Chapter 60: Delinwei's Wedding
For breakfast, Lin Yao chose to cook the glutinous rice balls that he had made before. At that time, Lin Yao was "recuperating" and wanted to eat something sweet.
But interstellar food is very straightforwardly sweet, and after searching around for tangyuan, he found some with the same name, but they weren't the same, so he had to make his own.
Fortunately, the ingredients for glutinous rice balls can be found, including glutinous rice flour, sugar, peanuts and sesame seeds.
At that time, Lin Yao made two kinds of dumplings, one with sesame filling and the other with peanut filling, one was fragrant and the other was sweet.
Lin Yao cooked eight glutinous rice balls with black sesame filling for himself. Because he didn't know how much Ye Heng could eat, he put four more peanut fillings in when cooking them.
The glutinous rice balls are white and plump, floating in the clear soup. Just looking at them makes people want to take a bite and try the flavor inside.
Lin Yao had just brought out two bowls of dumplings and set the table when he saw Ye Heng walking out of the bathroom with water droplets still on the ends of his hair.
Lin Yao glanced at him and said, "Breakfast is ready."
Suddenly remembering something, he asked again, "By the way, when I eat breakfast, I usually listen to the morning news on my laptop. Do you find it noisy?"
Ye Heng fiddled with his hair: "No."
"I also listen to some things from time to time, but most of them are internal reports from the legion."
As he spoke, he walked to the dining table and sat down, looking at the glutinous rice balls in the bowl, "What is this?"
"Tangyuan." Lin Yao seemed to know what he would ask: "I made the Tangyuan."
Ye Heng glanced at Lin Yao's actions and followed suit by scooping up a glutinous rice ball with a spoon: "Lin's exclusive glutinous rice balls?"
Lin Yao blew on the glutinous rice balls in the spoon and said, "That's right."
Then he responded to Ye Heng's previous answer, "It would be chaotic and noisy if two voices were playing like this, I..."
Before Lin Yao could say that he would not listen today, Ye Heng took out a pair of headphones with his other hand: "You listen to yours, I have headphones."
After saying that, Ye Heng took a bite of the glutinous rice ball. The sweetness of the peanut butter instantly melted on his tongue, taking away the last bit of astringency in his nerves.
Seeing that he had already prepared countermeasures, Lin Yao didn't bother to be polite and directly opened the light brain.
The morning news broadcast came out clearly, and the content was mostly about interstellar trade and resource exploration, occasionally interspersed with some irrelevant social news.
Lin Yao ate very seriously, chewing slowly.
Occasionally, when he hears something interesting, such as data on newly discovered habitable planets, he will subconsciously turn his head to look at the computer screen.
At this moment, Ye Heng's voice came: "Why is your filling black?"
Lin Yao turned his head and found that the bowl in front of Ye Heng was empty. He was staring at the few remaining dumplings in his bowl with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
Lin Yao gently used a spoon to stir the glutinous rice balls in the bowl and explained, "This one is black sesame. It's very fragrant, but not as sweet as the peanut one."
As he spoke, he scooped up a black sesame dumpling and handed it to Ye Heng's mouth, smiling and asking, "Would you like to try one?"
Ye Heng didn't hesitate and bit the glutinous rice ball, holding the whole thing in his mouth. The round glutinous rice ball made his cheeks curve.
He chewed it a few times and swallowed it, then nodded: "Well, it's definitely not sweet enough."
Lin Yao couldn't help laughing when he saw how fast he was eating. No wonder this guy ate so fast, as if he was fighting a war.
Ye Heng raised his eyebrows, as if he knew why he was laughing. He reached out and picked up the terminal next to him, his fingertips sliding quickly across the screen.
Seeing him like this, Lin Yao asked again, "Are you full? If not, I'll cook a few more for you."
Ye Heng shook his head without even looking up: "No, I'm full."
His fingers tapped on the terminal as he began to process the legion report sent by Lu Chen. The data and instructions on the screen scrolled rapidly.
Lin Yao didn't say anything else and continued to eat his glutinous rice balls with his head down, occasionally looking up at Ye Heng's focused expression.
Unconsciously, Lin Yao's eyes fell on his hair, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
This person has quite a lot of hair, which is black and thick. The hair is carefully groomed and has a natural fluffy feel.
He suddenly remembered that last night, when Ye Heng was buried in his arms, his hand had passed through that clump of hair. The touch was softer than he had imagined, but it had a lot of texture.
Lin Yao paused as he scooped up a glutinous rice ball, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose slightly.
Ye Heng was still staring at the terminal intently, his brows slightly furrowed, his fingers paused.
There were a few unruly strands of hair hanging in front of her forehead, swaying gently with his movements, as if she was being naughty.
Lin Yao found it a little funny, yet also inexplicably moved.
He put the last black sesame dumpling into his mouth. It seemed that there was too much sugar in the black sesame filling.
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After breakfast and cleaning up, both of them were doing their own things. Lin Yao wanted to confirm the handover information with Chen Ke one last time.
If all goes well, he will officially resign from Baita after confirming it next Monday.
After lunch, Lin Yao said he wanted to take a nap. He asked Ye Heng what his plans were.
Ye Heng asked if they could sleep together?
Lin Yao rolled his eyes at him and said, "You're asking questions even though you already know the answer." Then he walked into the bedroom.
Ye Heng understood instantly and followed him in. He also closed the bedroom door very smoothly, locking Mo Yun and Sha Sha outside.
The nap lasted only more than an hour. Ye Heng finally persuaded himself to get dressed and get up. He sat on the edge of the bed and told Lin Yao that it was almost time.
Cangye and his wife’s wedding ceremony starts at 5pm, which is just the right time for them to get their hair done and then go to the wedding.
"Is this also the emperor's request?" Lin Yao had just woken up, and even though he sat up, his mind was still a mess. Some words came out of his mouth: "Is he okay?"
Ye Heng did not make any comment on this. He reached out to tidy Lin Yao's hair, and pinched Lin Yao's rosy cheeks, expressing his approval by tacit consent.
"Get up." Ye Heng said this and fled to the bathroom in the bedroom.
Ye Heng scooped up a few handfuls of cold water and poured it on his face, which relieved a lot of the heat.
"Do I also want to have my own style?" Lin Yao's faint voice came from behind Ye Heng.
Ye Heng saw Lin Yao's face full of impatience in the mirror: "You are naturally beautiful, you don't need styling, it's me who needs it."
Lin Yao clicked his tongue. This guy was just teasing him and stroking his fur.
After washing up, Lin Yao regained his sanity.
Even if the emperor had no intention, the guests attending a family marriage wedding would choose to dress up, after all, it's for face!
He took out the dress that Ye Heng had given him the day before from the closet and took it with him to get his hair done.
Just as Ye Heng said, when they arrived at De Lin's house in the hovercraft, it was exactly ten minutes to five o'clock.
As soon as Ye Heng's hovercraft stopped in front of the De Lin family's courtyard, two servants in neatly dressed servant uniforms hurried up to him.
They were obviously very familiar with the car, with flattering smiles on their faces, and one of them reached out to help open the door;
The other person bowed slightly, his tone respectful and almost exaggerated: "Master Ye, you are finally here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the car door was opened, revealing Lin Yao's face with a half-smile on it.
He was wearing a formal suit, the tailored fabric making his figure look even taller. He glanced at the two servants and said slowly, "You called the wrong person."
The smiles on the two servants' faces froze instantly. When they saw that it was Lin Yao sitting in the car, their expressions suddenly became a little strange.
Perhaps they didn't expect to see him here. Master De Linfeng had previously told them that Lin Yao would come to the wedding, so they should be polite when they saw him.
But they had not seen Lin Yao since they started welcoming guests, and they thought he was not coming, so they deliberately tried to embarrass the De Lin family at this time.
I didn't expect that I could drive Lin Yao out by driving the Ye family head's car.
But they reacted very quickly. In less than half a second, they suppressed the surprise in their eyes, bent down again, and said in the same respectful tone as before: "Master, please come in."
Hearing the satisfactory address, Lin Yao curled the corners of his mouth and got out of the car.
On the other side, Ye Heng had already opened the door himself. He walked around to Lin Yao's side. The black outfit made him look cool and aloof, but Lin Yao thought Ye Heng looked better in white.
When Ye Heng's gaze fell on Lin Yao, there was a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his eyes.
A servant who was specially responsible for leading the way came over immediately and said please come in to the two of them.
Following the guide, the two walked side by side into the wedding ceremony venue.
The two servants who came to open the door still maintained a bowed posture. Only after they walked away did they dare to raise their heads quietly and exchanged a complicated look.
The closer you get to the ceremony venue, Wisteria Garden, the more you can feel the liveliness of the wedding.
The noisy voices came like a tide, accompanied by the crisp sound of champagne glasses clinking, which fully expressed the grandeur and warmth of the wedding.
A red carpet made of some rare star silk was laid outside the yard, with tiny diamonds dotted on the edges.
As the footsteps move, tiny pieces of light are reflected, and every step feels like walking across the galaxy.
The name of Wisteria Garden comes from the spirit of the original owner's great-grandfather. Using this place to hold De Linwei's wedding also shows that the De Lin family really attaches importance to this marriage.
It’s a pity for the Cang family, or perhaps Cangye, it seems that he is really dissatisfied with this wedding.
Not to mention that the wedding venue is at the bride's home. If the Cang family is a small family, this can be understood, but that's not the problem!
Ye Heng told him that Cangye had just arrived at the Central Star yesterday, the day before the wedding, and even the time for his departure had been set.
At eight o'clock tonight, Cangye will return to the White Tiger Regiment.
Lin Yao grimaced when he heard this information. Although he and Delinwei did not get along, Cangye's behavior sounded excessive.
Lin Yao even felt a little fortunate. If De Linwei hadn't been so eager to remarry, he would probably have been treated like this.
In an instant, Lin Yao's impression of this ex-fiancé whom he had never met fell to the bottom. De Linwei was very bad, but Cangye was not a good person either.
Outside the Wisteria Garden, De Lincheng and his family of three stood there to welcome the arriving guests.
De Lincheng and Gu Yun's expressions were normal when they saw Lin Yao and Ye Heng, and they could even say some polite words. However, De Linxing's cultivation was not good enough, and the expression on his face was completely out of control.
Because of Ye Heng's identity, De Lincheng personally took them into the ceremony venue. The decoration inside the gate was so luxurious that it was dazzling.
Where the green plants should have been placed, there stood a coral branch as tall as a man, the branches inlaid with rubies, which looked like burning flames from a distance.
Every three meters there is a suspended flower stand filled with flowers carved from minerals of different colors.
Lin Yao thought it was okay after looking at it. It was better than those real slime flowers. It seemed that interstellar people still had aesthetic taste.
Those real flowers are precious, but they are also really ugly.
A huge crystal chandelier hangs from the dome in the center of the banquet hall, with thousands of perfectly cut crystals strung together in the shape of a waterfall.
When the lights came on, the entire venue was illuminated brilliantly, and even the dust floating in the air was dyed with a colorful halo.
Lin Yao looked up and felt that the light was dazzling.
The guests wore custom-made gowns, the energy bracelets on their wrists gleamed with expensive light, and their tones of voice when speaking to each other were deliberately subdued and noble.
Waiters were walking around with silver trays, and the drinks on the trays were bubbling with tiny bubbles.
It is said to be brewed with glacial water from extremely cold planets and interstellar nectar. One sip is equivalent to an average family's monthly expenses.
"This is quite extravagant." Lin Yao whispered to Ye Heng.
Ye Heng's eyes swept across the entire room, and he said calmly, "In a marriage, respectability is the most important thing."
Lin Yao raised his eyebrows and said nothing more.
He looked at the meticulously arranged details, the viewing seats closest to the ceremony platform, and the platinum place cards engraved with the names of every guest who could sit there;
The tablecloth on the table was made of the fur of some rare animal and should feel even smoother.
Even the background music was performed live by the most popular band in the empire.
This is not a wedding at all, it is clearly a feast built with wealth, and every corner silently declares the financial strength.
Lin Yao suddenly felt a little ironic. The extravagance that was spared no effort was covering up a marriage that would fall apart at the slightest blow.
De Lincheng led them to the named positions. As the ceremony was about to begin, many positions were occupied.
The appearance of Lin Yao and Ye Heng immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Some people looked at them curiously, and some were whispering about something, but the two of them didn't care at all. They continued to walk forward calmly, their steps so coordinated as if they had practiced them a thousand times.
Seeing his name listed together with Ye Heng's, Lin Yao was surprised. He thought he would sit separately from Ye Heng, but he didn't expect that they would sit next to each other.
It should be Delinfeng's idea.
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The ceremony began shortly after the two took their seats.
The wedding emcee read the opening speech passionately, and all kinds of fancy words of blessing came out of his mouth for a full ten minutes.
Lin Yao felt a trance as he listened to the host's words, as if De Linwei and Cangye were about to give birth to their child on the spot in the next second.
He raised his hand to rub the base of his ear, then put his fist to the tip of his nose and cleared his throat to dispel this absurd illusion.
Fortunately, the host finally let him go soon. He raised his voice and invited the groom out in an exaggerated tone.
As the host finished speaking, Cangye walked out.
He was dressed in a white frock coat, with an elaborate silver brooch at his collar, emblazoned with the regimental insignia.
His posture was as straight as a pine tree, and every step he took was steady and powerful. His leather shoes made a crisp and rhythmic sound on the smooth floor.
This was also the first time that Lin Yao saw the real-life version of her ex-fiancé.
I have to say that there is really no fault to be found in Cangye's appearance. And because he is a soldier, his whole body is full of sharpness, like a sharp knife that can take someone's life at any time.
Lin Yao glanced at Ye Heng beside him. Ye Heng also had this kind of sharpness, and it was even more severe than Cangye's.
But in front of him, Ye Heng always kept his sharpness to himself.
Lin Yao once asked Ye Heng why he had never directly felt the oppressive feeling that only Ye Heng had as a marshal.
Ye Heng replied angrily at the time: "I have always been Ye Heng in front of you."
Looking at Cangye with his full aura, Lin Yao silently lit a candle for Delinwei in his heart.
Cangye walked slowly from the backstage to the front of the stage and stood next to the emcee.
He nodded slightly and greeted the guests below the stage, his face still expressionless, as if he was just carrying out an ordinary task.
After Cangye withdrew his gaze, it fell on a suspended flower stand in the front row.
Lin Yao was close enough to clearly see the irritation that flashed through his eyes, and even the aura around him became a little colder.
The emcee didn't seem to notice Cangye's abnormality and continued to speak enthusiastically:
"Major General Cangye, you must be extremely excited right now, right? You're about to marry our beautiful Miss Delinwei. Is there anything you want to say to her?"
Cangye didn't hesitate at all, his voice was calm and even: "No."
The two short words made the smile on the host's face freeze, and the scene became a little awkward.
The guests in the audience also began to whisper, with curiosity and inquiry in their eyes.
Lin Yao couldn't help but sigh in his heart and lit the second candle.
This Major General Cangye really brought all his emotions to the surface.
Just then, there was a commotion at the entrance, and everyone's attention was drawn over. It turned out that Delinwei was about to appear.
The emcee seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and quickly said loudly:
"It seems our groom can't wait to meet his bride! Next, let's give the warmest applause to our most beautiful bride today, Miss Delinwei!"
As the host spoke, melodious background music sounded, covering up the awkwardness just now, and the wedding ceremony continued.
Cangye's gaze did not change at all, still resting on the flower stand, which made Lin Yao very curious. Who was on that flower stand?
Perhaps Lin Yao's inquiring gaze was too strong, and Cangye looked over in the direction Lin Yao was looking.
It first paused on Lin Yao's face, and then fell on the table sign in front of him.
A hint of understanding flashed across her eyes, and then she nodded slightly to him, and then her gaze returned to the flower stand.
Lin Yao: Remember that flower stand, he wants to see who is there!
Ye Heng's voice rang in his ears: "Is it really that beautiful?"
Lin Yao tilted his head to look at Ye Heng, jealousy gradually brewing in his dark green eyes.
Lin Yao opened his mouth, without any excuses, he was indeed very curious about Cangye. When his dead brain was desperately trying to think, his eyes saved him:
"No, I just thought his dress didn't fit him well."
Although Lin Yao's eyes were not a ruler, he could still clearly feel that Cangye's wedding dress was a bit loose.
Ye Heng was originally waiting, he wanted to see what excuse Lin Yao would come up with. After hearing what he said, he glanced at Cangye's clothes and discovered this fact.
He thought thoughtfully: "Which company made this dress? It's a thunderbolt."
Lin Yao nodded slightly beside him, praising the reason he found.
But he still underestimated the jealousy of a married man who was secretly in love. After saying this, Ye Heng continued, "He greeted you."
This person is so childish and cute. Lin Yao sighed softly. He put his hand into Ye Heng's hand, which was crossed on his leg, and scratched Ye Heng's palm with his fingertips:
"I was just a little curious when I saw him for the first time. He kept looking at the flower stand, so I was curious about what was on it."
"Not jealous, oh!"
Ye Heng held his hand, interlocking their fingers. His expression remained calm, but he said, "No, I won't eat it. I'll take you to see the flower stand after the wedding."
While the two were talking in low voices, the emcee had already announced the end of the ceremony.
Lin Yao suddenly raised his head, his face full of disbelief, his eyes widened.
He and Ye Heng had only exchanged a few words, so how come the ceremony was already over?
It feels like taking a physics class in high school. I just bent down to pick up a pen, and then looked up at the blackboard, but I had no idea what the teacher was talking about and my mind was full of question marks.
Lin Yao subconsciously looked over there and saw that Delinwei and Cangye were already standing together to accept the guests' blessings. The distance between them was enough to accommodate two Lin Yaos.
Cangye still had that dead look on his face, but Delinwei was forcing a smile.
The guests around had already raised their glasses to congratulate each other, and the entire hall instantly returned to its previous liveliness, even more noisy than before the ceremony began.
"So fast?" Lin Yao lowered his voice and asked Ye Heng in confusion, feeling like he had missed something important.
Seeing his naive look, Ye Heng's eyes flashed with a smile. He squeezed his hand and said, "It will be quicker if we don't say the vows and exchange the wedding rings."
Lin Yao then realized that De Linwei's wedding had no lengthy vows, no sentimental interactions, and not even a ring. Everything was a little too simple.
He couldn't help but mutter to himself that this was probably the most luxurious yet simple wedding he had ever attended.
The third candle was lit in my heart.
"Let's go," Ye Heng stood up and took Lin Yao's hand. "Now that the ceremony is over, let's go through the formalities and then go see the flower stand you're curious about."
Lin Yaodian was led by Ye Heng to stand up, and his eyes subconsciously looked at the flower stand that Cangye had been staring at, but he didn't have to look at it.
"It's just a formality. I'm not interested in the flower stand anymore." Lin Yao shook Ye Heng's hand.
"That's fine, then just go through the motions and go home."
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