Chapter 38 Wedding Preparations
"That's great, Xiao Ruan. You don't know how grateful our whole family is to you."
As Guo Huaqin spoke, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
She couldn't help but think of half a month ago, when the old man was lying on the hospital bed, looking so skinny that it made people feel distressed.
An old soldier who had made many military achievements could only wait quietly for his life to fade away at that moment.
At that time, the whole family was in despair.
Guo Huaqin's heart was filled with infinite gratitude.
She knew very well that if she had not met a kind and skilled doctor like Ruan Chuxia, things might not have gone so smoothly.
With tears in his eyes, Xiao Zhenwu gently hugged Guo Huaqin, patted her on the back and said a few words of comfort.
After she calmed down a bit, Xiao Zhenwu said seriously, "For everything Xiao Ruan has done for our family, I'm afraid it will be difficult to repay her in my lifetime."
"By the way," he continued, "you and Zhiyu have been married for quite some time now, but because the old man's condition was not optimistic, we were not able to give you a proper wedding."
"Now that the old man's health has improved, I think we should make sure to hold a grand and lively wedding for you two before we take him back to the capital! What do you think?"
Ruan Chuxia widened her eyes slightly when she heard this.
She had originally planned to discuss with Xiao Zhiyu tonight whether to hold the wedding.
I didn't expect that it was Xiao Zhenwu who took the initiative to bring it up.
This surprised Ruan Chuxia a little.
After all, such things are usually well thought out and not so sudden.
She instinctively looked at Xiao Zhiyu, only to see him lowering his head.
Ruan Chuxia couldn't help but feel curious and wanted to know what he was thinking.
Perhaps because he noticed her gaze, Xiao Zhiyu slowly raised his head.
However, there was more than just anticipation in his eyes.
There is also a bit of nervousness, or even a sense of uneasiness and anxiety.
This emotion made Ruan Chuxia feel a little puzzled.
Ruan Chuxia blinked.
She vaguely felt that Xiao Zhiyu seemed to be expecting something at this moment, but at the same time was a little afraid of the result.
Could it be that this man is worried that I will reject him?
Ruan Chuxia couldn't help but rub her chin, secretly guessing in her heart.
The three of them exchanged glances.
Ruan Chuxia slowly lowered her eyelids and smiled gently.
"That's it, then."
"Then let's hold the wedding before Grandpa comes back!"
This sentence came out almost spontaneously.
Because of the wedding, Mr. Xiao specifically asked Guo Huaqin and his wife to postpone their return for a week.
This marriage was originally arranged by Mr. Xiao to repay the Jin family.
He knew that simply getting a marriage certificate wasn't enough.
You must see with your own eyes that the two have a formal wedding ceremony and are announced as husband and wife.
Otherwise, she would always feel uneasy, fearing that Xiao Zhiyu would not treat Ruan Chuxia well.
Ultimately, this wedding was to give Ruan Chuxia more security.
In that era, internal regulations regarding marriage were very strict.
So Mr. Xiao hopes to pave all possible paths for Ruan Chuxia before leaving.
Since the decision to hold the wedding has been made, the Xiao family naturally started to get busy.
Even Xiao Zhiwei, who usually doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs, was involved.
Not only did he help to purchase various necessities, but he also had to write the invitations himself.
That day, when she handed the carefully prepared red invitation to Wang Lijuan, the latter couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Sister Zhiwei, do I really have no chance?"
Xiao Zhiwei couldn't bear to see her like this, so he patted her back gently and comforted her: "Lijuan, you should just give up. There's more than one good man in this world, Zhiyu. He's already married, so don't be obsessed with it anymore, just try to let him go."
"I don't accept it!"
Wang Lijuan shouted in dissatisfaction, tears welled up in her eyes, and finally she couldn't help crying out of grievance.
"I've liked Brother Zhiyu since I was a kid. From education to looks to family background, I feel like I'm no worse than Ruan Chuxia. Why can she, a girl from the countryside, marry him, but I can't?"
Seeing Wang Lijuan being so stubborn, Xiao Zhiwei felt very uncomfortable.
"No matter who you think is better, the reality is that they have already obtained a marriage certificate and are about to have their wedding."
"Since they have chosen to get married, unless something special happens, this will be a lifelong thing. If you continue to cling to it, you will only hurt yourself in the end."
Wang Lijuan looked at Xiao Zhiwei with a somewhat resentful look.
"So what you mean is, Sister Zhiwei, you are not going to help me anymore in the future?"
Xiao Zhiwei was silent for a moment, a helpless look on his face. Then he sighed and said, "I really want to help you, but now it's too late. Lijuan, it's really time to give up!"
"After this wedding is over, I will no longer interfere in their affairs. After all, we are all adults and should live our own lives!"
"If you don't help me, I'll find another way myself!"
Wang Lijuan angrily threw down the invitation in her hand and ran out of the room in tears.
"well……"
Looking at the lonely back of his friend as he left, Xiao Zhiwei sighed deeply.
In order to prepare for this special wedding banquet, the Xiao family sent invitations to almost all residents in half of the family building.
Considering that restaurants in town may not be able to accommodate so many people dining at the same time.
Ruan Chuxia simply decided to hold the wedding in the family compound.
In order to make the wedding more lively, she even used her connections to invite opera performers.
We also asked several restaurant chefs to help prepare the banquet.
During this period, Ruan Chuxia was very busy and had almost no time to talk to Xiao Zhiyu.
Every morning before dawn, she had already started preparing for the wedding.
From selecting dishes to arranging seats, from decoration to choosing dresses.
As the wedding date draws closer,.
That night, after Xiao Zhiyu returned home after a day of hard training, he gently hugged Ruan Chuxia's slender waist as she was working attentively.
"Do you want my help? I can do something for you, too."
Ruan Chuxia was busy calculating the cost and budget on the menu and had no time to pay attention to him, so she just dealt with it casually.
"Just take care of the team's affairs. I already know everything here."
The 398th Unit consists of three regiments and over a thousand people.
Ruan Chuxia knew that it was impossible for her to invite them all, so after much selection, she only invited two hundred people to their wedding.
For those friends who were unable to be invited, she prepared some cigarettes and wedding candies as a token of her appreciation.
Among them was a portion of the money he earned from selling ointment for Aunt Guo last time, which he used to buy "Da Qianmen" cigarettes.
Neatly stacked in the corner of the house.
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