This is quite shameless to talk about.

In Huichuan County, it is customary for the wedding procession to consist of the bride's father, uncles, aunts, cousins, and sisters-in-law, representing the authority and dignity of the bride's family.

In addition, the zodiac sign of the relative giving the gift should not clash with that of the newlyweds.

When the man gives the four books to the woman, he will mark the zodiac signs that are not suitable for the woman to receive them.

For example, the zodiac signs that are not suitable for sending off guests at Zhou Hongsong and Qiao Xiaohuan's wedding are Rat and Sheep.

Qiao Xiaohuan's mother was born in the Year of the Sheep, so she did not come to see her off at the wedding.

In addition, the number of people accompanying the bride is also important.

The principle is "one out, two back".

The number of people the groom brings to the bride's house to fetch her must be odd, while the number of people who bring the bride and her relatives home together must be even, symbolizing "the couple returning home together" for good luck.

Not counting Qiao Xiaohuan herself, the Qiao family arranged for sixteen people to accompany her to the wedding.

Previously, Qiao Jian's fiancée, Tang Xiaoli, was also included.

However, because Tang Xiaoli was making a fuss about wanting Qiao Xiaohuan's apartment, Qiao Jian got angry, so the Qiao family simply removed her and replaced her with a relative from the same clan.

However, no one expected that the Tang family and Tang Xiaoli would come to their door again just before the wedding.

Tang Xiaoli flattered Qiao's mother in a gentle and soft voice. Qiao's mother didn't want to make things too awkward, so she could only let Tang Xiaoli go to the wedding.

However, this would make the number of people accompanying the bride an odd number, so one more person would have to be added.

Tang Xiaoli's parents and younger brother shamelessly said that they would also go to escort the bride.

Qiao Jian flatly refused their request.

He scoffed, "What does my sister's marriage have to do with your family?"

Tang Xiaoli argued on behalf of her parents and younger brother, saying, "After we get married, all three families will be close relatives!"

Qiao Jian spat out a "Hey—tch—" sound and retorted impatiently, "Whether we can get married is still up in the air, what's with all this talk about being close relatives?"

Since he said that, any person with a sense of shame would immediately turn their back and leave.

However, the Tang family members were flexible and adaptable. They pretended not to hear Qiao Jian's sarcastic remarks and sat down at the head of the table with smiles on their faces to enjoy the banquet.

When Zhou Hongsong came to pick up the bride, they also got into the last jeep and came along.

Everyone was so noisy and busy at the time that no one paid any attention to them.

It wasn't until they arrived at the reception hall of the Huichuan County State-run Hotel that the Qiao family saw the Tang family of four.

There was no way to make a scene at this point, so the Qiao family had no choice but to accept it.

Qiao Jian was furious and glared at Tang Xiaoli.

However, during this meal, the Tang family simply sat quietly at the table, eating and drinking heartily, without engaging in any undignified behavior.

Qiao Jian kept a cold eye on them, and only when he saw that they did not cause any trouble did his dissatisfaction with them lessen.

As the banquet was nearing its end, Tang Xiaoli's younger brother, Tang Xiaohui, had drunk quite a bit and slid under the table like a limp rag doll.

Tang's mother was unhappy.

Of course, it also has a bit of an element of making a fuss about it.

"What kind of liquor was served at this wedding banquet? My son got so drunk after only a tiny bit! If anything happens to my son, can you afford to compensate him?!"

Tang's mother had a loud voice, which immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding guests.

Immediately, someone said, "Did your son only drink a tiny bit? He not only finished both bottles of Jiannanchun at his table, but he also came to our table to freeload!"

However, Tang's mother didn't care what he said.

Tang's mother's mind raced, and she thought to herself, "Good thing my son is drunk!"

Which rich person doesn't have a sense of shame?

Moreover, the county party secretary and other high-ranking officials are still on site.

If Zhou Hongsong doesn't want to escalate this matter, he has to make amends to himself.

God knows what kind of bizarre thought process this is!

It's perfectly normal to drink too much at weddings and funerals.

At most, people might say behind their backs that they're spineless, but nobody would have thought of trying to extort money from their employer!

That's what the Tang family did.

Tang's mother started making a huge fuss, almost overturning the table.

She knelt down, hugged her son who was fast asleep and looked drunk, and cried and wailed.

The wedding banquet was nearing its end, and everyone was chatting idly after eating and drinking their fill. Little did they know that they had live-streamed a lively event for everyone to see.

Zhou Hongsong was drunk and knew nothing.

Qiao Xiaohuan was both ashamed and angry when she saw Tang's mother crying and making a scene at her wedding banquet. She wished she could kick them out of the house.

Li Xiangdong originally wanted Zhao Xiaojun, Guo Yuxi, and others to carry Tang's mother out.

Whatever it is, we have to wait until after the wedding ceremony to resolve it; we can't let them disrupt Fifth Brother's important life event.

Unexpectedly, before Li Xiangdong could even make a move, Qiao Jian became enraged.

Despite being siblings born of the same mother, Qiao Xiaohuan and Qiao Jian are quite different from Qiao Xiaohuan, with Qiao Jian being petite in stature.

He was over 1.8 meters tall, with dark skin, a strong build, and muscular arms.

Qiao Jian remained silent and walked directly to Tang Xiaohui, who was lying on the ground.

He grabbed Tang Xiaohui by the collar with one hand and his belt with the other, and with a twist of his arms, he lifted him up.

Everyone around was stunned.

Good heavens!

What incredible arm strength!

Although Tang Xiaohui is not as muscular as Qiao Jian, he is still a grown man and weighs at least 120 pounds.

Qiao Jian easily lifted the completely drunk Tang Xiaohui up with a simple lift of his arms.

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd, and some people secretly marveled at the incredible arm strength!

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