Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Waiting for You to Love Me
Lu Min went there, tiptoeing and moving closer little by little.
He waved to the beautiful young lady and greeted her carefully, and the faint crying sound under the veil stopped.
Four heads were arranged in an orderly manner behind the rockery. They all tilted their heads and put one ear close to try to hear what the two were talking about.
The young lady's weak voice was blown away by the wind, and only a few words came out, the meaning of which was unclear. Lu Min half-knelt down, leaned over to listen to the young lady's words, and after a moment he hesitantly stood up and said, "I have to go discuss this with my companions."
After Lu Min finished speaking, he was about to turn back. The young lady eagerly grabbed his wrist, stood up, and bowed deeply to him, as if begging.
Li Xuan: “Oh.”
Bai Lili: "There is something hidden."
Yin Yan nodded: "The mission is coming."
Yu Xiangwen continued: "Yeah."
Lu Min was frozen when a man pinched his wrist, and he just helped the man up stiffly.
He and the young lady walked behind the rockery and talked about past events.
It turned out that Miss Chen had secretly married a poor scholar in her early years. The scholar promised that when he passed the imperial examination, he would come to the Chen family to propose marriage.
The young lady believed that the scholar's talent would definitely make the list. She waited year after year and finally waited for the good news that the scholar had made the list, but the scholar did not come.
Mr. Chen had wanted to marry his daughter off for a long time, but his daughter refused to marry him even though she threatened to kill herself. People outside said that Miss Chen was unlucky in marriage, or that she was suffering from a serious illness and would not live long, otherwise how could a girl not get married at such an old age?
Now that the man his daughter was waiting for had not come, Master Chen laughed at his daughter for waiting for a heartless man for so many years, and she had become an old maid that no one wanted. So he set a date for her death, and this time he would marry his daughter off no matter what, even if she had to marry Dalang, a pancake seller at the street corner, it would be better than having no one at all.
So this hydrangea marriage selection event came about.
Originally, Mr. Chen wanted his daughter to choose a groom at noon, get ready in the afternoon, and get married and sent to the bridal chamber in the evening.
As a result, Miss Chen threw five hydrangeas in a row and insisted on setting up an assessment to choose one out of the five. The master saw that she seemed to really want to choose a husband, so he followed her wish and postponed the wedding date to tomorrow.
"...But, you've only delayed it for one night. You still have to get married tomorrow." Bai Lili said bluntly.
"I know." The young lady whispered, "Today is the Autumn Lantern Festival. Three years ago during the Autumn Lantern Festival, we agreed that if he didn't marry me before this day three years later, we would be separated in this life and we would be husband and wife in the next life."
The voice under the veil was sad and pleading: "This is the last day, I must keep my promise."
"It's late at night and he hasn't come yet. Miss, feel free to tell us what you think." Li Xuan said, "Do you want us to conjure up your handsome scholar out of thin air?"
Miss:"……"
The young lady ignored Li Xuan's witty remarks and said, "I would like to ask you to take me to the street and to the sacred tree."
Li Xuan: "Sacred tree?"
Yin Yan understood: "The tallest ancient tree at the bridgehead."
The lady nodded.
The tour guide who had disappeared for a long time appeared again holding a small red flag. She said happily: "Congratulations to everyone for unlocking a new task. Facing the young lady's request, what will the Sunset Red Tour Group choose in the end?"
"It's one person who has achieved enlightenment." The little red flag pointed at Lu Min.
"Everyone will prosper." The small red flag pointed at the other four people.
"Or should we abandon the wealth and glory that is right before our eyes, take the risk of being taken away by the servants of the Chen Mansion and sent to the government, and take Miss Chen out?" The tour guide waved the small flag in his hand, "I'll give you five minutes to make the final choice. Friendly reminder, wealth and glory are not limited to the plot, but also refer to the luxurious gift package prepared by the program team for everyone~"
Lu Min asked carefully: "What's in the luxury gift package?"
The tour guide did not answer directly: "Secret."
The five people looked at each other and nodded. Bai Lili stepped forward, took the bride's hand, and said without hesitation: "It won't take five minutes. We have already chosen. Of course, we will take her out!"
…
The small attic was brightly lit, and the Chen family servants searched around the yard, but could not find the young lady, nor the five grooms that the young lady had chosen during the day. They hurried to the street to look for her, and in the light of the fire, they saw a person in a red wedding dress standing at the entrance of the alley from a distance.
"there!"
When the person heard the sound, he lifted up his skirt and ran away.
The servants were even more certain that this was the person they were looking for. They didn't have time to think about why the young lady was so unrestrained, and shouted, "Chase her!"
After everyone ran far away, a few people hiding in the darkness at the end of the alley appeared.
"I hope Brother Xuan and Xiao Lu can successfully shake them off." Bai Lili giggled, "I think Xiao Lu looks better in the bride's dress than the groom's."
She glanced at Yu Xiangwen standing beside her: "Actually, you have longer legs and can run faster, so you should go."
Yu Xiangwen shook his head calmly: "The size of the clothes is too small."
"That's right. If Xiao Lu wears any of the equipment, there is a risk of it exploding at any time." Bai Lili nodded.
Yu Xiangwen turned his gaze to Yin Yan beside him and thought, "Xiao Yan can give it a try."
Yin Yan: “…”
Yin Yan: "Let's take Miss Chen away quickly."
The three of them took Miss Chen, who had changed into ordinary clothes, and hid from the Chen family's servants all the way. Fortunately, there were many people on the street during the Autumn Lantern Festival, so it was not easy to find anyone.
The closer you get to the bridge, the harder it is to move forward. The crowds are bustling, and Miss Chen's heart has already flown to the ancient tree.
"There! The one who is eight feet tall is the first person the lady chose this morning!!" someone shouted from behind.
Yu Xiangwen: “…”
"Luckily I have something in reserve." Bai Lili glanced at the servants who couldn't squeeze in for a while, then turned around and asked the lady wearing her clothes: "Miss Chen, have you ever thought about what you would do if he didn't come?"
Miss Chen pursed her lips and said with a firm look: "Then I will leave by myself."
She smiled at Bai Lili and said, "I have already made arrangements. As long as he comes, I will leave with him regardless of whether he has achieved fame or not. If he doesn't come, I will go out and look around alone. I don't want to marry someone I don't like and stay in the backyard for the rest of my life."
Looking at Miss Chen's smiling face, Bai Lili, who just wanted to ask one more question, was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward and hugged Miss Chen vigorously, saying happily: "Okay, okay, that's good."
Yin Yan suddenly realized, "If that's the case, if we don't help Miss Chen and she disappears tomorrow morning, will we be detained by Master Chen?"
Yu Xiangwen praised: "Xiaoyan, you react so quickly, it's amazing."
Yin Yan: “…”
What a tone of voice you use to coax a child.
Bai Lili, wearing the clothes that a young lady usually wears, ran into the alley on the side. The servant scored twice and ran after the fake young lady.
Yin Yan and Yu Xiangwen hurried to escort Miss Chen to the ancient tree.
The ancient tree looked even more aged at night, and there were more notes on the branches than when Yin Yan saw them in the afternoon.
The banks of the bridge are filled with bright lanterns, which fall into the water and sway with vague soft light.
"Three years ago, we wrote down our wish to stay together for life here. It is said that the promises made by lovers under the witness of the sacred tree will surely come true." Perhaps because she was homesick, Miss Chen slowed down her pace. She looked at the colorful pieces of paper on the ancient tree and murmured, "The higher the paper carrying the wish is tied, the more effective it will be. He held me and hung the paper very high."
Yu Xiangwen also looked at the floating notes, wondering what he was thinking.
They finally arrived under the tree. A man in a green shirt kept his head raised, looking sadly at the piece of paper blowing in the wind.
Miss Chen's figure swayed, as if she was afraid of shattering a dream. She called softly, "Sanlang..."
The man in green turned around, revealing a handsome face. He was also in a daze, as if it was all a dream. He didn't dare to go forward. He just stood under the tree, watching Miss Chen walk towards him step by step.
"Sanlang, you really are here." Miss Chen said with a sob and a smile.
"Yu Niang...you, you are married, aren't you?" The scholar took a few steps forward, wanting to hold Miss Chen's hand, but hesitated, "I came too late. I, I originally brought betrothal gifts and wanted to come to your house to propose marriage, but I was robbed by thieves on the way, which delayed me. Later, I abandoned my carriage and rushed into the city alone, but I heard that you had chosen your ideal husband and were going to get married today. I thought, I thought you thought I didn't keep your promise and had let it go..."
"Silly boy, I'm not married yet." Miss Chen complained, "Today is the last day we agreed on, how could I forget."
"Then, then are you still willing to marry me?" The scholar walked quickly forward and held Miss Chen's hand.
Miss Chen could no longer complain. She burst into laughter, nodded heavily, rushed forward to hug the scholar, and said, "I do!"
The brilliant fireworks in the distance add a perfect romantic touch to the night.
Yin Yan looked at the two people hugging each other under the tree, then looked up at the fireworks in the sky, his eyes filled with joy for this ending: "Fortunately it's a happy ending!"
Even if it is just a very clichéd love story, the lovers finally get married. No matter how many times you watch it, it will make you feel so good and happy.
He jokingly said with regret: "It seems that this tree is very spiritual. If I had known earlier, I should have left a flower note and written a wish on it. Now that I am here, I will."
The person next to him responded, and Yin Yan turned his head and saw the flickering light of the fireworks falling on Yu Xiangwen's clear-cut face, covering him with different beautiful colors, and finally all turning into tenderness in a pair of eyes.
Everyone was enjoying the fireworks, and the photographer was taking pictures from a distance.
Yu Xiangwen lowered his head and smiled at Yin Yan, who was staring at his face in a daze, "Can you do me a favor?"
The microphone behind him was turned off again. Yin Yan asked nervously, "What can I do for you?"
Yu Xiangwen took out a piece of flowery paper tied with a rope from his body: "Help me hang this on a higher branch."
Yin Yan was surprised: "You really kept one?"
Yu Xiangwen just smiled: "Can you help me?"
"But, you are obviously taller." Yin Yan scratched his cheek.
Yu Xiangwen gave Yin Yan the flower note with his wish written on it, not worrying about being seen at all: "I'll hug you."
Just like when they were riding a horse, before Yin Yan could react, Yu Xiangwen immediately picked him up after he finished playing the song.
Yin Yan put his hand on Yu Xiangwen's shoulder: "Yu, Brother Yu!"
Yu Xiangwen held Yin Yan's thigh with one hand and supported Yin Yan's waist with the other. He looked up and looked at the person he liked. The smile on his lips was tinged with a bit of mischievous youthfulness: "I'm holding you, hang on, hang higher."
Yin Yan was burned by Yu Xiangwen's bright gaze, and he raised his head in panic: "I'll hang it up right away!"
"Don't worry, I won't make you fall." Yu Xiangwen's low laugh came from below, and Yin Yan actually felt the heat in this October night.
He touched the highest branch he could reach, and with a red face, hung Yu Xiangwen's flower note on it. He pulled it to make sure it was hung firmly enough before he had time to sneak a peek at Yu Xiangwen's wish.
Two lines of elegant words were written on the lavender-patterned flower note:
【Whatever you ask for is what you wish for, and whatever you wish for is what you get. 】
Yin Yan was slightly stunned.
He put his hands on Yu Xiangwen's shoulders again, supported him firmly with his hands on the lower back, and brought him back to the ground.
The hand did not release immediately.
Yin Yan often writes fan fiction, and as he writes so many, there are always a few articles that require the use of flower language metaphors.
He knows the language of various common flowers.
The flower language of lavender is waiting for love.
It is the vision for the future, the expectation for love, and waiting for you to love me.
The fireworks were still blooming. Yu Xiangwen looked down at the person in his arms staring at him blankly and asked, "Xiaoyan, do you believe in fate?"
Yin Yan was stunned: "I...I don't know."
Yu Xiangwen smiled and said, "I believe it."
He said: "I still believe that even if this fate comes, people must be able to grasp it."
“I want to catch it.”
Yu Xiangwen looked into Yin Yan's eyes and saw the hesitation and evasion in Yin Yan's eyes. He smiled indulgently and said, "You said in the elevator that day that you would blush when I looked at you... I am very happy."
"I thought I could hold it in. I'll go slower and more carefully. I'll follow your pace. Everything should be done slowly. There's no need to rush."
"But I seem to have overestimated my willpower."
“I just can’t control myself.”
"So Xiaoyan, I would like to take this opportunity today to ask you..."
Yin Yan wanted to get out of Yu Xiangwen's arms first, but he had no strength, and the big hand behind him was not going to let him go.
He was a little afraid to hear what Yu Xiangwen would say next, because he hadn't thought it through yet, he was still hesitating, he... he couldn't give Yu Xiangwen the answer he wanted.
However, Yu Xiangwen just continued to smile, sighed almost inaudibly, and hugged Yin Yan.
He put his chin on Yin Yan's shoulder and asked softly, "Xiao Yan, can I pursue you?"
Yin Yan: “…Ah?”
Just chasing him?
Should we ask for his opinion on this as well?
Yu Xiangwen repeated seriously: "Xiaoyan, can I pursue you?"
After saying that, she rubbed Yin Yan's neck subconsciously, and her deep voice had a hint of coquettishness: "Promise me, okay."
Yin Yan leaned on Yu Xiangwen's shoulder. Perhaps it was because the fireworks in the distance were too brilliant, or perhaps it was because the warm fragrance at the tip of his nose was too gentle, he replied in a very small voice: "Okay."
Yu Xiangwen caught the answer to his prayer in the sound of brilliantly blooming fireworks.
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