Her heart felt like it had been ripped out, a sharp, piercing pain. She gripped Ye Chen'er's hand even tighter: "Dad, don't worry, I will dedicate my life to protecting our little family. I want Chen'er to live a happy and peaceful life."
Sheng Lijuan wiped away her bitter tears and took out a red envelope to hand over: "Chen'er, be a good wife and mother, be diligent and virtuous, do you keep this in mind?"
Ye Chen'er could no longer hold back her tears. She wanted to speak but couldn't open her mouth at all, and could only nod desperately.
Sheng Lijuan took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and put it on Ye Chen'er's wrist: "Chen'er, the Ye family's assets belong to Ye Chenming, and the Sheng family's assets belong to you. After you finish your studies, the Sheng family will have to rely on you to rebuild. Your burden is not light."
Ye Chen'er nodded helplessly. The Sheng family was once a large family, but now only her mother is left. How easy is it to rebuild? The hand being held seemed to tighten. When she looked up, Yan Aidang was smiling at her, his eyes clearly saying, "I'm here for you."
The newlyweds walked out of the north house. Ye Ren and Fu Qingping sat in the courtyard, waiting for them to come and say goodbye. After the two bowed, Fu Qingping also shed tears of reluctance. He took a box from the table and handed it to Ye Chen'er: "Keep it safe, as a keepsake."
As soon as Ye Chen'er saw the box, she understood. Inside was an embroidery piece, her grandmother's famous work from back then, which was extremely precious.
"Grandma, you should keep this for yourself. I can't take it," Ye Chen'er said, shaking her head.
"Take this. After you get married, your aunt and I will be going back to Shanghai. We don't know when we'll see each other again. Keep it as a memento." Fu Qingping said with some sadness.
Ye Ren took out a bankbook from his pocket: "Chen'er, Grandpa doesn't have much to give you, so keep this money. You can do whatever good business you want in the future."
When Ye Chen'er opened the passbook, she saw that there was a deposit of 100,000 yuan. The name on the deposit slip was hers, and the date was also just when the money was deposited.
Ye Chen'er understood that this was a subsidy from her grandfather. The Ye family was a famous shipping family in the past, and their assets were passed down to sons, not daughters. Apart from those that were donated, her grandfather had hidden away many good things.
One hundred thousand yuan is a huge sum of money for ordinary people, but for the Ye family, it is only a portion of their assets. However, Ye Chen'er was very satisfied. Apart from having the surname Ye, she had not contributed anything to the Ye family. To receive a two-courtyard house and this huge sum of money, the Ye family had done more than enough for her.
Ye Chen'er knelt down respectfully and kowtowed to her grandparents, expressing her gratitude for their nurturing and guidance. She said that without their careful care and instruction, she would not be where she is today.
Yan Aidang knelt down as well; the elderly couple in front of him were worthy of Yan Aidang offering his knees.
Ye Huixian held a large red envelope in her hand, waiting for Ye Chen'er to come and say goodbye. Ye Chen'er hugged Ye Huixian and whispered in her ear, "Auntie, I wish you will find your other half soon and start your own little family."
Ye Huixian hugged Ye Chen'er tightly: "Thank you for your kind words, bride. You must be happy."
Ye Chenming stood at the entrance of the courtyard: "Chen'er, your brother has neither achieved anything nor been in charge of the household, so your brother can only make one promise to you: not to let anyone bully you. Now let me carry you to the car."
Ye Chen'er smiled through her tears. Her brother was her brother; no matter when or where, he would always protect her.
With Ye Chenming carrying Ye Chen'er on his back, Ye Chenming stepped out of the courtyard house amidst the blessings of his relatives. Firecrackers went off, crackling and popping, and amidst the billowing smoke, the newlyweds got into the wedding car.
The wedding car was a Hongqi sedan, which Yan Daqiang borrowed for the price of a pack of Peony cigarettes, and rented along with the driver.
"Wow, what a perfect couple! The man is handsome and the woman is beautiful."
"Yes, yes, look how beautiful their clothes are! I want to wear these for my wedding too."
"The flowers in the bride's hand are real fresh flowers, not those plastic flowers. Real flowers are so beautiful."
Neighbors drawn by the sound of firecrackers and passersby couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "What a grand wedding! What a magnificent wedding!"
Strict and solemn, southeast and southwest, and six jin and five and a half jin in their hands, holding baskets, handed out wedding candy to the neighbors who were watching. The neighbors who received the wedding candy were all smiles. Today was really a lucky day. They saw such good-looking people, such good-looking cars, and such sweet candy.
Amidst the sound of firecrackers, the Hongqi sedan slowly drove out of the alley. Its body, gleaming in the sunlight, gradually disappeared from everyone's sight, but the chatter did not stop, especially among the children who had received double candies. They jumped and shouted, their laughter echoing throughout the air.
Yan Daqiang and Xue Ying were already waiting at home. Cuihua and Xuemei had arrived at the garrison last night and were now busy in the kitchen cooking soft-boiled eggs and steaming red date cakes. They were also brewing a large mug of malted milk powder and other condiments to serve to the guests.
Yan Ai's other close associates waited at the gate of the garrison, together with the old gatekeeper, for the wedding car to arrive. In the distance, a black car decorated with red flowers slowly drove up.
"They're here! Get ready, everyone light your cigarettes!" one of my best friends shouted.
Everyone lit cigarettes, not for any other reason than to set off firecrackers. Sure enough, the best friend standing on the outside lit the string of firecrackers he was in charge of, and then, string after string of firecrackers began to be lit.
The families of the soldiers came out to watch the spectacle. Some were carrying children, others were helping the elderly. Everyone was eagerly waiting, saying that the bride was beautiful and that they all wanted to get a good look.
Suddenly a woman rushed out and shouted in the direction of the firecrackers: "Yan Aidang, you will regret it! You will regret not marrying my daughter!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than a man covered her mouth and dragged her back. Everyone who had turned away immediately turned back, curling their lips in disdain. The Hu family was going to cause trouble again; how annoying.
The car finally arrived at the gate of the garrison. Apart from the soldiers on guard who were still standing at attention, everyone else surrounded the car. Yan Aidang understood, took out a stack of red envelopes from his pocket, called over a close friend, and asked him to take them out and distribute them so that everyone could share in the joy.
Upon seeing the red envelopes, the people forgot about the car and ran to the side with their friends. In the end, only a lonely old gatekeeper was left in front of the car. The old gatekeeper was the same gatekeeper who had testified for Yan Ai Dang last time.
Yan Aidang reciprocated by holding three red envelopes in his hand and instructing the driver to deliver them to the old man. After all, he was the groom and could not get out of the car until he reached the doorstep. The driver stuffed the three red envelopes into the gatekeeper's hand and turned to leave.
The old man's face was all wrinkled from smiling so much. He quickly stepped aside and let the wedding car drive into the garrison area. Seeing the car's taillights flashing, he had long forgotten about the promise he made yesterday to block the wedding car from entering. He would listen to whoever gave him the most money.
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