Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Originally came to see a joke, how come they feel like they are the joke themselves?_1 Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Originally came to see a joke, how come they feel like they are the joke themselves?_1 “Wearing thirty-coin fabric really does make a difference; I think these two look much better than usual.” A young woman murmured enviously as she watched Xiao Changyi and An Jing, husband and wife, bow to each other.
“I have the same feeling,” a slightly older woman agreed, her eyes also full of envy. Just by looking, she could tell the quality of the wedding attire was top-notch; it was the first time she had ever seen such expensive wedding clothes.
“Didn’t even cover her head with a bridal veil. No matter how fine the cloth of the wedding outfit, they’re still looked down upon. Look at the proper weddings, none are !” The words were laced with acidity, a familiar voice belonging to Lin An Dong’s wife, Mrs. Gu, which carried quite loudly.
“That’s right,” the young woman nodded in agreement with Mrs. Gu’s statement. She would rather be poorly dressed and married off in a proper match than be like An Jing and Xiao Changyi, wed without a go-between and being the laughingstock of everyone.
All the chatter around them was irrelevant to An Jing and Xiao Changyi at this moment. Xiao Changyi was simply looking at An Jing, his cool lips curving slightly, deliberately waiting a bit longer before loudly declaring, “Take to the bridal room.”
If it weren’t for the fact they were in the midst of the formal wedding ceremony, An Jing definitely wouldn’t have held back and would have burst out laughing.
“We are now married,” Xiao Changyi announced loudly as he helped An Jing into the inner room with these words.
As Xiao Changyi and An Jing entered the house, considering how from beginning to end Xiao Changyi and An Jing had completely ignored their spectators, the people in the courtyard were left speechless:
They had come to see a farce, but why did it feel like they were the joke?
“Let’s disperse, let’s disperse, really, had I known it would be , I wouldn’t have bothered coming!” An old woman said angrily.
She had originally thought that with so many people coming to watch, mock, and laugh, An Jing and Xiao Changyi would surely taste the isolation from the villagers, not able to complete the ceremony due to crying, hiding like rats. But instead, the bride and groom held the ceremony confidently, completely treating the onlookers as if they did not exist. Infuriating!
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became!
Having not seen Xiao Changyi and An Jing make fools of themselves, the others were also irritated, feeling like they had wasted their time and would have been better off weeding in the fields.
So everyone dispersed, but while they had arrived with heads held high, they left with heads hung low, utterly exasperated.
Yet before dispersing, Mrs. Gu still couldn’t help but spit out resentfully, “Their skins are really thick, we all dislike them so much, and yet they still dare to stay in the village!”
Regardless of the outside world, Xiao Changyi and An Jing didn’t care.
Xiao Changyi was just helping An Jing into the inner room, then he carefully helped her sit down on the bed.
Seeing An Jing’s still-injured right foot, Xiao Changyi’s face showed concern. “How do you feel?”
“I’m fine, don’t worry,” An Jing said with a smile, shaking her head. Although she had stood for a bit longer today, she had mostly stood on one foot, so her injured right foot had barely borne any weight, making her feel only a bit tired now without any other discomfort.
Only then did Xiao Changyi relax.
He pulled the table next to the bed and then went to the kitchen to bring the dishes. It was now the hour of Shen, and although the food had been ready since noon, the hearth had been kept alight, keeping the dishes in the pot still warm.
A full table of dishes, extremely sumptuous.
The two sat opposite each other.
“Come, hurry up and try my cooking.” An Jing picked up the chopsticks, ready to serve Xiao Changyi a dish, but he stopped her.
Xiao Changyi shook his head slightly at her. “Let’s drink the nuptial cup first.”