When I opened the door today, magpies were chirping on the branches.
"Xu Guoqing is so lucky, the magpies have come!" Erhua looked up at the tree and saw two magpies perched on the branches.
One of them seemed to notice Erhua was looking at it, shook its little head and flapped its wings twice. The one next to it didn't understand why and continued to comb its feathers with its mouth.
"Let me see where the magpie is?" Luo Zhen came out of the house and looked in the direction Erhua was looking.
That’s right, today is Xu Guoqing and Zhao Meiying’s wedding day.
Zhao Meiying got up early in the morning to dress up, feeling confused and dazed. She was pushed around and her head was in a mess, but she just followed the instructions with her body.
Qiuhua played the important role of bridesmaid and helped Meiying dress up. She also put a little lipstick on her mouth while being pressed on the bed by Meiying.
The red lips are bright, the little girl is pretty, and some people are intoxicated by her appearance.
"Qiuhua, are you hungry?" Wu Xin handed over a few pieces of cake through the crack in the door. Qiuhua took them. Her rosy mouth seemed to be sealed with lipstick, and she only opened it a little to take a bite.
It was sweet but not greasy, with the fragrance of red dates and the fresh aroma of bamboo leaves. She was really hungry, so she didn't care about anything else. She ate one piece in three or two bites and handed the other piece to Meiying.
"Look, people are really different. Wu Xin looks so cold and indifferent. It turns out that he gives all his care to one person and doesn't care about other people or other things.
Look at me again, I got up at four o'clock, and no one brought me anything to eat. I'm almost fainting from hunger!"
The bride pouted to show her dissatisfaction.
Qiuhua covered her mouth with her hands as she laughed, cake stuck to her teeth and tongue, and her words were slurred. "The groom is the busiest person today, so don't find fault with him. He really cares about you!"
Zhao Meiying curled her lips and smiled, Qiuhua responded with a sly smile, and the two of them burst into laughter.
The most formal meal of the wedding is in the evening. After the wedding ceremony, the newlyweds go into the house to count money and everyone takes their seats.
Both Xu Guoqing and Zhao Meiying's families are well-off, so the dishes for the wedding will naturally not be bad.
There are eight cold dishes alone: braised beef, cold jellyfish, mixed cucumber, pumpkin dipped in sugar, pig stomach and pig ears platter, wood ear and day lily, as well as a plate of wedding candy and a plate of watermelon seeds.
Hot dishes include: fried Taihu shrimp, braised whole chicken, scrambled eggs with whitebait, steamed Taihu whitefish, and finally the main dish, braised pork knuckle.
It also comes with three stir-fried leafy vegetables, a rice pudding, a sweet soup, and a pork rib and winter melon soup.
The table is full with plates stacked on top of each other, it looks great!
"Meat, meat!" Liang Guoguo danced with joy. Luo Zhen picked up a piece of pork trotter skin with chopsticks and gave it to him in his little hand. His greasy little mouth opened and closed, and the soft and sticky pork trotter skin was eaten in one go.
"I want more, I want more!"
Two little hands ran towards the middle of the table with their teeth and claws bared. Luo Zhen said with a smile: "Guoguo, come here to your auntie. Auntie will pick some meat for you."
Guoguo looked at Luo Zhen seriously, shook her head and said in a stern manner: "Auntie can't hug Guoguo, sister, sister!"
Qiu Zhen's eyes lit up when she heard this. She put down her chopsticks, pulled Guo Guo aside, and asked, "Guo Guo, what did you say? Say it again?"
"Meat, meat!" The chubby little hand pointed at the big red pork knuckle standing high in the middle of the table.
Qiu Zhen quickly picked up a piece of meat and waved it in front of Guoguo, tempting her: "Guoguo, my good wife has meat. Tell me, what is my sister? Where is my sister? Tell me, and I'll give you some meat."
"Aunt, sister, aunt, sister."
"Aunt's sister? Where is my sister? Where is my aunt?"
"Belly, here in my belly!" The greasy little hands patted his belly.
Everyone looked at the interaction between the grandparents and grandchildren in confusion. Xiaojuan was the first to react and asked:
"Mom, is Luo Zhen pregnant?"
Qiu Zhen smiled happily, pulled Luo Zhen aside and asked in a low voice, "How long has it been since you came?"
Luo Zhen knew what her mother was asking. Her face flushed, and she lowered her head and answered softly, "I don't remember clearly. It seems... it's been two months... I didn't allow it..."
"That's right!" Qiu Zhen clapped her hands excitedly and said, "Let's go and see it tomorrow!"
Luo Zhen nodded woodenly, feeling a sense of unreality as if the joy had come out of nowhere.
"Mom, can you believe what this kid says?"
"Hey, you don't understand. What children this age say is the most accurate."
She then shared a few true legends in a mysterious manner, and everyone at the table listened with great interest. They had delicious food and stories, but it was a pity that the women didn't drink.
After the meal, everyone went to help clear the table and wash the dishes. Qiuhua was busy when Wu Xin pulled her back to his yard.
The next door is brightly lit and bustling, while this side is moonlit and the atmosphere is ambiguous.
"Are you tired?" Wu Xin asked with concern.
Qiuhua nodded and smiled, "A little bit, but I'm happy. I'm happy as long as Meiying is happy."
Wu Xin grabbed the pair of soft and weak hands, gently squeezed their palms, and carefully rubbed each finger.
"I will make you happy too." He pulled Qiuhua into his arms from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder, and said, "I've already told my aunt that I'll invite a matchmaker over during the Chinese New Year. We'll get engaged after I finish the college entrance exam next year."
His deep voice penetrated into her ears and immediately captured her heart.
"Okay, I'll wait for you then."
Qiuhua tilted her head slightly, and their faces touched each other. Wu Xin took a deep breath, put his hand on the back of her head, and gently and unresistingly turned her face over. Only then did he finally taste that rosy little mouth.
It's soft, cool, and smooth.
Like a dragonfly skimming the water, it's hard to stop. After a brief separation, they reconnect, this time for a deeper level of communication.
"Guoguo, slow down and be careful!"
The sister-in-law's voice came from outside the yard. The two of them separated as if they had been electrocuted, and then smiled at each other embarrassedly.
The next morning, Zhao Meiying got up late, so Xu Guoqing asked her to have breakfast and went back to his room to make his bed.
After breakfast, Meiying still felt dizzy and wanted to go back to her room to rest for a while.
Xu Guoqing came in with a bowl of brown sugar water. Meiying took it and asked, "I didn't hear we were supposed to drink this the next day!"
"Aren't you here? You were so tired yesterday, I was worried you might have a stomachache."
"Huh? What's coming?"
"You're such a fool! You didn't even realize it got on the sheets! Hurry up and check if there's anything on your pants!"
Zhao Meiying turned around in front of Xu Guoqing and said, "Really? How could I not know this?"
After being stunned for two seconds, Xu Guoqing suddenly pulled her into his arms excitedly and asked, "Think carefully, did nothing happen that day?"
Meiying was confused by the question out of the blue. After thinking carefully, she said, "I hit my head that day and was already dizzy. Then I got hit a few more times and I didn't know anything. When I woke up, I heard you calling me. I looked at myself and naturally thought that..."
Xu Guoqing hugged her tightly with excitement, and kept calling her: "Silly girl, silly girl..."
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