Chapter 761: It's just a nuisance at best

Xiao Shiru's expression changed from surprise to a mixture of laughter and tears. "You guys... well, forget it, she's still a child."

She turned and shouted into the intercom, "Get Plan B dress ready. Yes, the one with the high waist from the same collection. Also, please inform the media that we can't start filming now. We have to wait until we're notified."

After she finished her instructions, she told me, "Mengmeng, if you're not in perfect shape by 2:00 PM, we'll change into our spare dress. It's the same style and color as this one, but it's high-waisted."

Soon I saw the spare dress, with its layers of tulle that could perfectly cover up the 'evidence' of breakfast.

Seeing that there was a spare dress, Xiao Shiqiu became even more aggressive. "Okay, now you can rest assured. We will have lunch later. You can eat less this time. There will be delicious food in the evening."

I was a little speechless: "Today is such an important moment, can you please stop thinking about food? I don't usually see you like eating so much."

Xiao Shiru smiled and said, "You don't know, he's been like this since he was little. Whenever he gets nervous he wants to eat. When he was in junior high school he almost ate himself into a little fat kid."

Would he feel nervous? This realization surprised me. All along, he gave me the impression that he could remain calm even in the face of a catastrophe. It turned out that he was just pretending well.

He looked a little unnatural, "Sister, I was 1.8 meters tall when I was in junior high school. Have you ever seen a 1.8 meter tall fat boy?" Xiao Shiqiu tried to prove himself, but his ears turned red.

Xiao Shiru waved at us and said, "Let's go watch the drone rehearsal."

To the south of the main banquet hall is an open lawn where a team of staff are doing final debugging.

I saw them discussing something with sweat all over their foreheads.

Xiao Shiqiu walked over and asked, "What happened?"

One of them hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Xiao, we just tried it, and there's a problem with the drone's control. There seems to be a signal jammer nearby, which causes the drone to lose signal reception from time to time."

Xiao Shiru said angrily, "It was working fine when you tried it a few days ago. Is it because the drone is of poor quality that it broke down after just one rehearsal?

If quality issues affect the progress of our banquet, I will seek compensation from your company!"

The man was anxious. "No, no, Ms. Xiao, there's absolutely no problem with our drones. The ones we arranged for you are all brand new models. There was definitely no jammer nearby during the last rehearsal. This must have been newly installed."

Xiao Shiqiu's expression turned serious. "Are you saying that someone deliberately sabotaged your performance?"

The man hesitated. "It's very possible, but I'm not sure if this is done by our competitors, or if they simply want to ruin your engagement party."

"No matter who the other party is, we must find the jammer immediately." Xiao Shiru was obviously getting impatient.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to check it out right away. We just happen to have a detector in our car." The man quickly said a few words to his colleague, who trotted off to the parking lot.

"Xiao Qiu, is there someone trying to ruin your engagement party?" Xiao Shiru changed from her impulsive look just now and became obviously calm and composed.

Xiao Shiqiu pondered for a moment and said, "It's hard to say. After all, disrupting the drone show will only cause me some trouble, but it won't stop my engagement ceremony."

"Let's not worry about that for now. No, I have to arrange for people to check every link carefully. If there are any mistakes again, how will others look at our Xiao family?" Xiao Shiru turned around and left angrily.

In the main banquet hall, twenty technicians were doing final adjustments to the holographic projection equipment.

The staff snapped their fingers, and the dome immediately transformed into a starry sky, but the constellation pattern that was supposed to appear was distorted into an abstract painting.

Seeing us frowning and looking up at the sky, the chief engineer wiped his sweat and explained, "The signal is being interfered with. If we can't find the source of the interference, I'm afraid we won't be able to use it normally."

"Yeah, I know. I've already asked someone to investigate." Xiao Shiqiu's reaction was unexpectedly calm. I found that the more trouble he encountered, the calmer he became, and it was impossible to tell his emotions.

While they were adjusting the dresses, I slipped away to check my six dresses. In the dressing room, the staff were checking every pleat in the hem, making sure every line was perfect.

"Ms. Xia, could you please try the microphone?" The styling director handed over a pearl-studded clip.

“Is this a microphone?”

I held it in my hand and fiddled with it. You couldn't tell it was spy-level equipment at all.

"Yes, Mr. Xiao had it specially customized. Besides being a microphone, it can also be used as a monitor. I heard that company specializes in designing and producing this kind of special-purpose electronic equipment, just like the laboratory in James Bond."

I immediately thought of the laboratory he took me to. There were new things there.

The stylist helped me put on the side clip and tried it out. The radio reception was very good.

There was a lot of noise downstairs. I walked to the window and saw Xiao Shiru giving orders, "Raise it another 15 degrees. I want the petals to spray over a wider area, ideally covering the entire lawn."

The stylist came over to me and said enviously, "Miss Xia is so lucky. President Xiao put a lot of thought into this engagement party. I heard that the petals prepared in those cannon barrels can create a continuous rain of petals for a minute.

I've hosted many engagement parties for wealthy families, but this is my first time hosting such a grand event. Honestly, I'm really curious about what your wedding will be like. If you're satisfied with me, you can hire me for your wedding as well. The compensation isn't important; I just want to broaden my horizons.

As she said this, she winked at me mischievously, and I couldn't help laughing. In fact, like her, I was also very curious about how big Xiao Shiru's imagination could be.

Lunch was a makeshift affair in the monitoring room. Xiao Shiqiu ate a sandwich while reviewing the media roster and suddenly circled a name in red. "Editor-in-Chief Xu of Caijing Weekly and He Qingrong were college classmates. Move his seat to the very edge."

Xiao Shiru came over to take a look and then crossed out the name. "It's VOGUE's editor-in-chief's turn. She just sent me a message saying she's bringing a crew of eight cameras."

Xiao Shiqiu asked casually, "You didn't send an invitation to the He family, right?"

"Given He Qingrong's personality, she would have brought Tiantian here even without an invitation." Xiao Shiru's tone was filled with obvious sarcasm. "Forget it, there's no need to make things too awkward with the He family. Tiantian is still a member of our Xiao family after all. As long as she doesn't cause any trouble, let her be. I don't think the He family will tolerate her causing any trouble."

People just don't need to be mentioned. Whoever Xiao Shiqiu mentions with his blessed mouth will appear.