In the early morning of the winter solstice, the red lanterns on the Drum Tower of the Acropolis were rarely lit.
With this as the center, the red lanterns radiate to the four streets in the southeast, northwest, and extend to 200 meters from each street, forming a festive ocean.
The most dazzling thing is the little red building in the southwest corner, decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, with the words "happy" surrounding the building, elegant and luxurious.
The beautiful moment when the red lanterns were lit was uploaded to the Internet that night and quickly became a trending topic in the local area, arousing heated discussion among the public.
Early in the morning, when people were speculating, the official website of the Acropolis government announced that in order to expand winter tourism on the Acropolis, the government department specially built a custom street with the theme of Acropolis wedding customs during the winter solstice for the public to watch, which will last until New Year's Eve.
Everyone suddenly realized and admired the Ming family for really knowing how to choose a date. Even the government departments were icing on the cake for the Ming family's happy event.
Xu Zhiyi got up at four in the morning. After taking a shower, the makeup artist began to put makeup on her.
Her wedding dress was a Chinese dress in the style of Han and Tang Dynasties, and her makeup and hair style naturally matched it. The makeup style she chose was flower pattern makeup, and the finishing touch was naturally the flower pattern between her eyebrows.
Three hours later, the bride's makeup was finally finalized. She wore the set of jewelry given by Feng Xiaoyu and the set of headdress given by Zhou Lan.
Before putting on lipstick and changing into wedding clothes, Li Zijuan fed Xu Zhiyi dumplings according to custom.
"Come on, girl, eat more. Once you get in the wedding car, you won't have a chance to eat all day. Eat more now. You will have the strength to survive the day. You are the one who is tired."
Xu Zhiyi actually had no appetite, but he just didn't want to mess with Li Zijuan and ate the dumplings she fed him.
After eating a few pieces, she couldn't eat anymore. She looked at Li Zijuan and hesitated to speak.
Li Zijuan put the remaining dumplings aside and looked at Xu Zhiyi with a look of relief and pride:
"My girl is so pretty. With this makeup, she is even prettier than those ancient beauties on TV. The lotus on her forehead is so beautiful and has a good meaning. It's great. Everything is fine. My girl will live a good life. Happy, definitely."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes and she quickly turned her head to wipe them away.
When Xu Zhiyi saw her like this, his nose felt inexplicably sore and his eyes quickly became moist.
When the makeup artist saw this, he quickly reminded:
"Auntie, you can't make the bride cry, otherwise she will have to touch up her makeup. The time for the groom to accept the bride is coming soon, so we can't miss the opportunity."
Li Zijuan wiped away her tears and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, you're right, we can't miss the opportunity. Girl, mom is happy for you. Don't cry with mom. Put away your tears." "
Xu Zhiyi suppressed the sore nose and cried a little: "Mom, where is my dad?"
After Xu Cheng left her bedroom last night, the father and daughter never saw each other again.
"Your father will be busy with the arrangements for sending off the bride. You will change into your wedding clothes later, and I will ask him to come and see our beautiful daughter."
"Um."
Next, the crowd watching the excitement was cleared away, and makeup artists and professionals from the wedding company assisted Xu Zhiyi in dressing up her wedding clothes one by one.
After putting on her wedding clothes and a translucent gauze red hijab, Xu Zhiyi sat upright on the bed, and someone arranged the long wedding dress on the bed.
Everything is ready, open the door to welcome the bride.
As soon as the door opened, Li Zijuan pulled Xu Cheng in.
Through the red hijab, Xu Zhiyi looked at Xu Cheng, tears welling up in his eyes. There were many things he wanted to say, but he couldn't say a word for a while.
She wanted to say sorry for her words yesterday.
She wanted to say thank you to her parents for their support over the years.
But with his mouth open, he couldn't speak.
Li Zijuan looked at the father and daughter, pushed Xu Cheng forward, and said:
"A Cheng, you are a father. There is no parent in the world who cares about their children. This girl is about to get married. We can't let her get married with worries. Please say something to ease her heart and let her get married happily. people."
Xu Cheng stared at Xu Zhiyi, pursed his lips, and said:
"Girl, everything in the past is just a prologue, and everything in the future is promising. Forget the unhappiness of the past, start your new life, and live a good life with Octavia. Your mother and I only hope that you two will live happily."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Xu Zhiyi stared at his back and shouted hoarsely, "Dad..."
The team to pick up the bride arrived on time at eight o'clock in the morning. The red envelopes cleared the way for the Ming family and were almost unimpeded. When those who received the red envelopes opened them, they all exclaimed.
The Ming family is generous!
Although she encountered a little difficulty at the door of the bride's bedroom, everyone was very measured. Under the attack of red envelopes from the Ming family, Octavia successfully found her wedding shoes.
The wedding shoes are also Chinese-style red embroidered shoes with bells on them, which will ring with each step when walking.
It means one step, one sound, one step, one thought.
Xu Zhiyi held a mandarin duck embroidered fan, turned her head slightly, and through the hazy gauze red hijab, she saw the groom half-kneeling in front of her, putting on her wedding shoes, with a smile that was too thick to hide.
Mingrui put on her wedding shoes, raised her eyes, and met her eyes. The two looked at each other and smiled, with joy beyond words.
Under the urging of everyone, Octavia stood up.
He was wearing a Han and Tang style men's wedding robe and a wedding hat, with a face like a crown jewel and a graceful demeanor.
Standing there, standing out from the crowd.
A good stranger is as good as jade, and his son is unparalleled in the world.
The groom finally sat next to the bride, but the bride was shy and did not dare to look at him. She lowered her eyes but smiled silently.
Octavia reached out and held her hand, staring at his bride, unable to move his eyes away at all, the corners of his mouth curled into a crescent moon.
Their palms touched each other, feeling warm and happy.
After the photo session between the family and the bride ended, the emcee sang: "The auspicious time has come. Welcome the bride out to get in the car."
According to custom, when the bride leaves her natal home, her feet cannot touch the ground, and she must be carried out by her adult brothers and get into the car.
If there are no brothers, or if the brothers are still young, their father will carry them out.
Xu Zhian bent down and picked up Xu Zhiyi. Before leaving the house, he whispered to her: "Sister, you must be happy."
Xu Zhiyi felt a lump in her throat. She took a few deep breaths, tried to adjust her emotions, and suppressed her crying, "Xiao An, take care of my parents for me, I..."
She couldn't speak anymore.
"Sister, don't worry, I'm at home."
At this time, being held by Xu Zhian, she suddenly realized that her brother who used to chase after her and beg her to buy shoes had grown up.
The bride gets in the car and the convoy begins to set off.
The wedding car procession of the Ming family was very large, mighty and spectacular.
The wedding route is carefully planned.
Relatives of the Xu family were sitting in the wedding vehicle. They were surprised to find that the shops facing the streets where the Ming family's wedding convoy passed had festive red silk and satin hanging in front of their doors. Everyone who looked along could tell that they were specially for the Ming family's wedding. And prepare.
The wedding convoy was moving in an orderly manner, with no outside vehicles cutting in.
This is all secondary.
In the past, I was lucky enough to witness the pedestrians and vehicles in the wedding convoy, and I also suddenly noticed another jaw-dropping phenomenon.
