Chapter 1987 - Lifting the Bridal Veil (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“It shows that you’re important,” Ye Zhenhua said cheerfully. “Its weight implies that you’re valued and treasured. It’s supposed to be an auspicious symbol.”

But Western-style weddings don’t follow so many rituals and traditions.

Ye Qianqian mumbled under her breath.

Before long, someone came up to them and declared, “The bridegroom is here. Get ready, everyone!”

Ye Qianqian almost felt she was about to faint under the weight. But when she heard the announcement, her first thought was: I’m going to be liberated!

She rejoiced too soon.

Shen Zhilie was blocked at the door. The atmosphere outside was lively, but she remained in a quiet daze.

Before she knew it, Shen Zhilie was glancing up at her on bended knee, saying, “I’ll take you home, Qianqian.”

The crowd cheered on, to her confusion.

She was led into the car. Then, the couple went to pay their respects to the gods.

She thought those old rituals and traditions had already become obsolete.

But she was wrong.

She was utterly wrong.

Not only did she have to pay respects to the gods, but she also had to step over a basin with a flame burning in it—an ancient ritual for newlywed couples.

She felt close to being burned by the heat that rose from beneath her as she crossed the flame.

She finally met the Shen family.

Ye Qianqian’s face was covered with the veil throughout the ceremony. She had to be guided around.

An elderly chaperone sang the marriage oath aloud in a raspy voice. The last stop was to pay their respects to the gods.

“Bow to the heavens and the earth!”

“Bow to your parents.”

“Bow to each other as husband and wife!”

Ye Qianqian felt like she was acting in a drama, performing all those rituals on television. But everything before her eyes was happening in real time.

She felt as though she had traveled back in time to experience a traditional wedding during the Qing Dynasty.

The feeling was uncomfortably jarring.