September in Yunchuan City is the most beautiful season of the year. The sun is shining brightly, neither cold nor hot. The clouds are floating across the sky, one by one, with a bit of poetry. Autumn is the season of harvest. Study
The harvest of love, the harvest of love, Shu Jing has started school, and Shu Rao is getting married.
Shu Rao and her boyfriend Xiang Fan have been in love for seven years, but they have always been separated from each other. They are not separated by a city or a mountain, but by the Pacific Ocean. Xiang Fan is studying at Harvard University in the United States.
In the past seven years, there have been only a handful of visits to China, and Shu Rao also flies around all day long. Even if he has the opportunity to fly to the United States, it may not be to Boston, so the two of them have always been together less and more apart, but they are each other's.
In their first love, their relationship has always been firm. Both of them are sticking to their love vows, believing that they will be reunited one day, and this day finally arrived seven years later.
Ye Xingchen was happy for Shu Rao, but at the same time he was a little worried.
Xiang Fan's family is well off. His ancestor was originally a native of Yunchuan and a wealthy family. Later, because of Xiang's grandfather's job transfer, the family moved to Beijing. Xiang Fan's parents are also prominent figures. One is the director of the Procuratorate.
One is the director of the National Taxation Bureau. Such a high-end compound is naturally strict in the selection of daughters-in-law. Xiang's parents are obviously dissatisfied with Shu Rao's background and family background, so they have always disagreed. However, Xiang Fan persisted for seven years.
After a long time, they had no choice but to give in.
Because Yunchuan is Xiangfan's hometown and the Xiang family has its roots here, the wedding was held in Yunchuan. However, this did not affect the grandness of the wedding at all. Xiang's family was busy preparing from top to bottom, from inside to outside.
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From the day she prepared for the wedding, Shu Rao was like a puppet, being commanded by her future in-laws to do this and that. She did not choose the wedding dress, the wedding ring, or even the wedding ring to thank the guests at the wedding ceremony.
Her husband's family had written the lyrics for her in advance and then asked her to memorize them.
Although Shu Rao smiled every day, Ye Xingchen could tell that she was not happy.
The wedding was scheduled for September 8th and was coming soon, but Shu Rao's condition made her very worried.
"Rao Rao, are you really ready?" Ye Xingchen asked, holding Shu Rao's hand.
"Yes!" Shu Rao nodded vigorously, comforting her and himself.
Ye Xingchen held her hand tightly. She knew that Shu Rao was gritting her teeth and persisting. No matter how wronged she was in this wedding, she endured it for Xiang Fan. After all, she had survived the seven years of separation between the two places.
It doesn’t matter how uncontrollable this wedding is.
Xiang Fan is actually in a dilemma. On the one hand, he has the woman he loves, and on the other hand, he is his biological parents. Most of the time, he can only remain silent. Shu Rao doesn't want him to be caught in the middle and suffer, so she keeps following Xiang's family.
She accepted her parents' wishes, but there was one thing she couldn't accept.
"Xingchen, you know, I have always wanted you to be my bridesmaid, but... Xiang Fan's mother said that she had found a bridesmaid for me. She is the daughter of the director of the local taxation bureau. She said that it would give you face, and she could take the opportunity to have sex with her.
The director of the Local Taxation Bureau has deepened our relationship, so...so I can't let you be the bridesmaid..." Shu Rao lowered his head and said, his eyes slightly moist.
Ye Xingchen sighed secretly, yes, she knew that Shu Rao had always had this wish. Who doesn't want to have the best sister standing beside him when he gets married? But since the Xiang family has already decided that, what else can they do?
?Besides...she is already married, although no one knows it yet.
She quickly comforted Shu Rao and said, "It doesn't matter Rao Rao, whether I am your bridesmaid or not, we are still best friends. Besides, I will also attend the wedding. I can still see you get married!"
Shu Rao choked and nodded, trying to smile.
Ye Xingchen patted her hand gently, "Okay, it's getting late. Let's go back to the room and sleep. We'll be busy tomorrow."
"OK, good night."
"Good night."
After Shu Rao got up, Ye Xingchen also returned to her room. The door was closed. She took out her mobile phone and looked at it. Tomorrow is Friday again. She should go back to the new house to live, but Shu Rao is making preparations.
The wedding is not in a good state and I really need her company. What should I do?
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The next day, Friday, Ye Xingchen hurried to the supermarket after get off work, bought some vegetables and fruits, and then took a taxi back to the new house. As before, he cleaned up and then cooked.
At half past six, the door rang, Lou Xi was back!
"Mama..." The one who spoke first was Sisi, and the little girl jumped straight to the kitchen.
"Sisi, be good!" Ye Xingchen rubbed his apron with both hands, then squatted down and hugged the little girl, kissing her again and again.
Lou Xi also changed his shoes and came closer at this time, holding Sisi's small backpack in his hand. Ye Xingchen quickly reached out and took it, "Give it to me."
She took the small backpack and walked into the children's room and put it away.
When he came out, he saw that Lou Xi had taken Sisi into the bathroom to wash her hands. The bathroom door was open, and the sound of running water was accompanied by a vague conversation between the father and daughter.
"Dad...does that...look good?"
“You’ll know once you go there.”
Ye Xingchen frowned slightly, what are you looking at?
Not long after, the family of three sat at the dining table. They had four simple dishes and one soup. Lou Xi was as elegant as ever when he ate. He didn't talk much and was almost silent. But he seemed to be very satisfied with her cooking and finished the meal quickly.
One bowl, then another bowl, Sisi also ate deliciously, holding her own small rice bowl, holding a small spoon, and stuffed it into her mouth with big mouthfuls.
Ye Xingchen hesitated a little while holding the chopsticks. He wanted to "ask for leave" but didn't know how to ask.
"Mama, eat...eat..." Even Sisi noticed her absent-mindedness.
She quickly came to her senses, lowered her head and took a mouthful of rice.
The moment he lowered his head, Lou Xi across from him raised his eyes slightly, and a strange gleam flashed in his eyes.
The meal was finished peacefully. Sisi was the first to slip off the dining table and ran back to the children's room with satisfaction to play with building blocks. She bought those building blocks for Sisi last weekend. The little girl liked them very much and was very talented.
She could build the blocks very high every time. She noticed that Sisi liked building houses the most, as if she longed for a home.
Ye Xingchen started to clear the dining table, and Lou Xi also helped out. During these days, he often did housework, washing dishes, mopping the floor, and taking out the trash. He had done it all, and he did it easily and naturally, which made Ye Xingchen feel a little bit
Surprisingly, she always thought that men didn't like to do housework.
"I'll do it." She rushed to wash the dishes.
Lou Xi glanced at her, handed her the gloves, turned around and said, "I'm going to take out the trash."
"..." Ye Xingchen opened his lips and wanted to say no, she could take him downstairs later, but he had already walked out.
She bit her lip in frustration.
The door opened and closed, and she heard his steady footsteps as he came downstairs.
After looking at the time, it was half past seven, and she decided to tell him as soon as he came back!
In less than five minutes, Lou Xi left and came back, twice as fast as Ye Xingchen on weekdays. After he came back, he washed his hands, then sat on the sofa in the living room and watched TV. The military channel was broadcasting news. A certain university
The commander went down to the troops to express his condolences, and it was a big scene.
Ye Xingchen also quickly put away the dishes. She took off her apron and walked to the sofa with the fruit plate. The apple was cut into small pieces with toothpicks on them. She placed the fruit plate on the coffee table and looked up at him.
"Eat some fruit."
"Yeah." Lou Xi responded softly, reached out and picked up a piece, put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and wondered if it was because he hadn't eaten an apple for a long time, but he found it particularly delicious.
Ye Xingchen took two pieces of apples and turned to the children's room. Sisi was still indulging in the game of building blocks. With her two little hands busy, she fed the little girl to eat.
"Do you want more, baby?"
"No." Sisi shook her head and continued building blocks.
Ye Xingchen kissed the little girl's cheek gently, feeling a little reluctant.
Sisi goes to bed early every day and gets sleepy after playing for a while. Ye Xingchen helps her take a bath, change into a nightgown, then puts the little girl into the bed, pats her a few times, and the little girl falls asleep.
Turning around and returning to the living room, Lou Xi was still watching TV, but he had already changed the channel. It was another news station, relaying the news just now, or a scene of a certain leader leaving the troops to express condolences. She couldn't help but wonder, is it so good to watch?
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Ye Xingchen was still immersed in doubts when a deep male voice suddenly sounded, "Do you have something to say?"
"Ah? Oh!" She quickly came to her senses, walked over, stood next to the sofa, pulled the hem of her clothes with both hands, and said softly, "I... want to go back to live tonight..."
Lou Xi's brows instantly twisted.
"Shu Rao is getting married. She is preparing for the wedding these days. I want to go and accompany her tonight, and... tomorrow night..."
The last two words made his brows frown even tighter.
Ye Xingchen bit his lip and continued to plead, "I can come back tomorrow morning. During the day, Shurao has to go to her husband's house to work, so I don't have to follow her. She has been tired recently and is not in a good mood, so I don't worry about her tonight.
one person……"
"So you're going to let me be alone at night?" He meant it.
Ye Xingchen blushed and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at him again. He had the nerve to say that, he tortured her to the point of falling apart every time, so what's the matter with a week's rest?
"You can sleep with Sisi, and then we will be two people." She tried to soften him.
Lou Xi narrowed his eyes slightly, stood up and pulled her into his arms. She was startled and sat on his lap, and the two of them sank into the soft sofa.
"Give it to me once first." He offered compensation.
Ye Xingchen was shocked and shook his head quickly. He was enough to make her faint from exhaustion once, so how could she have the strength to go back? Even if she reluctantly went back, she looked like she had been severely bullied and wouldn't it arouse Shu Rao's suspicion?
"Don't agree? Then you are not allowed to leave." He said domineeringly.
"Lou Xi..." She whimpered and begged for mercy.
"no!"
Ye Xingchen was very upset. She didn't mean to leave, it was just for two nights.
"How can that be done?" she asked softly.
"No matter what!" His tone was very deadly.
"Then... I'll make it up to you next week, okay?" She blushed and said, unaware that her tone was a bit coquettish.
"Oh?" Lou Xi raised his eyebrows slightly, with a trace of fox-like cunning in his eyes, as if he was waiting for her to say this, and moved his thin lips to her ear, biting lightly, with a sultry breath, "What kind of compensation?
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"You know!" Ye Xingchen stared at him, his eyes full of shame.
"I don't know, how can I know if you don't tell me?" He deliberately embarrassed her.
She couldn't help but frown, scoundrel!
"I don't know, forget it, anyway... Anyway, I have decided, I want to go back." She said firmly, but her momentum was very weak.
Lou Xi's handsome face remained unchanged, but the smile in his eyes became deeper and deeper. His big hand touched her, and she dodged angrily, but she heard him suddenly whisper in her ear, "You will suffer it next week!"
What?
Ye Xingchen's eyes lit up. Did he agree?
Her surprised eyes were as pure and harmless as a little white rabbit getting a carrot falling from the sky, which made Lou Xi slightly startled.
"Thank you!" Ye Xingchen said happily, then struggled to get up, took the bag and went out immediately.
His arms were empty, and Lou Xi's handsome face under the light was once again stunned, as if he was lost.
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Ye Xingchen took a taxi back to the rental house. As soon as he entered the door, he noticed something was wrong. The headlights in the living room were not turned on, only the TV was turned on. Shu Rao was sitting on the sofa with his arms folded around his knees and his eyes were dull.
"Raoruo, are you okay?"
Hearing this, Shu Rao slowly raised his head, his eyes were red from crying, his beautiful face was full of haggard, and there was no trace of the joy of the bride-to-be.
"Xingchen..." Shu Rao stood up and rushed towards her, hugged her tightly and cried bitterly.
Ye Xingchen was shocked and hugged her, "What's wrong, Rao Rao? What happened?"
Shu Rao didn't speak, just shook his head and cried.
Ye Xingchen's heart skipped a beat. She knew Shu Rao's temperament best. She would want to tell her anything uncomfortable, and it was like venting her anger. But she didn't want to say it now, which shows that this matter is very important.
More than usual.
She didn't know why, so she let Shu Rao cry for a while. After a long time, Shu Rao stopped crying.
"Raoruo, what happened, tell me, okay?"
Shu Rao still shook his head, as if it was difficult to speak, and his heart seemed to be broken.
At this time, Shu Rao's cell phone rang, it was Xiang Fan.
As soon as she saw the call, she pressed it directly and turned off the phone.
Ye Xingchen's intuition was not good. Shu Rao rarely acted like this. She had no parents around to love her since she was a child. She was more sensible than other girls of the same age.
She gently held Shu Rao's hand, as if to give her strength.
Shu Rao then began to speak eloquently, but she was crying while speaking, and her tears couldn't stop.
The problem still lies in the wedding. According to the procedure of the wedding ceremony, the parents of the bride and groom are sitting on the stage and have to speak separately. However, Shu Rao's parents have been divorced for many years. After remarrying, they are now nowhere in the world. Shu Rao
She hadn't seen them for many years, and she didn't want to invite her parents to the wedding. Even if she invited them, they might not come. It would be awkward and embarrassing, so she wanted the woman's parents to invite her grandparents. The two old people worked hard.
They raised her up, hoping day and night that she would find a good man and have a good home. But the wedding was about to happen, and Xiang Fan's parents did not allow Shu Rao's grandparents to attend, saying that poor people in the countryside would
Let them embarrass their families.
Shu Rao couldn't bear this. She didn't have to choose the wedding dress by herself, she didn't have to choose the wedding ring by herself, she could memorize the lines according to their requirements, and she could tolerate the bridesmaid being replaced, but her grandparents were not allowed to attend the wedding.
She can't accept it no matter what!
Xiang Fan communicated with his parents and fought for it, but the result was ridiculous. It was worse than nothing. Xiang Fan's parents actually wanted someone from the wedding company to pretend to be the girl's parents to speak on their behalf.
Xiang Fan argued hard, but in the end his parents only agreed to let Shu Rao's grandparents attend the wedding, but they could only sit in the audience and not in the front row. Shu Rao's grandparents were old and their eyesight and hearing were not very good.
Well, if you sit in the back, you can't see or hear. In the end, they were excluded from the wedding of the granddaughter they brought up. They didn't even have a chance to bless them, and they were worse than strangers.
After Shu Rao's wedding date was set, the two old men bought new clothes to wear at the wedding, but they didn't expect that their in-laws wouldn't welcome them at all!
Such treatment was so chilling that Shu Rao had a big quarrel with Xiang Fan and ran home crying.
Ye Xingchen's heart felt cold. He felt that the Xiang family was too powerful. Even if Shu Rao got married, would he be happy in the future? And Xiang Fan, he was a son, but he couldn't even give Shu Rao a perfect wedding.
Can he really take good care of Shu Rao for the rest of his life?
"Xingchen, I don't want to get married. You said that a woman just wants to find a reliable man who can protect her all her life, but I think I chose the wrong person." Shu Rao was a little discouraged.
Ye Xingchen was silent when a call from Lou Xi came all of a sudden!