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The groom would ride in a festooned vehicle to marry the bride.
Fu Chenshan had never had a good rest these days because of the wedding. The wedding was held today. So he got up before six o’clock in the morning, combed his hair and changed his clothes, and then went to pick up the bride according to the auspicious time.
In the old villa of the Ling family, a dozen girls upstairs and downstairs blocked Fu Chenshan from entering. They were all friends of Ling Zhilu, a group of girls who were used to being unruly, refusing to let Fu Chenshan easily go to Ling Zhilu.
Fu Chenshan felt really tired. He knocked on the door several times, even handing out many red envelopes to them. When no one was still willing to open the door, he finally couldn’t help but walk to the grass outside the door and take out a cigarette to smoke.
The few young people who came with him were still trying to knock on the door for him.
Fu Chenshan was a little dazed, his eyes drifting away unconsciously. The wall of the community in front of him was old and mottled, and it was covered with ivy. He suddenly saw two young people climbing up with difficulty, stepping on the cracks in the bricks of the wall. The taller boy climbed faster, even climbing to the top of the wall. He waved to the shorter one and told him to come quickly. The short boy was halfway up the wall. The boy squatting on the top of the wall accidentally fell forward. The boy below the wall didn’t care to continue climbing anymore. He quickly stretched out his hand to hold him up, but unfortunately, he didn’t have enough strength for that. Naturally, they couldn’t stop it, and the two young men rolled into a ball on the ground, both giggling.
When the girls blocking the door saw Fu Chenshan distracted, someone immediately banged on the door and shouted, “Fu Chenshan, you still didn’t come over. Don’t you wish to have your wife, ba?”
Then someone said, “Don’t let our Xiao Lu get married to him. It’s like a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of cow dung.”
On the balcony on the second floor, the young girl who stuck her head out to watch the excitement began to boo, “That’s no good, ah. Sister Xiao Lu is now ready here. Let him kneel three times and kowtow nine times while climbing up so that we’ll forgive him ba.”
Everyone was laughing. Only Fu Chenshan looked a little stiff. It was impossible for him to kneel down three times and kowtow nine times. He walked to the door and put on a gentle and decent smile. “Sisters, please forgive me. How can I open this door?”
Zhou Xuelan saw that the time was almost up and told them to stop making trouble. After the fuss ended, Fu Chenshan picked up Ling Zhilu and rushed to the hotel.
Xie Zhan arrived at about noon. He got out of the taxi in front of the hotel and saw Fu Chenshan and Ling Zhilu wearing wedding dresses and welcoming guests at the door.
Except for the extravagant hotel and festooned vehicle, the wedding process was still carried out according to the usual customs of Chongfeng City.
Fu Chenshan did not greet Xie Zhan with any enthusiasm. He just nodded and asked him to go in and sit down. Xie Zhan paused and took out two red envelopes from his arms and handed them to Fu Chenshan. He said, “Congratulations.” Then he specifically gave Fu Chenshan what He Yu asked him to bring. “This is what He Yu asked me to bring. He has to work overtime today and can’t come.”
Fu Chenshan held the thick red envelope in his hand and said with a smile, “Thank you.” Then, after Xie Zhan turned around and walked in, he put He Yu’s red envelope into the shirt pocket of his suit.
The wedding will be officially held at 11:30, and it will take half an hour to sit down after the wedding.
All the guests gathered on the hotel’s lawn and watched Ling Qiang hold Ling Zhilu’s hand, slowly walk to Fu Chenshan, who was waiting under the flower gate, and put Ling Zhilu’s hand into Fu Chenshan’s.
Qiao Mudong stood very close to the flower gate, watching Fu Chenshan and Ling Zhilu express their love to each other face-to-face under the auspices of the master of ceremonies. Ling Zhilu was a little excited, with tears flashing in her eyes, while Fu Chenshan was much calmer, but his expression was very serious. Perhaps the atmosphere was too sacred to allow him to get distracted.
After all the ceremonies, the balloons on the grass were released, and the colorful balloons flew into the sky at the same time, with huge photos in the middle. Everyone clapped excitedly for a while, accompanied by the sound of music and the constant flashes and clicks of the cameras.
Su Chang stood next to Qiao Mudong, raised her head to look at the balloon, and subconsciously took two steps back. Because the grass was inevitably a little bumpy, the heel of her high-heeled shoes buckled, and she almost fell.
Fortunately, Qiao Mudong, next to her, reached out to help her. Su Chang looked up and smiled at Qiao Mudong sheepishly. “Thank you, Mr. Qiao.”
Qiao Mudong smiled and shook his head. “You’re welcome.” Then he let go.
He Yu didn’t get up until almost noon. There was nothing to eat at home, so he skipped breakfast. He definitely didn’t have to wait for Qiao Mudong to come back for dinner, so He Yu took a bath, got dressed, and went out with a book in his arms.
There was a Western restaurant outside the community. The environment was quite quiet. If you want a booth, a meal, and a cup of coffee, you can sit there all afternoon.
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An unusually harmonious picture—a set of photos with a specific meaning.
He Yu exhaled and called back the phone without hesitation, but no one answered, so he sent a text message instead: Who are you? What does this mean?
There had been no response to his text messages.
Although he knew that such simple photos specially sent to him could not explain anything, the intention was a bit obvious. He Yu couldn’t help but feel that the photos were quite dazzling. A so-called talented man and a beautiful woman probably looked like this.
Looking at the photos again and again with some self-consciousness, He Yu hesitated and opened his contact list, wanting to call Qiao Mudong.
Just as his fingers pressed on Qiao Mudong’s name, there was suddenly a shadow in front of him, as if someone was standing in front of his desk. He Yu initially thought that the waiter had brought the food, but the man didn’t move or speak for a long time. He Yu looked up in wonder, and his pupils instantly tightened.
Standing in front of his desk was a man in his fifties. The man’s facial features looked somewhat similar to He Yu’s. Although he was over fifty, his figure was well-maintained, and his facial features could vaguely show the handsomeness of his youth.
Since the last time He Yu saw him with Qiao Mudong in the underground parking lot, He Yu never thought that he would meet him again after so long. At this time, He Yu didn’t care about calling Qiao Mudong anymore. He stood up and took his cell phone and book to leave.
A waiter greeted him in surprise, “Sir, what about your food?”
“I don’t need it anymore,” He Yu said, quickly walking out of the western restaurant.
The man followed out and called out to him, “Xiao Yu.”
He Yu didn’t look back. He walked in the direction he came from. After walking a few steps, he remembered that the man was following him, and he didn’t want him to know where he lived. So when he reached an intersection, he turned to the next street.
The man was still chasing him and shouting at the same time, “Xiao Yu, wait a minute, I’m your dad!”
When He Yu heard this, he felt like vomiting. He wanted to turn around and punch the man awake. What qualifications did he have to be his father? But he restrained this impulse. If possible, it would be better not to meet or interact with such people. Any words would just be redundant.
After all, the man was old. After chasing He Yu for a while, he was now out of breath.
When the street came to an end, He Yu saw the green light on the sidewalk flashing just across the street. He took advantage of that and ran across the street quickly.
The green light turned red when he was halfway through the run. When he reached the opposite side, he suddenly heard a scream from the crowd. He turned around and found that the man had actually chased after him, regardless of the red light. He was pushed backwards by a car that had just started driving.
The man sat awkwardly in the middle of the road. The driver got out of the car, walked up to him, and asked how he was doing.
At that time, the car had just started, and the speed was very slow. The man was not seriously injured, but his body was pushed backwards, losing his center of gravity and falling to the ground. It was originally his fault, so the man stood up and waved to the driver to express that he was fine.
He Yu stood there without running anymore, watching the man walk towards him.
When the two people stood face to face, He Yu asked coldly, “May I ask, do you need something from me?”
The man was a little excited. He raised his hand as if he wanted to touch He Yu’s head, but he didn’t dare. In the end, he could only slowly put it down and ask, “Are you and your sister okay?”
He Yu said, “We’re very good, thank you for your concern. If there’s nothing else, then I want to leave first.”
The man quickly said, “Are you free? I want to chat with you. Let’s find a place to sit down and have something to eat.”
“I don’t have time.” He Yu simply refused.
The man refused to give up. “It’ll be quick. It won’t take too much of your time. Dad hasn’t seen you for a long time and wants to talk to you right now.”
He Yu replied, “I said I don’t have time. Don’t follow me anymore!”
“Xiao Yu,” the man called out his name.
He Yu turned around and left. This time, he made sure that the man hadn’t caught up with him before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After so many years, He Yu barely remembered that he still had a father. He remembered that when he was very young, He Yu rarely saw him come home. The deepest memory he had about him was that he would quarrel with his mother every time he came back. Later, not long after He Yu entered elementary school, that man divorced his mother and left with another woman. Eight years later, when He Yu was in junior high school, the man came back again and asked to remarry He Yu’s mother. Of course, her mother refused, and she kicked him out of the house. He had not been seen again since then.
He Yu really had no feelings left for this person at all. The only connection he still has with him was probably the surname He. That man was called He Wutong. After his mother divorced him, she couldn’t change the surname for her two children because she didn’t remarry.
He Yu didn’t know what he really wanted to do after coming back again many years later—he didn’t want to know.
Being interrupted like this, He Yu didn’t ask Qiao Mudong about those photos anymore. He walked on the street for a long time and was feeling a bit tired right now. He randomly found a small milk tea shop on the roadside and went in to sit down. After asking the boss for a cup of milk tea, He Yu took out his phone again. Just as he wanted to make a call, he suddenly couldn’t remember what to say. He felt a little annoyed with that and simply forwarded the text message to Qiao Mudong.
At this time, the banquet had just ended. Ling Qiang told Qiao Mudong that he had nothing to do in the afternoon and that he could leave now.
When Qiao Mudong walked out of the banquet hall, he received a text message from He Yu. When he opened it and saw those photos, he was stunned for a moment, but then he quickly understood. He immediately called He Yu back, “Who sent it to you?”
He Yu replied, “I don’t know.”
Qiao Mudong cursed angrily, “Fuck!” Then he said to He Yu, “Someone did it on purpose. Don’t think nonsense. It’s nothing.”
He Yu also knew that most of what Qiao Mudong said was the truth, but his mood was not getting better at this time, so he simply said, “I know.” Then he hung up the phone.
Qiao Mudong was still holding the phone when he saw Fu Chenshan and Ling Zhilu helping Ling Qiang get into the car in the parking lot ahead.
Ling Qiang was in a good mood today and had a few glasses of wine. At this time, he still refused to get in the car and even held Fu Chenshan’s hand to talk with him. Overall, Ling Qiang was very satisfied with Fu Chenshan as his son-in-law, so he agreed to marry his daughter to such a young man who had climbed up from the bottom with no background. Today, two people finally got married, which was always an exciting thing for a father. And starting today, his daughter, who grew up with him, will officially move out to form a new family of her own. Ling Qiang, more or less, was always a little bit reluctant to give her up.
Ling Qiang was telling Fu Chenshan that Ling Zhilu had a bad temper and had been pampered since childhood, so he should be more accommodating in the future.
Fu Chenshan promised him that he would take good care of Ling Zhilu.
Next to him, Ling Zhilu, who was wearing a red dress, was talking to Zhou Xuelan. She was leaning on her mother’s shoulder, seemingly reluctant to leave. Zhou Xuelan was stroking her hair and whispering some things. Ling Zhilu nodded and raised her lips from time to time.
Qiao Mudong did not go over. He lowered his head and looked at the photos again. He was almost certain that Ling Qiang had asked someone to send these photos to He Yu. Qiao Mudong looked at Ling Qiang, then at Zhou Xuelan next to him, and dialed the phone in his hand.
The call was quickly connected. Qiao Mudong said, “Wei Xiaosan, go find someone to help me take some photos.”
On the other side of the phone, Wei Rongxi asked, “Who is it, ah? Brother Dong.”
Qiao Mudong answered, “Ling Qiang’s wife, Zhou Xuelan. Find someone to follow her and see if we can take some interesting photos.”
Since Ling Qiang has been free recently—even wanting to beat up mandarin ducks, let’s find something to keep him busy.
He Yu didn’t sit in the milk tea shop for long. He got up and left. He had nowhere else to go, so he had to go back along the road and head towards home.
When passing near the Western restaurant, He Yu saw He Wutong again.
He Wutong probably didn’t come here specifically to see He Yu. It was purely a coincidence that the two met again. At this time, He Yu saw He Wutong walking back and forth anxiously on the road in front of the restaurant. He was afraid of meeting him again, so he planned to go around to the other side of the street.
Before He Yu had time to turn around, he suddenly saw a white van driving past quickly and stopping in front of He Wutong. The back door of the van opened. Someone stuck his head out and said something to He Wutong. Then he saw He Wutong step back, but the man grabbed his arm and pulled him inside. After getting into the car, he seemed to have kicked him in the knee.
That move was too fast, and it was blocked by the van. No one nearby noticed it except He Yu, who had been paying attention to He Wutong.
The van door closed, and it started quickly.
He Yu was startled. He intended to take a photo of the van’s license plate number with his cell phone. It was this action that caught the attention of the people in the car. Unexpectedly, those people did not rush to drive away but suddenly drove in the direction of He Yu.
He Yu turned around to run away, but two people jumped out of the car and grabbed him too.
The door closed, and the van sped off in the direction of leaving the city.
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Li Tang took Hong Minhang’s hand and walked out of the small barber shop. They walked out for a long distance without saying a word. Li Tang suddenly stopped and asked him, “Have you eaten?”
Hong Minhang shook his head.
Li Tang then took him to a small noodle shop on the roadside and ordered him a bowl of noodles with mixed sauce.
Hong Minhang had no appetite, so he simply stirred the noodles with his chopsticks.
Li Tang sat opposite him and asked, “Didn’t you go to school? Why did you run out?”
Hong Minhang answered, “I don’t want to stay in school.”
Li Tang said, “If your father finds out, he will definitely scold you.”
Hong Minhang said nothing.
Li Tang took out a cigarette, lit it, took a puff slowly, and said, “You brat has grown up.”
Hong Minhang stared blankly at Li Tang’s slightly opened lips.
Then he heard Li Tang say, “Now that you’re older, you should understand that things like these are nothing.”
Hong Minhang suddenly asked, “Then why didn’t you let me in?”
Li Tang raised a hand to touch his head. “You’re still a student. Study hard so that you will be admitted to a university in the future.”
Hong Minhang replied, “I don’t want to go to college. I want to work with you.”
“Nonsense.” Li Tang laughed. “Of course you have to go to college. You will meet many smart and beautiful girls and then find a girlfriend you like. That kind of place is unclean. Don’t go there in the future.”
“Does it have to be like this?” Hong Minhang asked.
Li Tang smiled and nodded. “This is for the best.”
As if He Yu didn’t have enough on his plate, now his terrible father came to create more problems.
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Why can’t the ling family and that bastard fu and now that bastard dad of his just leave he yu in peace?? Man suffered quite enough already