Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Yun Nan and Xiang Yang nodded and praised, âMom is so thoughtful.â
The ladies around them couldnât help but laugh. âXu Yun, youâre so lucky. People would mistake your daughters-in-law for your daughters with how sweet they are to you. Iâm so envious.â
Xu Yun smugly stated, âI may not be able to compare with you ladies in other aspects, but I wonât lose when it comes to my daughters-in-law!â
Han Yuan sized up Yun Nan, smiled, and said, âSo youâre the woman Shi Nian married without a wedding ceremony.â
Everyone suddenly went silent for a couple of seconds before Xu Yun pulled Yun Nan close and smilingly told everyone, âWeâre still busy making preparations for that. Ladies, none of you are allowed to refuse our invitation when we hold the wedding. You all simply must come and show your support!â Everyone hurriedly went along and replied, âOf course. Weâll definitely be there.â
âYes, definitely!â
Han Yuan looked at Yun Nan with a smile. âLook at how supportive all of us are! But you still havenât told us when the ceremony will be. Yun Nan, when are you going to hold the wedding? You have to be careful; you wouldnât want to get pregnant before the weddingâyou wonât be able to wear a beautiful wedding dress if that happens. Although you two have registered your marriage, people will talk if youâre a pregnant bride on your wedding day. They might think this is your second marriage after getting pregnant from your first!â
Yun Nan was about to speak when Xiang Yang tugged her hand and stage-whispered, âIf you ask me, you should just forego the wedding ceremony. You have no idea how tired I was during the wedding when Shi Ke and I married. Just the banquet alone took three days. Really, thereâs truly no need to use the wedding to prove anything. Our family can give you a large bride-dowry to show how much we appreciate you, and we donât have to prove anything to others.â
Yun Nan smiled and nodded. âXiang Yang, I totally agree. Shi Nian and I donât want to deal with all that, so we donât want to hold a wedding. However, Grandpa loves a good party; he asked Mom and Dad to hold a grand wedding for us. Shi Nian and I were terrified when we heard that.â Xiang Yang and Yun Nan huddled together and laughed.
However, Han Yuan wouldnât stop pestering them about the wedding. âOh, Xiang Yang, thatâs wrong of you to say that. How can your sister-in-law not have a wedding? Are you worried your sister-in-lawâs wedding will overshadow yours, so you donât want them to have a wedding?â
As she spoke, she turned around and shared a look with the ladies on good terms with her, and they all laughed together.
Xiang Yangâs face lost its smile and turned cold. Xu Yun glanced at Han Yuan, and her smile also faded. âI think you should worry about Xi Cheng and Lin Yu before worrying about others,â Xu Yun remarked. âTheir engagement ceremony was so grand youâll be hard-pressed to hold an even grander wedding ceremony; Iâm really worried something might go wrong. I heard that Xi Cheng is always at odds with Lin Yu. You should give them some advice and guidance, or I fear we might not have a wedding ceremony to attend. â
Seeing Xu Yunâs cold expression, Han Yuan didnât dare to cause further trouble and replied sheepishly, âOf course, I will!â
Xiang Yang and Yun Nan looked at each other and smiled. Their mother-in-law wasnât a suggestible and biased paper tiger. She wouldnât allow such insolence from anyone, especially if they were targeting her family.
Xiang Yang and Yun Nan accompanied their mother-in-law and gave the group of ladies a tour of the entire exhibition hall. Xiang Yang informed everyone about the origin of each and every piece of jewelry and what they symbolized. She also introduced Yun Nanâs paintings. Although most of these people didnât understand what Xiang Yang was talking about, they pretended they did and still tried their best to praise the artworks and jewelry.
Yun Nan saw Xiang Yangâs calm expression and knew she was used to such âspectacles.â She couldnât help but smile and think, âThis sister-in-law ofmine is indeed interesting. â
Yun Nan had heard Xiang Yang and Shi Keâs romance story from Shi Xiu. However, Shi Xiu tends to side with her sisters-in-law over her elder brothers, so her story is definitely biased due to her rose-tinted glasses.
Xiang Yang had accompanied Shi Ke into the army. Sheâd made huge sacrifices when she married Shi Ke and became an army wife. Only love could have made this cold beauty sacrifice herself to help her husband.
Although Yun Nan didnât believe in love, she didnât dislike love stories; she admired both the happy and the unhappy ones. Those who dared to love were brave. No matter if it was Xiang Yangâwho succeeded in loveâor Fang Xiâ who failedâthey were all brave and endearing people.
The exhibition will officially be held in two days. During these two days, the important figures in Yun Nanâs studio had all become good friends with Xiang Yang. They all took a three-day holiday to come support Xiang Yang the day her exhibition officially began.
Xiang Yang was very busy during the exhibition. The venue was full of notable figures and elites, brought in by a perfect combination of Xiang Yangâs reputation and the Shi familyâs status. Yun Nan and Shi Xiu accompanied Xu Yun and stayed by her side during the event.
The jewelry pieces that were available for sale were sold out in less than an hour on the first day of the exhibition. Then, people began to queue up to make pre-orders. Both the host and guests enjoyed themselves in such a lively scene..