Zhou Xiang turned around and saw that the three bridesmaids hadn't come in yet. She couldn't help but walk out of the yard, "Oh! Whose guests are these three? They need to be invited in by the groom's family, right? As the groom's cousin, am I of sufficient status?"

The neighbors and onlookers burst into laughter. These three were clearly bridesmaids! Shouldn't bridesmaids be with the bride at all times? It wasn't like they were specially arranged to escort the family, so they didn't need someone from the groom's side to greet them.

My cousin's face turned red. After all, she was a girl and didn't know how to respond.

Zhou Xiang extended his hand and said, "Please!"

The eldest cousin held her head high and stepped into the yard, followed by the other two girls.

Zhou Xiang shook his head and smiled at the people outside the courtyard, "Oops! I'm sorry for making a fool of myself!"

The onlookers waved their hands and said, "It's okay, the girls don't know etiquette."

The uncle sitting in the main room frowned. The second daughter of the eldest sister was too unreasonable. Was the bridesmaid going to act as arrogant as him?

Seeing the three bridesmaids coming in, my uncle coughed lightly and said, "Pay attention to your status. You are just bridesmaids."

The eldest cousin's face turned even redder. She went into the east room and saw her cousin sitting on the new bed, and she complained in a low voice.

An Wen waved his hand, "Stop talking nonsense. You are bridesmaids. Bridesmaids accompany the bride. Although it can be considered as seeing off relatives, it is different from uncles and brothers. You are already 15, it's time to be sensible."

My cousin's eyes were red and tears were welling up in her eyes. Zhou Xiang came in at that moment and quickly dragged her out of the bridal chamber. When they got to the yard, he said, "If you can't be a good bridesmaid, you can leave. How can you cry in the bridal chamber?

When you came to be a bridesmaid, didn't your mother teach you the rules? You can't hold an umbrella, you can't accompany the bride, you have to be invited to enter the house, and now you dare to cry in the bridal chamber. Who gave you such great power? What are you doing here? Are you looking for bad luck with the man? If you continue like this, don't blame me for being rude.

The uncle in the main room had a grim expression on his face and said to his nephew beside him, "Go and call your cousin over. If you turn back, our families will all become laughingstocks."

An Wen's eldest brother walked into the yard and smiled at Zhou Xiang: "Cousin-in-law, my cousin is ignorant. I will ask her to go to my uncle. My uncle will give her a good talk."

Zhou Xiang nodded. "We must tell her some taboos. The bride is her cousin. If she feels uncomfortable and wants to find fault with her cousin, can we please do it another day? Today is really not appropriate. She is my cousin's wife. If you don't protect her, we will."

An Wen's eldest brother blushed and nodded repeatedly. This cousin-in-law was too good at talking. Her words sounded high-sounding, but she was actually criticizing the girl. She said that the cousin was wrong, but what she wanted to vent was the injustice her family had treated her brother-in-law.

He pulled his cousin in front of his uncle and told him what Zhou Xiang had just said.

The uncle sighed. His two sisters were too strong-willed and always interfered in their younger sister's family affairs. Now, they had messed up their niece's marriage like this. He wondered if it was a marriage or an enmity?

He had no idea that his niece had broken up with her parents' family until the third day, when he went to his sister's house to wait for his niece to come back, and only then did he learn that his niece had left Shuangzhen and that things had developed to this point.

At this moment, he was harshly criticizing his second niece, "If you are driven away, you will become the laughing stock of the whole town. Today, no matter what happens, you must do your job well and put on a smile.

Because of your cousin's dowry, our four families have become the laughing stock of the whole town. If you are driven away, haha, that would be even worse."

The eldest cousin was dissatisfied and said, "It's my aunt's family who should be laughed at. What does it have to do with us?"

My uncle growled in frustration, "Don't you understand that when we prosper, we all prosper, and when we suffer, we all suffer? Your mother was involved in and made all the decisions regarding your cousin's marriage, and your aunt didn't even have a say. Tell me, whose family are you trying to make fun of?"

The eldest cousin pouted and said, "That's because my aunt is stupid and listens to my mother in everything."

The uncle covered his heart and said to his nephew, "Send her back to your aunt's house. I can't afford to lose face like this anymore. Tell your aunt what she just said and ask her if she still interferes in your family's affairs."

The eldest cousin was dragged away. Zhou Xiang didn't care about other people's affairs and just stayed by An Wen's side to protect him.

However, more than half an hour later, the cousin came back with a smile on her face.

Zhou Xiang frowned. Was she coaxed into submission by her weird mother?

It was almost time, and Zhou Xiang urged Anwen to change out of his big red cotton coat. "Cousin, change your clothes. We should go to the hotel."

Thinking that he would have to see his parents later, An Wen was a little hesitant.

Zhou Xiang comforted him, "That's how it is when we host a banquet together. Meeting each other is inevitable. Let's go!"

An Wen nodded and asked her cousin to bring her clothes box. The eldest cousin was very proactive and found the box quickly, helping her change into another pink cotton coat and a pair of shoes.

An Wen then put his feet on the ground and followed everyone out of the new house.

The bride and groom were still sitting in the main wedding car, and the uncles and brothers who were sending them off had also arranged vehicles, so others were more casual.

The three bridesmaids got into Ling Ran's car, but Ling Ran got out and asked Tian Cheng to drive. He took Zhou Xiang in the nanny car.

The cameraman was a little nervous when he saw the two of them, and Zhou wanted to ask him how many photos he had taken.

He replied, "I've taken six rolls of film. I'm working overtime tonight, so I should have the photos by tomorrow morning."

Zhou Xiang nodded and said, "When you come back this afternoon, take more photos of the bride and groom and select two to enlarge."

The photographer agreed, "Okay, I'll take pictures of them when I get back from lunch."

The banquet was held in the largest hotel in the town, next to the town center. There were two tables for the men and eight tables for the women, and the hotel was packed.

There is a rectangular table at the main entrance, which is where gifts are received and accounts are kept.

Some guests had already arrived at the restaurant. When An's father saw his daughter and son-in-law, he called them to accompany him to stand at the door to receive the guests.

An Wen felt mixed emotions. In just three days, his parents became so unfamiliar to him. Can money really change people?

She calmed down and stood on the other side of the gate with Jin Chao, smiling. She wanted to learn from Brother Chao and keep smiling at all times, no matter what the circumstances.

Zhou's father went to the accounting desk, and Zhou Niao, Zhou Hua, and Zhu Hang also went to line up together, and Zhong Xiong and the others followed.

Zhou's father handed 500 yuan to the person who accepted the gift money and gave his name. The person who accepted the gift money paused as he took the money. "500 yuan? Could there be a mistake?"

He looked up and wanted to ask something, but he saw that the people in the queue behind him were waving a few hundred-dollar bills in their hands. He understood that these were the men's people.

He cleared his throat and said in a slightly higher voice: "Zhou Quan, 500 yuan."

The person who wrote the gift account just paused for a moment and wrote down the number.

"Zhou Niao, 500 yuan."

"Zhou Hua, 500 yuan."

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Eight consecutive 500-yuan tickets attracted the attention of many guests.

"Zhou Xiang, 2,000 yuan." The person receiving the gift had a trembling voice. Two thousand yuan was almost a year's salary.