Red Bean Lives in the Republic of China - Chapter 42.1

Chapter 42.1

Servants from the He family showed up at the Yu family almost every day after the announcement of the marriage. One reason was to give betrothal gifts, and the other was to discuss wedding details with Mrs. Yu and Yu Chongyi.

When Pan Maosheng and Mrs. Pan learnt that their niece was about to marry He Yunqin, they could not believe it at first, but later they came to Tongfu Lane often to help.

Seeing that the He family was trying to praise the Yu family in every way, Mrs. Pan was envious and happy. With her limited knowledge, she wanted her two daughters to marry into good families. However, Yu Hongdou got there first. In front of Mrs. Yu, she said more than once that Yu Hongdou was blessed.

Mrs. Yu no longer cared about competing with her sister-in-law at this time. The top priority was how to prepare her daughters’ marriages properly.

Mrs. Yu formally met He Mengmei and Mrs. He a few days ago. She had been nervous to meet the famous yarn tycoon for the first time, but it went away as soon as she met the He couple.

When discussing their children’s marriages, the He couple was much more kind and sincere than she had imagined, especially Mrs. He, who looked gentle and was a very easy-going person.

As for He Yunqin, the more she looked at him, the more she liked him. Besides, everyone in Shanghai knew that the He family had put a lot of effort into preparing for the wedding over the past month. Although it was a bit hasty, it was still very decent. Even if she had some hesitations and worries in her heart, they gradually disappeared in the preparations for the wedding.

After a few days passed from her rescue, Pan Yuqi learnt how Yu Hongdou got the help of Inspector Wang and He Yunqin to help find her. Otherwise, she would have been murdered by Chen Jinsheng long ago.

She was really grateful towards her cousin, and she rushed to her aunt’s house to help whenever she had time.

The tailor couple downstairs and Mr. Xiang and Miss Qiu upstairs could see what was happening in the Yu family. Infected by this joyful atmosphere, even someone as aloof as Mr. Xiang couldn’t help but give a gift and say a few words of congratulations.

For Yu Hongdou, He Yunqin came to express his attitude that day, and his few words really touched her heart. She was originally a little confused and uneasy, but after listening to his words, it was as if a layer of light smoke-like gauze was lifted, and she suddenly felt a lot clearer.

The wedding date was too close, and He Yunqin was busy with the wedding. In the past month, he only came to the Yu family twice: once to discuss the banquet arrangements and the second time to ask what kind of furniture she liked.

She was busy cutting clothes, buying dowry, and adding jewellery every day, and she was not much more idle than He Yunqin. Later, seeing that her mother and brother were too busy, she simply asked for a month’s leave from school.

Gu Yun was both a close friend and a bridesmaid at the wedding. After class every day, she would come to Yu Hongdou’s house with her copied homework. While Yu Hongdou was reviewing her lessons, Gu Yan would also help the Yu family.

Both the He family and the Yu family were extremely busy for a month. Fortunately, after a short period of panic, everything was back on track, and they were able to handle things more easily as time went on.

On the wedding day, the sky was clear and beautiful, with the autumn breeze blowing gently.

There were many carriages and horses at the gate of Dawanguo.

Because it was the He family’s wedding, most of the celebrities in Shanghai were there. The He family had always been praised for their courtesy in socialising. Needless to say, the wedding banquet had expensive dishes such as purple crabs and whitebait, and champagne and wine were also served in an endless stream.

Two senior and respected people were invited to be witnesses to the marriage. One was Yu Zeguang, the former mayor of Shanghai and current president of the Central Bank, and the other was Sir Hamson, the principal of St John’s Hongdou School.

The wedding speech was written by He Yunqin himself. It was simple and fluent. It detailed the process of how he and Ms Yu Hongdou met, knew each other, and fell in love.

The two witnesses recited it with a smile and made some harmless humorous annotations from time to time, which made the guests present laugh.

Of course, since the two of them were not really in a serious relationship, He Yunqin had to use his intelligence and talent to express himself freely in the wedding speech.

Yu Hongdou only showed up at the wedding and was taken back to the bridal chamber by a car sent by the He family.

Among the female family members, Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Pan were regarded as honoured guests of the female family and could not leave the table.

Duan Mingyi, as the eldest sister-in-law, also had to stay at the birthday banquet to entertain the guests.

Finally, He Lanzhi, He Zhuyun, Pan Yuqi, Pan Yuyuan and several female elders of the He family sent Yu Hongdou back to the He Mansion.

Gu Yun, Mei Lizhen and others, as bridesmaids, had to accompany Yu Hongdou.

Have a nice day!