Mother Lu smiled and said, "Child, of course you have to spend the money you save yourself, including the money for the betrothal gift, which is at your disposal."

Lu Shiyan nodded and said, "And all my future wages will be handed over to you, you can spend them however you want."

After hearing these two words, Gu Qingcheng felt a little ecstatic.

Marrying Lu Shiyan is equivalent to taking control of the entire Lu family's assets, right?

Since Gu Qingcheng's mother died early, there was only one mother, Lu, on both sides, so basically the entire wedding process from beginning to end was handled by Lu's mother alone.

"Then as for your departure, I am thinking of finding you a new courtyard so that you can get married in the courtyard."

"For the banquet, there will be 48 tables in total, with 18 dishes on each table. We will invite relatives, your father, your grandfather, and your deceased grandmother's friends. The table arrangement is still under consideration, and we may need to add tables. We will analyze the specific situation."

Gu Qingcheng nodded stiffly. Even in the future, 48 tables would be an astronomical number.

The Lu family has many relatives, and this is the only grandson in ten generations who is getting married. Can't we make a big fuss about it?

Grandpa Lu is the commander-in-chief of the military region, Grandma Lu was a famous dramatist when she was young, Mother Lu is the Minister of Finance in the Labor and Personnel Department, and Father Lu is the president of Jiang City People’s Hospital, which is a Class 3A hospital!

Lu Shiyan was only 28 years old when he became the head of the 128th Regiment, and his future was limitless.

To sum it up in one sentence, the Lu family is full of outstanding people.

Mother Lu gave some details of the wedding to Gu Qingcheng and asked for her opinion. Gu Qingcheng thought it was quite reasonable and also put forward some ideas of her own.

The more Mother Lu looked at the child, the happier she became. She felt that the child was just what she wanted. Her behavior and manners were impeccable.

Lu Shiyan was like a tool on the side, his only role was to pour water.

Seeing that his wife or mother's cup was empty, he would stand up quickly and fill their cups with water.

After chatting for a while, it was time for dinner.

Gu Qingcheng took the initiative to say: "Auntie, I will go to cook, just in time for you, grandpa, and uncle to taste my cooking skills."

Lu Shiyan: "I'll go and help you."

"Oh! No need to cook at home." Mother Lu waved her hand and said, "Qingcheng's grandparents are coming to Jiang City today, so our family will go out for dinner."

Gu Qingcheng was confused. His own grandfather came to his in-laws’ house for dinner?

And it’s arriving today?

How come she doesn't know?

When Gu Qingcheng broke off her engagement, she also wrote a letter to her maternal family, in which she mentioned that she had broken off her engagement and wanted back all the money left by her mother in the Gu family. She also told them that she was going to marry Lu Shiyan. Her maternal family later replied to the letter, and every word revealed their true feelings. Perhaps it was the unique emotion that she shared with the original owner at the time, and Gu Qingcheng was deeply moved.

My grandfather also said that once the wedding date is set, I must send them a telegram.

So when Gu Qingcheng returned to the Lu family this time, she planned to send a telegram to inform her maternal grandparents after the wedding date was set.

I didn’t expect that Mother Lu had even considered this and had even invited my grandparents’ family in advance!

Just as Gu Qingcheng was thinking about it, Mother Lu continued, "Although Qingcheng has severed ties with the Gu family, she still needs her family to come over. I asked for the contact information of Qingcheng's maternal family through my family connections and booked tickets for them. They happened to arrive in Jiang City today. Since our home and the train station are in two different directions, it's not on the same route, so I arranged for them to go directly to the restaurant. They should be there by now."

"I guess the crooked tree of the Gu family won't bear any good fruit. I haven't notified any of the relatives in the Gu family."

"Qingcheng, is my arrangement reasonable?"

Gu Qingcheng was very touched. Lu's mother's attitude towards the wedding banquet from beginning to end was to give her a sense of security.

She took a deep breath and stood still without moving for the first moment.

Mother Lu held her hand, and when she saw that the person behind her didn't follow, she turned around and asked, "What's wrong, Qingcheng?"

She suddenly felt a little panicked. Could it be that Qingcheng was unhappy because she didn't invite anyone from the Gu family?

He said in a panic: "Qingcheng, if you think my arrangement is inappropriate, just tell me, then the Gu family can also come..."

"No." She walked closer and thanked her sincerely, "Auntie, thank you for considering us so carefully. The Gu family is not worthy. If they come here, they will lower the status of the Lu family."

The Lu family is one of the best in the entire Jiang City. Although the Gu family is far away in the imperial capital, if someone is interested, they will definitely know those embarrassing stories.

These are likely to become a laughing stock for some families in Jiang City.

Mother Lu touched Gu Qingcheng's hair distressedly and said, "Child, your happiness and the reputation of the Lu family are simply incomparable. Besides, the Lu family is marrying you into the family, not marrying into the Gu family. You don't need to care about other people's opinions."

Gu Qingcheng nodded: "Auntie, I understand what you said, but I also mean it sincerely. Gu family, there is really no need to come."

Seeing that she really thought so, Mother Lu breathed a sigh of relief.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a very good relationship and got into the car hand in hand.

Lu Shiyan was completely helpless. Why did he feel that they were a couple and he was just given it as a gift to top up his phone bill?

Father Lu was equally helpless. When his child was young, it was Lu Shiyan who competed with him for a wife. When Lu Shiyan grew up and he finally thought that no one was competing with him for a wife, a daughter-in-law suddenly appeared.

This good relationship made him jealous.

The two men had no choice but to sit in the back seat of the car with Gu Qingcheng and Lu's mother. Relying on his higher position in the family than Lu Shiyan, Lu's father shamelessly sat next to Lu's mother.

As the youngest in the family, Lu Shiyan could only accept his fate and sit in the front row.

Along the way, Gu Qingcheng and Lu's mother became more and more engaged in the conversation, with no generation gap at all.

After about twenty minutes' drive, the group arrived at the restaurant.

Gu Qingcheng stood downstairs in the restaurant, and what caught his eye were those big words -

Red House Western Restaurant.

The group walked in in a mighty procession. Mother Lu specially booked a private room here as the environment would be better.

As soon as I pushed open the door of the box, a familiar voice came into my ears.

"My dear grandson, you really miss grandma to death."

...Red House Western Restaurant in the last century according to the information:

In 1972, the "Red House Western Restaurant" was granted permission to resume Western-style food operations. At the same time, it was also the first restaurant in Shanghai to resume Western-style food operations at that time.

It was still state-owned at the time, and in 1979 it became the first Western restaurant to resume serving Christmas dinners.