Chapter 540 Wedding (Part 2) (Two chapters combined into one)
It was still dark, and the street lights were particularly dazzling, stretching to the end of the field of vision. The wedding car was driving steadily on the road. Su Jiaojiao looked ahead, her thoughts flying. The past flooded into her heart like a tide, with all kinds of feelings, sweet and sour, bitter and spicy.
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Jingyou held her hand. Her hand was slender, white, and soft as if it had no bones. Su Jiaojiao withdrew her thoughts and smiled at him. "I was thinking about the song you just sang. It was very nice."
"If you like, I will sing for you often." Lu Jingyou looked at her lovingly. His bride had natural makeup, giving people a natural beauty. Compared with the wedding photos and yesterday's rehearsal, she was even more charming today, and he couldn't get enough of looking at her.
"Okay." Su Jiaojiao smiled.
"You must not have had a good rest last night. You can sleep on me for a while. It will take more than an hour to get home." Lu Jingyou whispered, "Don't be nervous later. I'm here!"
"I'm not sleepy." Su Jiaojiao still leaned against him. Her headdress was a bit complicated, so she didn't dare to move. Lu Jingyou understood, "It's okay, I'll help you hold on."
"Don't move, it's fine like this." Su Jiaojiao found a comfortable position to lean against him. He took her into his arms and looked at the road ahead, feeling relaxed. He had finally waited for this day.
Two hours later, the car finally stopped steadily in front of the old house. It was just dawn, and the alley was filled with neighbors who came to watch the fun and guests who came to congratulate them. The sound of firecrackers was heard everywhere.
As soon as Su Jiaojiao got out of the car, she was covered with a red veil, and then Lu Jingyou picked her up by the waist. Surrounded by people, he carried her into the living room before putting her down.
There was a hazy red in front of her eyes. She couldn't see clearly. She could only see a part of Lu Jingyou's clothes that was also embroidered with rich peonies.
Then, the master of ceremonies’ voice boomed: “Bow to Heaven and Earth!”
The newlyweds knelt on the red mat in front of the hall. When Su Jiaojiao stood up, someone supported her. It was Song Xiangyun.
"Bow to your parents twice!"
Old Mrs. Lu and Old Mr. Lu were sitting in the front hall, both with smiles on their faces. Lu Jia and Lin Manli were sitting on the other side. The couple looked at their son and daughter-in-law with joy on their faces.
"Husband and wife bow to each other!"
Su Jiaojiao turned around and looked at the shadowy figure in front of her. The two of them bowed to each other. Amid the crowd's cheering, Lu Jingyou lifted her red veil. Their eyes met, and there were smiles in each other's eyes.
Next was the tea-serving session. Under the guidance of Song Xiangyun, they first toasted Mr. and Mrs. Lu, and then Lu Jia and Lin Manli. Su Jiaojiao called them grandpa and grandma very naturally. The old couple were both wearing Tang suits and were very happy. They drank tea and gave two thick red envelopes.
When she arrived at Lu Jia and Lin Manli's house, Su Jiaojiao's heart began to fluctuate, but she still looked at Lu Jiahe with a smile on her face: "Dad, have some tea."
Lu Jiahe, dressed in a suit and tie, agreed with a smile, drank some tea, and gave Su Jiaojiao a red envelope.
"Mom, have some tea." Su Jiaojiao tried hard to keep a smile on her face. Lin Manli agreed, drank the tea gracefully, and gave her a red envelope.
Lin Manli wore a dark red cheongsam that she had customized herself, embroidered with peonies of the same color. Her makeup was still delicate, and there was still a proud look between her eyebrows.
After offering tea, the entry ceremony was completed, and the two were escorted into the bridal chamber.
Almost everyone rushed in and asked the bride and groom for candy. Cai Ting and Ding Linyu brought in two boxes of candy and placed them next to the two of them. It took them half an hour just to distribute the candy.
After distributing the wedding candies, everyone dispersed one after another.
Since there were elderly people at home, Qi Heng and the others didn't want to make a fuss. Qin Xiuming accompanied them to eat in the living room, while Cai Ting and Ding Linyu were accompanied by Lu Qingqing and Wu Xinyue, mother and daughter.
The bridal chamber was quiet, and Song Xiangyun brought in six plates and six bowls of food for the two of them. She instructed them, "You must finish all the food on this table. If you can't finish it this time, there will be no new food for the next meal. This means that one table of food will last a lifetime. Grandma also wishes you happiness and a son soon."
"Thank you, Grandma Song." Su Jiaojiao smiled. Among the six plates and six bowls of dishes, except for the fish in the middle which had the head and tail, the other dishes were small in quantity and exquisite.
"Let's eat more." Lu Jingyou kept putting food into Su Jiaojiao's bowl. "We have to go to the hotel later. It might be dark by the time we get back."
"Jiaojiao, your grandma asked you to eat more, saying that you have lost weight in the past two days." Song Xiangyun said and walked out with a smile. She had been busy for half a year for this matter. Now that Su Jiaojiao was married, she also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Getting married is such a physical job." Su Jiaojiao only slept in yesterday morning and slept for less than two hours last night. According to Marco's arrangement, she would probably sleep until dark again today.
"Yes, especially the two of us. We still have a lot to do when we get home tonight..." Lu Jingyou looked at her with a half-smile, "But tomorrow we can sleep in and completely relax."
Su Jiaojiao glared at him and said nothing.
Marco Bo and Yu Tian arrived at the banquet hall early. Since it was a fashion show, he also brought samples of the 24 solar terms clothing series, intending to attract some traffic.
Compared with the wedding theme series, he prefers his 24 solar terms series. In his eyes, the clothing in the 24 solar terms series is more down-to-earth.
The banquet hall has been decorated with lights and flowers, with many more details arranged than yesterday's rehearsal. The lights are more dazzling and the flowers have been replaced with real flowers.
The catwalk was replaced with a new red carpet, which had a better visual effect.
Friends and relatives from both sides took their seats one after another. Although Chen Guisheng was the uncle, he was also arranged to sit at the main table with Chen Guilan. Because Su Jiaojiao's father was absent, the Lu family stated that his parents would not go on stage.
Chen Guilan was also wearing a cheongsam. Unlike Lin Manli, her cheongsam was specially designed for her by Marco Porter. It was dark red in color, with three-quarter sleeves, and the neckline and cuffs were embroidered with golden auspicious cloud patterns, which looked elegant and dignified.
Zhao Shunfa sat with Wang Hua and others. The employees of Jiuzhou Millennium arrived early. Some of them even brought cameras and were busy taking pictures of each other.
The media and several photo studios invited by Lu Jingyou have also arrived. In order to cooperate with their publicity, Yundu Hotel specially installed a large electronic screen in the banquet hall to play the couple's wedding photos back and forth.
Su Jiaojiao was very calm during the rehearsal yesterday. Today, the guest area was full of people, but she was still calm. Lu Jingyou was also calm. He took her hand and walked slowly across the T-stage and slowly towards the reception desk.
Countless flashes followed the two people, and applause and cheers rang out one after another.
The employees of Jiuzhou Millennium Clothing Company are all young people. Seeing their leader wearing a white wedding dress that dragged on the ground, which was beautiful and charming, they became more and more excited and applauded particularly loudly.
The entire process was rehearsed yesterday. The emcee delivered an opening speech in a rich and emotional voice, and asked the bride and groom to say that they would never leave each other no matter rich or poor, and they both answered in a loud voice, "I do."
The witnesses and the host gave speeches respectively, the newlyweds exchanged rings, bowed towards the main table, thanked both sets of parents for raising them, and the ceremony was over.
Chen Guilan was already in tears as she looked at her son-in-law and daughter on the stage. Lin Manli's eyes also turned red. Her son was married and had a family. He was no longer the child who sat at the door and waited for her to come back.
Seeing that the wedding had completed all the procedures successfully, Marco immediately arranged for his team to go on stage for a fashion show, and the wedding fashion show officially kicked off.
Except for the people from Jiuzhou Millennium Clothing Company, the other guests did not know that there was a wedding fashion show. They stared at the stage curiously. Wow, the bride was worthy of being a clothing company. She even arranged a fashion show.
In order to liven up the atmosphere, Marco Bo would occasionally scatter some small dolls to the audience. He prepared two sacks of dolls, and almost everyone had one.
Ji Hong grabbed two little rabbit dolls in a row and clapped her hands happily. She didn't have to do anything today and just enjoy the food. She had never attended such a high-end wedding banquet before. It was said that the standard cost of each table was 3,000 yuan.
Three thousand yuan, her three months’ salary.
Tsk tsk, the boss married well, and the employees also benefited from it. In the future, she can also show off to others. She has attended wedding banquets where each table cost 3,000 yuan.
The people from Jiuzhou Millennium Clothing Company had been rehearsing for a long time, and almost everyone had the opportunity to go on stage. As soon as one group finished walking, another group immediately followed. The clothes they wore were all wedding-themed costumes.
Except for the bride and groom's attire which was worn by Lu Jingyou and Su Jiaojiao themselves, the others on display were all worn by their grandparents, parents, groomsmen, bridesmaids, etc. There were both Chinese Hanfu and Western suits.
After displaying the wedding theme series, they began to display the twenty-four solar terms series of clothing, which gave everyone a refreshing feeling.
The groomsmen were not to be outdone and went to the emcee to request songs, especially Qi Heng, who requested two songs in one breath. He strongly requested to take turns on stage with Marco Bo's models, turning the wedding into a concert and fashion show.
Yu Baiqiang, Zhao Shunfa, Wang Hua and Fang Zeyang sat at the same table. The four of them had a very pleasant chat. Fang Zeyang was a fabric supplier and had many common topics with Yu Baiqiang.
Zhao Shunfa and Wang Hua were both part of the wedding party. They discussed the specific details of the wedding in a low voice and teased Qi Heng and He Siyu from time to time.
Upon learning that the wedding fashion show was planned by Marco Bo, Yu Baiqiang and Fang Zeyang were very impressed. They believed that only Jiuzhou Millennium Clothing Company could combine a wedding and a fashion show.
With so many media coming today, Jiuzhou Millennium’s fame will also be boosted. This wedding is a win-win situation.
Lu Jingyou and Su Jiaojiao rested for a while, then went to the private room to change into their toast dresses. Su Jiaojiao's toast dress was a red long dress. Su Jiaojiao didn't like things that were too revealing, so Marco designed a standard three-quarter sleeve stand-up collar long dress for her.
There were nearly fifty tables in the banquet hall for friends, relatives and media, and the toasts alone took more than an hour.
Yu Tian and Marco were so busy running the fashion show that they didn't even eat a few bites of their food. They were busier than the bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Ding Linyu saw this and whispered to Cai Ting, "Do you think this Yu Tian is Marco Bo's girlfriend?"
"No, they're classmates." Cai Ting already knew Yu Tian. Ding Linyu said, "Then I'm relieved."
"What do you mean?" Cai Ting was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ding Linyu in disbelief. "You, you like that sissy?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ding Linyu looked at Cai Ting angrily. "I've already promised Wang Hua, how could I possibly fall for Marco? Besides, he's not a sissy, he just has a thinner voice. Don't give him a nickname."
"So what do you mean?" Cai Ting was puzzled.
"I think he's a good match for you." Ding Linyu smiled. "Look, you two are together every day. When you argue, it's really noisy, and when you're good, it's really good too."
"What are you talking about? We're just working." Cai Ting, who had never thought of this before, snorted coldly, "I don't like him. He's more feminine than me."
Ding Linyu chuckled: "This is called complementarity."
"Sister Cai Ting, I also think you and Marco are a good match." Xin Yao also joined in the fun: "How about I ask him for you?"
"Stop it, if you like him, just take him in and don't lump me in with him." Cai Ting found it incredible. "I don't like his type."
"Maybe he likes you!" Wang Xiaoyu also became interested. Turning around, she saw Marco talking to the studio staff and said, "Look how dedicated he is."
"Stop talking! You're getting more and more ridiculous." Cai Ting picked up her chopsticks and urged them, "Eat quickly! There's so much delicious food, it's hard to stop you from eating."
"Enjoy the food, Mr. Lu is quite generous, the standard is 3,000 yuan!" Ding Linyu took a few bites and turned her head, just in time to see Wang Hua looking at her. They smiled knowingly and felt that the juice in the cup seemed sweeter.
After the toast, it was already past three in the afternoon. Lu Jingyou and Su Jiaojiao both stepped forward to thank the media for coming and their hard work in filming.
Hu Li also interviewed Su Jiaojiao specifically, saying that she would do a special report for her to promote her Jiuzhou Millennium, her wedding theme, and the Twenty-Four Solar Terms series of clothing.
Su Jiaojiao was very happy and said that she would reach in-depth cooperation with Charm Fashion Magazine in the future, and the two parties would negotiate the specific matters later.
The guests left the banquet one after another. Lu Jia and Lin Manli stood at the door to see them off with polite smiles on their faces. They had worked very hard to prepare for the wedding these days, and were often scolded by Mr. and Mrs. Lu. The old couple always said that they were not doing their best.
In fact, they have done their best.
Marco Bo's series on the twenty-four solar terms is still going on, Qi Heng and He Siyu are still singing on the stage, they are particularly excited about their good brother getting married.
Qin Xiuming didn't say a word the whole time, and only when facing the camera did he force a smile.
The reason he did this was all for his father. Everyone was immersed in the joy of the wedding and no one mentioned his father, as if his father did not exist.
One day, he will let his father stand in front of everyone with honor and make his father proud of him. He believes he can do it.
After seeing off all the guests, it was almost dark.
After returning to the old house, Su Jiaojiao took off her headdress, went to the bathroom to take a shower, and washed the hairspray off her hair. Only then did she feel relaxed.
The guests from Lu Jingyou's hometown had not left yet because the journey was far, so they were going to stay at the old house at night. Old Master Lu, Lu Jingyou, and Lu Jiahe were still in the living room drinking and chatting with them.
Su Jiaojiao lay in bed, not wanting to move or even eat. After a whole day, she felt as tired as if she had climbed several mountains.
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