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◎Engagement [Part 2]◎
Because it was an engagement party, the guests invited to attend the ceremony included not only the elders of both sides, but also a few close business partners.
The banquet was held in the Shang family's auditorium, where a long table was set with various gifts, and next to it was a sweet photo of Li Xiran and Shang Xinuan.
Eight round tables were set up in the hall. The Shang family relatives sat at three tables, and the Li family relatives sat at one table. Two tables were filled with business partners, and the other two tables were occupied by the young couple's respective close friends.
Shang Xinuan smoothed out her cheongsam, then took the arm of Ruan Songyi, who had come to offer her congratulations, and posed for a photo with Li Xiran.
Congratulations on your engagement!
"Thank you, Ruan Ruan. Please take a seat."
The two stood for a long time amidst the blessings of various guests.
While waiting, Shang Xinuan suddenly put her arm around Li Xiran's neck and whispered in his ear, "It feels like we're getting married."
Li Xiran leaned against the corner of the long table, his hand seemingly casually resting on Shang Xinuan's waist. "Miss, the wedding will be a hundred times more grand than today."
Although he wasn't someone who liked excessive crowds, he secretly wanted the entire city of Shanghai to serve as a witness to their love.
"When we get our marriage certificate, I'll contact a Shanghai newspaper in advance to publish a notice announcing our marital relationship. How about that?" Publishing a notice in a newspaper is a common way to disseminate information to the public, often used for reasons such as lost documents.
Shang Xinuan pursed her lips, smiling while slightly frowning, "Why is that?"
"I don't rule out the possibility that some elderly people don't know how to use smartphones, but I want to tell the world." His sincerity was tinged with a touch of naivety.
"Why don't you make a plaque and hang it around your neck that says 'Husband of Shang Xin Nuan'?" Even the young lady couldn't stop teasing him; she had never met anyone more love-struck than him in her life.
Li Xiran suddenly seemed to have been enlightened, nodding earnestly and saying, "Wife, that's a good idea. I'll arrange for Chen Ti to do it after the engagement banquet."
Shang Xinuan almost burst out laughing at him. "Stop fooling around."
"What, are you ashamed of me?"
"Won't it affect you if people find out that the chairman of one of the top 100 companies in the country is obsessed with love?"
Li Xiran raised an eyebrow, unconvinced. "Every successful man is inseparable from his wife's support. And the men who can maintain their success are those who know how to love and value their wives."
"Oh?" Shang Xinuan had never heard such words before.
"Success is inseparable from self-discipline and having firm beliefs," Li Xiran said. "Miss is my belief."
Li Xiran is not a superman. He often feels tired, but as long as he thinks about Shang Xinuan and how he wants to create a better world for the most precious princess in Shanghai, he will immediately regain his energy.
“Mr. Li is already very outstanding. He is very good to me and loves me very much.” Shang Xinuan intertwined her fingers with his, took Li Xiran’s hand behind the crowd, and kissed the back of his hand.
“Miss Shang, Mr. Li feels he can never give you enough.” Whether it’s love or material conditions.
Shang Xinu looked at him, her eyes suddenly reddening. "Then I also hope that you can take better care of yourself."
He received so little love in this world, yet he was still willing to give all his love to himself.
After weathering many storms, the two finally joined hands.
It seems that Li Xiran was lucky to marry the daughter of the Shang family, but in fact she was the luckiest person to marry Li Xiran.
"I am already very satisfied to have married Miss Li." Li Xiran stroked her waist with his hand. "I will definitely keep all my promises in every little thing from now on."
Shang Xin nodded, her eyes slightly red. "I will treat you very well too, and give Ranran a home."
The two held hands and, amidst cheers, began their engagement ceremony.
Qiao Xi is both their friend and family member, so she served as the host of the ceremony.
She held up the microphone, and as soon as she opened her mouth, her voice choked with emotion.
As best friends, they witnessed each other's youth—the lows and periods of confusion, as well as countless happy moments.
As a close family member, she witnessed the entire process of Li Xiran's escape from the mire. He finally planted a beloved flower in his bitter fate.
She was a witness to their love, and also a spectator in the best viewing area who witnessed them becoming better and better because of each other.
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of their acquaintance. They chose each other as family without blood ties, and now they are family in the truest sense.
"Today is Shang Xinuan and Li Xiran's engagement day, and I am honored to be their host. Whether as a good friend or as family, I have so many blessings to say to them, but when the words come to my lips, they seem so pale and powerless."
"But I still have to say that my best friend is a really warm person. When I'm with her, I feel like the whole world is full of sunshine. And my uncle is also very gentle and considerate. He always takes care of Nuannuan's every little emotion."
"I have endless blessings for them, wishing them to support each other and live a loving life together for the rest of their lives."
With tears welling up in her eyes, Shang Xin hugged Qiao Xi and said, "Xi Xi, I feel so lucky to have you as my best friend."
Next comes the ceremony procedure.
Because of their engagement, Shang Zun had someone dig up the Daughter Red wine that he had buried for twenty years.
Eighteen jars in total, truly priceless.
As the head of both families, the old man slowly got up and walked over.
The gift box, embroidered with red silk and gold thread, opens to reveal a scroll.
"This is a marriage certificate that Xiran asked me for a long time ago."
Li Xiran said he has no elders, but there is a custom in Shanghai for the groom's parents to write the marriage certificate, and he did not want Shang Xinuan to lack any ceremony.
Therefore, he asked Shang Zun to write a marriage certificate for him as Li Xiran's elder.
On red paper with gold lettering, in vigorous and crisp running script, it reads:
Two families unite in marriage, and a contract is signed in one hall.
May your good marriage last forever, and may you be a perfect match.
Behold the peach blossoms in full bloom today; a perfect setting for a harmonious home.
May your descendants flourish and prosper in the years to come.
With this vow of lifelong commitment, I write it on fine paper, so that our pledge of love may be recorded in the marriage register.
Ruan Songyi then stepped forward and offered him a brush and ink.
Li Xiran first picked up the pen, wrote his own name, and then handed the pen to Shang Xinuan.
At the end of the marriage certificate, this is proof:
Li Xiran, Shang Xinuan.
June 28th.
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After the engagement ceremony, the banquet officially began.
Li Xiran held her hand, and the two of them each held a wine glass, toasting each other.
Amidst the various blessings, Shang Xinuan suddenly remembered the rumors that she would get engaged to Li Xiran after graduation.
As if by some unseen force, just as the light boat had passed through countless mountains, the foreshadowing that had been laid long ago was revealed.
She looked at Li Xiran, then chuckled softly.
"What are you laughing at?" Li Xiran noticed her laughter as he tilted his head back and finished his drink.
While walking to the next table, Shang Xinuan replied softly, "I just feel that fate seems to be predetermined."
Li Xiran smiled, once again marveling at his own good fortune. Then, he put his arm around her waist and stopped at the table where Shang Xinuan's friends were sitting.
"Congratulations to our young lady, Prince Consort Li is a lucky man." They all grew up playing with Shang Xinuan, especially Ruan Songyi, Jiang Xiangzhuo, and Qiao Xi, who were inseparable during their school days.
"Yes, I am very fortunate." Throughout the engagement banquet, no one addressed Shang Xin as Madam Li, but many called him Prince Consort Li.
Li Xiran said it was an honor for him.
After the engagement party ended, the couple saw their relatives and friends off.
The spring night was a little chilly, and she wore Li Xiran's suit jacket draped over her shoulders.
"How do you feel about everyone calling you Prince Consort all day today?" Shang Xin asked.
Looking at the shadows of the two embracing on the ground, Li Xiran said gently, "My feeling is that I have finally fulfilled my long-cherished wish. I thank you again, Miss, for being willing to marry me."
"Li Xiran, don't thank me."
“Then say I love you, and Li Xiran will use love to make up for it to Shang Xinuan.”
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After the two got engaged, they were going to move to Wan Gong No. 1 to live alone.
For Shangxinuan, this place used to be more like the rumored hellish place.
A gray sky, overgrown weeds as tall as a person.
It's as if it could strangle young children right here.
She had also considered moving to Greentown Jade Garden after getting engaged to Li Xiran; it was the house Shang Chenshu had left for her.
But after thinking about it for a long time, I still decided to stay with Li Xiran in Wan Palace No. 1.
Although that place is filled with somber memories, it is also where he grew up.
Shang Xinuan thought that if that place had ever been hell, she would break in, seize the shadow that belonged to Li Xiran, and turn hell into heaven.
However, she was stunned by the exquisite garden castle when she got out of the car.
The exterior walls are entirely ivory white and covered with magnolia trees.
The flowers are in full bloom this season.
It seems that she didn't need to drive away his gloomy childhood; Li Xiran had already personally severed all ties with him, turning everything he had into a gift for her.
"Honey, you've worked so hard all these years." While taking good care of her, he also healed all his childhood traumas.
She will be left with all the power, without having to endure any hardship.
"With you here, I don't feel any suffering at all."
Shang Xinuan still hugged him tenderly, "Then you must always remember that I am your wife. I am the safe haven you can hide in when you are tired."
"good."
"Li Xiran, I really love you. And I truly feel that being your wife is a blessing."
Looking back, she once resented Li Xiran's excessive protection.
At that time, she only thought that Li Xiran treated her like a pampered young lady and never believed that she was someone she could walk side by side with.
But in reality, a man like Li Xiran has experienced countless hardships and witnessed too much suffering.
He only wanted to protect his beloved An Yu, just like when he was a child, he longed for someone to protect him under their wings.
"Li Xiran, please grant me a few more requests."
"Okay, as long as it's you."
Her voice choked slightly as she said, "Promise me that while you love me, you will also love yourself more; protect me as a pure and innocent little princess, and at the same time, you can be protected by me; don't think that you are lucky to have married me, it is because your love surpasses everyone else that I can't see anyone else in my eyes except you."
She also wanted to thank God and be grateful to the man in front of her.
Thank you for being the only, spirited, and fearless lover in her heart amidst the chaos of war, even though he was clearly broken.
A note from the author:
Congratulations to Nuannuan and Lao Li on their engagement!
Why not just get married? Because Lao Li said his daughter would only have one relationship in her life, and he wanted to spend enough time with her before getting married.
They will never be family, but they will always be each other's lovers.
There are engagement red envelopes in the comments section!
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