Chapter 424 - 153: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (40)
Chapter 424: Chapter 153: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (40)
Her parents had been together for some twenty years. They were childhood sweethearts who had weathered every storm hand-in-hand, and even now, she could still see them being affectionate.
’If only she and Jiang Yihua could support each other through thick and thin just like them.’
Mrs. Chi once again carefully reminded her to get along well with Yihua and not to throw little fits all the time. The first time, it was a novelty. The second time, it was playful. The third time, it was met with tolerance. But by the fourth time, it would just be something to endure.
No matter how good the relationship, it couldn’t withstand constant compromise and endurance. Eventually, the desire to escape would slowly begin to grow.
Chi Yun’er listened intently.
’Her mother certainly had a way with her husband. She had to learn from her, wishing she could take out a notebook, jot everything down, and put it all into practice in the future.’
Everyone had to wake up early the next day, so they all went to bed soon after showering.
With a lot on her mind, Chi Yun’er leaned on the windowsill, staring blankly into the darkness outside. She didn’t know when she finally fell asleep. In a daze, it felt as if she had just closed her eyes when she heard the loud voices of relatives downstairs who had come to help.
A faint orange glow seeped through the crack under her bedroom door, and soon Mrs. Chi came upstairs, knocking on the door to wake her.
Chi Yun’er struggled for a moment before getting up to quickly wash her face and brush her teeth. After a few bites of dumplings and noodles, she changed into a red, waist-cinching long dress. The form-fitting fabric beautifully accentuated her exquisite figure.
She didn’t ask her family to hire a makeup artist. Instead, she used her own limited cosmetics to apply some light makeup.
Chi Yun’er was naturally beautiful and her skin was in excellent condition, so simply shaping her eyebrows and applying some lipstick made her even more stunning.
With her hair put up and wearing the headpiece she had instructed Mrs. Chi to sew, she looked like a peerless peony in full, resplendent bloom.
Waves of people heard the rumors: that the bride was prettier than a flower, that no one had ever seen someone so stunningly beautiful, that she completely transcended any adjective they could use to praise her beauty.
Everyone found it impossible to imagine. Just how beautiful was she to warrant such unanimous praise from those who had seen her? Their curiosity was about to burst.
It wasn’t proper for the men to go upstairs, so they waited eagerly, hoping to catch a glimpse of her beauty when the groom arrived to pick her up.
The women, however, had no such reservations. Wave after wave of them surged upstairs as if in a frenzy, all wanting to get a look at the bride.
From babies only a few months old who were just learning to recognize faces and tell pretty from plain, all the way to elderly grandmothers, everyone was so captivated they couldn’t tear themselves away, packing the room into a lively, bustling scene.
Soon, before it was even seven o’clock, someone downstairs hollered, "The groom’s here for his bride!"
Everyone couldn’t help but tease that the groom was certainly impatient. They’d never seen anyone come to pick up the bride this early.
As the bridesmaid, Xu Chengfang spoke up for the couple, smiling as she said, "Seven o’clock is an auspicious time, a wish for the couple to live in harmony and mutual respect, loving each other until their hair turns gray..."
The crowd started laughing and teasing the bridesmaid. "Well now, who’s this pretty young lady? And so well-spoken, too."
Xu Chengfang’s face turned beet red. She shot a glare at Chi Yun’er, who was enjoying the show with everyone else, and mouthed, "I’m making a huge sacrifice for you! I demand compensation!"
Chi Yun’er chuckled and nodded.
The neighbors in the General Hospital’s family compound all had friendships stretching back ten, even twenty years. Their children had grown up together.
Although Chi Yun’er didn’t remember many of them well, they had still enthusiastically given up their long-awaited weekend to come to her home and help out.
The bride’s entourage rushed to block the main door, ready to stump the groom and his groomsmen with a series of challenges.
Xu Chengfang and two of the younger girls ran back and forth, giving a live report to Chi Yun’er and the friends and family who were lingering by her side.
"Oh, my! I think Huo Tianjiao is still holding a grudge against you! She said she spent the better part of a month thinking up challenges for today. She’s positive she can keep the groom locked out..."
"Haha, Yunyun, you should have seen it! The groom is incredible. No matter how difficult the challenge, he comes up with the answer without even batting an eye."
"Everyone’s saying this isn’t the bride’s entourage, they’re clearly spies sent by the groom..."
As Chi Yun’er watched the festive, lively scene unfold, her eyes began to sting. She tilted her head back slightly, fighting back the sudden urge to cry.
A scene like this was something she had often dreamed about in her past life, before disaster struck.
She never imagined she would actually get to live it in this lifetime.
Through her blurry, tear-filled vision, Jiang Yihua was standing in the doorway, dressed in olive green.
Everyone parted to make way for him, automatically fading into the background.
"Wife, I’ve come for you," Jiang Yihua said as he strode forward. He knelt on one knee and took her hand, his eyes brimming with passionate devotion.