Chapter 90: Jiang Cheng and Si Rong's Engagement

Wen Xiang gave a shy smile and followed her into the pantry, "Miss Si Rong, this was embroidered by my mother. It is a gift for you; we wish you a happy engagement."

Si Rong was slightly surprised, "A gift for me? Then please be sure to thank your mother for me."

She took a closer look and realized it was actually a piece of double-sided embroidery, a famous craft.

Such a decorative piece, if put up for auction at an antique fair, could fetch at least several thousand yuan!

There are not many embroidery artists left who can produce work of this quality.

Because learning embroidery is not something that happens overnight.

It was just unexpected that Wen Xiang's mother's embroidery skills were so superb.

"By the way, how is your mother's health lately?" Si Rong wondered where it would be appropriate to place the ornament.

"Much better," Wen Xiang said gratefully, "The doctor you recommended is excellent; my mother's health is much better than before."

"That is good. If you run into any difficulties, just tell me."

Wen Xiang told Si Rong about Li Xuan seeking him out today.

Si Rong was not too surprised.

Li Xuan has a dark nature and is vengeful; she was bound to cause trouble at her engagement ceremony.

Even if Wen Xiang had not told her, she had already prepared herself in her heart.

However, she was not afraid.

Let her bring it on; we shall see who ends up unlucky.

"Alright, I know. Thank you for coming to tell me."

Wen Xiang felt he could not bear a 'thank you' from Miss Si Rong and left with some restraint.

Soon, the day of Si Rong's engagement arrived.

Because they had to depart from the Si Family home to the hotel, Si Rong was woken up by her mother early in the morning.

The makeup artist, who had been hired in advance, was already waiting at her bedroom door.

The Si Family was extremely lively.

To avoid rushing over early in the morning, Ming Zi had slept at the Si Family home last night.

The engagement cheongsam Si Rong chose was light purple; engagement dresses for a second marriage are usually pink, which she did not like.

To match the color of the cheongsam, the makeup artist had prepared many hair accessories in the same color scheme today.

However, Si Rong did not like overly complex styles, so she only chose a vintage Purple Star Hairpin.

"So beautiful!"

Ming Zi looked at her best friend in the mirror, "Just don't marry Jiang Cheng, be with me instead!"

The makeup artist covered her mouth and laughed.

Today's bride was indeed beautiful; makeup artists usually find it easier when they encounter such a beauty.

Because only light makeup was needed, and she was already beautiful enough.

Like adding flowers to a brocade.

"Go away!" Si Rong took many lipsticks from the box on the vanity and tried them on while facing the mirror.

Ming Zi looked at so many similar lipsticks, especially the bright red and purple shades, which did not seem like Si Rong's taste.

"Did someone give them to you? Your older brother or your second brother?"

Purely straight-man aesthetics.

"Jiang Cheng."

It was what Jiang Cheng gave her when he came to find her after Zhang Cuilan came to the dance studio to cause trouble for her that day.

A full twenty tubes.

Shanghai Brand lipsticks.

The items were good, but the choice of colors was truly... hard to describe.

"Hahahaha..." Ming Zi burst into a fit of goose-like laughter.

So funny.

"Don't laugh," Si Rong applied a light pink lipstick in the mirror, "I think they're quite cute."

"Truly, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, tsk tsk,"

After getting dressed, Si Rong set off from the Si Family home with the rest of the family, heading to the hotel.

Jiang Cheng was already waiting at the hotel entrance.

He was still wearing his Navy Uniform today, white, with his red Military Rank Shoulder Insignia being very eye-catching.

His hair seemed to have been cut shorter, making him look even cleaner and sharper.

The man's eyes were deep and bright, his refined features very handsome; several young hotel waitresses kept peeking at him from behind.

Jiang Cheng personally opened the car door for Si Rong, then naturally took her hand.

He could not hide the amazement in his eyes.

Today, he could finally get engaged to his moon.

The two entered the hotel side by side.

Shen Lan, seeing this at the hotel entrance, felt very dejected; they were really going to get engaged.

Si Rong was truly so heartless.

Why could she so quickly erase all the memories of the eighteen years of life that belonged solely to them?

Why was he the only one struggling so bitterly now?

He had to get married before Si Rong!

Just like how they had gotten engaged before them.

In that case, he still won.

Shen Lan thought this to himself, walking outward in a daze, only to bump into Li Xuan when he turned around.

"Hubby, are you here to attend Si Rong's engagement too?"

Li Xuan said with a mocking expression.

Her husband was truly a man who said one thing but meant another.

He claimed to love her, yet he was still so hung up on Si Rong.

"What nonsense are you spouting? I'm just passing by."

Of course, Shen Lan would not go and ask for trouble.

"I'm going in," Li Xuan said.

Only then did Shen Lan notice a man following behind her; he had a shifty look in his eyes, and at first glance, he was clearly no good.

"What are you going in for?"

Li Xuan understood him best, "Of course I'm going to give Si Rong a gift, so she can have an unforgettable engagement ceremony."

"Don't you go making trouble."

"Are you really content to watch her be all lovey-dovey with Jiang Cheng?" Li Xuan continued to entice him, "Our engagement ceremony was completely ruined by them, so how about it? Do you want to come in with us?"

That mention of being "lovey-dovey" truly stung Shen Lan.

Just thinking about how Si Rong would act spoiled toward another man in the future, show him a sweet smile, and wait for that other man to come home made his heart ache as if it were being sliced by a thousand knives.

Without thinking for too long, Shen Lan chose to follow Li Xuan inside.

Li Xuan had originally thought that their entry wouldn't go very smoothly, so she had specifically prepared a set of excuses in advance.

Unexpectedly, the few of them entered the engagement venue quite easily.

That idiot Si Rong.

Thinking of the good show she had planned next, Li Xuan felt a faint sense of excitement in her heart.

……

The engagement banquet was organized by Mother Jiang, and there were no overly complicated procedures.

Plenty of food and wine were prepared, and the guests ate and drank; once the friends and family had all arrived, the couple would go on stage to say a few festive words, and the banquet would begin directly.

Shen Qinghe was also among those invited, including their coach, Coach Feng.

Aside from Shen Qinghe, he didn't know anyone else.

"I'm telling you, you really don't have to come here to suffer; does it feel good to watch the person you like get engaged to someone else?"

Shen Qinghe took a sip of cola, "You could say it has a unique flavor."

Coach Feng: ……

"I'm advising you, there are plenty of fish in the sea, so don't go doing anything foolish later! See that? The man is a Division Commander; it won't end well for you if you provoke him!"

"Don't worry, I don't have that particular obsession of Cao Cao."

It was just a bit of a pity.

It had been many years, and he had finally met someone who caught his eye.

A second marriage is truly difficult!

On the other side, Fang Ting was drinking Xifeng Liquor.

Watching the man she had secretly loved for years get engaged to another woman was a truly unpleasant feeling.

It was a pity that Jiang Cheng just didn't like her.

In this world, there are indeed things one is powerless to change.

"Sister Ting, drinking alone is so boring, let me keep you company!"

Jiang Dacheng sidled over.

Fang Ting rolled her eyes.

It was already past eleven o'clock, and Mother Jiang saw that the time was about right, so she had the emcee go on stage to host.

She herself took care of the guests off-stage.

After the emcee gave an opening, it was the turn of today's protagonists, Jiang Cheng and Si Rong, to go on stage.

"Friends and family, thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the engagement banquet for me and Miss Si Rong,"

He fixed his gaze solely on Si Rong, "To hold your hand and grow old with you; Miss Si Rong, please continue to guide me for the rest of our lives!"

Just as the atmosphere of the engagement ceremony was perfect, a man suddenly jumped out.

"Si Rong! You loose woman! You were in my arms the day before yesterday, and today you're getting engaged to another man; how can you be so shameless!"