Chapter 80: Daily Life After Marriage 1 - Wedding/Babies
Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=7667082
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com
A month of the variety show passed quickly.
During the process, the director team tried various methods. They even invited university professors to create questions and set up a safe version of "Wilderness Survival," but they could not prevent Jun Youyue from clearing the game early.
Later, the director team gave up.
Anyway, Jun Youyue clearing the game early was quite interesting. With the support of Gu Yunhua and Lu Xici, the live broadcast room's popularity remained high. It was much better than a certain male actor who obviously got married for the sake of popularity and played up to the audience.
Moreover, by increasing the difficulty of the puzzles, they could stall the other teams longer and create more highlights, which was also quite good.
Lu Xici used this month to memorize the assistant guide given by Jun Youyue.
When she returned to the capital again, she successfully entered the research institute as an assistant, fully dedicating herself to the task.
Due to Jun Youyue's busy project schedule, the wedding was temporarily postponed.
At this point, Lu Xici no longer yearned for a wedding. She had more things and memories to prove the love between them. The ceremony symbolizing the beginning of everything was no longer necessary.
At the turn of the year, Jun Zhuotian reorganized the research institute.
Now, the research institute finally lived up to its reputation as the top institute in the capital. Everyone worked together with the sole goal of developing new technologies beneficial to the people.
The three members of the Jun family and the mother-daughter duo of the Lu family spent the New Year together.
After eleven o'clock, Jun Youning received a call. She stood on the balcony, watching the fireworks and chatting slowly with Cheng Jinxing on the other end of the line.
The Cheng family had stricter rules. Even though Cheng Jinxing held the position of Deputy Captain of the Enforcement Team, she could not avoid returning home for the New Year if she ever got married.
But Cheng Jinxing still found a chance to call Jun Youning.
Although they did not talk until midnight, Jun Youning was satisfied.
After the call, she returned to the living room, where four pairs of eyes were staring at her.
"Xiao Ning, what is going on?" Jun Zhuotian, as an elder, asked first.
Jun Youning sighed. "It is still early. When there is something to talk about, I will definitely bring her to meet you."
After half a year of effort, she only managed to get closer to Cheng Jinxing. They could call each other and have meals together when they were free.
However, at least there was hope. Jun Youning would not give up.
In a place where Jun Youning could not see, Cheng Jinxing hung up the phone. She stood in a corner of the garden, looking at the fireworks exploding in the night sky.
The brilliant fireworks reflected off the lights of countless homes, casting red and yellow hues on the snowy ground.
They were under the same sky, seeing the same scenery.
Even if they were not by each other’s side, their hearts would not be far apart.
Cheng Jinxing remembered Jun Youning's words and covered her face.
She seemed like a pure prey, unknowingly stepping into Jun Youning's trap.
By the time she realized it, it was too late. The claws of the wolf had become a honey-flavored poison to her, making her addicted.
After caring about Jun Youning's relationship status, Jun Zhuotian began to care about Jun Youyue's.
"A'Ci has a movie to shoot in the first half of the year. I will go to accompany her."
Having been officially together for almost a year, the two were still so affectionate, as if their honeymoon phase would never end. Yet, they had also developed a lot of tacit understanding in their daily lives.
"I am not asking about that. What about the wedding? Are you still going to have it? And children, have you considered having children?"
Jun Zhuotian asked all the questions Lu Tingyi wanted to ask. Lu Tingyi, feeling relaxed, sent red envelopes to the company's employees with her phone.
"The wedding depends on the schedule. We plan to adopt a child in a couple of years." This was the result of Jun Youyue and Lu Xici's discussion some time ago.
Originally, Lu Xici wanted to have a child herself. After all, Jun Zhuotian had the egg fusion technology left by Jun Linyi and Yang Wanqing.
However, her career required her to maintain her figure and appearance. After Jun Youyue explained the postpartum complications to her, she gave up the idea.
The two eventually decided to adopt a daughter when their careers were not so busy.
The wedding was held on the anniversary of their relationship before Lu Xici joined the crew.
The wedding was much smaller than originally planned, with only close friends and family invited.
They chose a Western-style wedding and omitted the process where the bride's father hands her over to the groom, which was too patriarchal. The ceremony was simplified a lot.
The entire wedding became more like an outdoor party.
After walking down the red carpet, the elders gave their blessings, and then they played a VCR.
The host led the couple to exchange rings and drink their cross-cupped wine. The ceremony ended after that.
The first thing Lu Xici did after the ceremony was to take off the cumbersome large skirt.
Although Jun Youyue also wore a wedding dress, it was much simpler and easier to move in. She followed Lu Xici into the room.
"The bride is really too much, running off as soon as the ceremony ends. We have not even taken photos yet."
Song Liufeng, as the bridesmaid, loudly and sarcastically complained at the door of Lu Xici's room. This made Lu Xici so angry that the first thing she did after changing clothes was to chase Song Liufeng with her bouquet.
Jun Youyue pursed her lips and evenly spread the lipstick she had just reapplied. She was then pulled away by her group of friends.
"Are you two going to throw the bouquet twice?" Jun Youning mysteriously found her sister and whispered to her.
"Yes, do you want it?" Jun Youyue waved the bouquet in her hand. "I can give it to you now."
Jun Youning quickly shook her head. "No, just make sure to throw it towards Cheng Jinxing later."
Jun Youyue understood. Her sister wanted her to help again.
She made an OK gesture, then went to find Lu Xici, who had been chasing Song Liufeng and disappeared somewhere.
"That annoying friend still wants me to throw the bouquet to her. Hmph." When Jun Youyue found Lu Xici, she was grumbling.
"Song Liufeng asked you for the bouquet?" That was a coincidence; both bouquets had been spoken for.
"Yes. Did you not notice that she and your friend's friend, Shang Shixu, have been involved for almost a year now? They argue all the time, and she keeps coming to me to complain."
Lu Xici hugged Jun Youyue, then hooked her arm around her neck and walked towards the photo area.
"Those two? How did they meet?" Jun Youyue was indeed quite surprised.
Even though she was not familiar with either of them, she could not imagine how they had any connection.
"They met on a blind date. I bet by the time your sister and Captain Cheng get together, those two will still be tangled up. Mom—come take a photo!" After saying this, Lu Xici saw Lu Tingyi not far away, happily playing drums with the band they had hired, and she shouted.
Lu Tingyi responded with a burst of drumming.
"I will take the photo for you two." Lin Ni, who was also with the band, volunteered to be the photographer.
"How have you been lately?" Lu Xici did not refuse and started chatting with Lin Ni.
"Pretty good. You took that movie with the dual female lead revenge and growth theme, right? We might be working together."
"That is great. No need to adjust to acting with another person. How is your love life?"
Lu Xici was not surprised that Lin Ni knew about her new role. She was quite surprised that Lin Ni was interested in the script.
It made sense, though. This type of script had a better chance for international awards, and dedicated actors like Lin Ni would start preparing to go global.
"Just the same, no one has caught my eye. I plan to stay single forever," Lin Ni said casually.
She meant it. However, Lu Xici's expression looked a bit strange.
"Do not look at me like that. This saves you a bouquet. Did Xiao Song ask you for this bouquet?"
"Ahem." Jun Youyue nudged Lu Xici's arm. She obediently posed for the photo and stopped talking to Lin Ni.
Before the wedding ended, during the bouquet toss, Cheng Jinxing was knocked awake from her drowsiness by the bouquet falling from the sky. She caught it instinctively and then noticed Jun Youning's somewhat wistful gaze beside her, making her blush immediately.
The one who caught Lu Xici's bouquet was Shang Shixu, who was slightly taller than Song Liufeng, making it an easy grab for her.
As for how Song Liufeng and Shang Shixu argue, Lu Jun couple doesn’t know.
She only knows that the two finally started dating within the past six months, and they even had a quick wedding. They organized a wedding ceremony and invited the Jun and Lu families to attend.
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This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com
Two years later.
Lu Xici successfully secured the last of the three major awards, becoming a bona fide Triple Award-winning Movie Queen.
Jun Youyue was also successfully promoted to a level 2 researcher.
During these two years, Lu Xici's focus was more on managing the company and accompanying her wife. With this final award in hand, she felt she could retire from acting.
Jun Youyue was busier than before when she had projects. However, about half of the year, she had no projects, so overall, she had more leisure time than before.
The two of them figured it was about time. They went to the orphanage the Lu family had been supporting for years.
Some of the children were noisy, some quiet, playing with toys in the rooms, just like in kindergarten.
Lu Jun stood by the door, carefully observing.
One of the little girls, who looked no more than two or three years old, had no expression on her face but exuded an old, solemn air.
She didn't play much with the other children, just manipulating her nine-linked rings.
"Doesn't she look a lot like you when you were little?" Lu Xici pulled on Jun Youyue's sleeve, making her look at the little girl.
"She's quite good at playing with those, almost solved it." Jun Youyue's attention was diverted by the nine-linked rings.
"What do you think about adopting that little girl? Let's raise a mini version of you." Lu Xici half-jokingly suggested.
Jun Youyue blushed. "Sure..." Even though she knew Lu Xici was teasing her on purpose, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Only then did the two sneak into the room and head straight for the little girl.
"Hello, Xiao Meimei." Lu Xici squatted down to the same height as the little girl and started talking to her.
The little girl glanced up.
Indeed, so aloof, just like the young Jun Youyue.
Lu Xici ignited an odd determination and began trying to get the little girl to interact with her.
Jun Youyue sat down beside her, wanting to help Lu Xici.
She picked up a more complex toy from the floor and started solving it.
The little girl's attention was instantly captivated.
She watched Jun Youyue's hands move so quickly they left afterimages. In just a minute, the toy she had been struggling with for half a month was untangled. She looked at Jun Youyue with admiration in her eyes.
"Wow, amazing. Can you teach me?" The little girl finally spoke, her voice soft but choosing her words carefully.
"Do you have a name?" Jun Youyue didn't directly respond to the child's request.
"Auntie calls me Lanlan."
Now Lu Xici also looked at Jun Youyue with admiration in her eyes.
Her gaze shifted away to the little girl, who pursed her lips, seemingly dissatisfied.
"Well, Lanlan, do you want to have a family?" Lu Xici seized the opportunity and asked.
Lanlan glanced at her, then shifted her gaze to Jun Youyue.
"Are you two a couple?"
Seeing that the little girl didn't want to engage with her, Lu Xici felt a bit defeated and fell silent.
"Yes, we are. We want to adopt a daughter." It was Jun Youyue's first time taking charge of social interactions with her wife present, and it felt somewhat novel.
After all, she was potentially their future daughter, so they became more patient. Lanlan nodded. "Okay."
Although she said "okay" verbally, Lu Xici and Jun Youyue could tell she actually meant "whatever."
The little girl had quite a personality and might not be easy to get along with. After a brief exchange with the children, Lu Xici and Jun Youyue left the room and discussed.
They decided to choose Lanlan after all. Feelings could be nurtured, and this child resembled Jun Youyue so much that Lu Xici felt they were destined.
Returning to the room, Jun Youyue picked up Lanlan. The little girl behaved well and instinctively held onto Jun Youyue's clothes tightly.
"Are we leaving today?" Lanlan asked.
"Don't you want to?" Jun Youyue glanced at Lanlan, who looked thoughtful like a little adult.
"It's not that. I have a friend..."
Just then, Lu and Jun heard a cry.
"Lanlan! Wuwu! Are you leaving? Are you leaving too? Wuwu!"
A little girl who looked to be about two or three years old toddled over towards where Lanlan was. She took three wobbly steps, but still managed to bravely cover what seemed like a long distance to her. The girl clung to Lu Xici's thigh, looking at Lanlan being held by Jun Youyue, and cried even harder.
Lanlan turned her head away helplessly. She found Lingling very noisy, but deep down, she also felt a bit reluctant to part with this playmate who would join her in playing with challenging toys.
Lu Xici finally caught the attention of the little girl. She lifted the girl clinging to her thigh and wiped her tears.
"Don't cry, don't cry. Let's exchange contact information, you'll meet again in the future." Lu Xici was actually quite moved. They had originally planned to adopt one child, but this little girl seemed to have a good relationship with Lanlan and definitely didn't want to be separated.
Their finances could also support two children, even if they were just wastrels who accomplished nothing.
"Wuwu, I don't want her to go... Lanlan, we promised to be together forever, didn't we?" Lingling began to accuse Lanlan of breaking her promise.
"The teacher said people without integrity don't have noses and will turn into the one on TV... That, that beautiful lady, you look like her, Jiejie," halfway through her accusation, Lingling's attention was drawn to Lu Xici holding her. She immediately forgot what she was crying about just now.
"I'm an actress. What TV show were you watching, Xiao Meimei?"
"Um... Mount…mount people?" Lingling couldn't remember the name.
"It's "Mountain People". Are you the heroine?" Lanlan helped to add the movie title.
After learning that Lu Xici was a talented actress, she finally agreed to talk to this aunt who didn't seem very smart.
"Yes, Lanlan is very smart." Lu Xici obviously didn't know how to deal with highly intelligent children. She was still using the same approach as she would with ordinary children, which naturally led to disdain from Lanlan.
Lanlan turned her face away again without speaking. But Lingling clearly became more interested in Lu Xici.
"Wow, Jiejie is amazing! Can you tell me how to act? Did you really go to the mountains? What are special effects? Why do you like boys on TV? Who is she to you? Are you with two people?"
Lingling was a typical three-year-old, extremely curious about everything around her, and asked a string of questions in one breath.
Lu Xici was getting confused with all the questions.
“Well, little girl. Tell me your name, and on the way home, I'll answer your questions."
Lu Xici had already made up her mind. She exchanged glances with Jun Youyue to confirm that they both shared the same idea.
"I'm Lingling~ Wait, can I not be separated from Lanlan?" Lingling became excited and grabbed Lu Xici's braid.
"Yes, no need to separate." Lu Xici nodded along, hoping her daughter wouldn't pull too hard and leave her bald.
"...Adopting two?" Lanlan sighed.
She looked faintly at Jun Youyue, her eyes filled with more helplessness than Lu Xici, the adult.
“Mm. Do you have any objections?" Jun Youyue followed Lu Xici, carrying Lanlan out.
"...Do you have enough money?"
On the first day of adoption, a crisis of trust emerged. Jun Youyue's mouth twitched.
She couldn't remember being so mature at three years old.
"She's a big star, she's rich," Jun Youyue nodded towards Lu Xici.
Lanlan nodded, knowing that most celebrities were wealthy. "What about you?"
"...My family is also rich." Even Jun Youyue didn't quite understand what Lanlan was thinking at that moment.
Author's Note:
I can’t finish writing, my hands hurt so much, that’s it for today
Lanlan: Is the new mommy so smart or not?
Lingling: The new mommy is so awesome!
See you tonight~
