Ling Tianyi and Xia Xiaoluo danced the first dance, winning everyone’s applause and praise. When others were dancing, Ling Tianyi took Xia Xiaoluo out of the dancing floor. He knew that Xia Xiaoluo was tired. If she stayed there in the daytime, she would sleep once she touched the pillow at night. There was no spirit for her to do something romantic with him.
“Mommy, mommy…” Taotao took Xiaoxiao’s hands. The two children ran over together.
“Taotao, mom and dad are very busy today. We had no time to take care of you. Did you eat something? Are you naughty? Did you have fun with sister Xiaoxiao?” Xia Xiaoluo held the two children in her arms together. They seemed very intimate.
“Taotao is very obedient. I have lunch obediently. I am not naughty.” Taotao said, and then he looked at Xia Xiaoluo, “Mommy, I’m having a good time with sister Xiaoxiao.”
“Xiaoxiao, are you seasick on the yacht? Are you afraid?” Xia Xiaoluo cared about the little girl again.
“No, I am not seasick! I am not afraid because brother Taotao will protect me!” Xiaoxiao was a little bit shy in front of Xia Xiaoluo and Ling Tianyi. She was holding Taotao’s hands all the time.
“Taotao, you are the elder brother now. You have to take good care of sister Xiaoxiao.” Xia Xiaoluo said with smile.
“Don’t worry! Mommy, sister Xiaoxiao is my future bride, so I won’t let my bride be scared.” Taotao said casually.
Ling Tianyi took a sip of champagne, and he was choked suddenly by the words of Taotao.
“Taotao, you are still young. Children can’t get married.” Xia Xiaoluo smiled. She felt that Taotao just purely liked Xiaoxiao. The adults should not think too much.
“Mommy, we will get married after we grow up. Our wedding photos are here. I want to save a lot of money to buy sister Xiaoxiao a diamond ring and hold a luxurious wedding for her.” Taotao said seriously.
“Silly words!” Xia Xiaoluo said with a smile, “The wedding photos, what wedding photos?”
Xia Xiaoluo thought that they were a group of photos of Taotao and Xiaoxiao. The two children often got together, so they took a lot of photos.
“Of course I have the wedding photos. I brought them specially for you to see. Xiaoxiao’s mother took the photos for us. She was good at taking photos.” Taotao said and then he took something from a handbag.
“Oh? Let me have a look at it!” Xia Xiaoluo said with a smile. She did not think that Taotao would have the wedding photos.
Ling Tianyi looked at Taotao as well. He wanted to know what Taotao would take out.
Taotao took out two photo albums. He gave one to Ling Tianyi. “Daddy, this was the album when we wore the parent-child clothes. Xiaoxiao’s mommy took the photos for us. She made a photo album. It is very nice.”
Then, Taotao took out another album and gave it to Xia Xiaoluo. “Mommy, this is the wedding photos of me and sister Xiaoxiao. It is taken by Xiaoxiao’s mommy as well. Xiaoxiao’s mommy is good at taking photos. She made me look very handsome and made sister Xiaoxiao look as lovely as a little princess.”
“Wow! It’s really the wedding photos!” Xia Xiaoluo sighed.
“What?” Ling Tianyi put down the family album in his hands hurriedly. He walked to Xia Xiaoluo’s side.
“When did you take the photos?” Ling Tianyi asked.
“Just on that day, you put me in sister Xiaoxiao’s house. You left. And then Xiaoxiao’s mommy took many photos for us. She took us to the mall to buy the beautiful clothes. She bought a small gown for me, and a small wedding dress for sister Xiaoxiao. After taking the photos, she took us to the amusement park.” Taotao said. Thinking of the happy time, there was a smile in Taotao’s mouth.
Ling Tianyi and Xia Xiaoluo looked at each other. They all remembered. That day they planned to register for marriage, but they did not make it. They did not expect that the children took the wedding photos on that day.
“This ‘playing house’ is real!” Ling Tianyi said. Although he thought that Xiaoxiao was cute now, he didn’t know what she would be like when she grew up. It was too hasty to engage for the children when they were so young. After all, he would like to define the wedding photos as the children’s ‘playing house’.
Ling Tianyi thought secretly as well, that at the appropriate time, he had to warn the people from the Luo family, especially Xiaoxiao’s parents. If Taotao still loved Xiaoxiao when he grew up and Xiaoxiao was a good girl at that time, he naturally would not object to their marriage. But if they matched them to be together now, he would never allow it.
Ling Tianyi thought that Xiaoxiao’s mother had an ulterior motive to take the photos. He did not want the media to get these photos. If the media hyped and identified the children’s marriage between Taotao and Xiaoxiao, this would increase the mental burden of them.
Even if the two children grew up and they weren’t suitable for each other. They would be just common friends. But they would be judged by the media. He would never allow this to happen.
These photos must be destroyed as soon as possible, otherwise he would feel uneasy.
But, at this moment, he could not confiscate Taotao’s photos. Today was he and Xia Xiaoluo’s wedding day. It was a happy day. He could not make the children sad. If the media made a big deal about the parent-child discord, it was hard for him to press it down. However, Ling Tianyi would not delay the time. This matter must be solved as soon as possible.
Taotao showed the photos to Ling Tianyi and Xia Xiaoluo. He wanted to find his great-grandpa, aunt, god mothers and others to show them off.
Ling Tianyi stopped Taotao and said, “Taotao, you can’t show this photos to other people casually!”
“Why? Daddy, I hope that I can show everyone the wedding photos of me and sister Xiaoxiao. The photos taken by Xiaoxiao’s mommy are really great! Sister Xiaoxiao and I are very beautiful!” Taotao said seriously.
Ling Tianyi frowned. This photo had been taken for a period of time. But why Xiaoxiao’s mother just gave it to Taotao today? Did Xiaoxiao’s mommy do it on purpose? She wanted Taotao to show off the photos, letting all the people know it. In this way, she could help to make the children be together, combining the two families. This woman was so insidious, so he had to investigate it.
Ling Tianyi took a deep breath and squatted down. He said to Taotao, “Taotao, if everyone sees sister Xiaoxiao’s photos, Xiaoxiao will be introduced to their own children to play with, because sister Xiaoxiao is so lovely.”
“No, I don’t want that!” Taotao fell into Ling Tianyi’s trap at once.
“If you want to show them off, you can show our family photos to them. As for your wedding photos, you should hide them so that no one can take sister Xiaoxiao away, or you will be sad.” Ling Tianyi said.
“Where should we hide it?” Taotao turned around.
“Give it to daddy. Daddy will keep it for you. I’ll give it to you when we get off the ship and get home.” Ling Tianyi was very anxious in his heart. He did not want Taotao to take the album to show off.
“Then you must take good care of it. Don’t make it dirty or damaged. Don’t lose it.” Taotao looked at Ling Tianyi anxiously.
“I promise! The album will always be with me. The album will be with me even I die. Nothing will happen to the album.” Ling Tianyi promised.
“OK! I believe you! I will give you my wedding photo album.” Taotao put the album into a bag and gave it to Ling Tianyi.
“Daddy, I’ll show everyone our family photo album and keep my wedding photo album as a secret. You need to keep it as a secret as well. Don’t tell anyone else.” Taotao said, and then he made a ‘hush’ gesture with Xiaoxiao.
“Hush!” Ling Tianyi put his finger on his mouth as well, “Keep it as a secret. I must keep it as a secret!”
Taotao took the album with one hand, and held Xiaoxiao’s hands with the other hand. The two children ran away happily.
“Really? Why do you trick our son out of the wedding photos!” Xia Xiaoluo knew that Ling Tianyi did it on purpose. But she ignored the intention of Ling Tianyi.
“For my son and Xiaoxiao, I hope that both of them can’t be kidnapped by the media and the public opinion when they grow up.” Ling Tianyi said.
Xia Xiaoluo nodded thoughtfully, “I know what you mean. They don’t know what love is at all now. Just two children like each other. If they are discovered by the media, but they find that they are not suitable for each other when they grow up, they will have a lot of troubles if they do not want to be together!”
“My wife is clever!” Ling Tianyi kissed Xia Xiaoluo and continued saying, “Of course. If they still want to be together when they grow up, then this album will be the best souvenir.”
The dinner was buffet. Ling Tianyi attended it in good spirits. The evening party after dinner was more wonderful. There were a number of the top TV and film stars and singers. The scene was almost like the Spring Festival gala.
At 9:09 p.m, there was another round of fireworks in the whole city. In addition the fireworks were played on the sea. So it was romantic and grand.
“Great! I see the fireworks today!” Taotao was very happy. Seeing the fireworks with Xiaoxiao, Taotao didn’t feel sleepy at all.
He Meishu followed Taotao all the time. She was afraid that Taotao would fall into the water.
The wedding room tonight was in the luxurious suite of the cruise ship. And the young couples who boarded the ship would have their own room. He Meishu came to join in the fun as well. Because she was responsible for taking Taotao to sleep tonight, letting her son and daughter-in-law enjoy the wedding night.
“Darling, this is our wedding room!” Ling Tianyi carried Xia Xiaoluo in his arms and went into the spacious and romantic wedding room.
“How beautiful!” Xia Xiaoluo sighed.
The room was full of roses. Beside the bed there was a string of beads curtain with diamonds. And the beads were glittering.
The bed was made of gold and jade which meant golden marriage.
“That’s too luxurious. How much does it cost? And it’s on the ship, not at home. Can we move it back?” Xia Xiaoluo became stingy again.
“Don’t worry. This cruise ship is ours. It’s OK whether we move it back or not!” Ling Tianyi said with a smile.
“Luxurious, much too luxurious.” Xia Xiaoluo was surprised. Although she had lived a rich life in Y Country these years, she didn’t buy a big bed with diamond bead curtain for only one night rest.
“Let’s take a bath!” Ling Tianyi smiled evilly. He took out the red underwear set from the cabinet.
“You are so bad!” Xia Xiaoluo said and ran to the bathroom.
“My god!” Xia Xiaoluo saw that there was a bath pool like a mini swimming pool in the bathroom. Unexpectedly the bath pool was full of milk with floating rose petals. Xia Xiaoluo felt that it was too luxurious again. If they were in the villa, she might not be so surprised. But they were on the ship now, so she was shocked.
“Honey, we’re in the water!” Ling Tianyi held Xia Xiaoluo in his arms suddenly. The two people went into the water together.
From the water to the bath pool, from the bath pool to the chair in the bathroom, to the sofa, and then back to the big bed made of gold and jade…
The wedding night was such a romantic and lingering night, and it was extremely happy…
