Feng Zhongliang's originally tense face was moved by Jiang Se's words.
He moved his lips, wanting to say something, but felt like he couldn't say anything.
Feng Nan had changed so much that anyone who paid a little attention would have noticed it over the past few years. However, the couple just went about their own business and still had no idea what had happened to their daughter.
"I'm glad you figured it out." He forced a smile and patted Jiang Se's hand:
"It's even harder for you to comfort me."
After a few words, there was a noise outside. Dai Jia, wearing a pink bridesmaid dress, came in and said with a smile:
"Here comes the groom."
After hearing this, Feng Zhongliang swept away the unpleasantness that Feng Qinlun and his wife had brought to him, and stood up and smiled.
His eyes fell on Dai Jia, paused for a moment, then looked away as if nothing had happened, and pulled Jiang Se up:
"Ayi came early."
Pei Yi drove all the way here from Pei's house, so logically he should be later than Feng Zhongliang expected.
The grandparents and grandchildren were talking on the second floor, and there was a lot of noise coming from downstairs.
Mo Anqi and others blocked the door and refused to let them in. They smiled and asked a group of people to stuff red envelopes into their pockets. After a while, Nie Dan and others also joined in the fun. Pei Yi might have gotten anxious. He stood in the garden, looked up at the building, and shouted loudly:
"Sese, wife! Come out and follow me!"
He was really a little anxious. After the wedding was confirmed, according to pre-wedding customs, and both parties had their own things to do, he hadn't seen Jiang Se for several days, and they relied on phone calls every day to keep in touch.
Today is their wedding. He has been looking forward to this day for a long time. He did not sleep the whole night. Before dawn, he urged Nie Dan and others to change their clothes and pack up to go out.
His anxious shout caused Nie Dan and the others to laugh out loud:
"Brother Yi is getting anxious."
Over the years, he had attended military school, and after graduation he had started working. He had behaved in a steady manner, and was highly praised by his elders. He was no longer the lawless and unrestrained teenager he had been in, and now that he was anxious, he actually felt a bit like he did in his youth.
"Wife, come out."
He was still begging, and everyone knew that he liked Jiang Se, so after several years of long-distance love, even though they were together less than they were apart, they still felt tired of each other and finally got married.
Feng Zhongliang smiled with relief. Jiang Se walked to the window, opened the curtains, opened the window, leaned out to look, and saw Pei Yi standing on the green grass downstairs. Nie Dan and others were wearing black suits and standing on both sides of him. When they heard the noise upstairs, they all looked up.
When Jiang Se leaned out, Pei Yi's breathing stagnated, and he subconsciously took a step forward and raised his hands.
The first ray of morning sunlight shone on her body. She was wearing a light blue dress with layers of tulle on her shoulders. The scene of her dressing up for him was much more beautiful than he had imagined.
It actually rained a little last night, and the eaves of the "human" roof were still covered with crystal water droplets. She stood by the window and smiled at him. Pei Yi felt that he would never forget the way she looked in his life.
"Do you want me to come down?"
She smiled and Pei Yi nodded stupidly.
She pretended to grab the glass window, as if she wanted to lift up her skirt and climb up, as if she was about to jump down from the second floor.
"don't want!"
He nodded repeatedly at first, but when he saw her move, he was startled and quickly shook his head like a rattle, "Don't jump down, I'll go ask them to open the door."
Although he was confident that he could catch her, because the target was her, he could not take any risks and would rather beg Mo Anqi and others to open the door.
Jiang Se laughed:
"Just kidding."
Her smile was not restrained as usual, but came from the bottom of her heart, which was reflected in her eyes.
"Naughty."
Feng Zhongliang shook his head helplessly, he seldom saw Jiang Se being so childish. Pei Yi was knocking on the door again downstairs, he begged humbly, in the past when Mo Anqi and others saw him, they knew his background and status, they always called him "Brother Pei" when they met, but now the situation has changed.
When Jiang Se came downstairs, Mo Anqi and others thought it was about time, so they opened the door.
He was holding a bouquet of flowers and saw Jiang Se as soon as he entered the room. Without stopping, he walked straight towards Jiang Se, stuffed the flowers into her hands, bent down and hugged her in his arms.
"Wow..."
Cheng Runing started to cheer loudly, and Nie smiled indifferently:
“This is urgent.”
He picked up the person and walked out, and his appearance made a group of people laugh involuntarily.
Mrs. Feng was also smiling, but her smile was filled with disbelief. She pulled Xia Chaoqun aside and asked in surprise:
"Does Pei Shao really like this?"
She has been married into the Feng family for decades, and even when her relationship with Feng Qinlun was at its best, it had never been this passionate.
In Mrs. Feng's opinion, for a family like theirs, as long as the husband and wife can maintain outward decency, they are already considered to have a good relationship in the eyes of everyone.
When a wealthy family marries a wife, the most important thing is that she is generous, decent, good at managing the household, and able to hold her own. Background and status are very important, and face is secondary.
"Why don't you like it?"
Xia Chaoqun smiled. She had seen this scene many times and was used to it. However, Mrs. Feng had not yet recovered from the shock of this scene. She patted Mrs. Feng's hand and said,
"Mrs. Feng, let's go."
Jiang Se was going to follow Pei Yi back to Pei's house to visit the elders and parents. The wedding was divided into two parts. In the morning, the traditional ceremony would be held at Pei's house. After that, they would take a car to the auditorium to greet the guests. In the evening, it would be a Western-style wedding.
There is heavy security outside the Chiang Kai-shek Auditorium today, and the guards on duty carefully check every invited guest.
The garden is decorated with a large number of roses, all of which were airlifted from abroad and exude a light and elegant fragrance. A red carpet for guests to walk on runs from outside the garden to the entrance of the auditorium.
After meeting the guests, the highlight of the wedding comes next.
The outdoor green lawn was surrounded by flower decorations, and on the table in the middle was the marriage certificate that the two people would need to sign formally after the ceremony.
A band was hired to provide accompaniment at the wedding, and members of the Du family were also invited. They sat among the crowd, feeling out of place and restrained.
Amid the melodious music, people around were talking in low voices. At the end of the red carpet in front, people from the Pei family were also discussing something.
The path that the bride was going to walk on was lined with roses on both sides, and Du Honghong felt a little jealous.
She and Jiang Se were born to the same mother, but their appearances and statuses were completely different.
The family conditions have improved a lot in recent years, but compared with the rich or noble people around them, the Du family still lacks confidence. Although because of Jiang Se's status as a relative, after all, the relationship has not been very deep over the years, so the people of the Du family were arranged to sit in a position not too far away and form their own table.
Pei Yi stood there in Taichung, which was full of flowers, and had been waiting for a long time.
When Feng Zhongliang appeared with Jiang Se holding his arm, the originally noisy crowd suddenly became much quieter.
She was wearing a wedding dress with a long, spreading hem. The diamonds on it sparkled in the sun, adding even more glamour to the bride of the day.
This wedding dress was ordered for her by Mrs. Pei herself in France last year. The delicate veil hung down, lightly covering her face, and swayed gently as she walked.
Pei Yi's uneasiness and anxiety subsided the moment he saw Jiang Se appear.
Feng Zhongliang held Jiang Se's hand. Whether it was because of his injured leg or for other reasons, he walked very slowly, and every small step he took was accompanied by a bit of reluctance.
Pei's relatives and friends were watching from all sides, and Pei Yi was waiting for her in the distance. At this moment, Jiang Se vaguely understood her grandfather's mood.
Flower petals were scattered from the hands of girls holding flower baskets on both sides, covering the long red carpet.
The onlookers were discussing Feng Zhongliang's identity. Du Honghong lowered her head in embarrassment:
"Does she think that my father is of low status and it is embarrassing for him to lead her down this road at this time?"
Zhou Hui didn't say anything. She had been living a life of luxury in recent years. With Jiang Se's support, she no longer had to worry about money. Her complexion had improved a lot, she had learned how to dress herself up, and she had become quite pretty.
But she still seemed a little awkward among a group of celebrities and noble ladies.
She knew in her heart that although Jiang Se was still supporting the Du family in recent years, their relationship was actually unfamiliar after all. The rift of many years could not be mended easily. Du Honghong was still indignant, and because of her words, Du Changqun's face looked a little unhappy.
Zhou Hui had actually been a coward all her life, but when she heard Du Honghong still saying:
"... I just forgot my roots because I became rich. If my father hadn't been here, he would have died somewhere..."
“That’s enough!”
She started to scold in a low voice, and Du Honghong was stunned when she finished speaking.
"Mom, what did you say?"
"I've said enough."
The family's low-pitched argument at this moment has attracted some people's attention. Zhou Hui clenched her hands and her face turned red:
"Your sister has done nothing to let us down, so stop talking."
After she married into the Du family, although Du Changqun accepted her and her daughter at first, he was somewhat disgusted with Jiang Se's background and did not like this stepdaughter.
In the Du family, she lived in a small, airtight room. She dared not turn on the lights regardless of winter or summer. She used too much water and electricity. Sometimes, Du Changqun didn't need to beat or scold her, but Zhou Hui would take the initiative to blame him in order to please her husband.
Under such circumstances, my daughter developed a weird personality. She could not learn to be obedient and was often beaten. She daydreamed about making a lot of money all day long and was laughed at and ridiculed by people around her.
Because of her misbehavior, she was often punished, until Du Changqun gave her the most severe punishment, which seemed to have finally made her behave herself. From then on, she seemed to have figured out many things.
She entered the entertainment industry, became a big star, made money, and married a good husband. All her dreams back then have now come true bit by bit.
She still supports the Du family, Zhou Hui and her stepfather. In Zhou Hui's view, what Jiang Se does is more like an obligation. There is not much family affection left, and what is left is an awkward relationship centered on money.
When she had no money before, she was still worried about her life, so she didn’t think about so many things.
But now that she no longer has to worry about life, Zhou Hui feels a little overwhelmed when she thinks about how her relationship with her daughter has become increasingly distant over the years.
Even if she wanted to make amends, how could she do it? To this day, even the money Jiang Se sent every month went through the financial manager, and she couldn't even dial Jiang Se's phone number.
In fact, the relationship was not like this when this daughter was born. She had looked forward to it, looked forward to the future, and loved her, but that kind of love was later defeated by life.
Du Honghong said these words fluently. When Jiang Se was still in the Du family, she had said that she was used to it. Zhou Hui found it very harsh now. She couldn't help but wonder how she had endured it back then, and with what kind of mood, she carefully told her daughter to be submissive like her
"If you say that again, you'll leave now. And don't even think about taking the pocket money your sister sends you every month. It's great that she invited us to her wedding today."
She had been cowardly for many years, and her sudden words stunned Du Honghong and Du Changqun.
Zhou Hui ignored the expressions of her husband and daughter. She bit her lip and looked at Feng Zhongliang holding Jiang Se's hand. She suddenly thought of another person.
Her biological father did not show up at today's wedding banquet. Given how much he values his daughter, his inability to attend such an important moment must have been the greatest torture for him.
She had met him once after he was released from prison. He had changed a little, but her eyes and brows still showed the incomparable love that had made her fall in love with him at first sight and that had made her never want to see another man.
Jiang Se is his daughter and looks very much like him. When she was young, she was bewitched by Jiang Zhiyuan as soon as she saw him. She was cheated and chose the plain-looking Du Changqun. For many years, she comforted herself that this was the best choice, but now, looking back, she remembered her mood when she first met the boy, and she couldn't help but hold back the tears in her eyes.
If she had been stronger back then and had not chosen to entrust her future to another person, if she had still raised her daughter and worked hard, would her life be completely different from what it is now
If he hadn't swallowed his anger for more than 20 years and hadn't become estranged from his daughter, maybe after Jiang Zhiyuan paid the price for his mistake, maybe at a moment like this, that man would still be holding Jiang Se's hand.
When she thought of this, she found it increasingly difficult to control herself, and her tears flowed again and again.
Others and the Du family just thought that she was excited about Jiang Se's marriage and had no idea what she was thinking at that moment.
"Grandpa remembers that when I held your hand and left Hong Kong, you were only this tall."
Feng Zhongliang suddenly spoke, pulling Jiang Se into his memories.
She was still young at the time and had just experienced psychological trauma. She had to leave her familiar home, leave Hong Kong, and go to the imperial capital to live alone with her grandfather, who had always been serious and stern in her mind.
At that time, she was actually confused and uneasy. The fear of the unknown and the feeling of being abandoned by her family haunted her, causing her to hold Feng Zhongliang's hand tightly all the way, "Just like now, think of grandpa as your only support." (To be continued)