Brother Jianye laughed, "Of course, and quite a lot too. Having a car is much more convenient, especially for delivering goods over such a long distance. Now they can be delivered."
"Sales will definitely skyrocket in the future," Lin Wan was also happy for them when she heard this.
"Isn’t that the case? What’s more, the wedding is right around the corner, and Ah Hui is still at work?" Li Congnan looked around the room as he spoke. He had been there for a while but hadn’t seen Lin Yinghui.
"My brother went to find my sister-in-law. He should probably be back by now."
Li Jianye raised an eyebrow and said, "Can you still et before the wedding?"
"My brother says they’re not pre-wedding anymore; they’re already post-wedding. Now it’s just a formality."
"Ah Hui should be back soon. Co, have so hot sweet water and rest for a while. I’ll go make you so food first; you certainly haven’t eaten well on the road," Liang Hongi poured so cool boiled water for son-in-law Congnan and the others.
She invited them to sit and rest for a while, then went to the kitchen to get busy.
"Aunt Liang, there’s no need for so much trouble; just make sothing simple," Li Congnan, being familiar and comfortable with Liang Hongi, wasn’t formal and said, drinking a sip of hot water, "We really didn’t eat well while on the road these past couple of days."
"Brother Congnan, Brother Jianye. Thank you so much for this trip."
This ti, they specially brought dozens of boxes of wine. At the wedding, there would be many distinguished guests attending.
Using their wine at the wedding not only fits well because, during military tis, people generally didn’t dare to drink very strong liquor, but also gives them a chance to promote their wine.
It was a win-win situation. Besides that, they also brought many drinks and yogurts from Brother Congnan’s ho. With the holiday and children on break, having these prepared showed they were considerate.
After they ate, they still hadn’t seen the brother return. Liang Hongi was worried they hadn’t slept well on the road, so she quickly prepared a room for them on the first floor to let them take a nap.
Lin Wan initially thought Han Yi should rest a bit too, but unexpectedly, he wasn’t tired at all, so they took their child on a bike ride to visit Grandpa.
Grandpa was quite pleased when he saw the pen holder they gave him.
"This object, I’ve seen sothing similar at old Dong’s place (an old warti friend of Grandpa’s). He said it’s from the Ming Dynasty."
Lin Wan was surprised, never expecting that old man wasn’t bluffing them. Was it really from the Ming Dynasty? Oh my, didn’t they just hit the jackpot?
"Grandpa, take a look at this jade bracelet I got for Grandma. Is it real?"
Mr. Lin Senior picked it up and looked at it, saying, "Just an ordinary piece, not really good jade."
"Ah," Lin Wan looked dejected.
Grandma Lin saw her granddaughter like this and playfully glanced at her, "Even if it’s not good jade, it’s still jade. Grandma can wear it too. Besides, where’s the fairytale where you get a waterlon and then find an apple too?"
Lin Wan pursed her lips and stealthily glanced at Han Yi. They exchanged looks, feeling reassured; they had not only gotten a waterlon, but a pie fell from the sky and hit them.
Even if it wasn’t good jade, it was still very much jade. On the market, it wouldn’t be available for anything less than dozens of bucks.
"Grandma, you wear it for now. I’ll buy you a better one soti."
"Oh oh, Xiao Wan, you’re slapping in the face here," Just as Lin Wan finished speaking, Lin Yuan and Wang Yuan appeared at the door, laughing with their child.
"What nice thing did you get for Grandma, Xiao Wan? Normally, I just buy Grandma a piece of clothing; you can’t go overboard..." Lin Yuan said as she ca over, snatched the jade bracelet from Lin Wan’s hand, looked at it, and said, "Wow, Xiao Wan, this must be worth a few hundred at least. I can’t afford to buy Grandma one. Grandma, you have two granddaughters now, so you can’t play favorites!"
Grandma Lin cast her a side glance, playfully saying, "I just favor Xiao Wan, just favor Xiao Wan. What can you do about it, Grandma?"
"Alright, alright, you favor your little granddaughter, fine. I’ll go find my real mom with my little one’s dad," With that, Lin Yuan dramatically lunged toward Wang Lu.
Wang Lu playfully blocked her and laughed, "Enough, enough. You’re all grown up now, still being childish. Be careful with my bracelet."
Lin Yuan was startled, pulled back, and looked at her mother’s hand, "Wow, it’s silver. Xiao Wan, did you bribe my mom too?" she turned and pulled at Wang Yuan, "Brother Yuan, what do we do?"
Lin Yuan’s antics made everyone in the room burst into laughter. Grandpa Lin, holding the pen holder, was delighted and was used to his granddaughters’ antics. When he saw the two grandsons-in-law arrive.
He quickly took them to the study to research antiques.
"Alright, alright, not only is there sothing for Aunt, but there’s also sothing for you. Co to Auntie’s room, and I’ll show you."
"What is it?" Lin Yuan hugged Lin Wan, curious.
"Clothes, imported from Shanghai, perfect for you."
....
Lin Wan and Han Yi waited until after dinner to return. They brought back Lin Shuo, the son of Big Brother An Liang.
The custom here is that when there’s a wedding in the family, they find a boy to help press the bed, for good luck, hoping the newlywed couple will soon have a son.
The wedding banquet for her brother was held at a state-run restaurant in the middle of two large courtyards.
Five cars were used for picking up the bride, making quite the grand scene.
At around four in the morning, Mom got up to prepare. With guests coming to the house today, cleaning was necessary. She prepared everything.
A little after six, Aunt and Sister-in-law Wang Xi, and Little Auntie also arrived.
Helping Brother prepare the bridal chamber. Early in the morning, it was quite lively.
With children around, Mom didn’t let her help, just told her to take care of the children.
After Lin Yuan arrived, the two sisters beca little babysitters, taking care of the children from several families.
Aunt and Sister-in-law Wang Xi went along to pick up the bride. Little Auntie and Sister-in-law ili helped Mom entertain the guests.
Around seven o’clock, Uncle brought Grandpa and Grandma as well.
Most of the guests were friends of Grandpa, Uncle, and Dad, colleagues from different periods and units. What surprised her the most was.
Brother Junzi brought his godfather and godmother.
"Godfather, godmother, why did you co only now?"
"We’ve been here for two days, staying at Junzi’s unit. Where’s Little Star?" i Shuqing started looking for Little Star just after arriving.
"Look at , busy with things, I forgot to tell you that your godfather and godmother are here," Liang Hongi said, annoyed, and tapped her head.
"My godson is getting married, how could we not co? Hmph, this ti your dad got lucky. His son and daughter both beca his. Isn’t it maddening? Just days ago he was all alone, and now he’s surrounded by children, even a granddaughter," i Shuqing sighed, beating his chest when speaking of Lin Guozhi.
"What’s there to be mad about, godfather? Probably soon, Brother Junzi will bring a daughter-in-law ho for you."
"With his stubbornness, it’s difficult," he thought, hoping that recognizing godsons and goddaughters would an that if his own children couldn’t accompany them during relocations, the godchildren definitely would.
Unexpectedly, Lin Guozhi snatched this opportunity.
i Shuqing’s words made i Lang Jun scratch his head helplessly, wondering how the topic turned to him.
i Lang Jun didn’t dare to stay with the elders for long, hurried over to find Han Yi and the others, busy going to pick up the bride.
"Xiao Wan, do you think your Brother Junzi is seeing soone? Over the past six months, I introduced him to several prospects, and he didn’t et any," ntioned Liang Qian, worried about her son.
"Godmother, perhaps Brother Junzi has been too busy these past six months, so he hasn’t had ti to et anyone."
"With such distance, who knows. Sigh, it’s worriso."
Children are always a debt to parents. It’s undeniably true.
Returning with Sister-in-law, it was almost past ten. The n fussed around in the bridal chamber for a while, then headed to the restaurant.
The restaurant was on the left side of a main street. It was quite large. This ti for brother’s wedding, there were four to fifty tables, including the bride’s family guests.
In the large compound, most of the friends knew each other.
This ti there was also the couple Gao Ran. Lin Wan saw Gao Ran’s wife for the first ti and she indeed looked quite pretty.
No wonder Gao Ran married her; her beauty certainly left a good first impression, and as for temperant, that’s sothing discovered during interaction.
The last ti she saw them, they were quarreling; this ti they appeared quite affectionate, not like frequent fighters.
Gao Ran specially brought his wife Wang Leqin to greet them.
Wang Leqin sported a popular braided hairstyle with a light green long dress, looking quite stylish. After exchanging a few words, they learned Wang Leqin was also into fashion design like her. No wonder her outfit had such taste.
Listening to Lin Yuan talk about Wang Leqin, Lin Wan didn’t really want to speak much. Unexpectedly, Wang Leqin enthusiastically engaged with her, "Hey, you’re Lin Wan, right? You and your partner seem very happy together. You both truly are in love."
Lin Wan raised an eyebrow at this, "How can you tell?"
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