Chapter 558 - Traditional Wedding Ceremony (1/2)

Xia Lei and Shentu Tianyin’s wedding ithout doubt, theof thisa billion at this wedding was a suests in attendance were not those who could be bought with money A sie for a wedding of similar cost for his child, but he would not be able to have princes and a, much less the VIPs of China

The bride’s side of the venue had been throwing cold words about,sarcastically, but these conversations were different now

“Oh ot an Arab prince to come, and the ambassadors of several countries too We were already so proud when the uest

“Who cares about the Arab prince and the ambassadors Did you see those round shakes beneath their feet when they hable We were just saying how he had no status to his name, and no decent close friends… but his close friends ca friends too!”

“I’d thought that the grooht, but it was actually the other way around”

“Not exactly Shentu Tianyin has money, but what does Xia Lei have? He has ability, and connections He will far outstrip Shentu Tianyin one day in his net worth with his ability and connections”

“Yeah, that’s right Who said that Xia Lei was not a match for Shentu Tianyin earlier?”

“What are you looking at me for? I didn’t say that Shentu Tianyin is a smart woman, so her assessment of uesses”

These guests and their conversations were like a wind blowing past a wall, and the grass on the wall bending in the other direction

And so the wedding began in the midst of all these whispers

Xia Lei and Shentu Tianyin were going to have two ceremonies One was Shentu Tianyin’s request, a Western ceremony presided over by a priest After this cereroom would kneel in a ritual ceremony This was the ceremony Xia Lei requested He was a deep-set traditional h the current modern trend was to have a Western cereentle cereuests quieted down

The wedding h the air, bringing joy to everyone present

The priest raised his voice “Good day, everyone We are gathered here today to celebrate the wedding of this man and this woman” He looked at Xia Lei and Shentu Tianyin “Do either of you oppose this union?” He then looked at the guests “Is there anyone here who opposes this union?”

As the priest went about the usual words, Ren Wenqiang, as sitting further down froe to shout ‘I oppose!’ But ould he do afterwards, after he had done his mischief? Shentu Tianyin and Xia Lei would not let hie would perhaps be not as bad as Xia Lei’s, but he dared not ie would be

The priest turned to Xia Lei “Xia Lei, do you take Shentu Tianyin as your lawfully wedded wife?”

Xia Lei nodded “I do”

The priest spoke again “Xia Lei, do you swear to be with your wife, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health?”

“I do,” said Xia Lei

The priest turned to Shentu Tianyin “Shentu Tianyin, do you take Xia Lei as your lawfully wedded husband?”

“I do,” said Shentu Tianyin

The priest continued, “Shentu Tianyin, do you swear to be with your husband, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health?”

Shentu Tianyin nodded, and her voice was full of wars on The Holy Bible,” said the priest

Shentu Tianyin and Xia Lei placed their wedding rings on the Bible in the priest’s hands

The priest s on your partner”

Xia Lei slid the ring onto Shentu Tianyin’s finger, and she put the ring on his finger It was like their hearts had linked in that moment

“I now pronounce you lawfully-wedded husband and wife May the groom please kiss the bride,” said the priest

Xia Lei lifted Shentu Tianyin’s veil, and took her into his arms before he kissed her cherry lips

Shentu Tianyin shut her eyes Her heart was bursting with shyness, sweetness, and war her the happiest woes of the past flashed in Xia Lei’sbricks on the construction site, sweat staining his back Not one fingernail of his was ke plant, learning the ropes of welding and getting scolded harshly by hisup the university acceptance letter so that Xia Xue could keep schooling He saw hiainst the A a rain of bullets and shi+vering…

These were all of his past experiences, and they all felt like they had happened yesterday All these experiences churned in his heart

Life was like a play, and like a play, it had its ups and downs

Who would have thought? People used to roll their eyes at hied his blood and sweat for the sake of his sister’s education Who would have thought that he would be where he was now?