The Woman Amid the Cherry Blossoms

Tuantuan looked at the clusters of hydrangeas in delighted surprise and said happily, "Daddy, Mommy, these hydrangeas are so beautiful! The white ones look like snow, the red ones like fire, and the pink ones like rosy clouds! Tuantuan likes them so, so much~"

"Who knew Tuantuan had such a rich imagination? That was a very vivid description~" Su Chen said with a smile.

"Hehe~" Tuantuan said with a giggle.

"Daddy, why are hydrangeas called hydrangeas?" Lele asked with a smile.

"Hmm... because hydrangeas look a lot like embroidered balls~" Su Chen explained with a smile.

"What kind of ball is an embroidered ball? Have we seen one before?" Tuantuan asked with a smile.

"Hmm... Tuantuan and Lele haven't seen one yet, but embroidered balls have a very long history~" Su Chen replied.

"Then embroidered balls must have something special about them, right?" Lele asked, blinking his big eyes.

Su Chen nodded. "Lele is right. In ancient times, embroidered balls were used to choose a husband. When some young women reached marriageable age, they would stand atop a bridal tower and throw down embroidered balls to select a husband! Whoever caught the ball would become the groom!"

"Wow, throwing an embroidered ball to find a husband~" Lele and Tuantuan said curiously.

"Eh~ If Daddy and Mommy had lived in ancient times, would there have been an embroidered-ball wedding too?" Lele asked with a smile as he looked at Yan Bingxue and Su Chen.

Yan Bingxue looked at Su Chen with a trace of anticipation, as though such a scene had appeared in her mind. A handsome young man in a long robe stood gracefully beneath the bridal tower, gazing joyfully at her as she stood above him.

Yan Bingxue gazed tenderly at the hydrangea before her.

Su Chen gently