Chapter 105 Marriage (1)
New Year's Eve, 5:00 p.m.
The men in the family went downstairs with the firecrackers they had prepared early in the morning and some small beans.
It is an eternal truth to set off firecrackers before eating the New Year’s Eve dinner.
The women crowded on the balcony to watch.
The burning of firecrackers is a way to drive away plague and filth, and to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
After you finish eating the sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner and spend the rest of the year feeling fully satisfied, the new year...is here! As long as the New Year’s Eve dinner is sumptuous enough, people will be able to have enough food to eat and keep warm every day in the new year!
The Bai family’s meals are so sumptuous!
It is winter now, so the main dish of the New Year's Eve dinner is still the thick soup made by mixing fish bones, chicken bones, pork bones and beef bones on a small charcoal stove.
Then there were all meat dishes: braised pork, steamed pork with rice flour, braised pork with pork belly, steamed chicken, braised duck, fried meatballs, and a sweet and sour fish...
The portion of each dish was very generous, making everyone drool.
Bai Zhenggan looked around at his children and grandchildren and said, "Let's not rush to eat! Come, let's do a year-end summary. Everyone should say a few words. First, use one sentence to summarize your performance in the past year, and then use one sentence to set a goal for yourself! When the Chinese New Year comes next year, we will take stock of our dreams and progress!"
"Come on, I'll go first! Ahem," Bai Zhenggan cleared his throat and said, "...I feel like I haven't done a good job in the past year. Starting next year, I have to do my best and buy a house for Dongsheng!"
After saying that, Bai Zhenggan looked at Tang Liren.
Tang Liren, "In the past year, I also feel that I didn't do my job well. In fact, I can do better. I will continue to work hard this year! And then..."
Tang Liren looked at Lili and said, "I don't want someone to let me suffer for no reason for some other reasons!"
Lili lowered her eyes.
After Dongsheng and Tan Fenghui finished speaking, Nansheng said, "I feel... Actually, I did a pretty good job in the past year! But now it seems that it is far from enough! Today I am going to make a statement here - I must be promoted to the next level within three years!"
Nansheng did not explain why he was so eager to advance.
But everyone understood in their hearts and turned to look at Lili.
According to the order of teeth, it was Lili's turn to speak.
She was silent for a long time, then slowly said, "In the past year... I worked diligently, and there was nothing... that made me dissatisfied. As for my New Year's wish, I hope... that I can still celebrate the New Year at home next year, and I want to celebrate the New Year with my parents, brother, sister-in-law, sisters, and my little kids every year."
Everyone was silent.
After a long while, Bai Zhenggan spoke, "Taotao, go ahead and speak!"
Taotao looked at Lili and said, "In the past year, I have been very happy and everything has been good. In the new year, I will also strive for every opportunity to make progress. If I am fine, my family will be fine!"
Everyone laughed.
Song Zhi said, "Thank you, Dad, for giving me the opportunity to reflect on myself in the year-end summary. In the past year, whether it is work or family, I am not satisfied with myself. If the full score is 100, I can only give myself 40 points... I am still a little bit arrogant. So in the new year, I will work harder and take better care of Taotao."
Tao Tao frowned, "Who asked you to take care of it?"
Song Zhi smiled and said, "I was wrong just now. It's you who is taking care of me."
Taotao was satisfied then.
Tang Liren glared at Lili and complained in a low voice: "You said you wanted to find an ordinary person, how nice!"
Lili lowered her head and said nothing.
It was Xingxing's turn to summarize. She said loudly: "In the past year, my fourth sister achieved her wish and became a worker-peasant-soldier student! So in the new year, I hope my third sister will be happy! I hope my third sister can live happily every day and all her wishes will come true!"
Tan Fenghui smiled and said, "Silly girl! That's the dream of your third sister and your fourth sister, what about yours?"
Xing Xing, "My wish is that my whole family is well!"
Tao Tao, "I'll give you a big chicken drumstick as a reward later!"
Everyone laughed.
Lili also smiled, but tears welled up in her eyes.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Song Sui.
Song Sui was flattered and asked humbly, "Can I, can I too?"
Bai Zhenggan asked curiously: "Don't you even know what you want to do and whether you are doing it well?"
Song Sui straightened his chest, "I, I... I don't know what I did this year, I was confused..." At this point, he was obviously a little discouraged, and tried to cheer himself up, "But, but now I know what I want to do, Xingxing, I promise you that I will achieve my goal!"
Xing Xing's cheeks flushed with shame, "What does your business have to do with me? You're so annoying!"
Song Sui was scolded and lowered her head.
However, no one cared - after all, they had been fighting and playing around for the past half month, and everyone had gotten used to it.
Next it was the turn of the little beans.
I waited until the youngest Potato finished stumbling over his past year and his wish for the new year to not wet the bed...
Bai Zhenggan then picked up the chopsticks, "Okay, it seems that everyone has a clear understanding of themselves. I hope that everyone will reflect on themselves from time to time and correct their mistakes in a timely manner. I also hope that everyone can achieve their wishes as soon as possible! Come on, let's eat!"
Taotao shouted, "Happy New Year!"
Lili also smiled and said, "Let's clink glasses first before eating!"
Little Red Bean, "Aunt Three, Aunt Four, we can't drink!"
Xing Xing, "Whoever wants to drink can drink. We don't like to drink, so we can drink soup! We can still clink glasses!"
So everyone poured wine and soup in a lively manner, and then clinked their glasses together——
"Happy New Year!"
“We are happy every year!”
“Be happy forever!”
“Every year is better than the last!”
…
The whole family finished the New Year’s Eve dinner in a lively atmosphere.
Hongdou and her friends were clamoring for their grandparents to tell them stories.
Then it became that each person told a story. Everyone else was fine, and most of what they talked about were anecdotes from ancient and modern books. Song Sui was the only one who felt bad, as he didn't know what to say. In the end he just told about an incident that happened when he was working the night shift at the Nandu Blanket Factory.
A female worker went to the toilet alone while working the night shift in the factory. As a result, as soon as I squatted down, I vaguely heard the crisp sound of chewing? There are some ghost stories circulating in the neighborhood, saying that there are ghosts who like to eat children's fingers at night...
The female employee who came to the toilet alone was frightened and shouted who the voice was, but the voice disappeared immediately.
The female worker didn't dare to go to the toilet, so she ran back and called her coworkers to come and see. Everyone checked the toilet inside and out, found nothing unusual, and left.
The female worker had diarrhea that night and went to the toilet again after a while, and she was still the only one there. Then she heard a cry... and she ran away again in fear. They called their fellow workers over and searched again, but still found nothing.
When the female worker went to the toilet for the third time, she clearly heard someone screaming, and then there was a "plop" sound of something heavy falling into the water.
She was so frightened that she screamed.
When the workers heard the news and rushed over, they found that the female worker had collapsed in the women's restroom, and there was also a person collapsed in the men's restroom next door...
It turned out that the male worker next door worked until midnight and was extremely hungry, so he hid behind the toilet and ate raw chestnuts, making a crunching sound when chewing - that was the first time the female worker misunderstood that a ghost was eating a child's fingers.
When the female worker went to the toilet for the second time, she heard someone crying... It was indeed the male worker. He was constipated and couldn't poop, so he started crying...
The last time, the male worker yelled with all his might and finally pulled it out. Then he accidentally dropped the brick he was using as a footstool into the pit...As a result, the female worker who was squatting in the pit next door suddenly screamed, and scared him to death!
People figured out the whole story and laughed their ass off.
The funniest thing is that the male and female employees later got married!
Song Sui spoke slowly and even cast hooks...Everyone was attracted by this strange story about the cesspool, and as Song Sui told the story, they first felt nervous and scared, then became confused and puzzled, and finally smiled and laughed out loud!
When he finished speaking, everyone applauded loudly.
Little Red Bean started to make a noise, "Uncle Song Sui, tell me another one!"
The little beans chimed in, "Uncle, tell me another one! Tell me another one!"
Song Sui was rarely valued like this and couldn't help but feel flattered. I racked my brains to recall one thing, and then I described it vividly...
Just like that, when everyone in the family had finished telling a story...even Little Potato had told the story of Kong Rong giving away his pears, it was already early in the morning.
The men carried the firecrackers downstairs again.
Amid the lively sound of firecrackers, the old year passed and the new year arrived.
Bai Zhenggan and Tang Liren gave each of their children and grandchildren a red envelope, and then the married couple Dongsheng and Taotao gave red envelopes to everyone...
The family members talked for a while, and then Tang Liren asked Dongsheng and his wife, Taotao and his wife, Nansheng and Song Sui to go back, and told them to come early the next morning to drink eight-treasure oil tea.
The children agreed and went away together laughing.
Tang Liren went over to take care of her grandchildren until they slept, then went to the next room and said to Lili, "Lili, Mom has something to tell you!"
Lili knew what her mother wanted to say, so she quickly rolled up the quilt and went to bed, "Mom, I want to sleep."
"I'll just say a few words!"
Lili lowered her head.
Tang Liren, "Let me ask you, do you like Howard?"
Lili remained silent for a long time.
"I'm asking you a question!" Tang Liren said with a frown.
Lili asked in a low voice, "Then why don't you ask Taotao, who does she like more, Hong Shaorou or Song Zhi?"
[Song Zhi: A-choo!] I was offended. 】
Tang Liren: ...
Well, with Taotao's heartless personality, if you really ask her this, she might really choose the braised pork.
Tang Liren, "Don't even think about getting away with it! I'm going to ask you this today! If you really like Howard... I don't have much to say, you chose this path yourself, I..."
"My son, if you don't like him, don't provoke him, and don't be afraid. In a few days, I will take you back to my hometown to avoid him first, and let your father have a good talk with him. He is in a high position and has great power, so he will definitely not be unreasonable..."
"At least your problem, your father and I will think of another way! Son, you are not alone, your parents, brothers and sisters love you and will help you with ideas..."
Lili remained silent for a long time.
Tang Liren, "If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent. I'll go to the train station to buy a ticket tomorrow!"
Lili bit her lip, "Mom, I...I like him."
She said in a low voice.
Tang Liren was stunned. "What did you say?"
Lili, "I'm going to sleep!" Then she fell on the bed and covered her head with the quilt.
Tang Liren growled, "Bai Lizi, explain it to me clearly!"
Lili's muffled crying could be heard from under the quilt, "I like him! I like him... Okay?"
Xing Xing quickly advised: "Mom, don't be angry on New Year's Day! I'll persuade my sister, you go and have a rest!"
Tang Liren was pushed out of the room by Xingxing.
Xing Xing turned off the lights, climbed onto the bed, and got under the covers, "Third sister..."
"If you mention this to me again, I will, I will... I will go back to the dormitory of the Guest House right now!" Lili cried.
Xing Xing had no choice but to say, "Okay, okay, I won't talk about this anymore."
result--
The next day, Tang Liren didn't find any chance to talk to Lili.
Because early in the morning, Howard's family came to pay New Year's greetings.
As the saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles at you.
Mrs. Huo was very polite, and Howard's hands were full of various gifts. The two children were also well-behaved and polite...
Even if Tang Liren was very angry, she couldn't vent it.
Then Mrs. Huo suggested that there would be a movie shown at the Guest House tomorrow, but it would not be an open-air cinema. It would be comfortable and not cold to watch the movie sitting in a cinema with sofas. So she wanted to invite the Bai family to have lunch at the Guest House and watch a movie together.
Tang Liren hasn't said anything yet...
Lili agreed immediately.
Tang Liren was angry again.
Tan Fenghui pulled her mother-in-law aside and whispered, "Yuan Chunmei has worked at the Guest House longer than Lili. That's where people talk about Lili the most. We should take this opportunity to go there openly. No matter if we borrow the power of Howard or not, we should let those people serve us well! Only then can we shut them up!"
Tang Liren held back her anger again.
So on the first day of the new year, the Huo family spent a happy day at the Bai family.
Howard followed Lili around all day, even though Lili glared at him several times, meaning: Didn't I tell you yesterday that you don't have to force yourself if you can't cook or don't like cooking?
Howard appeared to be smiling and unmoved, but in his heart he was thinking: Who said I don’t like cooking? I love cooking with you!
On the second day of the New Year, Mrs. Huo invited the Bai family to dinner at the Guest House.
So, all the staff in the reception hall were stunned to see... Minister Huo, who came from Kyoto and was known for being serious and stern, actually smiled so gently at Bai Lili and was extremely considerate and caring towards her!
——He pulled the chair for her himself, and after she sat down, he sat down beside her and moved his chair closer to her.
——He took the warm, wet towel from the waiter and handed it to her personally. He looked... as if he couldn't wait to wipe her face and hands with his own hands!
——When ordering food, he even asked her softly what she wanted to eat...
After watching the whole process, it seems that Bai Lili was cold and indifferent to Minister Huo?
It has to be said that most people in the guest house still like Bai Lili very much, but the recent scandal involving Bai Lili is really... too "exciting". In addition, Lili is gentle and shy. The more dignified a woman is, the easier it is for people to be attracted to her when there is a scandal.
So when we get off work, we always have a few discussions -
Until this moment, Minister Huo’s behavior towards Bai Lili... This is obviously, this is... this is the behavior of a man taking care of his beloved woman!
In addition, when Minister Huo looked at Lili, his eyes were full of smiles...
The waiter who was pouring tea, the waiter who was serving the food, and the waiter who heard the news and rushed over to mop the floor or do something else were all stunned by this scene.
Lili was on pins and needles.
After finally finishing the meal, Mrs. Huo invited everyone to go to the movies.
The cinema in the guesthouse was not very big and could only accommodate about thirty or forty people, which was more than enough to accommodate the Huo and Bai families.
Howard naturally had to sit next to Lili.
and--
He also got to hold Lili's hand.
Lili was so embarrassed that she tried desperately to take her hand back...
But he wouldn't allow it and insisted on holding her - if she struggled, he would hold her tighter; if she was obedient, he would hold her a little looser.
He didn't even watch the movie. He tilted his head and looked at Lili the whole time, with green light in his eyes...
Lili was extremely embarrassed.
Fortunately, the lights in the cinema were dim, and probably no one noticed that he was "watching a movie" like this.
After the movie was over, Lili quickly pulled her hand back, her pretty face was already so red that it was unbearable to look at!
——The movie was shown for two hours, and he, he slowly held her hand, gently rubbing it for two whole hours! He even held her hand from time to time and kissed it gently?
Lili was made blushing by him.
I want to struggle but I can't get away, I want to escape but I can't escape...
It was not until the lights in the theater came on and she was in full view of everyone that she took her hand back.
However, his burning gaze made Lili feel shy and guilty, so she quickly pulled Xingxing over and ran away in a panic.
Howard looked at her fleeing calmly and smiled.
For three consecutive days, on the third, fourth and fifth days of the Chinese New Year, Howard came to the Bai family every day.
Old Mrs. Huo had nothing to do, so she came with her two little grandsons.
So, all the colleagues and subordinates who came to wish Bai Zhenggan and Tang Liren a happy new year knew... Minister Huo was pursuing Secretary Bai's third daughter!
Yes, it’s the Bai Lili who was rumored to have destroyed someone else’s family and was later raped some time ago!
While being shocked, everyone will also change their attitude according to the situation:
——Minister Huo’s conditions are so good! And it seems that Minister Huo is the one pursuing Bai Lili! Bai Lili has such an outstanding suitor, is it worth it for her to interfere in the marriage of Yuan Chunmei and Meng Guoqiang? Bai Lili is not blind! So, maybe Meng Guoqiang wants to eat the swan!
——As for the incident where Bai Lili was raped by a woman, it’s even more ridiculous! After all, this is just a legend, and no one has actually seen Bai Lili being bullied by criminals. Besides, on the night Bai Lili disappeared, Doctor Zhang from the medical office once said that Bai Lili appeared in Minister Huo's room, not only sleeping in Minister Huo's bed, but also wearing Minister Huo's clothes...
Of course, Dr. Zhang was called in for a talk the next day, and never mentioned what happened the night before.
Now that I think about it, what Dr. Zhang said must be true.
So, after these people paid New Year's greetings to Bai Zhenggan and his wife and returned home, they repeatedly warned their relatives and friends not to spread gossip about Bai Lili anymore...
In this way, the Municipal Party Committee compound became calm.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the Spring Festival holiday ended and everyone returned to work.
Several of Howard's assistants rushed over from Kyoto, and a day later, Howard's superior, Mr. Cheng, also rushed over from Kyoto.
Mr. Cheng took some time to talk to Bai Zhenggan, and the two talked in the conference room for four or five hours.
After get off work, Bai Zhenggan went home and asked Lili, "Lili, have you really... thought it through? It's not too late for you to regret it now."
Lili was silent for a long time, then nodded, "Dad, this is my choice."
Bai Zhenggan sighed.
Tang Liren was so angry that she cried all night.
The next day, Mr. Cheng came with Mrs. Huo, Huo Huaen, and several people from the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau.
With everyone's witness, Mr. Cheng became Lili's introducer and first handled the procedures for Lili to join the party; then people from the Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau handled the marriage procedures for Bai Lili and Huo Huaen.
Lili was a little confused.
She never thought that she would actually...actually become Howard's wife.
Under the guidance of the staff of the Civil Affairs Bureau, she mechanically and emotionlessly repeated the wedding vows with Howard, following the staff one sentence after another. She even made several mistakes because she was restless.
Finally, with the patient correction of the staff, Bai Lili finished reciting the wedding vows woodenly.
She received a marriage certificate with a big red official seal on it...
She also received a pair of gold rings from Mrs. Huo. Huo Huaen put one on her with a smile, and then motioned for her to put one on him as well.
Lili's hands trembled for a long time before she...
Only then did he put the ring on Howard's finger.
Next, you have to change your tune.
Huo Huaen took her with him and started calling old lady Huo "Mom", and asked Huo Mingyong to call Lili "Mom".
Lili was in a daze the whole time.
However, when Howard changed his words and called Bai Zhenggan and his wife "Dad and Mom", it became more natural and even friendly.
Bai Zhenggan looked a little reluctant, but he agreed; Tang Liren ignored Howard the whole time... but Howard didn't care either, he just called Tang Liren "Mom" affectionately.
After finishing these tasks, Howard's assistant sent the people from the Party Committee and the Civil Affairs Bureau away.
Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Huo discussed with Bai Zhenggan and his wife how to arrange the wedding.
Tang Li was so angry that she was about to cry.
Fortunately, Bai Zhenggan was well-mannered and said, "We were just transferred from our hometown, and we don't know many people here. We should go back to our hometown to hold a party. Considering that everyone has to go to work... let's talk about it later!"
Mrs. Huo said, "How about this... We must go to Ruyi Village in the future, but due to time constraints, why don't we wait until summer vacation and ask Hua En to take some time off so that we can go back together? Now, we can set up a few tables in the guesthouse and treat everyone to a drink... Then we can go to Kyoto to hold the wedding banquet, okay?"
Then he said carefully: "...The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a day off, so how about we catch the fourteenth day of the first lunar month?"
Tang Liren couldn't help but said, "Today is already the tenth day of the first lunar month!"
Mrs. Huo smiled and said, "So we'll have a dinner party here tomorrow, catch the train tonight, arrive in Kyoto on the twelfth day of the lunar year, let Hua En accompany Li Li to do some shopping on the thirteenth day, have a wedding banquet on the fourteenth day, celebrate the festival on the fifteenth day, and Hua En has to go on a business trip on the sixteenth day..."
Tang Li was stunned and looked at Howard in shock.
Howard smiled but said nothing.
Tang Liren was so angry that she burst into tears. She didn't care about losing her composure, rushed into the house, locked the door, and started crying loudly.
Mrs. Huo: ...
She looked at Bai Zhenggan.
But she just happened to see him glaring at Lili fiercely, with tears in his eyes.
Old Mrs. Huo was deeply moved, knowing that only parents who loved their daughter very much would behave like this - they did not feel vain because their son-in-law was a high-ranking official. Instead, they would worry about whether their daughter would be wronged first. The mother-in-law was so angry when she heard that her son-in-law was going on a business trip after the wedding. It was also because she felt sorry for her newly married daughter being neglected.
Old Mrs. Huo sighed deeply.
Lili lowered her head.
Howard looked at Lili, and the smile on his face gradually faded.
After a while, he whispered to Lili, "I'll be back as soon as possible."
Lili said nothing.
Things have come to this point, no matter how reluctant the Bai family is, Bai Lili has already married Howard.
Tang Liren made a scene at home, saying that even if Lili and Howard got married now, she would not recognize it and would not allow Lili and Howard to be alone together. We have to wait until we go to Kyoto for the wedding and see the house where Lili and Howard live and the environment of Lili's new workplace.
Howard agreed to all of them.
After Old Cheng, Old Madam Huo and Huo Huaen left, Tang Liren scolded Lili harshly, and then the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.
Finally, Tang Liren gave instructions to Taotao and Lili, telling them to meet once a week. She also warned them that no matter who was wronged, they must tell their parents and never hide it.
that's all--
The next day, the Bai family went to the guesthouse to entertain guests with forced smiles.
Even Yuan Chunmei and Dong Mingchun came.
Dong Mingchun pulled Lili aside and said, "I didn't go to see you during the Spring Festival because Yuan Chunmei came to my house two or three times a day, wanting me to persuade you to help her redeem her beloved husband. I was so annoyed that I simply took Xiao Niuniu back to her parents' home. As a result, when I came back... Lili, I haven't heard you say anything about you and Minister Huo... Why are you suddenly getting married?"
Lili didn't know what to say, so she remained silent.
Dong Mingchun lowered his voice and said, "I heard that Minister Huo is a very busy man. He is on business trips at least 300 days out of 365 days a year... Why did you choose him?"
Lili remained silent.
Dong Mingchun added: "Since your fate has fallen on him, you should live a good life with him in the future. He is often away from home, which is not good, but not a bad thing either... You should raise a child quickly, so that you won't be bored, and then keep one or two hobbies... I remember you seem to be learning English by yourself, right? That's good... In short, keep yourself busy and fulfilled, and your life will be much better!"
Lili smiled at Dong Mingchun.
As for Yuan Chunmei, her face became more and more haggard.
But she still wanted to talk to Lili about Meng Guoqiang. "Lili, now you're married to Minister Huo, and everyone knows that there's nothing between you and Guoqiang... Can't you just have mercy and ask the police to release Guoqiang? He's been in there for more than half a month! Lili, Junjun can't live without a father!"
Not far away, Tang Liren saw Yuan Chunmei lingering around, and she was so angry that she had no place to vent her anger, so she angrily prepared to go over and "entertain" Yuan Chunmei.
But he was stopped by Bai Zhenggan.
When I looked again, Howard had passed by.
Although I couldn't hear what Howard said to Yuan Chunmei——
But judging from Yuan Chunmei's expression, she must have been severely ridiculed by Howard. Then Howard's assistant came over and directed the staff in the guesthouse to "invite" Yuan Chunmei to leave.
Then, Howard held Lili's hand tenderly and led her back to the table.
Bai Zhenggan lowered his voice and said to Tang Liren: "Huo Huaen is still an okay person. Look, he still protects our Lili."
Tang Liren said indignantly: "There are 365 days in a year, and he must be away for 300 days, right? Yes, when he is here he can protect Lili, but that's 65 days. What about the remaining 300 days? Lili will be a widow once she marries him... My poor daughter!" As she said this, she wanted to cry again.
Bai Zhenggan said, "Okay, okay, today is also Lili's big day, stop saying such depressing words!"
After the wedding banquet at Songshi Guest House, the whole family boarded the train with the luggage they had packed a day in advance.
Tao Tao sighed, "Third sister, your wedding was too hasty. You didn't even have time to prepare your wedding dress properly..."
Tang Liren glanced at Howard who was sitting next to her, "Humph, he doesn't take it seriously! This business trip is much more important than getting married! He is thinking about what wedding dress others wear when they get married, huh, he should think about what clothes he should pack for his own business trip!"
"Mom, please speak less." Lili said.
Tang Liren wanted to cry again as she spoke, "Okay, okay, I can't control your business anyway... I'll be back in a few days and you'll be left there alone. Even if you want to see me, you won't be able to!"
Tan Fenghui persuaded Tang Liren for a few words and finally managed to convince the mother and daughter to stop.
Howard remained silent.
But he had already made up his mind - he wanted to make Lili the most beautiful bride.
but……
Finally, Howard asked Song Zhi to find a solution - Taotao is so pretty and knows how to dress up, so asking her would be the right thing to do.
So after everyone arrived in Kyoto, they immediately split up and acted accordingly.
Howard took Lili and Tang Liren to go shopping, Tan Fenghui and Xingxing went shopping, and Taotao stayed at home to prepare fabrics, accessories, etc.
After everyone brought back all the clothes they had bought and gave them to Taotao, Taotao stayed up all night and made a bright red winter skirt for Lili by herself.
——It’s winter now after all, and it’s too cold to wear a knee-length skirt. So Taotao prepared a bright red tweed skirt, a black sweater inside, and a bright red cardigan outside. If it's cold, you can wear a bright red, waist-hugging thin cotton coat on the outside. Then Taotao made a big red headband for her sister and put two big red gauze flowers on it.
On the day of the wedding, Lili wore a black sweater, a bright red ankle-length skirt, and a short bright red sweater on the outside... She looked particularly youthful, fit, slender and tall.
Taotao also put Lili's hair into a bun, put on a big red gauze headband, and put some makeup on her...
A gentle and beautiful lady in red stunned the whole audience.
There were more than two to three hundred guests attending the wedding, almost all of them were Howard's classmates, friends, colleagues, superiors, subordinates... Even his ex-wife Zhou Lu's father, Mr. Zhou, came.
The Bai family is quite concerned about Mr. Zhou.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhou was a very polite person and treated Lili very well. He not only gave Lili a big red envelope, but also gave Lili a Plum Blossom watch. He also sincerely blessed Lili and Howard.
And at the wedding, everyone could see that Howard, who usually had a stern face, was smiling and looked very happy.
Everyone was staring at Bai Lili.
——But seeing Bai Lili's gentle, beautiful, shy and amiable appearance, I finally understood why Howard, known as the black bread man, was suddenly in a hurry to get married.
Even a hero can be tempted by a beautiful woman!
At the wedding, Howard drank a few glasses of wine because he was happy, and he was half-drunk, half-pretending to be a little drunk, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Lili became even more eager.
After the banquet, his assistant drove several cars over and took the Bai family to Howard's house.
Howard lives in a single-family house. The house is very spacious, but it is also obvious that there is no mark of the hostess in the house. The assistant told Tang Liren that the minister lived alone upstairs, and Ming Yong and Ming Cheng lived with Old Mrs. Huo in a villa at the back.
The future lifestyle will be that the minister and his wife will live in the master bedroom upstairs, and their assistants will live downstairs on duty. Mingyong and Mingcheng will always follow Old Madam Huo, and hope that Madam can go back more often to accompany the old lady and the children when she is free.
Tang Liren came here yesterday and had already moved Lili's luggage over.
Yesterday, Tang Liren was very unhappy. She felt that the house was too empty and not suitable for people to live in at all!
[Howard smiled bitterly: Mother-in-law, I know you are implying something about me...]
At this moment, Tang Liren went upstairs and saw that all of Lili's things had been placed in the room, but there was nothing of Howard's. The room still looked empty and cold.
"... Humph, this doesn't look like a house where people live!" Tang Liren was still very dissatisfied.
Lili said, "It's okay, I'll clean it up later."
Tang Liren rolled her eyes at her daughter and glared at Howard, "You go out first, I'll tell Lili a few words."
Howard walked out with a smile.
Tang Liren lowered her voice and said to Lili, "While he's at home, you have to... hurry up and have a child! In the future, he will go on his business trip and you can raise your child! You are still young... There is a lot of time in the future. If you don't raise a child, are you going to be a widow forever?"
After hearing this, Bai Lili seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
She had different ideas...
However, she is already married to Howard. It would be better for her mother to stay out of the matter between her and Howard.
"Mom, I understand." Lili answered obediently.
Little did they know that Howard, who was waiting at the door, had actually heard the conversation between mother and daughter.
He couldn't help laughing.
Tang Liren went downstairs without looking around, chatted with Mrs. Huo for a while, and then got into the car assigned by Howard with her husband and grandchildren and left.
Old Mrs. Huo also went upstairs to give some instructions to Howard and Lili, then took the children to where she lived in the back.
Howard sent his assistants to the first floor, leaving only him and Lili on the second floor.
Lili was very nervous.
She had something to say to him.
But--
Howard smiled at her and said, "Go take a shower first?"
Only then did Lili realize that she was still wearing makeup. She had been busy for several days and was extremely tired, especially her feet...which were particularly painful from standing for so long.
She hesitated for a while and decided to wait until she finished her shower. So she took her change of clothes to the bathroom and took a comfortable hot shower.
After taking a shower and changing into her bed clothes, she walked into the room and saw Howard.
he……
Has he showered yet, too?
Howard only tied a bath towel.
He is thirty years old, tall, about 1.83 meters, and has taut muscles all over his body. He has a handsome face, but because he has not smiled for a long time and his eyes are too strong, he seems to have a strong aura. But at this moment, he looked at her with tender eyes.
Lili looked around in surprise.
——Is there another bathroom in this room?
Howard chuckled, "I went to the guest room to wash it."
Only then did Lili understand.
She looked up at him...
Suddenly realized that there is a big difference in height between her and him?
——Usually when she was with him, she would wear leather shoes with heels, but now she was wearing slippers... Lili found that her line of sight could only be level with his collarbone.
Not only did he take a shower, he also washed his hair. His hair was wet and misty. Because he had a smile on his face, his whole temperament seemed much gentler.
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