Chapter 412: Chapter 408: The Gathering
Though Shen Yi has a mature, queenly demeanor, everyone who knows her realizes that this woman is a bit eccentric.
Donât be fooled by the landlady often joking about Shen Yi being a freak. In truth, that bit of eccentricity doesnât come off as creepy. Instead, it adds a unique aesthetic to Shen Yi, giving off a fiery signal of approach. Itâs not just men who canât handle it; even she herself, as a woman, finds it hard to resist.
When is Shen Yiâs eccentricity most apparent? Of course, that would be the times when she relied on her age advantage to tease Su Qing, acting as an older sister.
Now that theyâre together, that eccentric feeling seems to have vanished. That wonât do; best friends need to stay eccentric forever. You canât let such an advantage fade away.
With those frameless glasses on, Shen Yiâs mature, queenly, and slightly eccentric fiery vibe immediately comes to the fore.
Plus her already perfect figure and looks, whatâs it like to hang out in a group of youngsters? Isnât that simply like taking a stroll?
Any attempt to act young would be an insult to herself. At Shen Yiâs age, with her looks, figure, and aura, sheâs truly the Kryptonite to someone like Su Qing, who is in his early twenties.
On second thought, Wen Nanqing felt that it wasnât unfair for Su Qing to be taken down at all. You could even say it was perfectly logical. If she were a man, she couldnât resist either.
Not clingy, and knows how to take care of people. Tut, tut, tut. She even started feeling envious of Su Qing.
On the other side, a matte black Aston two-door coupe was cruising down the street, heading toward the North City District.
Zhang Chaoâs family is pretty well-off, running a restaurant business. They have a restaurant in Jiangcheng City. Itâs not big, but enough for hosting banquets. The family has more businesses in the county, but who wants their sonâs wedding to be low-key? Naturally, they wonât hold it in the county.
And Su Qing and Wang Xing are just classmates coming to attend with a gift. They arenât groomsmen, so thereâs no need to go that early.
The tradition in Jiang City is that the wedding cars set off at three or four in the morning, then go to the brideâs house, make a ruckus for a while, and have the bride brought to the newlywedâs home before seven in the morning. After waiting for a while, everyone drives together to the banquet venue to wait for guests to arrive.
At 11:30, the host takes the stage, the ceremony begins, and it ends in half an hour. The banquet officially starts at 12 noon.
Those involved, including the bridesmaids and groomsmen, will definitely be busy, but ordinary guests just need to arrive before the ceremony begins, or even before the banquet starts, since nobody really minds. So the two have plenty of time.
At this moment, Su Qing was holding the steering wheel, gently pressing the gas pedal. Even a slight touch made the carâs roar very apparent.
The car was no longer the dingy old thing from yesterday; instead, it was now glowing conspicuously, driving down the street with no cars daring to come too close, like avoiding a plague.
"Whoa, awesome, itâs so damn cool! Ask your landlady if the car isnât being used, can I borrow one? I also want to experience this kind of feeling!"
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Inside the car, Wang Xing was touching this, looking at that, finding everything fascinating. Mainly, the interior was genuinely luxurious, the streamlined body full of high-tech electronic screens. Sitting here was like sitting in the middle of a pile of cash, feeling ecstatic.
For this, Wang Xing even went out of his way to lower the window, rest his arm on it, and take on a melancholic pose, occasionally checking the reactions of passersby. Whenever young women noticed, heâd secretly delight, a closet show-off.
On the surface, he seemed indifferent, but truthfully, he was already on the path to showing off. Itâs just that he didnât have a mask; otherwise, his grin would reach his ears.
"Itâs possible, but are you sure? Out of all her cars, except for that bicycle, I feel like you couldnât afford any scratch. Then again, even that bike might not be cheap!" Su Qing rolled his eyes and said.
Not to mention Wang Xing; even he had to be cautious driving this car. As for those supercars, he wouldnât dare touch them.
Primarily because he felt supercars had too low ground clearance, far less comfortable than a sedan. An SUV is the best, with ample space and a good view.
However, this carâs driving feel was okay, and switching to a different car suddenly gave him a sense of freshness.
"Uh... well, never mind. Just sitting in it is enough," Wang Xing said with an embarrassed smile. Indeed, luxury cars arenât easy to drive!
"Alright, enough posing. Quickly check the exact location. Two guys driving a car like this have nothing to show off about!" Su Qing urged.
If the passenger seat had Shen Yi, or even better the landlady, heâd have already put the windows down. Look at this! A car and a girl, the ultimate show-off tools.
But now, with a nearly 1.8-meter-tall guy sitting in the passenger seat, any thoughts of showing off disappeared.
"Wait till we pass the next intersection. There are two girls checking me out over there!"
Su Qing:...
In front of the Fuman Building in the North City District, there were inflatable arches, with a banner above announcing congratulations on Zhang Heng and Ning Tongâs marriage.
The area around the restaurant entrance was also packed with cars, and inside was bustling with people.
It was run by Zhang Hengâs family, and since their son was getting married today, his parents specifically didnât host any other guests.
In the banquet hall on the ground floor, decorations were hung everywhere. Though it was just past 10 in the morning and not many guests had arrived, Zhang Hengâs friends, classmates, and Ning Tongâs university mates were already gathering, having small group catch-ups.
"Old Zhang, congrats! I didnât expect youâd be the one to bring Ning Tong home!"
"Right, who wouldâve thought!"
"Zhang Heng, now that youâve married our Tongtong, if you dare not treat her well, donât blame us old classmates for taking you to task!"
Those speaking were both men and women, mostly high school classmates.
When their class took the college entrance exam, there were more than fifty people; now, not even 20 had shown up, which was already pretty good.
Ning Tong wasnât lying when she said this also counted as a mini class reunion.
"Donât worry, I definitely wonât!" Zhang Heng, dressed in a sharp suit, laughed heartily, looking exceptionally cheerful.
Beside him, Ning Tong, in a pure white wedding gown, was sitting at the table with her female classmates, chatting and clearly happy watching her husband speak so well.
"By the way, who else from our class hasnât come yet? Old Zhang, did you notify our old schoolmates like Old Gao?" Sports committee member Li Zhipeng asked.
The main reason so many showed up today was to have a reunion now that everyone had graduated.
Hearing this, Zhang Chao looked around, counted silently, then said, "Pretty much everyone is here. Old Gao is out of town and too busy with work to come back. But not long ago, Tongtong and I contacted Wang Xing and Su Qing, and they said theyâd come, but why arenât they here yet? Sweetheart, give Old Wang a call and hurry them up!"
Upon hearing this, their university classmates were unaffected, but the high school friends all paused, speaking much quieter.
Being in the same class, three years together, everyone knew about his issues with Su Qing, especially since Su Qing once had feelings for Ning Tong, a fact that was quite obvious to everyone.
Inviting Wang Xing was understandable, but inviting Su Qing seemed unnecessary, didnât it?
"Okay, Iâll call him!" Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Ning Tong quickly said.
Zhang Heng also laughed, "Whatâs with the looks? Weâre all classmates. Plus, everyoneâs graduated and gone their separate ways. Not many of us are still around Jiang City, so itâs the perfect chance to get together!"
Everyone nodded at this.
"I wonder what kind of job Old Su is doing now. Itâs been a long time since weâve been in touch. Hope he comes early; Iâd like to drink with him. Even if it means taking a leave from factory work, he should come today!" Zhang Chaoâs friend and henchman, Yang Zhiming, said.
His words were designed to elevate one and belittle another, implying that Su Qing might be too embarrassed to come because he wasnât doing as well, certainly not as well as Zhang Chao.
Especially in front of Ning Tong.
He had received hints from Zhang Chao. Should Su Qing dare to attend, Yang Zhiming must find a way to belittle him. If Su Qing doesnât show up, heâd still shift the topic to make fun of him in absentia.
"Tongtong, did you actually invite Su Qing?" Liu Ranran asked quietly.
Ning Tong nodded, "Itâs fine, just for the fun!"
"Do you think Su Qing isnât coming out of embarrassment?" Yang Zhiming continued with a grin.
At this moment, a voice rang out:
"Yang Zhiming, not to be rude, but youâre as much of a bootlicker as ever!"
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