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Chapter 799 Opening the Old House Ancestral Hall, Fragrance Like Lotus Flowers

This is Jiang Hanying's second visit to the Li family's old house.

In fact, only a month has passed, but the old house has undergone a complete transformation.

A ten-meter-long red carpet was laid in front of the gate, and the already spacious gate was decorated with equally large and eye-catching red double happiness characters.

From the outside, it looks fairly simple.

Wait for the car to drive in.

The red carpet stretched all the way to the inner courtyard, with red silk hanging from the doorposts, red lanterns hanging high, the character for "happiness" everywhere, and flowers as the most common decoration.

Even the cars parked in the outer courtyard had "double happiness" characters pasted on their windows.

As far as the eye can see, the originally simple old house has been dressed in a festive new look, with no corner left out.

From the moment Jiang Hanying entered the room, her eyes were overwhelmed with sights.

When they saw that even the little pavilion in the corner, which was rarely visited, was decorated with fresh flowers and hung with double happiness characters, they exclaimed, "Is this really necessary? We're just getting a marriage certificate, and this looks more festive than the Lunar New Year."

Tao Junman and Ye Mingxin, who came out from the inner courtyard hand in hand, walked up to the newlyweds who had just gotten out of the car and were about to walk down the red carpet. Just as they were feeling a sense of excitement, they heard Jiang Hanying's words. Tao Junman couldn't help but reach out and pat her child's head, and said with a smile, "This is not an exaggeration. Besides, we can celebrate the New Year every year, but getting married is different. It only happens once in a lifetime, so it's not too much to put in as much effort as possible."

Ye Mingxin nodded in agreement, “Sister-in-law is right. Xiaoying, come here!” As she spoke, she reached out and took the wrist of Jiang Hanying, who was now officially her daughter-in-law from today onwards. She was about to walk back when she paused and turned to look at her son walking beside her.

As they were walking, Li Chengxiao was suddenly glared at: "...Mom, we haven't had breakfast yet."

I got up early and went straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get my marriage certificate. After that, I went straight back to my old house. I was so busy that I didn't even have time for breakfast.

Tao Junman wasn't surprised to hear this. "We haven't eaten yet either, we've been waiting for you to come and eat together. Come on, let's have breakfast first."

Ye Mingxin gave her son a look that said, "I'll settle the score with you later," then grabbed Jiang Hanying's arm and turned to walk into the inner courtyard.

In an instant, Li Chengxiao, left all alone at the very end, was left speechless: "..."

You'll get used to it!
Upon arriving at the inner courtyard, we went straight into the dining hall. We had thought the outside was well-decorated, but compared to the interior, it was nothing.

Just glance at any of the home decor items.

The sofa cushions and throw pillows were all replaced with festive bright red ones featuring auspicious patterns.

The ornaments should either be changed to red directly, or they should be filled with bouquets of red in different shades and decorated with red "double happiness" characters.

Even the ceiling above was covered with red silk curtains and hung with red glass lanterns.

I stayed here for a few days during the Chinese New Year, but it feels almost like the first time I've been here.

Jiang Hanying was completely taken in, as if she were seeing a new continent, and was led all the way to the dining room.

Li Fulin and Li Xingchuan were left behind to set the table. They saw their nephew's wife enter, flanked by his wife on either side. "You're here, come sit down."

Li Jingmo quickly pulled out the chairs that everyone wanted to sit on.

Unsurprisingly, the chair cushions had been replaced with bright red ones.

Jiang Hanying called out to her adoptive master, "Uncle, Dad, Big Brother!"

When she saw the newly replaced bright red and gold-decorated bowls and plates on the table, and took the equally bright red chopsticks, she was quite calm.

Although there were a lot of red elements, the elders all have good taste, and the overall arrangement actually looked quite nice. Looking at the table full of delicious breakfast already prepared, I completely forgot about the sea of ​​red; only one thought remained in my mind: eat!
Breakfast, which I usually eat around 7 or 8 a.m., was delayed until after 9 a.m. This time, the initial joy of getting the marriage certificate had worn off, and now all I felt was hunger.

After being fed a hearty meal, Jiang Hanying and Li Chengxiao were taken to sit in the next living room.

However, the two received completely different treatment.

Jiang Hanying received the art of managing a husband personally taught by her aunt and her newly appointed mother-in-law. Although she felt she probably wouldn't need it, it sounded quite interesting, and she listened with great interest.

Li Chengxiao underwent a series of family rules and training related to marital relationships. Yes, the Li family has two sets of family rules: the first set for pre-marital life and the second set for post-marital life. After all, marriage is no less important to the Li family than being born into the family.

It wasn't until the auspicious time was almost here that everyone got up and went to the old house and ancestral hall at the back.

This was Jiang Hanying's first time visiting this ancestral hall. The last time she came to the old house for the Chinese New Year, she had only passed by the entrance once.

The main gate of the ancestral hall is usually closed, and it is only opened when it is time for sacrificial rites and cleaning.

Today, both doors were wide open, and a red carpet stretched from the entrance to cover the cold ground. The decorations of red silk, flowers, and the character for "double happiness" made the ancestral hall less solemn than usual, exuding a strong festive atmosphere amidst its solemnity.

Li Fulin, as the current head of the Li family, led the newlyweds into the ancestral hall first, and finally stopped in front of the offering table and the statue.

Then comes a whole set of formal procedures that are just as impressive as the marriage certificate process.

Wash your hands, light incense, and kowtow.

Jiang Hanying and Li Chengxiao followed their uncle's instructions step by step.

Others accompanied the ceremony.

"Today, Li Chengxiao, courtesy name Shuheng, the 36th generation descendant of the Li family, married Jiang Hanying, and is recorded in the Li family genealogy. Li Fulin, hereby brings his new wife to respectfully inform all the ancestors."

As Jiang Hanying placed the incense sticks into the incense burner, she couldn't help but look up at the largest portrait in front of her.

According to the text on the portrait, this is the first ancestor of the Li family, the family to which the owner belongs, and the first person on the family tree. This lineage has continued from there to the present day.

In other words, the current owner also has this person's bloodline?

Thinking about it this way, the portrait feels much more familiar.

Li Fulin waited for the two to finish the ceremony, and was about to go to the next table to add Jiang Hanying, who had officially become his nephew's wife, to the family genealogy when he glanced to the side and saw the person in question looking up at the portrait of the ancestor.

For some reason, I suddenly remembered what my grandfather told me when I was a child: you must never do anything bad or guilty in this life, otherwise you will see an ancestor in the ancestral hall who is different from the usual one.

It wasn't until he grew up that he realized that one's appearance reflects one's heart; what is reflected and seen is actually oneself, merely a reflection of the heart!

Pulling his thoughts away from his memories, he couldn't help but ask with a smile, "What does Hanying think of the appearance of our Li family's ancestor?"

"Hmm...it feels strangely familiar."

"Hahaha!" Li Fulin couldn't help but laugh out loud. "It seems that our ancestor was also very satisfied with Hanying."

Jiang Hanying immediately nodded in agreement.

Of course they'd be satisfied; they'd probably be secretly delighted.

Li Chengxiao glanced at the incense burning fiercely in the incense burner in front of him.

The incense ash blooms, resembling a lotus flower.