Chapter 1168: Lion Dance Sending the Bride

“Wedding motorcade? Is it that cool?! Hey, are there any Mercedes or BMWs? With Brother Pao’s status, if the lead car isn’t a BMW, it’ll be a loss of face!”

“Oh, damn, BMW? Who sits in that trash? Panamera, do you understand, Panamera?!”

“My goodness, how much does that cost?”

“What cost? We’re all buddies, you know? I’ll step in, and I’ll get it for Brother Pao for three hundred yuan!”

“Brother Pao! It’s a Panamera!! When Sister Yu sees this lineup, won’t she be overjoyed?!”

“Exactly, let Sister Yu see what real style is!!”

In the crowd, a boy wearing a red flower on his chest felt a bit embarrassed. His face and neck were bright red, and he couldn’t help but speak:

“Would it be too high-profile… what if it scares Xiao Yu?”

“Oh, it won’t. It’s a wedding, isn’t it supposed to be high-profile? The more high-profile you are, the more face Xiao Yu’s family has!”

“Hey, hey, hey, move aside, you’re blocking the way.”

Several boys saw Sun Bumian and Chen Ling walk over, so they moved their bodies in unison. A group of them squatted in the corner by the door, clearing the path, and smiled apologetically.

But Sun Bumian didn’t seem to intend to pass; instead, he squatted down next to them, pulled down a corner of the small round sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, and his eyes curved into crescents:

“What’s up? Going to get married today?”

The Tang-suited young man’s greeting caught the boys off guard. They scrutinized him vigilantly.

“What’s it to you?”

“Is this the groom?” Sun Bumian looked at the boy wearing the red flower. “Hmm… eyes firm, red thread pure, auspicious energy clear, you’re a romantic… it seems you and your fiancée have a very deep relationship.”

As soon as this was said, the group couldn’t stay calm. Boys of this age were at the stage where they loved to tease, and they all grinned, nudging Brother Pao with their elbows and joking:

“Brother Pao, he said you’re a romantic!!”

“What did I say, Sister Yu loves Brother Pao too, don’t be a coward, Brother Pao!”

“I… how could I be a coward! I’ve already made it this far, anyone else could be a coward, but I can’t!” Brother Pao’s face flushed red as he laughed and played around with the other boys, his wariness of Sun Bumian dissipating for the most part.

“A wedding, it has to be lively, it has to be high-profile!” Sun Bumian finally got to the point. “By the way, do you guys need a lion dance?”

“Lion dance?”

The boys looked at each other.

“Yeah.” Sun Bumian reached behind his back and, like a magic trick, produced an exquisite lion headgear, which he hoisted onto his shoulder, smiling as he spoke:

“On the wedding day, a lion dance leading the way is adding joy to joy, bringing great luck and prosperity. I guarantee you guys will have a happy marriage and grow old together!”

Hearing this, a faint light lit up in Brother Pao’s eyes; he was clearly moved.

The other boys also turned to look at Brother Pao, wanting to say something but stopping.

“Can we really grow old together?” Brother Pao couldn’t help but ask.

“Really.” Sun Bumian nodded. “After all, it’s a big wedding, adding a little auspiciousness for yourself and the bride won’t be wrong.”

One boy looked at Sun Bumian with a strange expression, wanting to whisper not to believe this too much, but the boy next to him silently pinched his thigh, making him swallow his words.

“Brother Pao, you decide! Whatever you say goes!” The boy next to him said firmly. “Old Ba and I still have some budget, it should be enough!”

“That’s right, Brother Pao, feel free to say the word.”

Brother Pao hesitated for a moment, but still asked Sun Bumian in a low voice: “Uh… how much for the lion dance?”

Sun Bumian looked at the boys, and his gaze finally landed on Brother Pao’s wrist. His brows raised slightly.

“I don’t want money, just give me that little piece of gold on your wrist string.”

Brother Pao was stunned and looked down. He did indeed have a red wrist string, and hanging on it was a small piece of gold the size of a pinky fingernail, shaped like a small dog. It was a gift his mother had bought him for his zodiac year when he was a child.

The gold wasn’t large, the purity wasn’t high, and with the hollow threading in the middle, Brother Pao remembered it only cost a few hundred yuan when it was bought… but having accompanied him for so many years, it was still a bit painful to part with it.

But in the end, he gritted his teeth and took off the little piece of gold.

“Deal, here!”

Sun Bumian took the little piece of gold, pinched it between his thumb and index finger, and examined it carefully against the sunlight outside the window. A faint golden hue stained his sunglasses, and his gaze was intoxicated.

A brilliant smile appeared on his mouth as he solemnly put the little piece of gold away.

“Brother Pao, right? Don’t worry, I guarantee you’ll get more than your money’s worth.”

After Sun Bumian stood up, Chen Ling looked at him with a strange expression and whispered:

“Aren’t we going to the Wushan Conference? Why are you sending a bride?”

“Oh, it’s on the way anyway. Do you know how long it’s been since I’ve opened for business?” Sun Bumian seemed to be in a very good mood. “What Wushan Conference, in the face of a happy life event, it has to step aside for me!”

“……” Chen Ling let out a long sigh. “Suit yourself.”

Who told him he had to rely on him to get into the conference?

Chen Ling suddenly glanced at the little piece of gold, as if realizing something.

“So, the gold you collected, could it be…”

“You could say that.” Sun Bumian put his hands in his pockets. “A portion of it was bought with money after performing, and most of the rest was labor fees from festivals, weddings, or sending off brides… If it was a young master or miss from a wealthy family, I would ask for a bit more, like bracelets or necklaces. If it was an ordinary family, then it was up to fate.”

Chen Ling’s expression was complex. He finally understood why, even though it was a mountain of gold, Sun Bumian wasn’t interested in the one he turned into, but treated the one hidden underground as a treasure… and he also knew why Sun Bumian would be so heartbroken and devastated after the Red King stole his gold.

For Sun Bumian, gold was no longer a circulating currency, but a pyramid of “beauty” that he had collected and stacked bit by bit.

As the train slowly pulled into the station, Brother Pao and the others rushed out like the wind, but two boys remained following behind Chen Ling and Sun Bumian, as if afraid that these two would run away with the money.

“Exit 2, Exit 2… here, here!!”

Several boys in crisp suits ran out of the station excitedly. Under the confused and scrutinizing gazes of passersby, they lined up neatly at the exit, as if waiting for something.

Especially Brother Pao, wearing a large red flower on his chest, who attracted the most attention. He pretended not to care at all, but his face had already turned red to his neck…

After waiting for a long time, he silently nudged the brother beside him:

“Hey, where’s the motorcade?”

“I don’t know… logically speaking, they should have arrived by now.” The boy asked suspiciously. “Don’t worry, I’ll make a call to urge them.”

“Hello, the number you have dialed is an empty number.”

“……”

A breeze blew across the station entrance where crowds were passing through.

The boy turned his head stiffly, his face as pale as a corpse.

“Pao… Brother Pao… something seems wrong…”