At this moment, Yu Erlili, who was eagerly anticipating giving birth to a son and marrying into the Qian Family, suddenly felt discomfort in her belly: "Old Aunt, my stomach feels uncomfortable."
Upon hearing Yu Erlili’s words, the old lady standing under the eaves quickly called out to the women in the house: "Hurry and help her inside, from the Eldest’s and Second’s families. Could it be time for delivery?"
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Hao Family felt a bit displeased in her heart, but her face showed no sign of it. After all, the Yu Family had mentioned that if Erlili could bear a son, they might connect with the General Supply Store, and perhaps even secure a job offer for them in the future.
They had come this far, just one step away from reaching the goal. Serving this one well now might indeed bring some benefits in the future.
However, after all the fuss, her belly felt nothing at all.
Everyone was quite exhausted, and a lot of firewood was wasted, making the Hao Family rather unhappy.
The old lady naturally understood everyone’s thoughts, but after all, this was a child of her own family. Her nephew from her maternal side had already come pleading; how could she refuse? In the future, she would still rely on her family to take charge after her passing.
Yu Erlili looked at her belly: "You must strive harder for me. Whether I can live a life of status in the second half of my life depends entirely on you."
Later on, without knowing why, she thought of Xinyan, musing in her heart; what difference does a college degree make? Coming out, she would still have to find a job one step at a time. If I can marry someone with the surname Qian, I won’t live any worse than Han Xinyan, still the wife of a leader’s family.
Thinking of the glamorous life after marrying into the Qian Family, she was almost enchanted by the rainbow dream she had woven for herself.
*
Beijing
The days quickly rolled onto the nineteenth of the first lunar month, the wedding day of Han Chaoxu and Chu Zhenhua.
On this day, the Han Family’s old house was bustling with activity, with a constant stream of people coming to offer their congratulations. Not only were Han Jingheng and Su Aihong busy, but even Han Jingchen and Gu Wanqing were overwhelmed.
Han Jingheng and Su Aihong were busy with the reception, while Han Jingchen and Gu Wanqing were pulled aside for catching up.
Han Chunxue and Sun Baowei were also busy attending to everything, their feet barely touching the ground. Xinyan was entrusted with an important task, which was to guard the new bedroom and prepare to offer the bride brown sugar water when she entered.
The wedding room was decorated very festively and warmly, with a photo of Second Brother and his wife in military uniforms hanging on the wall, both looking quite impressive and pleasing to the eye.
Xinyan had been in the courtyard earlier, but she was always being dragged by her parents to act as a mascot, which she couldn’t stand anymore. Her aunt, unable to bear it, arranged this task for her.
After all, with so many people present today, a lot of children came along, too. Children, being immature, would always be unruly if they got into the wedding room. That’s how Han Chunxue saved Xinyan from the depths of misery, finding her some work to do.
Xinyan was staring blankly at Second Brother’s wedding photo when her cousin Sun Zhenling ran in, seeing how focused she was: "Cousin, are you imagining your own wedding?"
Hearing Sun Zhenling’s words, Xinyan quickly snapped back to reality and gave her a playful slap: "What nonsense are you talking about? I just like seeing Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law in military uniform."
Yet in her heart, she was thinking: Stop speaking such truths.
Sun Zhenling had a suspicious look on her face: "Really? Why do I feel like you’re deceiving me?"
Xinyan reached out to tickle Sun Zhenling, hearing her plead for mercy: "Cousin, I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me."
Sun Zhenling was ticklish all over, most afraid of being tickled.
Remembering why she had come over: "Cousin, I came to find you because I have something to tell you."
Xinyan finally retracted her hand: "Alright, I’ll let you off for now. So that later you don’t cause chaos in Second Brother’s wedding room when you’re hiding."
Glancing at the guests who just entered the wedding room to look around, she whispered to Sun Zhenling: "Go ahead, what’s the matter?"
Sun Zhenling stopped smiling, leaned in, and said, "People from the Ji Family are here."
Xinyan immediately understood which family the Ji Family referred to: "Who all came?"
Sun Zhenling glanced at the people in the room and lowered her voice: "Ji Linfeng and Ji Xiaolei."
Xinyan slightly furrowed her brows: "Ji Xiaowen didn’t come along?"
Sun Zhenling nodded and said, "Are you thinking the same as me?"
Xinyan naturally knew her cousin’s meaning: "Can she let such a good opportunity slip by?"