693 So What if a Woman’s Appearance Is Pleasing to the Eye? (1/2)

People constantly looked in their direction ever since Fu Huai'an stepped into the restaurant.

Never mind the fact that Fu Huai'an's attire and aura didn't fit in with this restaurant—his mature air of nobility was attention-grabbing to begin with, let alone his handsome and manly features.

Everything in Wang Mang Restaurant was self-service. After Lin Nuan sat down, Fu Huai'an got up to pour some hot tea for them. Lin Nuan raised her head to look at Fu Huai'an and said, ”Sit down. I'll go get it…”

Lin Nuan was more petite than Fu Huai'an, making it easier for her to move around in the packed restaurant.

Lin Nuan got two cups of hot tea from the tea dispenser and carefully avoided other customers as she returned to the table, placing a cup in front of Fu Huai'an.

The tea was the cheapest kind of tea served to guests. Lin Nuan thought Fu Huai'an wouldn't be used to drinking it, but he surprisingly didn't mind.

”Dishes for two people!” the boss called out from the small window.

Fu Huai'an looked towards the small window. The boss was wiping up soup that had accidentally spilled onto the edge of the plate when he was plating the food. His features were average-looking but had a righteous feel to them. His skin had a healthy tan, and the noticeable burn scar on his right eye looked somewhat scary.

Lin Nuan brought the dishes back to the table and served the rice to Fu Huai'an.

After they finished eating and Lin Nuan had cleaned the table, she stepped out of the restaurant with Fu Huai'an. Fu Huai'an pursed his lips and didn't say a word.

Lin Nuan thought that Fu Huai'an didn't like places like this, so she held his hand tightly and said, ”If you don't like this place, we won't come back here next time. I just suddenly thought of this restaurant. I heard from Bai Xiaonian that the boss is a leg amputee and that she would come to support the boss and his business whenever she was free. So I…”

”I don't dislike the place!” Fu Huai'an helped Lin Nuan to open the front passenger door. ”The food is excellent! I like it a lot…”

Lin Nuan didn't know if Fu Huai'an was just trying to comfort her, but she pursed her lips as she sat in the car and thought that she shouldn't bring Fu Huai'an here again in the future. If she wanted to support the boss and his business, she could come with Bai Xiaonian.

Lin Nuan actually respected the boss a lot. Although he had a physical disability, he didn't use that as an excuse to roam the streets and live his days out as a beggar. Instead, he made a living for himself with his own two hands. His fighting spirit was something that many people could learn from.

During the car ride, Lin Nuan didn't bring up Wang Mang Restaurant to Fu Huai'an again. Instead, she talked about Uncle Blessing and Aunt Blessing in Jincheng.

Since the wedding date had been set, Lin Nuan wanted to take some time to visit Uncle Blessing and Aunt Blessing in Jincheng with Fu Huai'an and personally inform the two elders that they were getting married.

”You don't have to worry about Uncle Blessing and Aunt Blessing. Little Lu just has to bring them over in advance when the time comes!”

…

The wedding was set to be held on New Year's Day, and they didn't have much time to prepare for it.

While Lin Nuan and Fu Huai'an were busy making intense preparations for the wedding, the program that Miss Xia had designed for Lin Nuan, ”Talking with Lin Nuan”, had signed a contract with Jinjiang TV Station under the agency's name.

Jinjiang was a neighboring city near Haicheng.

The program would be filmed in advance. The guests for the first episode were the creators of ”The Exorcist”, and this first episode was slated to air on Christmas Day.

This was to generate hype for ”The Exorcist,” which was set to release on New Year's Day.

Lin Nuan had to go to Jinjiang TV Station to film the program at 7:30 pm today. She knew the guests, so after she skimmed through the script, she began preparing for the wedding!

Fu Huai'an intended to hold the wedding at their new home. Lin Nuan agreed…

Regarding the wedding guests, Lin Nuan didn't have that many friends to invite. It was her parents who were stressed about this!

When she got Liang Mulan's call, Lin Nuan didn't think too much about it. After asking about the wedding, Liang Mulan said, ”You and Huai'an! The wedding date you two picked is too close. The friends and family that your father and I informed are all overseas. I don't even know if they can make it back in time!”

Lin Nuan paused. The Lin family wanted to invite people too?

Lin Nuan couldn't help but think about Lin Ran. Liang Mulan was pulling out all the stops to organize her wedding, inviting the Lin family's relatives and friends. Never mind the fact that Lin Ran might feel uncomfortable, even Lin Nuan thought this would make things awkward for her. After all, everyone in Haicheng knew that the two of them didn't get along.

”Your father and I have already come up with the list of guests to invite to the wedding. You… you and Huai'an should come in the afternoon and see if any changes have to be made to the list. Your grandparents still want to invite their old friends, and their wedding guest list should be confirmed this afternoon. You two can then provide the wedding planners with our list in advance and let them make the arrangements! I've already indicated who cannot sit together at the same table.”

Liang Mulan told Lin Nuan to go back to the Lin household with Fu Huai'an that afternoon. Lin Nuan subconsciously replied, ”I have to go to Jinjiang TV Station to film a new program this afternoon.”

”Oh! Then the two of you can come at night!” Liang Mulan didn't mind at all. ”The whole family can have dinner together too! Your grandparents want you to get married at the Lin family mansion, but your father and I want you to get married at our house. After all… you grew up here, so it would be meaningful!”

Lin Nuan had mixed emotions upon hearing that Liang Mulan planned for her to hold the wedding at the Lin household…

The Lin family didn't seem to care about what she thought at all. Upon hearing that she was going to get married, they started preparing for the wedding while complaining about how rushed the preparations were. They even discussed whether to hold the wedding at the Lin family mansion or the Lin household. It was as if they didn't think that she wasn't a child of the Lin family at all!

They were really preparing for the wedding as though she was a daughter of the Lin family!

But doing this would hurt Lin Ran's feelings.

Lin Ran already minded the fact that she was too close to the Lin family and saw them too often. If she were to get married at the Lin household, that would be akin to the Lin family admitting that she was a daughter of the Lin family…

How would Lin Ran feel?

On the other end of the line, Liang Mulan continued to rattle on… She complained that it was far too rushed and that she wasn't able to make adequate preparations for Lin Nuan in time. At the same time, she went on about how as the bride's side of the family, the Lin family had to prepare something for the wedding.

Lin Nuan wanted to turn Liang Mulan down. However, after hearing her excited yet grumbling words, everything she wanted to say was stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say a word.

”Forget it, I can't explain it properly over the phone. You and Huai'an should just come tonight! I'll go into detail when we see each other in person. There are still many details I have to discuss with the two of you!”

”Filming for the new program starts at 7:30 pm today. I don't know when we'll wrap up filming, so I'm afraid we can't go back tonight. Auntie Li is also on leave today, and she still has to prepare dinner for Tuan Tuan in the afternoon. And I'm looking through possible locations for the wedding photos right now, which has to be confirmed today. So I don't think we'll have time.”

Lin Nuan tried to explain things to Liang Mulan as clearly as possible so that she wouldn't feel bad.

”You don't have time today…” Liang Mulan felt upset and paused before she opened her mouth again to speak. ”Then you can come back tomorrow or the day after! You can't drag things out any longer than that! The guest list has to be confirmed soon, and after the wedding venue is confirmed, we might still have to tidy up the house a bit! These are all extremely urgent matters!”

”I know, Mom!” Lin Nuan's words sounded unintelligible, as she didn't dare to reply to her too clearly.

”Nuan Nuan, work is important, but getting married is a huge thing in our lives. Us women only get married once. You have to take it seriously, okay?”

”I know, Mom!” Lin Nuan felt her heart ache.

”Then you and Huai'an have to take some time to come back as soon as possible. You don't have to inform us beforehand!” Liang Mulan urged.

Lin Nuan couldn't bear to reject Liang Mulan over the phone. She had mixed emotions as she hung up.

Liang Mulan treated Lin Nuan like her own daughter, and she even invited friends and family to attend her wedding. Lin Nuan felt very happy…

But how would Lin Ran feel about Liang Mulan doing all this?

She gripped her phone tightly and felt uneasy.

The phone vibrated. Lin Nuan, who was curled up on the sofa, glanced at the screen. It was Lin Ran calling.

Lin Nuan hesitated before picking up the call. ”Hello…”

”Do you know that Mom plans to let you get married at the Lin household?” Lin Ran asked.

Over the phone, Lin Nuan could hear the sound of Lin Ran flipping the pages of a book. Lin Nuan lowered her eyes. ”Yeah, Mom just called. Don't worry, I'll talk it out with her.”

”Mom already asked for my opinion, and I agreed to it. Don't worry and accept her suggestion…” Lin Ran's voice was very calm and had no anger or sarcasm in it.

Lin Nuan was very surprised.

Lin Ran said in a seemingly impatient tone, ”Now that Mom's like this, she can't properly prepare for your wedding. And Mom's just sitting around at home anyway. It's good to give her something to do, because now she won't bother me at home all day!”