Although it was a good omen, it was undoubtedly like rubbing salt into the wounds for Shumei and Boyi, plunging them into even greater grief. Boyi's steps became increasingly heavy, and each heavy step took him a long time.
The crowd also included Shumei's father, Mo Ran, her brother and sister-in-law, and her grown-up nephews and nieces.
It was the first time Shumei had seen such tenderness in her father's eyes, which made her feel a father's love she had never felt before. She tilted her head and looked at her father with gray hair, revealing a hint of a smile.
They welcomed Shumei and Boyi into the main room. Wen Dazui moved a chair to the middle, and Boyi placed Shumei on the chair with a big red "囍" character on it.
Shumei was too weak to stand and complete the wedding ceremony with Boyi. Although wedding ceremony seemed a bit old-fashioned in this era, Boyi felt that this was the simplest and fastest way to fulfill his promise to Shumei.
He wanted to give Shumei a wedding that was long overdue and become a real family with Shumei.
"Sister, let's start!"
Boyi stood beside the chair and spoke to Wen Dazui who was standing next to him.
In order to complete the task assigned to her by Boyi, Wen Dazui practiced it dozens of times last night, just because she didn't want to mess up Boyi's last promise to Shumei.
She suppressed her sadness and shouted loudly: "Bow to heaven and earth!"
Boyi kowtowed towards the door, and Shumei did the same.
Seeing this, Wen Dazui shouted again: "Bow to your parents!"
Boyi turned Shumei around and kowtowed to the portraits of his parents. Shumei also kowtowed weakly.
"Husband and wife bow to each other!"
Hearing the voice, Boyi turned Shumei around to face him, and the two looked at each other lovingly.
Boyi was stunned for a long time, then he knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed heavily to Shumei.
When Shumei saw him like this, anxiety showed on her face, but she no longer had the strength to stop him, she could only watch.
"The ceremony is over, help her into the bridal chamber!"
Boyi struggled to get up from the ground, picked up Shumei, and walked towards the new house.
At this moment, both of them were already in tears.
Boyi carried Shumei to the bed and propped up her frail body with the quilt behind her. The room was filled with joy, with Chinese characters for "囍" (Happy Birthday) pasted everywhere, and the quilt, sheets, and pillows all in bright red.
He sat down next to Shumei and said, "Shumei, I finally married you. We are finally a real couple." Boyi held Shumei's hand tightly, combed her scattered hair, and touched her cheeks that were covered with wrinkles like a centenarian's.
Shumei smiled and nodded, her expression so satisfied.
"Shumei, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. If it weren't for me, maybe your illness wouldn't have relapsed. I owe you in this life. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely repay you double. I will definitely pamper you and love you with all my heart..." Boyi said, and then he burst into tears.
"No, fate is like this. It's beyond our control. This isn't your fault. You just need to live well. The children have been looking forward to reuniting with you for so long. You must not let them down. Otherwise, I will never forgive you, not even in the next life."
Boyi burst into tears and nodded vigorously.
At this time, Youchen and Shuangning came in with the sugar eggs that had been prepared long ago and brought them to Shumei and Boyi.
The two of them knelt in front of Shumei and Boyi, holding up their bowls of candied eggs, and said in unison, "Dad, Mom, eat candied eggs."
The two children's eyes were red, with lingering tear marks on their faces. They looked at Shumei with tears in their eyes.
Boyi took the bowl of sugar-syrup eggs and scooped a spoonful of sugar syrup into Shumei's mouth.
"Sweet, so sweet..."
When everyone saw Shumei's forced smile and heard her voice, they couldn't help but burst into tears.
“Mom, Mom…”
The two children cried and called her, wiping their tears continuously.
"Kids, get up quickly, don't kneel. Youchen, especially you, a man's knees are as precious as gold. You are a boy, how can you kneel down at every turn?"
"Mom, I..." Youchen choked and couldn't speak.
"You must behave well in the future, complete your studies well, and live the happy life you want."
After hearing this, the two children nodded vigorously.
Seeing them like this, Shumei showed a relieved expression on her face, "Okay, you guys go out! I want to be alone with your dad for a while."
The two children hesitated and looked at Boyi. Boyi nodded to them, and then they got up and left.
Shumei watched the children leave before turning her gaze back to Boyi, her eyes full of fatigue.
"Are you tired? If you are, just take a nap." Seeing that she was so tired, Boyi quickly put the bowl in his hand on the cabinet and wanted to help Shumei lie down.
"No, I'm not tired. I'll be asleep soon, so I don't mind taking a little longer. Boyi, can you carry me to the rooftop? I want to watch the sunset with you."
"Yes! As long as you want to watch it, I will watch it with you every day from now on."
Boyi nodded, picked up Shumei and went to the roof.
There was a worn-out bamboo sofa on the roof with two broken pieces of bamboo. Shumei had never been willing to throw it away, but she didn't expect it to come in handy today.
Boyi put Shumei on the sofa and let her lean on his shoulder. The two of them snuggled together and looked at the sunset in the sky.
"It's so beautiful! I've never seen such a beautiful sunset."
Boyi held Shumei's hand tightly, and could not help but blurt out, "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk."
Shumei's heart tightened and her smile stopped abruptly.
"Yes! No matter how beautiful it is, it will soon disappear. No matter how beautiful the sunset is, it cannot escape the swallowing of the night. This is fate."
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