Chapter 485 Madam, are you hungry?
After worshipping heaven and earth, she performed the ritual of three kneelings and nine kowtows in front of the tablets of Chu Jin's parents. Listening to the master of ceremonies singing "Send to the bridal chamber", Manluo was surrounded by the bridesmaids and moved step by step on the red carpet into the new room hung with red silk.
After tossing and turning for a whole day, the phoenix crown on her head made her neck sore, and the bridal bridal robe on her body felt heavy and stuffy. Manluo felt sore in her waist and back that she almost didn't have the strength to lift her arms.
Kexi's wife stood by and said with a smile, "The veil has to wait for the groom to lift it," and refused to let her touch the red silk.
Manluo was so hungry that she saw stars. She hadn't eaten a single grain of rice since early morning.
She touched her empty belly, feeling aggrieved, when her fingertips touched something under the quilt - the peanuts and red dates scattered by the bridesmaid and the others.
She rolled her eyes, and while the matchmaker turned around to speak, she quickly reached down, grabbed a handful and stuffed it into her mouth.
Peanuts are hard to chew, but red dates are soft and sticky. She puffs out her cheeks and mutters softly while eating, her tone full of resentment:
"Chu Jin, you damned bastard, you're hiding in the front hall drinking. Why aren't you drinking yourself to death? It's already so late, and you haven't even come back yet? You're leaving me hungry..."
Just as he was cursing, he suddenly felt that the noise in the bridal chamber had stopped.
The bridesmaids had left at some point, and the surroundings were so quiet that one could only hear the crackling of the candlelight.
Manluo's heart moved slightly, and she looked down through the gap in the red veil - a pair of cloud-patterned soap boots stopped in front of her, and the boots were spotless.
Before she could react, the red veil on her head was gently lifted.
Suddenly, the scene in front of him brightened up, and the face of the groom Chu Jin was right in front of him.
Tonight, he had shed the sinister and fierce look of his past battles on the battlefield. His black hair was tied up with a red headband, and a few strands of hair hung down at his temples, making his eyebrows and eyes look even more handsome.
Those eyes that always had a sharp look were now filled with smiles, as gentle as melted spring water. His nose was high and straight, his thin lips were slightly raised, and he actually looked more youthful than usual.
He stared at her, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes - the red candle reflected her flushed cheeks, her eyebrows and eyes under the phoenix crown were delicate and pretty, with a bit of panic as if she had been caught, she was even more charming than usual.
Then, his eyes fell on her bulging cheeks, and he couldn't help but chuckle. His voice was slightly hoarse from drinking, but it was particularly doting:
"Madam, are you hungry?"
Manluo rolled her eyes at him and complained unhappily:
"What do you think? You have food and drink in the front hall, but I'm starving!"
As she spoke, she pulled off the heavy phoenix crown on her head and threw it on the dressing table with a "bang", and the pearls and jade made a crisp sound when they collided.
The bridesmaids in front of him had long disappeared. It was obvious that Chu Jin had come and sent everyone away.
Without any scruples, she rushed to the table, grabbed an empty wine glass, picked up the wine pot and poured herself a drink. She gulped down two cups, wiped her mouth and cursed:
"I'm dying of thirst! What a bunch of bullshit rules! If I'd known marriage would be so complicated and full of all this nonsense, who would want to marry you?"
Chu Jin laughed dumbly at the side, walked forward, stretched out his hand and gently let down her tied black hair, with gentle warmth on his fingertips:
"Silly girl, this cup is the wedding wine, how can you drink it alone?"
As he spoke, he picked up the wine jug, filled both glasses, and handed one to Manluo, looking at her with burning eyes:
"Manluo, from now on, you are my dear wife, Chu Jin. In this life, no one can take you away from me. And I, Chu Jin, only have you as my woman in this life—no, in the next life, and the life after that, I only want you."
Manluo's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and heat instantly surged in her eyes, and her heart felt like it was burned by something.
She said nothing, but passively put her arm around him and drank the wedding wine in the cup.
The wine was a little cold, but it warmed my heart.
She raised her head slightly and saw Chu Jin still staring at her. The burning heat in his eyes almost melted her. Manluo felt a slight heat on her face and turned away uncomfortably.
"If someone as clingy as you still clings to me in my next life, won't I be annoyed to death?"
Chu Jin chuckled softly and moved closer, his breath brushing against her ear, with a hint of teasing:
"Such a handsome man, with outstanding abilities in all aspects, is clinging to you, and you're not happy?"
Before he finished speaking, he put down his wine glass, reached out his big hand, and took Manluo into his arms.
Her waist was slender, and he held her tightly in his arms, his hot lips about to press down——
"Gurgle..." Manluo's stomach growled at an inopportune time. The sound was loud and clear in the quiet bridal chamber.
Her pretty face flushed red instantly, and she pushed Chu Jin away fiercely, saying unhappily:
"Kiss! You're full and lusty, but I'm starving!"
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