The first table was occupied by the parents and elders of both the bride and groom. Gu Moli and Su Xingran toasted their parents, and Su Guomin whispered "Well done" to Gu Moli. They had been wondering why Gu Moli hadn't responded at noon, even though they had told him to treat Su Xingran well.
It turned out that Gu Moli didn't intend to say it privately, but rather publicly. At the banquet were secretaries of high-ranking leaders, including Secretary Chen, and Commander Gao from the General Military Region. Several other tables were occupied by people in military uniforms, each with an increasingly higher rank.
When the toasts were offered to Secretary Chen and Commander Gao, Secretary Chen glanced at Gu Moli, then turned his gaze to Su Xingran and said with a smile, "Comrade Su, Comrade Gu, congratulations on your marriage, may you have a long and happy life together. This is also what the leader wants to say to you."
Secretary Chen took a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Su Xingran. "This is something the leader asked me to give you. Please accept it. The leader is unable to come, so he asked me to come in his place."
Su Xingran said "thank you" to Gu Moli, and then spoke privately to Secretary Chen: "Secretary Chen, thank you for attending my wedding with my husband. Please convey my thanks to the leader; I appreciate his kind gesture."
After toasting, Gu Moli led Su Xingran back to the main table. Worried that Su Xingran was hungry, Gu Moli put some food in her bowl, knowing that it was her favorite dish.
After the banquet, Gu Moli and Su Xingran saw the guests off at the door. After seeing them off, Gu Moli drove Su Xingran home.
When Su Xingran got home, she found that the lights were on but no one was home. Su Xingran asked Gu Mo in confusion, "Why is no one home? My parents left before us."
Gu Moli chuckled and said, "Tonight, besides you and me, there's no one else at home."
Su Xingran belatedly realized her mistake and didn't bring it up again. Gu Moli pulled Su Xingran to sit on the sofa and said, "Ranran, sit down and rest for a while. I'll go get you some hot water for a bath, and I'll come and call you when I'm done."
Gu Moli carried hot water in a bucket to the second floor, and only after everything was prepared did he come down to call Su Xingran to take a bath. Su Xingran felt that being waited on like this was actually quite real. From childhood to adulthood, besides her father, Gu Moli was only the second man to fetch water for her to bathe.
Su Xingran went back to her room to get her pajamas and went to the bathroom to take a shower. She noticed that the bathroom was fully equipped with shampoo and shower gel. After washing up, Su Xingran returned to her room and saw Gu Moli sitting on the stool in front of the dressing table.
Gu Moli saw Su Xingran return, her hair still wet. Gu Moli reached out and took the towel from Su Xingran's hand, then helped her sit down on the stool. He patiently used the towel to dry Su Xingran's hair.
Half an hour later, after confirming that Su Xingran's hair was almost dry, Gu Moli stopped. He lowered his head and said to Su Xingran, "Ranran, I'm going to take a shower and I'll be back in a bit."
Su Xingran hummed in agreement. After Gu Moli left the room, Su Xingran took out the clothes she had brought, found a hanger in the wardrobe, and hung the clothes inside.
After tidying her clothes, Su Xingran decided to organize her books. She opened the cabinet under the bookshelf, which contained some newspapers and the like. Su Xingran picked one up at random and looked at it; there was a news article that seemed to be about her master and mistress.
Su Xingran looked at one newspaper after another, and she seemed to realize that these newspapers were all about her master and mistress. They must have been collected by Gu Moli in the room.
When Su Xingran opened the third newspaper, she saw that the news was about her teacher's wife. In the middle of the news was a photo of a person wearing a white coat, looking from behind.
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