A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

The crowd escorted Xiao Ran to the courtyard gate.

By this time, the door had already been closed from the inside.

Xiang Hong and several of the woman's friends stood guard behind the door, and immediately perked up when they heard the commotion outside.

A knock came at the door.

Xiang Hong asked through the courtyard gate, "Who is it?"

Xiao Ran stood outside the door and answered cooperatively, "The person who came to pick up Shanshan and take her home."

Xiang Hong said with a smile, "It's not that easy to pick up the bride. First, pass a red envelope through the crack in the door."

The people outside were prepared and immediately stuffed red envelopes into the crack in the door one after another.

Laughter immediately filled the courtyard.

Fang Cheng picked up a red envelope, squeezed it, and deliberately exclaimed, "It's not thick enough; it lacks sincerity!"

Xiao Ran's classmate couldn't help but say, "This courtyard is already so grand, why would you care about how big the red envelope is?"

Fang Cheng replied confidently, "The yard is the yard, and the red envelope is the red envelope; they are two different things."

Su Fan, standing behind, couldn't help but laugh.

He walked to the courtyard gate and cleared his throat: "Brother Ran, let's get this straight, whether or not you can pick up my sister today depends on your performance."

Upon hearing Su Fan's voice, the students outside the door immediately fell silent.

Although Xiao Ran had already mentioned it beforehand, they still felt it was somewhat unreal when they actually heard that Su Fan was right behind the door.

Xiao Ran remained calm: "I know the rules. Feel free to make any requests."

Su Fan said with a smile, "I don't ask for much. Just be nicer to my sister in the future. That will do more good than giving her any amount of money today."

Xiao Ran, standing outside the door, replied, "You don't need to remind me, I know how."

Su Fan did not press the matter further.

No matter how beautifully some words are spoken, only time will tell.

He nodded towards Hong: "Sister Hong, alright, open the door, don't delay the auspicious time."

The courtyard gate slowly opened.

Xiao Ran led everyone into the courtyard, and after answering a few more questions under the pressure from Xiang Hong and the others, he was finally allowed into the room.

The door opened, and the room became much quieter.

Yuan Shanshan sat on the edge of the bed in a wedding dress, her veil draped over her shoulders.

Aunt Liu sat beside her, holding her hand the whole time.

Seeing Xiao Ran enter, Yuan Shanshan's initially tense expression gradually relaxed.

Xiao Ran stood at the door, momentarily forgetting to move forward.

His classmates behind him couldn't help but give him a nudge: "Don't just stand there, hurry up and pick up the bride."

Everyone laughed.

Xiao Ran then came to his senses, walked up to Yuan Shanshan, and half-squatted down: "Shanshan, I've come to pick you up."

Yuan Shanshan looked at him, her eyes slightly red, but she smiled and nodded.

Xiao Ran didn't get up immediately. Instead, he turned to Aunt Liu sitting next to him and said seriously, "Aunt Liu, I've come to pick up Shanshan and take her home."

Upon hearing the word "home," Aunt Liu's hand trembled slightly.

She glanced at Xiao Ran, then turned to look at Yuan Shanshan, who was wearing a wedding dress beside her.

Many years ago, when Yuan Shanshan was first sent to the orphanage, she was a thin and small child.

She doesn't like to talk and rarely cries. Even when she's wronged, she just hides in a corner by herself.

Later, as she grew up, she began to help take care of children younger than herself.

Aunt Liu had worried countless times that this overly sensible child might not even dare to tell others when she was sad in the future.

Now, the little girl who once held onto her clothes is wearing a wedding dress.

Aunt Liu remained silent for a while before taking Xiao Ran's hand and solemnly placing Yuan Shanshan's hand in his palm.

"Shanshan has been sensible since she was little. She likes to shoulder everything on her own. When she says she's fine, she may not really be fine. In the future, ask her more questions and listen to what she has to say."

Xiao Ran gripped Yuan Shanshan's hand tightly and nodded earnestly: "Aunt Liu, I've got it."

Aunt Liu looked at him and continued, "I'm not asking you to promise that you'll never argue with her in your life. How can two people live together without any disagreements? If something really happens, you two should sit down and talk it out. Don't let her guess or suffer alone."

Xiao Ran solemnly replied, "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will face it together with Shan Shan. She had your family before, and she will have our family in the future."

Aunt Liu's eyes reddened, but a smile finally appeared on her face: "I'm relieved to hear you say that."

Yuan Shanshan looked at Aunt Liu, and the tears she had just held back fell again: "Aunt Liu, I will come back to see you often after I get married. You can't think that just because I'm married, I can't come home anymore."

Aunt Liu reached out and wiped away her tears: "What nonsense are you talking about? Getting married doesn't mean you're being given away to someone else. That place will always be your home. You can come back whenever you want."

Yuan Shanshan rushed into Aunt Liu's arms and hugged her tightly.

Aunt Liu gently patted her back, but couldn't help turning her head away to secretly wipe the corner of her eye.

No one in the room urged them to hurry.

Su Fan stood by the door, watching the two embracing, and felt a pang of sadness in his heart as well.

After a moment, Aunt Liu released Yuan Shanshan and straightened her veil again: "Alright, today is a joyous day, you can't keep crying. If you cry and ruin your makeup, you'll have to trouble someone to fix it again."

Yuan Shanshan smiled through her tears: "Okay, I won't cry anymore."

Xiao Ran stood up and bowed deeply to Aunt Liu.

He didn't say anything more, he just held Yuan Shanshan's hand tightly the whole time.

The auspicious time is approaching, and it's time to set off.

Everyone got into the wedding car.

After the wedding cars arrived at the hotel, the wedding officially began according to the pre-arranged schedule.

Amidst the applause of relatives and friends, Xiao Ran led Yuan Shanshan through a flower-strewn passage and slowly arrived at the center of the stage.

The vows and the exchange of rings went very smoothly.

When the ceremony reached the part where they paid respects to their parents, Xiao Ran's parents were invited by the staff to the front of the stage.

Immediately afterwards, the emcee picked up the microphone and solemnly announced, "Next, please welcome Ms. Liu, the bride's elder, to the stage to receive the couple's prayers."

Upon hearing her name called, Aunt Liu, who was sitting in the audience, was visibly taken aback.

She instinctively turned her head to look around, somewhat at a loss: "Is there a mistake? I can just sit down there."

In fact, this was not an arrangement made on the spot by the emcee.

Before the wedding began, Yuan Shanshan, Xiao Ran, Su Fan, and others had already made arrangements.

Although they were not related to Aunt Liu by blood, they were all raised under her care.

In their hearts, Aunt Liu was no longer just the head of an orphanage.

She was their common elder.

Aunt Liu looked at her seat on the stage, hesitating to take a step: "I'm not Shanshan's biological mother, it's not appropriate for me to sit there."

Su Fan had already stood up from his seat.

He walked over to Aunt Liu, took out a red envelope he had prepared in advance from his pocket, and gently stuffed it into her pocket.

Aunt Liu glanced down, increasingly bewildered: "Why are you giving me a red envelope?"

Su Fan said softly, "Aunt Liu, this seat is for you."

Aunt Liu looked up at him.

Su Fan continued, "Sister Shan, you watched us grow up, and you raised us all. If you don't deserve to sit there, then no one deserves to sit there today."

Aunt Liu's lips moved, but she couldn't say a word.

Su Fan pointed to the red envelope in her hand, and a smile returned to his face: "I've also prepared a red envelope for you. When Sister Shan and Brother Ran offer you tea later, please accept it generously and don't make them wait for you on stage."