Xu Fanghui didn't dare to show any more goodwill to the female reporter. This female reporter had obviously offended Zhou Xiang, and he and his father still wanted to have a good relationship with Zhou Xiang!

Before, Xiao Chunmei thought that since a strange female reporter had come to Huai County where she was unfamiliar with the place, she would be more considerate of her. After all, they were both women. Who knew that she would be such an unreasonable person?

Zhou Hua's face also turned cold. His sister let her take on this honor in order to deal with the Kong family, but it brought more constraints and the jealousy of many people.

When Zhou Xiang walked out of the restaurant, she met Ling Ran who came back to pick her up. The two returned to the car, Ling Ran took over driving, and Lu Zhaochong sat in the back to eat.

The three babies were asleep, so Zhou Xiang squatted in the empty space in the back row, holding the seat with his arms outstretched to prevent the children from falling out due to sudden braking.

My aunt and uncle were both employees of the department store, and the department store’s staff quarters were located in Youfang Lane on Zhongxing Road.

The car could only be parked on the side of Zhongxing Road. After the car stopped, Ling Ran jumped out of the driver's seat, and Lu Zhaochong, who had finished eating, sat back.

The three babies were still sleeping soundly. Zhou wanted to get up and get out of the car. "Mom, we may have to wait until the banquet is over this time. If we can't coax them anymore, ask Lu Zhaochong to call the phone."

"good."

This was Zhou Xiang’s first time visiting the department store’s staff quarters. There was a medium-sized cement door frame but no main door.

After entering this gate, there is a four-story tube-shaped building on the left. The first floor of this tube-shaped building is a street-facing shop facing Zhongxing Road.

On the right side are rows of small courtyards, with two households in each row. The width between the courtyard and the tube-shaped building is about five meters wide.

At this time, there were many desks placed here, and bowls, plates and vegetable bowls were piled on the desks.

Two chefs were stir-frying dishes on a movable iron cart next to the stove.

At the entrance of the alley in the second row of courtyards, the ground was littered with firecracker paper scraps.

Ling Ran led Zhou Xiang towards the alley. The alley was very narrow, only about 80 centimeters wide, just enough for one person to pass through.

There were firecrackers and shredded paper at the door of the house inside. Needless to say, this was my aunt's house.

As soon as Zhou Xiang and Ling Ran entered the yard, they were seen by their aunt who was waiting at the door of the main hall.

Dong Yunyue's face immediately lit up with a smile, "Think about it, Ranran, come in quickly."

"Auntie, why are you waiting at the door? Aren't you cold?"

Dong Yunyue shook her head. "It's not cold, it's not cold. My heart is burning with joy that you can come."

Zhou Xiang laughed, "You're exaggerating."

This courtyard is also a characteristic courtyard of various units in Huai County. It has three main rooms and two east rooms. However, there are two west rooms on the west side, which should have been built later because the courtyard is a bit small.

With that, the three of them went into the house.

There were three tables in the main hall, two tables in the east room, and one table in the west room, which was the bridal chamber, where the bride and groom were seated.

Dong Yunrong was sitting in the east room. When she saw her son and daughter-in-law coming, she quickly waved to them.

Zhou Xiang and Ling Ran entered the east room. Sitting at Dong Yunrong's table were all relatives, including her uncle's family of four, the second and third children of her aunt's family, and the four people from the Ling family. The table was really full.

Zhou Xiang didn’t know the people at the other table.

As soon as Zhou Xiang sat down, Dong Yunrong introduced her, "Xiang Xiang, the one next to your uncle is your aunt. During your wedding, she went back to her parents' home to take care of her sick mother. Her parents' home is in the Northern Province, which is quite far away. Your uncle went there to serve in the army for ten years, and she was coaxed back."

Zhou wanted to stand up and call out, "Hello, auntie!"

Qian Jianying raised his hand and pressed it down, "Okay, okay, good boy, sit down and eat."

After Zhou Xiang sat down, Dong Yunrong served her some food. "Are you hungry? Have you eaten over there? We've only been dining for a few minutes. Your aunt specifically started the meal at 12:30."

Zhou Xiang felt a little embarrassed. Her aunt must have been waiting for her. "I ate half full over there. Lu Zhaochong and my mother have also eaten."

"Well! Then hurry up and eat! It's still hot, and there are more dishes to come!"

Dong Yunyue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zhou Xiang had already sat down to eat. The fact that he was still able to eat showed that he had left room for food here and took this place seriously.

She went to the west room and asked her eldest son and daughter-in-law to start toasting.

There were six tables at home, and six tables at the neighbor's house. The 12 tables were carefully selected by her. She did not invite many people who did not need to interact with her, so as not to give those who were making trouble behind the scenes a chance to see Zhou Xiang!

The toasts naturally started from the east room, which is considered the main table and also the VIP table.

When the newlyweds toast, their family members should start with the elders.

Uncle is the eldest, so naturally we start with Dong Yunsheng. After Dong Yunsheng and his wife drank the wine offered by the newlyweds, Qian Jianying gave them a red envelope.

Then came Dong Yunrong and her husband, who also gave red envelopes.

The auntie deliberately raised her voice to introduce Zhou Xiang and Ling Ran, "This is your cousin Ling Ran and your cousin Zhou Xiang."

The groom and the bride toasted, and Zhou Xiang took the wine glass. "I can't drink, so I'll just drink this wine. Since you toasted us, even though we are equals, you are older than us, so we should also give a share of the red envelope."

As Zhou Xiang was talking, he took out two hundred-yuan bills and handed them to the bride. Then she took out a red bag and said, "But I will give this gift money to my aunt.

Your aunt has worked hard to organize the wedding banquet for you. She paid for everything. She should have kept the money. The money you can get now is only from your classmates and friends.

There is a gold bar in this bag. I said those things before because I don't want you to quarrel with your aunt over this little money.

Don't worry that Auntie will give it to the other two cousins. Auntie will definitely remember every gift you receive at a wedding banquet. From now on, it will belong to whoever it belongs to, right, Auntie?"

Dong Yunyue didn't expect Zhou Xiang to give her gold bars. She waved her hands repeatedly, "Think about it, this, this won't work. Auntie is embarrassed to accept it."

Zhou Xiang put the red bag into his aunt's hand and said, "This is for my eldest cousin. I just said that so that you can keep it for them. They are young and will spend it all before the money appreciates. Wouldn't you feel bad? Keep it for them and give it to them when they are more mature or in urgent need."

Dong Yunyue felt that the red bag in her hand was worth a thousand gold. Zhou Si had considered her too much. Even the words he just said were for her, giving her a reason to be the head of the family.

Dong Yunrong looked at her daughter-in-law proudly. She was so generous. The things were given to her, but the eldest sister was in charge of it. It was clear that the eldest sister was in charge with the right to do so. No one had any reason or excuse to take the money.

Dong Yunsheng and his wife looked at each other and felt very happy. With Zhou Xiang, there were no more problems between the elder sister and the younger sister.

My eldest cousin Lu Chunjiang also agreed, "My cousin's wife is right, it's better for my mother to keep it."

The bride had nothing to say, and she didn't dare to say anything. She was very surprised to be chosen. Her parents told her to please her mother-in-law and only speak up when she needed help in case of any emergency at home.

The reason for this idea is that when people fight in the countryside, if they can't compete with the number of people, they will compete with favors to see who can find the most powerful connections.

Those who have strong personal connections will naturally dominate those who do not. They do not intend to bully others by taking advantage of their power, they just do not want to be bullied.