Chapter 789
Confessing to His Father
After the lively and bustling atmosphere, night fell and the crowd dispersed!
At this moment, the candlelight flickered in the bridal chamber, making the room, which was already decorated entirely in red, appear even more festive. Sun Weiwei sat on the bed, and Li Qingshi gently lifted the veil from her head with a wedding scale.
The two looked into each other's eyes, their lips curving slightly upwards. At that moment, Li Qingshi and Sun Weiwei, childhood sweethearts, felt an indescribable excitement.
They embraced each other without prior arrangement.
After a moment, Li Qingshi gently stroked Sun Weiwei's cheek and said affectionately, "Weiwei, you are exceptionally beautiful and charming today. From now on, we are husband and wife, and I will respect any decision you make!"
Sun Weiwei looked at Li Qingshi and said with a smile, "Brother Shi, I believe in you!"
The two chatted intimately for a while longer. Sun Weiwei thought of the phoenix crown and other gold jewelry that Li Qingshi had given her that day, and said to Li Qingshi, "Brother Shi, the phoenix crown and these gold jewelry that you gave me today are very novel and unique in style. I like them very much. Brother Shi, where did you get these things? In the future, I can make jewelry in my jewelry store according to this style!"
While at the Sun family's house, Li Qingshi hadn't had a chance to tell Sun Weiwei about this. After returning, he was busy with the various rituals of the wedding ceremony, and Li Qingshi almost forgot about it.
Now that Sun Weiwei brought this up, Li Qingshi said, "These things are so unique, how could I possibly buy them? This is a wedding gift from the Mountain God!"
After hearing Li Qingshi's words, Sun Weiwei said to him, "Grandpa Mountain God has already helped us enough. How can we accept such a valuable thing!"
Li Qingshi patted Sun Weiwei's head and looked at her with a doting expression, saying, "You silly girl, do you think I'm the kind of person who's greedy? When the Mountain God gave me these things, I initially thought they were too valuable and refused. But the Mountain God insisted that I accept them. Later, I felt that I couldn't let down the Mountain God's kindness, so I accepted them."
Sun Weiwei nodded after hearing Li Qingshi's words and said to him, "Grandpa Mountain God is so kind! It's such a blessing for us to receive his blessing! From now on, we will definitely have smooth sailing and live a prosperous life!"
Li Qingshi said, "Yes, the Mountain God is a deity who blesses all living beings. It is said that newlyweds who receive his blessing will have nothing to worry about in the future!"
Sun Weiwei said, "Grandpa Mountain God has given us such a precious gift, we must thank him in person now!"
Li Qingshi nodded to Sun Weiwei in agreement, and the couple then left the bed hand in hand, knelt on the ground in the direction of the mountain god temple, and began to call out to the mountain god.
Xu Bo'an had nothing to do all day. Knowing that Li Qingshi was getting married today, he had been watching the commotion inside. He wanted to see the lively atmosphere and learn about the wedding etiquette in the bonsai world. After everyone escorted Sun Weiwei and Li Qingshi into the bridal chamber, Xu Bo'an felt that it would be immoral to keep watching, so he withdrew his gaze from the bonsai world.
He had just left when he heard someone calling him from inside the bonsai world. Hearing the familiar voice, Xu Bo'an immediately guessed that it was Li Qingshi calling him.
Li Qingshi is already in the bridal chamber, why is he calling me instead of doing something proper?
With his questions in mind, Xu Bo'an focused his gaze again on the Bonsai World above Kaoshan Village, found the place where Li Qingshi lived, and saw that Li Qingshi and Sun Weiwei were kneeling on the ground in front of the window in a room that was red and cheerful.
Xu Bo'an spoke up, "Li Qingshi, what did you want to do by calling me just now?"
Upon hearing that the Mountain God had arrived, Li Qingshi and Sun Weiwei knelt down and bowed in the direction of the Mountain God.
Then Li Qingshi spoke first, saying, "Grandpa Mountain God, in response to your question, Little Stone called you Grandpa Mountain God because Weiwei was very grateful after learning that the golden phoenix crown and other gold jewelry on her head were gifts from you, and wanted to come here specifically to thank you!"
After Li Qingshi finished speaking, Sun Weiwei said to the direction of the Mountain God, "Thank you, Mountain God, for giving us such a precious wedding gift. It is our good fortune to receive the Mountain God's blessing in our marriage!"
After saying that, he immediately knelt down and worshipped the mountain god.
When Xu Bo'an heard that Li Qingshi and Sun Weiwei had called him because of this matter, he said, "I am the Mountain God, a deity who blesses all living beings. You are not only my most loyal believers, but also my most capable right-hand men. It is only right that I send you my blessings. As long as you do more good deeds and contribute to the development of the Great Jing Dynasty in the future, that will be the best reward for me!"
After hearing what the Mountain God Grandfather said, Li Qingshi and Sun Weiwei replied, "Grandfather Mountain God, we will definitely work hard in the future and live up to your expectations!"
Xu Bo'an said, "You two are the best of the younger generation. I believe in you. Well, it's getting late. I won't disturb your wedding night any longer. Get some rest!"
When Li Qingshi and Sun Weiwei heard the mountain god, an immortal, say the words "bridal chamber" to them, they immediately lowered their heads, their faces turning red to the roots of their ears.
After a long while, Li Qingshi and Sun Weiwei could no longer hear the voice of the Mountain God, and knew that the Mountain God had already left.
The two then stood up from the ground. It was getting late, so Sun Weiwei removed her makeup and went to bed with Li Qingshi. Li Qingshi embraced Sun Weiwei, and their wedding night officially began!
Meanwhile, in another room, Li Meiyun was thinking that she didn't want to tell her father, Li Laosan, about divorcing Sun Dafu, for fear of worrying him. However, she was also afraid that if she kept this from her father, it would be bad if he went to visit her at the Sun family's house one day.
Anyway, her father would find out about this sooner or later, so it was better to find out sooner rather than later. After pacing around the room for a while, Li Meiyun decided to tell her father, Li Laosan, about this matter tonight.
So Li Meiyun pushed open her door and went to Li Laosan's room, where she saw that the light in her father's room was still on.
He mustered his courage, prepared himself mentally, and knocked on his father's door. Hearing the knock, Li Laosan got up and went to the door. Opening it, he saw his daughter, Li Meiyun, standing outside.
Li Laosan is nearly sixty years old. He would have been resting long ago by this time on ordinary days. The reason he hasn't rested yet today is partly because he is very happy for his granddaughter Sun Weiwei's wedding, and he is not sleepy at all.
Secondly, he was also unable to sleep because of his daughter Li Meiyun's situation. Although when he first met his daughter Li Meiyun, she told him that she wanted to come back and personally send Weiwei off to her wedding, he knew clearly in his heart that in the current Great Jing Dynasty, there was no reason for a mother to personally send her daughter off to her wedding.
At this moment, he was happy for his granddaughter's marriage, but at the same time, he was worried and thinking about his daughter, Li Meiyun.
Upon seeing Li Meiyun standing outside the door, Li Laosan quickly welcomed his daughter, Li Meiyun, inside.
Although Li Laosan has spent his entire life in the village, he is an extremely sensible old man. He never interferes in matters concerning his children unless they bring them up themselves.
Although Li Laosan noticed that Li Meiyun looked preoccupied, he did not ask her anything.
Li Meiyun spoke first to her father, Li Kanshan, saying, "Dad, I... have something I want to tell you!"
Li Laoshan then said, "You seem to have a lot on your mind since you came back. Tell me what's bothering you, and you'll feel better if you talk about it!"
Considering her father's advanced age, Li Meiyun was worried that revealing her relationship with Sun Dafu would be too much for him to handle. So, she decided to give her father, Li Laosan, a heads-up beforehand and said, "You can't get too excited after I tell you!"
As a father, Li Laoshan felt that the health of his family was more important than anything else. Now that his daughter Li Meiyun was right in front of him, what major problem could there be?
Li Kanshan then said, "I've lived most of my life, what haven't I seen? I won't get agitated, just tell me!"
Hearing her father, Li Laosan, say this, Li Meiyun felt relieved and then said, "Father, I'm divorcing Sun Dafu. Weiwei and I will have nothing to do with Sun Dafu or the Sun family anymore!"
Li Laosan was so shocked by his daughter Li Meiyun's words that he was speechless. His first reaction was not sadness for the two of them separating, but shock that his daughter had actually divorced her husband. This was simply unbelievable to him. He choked on the mouthful of water he had just drunk and began to cough violently.
Seeing this, Li Meiyun became very anxious and quickly reached out to pat her elderly father's back to relieve his cough.
After a while, Li Laosan finally stopped coughing. He looked at his daughter Li Meiyun and said, "Meiyun, what did you just say? You divorced Sun Dafu? Am I just getting old and my ears aren't working properly, or did I hear you wrong?"
In the relatively underdeveloped environment of the bonsai world, after a daughter becomes a nun, she must obey her husband's arrangements in everything and has almost no freedom. She belongs to her husband's family in life and in death, and can only leave her husband's family if her husband's family writes a letter of divorce.
However, Li Laosan overheard his daughter, Li Meiyun, saying that she had divorced Sun Dafu. Therefore, Li Laosan was quite shocked when he heard this, which is why he reacted so strongly.
Li Meiyun looked at her father and said to him again, "You heard me right, I divorced Sun Dafu!"
Only after hearing his daughter Li Meiyun's words did Li Laosan realize that he hadn't misheard. Li Laosan asked, "Meiyun, what happened? Weren't you two getting along well? How did you separate? And it was you who divorced your husband, not Sun Dafu who divorced his wife?"
After hearing Li Laosan's question, Li Meiyun truthfully told him about her situation in the Sun family over the years, and also recounted everything that had happened that day to her father, Li Laosan.
After listening to his daughter's story, Li Laosan learned that she had not had a good life in the Sun family all these years. His eyes gradually reddened, and if you looked closely, you could see tears welling up in his eyes.
Li Laosan, fighting back his tears, said to his daughter Li Meiyun, "Meiyun, every time I saw you before, I would ask you how you were doing, and you would always tell me that you were doing well and that I shouldn't worry. I never imagined that you had suffered so much injustice in the Sun family all these years. It's all my fault!"
Seeing her father's remorseful expression, Li Meiyun comforted him, "Dad, don't blame yourself. I chose to marry Sun Jiafu myself, and I have to accept it whether it's good or bad. What does it have to do with you? Besides, our Weiwei is doing very well now. Not only did she marry a good man like Li Qingshi, but she's also General Lu's adopted daughter. Most importantly, she opened a jewelry store in Qingyun Road, and the business is thriving. The reason I was able to leave the Sun family so gracefully is all thanks to Weiwei's support behind the scenes!"
Li Kanshan said with great self-reproach, "You chose Sun Dafu back then only to be his concubine so that our family would never run out of food. If we had known you would live such a life in the Sun family, our whole family would have starved to death rather than let you go!"
Li Meiyun held her father's hands and patted them gently to comfort him, saying, "Father, that happened so many years ago, please don't bring it up again. I'm back safe and sound now, aren't I?"
Li Laosan said, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Weiwei really made a lot of effort this time so that you could leave the Sun family with dignity. She actually took out so much silver to give to the Sun family. I wonder if Weiwei will still have enough money after giving out that silver?"
Li Meiyun said, "Father, the Sun family is a mess right now. I believe that even if Weiwei gave Sun Dafu three hundred taels of silver today, he would still agree to let me divorce him. But I know that the reason Weiwei is willing to give them so much silver is because she is kind-hearted and considers the relationship between her and Sun Dafu. She can't bear to see the Sun family collapse because of such a big debt. Deep down, she still hopes that Sun Dafu will live a good life!"
Li Laosan said, "Sigh, Weiwei is a kind-hearted child just like you. Now that you've left the Sun family, you should look forward and not be too sad!"
Li Meiyun nodded in agreement upon hearing her father's words.
After saying this, Li Laosan got up and went back to the inner room. He rummaged through the wardrobe for a long time, took out a cloth bag, and then walked towards the outer room. (End of this chapter)