The Three-Life Stone

Chapter 119 Taro

They arrived at the engagement venue. The entire venue was carefully decorated in traditional Chinese style, with bright red decorations everywhere. Red lanterns were hung high, red tablecloths, a large red acrylic board with the words "My Family Has Happiness" written on it, and a large three-dimensional double happiness character that attracted attention.

As we approached, we saw that the long square table at the door was filled with delicious food, including auspicious and beautiful food: red dates, longans, peanuts and lotus seeds.

The meaning of these four kinds of dried fruits in "early birth of a son" is far more than that, they contain profound and rich symbolic meanings. Each kind of dried fruit carries people's ardent expectations and beautiful visions for family, life and the future.

The round shape of longan symbolizes perfection and reunion, while its sweet taste represents the sweetness and happiness of life; red dates have always been regarded as auspicious objects, implying prosperity and prosperity. Longan and red dates are like a pair of partners who support each other and are closely dependent on each other, symbolizing the harmony and happiness between husband and wife. Their roundness and sweetness are like the warmth and romance in married life, making people intoxicated.

Peanuts have many fruits and are easy to grow. Each plump fruit is pregnant with the power of life, implying the prosperity of the family and the large number of descendants. Its spread and growth are like the birth and growth of new life. This power enables the family to be passed down from generation to generation and continue for thousands of years.

Under the jade-like appearance of lotus seeds, there is an unwavering emotion. The word "Lian" in lotus seeds is homophonic with "lian", which means "constant birth of noble sons", meaning that the descendants can continue and the family can be passed down for a long time. It represents the love between husband and wife, which is long-lasting. The prosperity of future generations is the most beautiful continuation of this emotion, which is endless like lotus seeds.

These four kinds of dried fruits, with their unique charm and meaning, have become an indispensable part of Chinese traditional culture. They not only bring blessings to newlyweds, but also convey people's yearning and pursuit for a better life. Over the long river of time, these symbolic meanings will accompany generation after generation and be passed on endlessly.

In addition, there were many cupcakes on the table, with red chocolate hearts and red double happiness characters inserted into the small cakes, and sprinkled with gold beans. Next to it stood a gorgeous two-layer cake, decorated with red cream flowers and other lines.

Several baskets on one side contained betrothal gifts, and one basket contained the "hardware" accessories that Suirou had selected earlier - a gold necklace, gold bracelet, gold earrings, gold ring and gold pendant.

Gold necklaces represent the abundance and beauty of life, and also convey the warmth and harmony of the family. Gold bracelets symbolize fulfillment and eternity. Gold earrings sway gracefully, representing wealth, happiness, peace and joy. Gold rings represent eternal love and unswerving vows, as if telling the endless love between lovers, promising to stay together forever. Gold pendants are like shining stars, hanging on the chest. It represents good luck and continuous good fortune, bringing blessings and protection to people.

These gold ornaments have become a part of people's lives with their unique meaning and value. They are not only beautiful decorations, but also emotional sustenance and cultural heritage. Each piece of gold ornament contains people's yearning and pursuit for a better life, and witnesses the flow of time and the continuation of love.

"Yotou, you're here. How have you been lately?" Sui Rou let go of Yu Le's arm and walked up to a woman in a dress. "I didn't expect you to be the host of my engagement party."

Yu Le just nodded to Yutou and went to other venues for the engagement party to check on the progress of the decoration with his friends.

The woman called Taro put on simple light makeup, showed a comfortable smile, and took Suirou's arm: "Congratulations, lovers finally get married."

Her smile was full of sincerity, and her blessing was sincere. There were countless nights when she watched Suirou wandering alone in the silent night, missing her lover deeply under the heavy workload of schoolwork. When facing the unhappiness and troubles in life, the other end of the phone could never help, and they kept each other warm.

After all, this is perhaps the most tormenting part of a long-distance relationship! Many people often have difficulty getting through this stage, their hearts constantly struggling between suspicion and frustration, and eventually they completely collapse because they can no longer bear this pain, and their emotions explode out of control. They pour out all the helpless days that have been accumulated deep in their hearts on the other side of the phone, crying out their dissatisfaction over the years.

Suirou was still a little curious about how Yutou, who she had no contact with before, suddenly came here, but she was really happy that they could meet again: "How did you get here? I'll give you a big red envelope later."

"Don't worry about me for now. Princess today, go dress up and go meet your prince." Yutou pulled Suirou aside and took out a mirror and cosmetics. The two discussed how to put on makeup and what hairstyle to choose. "I say you are really good. You are going to have dinner together after get off work after getting engaged today, is that ok?"

"Yeah, I think we've prepared everything we need to prepare. It's just a meal, not a wedding."

"Okay, luckily you have good taste, your husband has considered everything." Yutou finished cleaning up Suirou, took two steps back, squatted down and watched, then picked up the phone with satisfaction, "Here, let me take a picture of you, these will be memories for the future."

The laughter echoed, it was the sound of two girls who hadn't seen each other for a long time meeting again.

"Who are you replying to? Are you...in love?" Suirou leaned close to Yutou, gossiping. "I saw that you replied to that person's message immediately, instead of just putting your phone aside. Don't tell me that you two are just in an ordinary relationship."

"You may not believe it, but it's not even an ordinary relationship." Yutou glanced at the black screen of his phone with a melancholy look on his face, "We may just be ordinary netizens."

"It doesn't look like it, so tell the truth." Sui Rou put her hand under Yutou's armpits and pretended to scratch it. She looked at Yutou and smiled without relaxing her brows. Only then did she realize that what Yutou said might be true.

"We met while playing games. Since we were in the same team, we would often chat together. That day I had a question that he couldn't answer in the group, so we added each other's contact information. At first I thought it was just a drop of water in the stagnant WeChat, but I didn't expect it to create ripples."

"You know your WeChat activity level is low, isn't that good? Maybe there's hope."

"You don't understand. It's not just everyone like you two. There are so many people in this world who have known each other for a long time who may break up, let alone an insignificant online friend."

"So? It's totally hopeless?"

"Yes, this is not just from daily chats. I am a mage who is suitable for the mid-lane. As for him, as a tank warrior, there are of course other more suitable partners. I am just a role that is suitable for using skills behind him and then running away.

I am sick. I don't know when I started paying attention to his messages. I am too idle, so I can notice the changes in his chat. In fact, I knew that we would not be together, but I couldn't control the feeling. I would be happy and lost. "

"Um... do you like him?"

"I like it, but what does it mean to like someone? Is it liking someone if I like a paper man? Is it liking someone if I like an anime? Is it liking someone if I like a cat? If I can say I like someone so easily, it's too cheap. Maybe... after a while, there will be no news at all. Isn't that the case for all netizens?"

Suirou expressed her incomprehension: “If you like it, work hard.”

What is the strange feeling of knowing that there will be no result? It is not even a secret love...

“Maybe one day I will go to that city to have a look, not to find someone, but to travel. Love is not the only thing. I have to learn to figure these things out slowly, learn to love myself first, and deal with my own life first.

Netizens are unreal things. You don’t know his life or anything about him. Just relying on games and a WeChat account that can only be used for chatting, as long as he stops saying anything, you will know nothing. It is really unreliable.

I will slowly calm down, occasionally watch him play games with others, occasionally play games with him, if he can see where I didn't handle the game well, or where I can do better, I can give him some suggestions, I don't dare to ask for anything more. " Although she said so, she still couldn't help being absent-minded.

Yutou didn't know what this feeling meant. She felt that this was the best ending. Sometimes she felt pathetic and always felt that she didn't need those communications. But once she really entered a circle, she would blend into it, into an empty and unreal online world.

The strange feeling she had for that man was by no means accidental. As their communications increased, and she saw some sensitive topics being skillfully resolved by the other party, some of the things he said began to filter through her own eyes. Later, every time she entered the team group, she would unconsciously pay attention to his news and his dynamics.

She hopes that he can continue to tell her some wonderful things in his life so that her life can be colorful; she hopes that he can respond to her messages a little bit, because many times feelings are so inexplicable.

When you long for someone to respond to something, you will feel disappointed if the response is not achieved. This is different from what Yutou wants to pursue. She fell into self-doubt again. After a moment, she reacted: "I'm sorry, my mood is not right. You are the protagonist today, so just stay here and don't worry about my trivial matters anymore."

Other people's lives are wonderful, and her own life may not be really boring. She will adjust her mentality, Yutou thought, and she will slowly transform her dependence on the Internet into a love of life.

She no longer checked the unread messages on her phone. Now, she wanted to take lots of photos and videos of Sui Rou, her best classmate in high school and the heroine of the engagement party.

Time passed by minute by minute, relatives and friends appeared one after another, and the engagement ceremony was about to officially begin.