Chapter 300

“What? You’re getting married?”…

After dinner, Yan Shengrui had been smiling like a fool the whole afternoon announced this good news before the whole family. Ling Wen and Ling Wu who had already known it covered their mouths snickering, feeling both excited and happy. The most shocked ones should be Ling Chenglong and his wife. At noon they were still talking about their marriage thing, and now he directly declared they were getting married? But Ling Jinghan and Ling Jingpeng didn’t look much shocked. In their eyes, their big brother and Brother Shengrui never played cards by the rules. So even if they announced that they were having a new baby, they wouldn’t feel that surprised, but would only send their best wishes.

“Hmm, on the first day of next month. Dad, mom, you can make the arrangements. Shengrui said I only need to be present in person.”

Not knowing if it was because they had lived together already, and except that last step, they had done everything intimate, so for the wedding, Ling Jingxuan felt not so excited at all, as least compared with Yan Shengrui, he was not so active.

“The first day of next month? How can you be in such a hurry? No, no, no, I can listen to you on anything, but not this one!”

On hearing they were getting married on the first of next month, Lady Wang directly denied it. It was 27th today, and night already, which meant they only had three days to make preparations, and except 28th and 29th, two days that had to make the last batch of jam, they only had one day’s time. Their son had been through so much these years and finally found his Mr. Right, how could they hold the wedding so hastily?

“Yeah, Jingxuan, dad knows you don’t want to be too eye-catching, and want it to be simple, but it’s your wedding. How could you take it so lightly?”

Ling Chenglong on the side also hurriedly echoed his wife, like the big blow at noon had been smoothed out.

“Don’t we just need to go to the yamen to get our marriage paper and then invite some relatives and friends to have a meal together? What’s there to prepare?”

To go to the yamen, they had horses. He could ride one horse with Yan Shengrui. Two hours would be enough. They’d leave early in the morning, and come back early for lunch. As for entertaining the guests, that was even simpler. It would be enough to invite people of Wang family, Shopkeeper Zhang, Old Wang and others. He really didn’t think there were a lot of things to prepare.

“What are you talking about, you kid? How can a wedding be so simple? First, you have to prepare your wedding clothes slowly, and we have to decorate the whole manor jubilantly, a lot of minor things. Before, you have never showed any sign you are getting married, plus we have been busy these two months, nothing is prepared. And it’s impossible to prepare all things needed in such a short time. Jingxuan, I won’t listen to you on this. You got to listen to me. Postpone the wedding at least for one month!”

Throwing him her white eye, Lady Wang rarely insisted on her own opinion. This was the first she was going to prepare the child’s wedding, how could it be so hasty? Although their children were five years old already and it was impossible to make it big, all necessary steps shouldn’t be missing.

“Er…what do you say?”

Ling Jingxuan felt speechless, he already felt a headache hearing her. Could he regret now?

“No need mom. The first day of next month it is. Both Jingxuan and I don’t like too much trouble. As for the wedding clothes, we’ll buy some ready-made ones when we go to the yamen to get our marriage paper. Those ready-made clothes from Baiyunge are no worse than those we make ourselves. As for the decorations, won’t we have a day off on the 30th? Jinghan and Jingpeng are responsible for the purchasing, the servants and maids are responsible for the decorations. It won’t take long. As for things like invitations, let Jinghan get them prepared tomorrow. And then ask Old Zhou and Old Song to send them out. Jingxuan and I only want our relationship to be legal, so no need for those unnecessary things.”

Holding Ling Jingxuan who could not help feeling regretted, Yan Shengrui raised his head to look at Lady Wang, he already felt satisfied if he could marry Jingxuan, other things didn’t matter at all, however, as for the betrothal gifts, he had his own idea.

“Well…Chenglong, say something.”

Anything was good with her son, but she dare not contradict Yan Shengrui directly. Not knowing why, although he never deliberately alienated them in this family, and always called mom this and mom that, she always had some kind of untold fear of him.

“Since Shengrui has said so, let’s do it, as long as the kids are happy. There’s no need to make the whole family in turmoil.”

Throwing Yan Shengrui a deep look, Ling Chenglong patted his wife’s hand while trying to comfort her.

“All right. Shengrui, from now on, we’ll hand our Jingxuan into your hands. Before…No matter why you had abandoned them five years ago, he has been waiting for you for five years with the children. I hope you will never let him down again. Make him always happy like now.”

As she spoke, Lady Wang’s eyes turned red. She had not thought of those bad things in the past for a long time. She just felt a little sentimental seeing that his big son was getting married. Although after they got married, they should still be living here. But, no parents would feel happy when their kids stepped into another family. And Jingxuan had ever told her that Shengrui’s background wouldn’t be simple, and it was still hard to say if they could stay in here. Thinking of here, she felt even sadder.

“Mom, you can rest assured that I will cherish them as I cherish my own life.”

In front of the whole family, Yan Shengrui pulled up Ling Jingxuan’s hand and kissed on it. He saw those words to Lady Wang, but his eyes had fixed on Ling Jingxuan all the time. Actually he also made the promise to him. Their three lives were as important as his. Whatever happened in the future, he’d never let him down.