The bridal sedan was very stable and covered with thick cushions. Sitting inside was like a boat on a lake. It was very comfortable.
Wu Ning's mind was in a mess. Sometimes, her aging parents appeared in her mind, and she was reluctant to leave them. Sometimes, her childhood playmate, who was thousands of miles away, appeared, and she looked forward to the day they would meet again after so many years. Sometimes, she thought of the two cats and a dog in the valley, and she was worried that they would not be able to eat after she left, and whether they would be bullied …
It was probably impossible for them to be bullied. It would be a good thing if they didn't bully others. However, even if they were very magical, what would they do if they encountered a gun?
She repeatedly told her father to send them food every few days after she left, but she was still worried. Her father had a lot of work to do, and he was careless. The food he sent might not be what they liked. The food that she sent was hand-picked by her servants. She would judge their taste based on the feedback from the servants, and next time, she would send them something they liked more.
The two cats and the dog seemed to have a small appetite. She sent three portions of food, but there was always leftovers. One of them must have not eaten well.
Thinking of this, she felt that they couldn't leave her.
In fact, she knew deep in her heart, it wasn't that they couldn't leave her. After all, they had probably lived in the mountains for a long time before she saved her. It was that she couldn't leave them. Only they could listen to her carefully, and she didn't hesitate to tell them about her reading experience and her troubles.
They didn't know how to speak, and they wouldn't reveal her private affairs. They were more reliable than her personal maids. Even when she read to them, their eyes seemed to shine with a thoughtful light. They were much better than her maids who always talked about finding a good husband …
The tassels on the window of the bridal sedan swayed back and forth as the sedan bearers walked. The scenery outside the window was faintly discernible. The scorching eyes of the onlookers were like the scorching sun shining on her face. Her hands on her legs couldn't help but clench the red handkerchief.
She wanted to lower her head and show a shy and overjoyed expression, just like the other married women. However, she also wanted to take one more look at the mountains and rivers of Foshan. She wanted to keep it in her heart so that when she was in Binhai Town, thousands of miles away, she could relive it repeatedly in her dreams.
So, she moved the tassels to a narrow gap and looked out of the sedan.
"Look! The young miss of the Wu family is so beautiful! "Someone with sharp eyes could see the whole picture through a small gap.
"I saw it too. What a beauty!"
"Sigh, it's a good thing for a foreign junior …"
The onlookers all wanted to see what she looked like. With a whoosh, they all surged forward. The village warriors who were in charge of maintaining order were almost squeezed apart.
"Retreat! The few of you, fall back! "Wu Mancheng, who was riding beside the sedan chair, raised his horsewhip and shouted.
Wu Ning was afraid of causing trouble. Just as she was about to put down the tassel regretfully, her gaze drifted to the roof by the roadside. There seemed to be a few animals that shouldn't exist there …
"Ah!"
Her fingers trembled as she let out a soft cry.
"Miss, what's wrong?" The maid walking beside the palanquin hurriedly asked.
"No, nothing." Wu Ning calmed herself down and peeked at the roof again.
There was no mistaking it. Standing there were the two cats and one dog from the valley. She was all too familiar with their appearance. The eyes of the onlookers were all focused on the dowry and the bridal sedan. No one noticed them except her.
Don't tell me … they're here to see me off?
Thinking of this, Wu Ning was very happy. She nodded at them lightly.
"Wow! Miss Wu nodded at me! Did she fall for me? "
"Nonsense! She nodded at me! Who do you think you are? "
"Miss Wu, Jinan! I, Xu Maosheng, greet you! "
A few young men in that direction started arguing. Some of them even introduced themselves to her, thinking that they had won Wu Ning's favor.
The bridal sedan chair moved forward smoothly. The two cats and one dog on the roof followed it.
After a few more miles, the bridal sedan chair team arrived at the suburbs. There were fewer people around. The onlookers gradually dispersed. A team of pre-arranged carriages and horses were waiting by the roadside.
From this point on, the bridal sedan chair team would have to pack lightly. They would dismiss the hired sedan chair bearers and load the dowry onto the carriages and horses. Wu Ning would also have to abandon the sedan chair and get on the carriage. She couldn't sit in the bridal sedan chair and travel thousands of miles to Binhai Town. It would be too eye-catching and inconvenient.
Wu Mancheng would accompany his daughter to Binhai Town, and his wife would return. Wu Ning couldn't help but hug her mother and cry.
Her mother couldn't stop crying. She couldn't bear to part with her daughter.
Wu Mancheng comforted her. He was a good friend with a good family background and character. His daughter wouldn't be at a disadvantage if she married him. He told his wife not to be too sad. When she gave birth to a chubby boy next year, he would bring his wife to visit his daughter.
He saw that his wife and daughter had endless things to talk about. He knew that they wouldn't be able to leave by night if they continued talking. He was afraid that they would miss the wedding, so he asked someone to escort his wife home. He then arranged for the servants to load the dowry onto the carriage and gave instructions about daily life. He was so busy that he didn't have time to care about Wu Ning.
Wu Ning wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and kept waving at her mother until her mother's carriage disappeared into the distance.
The maids asked her to go back to the carriage to rest. She nodded and was about to get on the carriage when she saw the two cats and one dog still sitting not far away.
So, she sent the maids away and walked towards the two cats and the dog.
"Cat Benefactor, Dog Benefactor, you're not in the mountain. Did you come out to see me off?" She straightened her clothes, bowed, and asked tentatively.
Famous shook its head and grinned with great interest.
Wu Ning was stunned. She thought she had guessed correctly because the two cats and the dog had been staying in the valley and had never left. If they weren't here to see her off, why did they come out on the day she was getting married?
"Ning Er! Get on the carriage, we're leaving! "
Wu Mancheng shouted from afar.
"Got it, Dad!"
She responded and hurriedly said to Famous, "Cat Benefactor, Dog Benefactor, I'm leaving … I hope we'll meet again."
Wu Ning still had a lot to say, but Wu Mancheng and the maids kept urging her, so she had to get on the carriage.
The huge carriage team slowly set off towards Binhai Town, which was thousands of miles away.
The road in the suburbs wasn't smooth, and the carriage wasn't as comfortable as the sedan. Wu Ning sat alone in the carriage, deep in thought. She didn't say anything as the past flashed through her mind.
Just as she was lost in thought, the maid sitting opposite her felt a little stuffy. She opened the back window to let in some air and suddenly shouted in surprise, "Miss, look! Are they the two cats and one dog from the mountain? "
Wu Ning was surprised and happy. She turned her head and saw that it was them.
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