CHAPTER XXXVI
"Ah Zhao, why are you crying?"
"I'm sorry, I tried not to do this, but ......"
I took a long breath, trying to keep the tears from falling, and laughed and said, "I'm fine, really, I just can't bear you." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Hai Zhu hugged me: "Ah Zhao, as soon as you cry, I want to cry too."
I sighed and said with a smile: "Today is your big day, I was wrong, I shouldn't mess with you, but I just can't control myself......"
"I thought something was wrong with my sister-in-law, you see my brother's face is white, it turns out that our second lady lost the golden bean?" Shike grinned, put his arm around my shoulder and whispered, "Ah Zhao, don't be afraid. My brother and sister-in-law are gone, aren't I coming back? The demon king duo is going to reappear again, and my brother will cover you in the future. ā
I glared at him and said to Haizhu and Shifang: "Haizhu, my dear cousin, you will live with your cousin-in-law in the future, don't worry about me, I will be fine in the country."
"yes, it will be good."
After lunch, the private band in the west corner of the garden played the violin, which, unlike the dance music on the gramophone, had a melodious tune and beautiful timbre, and the well-manicured green lawn on the side only made people feel like they were in an English garden fair. In the past few decades, the west wind has gradually moved eastward, and many wealthy families are proud of advocating Western etiquette. The wedding of the Tong and Wu families is rendered with a strong British color.
The Infirmman Church itself was designed and built by the British, and its architectural style is typical of the "Gothic Revival" style of the Victorian era in the 19th century.
The meadow is filled with countless trellises of pale pink and creamy bouquets, lit at dusk, and these luminous objects hidden in the trellises immediately illuminate the figures, like the men and women depicted in the ancient Shangyuan Lantern Festival. This afternoon, the women changed their clothes several times, wore the fashionable wide-brimmed top hats, and could walk back and forth in the invisible Vanity Fair. Because the Tong family runs a hospital, and the ancestor was a former hospital envoy, the people who came to the wedding this time were either old friends or people who can speak in the government now, while the men talked about politics behind closed doors in the house, and the women wore clothes to talk about family life. Although the content of the conversation is not very different, the effect is surprisingly similar, and it is nothing more than a means of communication between you and me. And after such a conversation, there is always a lively ball to mediate the atmosphere, so when night falls and the sun outside the house is gone, the manor ball is changed from outdoor to magnificent
Inside the lobby.
"Ah Zhao, my father said that Minister Gu and Vice Minister He will come later, you ...... Be prepared! ā
They also came to Haizhu's wedding? I thought I had misheard. "Brother Fang, how could my father invite them?" Haizhu asked.
"I don't know, my father said that he didn't want to, but my uncle said that our family wanted to move the hospital from Suzhou, and Vice Minister He was a person who had to make friends, so I wanted to take advantage of this wedding to meet. I also just met my father, and he told me. Shifang said helplessly, "So Ah Zhao, you won't blame us, right?" ā
When I heard this, I could only smile bitterly: "Where is Brother Fang, how can you connect your family because of our family?" Don't worry, I don't mind. ā
"yes, I'm relieved when you say that. Later, you and Haizhu will be together, and you don't have to pay attention to them. When the dance begins, Ake and I will come to you. ā
Shike was confused, he had just returned to China, and he only knew a little about me, and he couldn't tell who and who the Gu He family was. "Brother, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing?" As soon as he said this, the door of the church was opened, and Gu He, father and son, walked in from the door with outstanding demeanor.
The guests, who were still chatting and drinking just now, instantly looked at the door in unison. This is the first time that Gu Rulin has attended a non-governmental event since the "political enemy" incident, because the Tong family is not a local wealthy family in Nanjing, so the wedding of Shifang and Haizhu did not invite the media to participate, but only published the marriage notice in several major newspapers in Nanjing. Therefore, when people first saw the two important government officials appearing on the same stage, the first reaction was not to warmly welcome the arrival of the two officials, but to deeply regret that there were no reporters present tonight! It wasn't until the uncle of the Tong family took the lead in stepping forward to greet and shake hands that the atmosphere that had just been silent was rekindled.
The men were busy entertaining and greeting, while the ladies gathered to discuss which young master was more handsome and charming. Shifang and Shike were dragged to talk, and Haizhu was also called by Mrs. Tong to marry relatives in the family. I was the only one who was bored, staring coldly at the smiling crowd around me and silent.
"What are you looking at?" Suddenly, someone gently touched my head, and I turned around in surprise to see Gu Shaoqing standing in front of me with a smile.
"Senior brother!" I happily took his warm, dry hand and momentarily put aside the difficult questions that had been put in front of the two of us a few days ago. Maybe it was the wedding of Haizhu and Shifang that stimulated my heart, or maybe it was the upcoming parting that told me to cherish the present. In short, on this night, I was extremely glad that he had once again come to me in full view, no matter what his capacity, whose son?
Gu Shaoqing took me to the side, and his low voice was particularly good. "Ask a question, and you have to answer it honestly."
I thought he was going to say something about his sister, but the heart that had just been put down was brought up again, and his speech was not as bright as he had just now: "You...... What are you asking? ā
"Who was the man standing next to you just now?"
By this time, the sun had completely sunk, the shadow of the moon was gradually spreading, and the crystal lamps in the house had already been lit. The hall is resplendent in gold, and the oil paintings on the wall are more and more brilliant under the illumination of the light, reflecting the romance and elegance of the picture as if it is alive. This is a continuation of the prosperity and an upgrade of the afternoon garden party, and after the violinists played one classic and charming piece after another, the music suddenly changed to a cheerful waltz. And I secretly laughed in this cheerful atmosphere: "What kind of serious question should I have, it turns out that senior brother, you are asking Shike?" He is Shi Fang's younger brother Tong Shi Ke, who has just returned from studying medicine in the East. We grew up as a duo of demon kings in the mixed world, so we had a lot of fun. ā
Gu Shaoqing was silent for a while, and asked as if he didn't believe me, "Really?" I laughed and said, "Are you jealous?"
The corners of his mouth twitched, and he seemed to be very dismissive: "Do I need to be jealous?"
"I think it's obviously jealous." I laughed happily as I spoke, but his face was serious, his eyes were cold, and there was no smile at all.
"Senior brother...... I grimaced, I don't know why Gu Shaoqing was so nervous about Shi Ke, he didn't even care about Uncle He's affairs, but he was hostile to Shi Ke, who had not yet officially met, isn't it extraordinary.
"Ah Zhao, you must be surprised by my attitude. It's just that if I tell you that I have seen the younger brother of the world you said in Hong Kong, will you believe it? ā
Brother Shi Ke in Hong Kong? How is it possible, Shike clearly said that he has been studying medicine in the East for the past five years, how can he appear in Hong Kong? My mind was a blur, and I didn't know how to react to this sudden news......