Although they had caught the person, He Caiwei and her team did not dare to let their guard down, as they didn't know if another person might suddenly appear.
Until the day they were to register their marriage and hold a banquet, after Lu Qingzhu underwent a thorough examination and it was determined that the hospitals in the capital could not treat her and that she had to go elsewhere, Lu's family took her home directly.
Three days later, the eldest son of the Lu family got married. Lu Zhining brought two pigs weighing over 300 jin each and 1,000 jin of mixed noodles to the army canteen as a way of treating the troops to a meal.
Many of their friends and colleagues were not here, so they only added six tables in their own yard to invite the elders of the family and some of their fathers' friends and colleagues.
Because the wind was about to pick up, they didn't hold a grand ceremony.
After getting up, He Caiwei simply washed up, put on some light makeup, wore a white shirt, black pants, and a red wool coat—that was all.
Lu Qingfeng knocked on the door, and only after hearing the girl invite him in did he push the door open and enter the room. He was immediately amazed by the girl's beauty.
The young girl rarely wore makeup, and even went to work without any. This was the first time he had ever seen her with such elaborate makeup: "My Weiwei looks very pretty today..."
"What? Am I not pretty normally..." He Caiwei found his silly, dazed look amusing.
"No way, my Weiwei has always been the prettiest." Lu Qingfeng was full of survival instinct. Secretary Huang said that no matter what age a woman is, she wants others to praise her for being beautiful. Secretary Huang also said that men need to know how to say nice things to please their wives.
Although he didn't have much experience, he had seen a lot. He knew from the way his father and mother got along that every time his father tried to coax his mother with sweet words, they would be chased away, and the next day the two of them would be all lovey-dovey again.
Lu Qingfeng felt he had to learn his father's skills; only by keeping his wife happy could he have a better life.
Seeing her brother's sincere expression, He Caiwei knew that he must have been imagining things again. Ever since he hired Secretary Huang, he had become prone to overthinking. She wondered what Secretary Huang had been saying to her brother in the office.
"Brother, what are you doing so early in the morning... If we go to get our marriage certificate now, they won't be open yet." He Caiwei thought he was going to take her out so early in the morning, and that they were planning to get their marriage certificate today.
“It’s still early to go over there. Mom asked me to give you this box. I don’t know what’s in it, so take a look…” Lu Qingfeng put the box he was carrying on the desk. The box wasn’t big, so he just placed it on the desk.
Not only was Lu Qingfeng curious about what was inside, but even Lu Qingyue, who had come early in the morning to be a bridesmaid, was extremely curious, craning her neck to wait for her sister-in-law to open the box.
Under the curious gazes of the brother and sister, He Caiwei opened the box. The top of the box was covered with an oilcloth, and inside the newly opened oilcloth was a set of brightly colored wedding clothes.
He Caiwei reached out and took out the wedding dress, unfolded it, and a beautifully crafted red wedding gown appeared before the three of them.
"Wow! It's so beautiful..." Little Lu Qingyue felt her eyes were almost dazzled by the outfit.
This garment is exquisitely made, embroidered entirely with real gold thread, and the embroidery is exceptionally fine. Where can you find someone with such skill these days?
"Want to try this on? It's so pretty! It would look amazing on you, sister..." The little girl was very envious. This thing was so beautiful that it made her want to get married too.
"I can't wear this now, it's too eye-catching..."
"Weiwei, there are other things in there, take a look first." Lu Qingfeng originally thought that this box only contained this one set of clothes, but he didn't know that there was another layer at the bottom. These were the things his mother had given to his wife, and she had to take them herself.
"What else? What is it..." He Caiwei hung the clothes on her arm in confusion and reached out to touch the box. This box was made of pure sandalwood. In later generations, it would be extremely valuable. She couldn't afford to damage it and had to be careful.
He Caiwei carefully removed the compartment. The space underneath was quite large. Inside were four small, uncovered boxes containing pairs of rings, bracelets, and necklaces, as well as two mutton-fat jade bracelets and two sets of jewelry. These jewelry pieces were exquisitely crafted and clearly not ordinary items.
"Wow, I'm so rich! Sister, I see something glittering down there, is there a big yellow croaker?" The little girl noticed a small gap with glittering gold underneath.
He Caiwei looked at it and took out the four small boxes on top. Sure enough, there was a layer of large yellow croakers laid out at the bottom.
"Brother, are you sure this was given by Aunt? How come there are so many things?" There are too many. Not to mention the large yellow croaker on this layer, the jewelry in the four small boxes on top is already worth a lot of money.
“It was given by Mom. She said this one is for you. She has two more. One will be given to Qingzhu when she gets married, and the other part will be given to Yue’er as a dowry…” Lu Qingfeng nodded. That’s what his mother said at the time.
"I understand, then I'll accept it. It's still early, I'll go change into this outfit and show it to you. Brother, do you know how to use a camera? Could you take a few pictures of me?" He Caiwei suddenly wanted to wear this outfit and take a few photos to keep, so that it would be a meaningful keepsake when she was old.
"Okay, where's your camera? Take it out and let me figure it out." Lu Qingfeng nodded. He knew many kinds of cameras, but he didn't know which kind of camera his sister had.
He Caiwei turned around and took a camera from the closet. It was the kind he had picked out from his online space that could take photos instantly.
After handing it to his brother, he turned around and pulled his sister to the inner room to change. Seeing the envious look in his sister's eyes, he took out another set from his space, a beautiful tulle dress to be used as a bridesmaid dress. Although they couldn't wear it out, they weren't going out at the moment, so it was okay to wear it out for photos and make the little girl happy.
Sure enough, the little girl's eyes lit up immediately when she saw a pink tutu.
"Where did you come from, sister? How come you're so pretty? Sister, is this for me? Oh, I think I'll go be my aunt's daughter instead. I really envy you, sister. My aunt always makes all sorts of beautiful clothes." The little girl looked at the clothes, comparing them from left to right, and couldn't put them down.
She suddenly had the idea to become her aunt's daughter. From childhood to adulthood, what she envied most was that her older sister always had all kinds of beautiful clothes. Of course, she had them too, but she was still envious.
“You, be careful your mother doesn’t hit you with the kang broom. Try it on, I got it according to your size. Oh, and here’s an undershirt for you, you can’t buy this style here…” He Caiwei couldn’t help but laugh when she thought of her aunt’s helpless look at this drafty little cotton-padded jacket.
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