Chapter 295: Receiving the Bride (Page 1/2)
There is a folk saying that pregnant women cannot attend weddings and funerals, as both weddings and funerals carry evil spirits. Pregnant women are yin in nature and are likely to collide with the baby in their belly.
Although this statement is a bit superstitious, Lin Man, whose soul travels back and forth, still believes it. Otherwise, why would she hit her stomach on the first day of moving?
From a medical point of view, Ling Fei should not participate in group activities at this time. After all, she was lying in the hospital to protect her pregnancy some time ago, and the doctor told her to rest well at home and walk less.
I didn't expect that she liked to join in the fun so much and came back to her in-laws' house to see Liao Sijie off.
Lin Man was wondering whether she should take the child away from Ling Fei, so that if something happened to her, she and the child would not be blamed.
Seeing Zhao Xiaoxia supporting Ling Fei walking over, Lin Man nodded, "You're here."
"Sister-in-law, I came here specially to send her off. Qingyan will help her choose her dowry later."
"Sister-in-law, you are so pregnant now, why don't you wait at home and come downstairs after the banquet." Lin Man couldn't help but remind her when she saw that Ling Fei was obviously swollen again.
"It's so boring at home. I heard that all my mother-in-law's family members are here, so I came to see them. Sister-in-law, I'll go say hello to them first."
"Okay, go ahead!"
Lin Man took her son to find Huo Qingci. Huo Qingci was holding her youngest son and chatting with her eldest uncle Xiao Yun and second uncle Xiao Yi.
Huo Qingci's two uncles are both doctors, one is an orthopedic surgeon and the other is an internist, so the three uncles and nephews have many common topics to talk about.
His eldest aunt Deng Qiuling, second aunt Chen Sufen and grandmother were all in his mother's room, counting Liao Sijie's dowry.
Because the Lin family only prepared six tables for the banquet, and reserved two tables for the bride's family, Huo Qingci's cousins naturally did not come.
Most of them are married and have children. With so many families, the Lin family can't even accommodate them even if they add two more tables.
"Uncle, uncle." Lin Man took the initiative to go over and greet Xiao Yun and Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yun and Xiao Yi smiled and nodded in agreement. Lin Man quickly asked Huo Yining to call for help, "Ningning, quickly call your eldest uncle and second uncle."
"Hello, eldest uncle. Hello, second uncle."
Xiao Yun looked down at Huo Yining and said with a smile, "What did you feed this kid? Why did he grow so fat?"
Huo Qingci explained with a smile: "I didn't eat much, it's just that this kid has a good appetite and can eat a full bowl of rice in one go."
Xiao Yun praised: "Being able to eat is a blessing, being chubby and white looks so cute."
Xiao Yi agreed, "Yes, Qingci, your two sons look a lot like the Shancai boy in the New Year pictures. You can tell at a glance that they are blessed."
Then he said to Huo Yining, "Little Ningning, have you seen the bride?"
Huo Yining nodded, "I saw it."
Xiao Yi asked again: "Does it look good?"
Huo Yining wanted to say that it was ugly, but he knew that he had said before that his cousin's face looked like a monkey's butt, and his cousin was very unhappy.
In fact, my cousin looks okay without makeup, but she looks really ugly with makeup. Her face and mouth are too red, and her eyebrows are black and thick like caterpillars. How should he answer this question?
Xiao Yi didn't expect that such a young child had learned to frown. Is he struggling about how to answer him?
If it looks good, it looks good. If it doesn’t look good, it doesn’t look good. Why is he so conflicted?
"Little Ningning, tell your uncle if the bride is pretty?"
Huo Yining shook his head. "Uncle, I can't tell you the answer to this. If you want to know whether my cousin is pretty or not, you can go into the room and take a look."
(This chapter is not yet finished, please click on the next page to continue reading) Chapter 295: Picking Up the Bride (Page 2/2)
Lin Man didn't expect her son to answer like this. It seemed that he also realized that some things could not be said and would easily make people unhappy. He couldn't lie, so he simply didn't answer.
Xiao Yi patted Huo Qingci on the shoulder and said, "As the Yangtze River goes, each generation is stronger than the last. Your son is a good person and is suitable for politics."
Huo Qingci didn't think so. He felt that his eldest son's physical fitness was obviously much better than his second son, and he should be suitable for military service.
With his personality, if he goes into politics, he will be pulled down in minutes. His second son is much more stable.
After a while, Xiao Ya came out of the room, walked to Huo Qingci and said, "When we send the bride off later, you can help carry a load of dowry."
"Okay, I'll pick out the dowry later, and let Qinghuan help take care of Ningning."
Huo Qingci originally said that he wanted to hold the baby, but he thought about it again and felt that it would be better for him to choose it himself. If he didn't go, Qinghuan would have to choose it.
They gave Liao Sijie two quilts, and Liao Sijie asked someone to make two quilts for herself. Together with the blanket her mother sent, there were five wedding quilts in total.
In addition, the two aunts each gave Liao Sijie a mattress, a pair of pillows and a thermos.
Since no one bought her a sewing machine, and Liao Sijie wanted to buy one but didn't have a ticket, she ended up not being able to buy one.
However, Lin Jing bought her a watch, and she gave Lin Jing one in return.
Liao Sijie also specially made a set of clothes for Lin Jing's grandparents and father, and bought a pair of shoes. She also prepared two pieces of cloth for her eldest brother and sister-in-law, as well as a pound of wedding candy and a pound of wedding cakes.
When it was time to toast the elders, these elders would give red envelopes to the new daughter-in-law.
Of course, if Lin Man is willing to admit that she is a member of the Lin family, then Liao Sijie will need to prepare an extra gift for her.
At 11:08 am, Lin Jing, along with his brother, colleagues and cousin, rode bicycles to Huo Junshan's house to pick up the bride.
Normally, firecrackers must be set off at a wedding, but due to the special circumstances, they are not allowed to do so. However, Lin Jing tied a big red flower to the bicycle he used to pick up Liao Sijie.
When Lin Hun and Lin Jing saw Lin Man, they wanted to call her sister, but as soon as Lin Man saw them leaving, she took the child and walked away.
Huo Qingyan nudged Lin Jing and said, "Groom, what are you standing there for? Give cigarettes to your uncles and the others."
Lin Jing quickly took out a cigarette from his pocket, tore it open and gave one to each man present, while Lin Hun took a bag of wedding candies and distributed them to the children in the yard.
After the cigarettes and wedding candies were gone, Huo Qingyan brought Lin Jing's relatives and friends in for tea. In order to avoid contact with the Lin family, Lin Man naturally could not entertain them.
These things are taken care of by her mother-in-law and two aunts. Since her aunt is not around, they have to work hard.
Seeing Ling Fei coming over, Huo Qingyan walked up to her and said, "There are so many guests here that there's no place to sit. Why are you here?"
"I'm here to see Sijie off to get married!"
"You're pregnant, so why do you need to come to the wedding? Aren't you just being ridiculous?"
Ling Fei was a little unhappy after being scolded by Huo Qingyan. It had been half an hour and she hadn't sat down to rest yet. Her waist was a little uncomfortable.
She snorted coldly, "Don't talk to me, just go and do your thing!"
Then she instructed Zhao Xiaoxia, "Xiaoxia, help me go back to the room and sit for a while."
The sofa in the living room and the stools beside the dining table were all filled with people, leaving no room for sitting in the corners. Now she could only go back to her room and sit on the bridal bed for a while.
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