Chapter 132 Tenderness
In the decorated Xiaojingchang courtyard, in the main hall of the north house in the second courtyard, two rows of big red dragon and phoenix candles as thick as babies' arms were burning with a crackling sound, making the main hall as bright as day.

Wang Shuqin sat cross-legged on the Arhat bed, with the corners of her lips raised and smiles in her eyes and eyebrows.

Wang Deming and Zhang Shouchun walked in, holding hands. Zhang Shouchun was wearing a red veil with a gold-threaded mandarin duck pattern on her head and a red wedding gown with a gold-threaded phoenix pattern. She looked very bloated.

Wang Shuqin was laughing so hard that her mouth couldn't close. The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes formed two lively fish tails that kept swimming.

"Worship heaven and earth!"

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

"Couple greetings!"

"Send to the bridal chamber!"

Wang Deming handed Zhang Shouchun's soft and boneless little hand to the smiling Zhang Ma beside him, and Zhang Ma helped Zhang Shouchun into the east room and sat him on the kang covered with peanuts, longans and red dates.

In the main hall of the east wing, Yan Baozhen was chatting with Zhang Shouying and other female relatives, and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time.

Wang Deming and Qin Huairu walked in, supporting Wang Shuqin on the left and right. The female family members stood up and greeted them. Wang Shuqin sat on the bird-patterned bed in the main seat, waved to everyone and said, "Everyone sit down, everyone, we are all a family now."

The women, of all ages and styles, congratulated in unison, "Congratulations, old lady."

"Same joy, same joy!"

"Deming, go to the west wing and accompany your uncles from your mother's family. Don't neglect them."

Wang Deming smiled and bowed to the women, then turned to face the other side.

Wang Deming had just walked under the pomegranate tree in the center of the courtyard when he heard Zhang Shouchong's wife Jin Guifen from the east wing exclaim in amazement and compliment: "Madam, I just heard from Baozhen that Deming actually has more than a dozen national treasures of calligraphy and paintings!"

"But I see, you are the one who found the treasure."

"Haha," Wang Shuqin's eyes narrowed into slits as she smiled, and she replied with a double meaning, "This is all our fate."

"If Shouchun hadn't been there, why would Shouchong and Kuiyuan come to visit? Otherwise, ordinary people like us wouldn't know that these paintings and calligraphy are so valuable."

"Old lady, can you let me open my eyes when we have some good wine later?" Jin Guifen said with a hint of expectation: "To be honest, I studied painting and even held art exhibitions. It was only after I met Shou Chong at the exhibition that my family agreed to let me marry him."

"Why not? Let's have a few less drinks later and enjoy it together."

"Thank you, old lady."

"Haha, we're a family, there's no need to be so polite."

In the main hall of the west wing, Wang Deming bowed to everyone as soon as he entered and said, "My dear brothers, I am sorry, I am sorry. There are not many people in my family, and I have no close relatives to accompany you."

Zhang Shouchong led everyone to stand up and return the greeting, and said with a smile: "Haha, Deming, your family will not be poor in the future. Come and let me introduce you."

"This is my eldest brother-in-law, Yuan Shikai's thirteenth son Yuan Shouan."

Holy shit! "Hello, brother-in-law."

"This is my third brother-in-law, Yu Shu from Prince Qing's Mansion, his surname is now Jin."

"Hello, third brother-in-law."

"These are my eldest and second brothers, who came back from Tianjin specially."

"Hello, big brother, second brother."

Cha Kuiyuan then introduced: "This is the Wanyan family of Liangguo Factory."

"This is the descendant of King Zhuo of the Assorted Gardens."

"This person is from Prince Su's Mansion of Prince Ding's Mansion."

Well, Wang Deming greeted everyone while complaining in his heart, they are really the remnants of feudalism.

Sure enough, as soon as I started chatting with them, I could feel that they were basically all idiots.

It's not that they don't have culture, on the contrary, their culture level is quite high! They have studied abroad, know foreign languages, know the art of playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can write poems and couplets, but they don't know the daily life of the world, the five grains and miscellaneous grains.

They all came from wealthy families, had never worked, and had no real contact with society. It was only after liberation that they were arranged to attend ethnic training classes for a few days.

Fortunately, Wang Deming is different now and understands everything. He chatted with them and didn't say anything out of line on this happy day.
After learning of Jin Guifen's request for a visit, the male guests also became very interested and ended the drinking party hastily. When Wang Deming came over with a large stack of scrolls and showed them one by one, there were constant "hissing" and "wow" sounds.

“This is Li Gonglin’s Five Horses!”

"This is Huaisu's "On Calligraphy"!"

"This is the Eastern Han Dynasty's Autumn Moon Over the Han Palace! Zhang Yu's Return of Lady Wenji to Han!"

“The Cao E Stele by Wang Xizhi and his son Wang Xianzhi.”

"Fan Zhongyan's Two Letters."

Even the most amazing people would become EMO in front of these national treasures.
"Deming, tell me the truth!"

"Did you flee to the capital after robbing Puyi's Little White House in Changchun?"

"Hey, Deming, let's take another look."

Wang Deming smiled without saying anything, and slowly and firmly rolled up the scroll again.

"Brothers, sisters-in-law, today is my big day. It's already very late. A moment of springtime is worth a thousand gold!"

“That’s right.”

Amid the reluctant gazes of the crowd, Wang Deming left with the batch of calligraphy and painting scrolls, his mouth slightly raised. It was really a chance encounter. The hook was put down naturally. It all depends on when the next bite will come.
I heard from Zhang Shouchong and Cha Kuiyuan today that Mr. Mao Dun will come to visit them after the New Year. When the time comes, they will hand over the national treasures and get a small cadre position in the CPPCC. I don't believe that those sitting here today will not be tempted.

Tsk tsk, we still have to see their sincerity later. Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly. Anyway, I only exchange and don’t sell!
It was past 11 o'clock in the evening when we finally sent everyone away.

At this time, these people's eyes are getting brighter and they are incredibly energetic. They are all night owls!

Walking into the second courtyard which had returned to silence, the big red lanterns under the eaves were swaying slowly, and the red light illuminated the entire courtyard, constantly fluctuating slightly, just like Wang Deming's mood at the moment, the throbbing under the suppressed heat.

Wang Deming simply straightened his clothes, unbuttoned his collar to make his breathing smoother, put his front feet on the ground, and walked gently into the east room of the main house and stood in front of Zhang Shouchun who was sitting cross-legged on the kang.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Deming slowly lifted the red veil with the jade ruyi in his hand, and his face with bright eyes and charming features was unsealed. Zhang Shouchun said coquettishly, "Deming, why did you let me sit for so long?"

“My legs are numb!”

"Haha, Shouchun, you can just laugh secretly. Fortunately, you married a Han Chinese like me. Otherwise, according to your bannerman tradition, we would have to sit there all night, and tomorrow morning we would have to pay respects, and you would cook, and we would not be able to have our wedding night until tomorrow night."

"Come, let me rub it for you."

"Ouch, it's itchy!"

"No, why are you wearing so many cotton jackets?"

"It's the custom of our bannermen. This cotton-padded jacket of mine was passed down from my wife. It's a blessing that we got married at this time of year, otherwise I would have been suffocated to death in the summer."

"No, the key is who tied the rope for you? How did you tie it? I'm going to pull it off with all my strength!"

"No, it won't work if it's torn, untie it slowly."

An hour later, "Finally untied it! I want to know who tied the knot for you and I'll show you how I'll get my revenge!"

"Humph, look at you! You're as anxious as a monkey!"

"Tear!"

"what!"

"lighter."

"Um"

The brows often gather together, and the red lips are warmer and more harmonious.

The air is clear and fragrant, the skin is moist and the skin is plump.

I am unable to move my wrist carelessly, but I love to bow my head.

There were beads of sweat, and the hair was messy and green.

(End of this chapter)