Su Baizhou sat on her bed, glanced at the time, and figured Luo Ye would be arriving soon.
She stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at the scene beyond it.
This was not the place where she had lived with her mother, but the countryside outside Hangzhou—the place where she had grown up.
Everything outside felt familiar. Upon hearing that she was getting married, her childhood friends had all sent their blessings. They were waiting at the entrance, wanting to witness the moment she was taken away with their own eyes.
Su Baizhou's childhood friend, Shi Jingyang, was leading a group of old friends as they stared eagerly at the house at the end of the courtyard.
A girl beside him asked, "Brother Jingyang, when are they coming to pick up Big Sister? I've already gone to the bathroom three times."
"Who told you to drink so much water? Just wait, they should be here soon."
Before long, amid a chorus of car horns, a line of vehicles appeared in the distance.
At the front was the unmistakable Chopped Chili Fish Head.
Seeing this, Shi Jingyang's eyes narrowed as he immediately called out to everyone, "They're here!"
The next moment, everyone broke into a jog toward the wedding procession.
Blocking the Chopped Chili Fish Head, Shi Jingyang shouted at it, "We want wedding candy! No candy, no passing through!"
As soon as he said that, everyone else began shouting along with him.
Luo Ye got out of the Chopped Chili Fish Head. He met the gaze of Shi Jingyang, a man he had only met a few times but had a good impression of, then smiled faintly and pulled several boxes of wedding candy from the trunk.
"Everyone gets some."
After receiving their candy, the crowd moved