Seeing Xu Ruantang's troubled expression, Chen Ji couldn't help but reach out and ruffle her hair. "If only everyone in the world were as innocent as my wife."
Xu Ruantang: "......"
Is this a compliment or an insult?
The bridal chamber was noisy. Just as Xu Ruantang was about to ask Chen Ji how he got the red envelope, someone walked towards them.
"Chen Ji, Ruan Tang, it's been a long time."
Cheng Dan smiled and said, "I have something I'd like to say to you. May I speak to you privately for a moment?"
She meant "you".
Xu Ruantang looked up at Chen Ji and found that Chen Ji's face had turned cold. He directly refused, saying, "I'm busy."
He was too blunt, which put people in an awkward position.
Cheng Dan's face paled for a moment, and she said with a tense expression, "Chen Ji, I'm leaving tomorrow, you don't need to be so afraid of me."
Soon, her expression softened, and she gave a wry smile, saying, "I just want to apologize to you all. What happened before was all my fault."
Standing beside Chen Ji, Xu Ruantang listened to Cheng Dan's words and felt a sense of incongruity when she looked at Cheng Dan herself.
I used to see her arrogant and haughty, but this is really unlike her.
"Hmm, is there anything else?"
Chen Ji said calmly, putting his arm around Xu Ruantang's shoulder.
Cheng Dan paused for a second before smiling and saying, "No, I'm glad you forgive me. We can still be friends..."
"Let's go."
Chen Ji seemed not to hear what she said and forcibly took Xu Ruantang away.
Cheng Dan was only halfway through her sentence when the two brushed past her, and she swallowed the rest of her words.
Xu Ruantang was led out of the Cheng family's gate by Chen Ji.
She looked up from Chen Ji's embrace, examining him intently, and asked, "We're going to eat soon, and the wedding is coming up soon too. Where are you taking me?"
"Nowhere to go, just sunbathing."
Chen Ji led her towards a sunny spot, then suddenly turned to her and asked, "Wife, do you think I'm being too cold-blooded by doing this?"
Xu Ruantang shook her head without hesitation, "No, given what happened before, Cheng Dan and I can't be friends. At most, we'll be strangers."
As long as she doesn't see Cheng Dan, it's fine.
As for you...
She deliberately kept Chen Ji in suspense, drawing out the last syllable, "What do you think?"
Chen Ji's eyelids twitched, and he stiffly forced a smile: "I don't lack friends."
......
As noon approached and the banquet was about to begin, Chen Ji and Xu Ruantang stayed together, while Ye Lan, holding Ye Shijie's hand, walked briskly towards the Li family's house.
"Mom, where are you taking Shijie?"
Xu Ruantang took the initiative to walk over and ask.
Ye Lan saw the two of them and smiled slightly, saying, "Of course I brought him to the banquet. Shijie has been behaving so well lately, and children love lively places like this. I'm taking him to see the bride."
Children are children after all; with a little guidance, their bad habits are quickly corrected.
All along, apart from his aunt, the rest of the Ye family had taken every opportunity to reason with him.
This child is not a bad person by nature.
Even after he became well-behaved, Ye Lan still liked him very much. When she came out to attend wedding banquets, she would always think of taking the children out for a stroll.
"Is the bride still in the bridal chamber?" Ye Lan asked.
Xu Ruantang nodded, "Yes, I'm here. Please go quickly, the banquet will probably start soon."
"Okay, let's hurry up then."
Ye Lan pulled Ye Shijie along quickly, and Ye Shijie even jogged as the two hurried towards the bridal chamber.
Although Ye Shijie didn't say anything, the excitement in his eyes was undeniable.
"When I was a child, I liked watching brides, just like Yip Sai-kit."
With a gentle smile on her face, Xu Ruantang leaned lazily against Chen Ji and said slowly, "Besides seeing the bride, I also like to receive the wedding veil and eat wedding candy."
"I like it too."
Chen Ji's eyebrows relaxed. "I like that atmosphere where everyone has a smile on their face."
Xu Ruantang didn't believe it.
Chen Ji clearly doesn't like crowds, and Ye Lan and the others all say that Chen Ji has been a little adult since he was a child.
Because of the large number of people, the wedding was held in an outdoor hall, which was filled with round tables covered with red cloth.
Wang Xiuxiu arrived late, looking embarrassed, followed closely by Lu Xiaozhao.
"I thought you weren't coming."
When no one was around, Xu Ruantang teased Wang Xiuxiu in private.
Wang Xiuxiu glared at her, "Shuhe invited me, how could I not come?"
The two sat in an empty seat at the banquet. Wang Xiuxiu looked around and sighed, "It's not appropriate for me to come too early, given my status. Besides, you don't know, these days people are particular about these things. People like me who are divorced can't enter the bridal chamber."
Although Li Shuhe didn't mind, Wang Xiuxiu didn't want to cause her any trouble, so she deliberately waited until this time to come.
Xu Ruantang nodded in agreement, "I understand."
Most of the children in the compound wore military uniforms when they got married, so Li Shuhe was the first exception.
However, it's understandable that she didn't marry a soldier.
These days, wedding ceremonies are rare and don't require a professional officiant. Usually, an elder is chosen as the witness to read out the marriage certificate, and at most, a vow is exchanged.
Li Shuhe and Shen Qingwen did not take an oath; they quickly stepped down from the stage to offer toasts.
Shen's parents did not come.
The banquet went very smoothly. After the meal, Xu Ruantang went home with Chen Ji.
She got up early, went back and fell asleep immediately, and when she woke up it was already dark.
Xu Ruantang went downstairs and took a walk, only to find that her aunt and uncle were not there, and Chen Ji was sitting alone on the sofa.
Where is my aunt?
Xu Ruantang asked while drinking water.
Chen Ji smiled easily. "I'm home."
Xu Ruantang looked at him with a face full of questions.
Chen Ji beckoned to her, "Come here."
Xu Ruantang walked over and naturally sat on Chen Ji's lap, hooking her arms around his neck and waiting for him to continue.
Her obedient and well-behaved appearance made Chen Ji's throat go dry. He squeezed her hand placed to the side before continuing, "They went back to the courtyard house. It's not good that it's been empty for so many years, so they plan to move back in for a while."
Xu Ruantang nodded thoughtfully.
Chen Ji raised an eyebrow and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Wife, they've left, let's do something too."
Xu Ruantang: "......"
She quickly got up from Chen Ji's lap and stammered, "Go away, I just woke up."
The implication was that she didn't want to sleep anymore.
Chen Ji smiled and said, "Okay, then you can watch TV, I'll go pack my luggage."
Xu Ruantang waved her hand, "Go ahead, go ahead."
She blurted it out unconsciously before realizing that Chen Ji meant packing luggage, not cooking.
What are you packing? Are you going out?
It's only the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and Chen Ji already has to go back to work?
Chen Ji also started to keep everyone in suspense, tapping his face a few times with his slender fingers before sitting still.
Xu Ruantang leaned over and planted a kiss on Chen Ji's cheek. She quickly grabbed his neck and asked, "You're really not learning anything good now. Tell me, where are you going?"
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