Gentlemen's Friends

Chapter 59

gentleman's wedding

"Dad?"

Qu Tongqiu suddenly came back to his senses: "Huh?"

The daughter shook her hand in front of him: "What are you thinking? Your eyes are straight."

"..."

"I just thought of it, Dad, please give me another box of business cards from the store, I will take them to school tomorrow," Qu Ke opened a scroll in her hand, "Look, I made a promotional poster for the bento store !"

"...Hey," the father was very moved, "it's hard for you to help dad with publicity."

"Of course we must support Dad's business."

Looking at his daughter's youthful and immature face, but with a mature expression beyond his age, Qu Tongqiu suddenly realized that the last time he got married was more than ten years ago.

At that time, Qu Ke was still in her mother's womb, but now she is already this big, an independent and thoughtful girl.

Marrying Ren Ningyuan or something, until now, is only a consideration between the two of them, and they have not asked their daughter's opinion at all.

Thinking of this, Qu Tongqiu couldn't help but secretly blame himself.

It was because he was too selfish and forgot that by this time, marriage was no longer just a problem between two adults.

It is not a trivial matter for many adolescents and children from single-parent families that their father remarries at this age.

What's more, the object of marriage is still a man!
What kind of pressure will this bring to Qu Ke?

Will she be teased by classmates in the know?Will you be discriminated against?
Imagining his daughter's shocked expression when he heard the news, he couldn't help but feel worried and his heart became heavy.

He sighed in his heart: "I don't know Xiao Ke, can you accept it?"

If Qu Ke objected, he would definitely give in in order to take care of his daughter.

But the ring was still in the breast pocket, and it was not hot yet. Thinking of Ren Ningyuan, he was very reluctant.

Qu Tongqiu secretly ran to call Ren Ningyuan.

"what happened?"

"How should I tell Xiao Ke about getting married?"

The man smiled and said, "Just tell her directly."

"..."

However, "I'm going to marry your Uncle Ren" or "You're going to have a new father", no matter what kind of words, it doesn't seem to be something that can be easily said to a child.

"What if Xiao Ke can't accept it?"

"Xiao Ke is very sensible."

"But, what if? You know, Xiao Ke has grown up and has a lot of ideas. She even ran away from home. If she disagrees, then we..."

When people face the things they cherish and value, they always worry about gains and losses.

The man said on the other end of the phone: "It doesn't matter, I'm here."

Just because of such a sentence, my heart felt a lot more at ease in an instant.

Qu Tongqiu calmed down for a while, and went back to find his daughter.

"Xiao Ke."

"Ok?"

"Come on, sit down, Dad has something to tell you."

Sensing his solemnity, Qu Ke sat down sensibly, and looked at him with a pair of big black and white eyes: "What's the matter?"

Before Qu Tongqiu spoke, he felt so nervous that his stomach was about to cramp.

"Well, I think, you know, I have known your Uncle Ren for many years."

"Ok?"

"Our relationship may be different from what you think, uh, a little bit."

Qu Ke stared at him.

"Recently, your Uncle Ren and I have thought it over and discussed it. We are not too young, and we both want to live a relatively stable life. Therefore, we probably need to make some changes based on the current situation. We Hope you understand."

The girl's expression tightened, and she stared at him with eyes full of vigilance.

"What's wrong? Is it bad now? Is there something wrong? What should be changed?"

Amidst her barrage of questions, Qu Tongqiu resisted his wavering and spoke out in one go.

"Your Uncle Ren and I plan to get married."

Qu Ke immediately fell silent, her eyes opened wider and wider in the silence, to an unbelievable extent.

Under that gaze, Qu Tongqiu felt a heavy sense of guilt.

"Xiao Ke..."

"Ahhh! I'm going to update my blog!"

"……what?"

Before he could react, his daughter rushed back upstairs like a gust of wind, and after a short while, rushed downstairs again like a gust of wind.

"But, who will marry, who will marry?!"

Qu Tongqiu was a little confused: "Wait, that's not the point..."

"Of course it's important."

"...I mean, don't you mind?"

"Why do you mind?"

"Your classmates and friends will inevitably gossip, and in the future, more people will know, and everyone will have a lot of comments. I'm afraid that you will be discriminated against..."

"Hey," Qu Ke patted him on the shoulder, "Dad, you don't have to worry so much. Mouths grow on other people, and they can say whatever they want. Besides, I have a mother and two fathers, so what can I lose?" Yes, why are you being discriminated against, isn’t it?”

"..."

My daughter is too sensible, more open-minded and enlightened than him.

Such a child is really gratifying to all fathers.

But it always feels like something is not quite right.

The next day, when Qu Tongqiu came home from get off work, he saw a lot of cakes on the table. Ren Ningyuan and Qu Ke were both there, and Qu Ke was taking a fork and taking a bite from one side to the other, very busy.

"What day is it today?" I bought so many cakes, but it wasn't anyone's birthday.

"Dad, I think this is delicious, would you like to try it?"

A small piece of cake was brought to his mouth, and the father opened his mouth happily and ate it.

Qu Ke is looking forward to his tasting experience: "How is it?"

"not bad."

"Then try this again? I like these two the most. Oh, that one is actually pretty good..."

Qu Tongqiu was fed a bunch of them in one breath, finally got a break, and took a cup to drink water quickly.

"Speaking of which, what are these for?"

Qu Ke said, "This is choosing your wedding cake."

Qu Tongqiu sprayed water on the table.

"So fast?"

"It's so fast, these things take a lot of time, the sooner you decide, the better."

I just proposed a marriage just now, and today I chose the cake, so why not just make the ceremony tomorrow?
How can there be such a daughter in the world who is so eager to marry (?) her father off as soon as possible.

Or is there someone behind the scenes as a pusher?

And this is not over yet, and Qu Tongqiu will have to face his daughter's anxious questioning every day.

"Is the wedding date set?"

"..."

"Where's the venue? Where's the band??"

"..."

"What about the wedding process? What about the guest list?"

"..."

This battle is simply more preoccupied than her getting married.

To be honest, Qu Tongqiu himself was blank about wedding planning and the like, and didn't have much imagination.

He will be very happy if there is an announcement ceremony. As for whether it is romantic or not, whether it is grand or not, these are all out of consideration.

Originally, he planned to just hold it at the Quji Bento Store. He doesn't need to spend extra money for his own venue. He just invites some very good friends to come, and everyone can have a lively meal and have a good meal.

But this idea was resolutely rejected by Qu Ke, who wanted to do it in Ren Ningyuan's bar, but was rejected by one vote.

Qu Tongqiu sighed: "Hey, my own venue can really save a lot of money, and it's also more comfortable..."

Ren Ningyuan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. I have a lot of venues."

"..."

In any case, he has a daughter who is very happy in it, and Ren Ningyuan who is highly cooperative, so this matter has become nothing for him to worry about.

When he was free this day, he would lie on the bed with Ren Ningyuan and watch the TV screen.

He likes this time of day, when it's relaxing and warm.Sometimes he also thinks, how can the feeling of happiness be so easy to obtain?Just lying next to another person, feeling the other person's body temperature, even without any movement or conversation, can be satisfying.

How simple life has become.

What the two of them revisited was an old animation, Up Around the House, which he liked quite a lot. Fortunately, Ren Ningyuan was willing to accompany him to watch these things again and again.

No matter how many times I watched it, Qu Tongqiu was particularly moved when the rainbow-colored balloon took off with the house and old Mr. Carl.

"It's great for two people to travel together like this for a while in their lifetime."

For some unknown reason, Ren Ningyuan suddenly became busy again.

Qu Tongqiu knows that his working hours are not as stable as nine to five. He can stay at home every day when he is free, and keep his feet off the ground when he is busy.

And when asked what he was busy with, he was vague and said only: "It's important."

Qu Tongqiu felt a little strange, is there anything more important than marriage?
But he trusted Ning Yuan by nature, so he didn't ask much, let alone think about it.

Fortunately, two days before the wedding, Ren Ningyuan seemed to have finished his work, and he was able to go home early to help study and confirm the dishes for the ceremony——Qu Tongqiu didn't care about anything else, the most important thing was "to let the guests Eat well and be full!"

His idea is very real, guests who come to the wedding, besides cheering and sending blessings, they just want to have a good meal.Make the ceremony too fancy, and then the food standard is not good. If you were in the country back then, you would be blamed.

On the day of the wedding, fortunately, the weather was beautiful, the sun was shining, the sky was blue, cloudless, and there were a few breezes.

The ceremony was held on the lawn of a villa in Ren Ningyuan. It was very open, surrounded by green trees, green grass under the feet, green shadows swirling throughout, and clusters of flowers.

The wedding posters and wedding candy cake boxes were all conceived by Qu Ke and Le Fei, and Lin Han was invited to make the cut. The dress was exclusively designed by Ye Xiutuo, and Rong Liu was in charge of the venue layout. The chef team was also close friends, and even The employees in the store and some old friends outside the circle all came to help, even Amei and the others also came.

Their participation is ten thousand times more valuable than any luxury and high end.

The bright red carpet under the sun, the pure white tables and chairs, the arch made of delicate blue and white rose bouquets, and the petals scattered on the grass in advance, are so beautiful that Qu Tongqiu almost feels stage fright.

Could he be, a little too happy?
Following the procedure, after the guests were seated one after another, he also solemnly walked onto the red carpet.

Qu Tongqiu always felt that he was quite calm, but at this moment, he realized that his legs were weakening and his mind went blank.

Qu Ke walked beside him like a little adult, holding his hand.He couldn't tell whether it was his shaking hands or his daughter's.

Finally, I met Ren Ningyuan face to face. The man's face in my vision was so gentle, calm, handsome and neat.

It has been so many years, from the first day I saw him to now, it has been so many years.

There have been so many things between them, admiration, admiration, hesitation, hatred, turbulent waves and storms in those years.

Time has more or less left traces on this man's face.And at this moment, just like when he met his eyes for the first time, time and space instantly became a light and shadow, as if nothing had changed.

He still loves him as much as when he first met him.

Qu Tongqiu hated himself very much, because on such a day and such an occasion, he choked up sobbing uncontrollably for no reason.

When the two of them exchanged rings, probably because their vision was too blurred and their hands were shaking violently, it took him dozens of seconds to finally put the ring on.

And Ren Ningyuan looked as calm and calm as ever, but it took him longer than him.

The guests booed loudly and neatly: "Kiss, kiss!"

Qu Tongqiu hesitated a lot in an instant. At such an important moment, his face was full of uncontrollable tears and snot. It was too unsightly. What's more, Ren Ningyuan is such a restrained person, can he still kiss in public?

Clasping hands together, he felt the warmth and strength of those lips amidst his embarrassing tearful eyes.

He felt he was complete.

That's enough, nothing else is needed.

Li Cheng, everyone applauded vigorously.

Ye Xiutuo hugged his easy-to-impress little cartoonist with red eye circles and nose, patting the back and touching the top of the head.

Qu Ke cried harder than all the fathers who married their daughters in the world, tearing up, breathless, almost collapsed, Le Fei kept comforting her.

Rong Liu stared at the big shining diamond in Ren Ningyuan's hand with eyes of sorrow, hatred and jealousy, and then got himself drunk in the big cup: "555555, how many families are happy and how many families are sad..."

It was so lively and messed up.

Ren Ningyuan suddenly led him forward: "Come, let me show you something."

Qu Tongqiu finally wiped his face clean with a few handkerchiefs, and then hurriedly strode to follow.

He soon saw the huge hot air balloon, bright as a rainbow.

"I'll take you for a flight together."

Qu Tongqiu was still tongue-tied and in a daze.

Ren Ningyuan smiled and said, "I just passed the test for a hot air balloon license."

"..."

"But you can trust my driving skills."

The man got on the hanging basket first, and then stretched out his hand to him: "Come."

"..."

Yes, he will help him realize all his dreams.

Regardless of size.

Qu Tongqiu put his slightly trembling hand into the wide palm.

The balloon lifted into the sky, and the people and scenery below gradually faded away, just like in the animation.

Luckily for old Mr. Bikar, he is with him now.

He boldly hugged Ren Ningyuan from behind, buried his head in his neck, and said, "Boss."

He was answered with a warm kiss on the forehead.

(End of this chapter)