Time quickly came to the day of Deng Yi and Gu Jingyan's wedding. As the bride's family, Huo Haocheng drove Ruan Ruan to the Gu family home as dawn broke.

The weather was pretty good that day; it didn't snow, the wind was nice, and it was a sunny day.

When Ruan Ruan and Huo Haocheng arrived, the Gu family was taking stock of the dowry.

"Come in quickly, have you had breakfast yet?" Dr. Jiang was feeding Xiao Mumu while holding him. When she saw them arrive, she didn't stand on ceremony and asked them while continuing to feed the child.

"We've already eaten, don't worry about us. How's everything? Are you all cleaned up?" Ruan Ruan looked around and, finding no one, heard a faint voice above her head. Confirming that her grandmother and the others might be upstairs, she casually asked a question and then pulled Huo Haocheng to sit down next to Xiao Mumu.

"Everything is ready. Grandma and my second aunt's friend Jingyan's maternal grandmother are upstairs checking the dowry. Grandpa went to your house. Second Uncle and Gu Jinghe went out and will be back soon."

It's still early, and there are still two hours before Deng Yi comes to pick up the bride. Moreover, the Deng family and the Gu family are close by, both living in the same compound, and it's just a short walk away.

"Why are you still sitting here? I just saw Lin Qingyuan, Ge Xiaotian and the others go to Deng Yi's house." After feeding the children, Dr. Jiang still saw Huo Haocheng sitting there. In her mind, as the captain of their team, Huo Haocheng should be helping Deng Yi pick up the bride today.

"I'm a member of the bride's family today." Huo Haocheng understood what Dr. Jiang meant, but as Ruan Ruan's lover, he had to be by her side today. Besides, there were so many people in the team, Lin Qingyuan, Ge Xiaotian, and the other brothers from the Deng family, there were already quite a few people helping with the wedding procession, so there was no need for him to be there.

Ruan Ruan originally thought that Huo Haocheng would help Deng Yi pick up the bride after they arrived, but she was quite surprised when he said that he was from the bride's family.

Upon hearing his answer, Dr. Jiang didn't think much of it. She asked them to watch the baby and took the bowls from the table to the kitchen to wash them.

Perhaps it was because Ruan Ruan's gaze was too intense, Huo Haocheng suddenly felt a little guilty. He pretended to hug Xiao Mumu and asked, "Xiao Mumu, are you full? Shall we go find Ai Ai to play together?" After saying that, he picked up Xiao Mumu and walked outside without waiting for her reply.

Ruan Ruan had a feeling that Huo Haocheng was up to no good today. Watching him carry the child and head to the Ruan family's house without looking back, Ruan Ruan shook her head and got up to go to the kitchen.

"Don't you think Huo Haocheng is acting a little strange today?"

"Hmm? Really? No, I don't think so?" Dr. Jiang put the washed dishes into the cupboard, picked up a towel hanging nearby, and wiped the water off her hands.

Seeing that Dr. Jiang wasn't paying attention, Ruan Ruan didn't say anything more. If Huo Haocheng had done anything wrong today, she would find out soon enough.

After cleaning up the kitchen, the two sisters went upstairs to see the bride.

When they came upstairs, everything that needed to be packed had been packed and the dowry had been counted. Lan Zhiyan and Zhou family matriarch Zhang Qiuhua were chatting together, while Zhou Lifang and Gu Jingyan were also chatting on the edge of the bed. When they came up, Lan Zhiyan immediately introduced Ruan Ruan to Zhang Qiuhua.

"This is my niece, Ruan Ruan. This is your second aunt's mother, surnamed Zhang. You can call her Grandma Zhou, just like your sister Jingyan." When introducing Ruan Ruan, the old lady couldn't hide her pride, and her face was full of smiles.

Upon hearing Lan Zhiyan introduce the young girl as Ruan Ruan, Zhang Qiuhua began to scrutinize her closely.

The name Ruan Ruan had been on their lips for years, but their health had always been poor, and the Zhou family's background was simply too ordinary. It was already considered a great honor for the Zhou family that Zhou Lifang had married into the Gu family. For decades, in order to prevent their daughter from being mistreated in the Gu family and to avoid being accused of currying favor with the powerful, selling their daughter, or trying to gain benefits from the Gu family, the Zhou family elders had been constantly admonishing their descendants to be upright, honest, and not to try to get their sister or aunt to help them gain benefits.

Moreover, the Zhou family only allowed their daughter to visit during holidays and festivals, and rarely came to the Gu family's home. In fact, the Gu family had seen the Zhou family's character and were willing to associate with them. However, the Zhou elders did not want others to gossip, so the Gu family simply asked Gu Wenyan to bring his wife and children to the Zhou family's home more often when he was off work.

Looking at the little girl who is about the same age as her granddaughter, Zhang Qiuhua can't believe that the child who was lost by the Ruan family has achieved so much.

"Hello, Grandma Zhou." Ruan Ruan addressed her grandma in whatever way she was told. She had heard a little about the Zhou family in previous years and knew what kind of people they were. To be honest, Ruan Ruan admired the two elders of the Zhou family quite a bit.

Most people, when their daughters marry into higher social classes, try every means to leech off their in-laws. But this family is different; not only do they not leech off their in-laws, they also keep their distance. With such a mindset, the Zhou family's future development will not be bad.

"Good boy, this is our first time meeting, and I haven't prepared anything. Here, take this red envelope for good luck." Before leaving, the old lady had thought that she would run into the children from the Gu family for the first time, so she asked her son and daughter-in-law to prepare a few red envelopes for her.

When I arrived this morning, I saw Jingyan's cousin, his wife, and nephew. They had met Gu Jinghe when he was a child, but this was the first time they had met his wife and child, so they gave them red envelopes. Now that they had met Ruan Ruan, they should give her a red envelope as well.

This was the first time Ruan Ruan had ever seen anything like this. She subconsciously glanced at her grandmother, then at Dr. Jiang beside her. Seeing that they both gestured for her to accept it, she stepped forward and took it, saying, "Thank you, Grandma Zhou. I also wish you good health and happiness every day in the new year."

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