"My sister-in-law looked very unhappy, and she seemed hesitant to speak."
"Really? I didn't see her."
Mu Yi'an felt that Jiang Lan wouldn't bring up the dowry issue with her again, since she had already said everything she needed to say last time.
Mu Yi'an prepared a pair of silver bracelets. No matter what, Jiang's parents were still there, so she could at least make a good impression on the surface.
She really didn't care about a pair of silver bracelets, which cost more than ten taels of silver.
When there's a happy occasion at home, things are always busy.
Before they knew it, the day of Jiang Lan's wedding arrived.
Wearing her own embroidered wedding dress, Jiang Lan, all dressed up, was still quite eye-catching.
Jiang Lan, sitting on the wedding quilt, finally smiled a little, sitting upright with a shy expression.
"Mom, the bride is so beautiful. I want to be a bride when I grow up."
Chuyue finally saw the bride, a naive little girl who loves to dress up and wants to be a bride too.
"You'll be a bride when you grow up."
"Yes, when I grow up. Mom, they're setting off firecrackers, I want to go out and see."
Hearing the crackling sounds outside, Chuyue rushed over to join in the fun.
Mu Yi'an asked Sister Fang to watch over the children, as she couldn't leave; the new son-in-law would be coming in soon.
Outside, members of the Jiang family were stopping the new son-in-law; the sounds drifted in, making it seem quite lively.
The groom entered, and Mu Yi'an glanced at him.
The Jiang family's youngest son-in-law is really young, about eighteen or nineteen years old, fair-skinned and clean-cut, wearing a bright red groom's suit, looking a bit like a child playing house.
However, this was in ancient times, and many people got married at this age.
Mu Yi'an stepped back; she wasn't particularly interested in any of this. She simply couldn't leave out of politeness.
After Jiang Lan was helped into the bridal sedan chair, Mu Yi'an followed the crowd to see her off outside. He watched as Jiang's mother secretly wiped away tears, and Jiang's father also looked dejected.
This is perhaps a common problem for parents who raise daughters: they both hope their daughters will find a good home and fear that they will be mistreated in their husband's family.
The task of taking Jiang Lan to her husband's family was handed over to Jiang's older brother and his wife. Mu Yi'an didn't try to get involved, as their relationship wasn't that close.
Looking at the firecracker debris scattered all over the ground, Mu Yi'an felt a little dazed. Throughout history, marriage, childbirth, and other aspects of life seem to be the same, yet they are also very different.
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