After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 105 The Wedding (Part 4)

When they arrived at the Lin family home, everyone from Lin Family Village was already there, waiting to welcome the bride into the house.

The eldest daughter was especially excited. She was already three years old, but this was the first time she had ever seen someone else get married, let alone her own brother.

"Mother! Mother! Brother is back on his big horse!" Da Niu shouted, and the people of Linjia Village all sprang into action. They cheered and ran to the door to wait and see the bride.

Cui and Lin Feiyun were beaming with joy. "Big Head Dad, I never thought I'd be able to see Big Head get married at this time. I thought I'd have to wait another 10 or 20 years."

After Cui finished speaking, she glanced at Lin Feiyun beside her, only to see that Lin Feiyun was already in tears.

"Why are you crying on such a joyous day?" Although Cui said this, her eyes were already wet with tears.

"Yes, yes! We shouldn't cry on such a joyous occasion." Lin Feiyun hastily wiped away the tears on his face with his sleeve.

Madam Cui choked up a little, and when she saw Lin Yunche and Bai Wanqing leading the red ribbon in, her eyes were full of relief. The matchmaker led the two to a stop, and then invited the best man in.

The groomsman was the village chief of Linjia Village, but he was quite young, looking about the same age as Lin Yunche. Standing next to Cui Shi, he winked at Lin Yunche and shouted loudly, "The auspicious time has arrived—"

"The bride and groom pay their respects to their parents."

Lin Yunche, holding Bai Wanqing's hand, bowed to Cui Shi and Lin Feiyun. Cui Shi, unable to hold back any longer, wiped her eyes and nodded firmly, saying, "Good! Good! Good! Get up quickly."

Lin Feiyun was only focused on smiling sheepishly at the moment. When he saw Cui Shi tell the two of them to get up, he remembered to raise his hand to signal them to get up quickly.

After the parents finished paying their respects, the village chief called out, "Husband and wife, bow to each other!"

The matchmaker helped Bai Wanqing slowly turn towards Lin Yunche. She saw that Lin Yunche's toes were also pointing towards her. With a bow, the two bowed to each other.

As the village chief announced the completion of the ceremony, the two were ushered into the bridal chamber.

The young men from Linjia Village all came to make a fuss. Du Huan, who had followed Lin to the Lin family, pulled Lin Yunche to the front yard to drink in order to prevent them from making a ruckus in the bridal chamber.

When everyone saw that the groom had gone to the front, they all followed and ran to the front hall to eat.

Bai Wanqing sat quietly on the wedding bed. Ruixin was worried that her young mistress was hungry, so she brought her a plate of snacks.

"Miss, why don't you eat something first? The young master and his group are drinking up ahead, and we don't know when they'll finish."

Bai Wanqing nodded gently and picked up a pastry. "Hmm? This pastry is different from what we usually eat."

"Ruixin, you should try some too!"

Hearing what the young lady said, Ruixin curiously put a piece in her mouth. "Hmm? Miss, it's different! The milk flavor in this one is much richer. I wonder which family makes this fruit. We can buy some to eat next time."

"Then you can't buy it!" At this moment, Da Niu, who had been secretly hiding in the new room, crawled out from under the bed, startling Rui Xin and Bai Wanqing.

Da Niu twisted her body and laboriously crawled out from under the bed, looking at the bride in front of her with a look of novelty.

Ruixin knew this was the young lady's future aunt, and teased her, "Why can't you buy it? Could it be that it's homemade?"

The little girl immediately raised her head and exclaimed, "That's right! This is what my mother made!"

“My mother doesn’t usually make this, but today is my older brother’s wedding day, so we’re lucky to have this treat. If my mother knew that my sister-in-law liked it, she would be very happy.”

After saying that, Da Niu turned her face and stared at Bai Wanqing, who was still covered by a red veil.

Bai Wanqing assumed it was just a child's curiosity and didn't stop her, letting her stay in the new house and talk to them.

It wasn't until Lin Yunche returned from the front yard that Da Niu immediately jumped off the bed and ran to Lin Yunche on her little feet, questioning, "Big brother! Didn't you say you were going to marry a handsome brother? How come you have a beautiful sister-in-law now?"

Lin Yunche was taken aback. He had drunk quite a bit in the front yard, but the question sobered him up considerably.

Seeing the girl's questioning look, he unconsciously curled the corners of his mouth. "She's your handsome brother! I haven't been fickle or fallen for anyone else."

The older girl didn't understand what her older brother meant. "What does it mean to fall in love with someone else? And what does it mean to be fickle?"

Lin Yunche gently patted her head, "You're still young, these are things you shouldn't know!"

Da Niu shook her head and obediently didn't ask any more questions. Lin Yunche glanced at Ruixin, who immediately understood what her son-in-law meant and came over to take Da Niu's hand.

"Miss Niu, there are still many snacks in the kitchen. Would you like to eat some?"

Upon hearing that there would be snacks, Da Niu forgot about her plan to follow her older brother to see her beautiful sister-in-law and nodded vigorously, "I want to eat."

Ruixin took the opportunity to leave with Da Niu, leaving only Lin Yunche and Bai Wanqing in the house.

Bai Wanqing immediately became nervous, and Lin Yunche was also nervous. He stood far away by the door, hesitated for a while before walking to her side and gently lifting the red veil.

A face that, while not quite breathtakingly beautiful, was nonetheless exquisitely pretty and refined, was presented before him.

He was momentarily stunned, but when Bai Wanqing looked up at him, he immediately looked away.

"Ahem!" Lin Yunche coughed lightly twice and said, "Have you not eaten anything? Or should I go to the kitchen and get you something to eat?" Bai Wanqing chuckled, and Lin Yunche became even more nervous.

"I was worried you'd be hungry. If you're not hungry, I won't go." Lin Yunche was blushing deeply, and his alluring eyes made Bai Wanqing feel inferior.

“Ruixin already got me some food from the kitchen, so I’m not really hungry right now,” Bai Wanqing said softly.

Lin Yunche gave a simple "hmm" and then shifted his gaze to the wedding bed.

Seeing him staring at the wedding bed, Bai Wanqing assumed he was tired, so she moved aside to make room for him to get on the bed. But to Lin Yunche, this signal was a blatant invitation.

He was in the prime of his life; how could he possibly resist?

Seeing his blush, Bai Wanqing suddenly realized something and her face turned bright red as well.

Lin Yunche, no longer shy, suddenly burst into laughter. "Madam, why don't we rest early?"

Bai Wanqing found it somewhat amusing to watch Lin Yunche blushing while pretending to be a rogue, but she still nodded slightly.

Lin Yunche took off his outer clothes, leaving only his inner clothes. Bai Wanqing turned her head away shyly, too embarrassed to look at him. Lin Yunche got into bed, and the two lay quietly on the bed, neither of them moving stiffly.

After a long while, Lin Yunche finally spoke first, "Wanqing."

Bai Wanqing was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open. She had gotten up too early that morning and had been too nervous, which had exhausted her mental energy. So she just let out a soft "Hmm?"

Lin Yunche turned his head, looked at Bai Wanqing who had already closed her eyes, smiled helplessly, but still spoke softly.

"Wanqing, I know that your decision to marry me was a temporary measure."

"Although we are now husband and wife, I have ultimately taken advantage of you. Don't worry, I won't do anything to you until you truly accept me."

"There are also some things about our Lin family that I haven't told you. It's not that I don't trust you, but telling you about the Lin family's current situation would only make things more difficult for you."

"Do you understand my heart?" Lin Yunche glanced at Bai Wanqing beside him, whose breathing had become even, and gently curled the corners of his mouth.

"No matter what, you are my wife now, Wanqing, and I am very happy." After saying this, Lin Yunche closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, when Bai Wan woke up, Lin Yunche was already gone.

Ruixin had been waiting at the door for a while. When she heard the noise coming from inside the house, she knocked on the door and came in carrying a basin of water.

"Miss, you're awake! Why don't you wash your face first?" Ruixin said.

Bai Wanqing was somewhat dazed. Seeing the familiar faces, she never thought she had remarried. However, she didn't hear any noise outside, so she couldn't help but glance outside.

Ruixin knew that her young mistress was thinking about her husband, so she said considerately, "Miss, you don't need to look. Right now, your husband and the old lady are in the kitchen. The old lady said she's going to make one of her signature dishes for you to try."

Upon hearing this, Bai Wanqing nearly knocked over the basin of water in front of her.

“How can I let my mother-in-law serve me? If word gets out, won’t our Bai family’s daughters be criticized?”

"Quickly, Ruixin, quickly help me with my makeup."

Bai Wanqing hurriedly asked Ruixin to tidy her up, and after a quick tidying up, she rushed to the kitchen.

At this moment, Lin Yunche was tending the fire, Cui was busy kneading dough, Da Niu was drooling as she stared at the fillings that Cui had prepared long ago, and Lin Feiyun was being instructed by Cui to chop meat.

Seeing this, Bai Wanqing rolled up her sleeves and said, "Mother, let me help you."

When Cui saw Bai Wanqing, she smiled and her eyes narrowed. "You must have had a lot of trouble yesterday, right? Don't bother yourself. There are so many of us here. You should go back to your room and rest. I'll have Datou call you when dinner is ready."

But Bai Wanqing felt embarrassed and said, "Mother, I'm not tired, I'll help you."

Bai Wanqing snatched the dough from Cui's hands and began kneading it with great skill.

Cui Shi never expected that Bai Wanqing, a pampered young lady raised at home with a maid like Ruixin serving her at all times, would be so good at kneading dough.

"Wanqing, you can cook?" Cui Shi didn't insist on having her cook, but instead casually found a stool, sat down, and chatted with her, showing no airs of an elder at all.

Bai Wanqing nodded and said, "Yes, I can make some."

Madam Cui smiled and said, "Datou, you've really struck gold. I never expected our daughter-in-law to be so capable."

Lin Feiyun heard this and kept praising, "No wonder our Datou is so lucky! Datou, you'd better treat your wife well in the future."

Lin Yunche, who was tending the fire, was speechless. He couldn't understand why he was being praised so much by the whole family just for kneading dough, especially since he had actually started the fire.
Unfortunately, none of the Lin family members paid attention to Lin Yunche's feelings. Even Da Niu happily followed behind Bai Wanqing after seeing that Bai Wanqing was the handsome brother from that day, calling out "handsome brother! handsome brother!"

Lin Yunche could only obediently shut up and continue tending the fire.

(End of this chapter)