When Jiang Qiao and Ning Hao came out, they weren't unaware of how the Ning family behaved, but they pretended not to notice. They went from table to table offering toasts and cigarettes, and only after everyone had eaten and drunk their fill did the crowd slowly disperse.
After seeing everyone off, Jiang Qiao could finally breathe a sigh of relief. "My God, getting married is so tiring. If we had known it would be like this, we would have taken everyone out for a trip instead."
"By the way, is everything prepared for tonight?"
Ma Liu and Jian Ling nodded. "We've got everything ready, we're just waiting for everyone to arrive so we can start cooking."
Zhou Yu spoke up from the side, "Tonight you'll assist my Uncle Liu. And, honey, you'll be in charge of the surrounding security tonight. After all, the guests coming are quite important, so we don't want anything to go wrong."
Gu Zhengfeng nodded. "Zhixuan, take a few children and let your Aunt Jian take care of their safety."
Gu Zhixuan nodded. "Second Uncle, don't worry. My Aunt Jian and Aunt Dong have already made arrangements. You can rest assured that my sister's good day will not be ruined by those bad people. Besides, if they dare to come here, they won't be able to go back."
"Little sister, you rest first, I'll wait for Ning Hao and the others to come back—"
Ning Hao was seeing his grandparents, aunt, and uncle off to catch the bus, and also to deliver some wedding candy to the brothers at the restaurant who hadn't been able to come yet. Everyone was having a good time.
Jiang Qiao had originally planned to have the old couple stay here for a few more days, but Ning Zhengtao, that stubborn old man, had some kind of crazy idea and insisted on going back. Jiang Qiao didn't stop him. Anyway, she had figured out that this old man had a lot of problems that he himself didn't even know about.
As for resting, Jiang Qiao couldn't just lie down like that. She was tired, but she wouldn't lie down and sleep in the middle of the day. There was still a lot of work to do at home.
The evening was the main event; Song Shutian and his friends were coming over, so she had to go downstairs to help with the preparations.
During the day, people come to help, but for dinner, it's definitely prepared by family members.
Seeing her daughter about to get off the kang (a heated brick bed), Wen Jingwan got up as well, and said to her daughter as they walked, "Since your friends and colleagues are coming over tonight, why don't you change into something nice? We can wear something pretty. It's not like we don't have any. You only get married once in your life, so let's wear something colorful. Didn't Mom have a satin cotton-padded jacket made for you? You can wear this."
Jiang Qiao nodded. She had no objection to this. Actually, it wasn't that she didn't want to dress nicely, but that was the current situation, and she could only follow the crowd.
Not to mention Wen Jingwan's regret, even Ma Liu was still talking about it in the room.
"No, we can't let our child keep wearing this outfit."
Girl, girl, come inside quickly and change your clothes. Don't do any chores. It's not like the bride has to do chores on her wedding day.
Put him down, quickly change your clothes, and go out with Grandpa. My granddaughter is getting married, and I need to take the child out for a walk.
If this were before, I would have made sure my granddaughter was carried in a grand sedan chair by eight bearers. Ah, it's just not fashionable anymore.
Ma Liu's slight regret was the sentiment of everyone present.
Gu Zhengfeng, especially, felt heartbroken. It wasn't that his daughter couldn't afford to wear such clothes, but to keep up with the trend, she usually dressed simply and wore patched clothes when she went out. Now that she was finally getting married, he couldn't get over it.
"Uncle Liu, let Jiang Qiao change into a nice red dress. Why can't she wear it? It's her wedding day. No one says she can't wear it. In a little while, take Qiao'er out for a walk."
Gu Hanting stood up. "Come on, I'll go out for a stroll too. Don't sit there either, come on, Dad will take you to the back. Da Tou said he wants us to take some candy over there—"
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhengfeng nodded approvingly, "Okay, I'll go to the kitchen and get something to eat over there."
Hou Diankui chuckled and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go, I'll go take a look too."
Jiang Qiao really listened to the old man and immediately went inside to change her clothes: a red brocade cotton-padded jacket, black tapered trousers, and calfskin boots.
Jiang Qiao had taken her braided hair down and put her permed hair up in a bun, securing it with a pretty hair clip. She was already beautiful, and this outfit made her even more eye-catching. She took a dark green cashmere coat to the old man's room.
"How is it? Isn't it beautiful?"
This time, everyone in the room nodded in satisfaction. "That's how you should dress, girl. Come on, let's go for a walk."
Little Stone was dumbfounded. The little guy looked Jiang Qiao up and down and asked, "Sister, are you really my sister?"
Jiang Qiao pinched her younger brother's cheek. "What's wrong? You don't even recognize your older sister after she changed her clothes?"
Shi Tou blushed and said, "No, I... I almost didn't recognize you. Sister, you're so beautiful! You're the most beautiful bride I've ever seen. Sister, I want to go out with you too."
Gu Zhengfeng took his son's hand. "Come on, Shitou, Dad will take you out for a walk. We don't have a car, but we have our own two legs. We don't have a sedan chair, we'll walk ourselves—"
Jiang Qiao put on her coat and walked out with her family. She almost dazzled everyone along the way. Everyone knew that Jiang Qiao was beautiful, but no one had ever seen her so beautiful in a different outfit that they couldn't look directly at her.
Especially the young women and wives, who had never seen Jiang Qiao dressed like this before, secretly sized her up, thinking to themselves that when they had the means, they would definitely get themselves a set of clothes like Jiang Qiao's.
Even more so, some girls who were about to get married were thinking that even if they couldn't afford this whole outfit, they could borrow some clothes from Jiang Qiao later. It looked so good. If they could wear an outfit like Jiang Qiao's for their wedding, it would be worth it even if they had to skip a few meals.
Jiang Qiao didn't think too much about it. Since she had plenty of clothes and her family liked them, she might as well wear them and not waste the effort her family had put into preparing these clothes for her.
Besides, her wedding today gives her an excuse to have some fun.
The Gu family members all came out. Jiang Qiao helped the old man, and they walked and talked, greeting people they met along the way.
Gu Hanting brought his granddaughter and son out to see Zuo Zhankui.
Ever since this person arrived, Gu Hanting hasn't gone over to see him properly. He just glanced at him from the side. The two brothers both understood that it was genuinely inconvenient.
This is also because Jiang Qiao is getting married. Wang Datou said that this afternoon is an opportunity. Zuo Zhankui and the others went to help move soil, but no one from the work group came along. So, Gu Hanting took this opportunity to bring the children over to see.
The two old brothers hadn't seen each other for decades. Although they had exchanged messages privately, he knew that his current identity was inconvenient and he couldn't be a burden to anyone.
Especially given Zuo Zhankui's current situation, he absolutely cannot get close; that would be like handing someone a knife.
After Ma Liu and the others accompanied him to the roadside, he went to a restaurant with Hou Diankui and the others.
As soon as he turned the corner, he saw Ning Hao walking towards him from the direction of the restaurant. From a distance, he could see a group of people, especially his own wife, who was very eye-catching and beautiful. Even he himself couldn't take his eyes off her.
"Grandpa, Dad, what are you doing?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and explained, "We came out for a stroll and to see people. Let's go, let's go together."
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