Rebirth from the Ashes

788 Wedding of the Century (1)

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Shen Xi slept like a log and woke up full of life.

Song Wenye, Shen Tang, and especially Fu Junqiu only fell asleep late into the night. Having dreamed the whole night through, they woke up tired and looking more dead than alive as if they never slept.

Jiang Yin and Yun Jinping designed the wedding gowns under the Jin Yun label. Each dress was a beautiful masterpiece and the gown of every girl’s dreams.

The wedding ceremony was a private affair and not open to the public. Still, more than a thousand guests attended the wedding of the four couples, bringing forth numerous gifts.

Li Mansion was lively and festooned with festive colors. The sounds of firecrackers had not stopped since morning.

There was a firework show last night at Li Mansion, giving citizens in the capital a glimpse of the lifestyle of the rich.

The grooms and groomsmen got up first thing in the morning. Compared to the brides, they got up feeling fresh despite a sleepless night of nervousness and excitement. They were pumped in anticipation.

The wedding convoy, made of super-luxury cars worth over 50 million yuan, was ready to set out.Had there not been for the traffic control and roadblocks, a large crowd would have invited themselves there.

At seven o’clock sharp, the wedding convoy departed from Li Mansion, taking a predetermined route to the destination.

Over at the Shens’ family home, the brides were ready and waiting in bed for the arrival of their grooms.

Chu Ying enthusiastically suggested, “Hear me out. We should get all brides to put on the veils and blindfold the grooms to find their own bride. The wedding’s off for whoever picks the wrong bride.”

Raising her hand in agreement, Ruan Sisi’s complexion was flushed with thrill. “That’s a good idea. They should pick the right bride out. They can marry themselves if they get the wrong girl.”

“Do you think they’d get it wrong?” Jiang Yin went along for the ride. Retrieving a perfume from the dressing table, she sprayed the whole room. She then said with a smile, “That would do it.”

These grooms could pick their girls out of the crowd even if they were blindfolded. It was a piece of cake for them.

“Let’s see who’s the first to find their bride. The last person to do so will be punished.” Chu Ying proposed another idea.

“What’s the punishment?” Ruan Sisi thought hard.

“Um… No… No hanky-panky on the wedding night!” Chu Ying burst into laughter.

The rest chuckled along. The suggestion was a little mean, but it was a joke after all. What was a wedding night without intimacy?

Fu Qingxuan was standing by the door. Picking up on the discussion, he ventured forward and grabbed the perfume from Jiang Yin’s hand to spritz on Shen Xi. He snorted. “No hanky-panky, it is!”

Helpless, Jiang Yin pulled him aside. It was a joyous occasion. Although she could understand his reluctance to marry his little sister off, he should not take the whole thing overboard.

The intense spraying saw Shen Xi extending her foot to kick Fu Qingxuan as she pinched her nose and coughed. Even if she was doused and marinated in the perfume, Li Yuan could spot her right away. No amount of perfume could stop that from happening.

“What are you guys talking about? I can hear the giggling.” Lu Li walked in with the children in hand. The kids were the flower children.

Dressed in a black suit, Lu Zhen looked like a young prince.

Lu Guoguo was an adorable princess with her tutu dress.

The young ones covered their nose and mouth the moment they walked into the room. The smell of perfume was suffocating.

Ruan Sisi immediately opened the windows to air out the smell. The fragrance was overpowering since Fu Qingxuan basically sprayed the whole bottle.

Everyone was bustling with work from upstairs to downstairs, waiting for the arrival of the wedding convoy. The brides and bridesmaids were enjoying a moment of peace as their only job was to demand red packets besides giving the grooms and groomsmen a hard time when they arrived later.

Shen Xi observed Lu Li who was busy helping with the preparations. In the end, her big brother did not make it to be one of the grooms as he had not managed to put a ring on Lu Li’s finger. Their wedding bells were a long way ahead.

Nevertheless, Fu Qingli and Lu Li seemed to have grown closer lately. It was good news that their relationship was heading in a positive direction.

The noise of firecrackers amid enthusiastic clamors was heard at nine o’clock in the morning.

Ruan Sisi and Chu Ying took the lead in kicking up an uproar since mischief was their specialty. The other girls exchanged glances before rushing to close the door.

Looking back, Ruan Sisi asked, “Did you hide the shoes? Make sure they can’t find them. The groom that puts his bride in the wrong shoes will be grounded from seeing his bride for three days.”

It stirred another round of laughter among the crowd.

The voices of the grooms and groomsmen could be heard outside. With footsteps drawing close, the party of men soon arrived upstairs at the bedroom door.

“Chu Ying, open the door. We’re here to pick up the brides.” It was Pei Xu. He was the best man.

“Red packet!” Chu Ying shouted.

Red packets were slid through the door crack, but it was not money inside but auspicious trinkets like gold beads and nephrite accessories.

However, Chu Ying and the girls were not having it and made a fuss. It was half an hour later by the time the men were let in. Then came another course of fun ragging.

The tricky games that Chu Ying and the girls planned meticulously were nothing in the face of the groomsmen. It did not take long before the grooms and groomsmen successfully completed the missions.

In the blindfold segment, the grooms found their brides at the same time, and no one got the wrong girl.

It was the same situation with the brides’ shoes. Chu Ying and the bridesmaids were plunged into self-doubt. Ruan Sisi rummaged through the

room to see if there was any CCTV because it was a huge blow to their egos that the men went through the games without a hitch.

As it turned out, there were no hidden cameras in the room. All the girls could do was convince themselves that the grooms and groomsmen were clever and did their homework.

The neighborhood was packed with people who were here to witness the wedding of the century when the wedding convoy was making its way back to Li Mansion. There was also real-time coverage and live streaming of the wedding cars passing by. The broadcast was live on dozens of streaming platforms. Crowds gathered by the roads to watch and give their blessings.

The onlookers on either side of the road lessened due to traffic restrictions as the wedding cars approached Li Mansion. There were only residents of nearby villas around.

With the wedding car door opened, Shen Xi lifted her chin to meet the man’s warm and tender eyes. She placed her hand in his, allowing him to pull her up. The man then picked her up and carried her in his arms.