Chapter 2608: The Wedding Day

Morning seven o'clock.

Su Shoudao's wedding procession set off on time, heading to the He family villa to fetch the bride.

Today is a great day; in Jin Ling city, hundreds of couples are holding weddings, like rows of iron dragons, shuttling through the streets and alleys of Jin Ling.

When Su Shoudao's bride-fetching procession arrived punctually outside the He family gate, the younger generation and female relatives of the He family welcomed Su Shoudao and the Su family members led by him into the door; Su Shoudao then held flowers and hurried straight to He Yingxiu's bridal chamber.

Since Su Shoudao and He Yingxiu are both over fifty, their bride-fetching scene lacked the liveliness of young people; the He family did not block the door, the Su family did not tease, and everyone wore smiles of blessing, watching Su Shoudao step by step approach He Yingxiu.

On the wedding bed, He Yingxiu wore a red xiuhe wedding dress; though her face bore traces of time, she remained radiant and captivating.

By contrast, Su Shoudao has endured a fate full of twists and turns during this period, his face already marked with more wrinkles of hardship.

Su Ruoli, wearing a bridesmaid's dress, saw her father holding flowers enter and hurriedly said: "Dad, I hid Mom's shoe behind the door!"

He Yingxiu couldn't help teasing her: "Ruoli, you really take after your dad; not blocking the door is enough, but you won't even let him look for the shoe?"

Su Ruoli laughed and said: "Mom, I'd rather stuff the shoe directly into Dad's hand, so you two can hurry and perform the heaven-and-earth ceremony!"

To Su Ruoli, she knows it's not easy for her parents to get together; over these twenty-plus years, they've already endured too many hardships; under these circumstances, all she wants is for them to marry quickly, and the sooner the better.

He Yingxiu naturally understood her daughter's intention, and unable to restrain herself, gently drew Su Ruoli close, lightly touching her forehead to her daughter's; tears welled in her eye sockets, but she forced them back.

Su Ruoli's eyes slightly closed, only feeling her eye sockets burning intensely; she felt her mother's affection with her heart, and remained completely still.

Although the two said nothing, that deep mother-daughter affection was so moving that even outsiders watching were deeply touched.

Seeing this scene, Su Shoudao's heart was also filled with myriad emotions.

He finally understood what it feels like to marry a woman who loves oneself.

Moreover, unlike Du Haiqing, his former wife who never loved him, his heart now holds love for He Yingxiu.

At this moment, he became even more eager for life after marriage; he only wishes to live a plain and simple life with his new wife, wealth and status no longer important; thinking too deeply, his face unconsciously bloomed with the radiance of happiness.

Su Zhifei nearby also felt deeply moved; although he knows He Yingxiu once interfered in his parents' marriage, he knows even more that his parents' marriage was never healthy to begin with, and forcing themselves to stay together was not good for either; rather, separating and fulfilling each other is the best outcome.

Returning these past two days, he has been living in the old courtyard where Ye Chen lived with his parents in childhood; seeing his mother daily contentedly and tirelessly tending that small courtyard, he realized how strong his mother's love for Ye Changying truly is—so strong that merely guarding the courtyard where Ye Changying once lived brings her unprecedented satisfaction and happiness.

And today, he personally witnessed his father rarely showing such happiness, which made him realize a truth: sometimes, what appears to be complete wholeness is not truly complete; breaking before establishing leads to a better result.

Thinking of this, he cannot help but feel grateful to Ye Chen; without Ye Chen, given his father's status and position, his mother would never have been able to divorce even if she wanted to, and his father's personality would never let him let go; without Ye Chen, his parents would remain trapped in that unhappy marriage, perhaps unable to escape it for a lifetime.

Seeing his father still dazed there, Su Zhifei turned around, found the red shoe behind the door, carefully picked it up, and quietly handed it to his father.

Su Shoudao was slightly startled; seeing the red shoe, he came back to his senses.

Then seeing that it was his own son Su Zhifei who handed him the shoe, his emotions overwhelmed him, and tears instantly burst forth.

Su Zhifei did not expect his father to suddenly tear up; he quickly embraced him, legs slightly bent, using his shoulder to help absorb his father's tears.

Su Shoudao never expected his son would show such thoughtfulness; thinking also that Su Zhiyu is still waiting at the hotel to attend his wedding, this moment gave him a feeling that even death would be sufficient.

At this moment he realized: he has lived fifty years, and only today does he truly understand life.

Nothing compares to family happiness and harmony.

Although he and Du Haiqing may never meet again in the future, he has gained true love and also received the support of his three children; for him, that is already enough.

Su Zhifei gently patted his father's back; Su Shoudao controlled his tears, lifted his head again, and saw his son pointing at the flowers in his hand.

He came to his senses, quickly knelt on one knee, held the flowers with both hands before He Yingxiu, and loudly said: "Wife, marry me!"

At this moment, the accompanying Su family members and the surrounding He family members were all deeply moved, and they all loudly echoed, continuously shouting "Marry him!"

He Yingxiu could not hold back her tears; she wiped them while smiling and nodded, then loudly said: "Good!"

Afterwards, she reached out and took the bouquet.

Although it was merely a formality, Su Shoudao still grinned widely with joy.

Su Ruoli nearby quickly reminded: "Dad, hurry and put Mom's shoes on, and also serve tea to grandfather!"

Su Shoudao quickly nodded, lifted the red blanket, and put the red shoe on He Yingxiu's foot.

The scene erupted in cheers and applause; the younger generation of the He family even pulled out handheld firecrackers, setting them off one after another.

Immediately, the couple came to the villa living room; He Ye Zi was already sitting upright on the sofa, waiting for the new son-in-law to serve tea and formally address him.

He Ye Zi, who was to marry off his daughter, was in an exceptionally pleasant mood today; before his wife left, her greatest concern was the loss of He Yingxiu's arm; she felt that her daughter had become disabled and even given birth to an illegitimate daughter, making it possibly difficult in the future to find a man who would accept her; even if a man could accept her, it would likely be hard to accept Su Ruoli.

When she left, she also instructed He Ye Zi: if in the future Yingxiu marries, and the husband treats Ruoli poorly, the He family must certainly take Ruoli back, but absolutely must not casually allow Yingxiu to divorce, because her situation makes it hard to find a man willing to marry her.

But who could have imagined that today, her daughter still achieved the best outcome—she regained the arm lost over twenty years ago, reunited with the man she has loved for thirty years, and Su Ruoli does not need to recognize a stranger as stepfather, because her biological parents have finally come together.

Thinking of this, the originally elated grandfather suddenly felt overwhelming sorrow in his heart.

When people escorted Su Shoudao and He Yingxiu, this couple over fifty, out of the bridal chamber to prepare to serve tea to the grandfather, they suddenly discovered that the grandfather sat alone on the sofa, like a child, crying uncontrollably…