Chapter 195: Extra 1

After the proposal, the first thing on the agenda was the engagement banquet.

Huo Jingcheng had spent a year sincerely currying favor with Old Man Su, and Su Zhanqi and Ming Manrong's efforts were not in vain; the engagement banquet was set for two months later—September 12th.

That evening, inside the banquet hall, the brilliant crystal chandelier cast a soft light, exquisite wall lamps were lined up along the walls, and thin gauze curtains embroidered with intricate patterns danced lightly in the breeze.

All around, the air was filled with the scent of perfume and the rustle of clothes.

At 7:00 PM, the bustle of the engagement banquet settled into calm, and the guests gradually departed.

Huo Jingcheng was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, the clean lines outlining his tall figure, handsome and elegant.

He spoke casually to Su Mingyan beside him: "Shouldn't the household registration book be brought out now?"

Just a short while ago, Su Mingyan and Jiang Xihan had gone to get their marriage certificate, and the Su family's household registration book had been taken by him as a matter of course.

Su Mingyan's expression was calm and composed, his long fingers brushing off non-existent dust from his suit.

He arched his eyebrows and twitched the corner of his mouth, saying leisurely: "Ah, what did you say? The wind is a bit strong tonight, I can't hear you."

"The household..."

"You, a groom-to-be, standing here motionless—are you planning to let my sister send off the guests all by herself?" Su Mingyan interrupted him directly, his words carrying a hint of indisputability, scolding him lightly: "Hurry up and go!"

"..." Huo Jingcheng.

He didn't get the household registration book and was scolded instead.

In the end, Su Ruoyun went to ask for it, but only received a faint remark from Su Mingyan.

"After getting the certificate, I returned the household registration book to Dad. What, didn't he tell you?"

His tone was calm and unruffled.

At the same time they got their marriage certificate, he and Jiang Xihan had established a new, separate household registration. The original one only had the information for Su Zhanqi, Ming Manrong, and Su Ruoyun left. Su Mingyan felt there was no use keeping it, so he had returned it directly to Su Zhanqi.

Su Ruoyun: "..."

Sure enough, the hearts of people who play politics are all dirty.

The wedding was on a day when spring was warm and flowers were blooming.

May 6th, 2027, the beginning of summer. No taboos, a lucky day for marriage.

Before the wedding, besides the fact that the wedding dress was too beautiful and too hard to choose, Su Ruoyun's worries also included the choice of best man and maid of honor.

The main gown was custom-made, elegant and gorgeous. It featured a large trailing skirt, a V-neck design, with the neckline and bodice covered in exquisite, heavy embroidery and beadwork, and a white satin ribbon at the waist to outline her slender figure, with a long embroidered veil trailing on the floor.

Before the wedding, Su Ruoyun tried it on at least five times.

After confirming the main gown, she began to worry about the maid of honor and best man. They had to be single, but the friends around her and Huo Jingcheng were more or less already engaged or married.

At a certain gathering, Chen Zheyan signed up at his own expense.

Su Ruoyun stared at him curiously and asked: "Don't you have that..." female deskmate.

But before Su Ruoyun could finish, she was interrupted by Huo Jingcheng, who agreed directly. Afterward, he whispered in her ear: "Failed pursuit, still a noble among dogs."

Chen Zheyan didn't have a partner, so Su Ruoyun was relieved and chose a single young cousin from a distant branch of the family, who was said to be a highly educated talent.

On the day of the dress fitting, the best man sneered, and the maid of honor panicked and fled.

On the day of the wedding, just as he had imagined a year ago in Shencheng, there were no tear-jerking segments; there was only the joy and happiness of lovers finally becoming spouses.

It was that same maid of honor who caught the bouquet. Su Ruoyun was on stage at the time and didn't see the reactions of others, but according to the "real-time reporter" Li Li, the best man on stage was smiling like an idiot.

The child was born a year later, named by Old Man Huo—Huo Jingning. His personality... well, it's hard to describe in a word.

Su Ruoyun hoped her son would have some talent for musical instruments, as she had in her youth, so she took him to an instrument experience class early on to try every instrument.

Watching their son sitting obediently and cutely in front of the Steinway piano, the couple smiled simultaneously like an old father and an old mother.

But this warm smile didn't last long. When they saw their son stretch out his chubby little hand and press down heavily on the piano keys, a crisp sound exploded in the air.

As if it were fun, he started playing randomly with both hands and feet, tapping the piano keys back and forth, the "do-do-do" sound filling the classroom, and then he started shrieking at the top of his lungs.

Seeing this, Su Ruoyun's temple throbbed.

The couple looked at each other, both revealing an expression that said, "Is there any saving this?"

After the experience class ended, the teacher expressed their opinion tactfully. Unable to say directly that he had no talent, they could only guess simply: "Perhaps his interest in musical instruments hasn't been truly sparked yet."

Little Huo Jingning chimed in from the side, speaking quite fluently despite being only two years old: "How could I not be interested? I'm very interested..."

Su Ruoyun forcefully covered his mouth to silence him.

……

Huo Jingning was different from Huo Jingcheng and Su Ruoyun from a young age; he was the number one troublemaker in kindergarten, yet he was popular, able to chat even with the old gatekeeper at the kindergarten entrance.

When he went to the family courtyard, he would call friends and companions; retired cadres would bring him along to play chess, and when they got a new potted plant, they would call him to admire it...

When it came to tutoring homework, the couple's heads ached again and again.

However, it was usually Huo Jingcheng whose head ached.

Because Su Ruoyun wouldn't tutor her son; she was afraid that if her temper flared up, she wouldn't be able to stop herself from using her hands.

It was fine when he was young; looking at those eyes that resembled his wife's, Huo Jingcheng couldn't say a word of reproach.

By the time he was fourteen or fifteen and had shot up in height, looking exactly like Huo Jingcheng in his youth, Huo Jingcheng's hand would move toward the ruler again and again as he looked at his son, who seemed even more arrogant and domineering than himself.

Regarding getting a beating, Huo Jingning's experience from childhood to adulthood led him to summarize a golden rule: "Old Huo usually doesn't use his hands, but when he does, it's not usual."

And so... a while ago, he snuck off to Shencheng to drag race, and after Huo Jingcheng found out, he was still lying on his bed.

He played with cars too recklessly, and Su Ruoyun was also scared, only snorting, "Serves you right!"

Only his younger sister, who was still in elementary school, would secretly bring him some snacks.

However, Huo Jingcheng also doted on his son; as soon as he turned eighteen, he arranged for him to have the only sports car of its kind in the world.

Huo Jingning circled the sports car three times, and finally, stood still beside Huo Jingcheng. From a distance, the figures of the two father and son were identical.

Huo Jingning rested his chin on one hand, frowning, his expression conflicted and troubled: "Old Huo, did you pay your taxes properly last year? Can you afford such an expensive car..."

When Huo Jingcheng heard this, his hand moved toward the ruler again and again. Fortunately, Su Ruoyun was by his side at the time, pulling his hand and dragging him away.

Watching the figures of Old Huo and Yun Mei leave, Huo Jingning remained in the garage alone, looking at the sports car in front of him, his thin lips curling.

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