BXBX NOVEL Chapter 339 - Three-Hundred and Thirty-Nine: Talk and Gossip
Liang Han gave Shi Nian a dirty look. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a middle-aged woman on one side say, “The Xi family should get an expert to see if their new daughter-in-law is bad luck if you ask me. Han Yuan was fine and healthy; why would something like that happen to her so suddenly? And just when her son is about to get married, too!”
“I know, right? A good and proper wedding turned into a ward against ill fortune. What an unlucky presage! I definitely wouldn’t have agreed to it if I were the bride’s family!” Another woman chimed in, as did the others around them.
“You don’t have to worry about that. There’s no way the Lin family won’t agree. The entire family is waiting for the Xi family to offer them financial help, so what’s there to disagree about? They can’t wait to marry their daughter off to the Xi family!”
“This Lin Yu has such a good temper, agreeing to and tolerating all this. Obeying unconditionally just so she could marry into the Xi family! But unfortunately, the more she lowers herself like this, the more the Xi family won’t cherish her!”
“You’re worrying too much there! Han Yuan treats Lin Yu like her very own daughter!”
“So what? No matter how close she is to her daughter-in-law, it still can’t compare to her son! A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event for a woman; Lin Yu agreeing to this kind of wedding is a terrible move on her part!”
“What terrible move? For Lin Yu, getting married now is the best option. If Han Yuan recovers, she’ll naturally be grateful for everything her daughter-in-law has done, and if anything happens to Han Yuan, Lin Yu will still be the Xi family’s legitimate daughter-in-law. It’s quite the clever plan!”
Liang Han and Shi Nian were stunned as they listened to the women gossip. Liang Han couldn’t help but pity Lin Yu and remarked, “Lin Yu lowered herself to such an extent for the Xi family, only for others to have such an opinion about her. How sad will she be if she finds out?!”
“Sometimes, the more you lower yourself, the more people look down on you,” Shi Nian said softly.
There was a commotion at the door. Xi Cheng looked over and immediately froze stock-still, and when Lin Yu raised her head to follow his gaze, a chill ran down her spine.
The beautiful and elegant group who’d entered the venue attracted everyone’s attention. There Yun Nan stood, arm looped in Xu Yun’s, while Lu Ying was standing beside Fang Xi’s wheelchair, and the one pushing that wheelchair was Ye Kun. Liang Han’s eyes widened when he saw his mother arm-in -arm with a girl.
‘Who’s that girl? Auntie Xu Yun and Auntie Lu Ying all brought their daughters-in-law, so who did my mom bring?” Liang Han asked, curious and surprised. Shi Nian didn’t give him any explanations before dragging him over.
Kong Zhen spotted her son and waved for him to come over. Only then did Liang Han see that the pretty girl standing beside his mother was actually that little lion, Lu Hui! Liang Han was shocked. “Y-you—you, why are you here? You know my mom?” He didn’t expect that—with her bushy hair in an updo and glasses removed—the girl was actually a delicate-looking beauty!
Lu Hui subconsciously moved to push up her glasses but quickly put down her hand when she remembered she was wearing contact lenses. Kong Zhen lightly whacked her son’s hand and scolded, “Shut up you! Lu Hui came to accompany me! You stand beside her and don’t make a peep. If you dare to speak, I’ll beat you up!”
Liang Han was exasperated. “Mom, can you pay attention to the time and place? We’re out in public. I have a reputation to uphold!”
Kong Zhen rolled her eyes at him. “Whether you keep your reputation or not depends on your own performance. Make like a proper prop, and don’t make a sound!”
Liang Han vigorously swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue but couldn’t help but ask Lu Hui in a whisper, “What’s going on?”
Lu Hui made a shushing gesture before answering, “We’re here to help watch over the wedding.”
Liang Han glanced at Ye Kun and Fang Xi, and the newlyweds on the stage, and commented, “Are you sure you’re not here to cause trouble instead?” Lu Hui rolled her eyes at him and didn’t say anything.
Lu Ying walked up on stage gracefully and, under the crowd’s astonished gazes, borrowed the microphone from the host. She smiled at Xi Cheng and Lin Yu. “Congratulations on your wedding, and best wishes to you both!”
Xi Cheng and Lin Yu’s expressions were slightly stiff, and they momentarily didn’t respond. Lu Ying turned to face the guests and said, “I’m sorry we’re late.”
She bowed slightly to everyone. “As a lot of you know, Han Yuan, Xu Yun, Kong Zhen, and I gave birth to our sons on the same day in the same delivery room, and our boys grew up together. Now Xi Cheng is the first to get married, but Han Yuan isn’t lucky enough to be here to witness it. We three old aunties can’t let the children have any regrets, so we’re here today to witness the wedding ceremony on Han Yuan’s behalf and give our blessings and best wishes to these two youngsters!”
The applause was thunderous. Xu Yun and Kong Zhen walked onto the stage hand in hand and gave the bride and groom their well wishes before standing behind Lu Ying.
Shi Nian whispered a question to Yun Nan, who shook her head gently and smiled before placing her hand on the back of Fang Xi’s wheelchair. Liang Han touched his nose and leaned towards Shi Nian. “Is it me, or is something unusual going on here?”
Shi Nian nodded almost imperceptibly.. Liang Han looked at the impassive-looking Ye Kun and didn’t dare to bother him after some thought, so he turned his head and quietly said to Lu Hui, “I’ll agree to any of your conditions! Just give me a clue as to what you guys plan to do here!”