Chapter 244: Ye Changan’s Wedding

Chapter 244 Ye Changan's Wedding

Ye Xiaoxiao gathered a stack of her property deeds.

Lu Hanchuan was figuring out what Xiao Xiao should prepare for her trip to the U.S. when something was suddenly dumped into his lap.

After realizing what they were, Lu Hanchuan raised an eyebrow.

"What's this?"

"These are my assets. I'm handing them all over to you."

Lu Hanchuan sat up and looked through the certificates—city properties and townhouses in prime locations.

Their Xiao Xiao was quite the little rich girl.

Who knew she'd built up this kind of portfolio?

Looking at the deeds, Lu Hanchuan couldn't quite describe his emotions.

"Xiao Xiao, not only are you going abroad, but you're also leaving me with all this wealth. People might think it's a breakup payoff."

He set the deeds aside and pulled her into his arms.

"Did you really think this would make me feel better?"

Ye Xiaoxiao hadn’t expected Lu Hanchuan to be so hard to reassure.

"Then give them back. That way, even if we break up, you won’t get a payoff."

Lu Hanchuan cupped the back of Xiao Xiao’s head, leaned in, and gave her lip a playful bite. "No talk of breaking up."

Ye Xiaoxiao scoffed. "Hmph! You brought it up first."

Lu Hanchuan, who was always helpless against her, could only apologize. "I was wrong. It’s my fault. Let’s not mention it again."

Only then did Ye Xiaoxiao finally relent.

But Lu Hanchuan didn’t let her go, and she simply stayed curled against him.

Even before parting, missing her already started creeping in.

"When are you leaving?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "September."

They still had a month together.

"I need to go to Shenyang for Second Brother’s wedding, then come back to prepare the documents before leaving for the U.S. when the semester starts."

Lu Hanchuan thought about it—the timeline was tight.

He carefully reviewed the school paperwork. The required materials were numerous and complicated, and Xiao Xiao’s situation was particularly complicated.

She had grown up in the capital but had now returned to White Stone Village.

Lu Hanchuan: "With so many properties in the capital, you should transfer your hukou first. The other documents will be easier to handle."

All of this would be arranged with Lu Hanchuan’s help.

Besides, Lu Hanchuan wanted to accompany Ye Xiaoxiao to Shen City for Ye Changan's wedding.

Ye Xiaoxiao thought about Ye Changan's fate in the original book.

It would be good for Ye Changan and Lu Hanchuan to spend time together since they were both military personnel and had a lot in common.

"Then we’ll go together when it’s time."

...

Ye Changan's wedding had been planned for a while. Since he was based in Shen City most of the year, his friends and Shen Qiuyu's relatives were all there, so they decided to hold the ceremony in Shen City first before celebrating with the rest of the family later.

The whole Ye family was coming.

Even Grandpa and Grandma were making the trip.

Ye Changan had already bought the train tickets in advance, so getting to Shen City was easy.

Ye Xiaoxiao, however, was waiting for Lu Hanchuan and only arrived the day before Ye Changan's wedding.

The family stayed at a local inn, which also reserved rooms for Ye Xiaoxiao and Lu Hanchuan.

They took the train instead—it was faster.

Ye Xiaoxiao dozed off on the train.

Since it was summer, they traveled light, squeezing everything into one suitcase.

At the station, Ye Changning came to pick them up.

Ye Xiaoxiao hadn’t seen Ye Changning in half a year, but a month ago, advertisements and promotions about shirt collars suddenly appeared on TV and in newspapers, indicating his business was doing well.

Ye Changning had his hair slicked back, wore sunglasses, and dressed in particularly stylish clothes.

Ye Xiaoxiao teased, "Dad didn’t smack you for dressing like this?"

Ye Changning replied, "I’m in my twenties now, not my teens. He can’t keep whacking me forever."

Ye Changning greeted Lu Hanchuan, "Lu Hanchuan, long time no see. We’ll grab drinks later."

Lu Hanchuan laughed lightly.

"Sure."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "..."

Though her third brother could hold his liquor, he was no match for Lu Hanchuan.

From what she knew, Lu Hanchuan was a heavyweight drinker.

And Ye Changning had no clue what he was in for.

Business might’ve polished him up, but it didn’t make him any smarter.

Ye Xiaoxiao could only warn Lu Hanchuan, "No booze. We have to help Second Brother tomorrow. What if you’re too wasted to function?"

Lu Hanchuan reassured her, "Don’t worry, I won’t get drunk."

Ye Xiaoxiao clarified, "I was talking about Third Brother."

Ye Changning drove here.

But there’s no way he drove this car all the way from the south.

Ye Xiaoxiao asked, "Third Bro, where’d you get this car?"

Ye Changning: "This is my wedding gift for Second Brother. Pretty sweet, huh?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "You took the gift for a spin first?"

But it was brand new—hardly even broken in.

Ye Changning shrugged. "Second Bro told me to take it. He said to pick you guys up."

Ye Xiaoxiao and Lu Hanchuan put their luggage away and got in the car.

Ye Changning said in the car, "I’m planning to open a factory in the capital soon. What do you think? Moving up in the world, right?"

Ye Xiaoxiao didn’t hold back her praise. "That’s awesome, Third Bro!"

"I’ll hook you up with Xiaoguang’s info. If you hit a snag, he’s got your back."

I mean, Song Xiaoguang’s already set up a bunch of factories and knows the ropes like the back of his hand.

Ye Changning: "Cool. But I might just drop by your place."

Ye Xiaoxiao had originally planned to tell everyone about her upcoming trip abroad when she saw them, but since Ye Changning brought it up, she said, "I won’t be around the capital for a bit."

Lu Hanchuan glanced at Ye Xiaoxiao.

He almost laughed.

Xiao Xiao was sugarcoating it—'a while'? Try two years.

Ye Changning was curious too. "Wait, what? You’re interning already? It’s not time yet, is it?"

Ye Xiaoxiao leaned forward. "My school’s got this study-abroad program. It’ll be for two years."

Ye Changning was surprised. "Wait, abroad?"

Then he thought—if Xiao Xiao was going abroad, what about Lu Hanchuan?

Ohhh!

No wonder Hanchuan tagged along this time. Bet he’s soaking up every minute with her.

Changning wasn’t sweating the studying part, but he was worried about her safety. "What’s the school’s setup for this? Are there others going besides you? Which country? Can you call or write home?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "I’ll be going with a few classmates, to Country A. Mail’s just slower."

Ye Changning already felt the south was chaotic enough—knife fights after dark, and bike gangs in broad daylight.

To him, overseas was a million times sketchier than home.

Changning was at a loss—just plain worried.

"Mom and Dad are gonna grill you for details. We’ll hash it out at the guesthouse. Two years straight? Can you come back on breaks?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Maybe on breaks."

But most exchange students can’t swing the airfare.