Chapter 25: The Boring Wedding (2)
The bride who got off the colorful car, although heavily made up, couldn't shake off her ordinary temperament and plain appearance. It seems that my classmate's "deal" isn't very cost-effective. I followed Zhang Wei and Qin Ke Yi into the hotel with a large crowd of people, led by my classmate's enthusiastic mother to a table. Everyone at the table was from my middle school class and now lives in Ha city, almost all of them are in college, except for one or two who work. When they saw me and Zhang Wei arrive, they looked very surprised and excited, but when they saw Qin Ke Yi, their gaze quickly shifted to her. Several girls' eyes even showed a hint of jealousy. When I introduced Qin Ke Yi as my girlfriend, the crowd's gaze changed rapidly, as if they felt sorry for her, which made me feel very annoyed.
Almost all the college students at the table, so when they get together to discuss topics, it's almost impossible to leave the university. Among these college students, there are people from HeiDa, Ha GongDa, Ha ShiDa, Ha LiGong, Ha GongCheng, and Ha YiDa. In short, there is no school worse than mine, but I am one of the few who entered the university through formal channels, so in front of them, I have never felt any inferiority. However, some people do not have high awareness, they mixed into good schools and think they really belong to this school, with a proud attitude, they talk loudly and look down on me, using a mocking tone to point at me, just to satisfy their foolish vanity. I can only sympathize with such people, since they need this spiritual satisfaction, I'll be a good person and satisfy them, Zhang Wei and I just lowered our heads and ate, no matter what they said, I just nodded. Qin KeYi obviously became unhappy when she heard some people's remarks, pulled her face, sometimes even stared at that person, so I lightly touched Qin KeYi under the table with my hand, indicating that she should not care about those people's nonsense.
The wedding began with the ancient, dull "Wedding March", I'm not sure why Westerners would choose such a dull piece of music to celebrate, it doesn't convey any joy at all. Although China's "Joyful and Prosperous" isn't much better, at least it doesn't sound like a funeral. As soon as the wedding march ended, a small number of people quickly left, as if they had only come to give money. The rest of the people just buried their heads in eating, no matter how hard the host tried to stir up excitement, and the host ignored the reactions of the relatives and friends attending the wedding, single-mindedly telling stale jokes and weak tongue twisters. Occasionally, a few sparse applause would make him excited like he had been injected with stimulants. The people on stage and off stage were like two different worlds, each busy with their own things, this awkward wedding didn't show any excitement or joy at all, everything was mechanically executed, I'm afraid that if I attend such weddings too many times, I'll develop a fear of marriage.
About an hour after the wedding ceremony, the clumsy emcee finally suggested playing a stupid game. The rule was roughly that the bride would turn her back to all relatives and friends, throw a bouquet of flowers, and the person who caught it would likely be the next to get married, and come on stage to receive the blessings of the newlyweds. I don't know who invented this boring game, but it seems to have been brought from the West. I'm puzzled why China can't successfully learn advanced technology and ideas from foreign countries, yet has successfully introduced so many boring customs.
The bride and groom turned around under the command of the host, and then after the host counted to three, they threw the flowers in their hands backwards. At this time, I and Zhang Wei were busy fighting for a plate of steamed large prawns that had just been brought up on the table, and didn't notice the development and changes of the situation. Just as Zhang Wei was about to pick up the last prawn with his chopsticks, the bouquet flew into the dish and stopped him from getting the prawn. Because of this bouquet, our table quickly became the focus of the wedding scene, and Zhang Wei was the center of attention. He obviously didn't realize that he had become a public figure at this time, and roughly picked up the flowers and threw them aside, then swiftly snatched the last prawn with his chopsticks. Seeing this, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed for Zhang Wei's behavior. As a "white-collar" in the underworld, how could he stoop to such a level? He didn't behave like those big brothers in Hong Kong movies at all. At this time, he should understand that his behavior was not only damaging his personal image, but also affecting the overall image of Harbin's underworld.
"Great, congratulations to the beautiful lady for getting the newcomer's blessing, please come on stage." Under the host's reminder, I suddenly realized that the bouquet had flown into Qin Ke Yi's hands by some kind of magic. At this time, Qin Ke Yi first froze for a moment, then stood up calmly and walked towards the stage, I think this might be due to Qin Ke Yi often walking on the T-shaped stage.
Everyone present was immediately drawn to Qin Ke Yi's noble and beautiful demeanor on stage, with many people whispering among themselves below. The bride on stage also appeared less than pleased as Qin Ke Yi, who stood a head taller, had stolen the spotlight.
"Is this lady from her maiden home or her husband's home?" The host continued with his silly questioning.
"Ah...... I guess it should be considered a family member of the Qin's!" Qin Ke said hesitantly.
"Oh! There's such a beautiful young lady in the bride's family, it seems that your side of the family needs to step up their game!" I suspect this stupid emcee is here to stir up conflict between the two families.
"May I ask your surname, miss?"
"My surname is Qin."
"Miss Qin, congratulations on receiving our newlyweds' blessings. May I ask, are you married?"
"No." Qin Ke replied with a slightly red face.
"Do you have a boyfriend now?" The host asked with some excitement.
"...has..." Qin Kaiyi said, then cast his gaze towards me. At this moment, our eyes met, and from Qin Kaiyi's eyes, it seemed to convey a message that made me feel delighted.
"May I say a few words to your boyfriend here."
"What...? What did you say?" Qin Ke was clearly at a loss for words, having been made speechless by the host.
"Anything goes?"
"Ah……! I hope she doesn't make me cook for him every day, do his laundry, clean the house, and bully me, scold me. If he's just a little bit nice to me, that's enough." Qin Ke suddenly said with a mischievous tone. All our classmates at the table heard these words and cast disdainful glances at me, as if I were a despicable villain.
"Hehe, with such a beautiful and virtuous girlfriend, I think your boyfriend won't treat you like that." I suddenly felt that the host, who had always been considered foolish by me, had an IQ that was beyond comparison to us students.
"Hehe, I hope so!" Qin Ke said with a sly glance at me.
"That's good, I represent myself and this new couple to wish Miss Qin and her loved one a happy union." The host said here, the bride and groom handed Qin Ke Yi a small gift. After Qin Ke Yi received the gift, she thanked them and said some irrelevant congratulatory words before happily walking down from the stage and sitting next to me, while I looked at her with a gaze full of murderous intent.
"What's wrong with you?"
"You cook and do laundry for me every day? I'm really living a life of luxury without realizing it!"
"Don't thank me, women have always been miserable!" Just as I was about to lash out at Qin Ke, she playfully signaled to me with her eyes, and it wasn't until then that I noticed a few classmates were staring at us. As a man who thought he had some depth, I decided to settle the score with her when we got home. So, Zhang Wei and I lowered our heads again and continued to sweep the dishes on the table.
As the wedding continued, people at my table became increasingly impatient and cast venomous glances at the host. Perhaps due to a guilty conscience or being infected by the emotions of those below, the host finally announced the end of the wedding ceremony. At this time, everyone at all tables hastily stood up and rushed towards the door as if escaping...
