Someone is hosting a wedding banquet here for the first time, and if itâs done well, more people will come in the future.
Lin Wan didnât joke much with them, originally planning to have them join in the fun tomorrow, but now it seems impossible.
Lin Wan went to the kitchen and asked Aunt Gui to bring out a chicken and a fish, teaching them how to prepare these dishes.
Just after teaching them the essentials to watch out for, Lin Yinghui came over with the wedding menu and said, "Little sister, the name on the menu is Mr. Han. Could it be Han Yi?"
Lin Wan was slightly surprised; if itâs really Han Yi, that would be quite a coincidence.
Lin Yinghui thought it was possible and specifically instructed Xiao Gu before leaving.
After going home in the evening, Lin Wan took a bath and went to bed early.
Before dawn the next day, she heard knocking on the door outside. Lin Wan thought the wedding entourage had arrived and quickly sat up, thinking it was a bit too early for them to come.
When Mom came back after opening the door, she learned it was Grandma Wang and Zhang Shuhua.
Zhang Shuhua saw Lin Wanâs nervous look and quickly said that the wedding entourage was expected at around nine oâclock.
Lin Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Mom heated up a basin of hot water for her to take a bath, then she put on her wedding dress, and Grandma Wang, who was the fortune woman today, helped Lin Wan comb her hair.
"One comb to the end;
Two combs for our girlâs white hair matched with eyebrows;
Three combs for children and grandchildren all over the land;
Four combs for the master to have good luck, to meet nobles on the road..."
As Grandma Wang combed, Liang Hongmei beside her started crying.
Her daughter, raised with difficulty to be so beautiful and sensible, suddenly became someone elseâs family. She was overwhelmed with sadness and reluctance.
Lin Wan watched her momâs eyes turn red from crying, felt a surge of emotion, and couldnât hold back either, embracing her mom and crying together. Even Lin Yinghui outside felt touched and his eyes turned red.
"Mom, donât be sad. Itâs not like Iâm not coming back. Iâll still work at the restaurant. Once Han Yi goes to the army, Iâll come back and stay with you."
Liang Hongmei let her go, wiped her tears, and glanced at her daughter, "Stop talking nonsense. Women, once married, become someone elseâs daughter-in-law and canât be as willful as when they were girls."
"Alright, the bride needs to apply makeup. This old lady doesnât understand you young folks nowadays. The rest is up to you and Shuhua to manage. Iâll take your mom to calm her emotions."
Later, when the groomâs family comes to take the bride, they should prepare fruit plates and hot tea, so they need to prepare outside.
Around eight oâclock, Li Congnan and Li Jianye rode a tricycle and brought several boxes of drinks over.
Zhang Shuhua, who loves beauty, had learned some makeup techniques, but she thought Lin Wanâs face was already beautiful even without anything.
Lin Wan asked Zhang Shuhua to assist her, and she started pinning her hair up, styling it with side-parted bangs, tying all the hair into a high bun decorated with fresh small red roses. These roses were picked yesterday from a neighborâs house down the alley. Her delicate face, with such a look, seemed like a fairy emerging from the forest. Very forest-like style.
Beside her, Zhang Shuhua admired Lin Wan and held her arm, saying, "Xiao Wan, when I get married, can you design the wedding dress for me, do my makeup, and style my hair?"
"As long as weâre in the same city, I surely wonât miss it." Zhang Shuhua was taller than Lin Wan, standing at one meter seventy-two, and her once plump figure was now very well-proportioned. Zhang Shuhua had the aura of a noble woman with a hint of a baby face. If she wore a professional short skirt with long black stockings, who knows how many hearts sheâd captivate.