Back To The 80s-Chapter 610 - 603: Wedding_1

Ding Guihua eagerly took out several bottles of soda from under the quilt, removed the caps, and handed them to the children.

The children all looked back at Gu Xiaobei, Xiaopang smacked her lips and asked, "Mom, can we drink it?"

Gu Xiaobei nodded, and the children happily rushed to fetch the soda. Only Mo Wang stood next to Gu Xiaobei without moving. Xiaopang, showing understanding, sent a bottle to Mo Wang, and the two siblings smiled and drank together.

Seeing Gu Xiaobei and Lu Zhanguo, Xiangmin felt somewhat embarrassed, and nervously fiddled with an empty soda bottle.

Gu Xiaobei asked Ding Guihua with a smile, "How’s the business?"

Ding Guihua nodded, "Not bad. We push this cart around, sell where there are many people, and can make a few dollars a day. If we have a good day, we can make over ten dollars, which is enough to cover our daily expenses."

Gu Xiaobei glanced at Xiangmin and thought that this was quite good.

Ding Guihua looked at Lu Zhanguo and said, "The things my son Qiangzi did, we are the ones who should apologize to you, you should blame us parents for not educating him properly."

Seeing many people coming and going, Gu Xiaobei feared that Ding Guihua couldn’t control herself and would start crying again. She quickly said, "Let’s forget the past. You’re doing well now. In a few years, your family will reunite."

Ding Guihua kept nodding her head, "Now I really regret it. If I hadn’t fought with Xiangmin back then, if I hadn’t despised Xinxin for being a girl, perhaps none of this would have happened."

Xiangmin lowered her head, a tear fell and landed on the glass bottle.

Gu Xiaobei took out two dollars and handed them to Ding Guihua.

Ding Guihua insisted on refusing the money and wanted to treat the children to soda.

Gu Xiaobei stubbornly stuffed the money into the quilt, saying, "Auntie, if you continue like this, we won’t dare to come and drink your soda in the future."

Hearing that there would be a future, Ding Guihua nodded incessantly, "Ok, ok."

After the children finished their sodas, Gu Xiaobei and Lu Zhanguo took them to the park’s front gate to find Bai Xiaolan and the others.

Gu Xiaobei looked back one last time at Ding Guihua and Xiangmin, both of whom were greeting passers-by with smiling faces.

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October 1st was the wedding day of Cheng Qijia and He Qin.

The father of Cheng Qijia, Cheng Yiyuan, and the mother of Bai Xiaolan, Zhou Siping, didn’t arrive until the day before the National Day holiday.

Gu Xiaobei and Lu Zhanguo, holding Xiaopang and Mo Wang, Bai Xiaolan and Ji Xiangdong, also holding their two children, the Lu Aiguo family, and the couple Lu Songyuan, all went to support the wedding as members of the bride’s family. Even Zhang Lijun and Li Fengmei, Wu Guanghan and Ge Chunling all attended.

The wedding was originally scheduled to be held at the best restaurant in the province, the Huixiang Building, but for some reason, it was changed to an open space in the suburbs.

When Gu Xiaobei and the others arrived, they were still stunned by the grandeur of the wedding.

The thousand-square-meter open space was filled with tables, chairs, and benches. There were at least fifty or sixty tables. On one side of the lawn, more than a dozen large pots were set up, and chefs invited from various restaurants were busy cooking.

Due to the status of He Qin’s father, almost all the military and political officials in the provincial city came.

Gu Xiaobei felt that the bride’s guests overwhelmingly outshone the Cheng family in terms of grandeur.

Unexpectedly, Bai Mingzhu stood proudly at the reception area, seeming to be expecting the arrival of distinguished guests.

Several military vehicles drove up, and Bai Mingzhu greeted them with narrow, squinting eyes full of laughter.

Luo Jingnian arrived with his wife Xia Hong, his son Luo Sen and his wife Jian Xiaowan, their daughter Luo Fei with her family of three, and the youngest daughter Luo Dan.

The arrival of Luo Jingnian stunned a group of military officials. Major General Luo Jingnian, the Director of the Political Department, who they had only seen in newspapers, suddenly appeared before their eyes, which left even He Zhuangzhi somewhat constrained.

Bai Mingzhu was satisfied, she had finally outshone her in-laws.

The reason Luo Jingnian attended Cheng Qijia’s wedding was that Cheng Qijia was his daughter-in-law Jian Xiaowan’s cousin. He happened to be visiting the provincial city for work, and Xia Hong was taking care of her elder daughter-in-law’s postnatal care. So it was a perfect opportunity for the whole family to attend the wedding feast.

Gu Xiaobei, not clear about these rankings, assumed he must be a high official. She was more curious about what Cheng Qijia and He Qin would wear, whether it would be military or Tang attire.

When Cheng Qijia, dressed in a black suit, and He Qin, dressed in a wedding dress, appeared, Gu Xiaobei reacted. How could she have forgotten that both of them had studied abroad in E Country?

He Qin, in her pure white wedding dress, had a veil over her face. As a breeze blew, the corner of the veil lifted, revealing her delicate and elegant face, filled with a joyous smile.

There were exclamations from the seats, "So beautiful."

"The bride looks like a fairy."

"Really pretty."

Xiaopang looked with wide-eyed wonder, without even blinking, then murmured to Lu Zhanguo, "Dad, I want you to buy me a dress like this."

Gu Xiaobei joined the fun and leaned over with a smile, "I want one too!"

Among those at the wedding, besides the bride and groom, the most satisfied was Bai Mingzhu. She sat next to Xia Hong and kept laughing.

Bai Xiaolan pursed her lips, "Bootlicker."

Zhou Siping sneakily pinched Bai Xiaolan, "Stop talking nonsense, that’s your elder aunt."

Bai Xiaolan grumbled unhappily and told Fang Jing and Gu Xiaobei, "Let’s eat quickly and go home. In a while, my eldest aunt will surely drag us over to introduce us to others."

Fang Jing nodded, "Yes, I hate greeting unfamiliar elders."

But instead of calling Bai Xiaolan and others over, Bai Mingzhu held Tiantian, and pulled Doudou and Xiaopang to introduce them to Xia Hong.

"These two are my nephew’s sons, Doudou and Tiantian. This is my niece’s daughter, Xiaopang. Come on, say hello to Grandma Xia." Bai Mingzhu gleefully said. If Mo Wang wasn’t such a loner, she would have liked to pull her over too, so that Xia Hong would definitely give the children some gifts.

"Hello, Grandma Xia. Grandma Xia, you look so beautiful," Xiaopang said sweetly without any shyness.

Xia Hong laughed and touched Xiaopang’s cheek, saying, "This little girl is so adorable. Come on, let Grandma Xia give you a present."

She rummaged in her handbag and took out a jewelry box and handed it to Xiaopang, "I didn’t know I would meet you today and I don’t have anything good. Let me give this to you."

Xiaopang happily took it, curtsied to Xia Hong and said, "Thank you, grandma."

Xia Hong also gave Doudou and Tiantian a red packet each.

Xiaopang held the jewelry box and ran back to Gu Xiaobei’s side, asking her to open it.

Gu Xiaobei opened it to see a statue of fortune, prosperity, and longevity carved from a black stone, which looked very ordinary.

Xiaopang looked disappointed, she thought it would be something sparkling and shiny. She took it and handed it to Mo Wang, "Brother, do you like it? I’ll give it to you."

Mo Wang appeared very interested, took it, looked at it from all angles, and finally held it in his hand like a treasure.

The most pleased people at the banquet were, besides the bride and groom, Bai Mingzhu.

After the wedding, back at their small yard, Bai Mingzhu couldn’t stop talking to Zhou Siping and Wen Xiuqing, "Our wedding, I bet no one in the entire city could match it. Oh, how delighted I am!"