Chapter 20: The Groom Has Arrived to Pick Up the Bride

“Huīhuī, your dowry is so beautiful!”

“Yeah, it’s a red dress! I thought you and Dìngyuǎn were going to wear military uniforms. But this looks good too. The red is so eye-catching!”

“The supply and marketing cooperative probably doesn’t sell them, right? Huīhuī, did you buy it in the city or buy the fabric and have it made?”

“Dìngyuǎn asked a friend to help buy it,” Lin Huīhuī blushed, tugging at her skirt with some nervousness, “Is it really pretty? Is it too flashy?”

“It’s not flashy. It’s a happy day for marriage, it should be festive. I heard that girls in big cities get married like this. It’s just that our small county is too backward, we haven’t seen anyone get married in a red dress!”

There were people who wore red clothes for weddings here, but red dresses were rare. At least they hadn’t seen anyone around them wear them.

They were also scared by the situation a few years ago. Even though many people realized that the policy was now relaxed, no one dared to cross the line easily.

Of course, the dress was expensive too.

Lin Huīhuī was secretly pleased. She was getting married, of course she wanted to be different.

Especially since her wedding date coincided with Lin Xiāngyí’s, she had to outshine her.

“Heh,” Lin Huīhuī’s best friend, Zhū Měiyún, snorted with disdain, “Just now, the neighbors were shouting that someone was the most beautiful bride today. I don’t know where they got their confidence! You’re always better than her, and today she wants to be prettier than you? She’s delusional!”

“She has no self-awareness. She always wants to compare herself to Huīhuī, she doesn’t even look at herself!” Another person chimed in.

“Don’t say that, I think my sister is pretty,” Lin Huīhuī said timidly.

“You’re still prettier!” Zhū Měiyún sneered, “Huīhuī, you’re too kind. You always give in to her, that’s why she’s so overbearing! Compared to you, she even chose the same wedding date. I guess she’s just trying to make you and Dìngyuǎn uncomfortable!”

“Don’t say that, she’s my sister after all,” Lin Huīhuī said with difficulty.

“A sister who covets her own brother-in-law, why do you still treat her as your sister?” Zhū Měiyún said indignantly.

“The groom is here!”

“The bride, come out quickly!”

The crowd below started to get noisy.

Lin Huīhuī and Zhū Měiyún and the others were delighted.

Zhū Měiyún ran out and quickly ran back, excitedly saying, “It’s Dìngyuǎn!”

Then she looked at Lin Huīhuī with a teasing look.

“Oh, you’re so annoying,” Lin Huīhuī said with a playful scolding, smiling as she walked out, her friends following behind her.

Her room and Lin Xiāngyí’s room were both on the second floor. The door led to a corridor where they could see the courtyard below.

They immediately saw Lù Dìngyuǎn standing at the door, wearing a gray suit with a red flower pinned to his chest. Behind him was a group of people who came to pick up the bride, and the few people beside Lù Dìngyuǎn were riding bicycles, just like him.

The bicycles were lined up together, looking very cool.

Lù Dìngyuǎn sensed Lin Huīhuī’s gaze and looked up, meeting Lin Huīhuī’s eyes.

The two smiled at each other, causing the onlookers to burst into laughter.

“They’re a perfect match!”

“Of course, the people who came from the groom’s side are all well-dressed. It seems like their family is well-off.”

“I heard they’re from the countryside, but the groom has a job in the city. He’s a technician at the machinery factory!”

“A technician at the machinery factory? That’s promising…”

“Right, didn’t the Lin family marry off two daughters? What about the elder daughter? Who did she marry?”

“Here they are! Where does the other son-in-law work…”

The noisy voices came again, and everyone looked up, only to see a young man riding a bicycle stop at the door.

The young man was wearing a dignified and elegant black Zhongshan suit, with the hem of his clothes slightly split, fluttering in the wind as he walked, but the whole suit was designed to be neat and stylish, making his already tall figure even more upright.

His features were also outstanding. His strong face had a wildness, and his peach blossom eyes were both deep and firm, but they didn’t make him look frivolous.

He also wore a red corsage on his chest, which contrasted sharply with the black of his Zhongshan suit, festive and dignified.

Behind him, there was also a group of people who came to pick up the bride, and the few people beside him were also riding bicycles.

However, the people on Lù Dìngyuǎn’s side looked older, while those on Xiè Qīngxiāo’s side were mostly the same age, looking more youthful and energetic.

Of course, they were also louder, their voices drowning out the voices of Lù Dìngyuǎn’s group who had already entered the courtyard.

It also made the scene more lively.

“It seems like both daughters of the Lin family are marrying well. They’re both pretty, and their families should be well-off!”

“They’re pretty, but you said his family is well-off… heh.”

The heh was full of meaning, instantly attracting everyone’s attention and curiosity.

“What do you mean? His family isn’t well-off?” How could he dress so well? How could he ride a bicycle? Even the people who came to pick up the bride were riding bicycles?

In this era, although bicycles weren’t rare, not every family could afford them. Those who had bicycles were usually city dwellers with jobs.

The relatives who came from Chén Fèngméi’s side were mostly from the countryside, and few of them had bicycles. In their eyes, anyone who could ride a bicycle was at least well-off, if not rich.

“His family’s probably not much better off than you and me. I heard the elder daughter married a good-for-nothing hooligan…”

“What? How could she marry a hooligan? No way, how could Lín Shān agree to let his daughter marry a hooligan?”

The relatives who came from Chén Fèngméi’s side gathered together, ready to discuss it.

Lín Shān’s colleagues and leaders who were invited also felt curious, but they knew that they were there to drink wedding wine, not to cause trouble, so they signaled for those people to stop talking.

Although the people who were discussing it shut up, their eyes looked at Xiè Qīngxiāo differently.

Lin Huīhuī, who was upstairs and feeling unhappy because of Xiè Qīngxiāo, felt a little better.

What’s the use of Xiè Qīngxiāo being handsome? He’s just a good-for-nothing who doesn’t even have a permanent job!

He’s not even comparable to Dìngyuǎn!

Of course, Lin Xiāngyí was also not comparable to her.

“They’re all here? Then let’s go down.”

A clear female voice rang out in Lin Huīhuī’s ear.

It was Lin Xiāngyí. After learning that Xiè Qīngxiāo had arrived, she was ready to go downstairs. This sentence was addressed to Shěn Xiǎolán.

Lin Huīhuī subconsciously looked in her direction, when her eyes caught a glimpse of red, she froze.

Lin Xiāngyí was also wearing a red dress!

Lin Xiāngyí also just learned that Lin Huīhuī was wearing a red dress. When she passed by, she glanced at it, paying special attention to Lin Huīhuī’s subconsciously clenched fist. She suddenly curled her lips and didn’t say anything, turning around and going down the stairs.

“She’s actually wearing a red dress… No, what does she mean by smiling?” Zhū Měiyún caught Lin Xiāngyí’s smile and suddenly became furious.

“She probably thinks her dress is prettier than Huīhuī’s?” Another friend said hesitantly.

“Bah, she’s shameless to think that…” Zhū Měiyún scoffed, but her voice grew softer, “Huīhuī’s is clearly prettier.”

The other friends remained silent. They couldn’t lie with a clear conscience.

The two red dresses, Lin Xiāngyí’s was more textured, and the deep red made her look whiter and more elegant.

While Lin Huīhuī’s was a bright red, although it made her look younger, it also made her look darker. It was also a thin fabric, and it didn’t look as textured. Especially since she had someone else help her buy this set of clothes, the other party might not have known her size, so it was a little too big, making it less flattering.

It looked good on its own, but compared to Lin Xiāngyí’s, it wasn’t as good.

Lin Huīhuī, of course, realized this, and she was about to explode with anger. Her wedding was ruined by Lin Xiāngyí!

Lin Xiāngyí had even mocked her! She had actually mocked her!

Lin Xiāngyí had done it on purpose. After knowing the plot of the previous life and the novel, she knew exactly how to provoke Lin Huīhuī.

She probably wanted to make Lin Huīhuī want to kill her now.

Lin Xiāngyí was extremely happy. She couldn’t help but smile as she went downstairs, so her smiling eyes met Xiè Qīngxiāo’s.