Countdown to Awakening

No matter how hard the person outside pushed, it was useless.

Zhong Shanshan in the room saw something was wrong and reminded: "Tianlong, stop blocking the door, open the door and let them in. Otherwise, it will be delayed later."

Zhong Wenlong glanced at Zhong Shanshan and replied, "Okay..." Then, Zhang Wenlong let go of her hand.

Liao Bin's brothers outside the door rushed in at once. They looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law... why are you guys blocking the door? It's so hard to open..." one of them asked. Meng Qiuya replied: "What are you calling me? Sister-in-law? I haven't even married Liao Bin yet, and you're calling me sister-in-law?"

When the brothers heard this, they immediately took out red envelopes.

"Oh, I see. This... this is our compensation for changing our words... Sister-in-law..."

Meng Qiuya took the red envelope.

Xiao Guilan was watching the excitement from outside the door. "Alright, alright, Tianlong, quickly carry your sister downstairs!" she said.

Zhong Tianlong said reluctantly, "Okay." Then he walked to Zhong Shanshan, carried her out of the bedroom.

Liao Bin's brothers and Meng Qiuya followed behind.

Zhong Shanshan was in a happy mood because she was about to marry her groom. But it seemed that Zhong Tianlong was in a bad mood.

He walked very slowly, as if he couldn't bear it.

Zhong Shanshan asked in confusion, "Tianlong, what's wrong with you? Why can't you carry it? Last time you said you were trying, you were able to carry it, right? Why can't you carry it at the critical moment? Can you even walk?"

Zhong Tianlong was silent for a long time and continued walking, his pace still as slow as before. Only after he went downstairs did he say, "Sister, even if you get married, you are still my sister. You and I will never separate. You will always be my sister."

Zhong Shanshan was stunned after hearing this. She had never expected Zhong Tianlong to say such a thing. She usually thought Zhong Tianlong was ignorant and sometimes liked to talk back to her.

When they reached the gate, they heard a burst of firecrackers and someone shouting something. At the gate, Xiao Guilan, who was following behind them, was carrying a basin of water. After Zhong Tianlong carried Zhong Shanshan out of the door, she poured the water forward.

"A daughter who is married off is like water spilled out! From now on, we will be two families!" Xiao Guilan shouted at the top of her voice.

According to the rules, Zhong Shanshan couldn't look back, because she was no longer her mother's family, and she couldn't think about the past. She couldn't go back, either. Although she couldn't see, she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

As the saying goes, a daughter who is married off is like spilled water. From now on, she belongs to the Liao family. And from then on, she should seldom come to her parents' home, especially on important days like the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.

Zhong Shanshan's mood at this moment was hard to describe, but she still held back her tears. Her aunt said that she couldn't look sad on such a happy day.

After Zhong Tianlong carried Zhong Shanshan out, Liao Bin hurried forward to greet her.

Liao Bin took out a big red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Guilan. "Mom," he called out.

Seeing this, Xiao Guilan smiled and asked Zhong Tianlong to put Zhong Shanshan down.

After Zhong Tianlong put Zhong Shanshan down with an unhappy look on his face, Liao Bin quickly walked up to Zhong Shanshan.

Liao Bin's third sister also came along. She joked, "Silly boy, why are you standing there? Hug her!"

Liao Bin looked back at his third sister, then at his future wife Zhong Shanshan. His face turned red all the way to his neck, and he was obviously very embarrassed.

Zhong Shanshan also lowered her head, not daring to look at Liao Bin. In fact, she was quite happy. Liao Bin just looked at Zhong Shanshan.

Only then did he pick up Zhong Shanshan.

Zhong Shanshan was a little surprised. After smiling, she hurriedly hooked her arms around his neck, but still didn't dare to look at him.

Zhong Shanshan seemed to be able to hear Liao Bin's heartbeat.

The sound of suona rises, and a festive atmosphere fills the air.

Tianfu Village is not far from Gulin Village, and Liao Bin's family is not very wealthy, so he decided to walk home with Zhong Shanshan in his arms.

Before the wedding, Zhong Shanshan did not leave the village. Only then did she realize that the road she came from was decorated red, with a red carpet on the ground and red ribbons and lanterns tied to the surrounding trees.

Zhong Shanshan was even more surprised when she saw this. She had never expected that the Liao family would arrange the road to pick her up like this for the wedding.

Thinking of this, she felt even more embarrassed.

A group of people followed behind the two of them. Even Zhong Tianlong, who usually didn't like bright red or green, put on red clothes and followed them.

Along the way, the sound of firecrackers and suona music accompanied us, and the air seemed to be filled with a joyful atmosphere.

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When the time came, people sat at the table and waited.

Just then, the sounds of suona and firecrackers approached. Everyone looked towards the source of the sound. It was the group that had arrived.

Liao Bin carried Zhong Shanshan into the house. Liao Bin's parents were sitting in front of them, looking at them with a smile.

Everyone came in to watch the fun.

After the two of them finished their greetings, Liao Bin's mother stood up and took the broom, spatula, and shoulder pole from her eldest daughter. She turned to Zhong Shanshan and asked, "Shanshan, now that you've married into our family, you'll have to share our household chores. This burden is yours, too. After all, you're our daughter-in-law now that you're married into our family."

Zhong Shanshan nodded and took the broom, spatula, and shoulder pole. She only knew that this was the village tradition: marrying into a family meant sharing the household chores.

Afterwards, Liao Bin’s second sister brought a cup of tea.

Zhong Shanshan picked up the cup of tea, then knelt in front of the two elders and said with a smile: "Grandpa and mother-in-law, your daughter-in-law Shanshan is offering you tea! Please drink!"

Ding Xiaoxiao and Liao Guoqing looked at each other and smiled. She then took the cup of tea, took a sip, and gave it to Liao Bin's father.

Then the two of them called her up and took out a big red envelope and stuffed it into Zhong Shanshan's pocket.

The onlookers were all enjoying the fun. One of them shouted, "It's a wedding! The more fun, the merrier! Let's celebrate!"

Then someone came in with a stick. At the end of the stick was a red string, and an apple was hanging from the string.

This apple is very special, with toothpicks stuck into one side and peeled flesh on the other.

Zhong Shanshan felt a little shy when she saw this. She had seen this apple at other people's weddings before, so now she knew how to make it.

Qi Yuanyuan watched from the corner, feeling quite strange. She had never seen such a custom before. Zhong Shanshan lifted her skirt and slowly knelt before Liao Bin. The man dangled the apple in front of her. The toothpick-covered side faced between Liao Bin's legs, while the unpickled side faced Zhong Shanshan.

Everyone was waiting to see the fun.

Zhong Shanshan was also very shy. She then moved forward hesitantly.

She wanted to bite into the flesh, but once she did, the toothpick would poke Liao Bin.

Everyone's eyes never left the apple.

Qi Yuanyuan felt more and more strange. Although Sun Pandidi was not surprised, she still couldn't accept it.

"Is this also a custom?" Qi Yuanyuan muttered softly. "Panpan, what do you think..." She looked at Sun Pandi.

Sun Pandi also looked embarrassed.

Everyone saw the expression on Liao Bin's face, which was self-evident. The onlookers were secretly laughing.

"I didn't expect Zhong Shanshan to be so stubborn. Why doesn't she care about her husband's feelings?" a villager muttered in a low voice.

"What? That's called an incompetent wife. A competent wife would definitely be able to bite the fruit without hurting her husband with the toothpick," another person replied. The man nodded and continued to watch the fun with a lewd expression.

Zhong Shanshan finally got her hands on the fruit. People applauded and cheered.

Zhong Shanshan was still very shy after she got up. After all, that was where the toothpick was pointing...

The two still didn't dare to look at each other.

Seeing that her son's expression was self-explanatory, Liao Bin's mother dismissed the audience.

"Everyone, please enjoy your meal. It's time. I'll have my son and daughter-in-law go around each table and toast you!"