Li Weiyu found Li Weibo and said, "Groom, why don't we go play in the bridal chamber? We'll be leaving tomorrow, and I haven't seen the new room yet."
Li Weibo glared at his cousin. "Do you think I don't know what you're up to?"
"It's good that you know," Li Weiyu nodded. "A new house needs to be lively to be truly lively. Let's go, we'll drive back and have some fun."
Yu Ziyu didn't mind. She thought it would be good to let these young men have some fun and liven up the new house.
Hearing that they were going to play in the new house, Li Wanzhen's brother, Li Chengxu, also tagged along, dragging his second sister who had been chatting incessantly with the groomsmen.
"Second sister, let's go play at the new house and see how big cousin's villa is."
The three grandsons and one granddaughter of the Shen family were already bored. As soon as they heard they were going to the new house, they immediately urged their parents to go play.
Shen Zhaolin and Shen Zhaoqiu felt too embarrassed to crash their cousin's bridal chamber, so they let their respective wives take the four children over.
Li Wanzhen's four younger cousins from the Li family also couldn't sit still. If they weren't going to crash the bridal chamber, they could at least go see the villa.
They heard there was a swimming pool too.
Li Chengxu waved his hand and took his four cousins with him. Li Wanzhen glared, but it was useless.
As a result, a total of six cars drove over.
Because Damai and Xiaomai also brought their three children along, to ensure the bride wasn't teased too much, and to entertain these young people.
Even with Aunt Cai, she couldn't possibly handle over a dozen or twenty people alone, let alone four mischievous children.
As soon as they entered the villa, the two bridesmaids exchanged glances and moved even closer to Li Weiyu and Chen An.
The family backgrounds of the two bridesmaids were even less impressive than those of the Yu and Li families.
The Yu family was willing to marry their daughter into the Li family, and Li Wanzhen had developed a good impression of the groom's cousin. Why couldn't they?
If nothing else, a villa this large was more than enough to qualify them to marry a girl from their compound.
Chen An had a bitter taste in his mouth. Wasn't the plan to go to the new house to shift attention? Why was this bridesmaid clinging to him even more?
He didn't want a girlfriend. He wanted to dedicate himself to his cousin. His cousin had forbidden him from casually finding a girlfriend.
Li Weiyu secretly chuckled. Her younger cousin was too rigid.
After getting through today, who would care about these two bridesmaids?
Aunt Cai had already prepared tea, fruits, and snacks.
Upon seeing the servants, the two bridesmaids' eyes turned red with envy.
Their parents hadn't enjoyed such a luxurious life.
The group first went to the bridal chamber. When they saw the doll painting by the bed, the two bridesmaids were stunned. Why was there no wedding photo?
Why did the Yu family repeatedly make concessions? Was it only because the Li family offered a generous betrothal gift?
The two bridesmaids said nothing, but Li Chengxu couldn't help but ask, "Cousin, you didn't take wedding photos?"
"Don't you think taking wedding photos is a waste of time and money?" Yu Ziyu placed the bridal bouquet she had specially brought onto the dressing table and then countered, "Spending thousands of yuan, letting others fuss and pose, for photos that don't even look like you. After looking at them a few times, they're just put aside and forgotten. With that money, couldn't I do something else?"
Li Weibo, who was walking beside Yu Ziyu, took her hand.
Yu Ziyu looked up and smiled at him.
Li Chengxu scratched his head, stumped by the question. "If I found a girl who was as unmaterialistic as you, cousin, I'd immediately pester her relentlessly to marry me."
"Silly!" Yu Ziyu gently chided her cousin. "How many girls nowadays aren't materialistic? It's not that I'm not materialistic, I'm just stingy. The Li family gave me so much money that I'm reluctant to spend it, making me even more materialistic."
Li Chengxu was even more confused. "Does this mean I'm destined to never find a girlfriend?"
"Impossible," Yu Ziyu shook her head. "My cousin is so innocent and cute, there will surely be a girl with 'wise eyes who recognizes a hero'."
"Cousin!" Li Chengxu yelled exasperatedly. How could she describe a fine young man as innocent and cute?
"Hehehe." Yu Ziyu's eyes curved as she smiled. This cousin was as fun as when he was a child.
Li Weixin's eyes darted around, and he approached Li Chengxu. "How old are you?"
"Nineteen."
"I'm the same age as you. Let's go swimming. Don't hang out with these materialistic men and women; it'll corrupt our pure hearts."
"Let's go."
Li Chengxu was tricked by Li Weixin and went to the swimming pool.
Seeing this, the children also clamored to go swimming.
Shi Jie and Lu Yao had no choice but to take the four children downstairs.
Damai and Xiaomai also took Yuan Yuan, Yuan Fang, and Zhou Yulin's three children downstairs.
The four Li brothers also felt out of place in the bridal chamber and decided to go downstairs.
Only eight people remained in the bridal chamber: the bride and groom, three bridesmaids, and three groomsmen.
Chen An thought, "Why did I agree to be a groomsman?"
Fortunately, the bridesmaids were no longer bothering him and went to talk with the bride.
Listen to what they were saying:
"Ziyu, why aren't you throwing your bouquet?"
"Ziyu, with such a large villa, will your in-laws live here? Will your parents live here?"
"Ziyu, wouldn't hiring a servant cost a lot of money?"
"Ziyu, when we have gatherings in the future, we'll come here. It's spacious, and there are servants to help."
"Ziyu..."
Yu Ziyu frowned and interrupted the two bridesmaids. "The bouquet symbolizes happiness. Whoever catches it will be the next bride to be happy. I'm selfish. My bouquet is my happiness; why should I throw it away? I want to keep it. Furthermore, after I move out, I don't plan to keep in touch with everyone. I have my new life, and after marriage, I should prioritize my husband's family. You are all still young ladies, carefree. We won't be able to have fun together anymore."
The two bridesmaids were stunned. What did Yu Ziyu mean by this? Was she crossing the bridge and burning it?
Yu Ziyu took out two red envelopes from Li Wanzhen's large handbag. "I'll give you these red envelopes. If you're not satisfied with anything, you can leave early. I don't want to live a life of superficial pleasantries anymore. You all know I don't like gatherings, and I always arrive late and leave early. When they were instigating me at noon, it made me even more determined to distance myself from my friends and life in the compound. No matter what you think of me, I'm just speaking the truth. I don't care about the slander behind my back."
The two bridesmaids felt slapped in the face. "Yu Ziyu, you..."
Yu Ziyu waved at them. "I see exactly what you're thinking in your hearts. They say to leave a line when dealing with people, so you can meet again later. I don't want to leave a line because I have no desires towards you."
The two bridesmaids could no longer stay and turned to go downstairs.
Li Weiyu, being a gentleman, followed them. "I'll give you a ride back."
Yu Ziyu also took a few steps forward and handed them the two red envelopes. "Consider today a transaction. You should take these red envelopes, or I'll send them to your homes. 'You're ruthless!' The two bridesmaids took the red envelopes and went downstairs without looking back."
"Why go through all this trouble?" Li Weibo gently stroked Yu Ziyu's face. "A person can't be without friends. You'll be very lonely in the future."
"I don't care," Yu Ziyu looked up at Li Weibo. "You've given me too much, so much that it breeds jealousy and malicious thoughts. Both of them have boyfriends, and they've had more than one, yet because they envy me, they kept pestering An An and Xiaoyu. I tolerated them for a day. If I had agreed to their requests, they would have brought their partners here every few days for free food and entertainment all day long. I hate that. Every gathering is not pure; showing off is the main theme, and taking advantage is also the main theme. Childhood friendships have long since vanished with age."
Li Weibo sighed. "So, you've offended all of them in one go. Are you really not going to see them again?"
Yu Ziyu shook her head. "After today, they will gradually distance themselves from me. I don't want to waste my time on useless social interactions either."
Li Weibo said guiltily, "It's my fault, I..."
"Shh!" Yu Ziyu interrupted him. "I told you not to say that. You just need to compensate me well during the time you spend with me."
Li Weibo lowered his head and kissed her forehead. "Tonight, I will compensate you well."
"You?" Yu Ziyu's face turned red, and she lightly hit him. "There are other people here."
"Who else?" Li Weibo gestured for her to look around the bridal chamber. In the bridal chamber, only the two of them remained.
Yu Ziyu was surprised. "Where did everyone go?"