It was almost exactly eleven o'clock, just when Wang Yunlin was absent-mindedly saying polite words, couldn't help but be distracted frequently, and moved her eyes to the second door of the old house.
"Xiaobaizi", like "Xiaozuanfeng" in "Journey to the West", rushed in happily to report that the wedding team was back.
For a moment, not only did the mother's heart, which was hanging in mid-air, feel at ease, but everyone in the courtyard was also excited.
A wedding invitation was given to "Little Baizi", and soon the Hong family and his wife took everyone out of the house.
As soon as everyone came out, they saw that the opposite side of the alley was full of residents near "Meishi Street", watching the excitement from a distance.
On both sides of the Hong family's courtyard door, five on each side, were large whips carried with bamboo poles. Naturally, the people carrying the whips were all Hong Yanwu's men. They had already smoked cigarettes and could light them at any time.
Looking further into the distance, at the north entrance of the street, a motorcade is slowly approaching.
Why is it so appropriate?
Hi, this is all arranged by Li Fu.
Half an hour ago, he asked "Xiao Baizi" and "Dayong" to ride a bicycle and wait at both ends of "Meishi Street".
They said they would report the convoy as soon as they found it. As a result, "Xiaobaizi" was luckier than "Dayong" and won the prize.
Otherwise, it would be better if someone knowledgeable can arrange it?
The next step was the same. Li Fu asked "Xiao Baizi" to go to the concierge and take out the confetti that had been prepared for everyone to grab. On the other hand, he saw that it was almost done and gave a decisive order.
Just listen to the sound of "crack, crackle", you can see the fire and smoke, and ten whips are set off at the same time. It is an amazing momentum.
At the same time, the wedding car, amidst the envious eyes of many people and the din of astonishing exclamations, stopped in front of the gate of the Hong family's old house through smoke and fog.
The first person to get out of the car was Hong Yanwu. He got out of the passenger seat and went to open the door for the newcomer.
Unexpectedly, this was a bit pretentious, and Li Fu actually stopped him from letting him pass.
Just when he was stunned, he saw Li Fu beckoning to Hong Yanru, who had been waiting for a long time. Then he gave her a big red apple that he had prepared and gave her a few more instructions.
In the end, it was this girl who opened the car door and put the apple into the bride's hand.
When the knowledgeable old people witnessed this scene, they couldn't help but admire it and highly praised this link.
Even the "aunt" who was riding in the same car with the bride and groom was very satisfied with this arrangement of her husband's family.
Before she even got off the bus, she started chattering in a low voice.
"It's really good. Look at these firecrackers set off, solemn and lively... Yes, according to the old order, the newlyweds cannot get off the sedan empty-handed. These apples are very lucky... Hey, if I had known that people are so particular, we should have prepared some equipment.
Bring the treasure bottle full of millet..."
This is the first time this "bridal wife" has praised the family.
Hong Yanwen and Xu Chongya smiled at each other in a tacit understanding, even though they couldn't understand what they were saying. However, the unhappiness that Cha Cai had when picking up the bride was blown away by the oncoming festive wind as the car door opened.
And then, the moment that best reflected the enthusiasm of the guests arrived.
The moment the bride and groom got off the bus, confetti flew up and fell from the sky amid the cheers of welcome from many relatives and friends.
The groom, the bride, the "aunt" who saw them off, Hong Yanwu and Hong Yanru were all enveloped in it without distinction.
And when they walked all the way into the courtyard, even Li Fu, who was following behind, had his white hair turned into colorful colors. Almost everyone had "joy" on their bodies.
Joy flows lively in the Hong family's old house, and joy spreads in people's laughter and laughter.
At this time, a group of white pigeons raised by someone unknown, like an uninvited band, were hovering in the clear sky directly above the yard for fun, and the sound of pigeon whistles was heard.
Crisp, loud, exciting...
The bride was successfully received, but the wedding ceremony was not in a hurry.
Because the first one is the groom, the bride has to be accompanied into the room by the "marrying wife" and the "bridal wife". She dusts off paper scraps and sundries on her body and takes a sip of tea. She needs to take a short rest before re-doing her makeup.
Second, some important guests from the Hong and Xu families did not come.
The Xu family are mainly colleagues who are waiting. One is Deputy Secretary Wang of the district committee who came to congratulate on behalf of the senior officials and district mayor, and there is another deputy district mayor He who is close to Xu Bingquan. They are all senior officials and they will take their own cars. Come, just because of my serious status, I will naturally arrive a little late.
The main ones waiting for the Hong family were Yang Weifan, Zhou Manna, Su Xiaoming and Yu Wanyu, a famous actor from the Kunqu Opera Troupe who had been invited by their neighbor Tailor Su.
This is not because they are acting like leaders, but because it happens to be a festival and they all have performance duties. When people come, they have to wait for the official business to be finished before they can come over.
I can’t tell you the exact time, but if you can, just wait, as long as the wedding ceremony doesn’t take place later than noon.
Just by waiting like this, something happened that shouldn't have happened.
Because although people have gradually sat down and become still, the activities of the human heart cannot be calmed.
To be fair, today's arrangements for the Hong family and today's scene were far beyond the expectations of the Xu family's relatives and friends.
Whether it was the unknown depth of the Hong family's house and courtyard, the red silk everywhere, the exquisite cups, saucers, and tea sets, or the flow of people, they were all speechless and amazed.
So what if there are many cadres from the district government among them? No matter how many restaurants they have been to, they still don't have this style.
The only comparable restaurant in the capital is the original "Capital Restaurant" and the current "Cuihua Building".
Although the layout is similar, the waiters in "Cuihua Building" are all perfunctory and have a slack work attitude. They treat foreign guests and domestic guests completely differently. How can they compare with the attentiveness and attentive service of these young people today?
So not to mention that Yu Wanfen was dumbfounded, she couldn't help but blush because she had said to Hong Yanwen that a bungalow was not as good as a building.
Even Xu Bingquan did not expect that the courtyard that was so miserable and desolate back then could regain such splendor after being renovated today.
But the more this happens, the more unbalanced they feel.
After the initial shock, a smell comparable to old vinegar came to my mind as I observed more and more carefully and discovered more and more.
Look at this room, look at this courtyard, look at this furnishings, look at this table...
How can the Hong family be so virtuous? They can enjoy such a life. Senior officials and ministers don’t have this kind of blessing, either?
After all, a common man with an average head cannot outdo the revolutionary cadres, can he? Compared with the scene in front of him, the status and treatment at the department and bureau level have become a joke.
Is it really true that after decades of hard work, we are back before liberation? Hum, the evil bourgeoisie.
Jealousy is caused by narrow-mindedness, as if they have returned to more than 20 years ago. Xu Bingquan and Yu Wanfen both vaguely felt that the hatred they had for the rich and powerful in the past was back. They couldn't help but think
You have to "beat the tiger one more time" to be happy.
Of course, they woke up quickly.
Because the reality is that the Hong family has not only become their children's in-laws by accident, but is no longer comparable to the past. Their social relations cannot be underestimated, and the level they can reach is even higher than his.
No matter from which aspect, the Xu family can take a lot of credit. This can be considered a good thing.
But for some reason, the sour feeling in my heart was hard to control.
They always feel that the benefits they can get from it are still not enough to make up for their spiritual shortcomings, which is so uncomfortable and painful.
In this way, since they have doubts in their hearts, they will naturally think instinctively about how to find some self-esteem and gain more benefits from the Hong family.
As the saying goes, it's not difficult to do something now, but when is it difficult? So they also had opinions on the seating arrangements.