Chapter 620: Chapter 620: Regret Is Useless Chapter 620: Chapter 620: Regret Is Useless Luo Siyuan was in charge of leading the procession, and when Luo Qiao departed, he had prepared for her a large bag of candy and also stuffed several packs of cigarettes in his pocket. With sugary treats and cigarettes to pave the way, the fetching of the bride went off without a hitch.
The bride was carried out on the back of her brother, Woo Yunhai, to the leading sedan, after which the Woo family members urged those acpanying the bridal procession to board the vehicles. Upon seeing his daughter getting into the car, Professor Woo said to Luo Xuyan, “Xuyan, I’m entrusting Yunmei to you, and I hope you will take good care of her.”
Luo Xuyan gave a deep bow to his teacher—no, his father-in-law and mother-in-law: “Please rest assured, father-in-law and mother-in-law, I will take good care of Yunmei and cherish her for a lifetime.”
The train of cars set off mightily towards the Luo Family home, where the sight of the arriving vehicles prompted the lighting of firecrackers. The two sisters-in-law were in charge of weling the newlyweds, while Luo Qiao watched the excitement from the sidelines, observing someone trying to prick the couple with a pin.
This vexing habit truly disgusted Luo Qiao, so she discreetly moved in to block the offender. Despite repeated attempts to squeeze past, the individual was skillfully thwarted by Luo Qiao.
Once at the Luo home, the officiant guided the couple to first bow before the portrait of the Chairman, then twice to the elders, and finally, the couple bowed to each other three times—ritual plete!
The Ning Family members, standing in the crowd, had eyes filled with both relief and sorrow. If only their younger sister hadn’t caused trouble, how perfect this day would have been.
The guests escorted the newlyweds back to their bridal chamber amid lively festivities. The bride was urged to light cigarettes, and the couple was coaxed to eat an apple together—on one’s wedding day, there was no distinguishing between big and small matters. The room was filled with laughter that never ceased.
Then came the call to begin the feast. Those stirring up fun scattered to their seats; after all, there were plenty of meat dishes at the wedding banquet, and being late would mean missing out on good places to sit.
Unlike the joy of the Luo Family, Ning Xueling had just heard from next door that her eldest son was getting married that day, and she learned of it through the words of others. She was so angry that she went home and cried under the blankets.
She now truly regretted divorcing Luo Haotian; she had been too naive. But now, she had no face to turn back, and knowing Haotian’s temperament, even if she wanted to return, he probably wouldn’t accept her.
Crying herself to sleep, she was unaware when Wei Zixiong and their son returned home. Seeing the cold stove in the kitchen immediately angered them. Bursting into the bedroom and seeing Ning Xueling lying there, their frustration flared.
Approaching to lift the blanket, fully intending to scold her, they caught sight of the undried tears beneath her eyes and refrained from waking her, though still feeling extremely discontent.
They were very much dependent on this woman in their current downtrodden state. Provoking her to throw in the towel now would be a disaster for them. They had spent considerable time cajoling her recently; they couldn’t let that go to waste.
With that, they lowered the blanket, closed the door properly, and left the room.
Luckily Zhao Jianing had put him in his place earlier, or else he might not have been able to stay at the chemical plant at all. At least he was a victim too, so those family members couldn’t do much to him, which is why he hadn’t lost his job at the plant.
But recently, he learned that the newly transferred plant manager was on good terms with his eldest brother-in-law. He was considering how to get Ning Xueling to speak to her eldest brother-in-law about securing a better position for him.
Such wishful thinking on his part—both brothers of the Ning Family were nearly at the point of hating him, yet he expected them to help him transfer positions. Hmph!
After the Luo Family had seen off their guests, the courtyard had been tidied up, and all the borrowed furniture had been returned. The leftover food, apart from what was kept for the family, was distributed among those who had helped.
Once everything was settled, the family sat down in the living room for a chat. Luo Daoren took out the money and account books collected from that day and handed them to Luo Xuyan and Woo Yunmei. Woo Yunmei did not take them, instead looking towards Luo Xuyan.
Zhou Guifang spoke up, “Go ahead and take it. Just like your two sisters-in-law, you’ll be in charge of this gift registry too since you’ll have to return the favors someday.”
Luo Haotian also chimed in, “Your grandparents say so; take it.”
Only then did Woo Yunmei accept the items, “Thank you, Grandpa, Grandma, Dad.”
Luo Xuyan casually opened the account book and was surprised to see that not only did people from the Yuan and Yang Families give gifts, but there were several unfamiliar names as well, and the gift money was not insignificant.
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