NOVEL SIMPLE
Chapter 143
Hearing this, Liang Jinghe's smile deepened. "By the way, I brought breakfast especially for you. Have you eaten yet?"
As she spoke, she turned to look at her assistant, who immediately handed over the breakfast.
Shen Nian politely declined with a smile, "I've already eaten, thank you, Miss Liang."
After exchanging pleasantries, they entered the store together, where the staff had been waiting respectfully for some time.
Seeing Liang Jinghe arrive, they immediately displayed respectful and friendly smiles. "Mrs. Lu, you're here."
With that, three or four employees gathered around Liang Jinghe, and the one wearing a manager's badge began to speak.
"Today, we'll mainly be selecting four sets of clothes: the traditional Chinese wedding dress for before the ceremony, the main wedding gown, the dress for toasting, and the evening gown."
Upon hearing this, Liang Jinghe was surprised. "We need to choose that many?"
She had thought they only needed to select one wedding dress.
"Yes, Mrs. Lu," the manager smiled. "This is just a rough division into four categories. In fact, we can be even more specific if we consider it carefully. For example, the traditional Chinese wedding dress is usually bright red, with differences in style and embroidery. If you prefer, you can also choose pink, gold, blue, or purple versions, depending on the bride's preferences and the wedding venue's style. That's the significance of choosing wedding attire."
As she spoke, the manager had already led them to the traditional dress section. They were greeted by a long corridor several dozen meters long, with racks on both sides displaying traditional dresses in various colors and styles.
The store had deliberately chosen spotlights, illuminating the dresses and making the sewn-on diamonds sparkle and shine.
"They're beautiful," Liang Jinghe's eyes lit up.
Indeed, they were stunning.
Liang Jinghe browsed through the entire selection without finding her ideal style, as every piece was beautiful.
Her eyes were dazzled by the choices.
The manager beside her smiled and said, "Our store does indeed have quite a variety of styles. If you're having trouble deciding, you could start by choosing the groom's outfit first. Comparatively, the groom's traditional dress styles are more limited. Once you've decided on the groom's attire, you can choose a matching style that you like for yourself."
After saying this, the manager looked around and realized that Liang Jinghe had only brought two women with her, with no groom in sight. "Where's the groom? Why didn't he come?"
Liang Jinghe forced a smile. "He's quite busy and really doesn't have time to come choose clothes, so I'll be selecting his outfit."
"I see," the manager nodded, though a hint of curiosity flickered in her eyes.
It was the first time she'd seen a groom who didn't even come to try on his wedding attire.
In fact, given the status of the Lu and Liang families, with their powerful alliance, not just the wedding dress but every aspect would typically be custom-made at the highest level. They wouldn't normally come to a bridal shop to choose.
However, due to the rushed wedding date, with less than a month remaining, there wasn't time for custom orders. They could only select from ready-made pieces in the bridal shop.
Unable to decide, Liang Jinghe turned to Shen Nian for help. "Assistant Shen, I'm overwhelmed. Could you please take a look as well? Just pick out the ones that catch your eye." ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
"Of course," Shen Nian nodded and stepped forward to help with the selection.
Although she was supposedly helping, Shen Nian was even more meticulous than the bride-to-be, Liang Jinghe. She examined each piece one by one, first selecting those she found appealing, then filtering through her choices again, repeating the process multiple times.
In the end, she selected several high-quality traditional dresses for Liang Jinghe.
For the main wedding gown, there was no need to choose: Liang Jinghe directly purchased the store's prized centerpiece. She also selected dresses for toasting and the evening reception.
Although it wasn't her own wedding, Shen Nian chose with utmost care, offering comments on each dress.
For each of the four occasions, they selected four or five dresses. Liang Jinghe went to put on makeup first, then try on the dresses.
The assistant followed Liang Jinghe into the makeup room, while Shen Nian stayed outside, leaning against the wall and lowering her head to respond to Xiao Mubai's messages.
Xiao Mubai: [It's your day off today. Where would you like to go? I'll come pick you up.]
Shen Nian typed back: [No need, I'm at the bridal shop now.]
The other side quickly replied with a [?]
[Miss Liang is here to choose her wedding dress today, and I'm acting as a consultant,] Shen Nian replied.
She was engrossed in typing, not paying attention to her surroundings, until she heard Liang Jinghe's voice and looked up.
"Assistant Shen, how does this one look?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Nian raised her head to see Liang Jinghe wearing a pink traditional Chinese wedding dress.
The soft pink color made her look both youthful and beautiful.
Her hair was pinned up, adorned with a matching hairpin, and a pink gemstone dangled on her forehead.
Shen Nian was instantly captivated. Holding her phone, she nodded earnestly and said, "It looks beautiful."
Her critique was utterly sincere.
Liang Jinghe felt a bit embarrassed under her earnest gaze and smiled, saying, "There are still several more to try on. I'll go try the others."
As soon as she finished speaking, the young assistant who had been taking photos for her immediately pulled the changing curtain closed.
Shen Nian suddenly lost interest in her phone. She closed it and leaned against the wall, earnestly waiting for Liang Jinghe to emerge from behind the changing curtain. frёewebnoѵēl.com
She watched, mesmerized, as Liang Jinghe tried on traditional dresses of various colors and styles.
"Wipe your drool, it's about to drip," a man's teasing voice sounded in her ear. Shen Nian turned her head to see him, somewhat surprised. "Why are you here?"
Xiao Mubai replied seriously, "You told me you were at the bridal shop with Liang Jinghe trying on wedding dresses."
She had indeed mentioned being at a bridal shop, but...
"I don't recall telling you which bridal shop I was at."
"Did I need you to tell me?" Xiao Mubai stood beside Shen Nian, towering over her.
He held a thermos in his hand. As he opened the lid and poured just-right temperature milk into it for Shen Nian, he glanced towards the changing curtain.
"For the Liang family's daughter's wedding, even if they can't have haute couture, they would certainly choose the most expensive bridal shop in the capital."
So it wasn't difficult to find at all.
Looking down at the milk Xiao Mubai handed her, Shen Nian raised an eyebrow, took it, and sipped slowly, holding the lid with both hands.
Liang Jinghe had already finished trying on all the selected traditional dresses and was now changing into the main wedding gown.
The changing curtain opened again, revealing Liang Jinghe in a white wedding dress, looking both delicate and radiant. The staff placed a tiara on her head and changed her earrings, transforming her from the dignified Chinese style to a dreamy Western-style bride in an instant.
Shen Nian stared intently, asking Xiao Mubai, "How does she look? Isn't she beautiful?"
Her eyes curved with delight, clearly in a good mood.
Gazing at the fluffy, shimmering wedding dress, the makeup artist was touching up Liang Jinghe's makeup.
Shen Nian's face was full of longing. "No wonder so many girls want to wear a wedding dress and have a photo shoot even if they're not getting married."
In her haste to meet the deadline for the style, Liang Jinghe changed rather hurriedly. Even so, it was impossible to conceal the stunning beauty of the wedding dress.
"They say a woman is at her most beautiful when she's wearing a wedding dress..." she murmured.
Xiao Mubai only glanced for a moment before shifting his gaze to Shen Nian.
The wedding dress was indeed beautiful, but Xiao Mubai was worried about... her.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"Of course," Shen Nian smiled. "I'm perfectly fine."
"..." Xiao Mubai was silent for a few seconds, then spoke again.
"You shouldn't have come today, actually."
There was no need to see these things that would only hurt herself.