"Now, may the bride and groom dance their first dance."
Li Ye had never expected that at a wedding in 1991, the bride and groom would have to "show off their talents" too.
But when he saw that Tang Zhiyu and Fu Guiyin were dancing a waltz, Li Ye was instantly disappointed.
Who wanted to watch that kind of dance? What they wanted to see were long legs and wild bouncing.
In the short videos decades later, many brides would lead their bridesmaids in a sizzling dance at the wedding, making a whole crowd of old-fashioned people curse Mother inwardly.
Those little bastards had emptied our wallets—what kind of woman had they married home?
Yet the young people watched with sparkling eyes and animated expressions, even mocking those elders for not understanding etiquette. The West had possessed a tradition of dancing at weddings since the Middle Ages.
Anyway, it was not their own wife. The more vigorously she danced, the louder everyone cheered.
Later, Li Ye had specifically looked into it. Western weddings did indeed have a segment called the first dance.
But that dance was not some "talent show." It was an important ritual meant to strengthen the tacit understanding and affection between the bride and groom, carrying the blessing of a happy marriage.
So Li Ye truly could not understand whether those perfectly synchronized, bounce-bounce dances came from Western traditions or South Korean girl groups.
It was the nineties now, so things were still quite traditional. Though Fu Guiyin had dated dozens of boyfriends, when it came time to dance, her skirt nearly swept over her ankles and her arms were covered in sheer gauze. Every gesture strove for dignity and elegance, making people feel at first glance that marrying this wife had been worth it.
So when