Chapter 23: Rites of Passage (2)
Obviously, Cui Zhenlong didn't know that he had been completely "remembered" by his parents, and he, as the protagonist of today's coming-of-age ceremony, was making final preparations in the side hall at the moment.
As an ancient and long-standing traditional ritual, Cui Zhenlong, the crown bearer, is required to bathe in advance and then change into an all-white retro-style underwear. This is a shirt in a hanbok, just like a shirt in a suit, which plays a role in matching and foiling.
In fact, Hanbok is influenced by Hanfu and Mongolian clothing, and the traditional clothing that gradually evolved from ancient times, so in general, it has many similarities with Hanfu, just like this retro-style underwear, which basically continues the style of Hanfu underwear, except for the difference in the handling of some small details, there is not much difference between the two.
As for this whole set of retro-style underwear, it is made of pure cotton, so it is also extremely close and comfortable to wear, Cui Zhenlong moved his hands and feet slightly, and found that it did not affect any of his actions, so he was quite satisfied with this set of clothes on his body.
"Cui Zhenlongxi, the coming-of-age ceremony is about to begin, please come with me!" A female staff member knocked on the door and walked in, reminding:
"Inside~" Cui Zhenlong smiled and nodded in response, and then walked out behind the staff, when he walked out of the side door, he felt that his eyes suddenly opened up, only to see that in the main hall where the ceremony was held was crowded at the moment, all the guests sat on both sides of the hall in an orderly manner, and looked at Cui Zhongguo, who was standing in the center of the hall and preparing to give a speech.
At this time, Cui Zhongguo, who was already over sixty years old, was still in good spirits, his eyes were blazing, his back was straight, although he didn't look tall enough, but he was quite imposing, and his voice was even louder and more powerful when he spoke, without any old age, "Today is the day when my grandson Cui Zhenlong held a coming-of-age crown ceremony, thank you for coming!" Next, I announce that ~ the coming-of-age ceremony has officially begun! ”
As soon as his words fell, a burst of melodious and soothing music sounded in the audience, and Cui Zhenlong also slowly walked into the venue under the background music, and he instantly became the focus of attention of the audience.
Although he was stared at by so many people at the same time, Cui Zhenlong did not have any stage fright, and still calmly walked to the center slowly according to the pre-rehearsal appearance, and stopped after walking slowly, and saluted the participants and the guests who came to watch the ceremony.
The person who salutes presses his right hand with his left hand (the woman is just the opposite), raises his hand to increase his forehead, bows 90 degrees, and then gets up, and his hand falls naturally after raising his eyebrows again.
After the ceremony, Cui Zhenlong walked to the two specially prepared mats placed side by side, on which were placed two cushions, and he directly knelt on one of the cushions in a standard posture, facing east, and waited for the ceremony to follow.
After Cui Zhenlong did all this, Cui Zhenzhe, who was a part-time "praiser", walked out, he first cleaned his hands in the basin, and then began to comb Cui Zhenlong's hair, in fact, this is just for show, the latter's hair is not too long, and there is nothing to comb at all.
After the action of combing his hair was completed, it was the turn of Principal Liu, who was the "guest", to see that he was like the "praiser", first cleaning his hands, and then receiving the net towel and other items used for the "head" from Cui Zhenxian, one of the "Yousi".
This so-called "Shangtou" is actually the "hair bundle" in Huaxia, and the two are the same thing, but they are different in title.
And after "Zhengbin" took the scarf, he walked in front of Cui Zhenlong and began to chant loudly: "On the auspicious day of the month, the first Canadian yuan is served." Abandon your young ambitions, and become virtuous. Shou Kao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu..."
This Principal Liu is already proficient in Chinese culture, and he can read this passage out in such a public place in a correct and round tone, which also shocked many guests. Although most of them didn't understand what he was saying, it was precisely because they didn't understand that it gave people a look of paper that felt so powerful.
After reading this greeting, Principal Liu, as the "Zhengbin", also knelt on the cushion, stretched out his hand to put on a net towel for Cui Zhenlong, and then returned to his original position, while the latter got up and waved to the "Zhengbin", and then, accompanied by the "praiser", went to the side hall to change into a dress that matched the head of the net. When Cui Zhenlong reappeared, his outfit looked like an ancient person standing in front of everyone.
But this is not the end, the entire crowning ceremony has only been carried out for a third of the time, Cui Zhen's dragon head wearing a net towel is the first step, and the follow-up "Zhengbin" will also wear a scarf and a black hat for him respectively, and also have to change the corresponding ancient costumes many times, and the three crowning ceremonies together are called "three plus gifts".
And then when Cui Zhenlong stepped into the main hall from the side hall for the fourth time, he had to pay three formal salutes to his parents, elders, guests of honor and the national flag. The first half of this formal prostration is the same as the prostration, and then you get your knees on the ground at the same time, slowly bow down, put your palms on the ground, put your forehead on your palms, and then straighten your upper body, while your hands rise with your eyebrows together, and then stand upright and put your hands down.
Cui Zhenlong has lived in South Korea for so long, and he is not as resistant to such a bowing ceremony, after all, habit becomes natural, every time he encounters an important festival, he will inevitably go through such a process, and he is too maverick, but it will cause some unnecessary trouble, and Cui Zhenlong himself hates trouble the most.
After the salute, the "Zhengbin" appeared again, he took the liquor from the hands of the "praiser", walked up to Cui Zhenlong, faced the latter, and recited a greeting: "Gan Li is only kind, and I recommend Ling Fang." Worship and accept sacrifices, in order to determine the auspiciousness. The rest of the heavens, the longevity test will not be forgotten..."
After Cui Zhenlong bowed again, he took the liquor in the other party's hand, sprinkled some lightly on the ground to represent the sacrifice to heaven and earth, and then drank the remaining wine, this process is called "Jiaozi Ceremony".
At this point, the entire coming-of-age ceremony has actually entered the second half, and Cui Zhenlong, as the protagonist of today, has to kneel in front of his parents to listen carefully to the admonition, as well as make his own coming-of-age declaration, and then express his gratitude to all the participants and observers. In the end, grandfather Choi Jong-kook appeared and announced that Choi Jin-ryong's coming-of-age ceremony was over. (PS: The whole coming-of-age ceremony process is cumbersome, especially in many details, here is just a relatively simple write-up, interested friends please Baidu by yourself)
Of course, this is not the end, in fact, the next event is the real highlight, the scene by the Cui family and his wife, led their eldest son, began to visit the important guests present one by one. Everywhere they went, these elders were always smiling, and while giving gifts, they would also say a few words of encouragement to Cui Zhenlong, and the latter also nodded with a smile on his face.
"Zhenlong, congratulations on becoming an adult!" Li Yunxin smiled and gave two gifts with her own hands, and then saw Cui Zhenlong's surprised eyes, she explained again: "One of them is my little care, and the other is an adult gift that my father entrusted me to give you." ”
"Thank you Yunxin Nuna for making a special trip to attend my coming-of-age ceremony in your busy schedule, and please also help me convey to Chairman Lee Nim and thank him for everything he has done for me!" In the presence of outsiders, Cui Zhenlong's address to Li Yunxin is no longer "Li Yunxin xi", but "Yunxin Nuna", which seems quite intimate, and his deliberate move will certainly not be in vain.
This made many guests who secretly paid attention to the conversation between the two around them, and they couldn't help but have some imagination in their hearts, especially when Cui Zhenlong confided "Chairman Lee Nim", none of the guests present were himself, so he could naturally guess that this should be referring to Lee Kun-hee, the former chairman of Samsung Group.
Even such a big man can condescend to send blessings to Cui Zhenlong, a junior, so that most of the guests are surprised by the potential energy of the Cui family. But if these people can be a little more careful, they can find that when Cui Zhenlong said this, the expressions on the faces of the Cui couple contained shock and disbelief, and after the two looked at each other, the eyes of the two looking at Cui Zhenlong became more and more strange.
Although it was a little used, Li Yunxin didn't care, she and Cui Zhenlong can now be said to be collaborators, and they still need to rely on this young talent in many aspects, so she can't wait to have a good personal relationship with each other.
Li Yunxin couldn't help but smile when she saw Cui Zhenlong calmly accept her gift, and then she put her arms around the latter's neck, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him lightly on the lips before the other party could react. Although this action was only a touch, Li Yunxin's bold move made the eyes of everyone present fall in shock.
The three-star princess took the initiative to kiss, what kind of rhythm did he meow?! Although this kiss can be understood as a gift for adulthood, it is not something that can be easily obtained by anyone! Everyone's eyes when they looked at Cui Zhenlong also instantly became weird, if it weren't for the big age difference between the two, maybe everyone would think that they were a couple. But even so, most of the guests were impressed by Cui Zhenlong himself, and secretly wondered what his relationship with the Samsung Li family was.
And the person who caused all this seemed to be unaware, she seemed to have regained her girlhood nature, and stuck out her tongue at the stunned Cui Zhenlong with a mischievous face, "Zhenlong, don't think about it too much, this kiss is just an adult gift from me as an older sister to my younger brother!" ”