The sheer number of people was overwhelming. Besides the Lin family’s relatives, there were also the Su family’s relatives. Lin Yan hadn’t made any special exceptions; almost all relatives, both from collateral and main branches, were invited. Add to that Su Mojin’s classmates and teachers, and the count reached two hundred.
This didn't even include some of the Lin family's business partners and Lin Yan’s friends.
“Maybe we can skip my classmates,” Su Mojin said softly. She felt that inviting just a few close friends would be enough, not so many.
“Invite them all. Jialin is big, and we’re closing for a day anyway. If we don’t invite more people, wouldn’t that be a loss?” Lin Yan directly rejected Su Mojin’s suggestion. When it came to marriage, according to the Lin family’s nature, the grander the display, the better, as it symbolized face.
Lin Yan hadn’t been married before and didn’t know, but now that he was getting married, he realized how many things needed to be prepared.
Aside from the engagement ring, wedding venue, wedding planner, wedding cars, celebratory cannons, motorcade, and banquet menu, they also needed to decide on the best man and bridesmaids.
While the tasks could be delegated to subordinates, the styles required the couple to choose personally. For instance, with the invitations, subordinates designed several options, and ultimately, Lin Yan had to give his approval for which version to use.
With so many tedious preparations, Lin Yan and Su Mojin hadn’t finished even after a morning.
After finalizing the last item, it was already evening. They paid a visit to their neighbors to say goodbye, and tomorrow, Lin Yan and Su Mojin were scheduled to fly back to China.
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The next day at four in the afternoon, a private jet slowly landed at the airport in the eastern district of the capital. Lin Yan and Su Mojin disembarked from the plane and got into a Cullinan waiting at the airport entrance.
That evening, Lin Yan took Su Mojin to the Lin family residence. Fu Qingyun and Lin Guoxiong were overjoyed to see Su Mojin. Fu Qingyun even personally cooked for them.
“Your mother is too enthusiastic.”
At nine in the evening, Su Mojin climbed into bed and snuggled under the covers.
“Mm, how could she not be enthusiastic? You are the treasure of our family now, and my treasure!” Lin Yan said with a smile, propping up Su Mojin’s face.
“Sigh, actually, this puts a lot of pressure on me. What if I have a daughter? Wouldn’t that be letting Mom and Dad down?” Su Mojin sighed, leaning against the pillow.
Seeing this, Lin Yan glanced at her, stroked her hair, and chuckled.
“Actually, my dad likes daughters, but due to the pressure of his position, he had to have a son. So, he likes them regardless of gender.” Lin Yan comforted her softly. As for whether Lin Guoxiong truly preferred boys or girls, he wasn’t sure; he was purely making it up.
“You’re just trying to fool me.” Su Mojin burst into laughter, decisively exposing Lin Yan’s lie. Although she knew it was false, she still felt quite happy.
“How do you know it’s false?”
“Because you always touch your nose when you lie.”
“Do I?” Lin Yan subconsciously touched his nose. Damn, it was true. He had to change this habit.
“Let’s go to sleep.” Glancing at the time, Lin Yan prepared to sleep.
“I can’t sleep.”
“Why?”
“Because I’m excited! Excited before the wedding.” Su Mojin said, looking at the ceiling.
“What’s there to be excited about? Hurry up and sleep!” Lin Yan reached out and tousled Su Mojin’s hair.
“How can I not be excited thinking about holding a wedding with the person I love soon!” Su Mojin snuggled into Lin Yan’s arms, placing her small hand on his stomach.
“Then why am I not very excited!” Lin Yan looked at her with a smile.
“That’s right, why aren’t you excited? Tell me, do you not love me?” Su Mojin also realized this and pointed at Lin Yan with her tender little finger, questioning him with a smile.
Lin Yan shifted his head, bringing their faces closer.
“Why are you getting so close? I’m telling you, I’m pregnant, so don’t even think about messing around!” Su Mojin playfully threatened as Lin Yan leaned in.
“Mwah.” Lin Yan kissed Su Mojin’s smooth, tender cheek.
“I’m leaning in to tell you whether I love you or not.”
“Then tell me, do you love me?”
“I’m not telling you.” Lin Yan raised an eyebrow.
“Tell me! Tell me! Will you tell me or not!”
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The next morning, the two of them got out of bed. The dawn was breaking, another beautiful day.
“Mom, what delicious food did you make this morning!” Lin Yan called out as soon as he came downstairs.
“I made porridge.” Fu Qingyun’s voice came from the kitchen. This morning, she was personally cooking again.
As soon as she finished speaking, the crystal sliding door of the kitchen was pulled open, and Fu Qingyun walked out with a pot of porridge. Seeing the other dishes on the kitchen counter behind Fu Qingyun, Su Mojin wanted to help, but Fu Qingyun stopped her.
“Xiaojin, you just stay there. I’ll do it. Oh, you child.”
They carried all the dishes to the table.
“Look, Xiaojin knows to help, but you, my own son, only know how to eat.”
As the family sat down to eat, Lin Yan, who was sipping his porridge, was unexpectedly hit by this remark. Seeing Lin Yan’s innocent and bewildered eyes, Su Mojin almost couldn’t help but laugh.
“Mom, actually…”
“Xiaojin, you don’t need to speak up for her. This kid has deserved this criticism for a long time.”
Lin Yan spent this breakfast meal feeling quite depressed.
After the meal.
“How are the wedding preparations going? I’m telling you…”
“I know, the wedding is a big event in Xiaojin’s life, and it can’t be taken lightly. Don’t worry, Mom, I’ve already handled it. My wife, I cherish her very much.” Before Fu Qingyun could even speak, Lin Yan answered all the questions she was about to ask. He had heard it all since last night, and his ears were almost ringing.
“Mm, that’s more like it. Go to the banquet venue again today and check everything, so you don’t miss anything tomorrow.” Seeing Lin Yan’s demeanor, Fu Qingyun wasn’t angry and reminded them.
“Also, don’t forget to send out the invitations.”
“Okay, I know, Mom.” Lin Yan and Su Mojin nodded in agreement.
Driving, Lin Yan took Su Mojin towards the direction of the school.
“Why the sudden thought to go to school?” Lin Yan asked.
“To deliver invitations, and it’s on the way. I want to see it. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to school, and I want to take a look,” Su Mojin said from the passenger seat with a hint of nostalgia. Students are like this; after leaving school, they want to go back and see it, but when they were living at school, they didn’t want to stay there for a moment.