nucmednet Chapter 193: Wedding Preparations Begin (1)
Chapter 193: Wedding Preparations Begin (1)
Shen Yao glanced at Liang Muchao and asked,
"Why do I feel like you've been making sarcastic remarks about Li Shaojie ever since last night?"
"Really? Was I wrong to say he staged the whole thing last night?"
"That's right, but that was a script my sister gave me. If you're being sarcastic about him, aren't you implying that my sister is wrong?"
Liang Muchao looked up at Shen Wancheng and found that Shen Wancheng was also looking at him. He gave an awkward smile.
"Sister-in-law, I didn't mean that."
Shen Wancheng gave Liang Muchao a cool look and ignored him.
Not long after, Gu Jinxing arrived.
At noon, Shen Wancheng and the other three ate lunch together. Aunt Liu cooked five dishes and a soup.
In addition, a dish and a soup were cooked, and Liu Ma and Ke La ate separately in the kitchen. Usually, Shen Wancheng would let Liu Ma and Ke La eat together, but today, with Liang Muchao and Gu Jinxing present, Liu Ma and Ke La consciously did not sit at the table.
After lunch, Shen Wancheng asked Liu Ma and Ke La to pack her things out, and she went to her room to pack as well.
Upon arriving at her room, Shen Wancheng realized there wasn't much to pack. She had only been staying there for a little over a month and hadn't bought many other things, mostly just clothes.
Shen Wancheng took out most of the clothes and put them on the bed, waiting for Liu Ma to fold them later, as Liu Ma had just instructed. However, Shen Wancheng did not intend to fold the clothes herself. She hated such repetitive and tedious tasks. Before, when there was no nanny, she had to do it herself. Now that someone was taking care of her, doing it herself would be a pure waste of her life.
Shen Wancheng left a small number of clothes in the closet, so that she could come and stay for a few days if she wanted to in the future.
Aside from clothes, there were some skincare products on the bathroom sink in Shen Wancheng's room. Shen Wancheng put the skincare products into a storage bag herself, and that was about it.
When Shen Wancheng came out of the room again, she saw that Liu Ma had a lot of things in large and small bags. Liu Ma saw Shen Wancheng come out and said...
“These are the bird’s nests and tonics you bring back every time you come back to the He Mansion. I asked the Second Miss, and she doesn’t usually live here, so she asked me to take them to your place.”
Shen Wancheng nodded to indicate that she understood, and then Aunt Liu went to Shen Wancheng's room to help her tidy up her clothes.
In Hong Kong, it's considered taboo to move in the afternoon, so Shen Wancheng and her family left after moving their belongings to the bridal chamber. They won't be staying in the bridal chamber today, but will officially move in early tomorrow morning.
During lunch, Li Su called to say that the custom-made dresses that Lan Qin had planned were ready.
Shen Wancheng then made a last-minute decision to go to the company to look at the finished clothes. Since they had all come out of the bridal chamber together, Gu Jinxing and Liang Muchao went along as well.
The clothing department, led by Lan Qin, consists of six people, including Lan Qin herself and five others who are her apprentices who have already completed their apprenticeships.
Shen Wancheng runs a private custom-made dress business. Each dress is unique, so there is no need for mass production workers. Each dress is made by hand by the designer.
Although each of Lan Qin's apprentices had three assistants to help her, and Lan Qin herself also had Zhou Yunqing's help, even working overtime, each person could only make two sets of finished clothes.
Therefore, there are a total of 12 finished products this time.
Only one set of men's clothing was made by Lan Qin to match the wedding dress she would wear at Shen Wancheng's wedding; it was Gu Jinxing's wedding dress. The other set of women's clothing that Lan Qin made was also for the toasting ceremony at Shen Wancheng's wedding.
Lan Qin made a standard cheongsam for the toasting ceremony. Shen Wancheng's figure hasn't changed yet, and she looks very beautiful in the fitted cheongsam.
The cheongsam was also made in red, but a bit darker than the wedding dress, making it appear more dignified.
They were looking at these ready-made clothes in Shen Wancheng's office, and Shen Wancheng took the cheongsam to the adjacent conference room to try it on.
Shen Wancheng put on a cheongsam, and her figure reappeared at the office door, in everyone's sight.
The afternoon sun was shining brightly, making Shen Wancheng appear to be radiant.
The crimson cheongsam perfectly outlined her figure, with gold trim on the stand-up collar and cuffs, making it elegant and exquisite.
"It's so pretty."
Shen Yao swiftly reached Shen Wancheng's side. She reached out and put her arm around Shen Wancheng's waist, where a phoenix with outstretched wings was embroidered. Shen Yao stroked the phoenix on the cheongsam, feeling the delicate texture of the pattern on her fingertips.
The embroidery on the cheongsam was all done by Lan Qin herself. Whether it was the phoenix at the waist or the hundred birds on the hem, they were all lifelike and exquisite.
There was no mirror in the office, but Shen Wancheng could tell from the admiring looks on everyone's faces how well the toasting dress suited her. Shen Wancheng walked up to Lan Qin and sincerely thanked her.
"Grandma Lan, thank you."
"You're welcome. I'm getting old, and this is all I can do for you."
"I am so lucky to have these two dresses made by you for my wedding."
Gu Jinxing spoke up at the opportune moment, "It's also my good fortune."
Looking at Shen Wancheng at this moment, Gu Jinxing was already looking forward to the day of their wedding, when he would hold her hand and toast each table.
Lan Qin then handed the Zhongshan suit she had made to Gu Jinxing.
"Jinxing, why don't you give it a try too?"
"it is good"
Gu Jinxing rarely tries on clothes, let alone wears them for so many people to see. The last time he tried on clothes he bought himself was when he went to the mall with Shen Wancheng.
But at this moment, Gu Jinxing was very willing to try on the Zhongshan suit, wanting to experience in advance what it would feel like to stand next to Shen Wancheng while wearing it.
Gu Jinxing came out quickly.
The dark-colored Zhongshan suit accentuated his broad shoulders and narrow waist, and the well-fitting cut highlighted his long, straight legs.
Shen Wancheng consciously walked towards Gu Jin.
In Gu Jinxing's deep-set eyes, only Shen Wancheng, dressed in a crimson cheongsam, appeared. His originally cold and stern face now held an indescribable tenderness.
Shen Wancheng walked up to Gu Jinxing, extended her hand, and was immediately grasped by him.
Even though the two of them hadn't done anything, their hearts were inexplicably racing.
It's as if we're already at the wedding.
The other people in the office couldn't help but smile like doting aunts as they looked at Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing, this perfect couple.
"Worship heaven and earth!"
Liang Muchao's voice suddenly broke the silence of the office.
Perhaps the atmosphere was just right, because when everyone heard this, they didn't laugh at Liang Muchao's joke, but instead looked at Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing, as if they were expecting them to bow down quickly.
Finally, Shen Wancheng spoke first, "You called out well. When the wedding arrives, I will allow you to be the master of ceremonies."
Liang Muchao chuckled and said, "It's not impossible."
Shen Yao chuckled, "The other officials in charge of etiquette are either old men or grandpas, can you handle the situation?"
Liang Muchao glanced at Shen Yao and said, "Your sister asked me to be the master of ceremonies. If you're jealous, just say so."
Shen Yao looked at Liang Muchao as if he were an idiot.
"What's there to be jealous of? Isn't it great to be a bridesmaid and wear a beautiful bridesmaid dress?"
As she was talking about this, Shen Yao suddenly realized that she didn't know if her sister had arranged for her to be a bridesmaid, even though she had implicitly accepted that she was a bridesmaid.
Shen Yao looked at Shen Wancheng and asked.
"Sis, how many bridesmaids are you planning to have, and who are you going to ask?"
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One chapter today, more tomorrow.