I Refused to Be a Substitute, and Shot to Fame on a Variety Show With My Mother-In-Law

“I’m fine. l . . . pfft, pfft, pfft…” As soon as Youyou spoke, she realized that her mouth was full of sand, so she spat out sand as she spoke. Even so, she was still smiling. This made others caught between laughter and tears.

Yaoyao nervously checked if there were any abrasions on Youyou’s arms and knees. After confirming repeatedly that there were no abrasions, the nervousness on his face improved a little. Pei Jingzhou also checked carefully.

In the end, he tidied Youyou’s clothes and wiped her face clean before returning to Li Xiwu.

Li Xiwu handed the coconut that had just been inserted with a straw to Pei

Jingzhou. “Was she hurt?”

“No, she just ate some sand.” Pei Jingzhou stuck his head over and took a sip of coconut juice.

Li Xiwu chuckled and reached out again. “Here, this is for you.” When she reached out, she tried her best to turn her body to hide the bag behind her from Pei Jingzhou.

Pei Jingzhou did not see the bag behind her for the time being. He only glanced at the coconut in her hand, which was also the one he had taken a sip of just now. He did not hesitate for long and reached out to take it. He asked with a smile, “You can’t drink anymore?”

“What do you mean by I can’t drink it? This is what I just opened for you.” Li Xiwu snorted.

Although there was a small hole in the coconut, it was intact without a straw. She only inserted the straw when she saw Pei Jingzhou coming over. In the end, this person thought that she could not finish it.

Pei Jingzhou said, “Just open it and drink it yourself. There’s no need to open it for me, I thought you couldn’t drink it.”

“You need an explanation for that?” she asked with a smile.

Pei Jingzhou said, “I’m afraid you’ll be angry.”

She stopped talking. She knew that the man beside her cared about her emotions the most at all times. When Pei Jingzhou retracted his gaze, he saw something behind her from the corner of his eye. He reached over.

Seeing Pei Jingzhou reach over to take what was behind her, Li Xiwu pretended to be curious and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Pei Jingzhou was stunned. “The one behind you… should be a bag, right? Pick it up and put it on the table. Otherwise, it won’t be comfortable.”

She thought nothing of it. “It doesn’t matter.”

Pei Jingzhou looked behind her again. She quickly moved her body and leaned towards the small table. She held her chin in her palm and changed the topic. “Fourth Brother, I look so good today. Aren’t you going to take a beautiful photo of me?”

Pei Jingzhou was slightly stunned. He looked at her meaningfully. “Take a photo?”

Li Xiwu smiled. “Uh-huh.’

Pei Jingzhou wanted to ask, “Did you—

“Come on, I’m already posing,” she urged. Li Xiwu interrupted Pei Jingzhou. She had already posed beautifully and was urging him to take a photo of her quickly.

Pei Jingzhou retracted his question. There were two cameras on the table. He did not take one at random. Instead, he asked her, “Which camera do you want to use?”

“Use…” Li Xiwu reached out and tapped the camera on the small table. “Use this Polaroid I bought last night. Pay attention to the angle and backlight. Don’t black me out.’

Pei Jingzhou put the coconut back, then picked up the camera Li Xiwu had mentioned and stood opposite her. He asked her, “Long shot or close shot?” Li Xiwu maintained her pose. “Take a long shot. Take a photo of the dress, too.”

Pei Jingzhou nodded. Not far away, Yaoyao and Youyou saw that they were taking photos and quickly ran towards Li Xiwu.

“Mom, Mom, I want to stand here.” After Youyou ran over, she stood by Li Xiwu’s left hand.

Yaoyao did not go over. He turned to look at his father, who was preparing to take a photo not far away. Pei Jingzhou received his son’s gaze and did not say anything. He only gave him a look. Yaoyao understood that look and turned to walk the other way.

Li Xiwu waved her hand and said, “Yaoyao, you and Youyou each take one side.’

Yaoyao shook his head and said, “Mom, I don’t want to take photos.”

“Oh, okay, then.” Li Xiwu did not chase after the little guy and ask him why he was unwilling to take photos. She focused on the camera and said to Pei Jingzhou, “It’s done. Fourth Brother, film it.”

Pei Jingzhou agreed and began to adjust the angle of the photo.

Yaoyao took advantage of the time when Mom and Youyou were taking photos to open the bag. There was the veil that Dad had prepared for Mom. But after he opened the bag, he didn’t see the veil that Dad had prepared for Mom.

Weird. How could there not be? Didn’t Dad say that he would put the veil in this bag?

Just as Yaoyao was wondering, he heard his mother call him— “Yaoyao.”

Yaoyao looked up in the direction of the voice. Li Xiwu smiled and asked, “Yaoyao, do you need Mommy’s help?”

Yaoyao remembered that his father had said not to tell his mother in advance. This was a surprise for her, so he shook his head. “You don’t have to help. I’ll find it.’

Li Xiwu asked again, “What are you looking for?”

Yaoyao paused, not knowing how to answer. He looked at his father for help.

“Let me take a look.” At this moment, Pei Jingzhou was walking towards Yaoyao. Yaoyao looked like he had seen his savior and gestured at the situation.

As Pei Jingzhou approached, Yaoyao said in a low voice, “Dad, the veil is gone.”

“How can it be gone? I brought it out when 1 went out.” Pei Jingzhou put down the camera, opened his bag, and continued to search.

Yaoyao thought that he had neglected it. When his father came over, he would definitely be able to find the veil. He waited happily, but what came was Dad’s self-doubt—

“l clearly brought it.” Pei Jingzhou muttered to himself, “Why was it gone?”

The joy on Yaoyao’s face suddenly disappeared. “Dad?”

Pei Jingzhou said unhappily, “Don’t call me.”

Yaoyao said, “How could you forget to bring such an important thing?”

Pei Jingzhou looked up. “Be quiet.”

Yaoyao was furious, his cheeks puffed up with anger. “Useless.”

Pei Jingzhou:

“Fourth Brother.’

Li Xiwu’s voice came from behind.

Pei Jingzhou gave up on the veil for the time being. He picked up the camera and stood up. “I’ll go over…” When he turned around and saw Li Xiwu, who was wearing a white veil not far away, he was stunned.

Yaoyao also saw Li Xiwu, who was wearing a veil. His eyes were filled with joy. “So the veil is already on Mommy’s head.”

Li Xiwu walked over step by step and stood in front of Pei Jingzhou. She looked around under Pei Jingzhou’s dazed gaze and asked, “How is it? Is it alright?”

Pei Jingzhou came back to his senses. “You…”

Li Xiwu asked, “Isn’t it strange that I still found out about this after you hid it so well?”

Pei Jingzhou laughed. “Actually, I knew it last night.”

Li Xiwu said, “When I bought the white dress?”

Pei Jingzhou nodded. “Mm.”

He knew it, but he wasn’t sure.

Li Xiwu took another half a step forward and closed the distance between her and Pei Jingzhou. She looked up at him and said, “l happened to see you when you were choosing a veil. I heard everything you said.”

Pei Jingzhou’s eyes flickered.

Li Xiwu pursed her lips and smiled. She reached out to hug him for a short while. “Because of what I said, we no longer have a wedding, so our regrets can’t be filled. I know you won’t want to see me compromise because I’m touched, so I’ll take the initiative. I’ll try to fill in the regrets of not having a wedding today.”

She slowly let go of Pei Jingzhou. “We will host the wedding that belongs to the two of us.’

They looked at each other for a long moment. Pei Jingzhou did not say anything. He grabbed her chin and lowered his head to kiss her.

Youyou widened her round eyes and watched her parents kiss. Yaoyao walked over and covered Youyou’s eyes.

The kiss in the wind was so long.

He once said, “Li You, I want to hold your hand and toast the guests.”

She once said, “l want to hold your hand too, from the beginning to the

They were childhood sweethearts.

The first time they met, an inexplicable joy sprang. Even after so many years, palpitations still arose.

From then on, years passed.

Even as time passed, all the love was still traceable..