling.

Maybe Yang Jinxia approached him for other purposes, or maybe it was just out of curiosity. But no matter what, he couldn't hate her like this, and even liked her a little.

He knew even more clearly that, to him, Yang Jinxia was like the clouds in the sky, beautiful, but no matter how close she was, he could not really catch her.

She was so mysterious that he didn't even know if the name Yang Jinxia was real.

Last week, out of some doubt, he asked Lao Tang, whose brother-in-law works at the vehicle management office, to check the license plate number of the Volvo.

As it turned out, the owner of the car was not Yang Jinxia, ​​but another woman's name.

Perhaps, this didn't mean anything. However, it was impossible for him to ignore it completely, he just didn't bring it up.

If one day she suddenly disappeared, he would not be surprised at all.

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The convoy of more than a dozen vehicles moved even slower in order to maintain formation, and it took nearly 40 minutes to reach the county town, all the way to a hotel that looked quite luxurious.

The scene of picking up the bride was a bit lively, but Chen Xu did not go up to join in the fun.

Liu Xiaoshang was popular with people. Seven or eight of his college classmates came, and even more of his junior high school classmates. A dozen young people all wore black suits and sunglasses. The two bridesmaids accompanying the bride were no match for them. The groomsmen broke into the room in an instant and took the bride away.

The whole process took less than ten minutes.

It can be seen from this that Liu Xiaoshang made a lot of preparations to pick up the bride so quickly. The bridesmaids and relatives on the bride's side probably haven't reacted yet.

After picking up the bride, the convoy turned around and drove back.

It was almost noon when we got back to town. After a burst of firecrackers, the main characters in the car got out and the driver parked the car.

The road in the town was not very wide, and Chen Xu drove more than a hundred meters before he found a place to park.

"The street is so lively." After getting off the car, Yang Jinxia looked at the crowded street opposite with curiosity.

Chen Xu looked over and said, "That should be the main street. The New Year is coming soon. People who are doing business or working outside are all back to buy New Year's goods, so it's so lively."

Yang Jinxia asked, "Is this the market?"

"Almost. But there are only a few days like this in a year. After the New Year, those people will go out and it will become deserted again." Chen Xu said. Seeing her so interested, he said, "After dinner, let's go for a walk."

"OK."

The two walked to Liu Xiaoshang's house, and saw a group of people gathered at the door, watching the fun.

The customs here are relatively friendly to newlyweds. They won't be harassed when entering the house, and they won't make too much noise.

Seeing so many people, Chen Xu didn't want to squeeze in and suffer, so he stood at the door. Listening to the occasional cheers from inside, it should be that the newlyweds were offering tea to the parents of both parties.

Yang Jinxia asked curiously, "Are there many rules for getting married here?"

"It depends on the individual. Some people are more particular and require three matchmakers and six betrothal gifts, as well as some more unique customs. However, most people are not that particular. Basically, they just match the horoscopes, go to the girl's house to pay the betrothal gift, and choose a date for the wedding banquet."

"Do you need to match the horoscopes?"

"It's just a formality. There are rarely any incompatibilities. If there are any, it's just an excuse made by one parent because they don't like the other."

While the two were chatting, the formalities were finally completed in the room, and the people inside came out and invited everyone to go to the restaurant, where the feast would start immediately.

The restaurant is not far away, just a few minutes' walk away.

The Liu family booked more than a dozen tables in total, and Chen Xu and his college classmates just happened to sit at one table. There were eight people in his class today, including him, seven boys and one girl. Two of them were a couple in college, and judging by their intimacy, they are still together now.

After sitting down, everyone was silent for a while, and everyone seemed a little nervous.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward.

"You must be Chen Xu's college classmates, hello." Yang Jinxia greeted them generously, breaking the silence, but did not say her own name.

"Hello." Several others responded.

"I thought I could meet his ex-girlfriend this time." Yang Jinxia said, glancing at Chen Xu with a smile on her face, "It seems like she didn't come?"

Several classmates looked at each other. Cai Bin, Chen Xu's most familiar roommate, said, "She is not from our class and is not familiar with Xiaoshang. She should not have been invited."

Chen Xu glared at him. He was selling himself out like that. It was so mean.

Yang Jinxia was obviously very interested and continued to ask, "Oh, is she very beautiful?"

Cai Bin said, "Of course not as pretty as you."

"I don't believe it." Yang Jinxia glanced at Chen Xu again and said with some resentment, "He has such high standards. I pursued him, but he was not interested at all."

Suddenly, everyone at the table gasped and stared at Chen Xu in amazement.

(End of this chapter)