As the wedding approached and people started calling her Mrs. Gu, Jiang Mo finally felt the reality of her impending marriage and her shift in identity.
These past few days, she had moved back to live with her family.
In preparation for her wedding, her family had hurriedly decorated the house once again.
The day before the wedding, Zhang Qingqing and Guo Yanni rushed over from out of town.
The four of them gathered at a hotel. It had been a long time since they last saw each other, and the atmosphere was incredibly lively. Amidst their chatting and laughing, they playfully messed around with each other.
Like a mother hen guarding her chicks, Li Wan'er protectively shielded Jiang Mo. "We have to be careful now. Jiang Mo has a bun in the oven, you know."
"Right, I almost forgot," Zhang Qingqing said, taking a glance at Jiang Mo's belly, which wasn't very noticeable yet.
Jiang Mo lay on the sofa and rubbed her belly. "Actually, if you hadn't brought it up, I would have completely forgotten I was carrying a baby."
Guo Yanni leaned in close to Jiang Mo. "Tell us, how are you feeling right now? Are you nervous or scared?"
Jiang Mo shook her head. "I'm not nervous right now, but who knows if I will be tomorrow."
"It's so nice to meet someone you love and have a beautiful baby together," Li Wan'er sighed. "I wonder where my destined person is."
Guo Yanni glanced at everyone and said a bit shyly, "Um, I don't think I've told you guys yet, but I'm in a relationship too."
"Oh? Since when have you been dating?" Jiang Mo asked in pleasant surprise.
Zhang Qingqing was shocked. "What does your boyfriend do? Do you have any pictures? You kept this so quiet, you're incredible."
"Well, after I took over my parents' restaurant, he came in to eat pretty often. We got to know each other over time," Guo Yanni said as she pulled out her phone and brought up a photo. "Here, take a look."
Three heads huddled together, staring at the photo. The guy looked quite handsome and clean-cut.
Li Wan'er patted Guo Yanni on the shoulder. "Not bad, girl! You bagged yourself a hottie."
"I wanted to wait until our relationship was stable before telling you guys," Guo Yanni chuckled. Then, as if remembering something, she slapped her thigh and took out a beautifully wrapped gift box. "Here's your wedding gift."
At the mention of wedding gifts, Zhang Qingqing and Li Wan'er also stood up and brought out the presents they had prepared.
Jiang Mo accepted them one by one. "Thank you everyone for the gifts, especially Qingqing and Yanni. It must have been exhausting traveling all the way here."
Zhang Qingqing replied, "It's not exhausting at all to witness our sister's happiness. Besides, look, you even bought our plane tickets and put us up in a luxury hotel."
Guo Yanni nodded in agreement. "Yeah, you really went to a lot of expense for us."
The group chatted for a while longer, then went over the schedule for the next day. Seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Mo left the hotel.
Gu Ye picked her up from the hotel and drove her home.
"Wifey, get to sleep early tonight. Your hubby will come pick you up tomorrow," Gu Ye said, holding Jiang Mo's hand.
Jiang Mo nodded. "Got it. You should hurry back now."
When she returned home, her whole family was in the living room. The moment she walked in, all eyes turned toward her in unison.
"Why aren't you all asleep? Are you waiting for me?"
"What else? If we didn't know my brother-in-law was bringing you back, Dad was ready to go out and pick you up himself," Li Zheng said, stretching.
"You talk too much," Li Daming said, standing up and heading toward his room. "I'm tired, I'm going to bed."
Jiang Mo walked over to the sofa and asked hesitantly, "What's wrong with Dad these past couple of days? He doesn't seem to be in high spirits and looks a bit down."
Wang Xia knew exactly what was going on with her husband. "You're getting married, and your dad is just having a hard time letting you go."
Jiang Mo more or less understood.
Wang Xia urged her to go wash up and sleep. "It's getting late. Hurry back to your room, freshen up, and go to bed."
Early the next morning, as soon as her alarm went off, Jiang Mo quickly scrambled out of bed. Half an hour later, the scheduled makeup artist arrived at her door.
A team of three professional makeup artists fussed over her while Jiang Mo yawned repeatedly. Halfway through the process, her four bridesmaids arrived.
Once Jiang Mo's makeup and styling were complete, the makeup artists quickly got to work on the bridesmaids' makeup.
After more than half an hour of intense wedding door games, Gu Ye carried Jiang Mo from upstairs all the way down to the wedding car.
The wedding venue was booked by the East Lake for an outdoor lawn wedding.
