The place was bustling with people, some were famous enough to receive everyone's attention and some who just went to watch the happy event.
It's been months since I've met a lot of people, usually it's just me and Ming Chen as well as the rest of our family. These months were so hard for me, even when I was pregnant, I had to lose weight!
Can you imagine that?! I thought pregnant women can eat whatever they want but no! Five months later and I was soon prescribe by my doctor to lose weight!
Ming Chen suffered along with me, of course I had him suffer with me. Since I can't eat a lot of foods, I ordered him to not eat in front of me and purposely have him serve the same amount of food as I'm having.
Those three months were torturous since I couldn't move freely and couldn't move into our new house. My mother and popo forbids it and along the way had helped me in my surprising pregnancy.
Just recalling the thunderous expression of my father and brother sends me laughing all the way. My mother was also shocked but immediately helped me settle down and gave a lot of advice, she was crying at that time about how we just started to get close.
I remember hearing my father's word saying that a father must always be when his daughter is of age. My mother nodded in agreement as my brother stormed his way to Ming Chen's direction and pinched him in his face.
I didn't stop him since I was feeling furious at that time too. We just made our relationship public for just a year and now I'm already pregnant with his child, just freaking hilarious. Hardy har har.
Anyways, Ming Chen's father- I mean my gonggong threatened Ming Chen that he will sever their father and son ties if he doesn't marry me. It was quite the sight since Ming Chen was punched in the other side of his cheek and was sporting a bruise in each of his cheeks.
Of course I told my in laws to not sweat on it, that we would deal with it and I don't want Ming Chen to be pressured to marry me.
His proposal was simple, I wasn't even prepared at that time and it's just two weeks after we found out that I was pregnant. I just woke up, my face brimming with oil and looking puffy, my hair on a nest as usual and he, he was on his knees at that time.
I couldn't even process that moment, I just remembered the tears and snot coming off my face and the fact that I just said yes to this kind of proposal. But I don't hate it, it feels more special and more private, which I love.
He gave me a ring, it was customize since there's a letter engraved on the ring and a date. I remember that date, it was the date of our first meeting, where Wei Xiu introduced him to us.
I was also glad when he didn't announce our wedding in the media and decided to make it a secret until the day of the wedding finished.
I could still vividly remember the knot on my stomach, the shade of red in everywhere I look and the claps and hoots from the crowd. I wore a red qipao dress and changed into another western style wedding dress. The smell of alcohol wafts in my nose and I stop the urge to vomit and held it in, fortunately, Ming Chen gravely passed the guests offers for drink and managed to stay a little sober before he collapsed in his seat the moment the last guest went home.
It was tiring, but it was fulfilling at the same time the moment we had finally become one. Just thinking about it makes me feel giddy and I was soon drifted into my memories before I woke up with a start.
"-ian, Feng Mian! What are you thinking eh? Your husband?"
I hear them giggling before I was soon thrown into a mess of embarrassment.
"Did someone call me?"
Ming Chen slithered his way through the crowd of women as he place his hand naturally on my waist and pecked me on my lips before facing the group of astonished women.
"Wow! Your husband is a loving one isn't he?"
"Look at him putting his hands on you, eh, would there be another good news you would share to us?"
"Ai, we can only wait!"
I was teased so much the last time I announced our relationship, this time, I couldn't even look them in the eye and pretend to be deaf while pinching Ming Chen's back secretly.
This rogue! He never changed! Still shameless as ever!
"Aw! Isn't he cute?!"
"He's so adorable!"
"I want a baby too!"
They gushed around the small child, his skin was as smooth as a peeked egg, his eyes were large and limpid inducing a look you cannot refuse and dimples that would make your knees weak.
He's a very handsome boy and that, that is our child.
"My Lele!" I kissed his white bulging cheeks and immediately smelt the fragrance of milk coming off of his little figure.
Hao Ming Le.
That's his name and the fact that it starts with Ming and not Feng, well, let's just say that I didn't win in a game. Anyway, what matters is that my Lele is a momma's boy and I basked into his open affection while Ming Chen sulked in the corner.
"I think we need a daughter, I need a daughter to spoil, a daughter that would be a daddy's girl too"
I almost smack the back of his head if it wasn't for my Lele. I rolled my eyes and barked out to him.
"You should try being pregnant and see for yourself!"
"Feng-er~" he pouted like a child, the manly exterior diminish once he started acting like this.
A lot of the guest laugh while Wei Xiu slaps Ming Chen's back and told him good luck. I almost want to smack his head too but couldn't and won't since Liu Ying's child still needs his father.
That's right, after I gave birth to my lovely Lele, it seems that Wei Xiu got too jealous and here they are now, pregnant.
"Let us have our lovely grandchild, the two of you should entertain your friends" my mother took Lele from me, besides me, Lele love the women in our family.
It seems like he got that from his father. Now, I can only wish that my Lele would remain innocent and adorable today since in the future, ai, I am gonna be filled with headaches then.
Soon, I turned back to my friends and talked of topics like our work, our relationship and of course my child since this is is time.
It's his full moon celebration and it's a very grand celebration for Lele. We didn't want it to be this luxurious but the elders in our family wouldn't take no for an answer so here we are now, having a full packed venue for our child's full moon celebration.
The night grew long and the guest has left the venue, the soles of my feet were so sore by the end of the night and I quickly wash myself and dove towards the bed.
Thankfully, my parents have Lele over on their place and I was grateful enough for it. I mean I love my child but honestly, I need some sleep.
Soon, I was about to drift on my dreams when I felt someone massaging the soles of my feet. I opened my eyes and look down to see that it was Ming Chen.
He was still massaging my feet so I tug my feet and met his eyes. He smiled at me and forced me to lay down before he continued his actions.
"You're tired too"
"You're the one whose more tired this past months" he replied and I groaned at the way he kneads my foot.
After that, I heard him shuffle before I felt him leaning on my body and embracing me. He pulled me closer and kissed my ear before murmuring.
"I love you"
I smiled and snuggled close to him, I won't say the words back since he can already sense it in me. We had spent a lot of time with insecurities spreading on our minds in the first month along with the excitement, in the month of being with him, I realized that he was more than just a player. Years had passed by and I had felt the void in my chest sealing up with his affection and care.
In the future, I will look back on this particular day. My lips spread on a grin while my eyes fondly looked at amusement of recalling this memory. Because this day, I had realize that our love doesn't need words, that our love is as complicated as others and that our love has survived.
Turns out, a hater can also love a player.
Notes:
• You can't move home or do home renovations, these actions will destabilize the vital energy of the fetus and will cause spontaneous miscarriage and fetal malformation.
• Pópo, husband's mother, mother in law.
• When a girl is of age, she must be married off, an idiom meaning a daughter will eventually leave to get married.
• Gōnggōng, father in law, husband's father.
• The groom will walk around the tables greeting guests and taking shots of baijiu, traditional Chinese rice-wine, with the guests.
• In China, a full moon celebration/party is held to celebrate a baby's first month of birth. Relatives and friends gather to give their blessings and gifts to the new baby.