Days pa.s.sed by Lei Xinyi spending her time, slumping, dining and shopping with Madam Lu and Madam Li. She knew Li Yuan had a hand in it but she didn"t bother him, just like he didn"t bother her. He hadn"t come home since that fight and it was better this way, for both of them.
Shopping was treated as a compet.i.tion. If Madam Li bought a blue crib in six-digits, Madam Lu bought a pink crib in seven-digits.
The irony was that they even decided the wedding rings on their own too.
They would occasionally break out in a quarrel about the things that could only be one. Like the banquet, wedding cake, venue decor theme, etc.
That was the tightest spot for her when they turned to her for supporting one of them. Their glares came with promised dread, both the women were terrifying when provoked.
And siding with one would humiliate the other and bring her wrath upon her. Lei Xinyi being smart would point at the hideous thing she could find in catalogues.
The fact was they only took her to keep track of their scores and referee them, else even the colours of socks for her supposed "baby" were selected by them.
That was a miracle that they didn"t have a conflict on her lingerie because that was the only thing that the attendants were holding that were off the women"s touch.
Li Yaun had given her a black card on her name but whenever she tried to swipe it or even touch anything on the shelf the women would give her warning glares.
The toughest argument they had was if the wedding was going to be ball wedding or a garden wedding.
When the woman turned with their slayers" glare to her. Lei Xinyi looked at her supposed Mother-in-law then her step-mother, there was nothing she could do.
Lei Xinyi let out a sickly sweet smile, "I have always wanted a beach wedding."
That had both the woman scrunching their face at her. Then they didn"t bother her again, because she had "anti-cla.s.s and horrible" taste.
In the end, they settled on a ball with a garden theme.
See, easy peasy! Leave them in a cage fight and they will settle all the sand themselves, once they are tired!
Finally, Lei Xinyi gave up trying to do her non-subsist marriage"s preparation and while they were shopping Lei Xinyi would enjoy the treats brought by the shop and relax.
Right now there were sitting with the florist and Lei Xinyi was sitting with a serious face, scrolling through a fas.h.i.+on magazine while Madam Lu and Madam Li were bickering again like 8-years-olds.
"The wedding decor will be Rose Boule De Neige with Rosa "Ingrid Bergman". Rose Boule De Neige is an old rose with a rich fragrance. simple yet elegant." Madam Li said to the florist while wedding designer started scribbling.
Madam Lu dramatically gasped and the wedding designer pen stilled on the note pad, "Of course not! It has to be Rose White Parfum De Provence with various colours of lilies. These roses are a cla.s.sic hybrid tea rose with a powerful perfume. Unique and vibrant!"
The wedding designer looked attentively, cut the already written flowers and started scribbling what Madam Lu had said.
Madam Li scoffed and the wedding designer pen stilled again, her head turned to Madam Li, "Absurd! We are having a wedding, not a funeral! Besides Rosa "Ingrid Bergman" will give the venue an aromatic and romantic touch a wedding need!"
The wedding designer head had turned to Madam Li and she started scribbling.
Madam Lu placed her Teacup on the table and frowned, "Romantic is so cliche and overdone but Rose White Parfum De Provence and lilies will upturn the spirits in a natural way, after all, we don"t want a Prom Party!"
At the intrusion, the wedding designer head turned to Madam Lu, again and she scribbled again cutting the previous content.
Madan Li eyes hardened, "Rose Boule De Neige has a peach hue in the core perfect contrast with the theme! As in the real meaning of love is in the air!"
Lei Xinyi was trying to zone them out but the women had vocal cords to compete mic speakers. She didn"t even know white roses had types unless today when she saw the women fighting like crazy!
Madam Lu looked at her in exasperation, "Rose White Parfum De Provence has a golden hue in the core. It will be really in contrast with greenery, suns.h.i.+ne and red oak floor!"
She wasn"t really bothered if the roses were peach or golden in the core of a wedding the supposed Bride wasn"t about to attend.
All she was wary about was the neck of the wedding designer, who was bound to snap it with the speed she was turning it from Madam Lu to MAdam Li.
At last, after arguments and promotion of their flowers for half an hour, the Wedding designer convinced them to settle on Rose Commonwealth Glory (Another type of white rose), lily of the valley with the rare red camellia.
The energy b.a.l.l.s of women didn"t even tire then but dragged her to get her a wedding dress.
Then think of her surprise when they headed to Li"s Ancestral House. Lei Xinyi winced at the sight of the nightmare wrapped in a dreamland package.
Lei Xinyi looked at Madam Lu with an accusatory glare, she had told her how she wasn"t too fond of the place and its residents. Madam Lu gave her a tight smile and squeezed her hand.
It was a gesture of a.s.surance and a silent promise.
Madam Lu couldn"t have really done anything. It was a tradition for the Groom to prepare the Bride"s wedding dress.
And when it was being prepared by them, it had to be done in their Ancestral Mansion.
They crossed several turns and crossed hallways then reached the room where Old Madam Li was sitting and stood up to greet them.
After everyone greeted her, she came forward to Lei Xinyi and hugged her. Lei Xinyi stiffened with her hands still on her side, shocked.
She really didn"t know, what had gotten into the old woman but she faked a smile at her.
Old Madam Li held her by the shoulder and looked at her with a soft smile. Lei Xinyi was inspecting her expressions for a catch.
"May I?" She looked at her flat belly with a blissful smile.
Lei Xinyi was confused and looked at her belly when her eyes widened in realization.
She was asking her permission to touch her belly because she thought her Great-Grandchild was in it!
So that is what this was about!
Lei Xinyi gave out an awkward smile and her face reddened from embarra.s.sment.
"No...Umm." She blinked her eyes to cover her embarra.s.sment, "I am not really comfortable with that."
That would really be a strange feeling to be touched here and there by a woman. Lei Xinyi cringed inwardly even at the thought.
Old Madam laughed at her embarra.s.sment, but her frown expressed her displeasure, thinking of it as bashfulness, "Oh la.s.s! Don"t be shy, it is a blessing you are bringing to the family. The first happiness of the family!"
Lei Xinyi faked a giggled, it left a bitter taste in her mouth. Children were a high-maintenance liability. An expensive and real pain in the b.u.t.t, literally!
They were whiny and noisy! Headache along with many other aches!
She wondered if the old woman would die of a heart-attack when she heard that she hadn"t given her grandson liberty more than smooching.
"Let"s look at the dresses."