vrcanaries Chapter 300 Self-Exploration
Chapter 300 Self-Exploration
Chapter 300 Self-Exploration
Zhuang Tunan is getting married.
After dating for three years, which was considered a good time for "love," the two finally "agreed" and decided to get married.
Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting both took leave to go back and attend Zhuang Tunan's wedding.
To their surprise, Li Jia was also planning to go. "I'm Zhuang Tunan's class monitor. Everyone has their own things to do and can't go to congratulate us, so I'll go on their behalf to send my blessings!"
Upon returning to Suzhou, Zhuang Tunan appeared quite surprised by Li Jia's arrival. Clearly, he was unaware of her presence.
That night, Li Jia and Zhuang Xiaoting spent the night together in Lin Dongzhe's small house. To Zhuang Xiaoting's surprise, Li Jia was very curious about Lin Dongzhe's room, touching and looking at everything.
Zhuang Xiaoting didn't neglect Li Jia. While Li Jia was looking through the items, she told her about them, explaining that many of them contained shared memories of Zhuang Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe. As Zhuang Xiaoting spoke, she recalled more details herself, and the corners of her mouth grew increasingly upturned.
Zhuang Chaoying borrowed two vehicles: a sedan as the wedding car and a truck to transport her dowry.
The new house was set up in the compressor factory dormitory. The small courtyard at the cotton mill was too crowded, so Lin Wufeng agreed to let Zhuang Tunan use it for a few more years.
After all, Lin Dongzhe has already eloped with the neighbor's daughter. Whether as a longtime friend or as in-laws, they shouldn't refuse.
Zhuang Tunan put on a suit, and Zhuang Xiaoting felt that her brother looked like a nouveau riche from the countryside today, which was particularly out of place.
Although he looked a little awkward, Zhuang Tunan still smiled broadly. Passing the imperial examination with flying colors, and then their wedding night—the second most exciting moment of his life was about to arrive!
Because of limited space in the car, several bicycles were added to the wedding procession. Lin Dongzhe, not being related to the bride, did not have a spot in the procession. However, Zhuang Zhendong and Zhuang Zhenbei, who did have spots, were not allowed to join the procession.
I don’t know if it’s because of psychological reasons, but Zhuang Zhendong and Zhuang Zhenbei shouldn’t be this fat. But in the past few years, the two of them, who Lin Dongzhe didn’t pay attention to, have become as fat as their parents.
After hesitating for a long time, Zhuang Chaoying decided to keep the two at home to avoid being disliked by her future in-laws when the wedding took place.
Only cousin Xiang Pengfei remained with the wedding party. Fortunately, there were no door-blocking games, and Xiang Pengfei was an extremely clever person, leaving everyone speechless in his interactions. Zhuang Chaoying trusted Xiang Pengfei quite a bit.
The wedding procession returned quickly. Among them was Ke Hongxia, dressed in a bright red bridal gown. Against the backdrop of the bride, Ke Hongxia, who was otherwise of average appearance, suddenly appeared quite radiant.
In the hotel lobby, a simple ceremony of bowing to heaven and earth was held, and Ke Hongxia and Zhuang Tunan both changed their forms of address.
The banquet was arranged quickly.
Li Jia was seated next to Zhuang Xiaoting. That was the women's section.
Not many of Zhuang Tunan's classmates came; only one of his university classmates came, but two of his high school classmates did. They were both seated with Lin Dongzhe.
After Xiang Pengfei returned from picking up the bride, he sat down next to Lin Dongzhe and asked, "You said you'd give me some advice last time, how did it go?"
Lin Dongzhe glanced around. "We'll talk in detail this afternoon."
At this moment, Zhuang Tunan led Ke Hongxia to this table.
"Congratulations! Tu Nan, you'd better have a couple more drinks today!"
"That's right, Tu Nan, we'll come back and drink with you after you finish your toasts!"
Zhuang Tunan grinned like a fool, "Wait, I'll be back in a bit!"
When it was time for the female guests to offer their toasts, everyone stood up. Li Jia raised her glass and said, "Zhuang Tunan, congratulations! On behalf of all the students of the Class of '83 Architecture Department, I wish you a happy marriage and many children!"
"Thank you! Thank you, class monitor, thank you, classmates!" Zhuang Tunan picked up his toasting cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Ke Hongxia keenly noticed a slight oddness in Zhuang Tunan, but she concealed it well. However, her gaze towards Zhuang Tunan turned cold.
The banquet ended, and the wedding came to a close.
Xiang Pengfei found Lin Dongzhe on the small bridge. "Hurry up and tell me! You're going to run away again!"
Lin Dongzhe looked at Xiang Pengfei and said, "There's a project that you'll need to make some sacrifices if you want to do it."
Xiang Pengfei was taken aback. "What needs to be sacrificed?"
"I need to resign! I'll lose my secure job."
Xiang Pengfei turned around, placed his hands on the bridge railing, and looked at the slowly flowing river. "You want me to start a business?"
Lin Dongzhe looked at Xiang Pengfei in surprise, "You're quick-witted! That's right, starting a business! You majored in computer science, and the computer industry is currently in a period of rapid development. Now is a good time to enter the market!"
"Give me time! I need to convince my parents."
Lin Dongzhe nodded, "There's still plenty of time. We can talk about it during the summer vacation."
In the afternoon, Li Jia, Zhuang Xiaoting, and Lin Dongzhe returned to Shanghai together.
Now that everything is privately owned, there are more bus services, and there are even buses to Shanghai in the afternoon. It's a good idea to let Xiang Pengfei stay at Lin Dongzhe's house for a few days, giving Zhuang Tunan and Ke Hongxia some private space.
Upon arriving at the Shanghai Bus Station, Zhuang Xiaoting wanted to use the restroom, but neither Li Jia nor Lin Dongzhe seemed inclined to do so, so they waited for her outside.
Li Jia suddenly turned her head and asked, "I heard that you bought a house for Shan Shan?"
Lin Dongzhe nodded, "Yes, Shanshan is about to graduate. The Foreign Language Middle School has already signed a contract with her, and she can start working right after graduation. I chose an apartment for Shanshan there so that it would be more convenient for her and she wouldn't have to wait for housing allocation."
I'm never getting a room! I'd rather die than wait that long!
Li Jia asked a question so faint it was barely audible, "And me?"
Lin Dongzhe was about to answer when he saw Zhuang Xiaoting come out, so he chose to remain silent.
Li Jia glanced behind her and saw Zhuang Xiaoting, then wisely shut her mouth.
They were clearly talking, but after I came out, they both stopped talking. There must be something fishy going on! Zhuang Xiaoting's eyes flickered slightly, but Zhuang Xiaoting was an extremely patient person. She could keep things to herself for a long time when she was uncertain.
Together with Zhuang Xiaoting, they escorted Li Jia back to the planning bureau's single dormitory before returning to their graduate student dormitory.
Back in the dormitory bathroom, Lin Dongzhe changed his clothes, quietly left the school, and went to "Wu Shanshan's house".
Hearing the knock, Wu Shanshan immediately stood up from the sofa and went to the door. Seeing Lin Dongzhe outside, she quickly opened the door. "You've finally decided to come see me!"
"Xiaoting seems to have noticed something lately and is keeping a close eye on me." Lin Dongzhe's words sounded like he was walking a fortune.
"You only have Xiaoting in your heart! There's no place for me!"
Lin Dongzhe pinned Wu Shanshan against the wall. "Actually, there is, but you need to explore it yourself."