Aunt Su Caifen said: "Sister-in-law really watched Jingze and Tiantian being born and growing up. These two matchmakers are absolutely qualified to receive red envelopes. This is a matter of course. Our Tiantian doesn't have a biological sister, so it's better to find Sister-in-law's granddaughter to be the aunt-in-law."
Shi Xiaoqin said, "Come to think of it, my granddaughter has liked Aunt Tiantian since she was a child, and she even asked to wear a new dress that day."
Granny Wu said enthusiastically, "Tiantian's cousins all said they'd make chicken porridge and dim sum. Everyone, remember to come over tonight and eat."
My cousin said, "I will definitely come to eat. I live nearby, so I'll come early."
One mother-in-law said, "The groom's family will come to pick up the bride tomorrow and they will also have chicken porridge. Remember to cook more."
Su Caifen smiled and said, "Tiantian has quite a few cousins-in-law, so she can definitely cook enough."
A mother-in-law invited by the Su family said: "I didn't expect the man's family to send so many gift cakes."
Shi Xiaoqin said, "I've always said there were too many gift cakes, Liangjie. It's the groom's father who said the bride wanted 230 kilograms, so of course we had to give more, so we got 50 kilograms more. I heard the gift cakes were custom-made by a time-honored bakery in town. We had a sneak peek on the way here, and they tasted pretty good."
One mother-in-law said, "It's customary here to secretly eat the gift cakes on the way to the betrothal ceremony. One is enough for each person. I guess the groom's father was afraid we would steal too much, so he bought 50 kilograms of extra cakes at once."
Everyone laughed, in fact, they all knew that this was because the Liu family was generous and that the Liu family valued the Su family.
Shi Xiaoqin said, "When you go to the man's wedding, there are no gift cakes in return. You only get them when you go to the woman's wedding. You just ate too little."
A group of women were chatting animatedly.
The eldest sister-in-law said loudly, "Grandma, where is the return gift for the groom?" Sang Yimei had already prepared it and asked someone to bring it out:
1. Pants, wallet and belt (meaning great wealth and honor)
2. Golden Lotus Boat (meaning a perfect match)
3. A pair of pomegranates (symbolizing fertility and good fortune)
4. Ginger and taro (meaning adding a child and getting rich)
5. Hibiscus and cypress (meaning good luck and avoid misfortune)
6. Orange (meaning good luck)
7. Apple (meaning peace and safety)
There are also Dafa sponge cake, longli, fried dough sticks, red envelopes, etc.
Sang Yimei asked her elder sister, "Do you think this is even?"
The eldest sister-in-law smiled and said, "Everything is kept simple nowadays. Many people prepare pants for their sons-in-law, usually using red envelopes instead. I didn't expect that my grandmother-in-law actually bought new pants."
The elderly people present all laughed, and one grandmother said, "No need to ask, it must have been bought by Tiantian."
Granny Wu said, "Tiantian works in a big city, has broad knowledge and good taste, and she and Jingze have been close since childhood. Jingze will definitely like what she buys. Look at what beautiful clothes Tiantian is wearing today."
One mother-in-law said: "If a person is good-looking, he or she will look good in anything. Tiantian has been good-looking since she was a child. Jingze's mother even made clothes for her in the past."
Shi Xiaoqin said, "They are Brother Jing and Sister Tian Tian. They grew up together. I don't need to tell you how close their old houses are. Their father practically grew up with them. I heard they almost had a fight over which family should invite whom to which wedding banquet."
Sang Yimei said, "The main thing is that the guests from both families have some overlap. I don't care and leave it to these two grown men to discuss. If Tiantian's father hadn't had surgery last month, I'm sure Brother Liang would have invited him to drink quite a bit."
Shi Xiaoqin said, "Tomorrow, ask my brothers and nephews to help Jin Yuan drink. It's best to rest for a while."
Zheng Ziyang walked up to Sang Yimei and said enthusiastically: "Aunt Su, do you remember me? I came here with Jingze last time to pick up my sister-in-law."
Sang Yimei looked at the handsome young man in front of her and said, "Remember."
Zheng Ziyang said: "I'm really happy. Jingze asked me to be his best man, so I'm lucky enough to come to the Su family again today. I want to meet my brother-in-law, is that okay?"
Lu Minhong jokingly said, "This best man wants to bribe our brother-in-law to make it easier to pick up the bride tomorrow?"
Zheng Ziyang said calmly, "I remember you are my sister-in-law's eldest sister-in-law, so I'll call you eldest sister-in-law too. Sister-in-law, is your Su family's brother-in-law so easy to bribe? You don't believe me, right? I just have something I want to ask him. In fact, I can call him directly. I want to meet him to show my sincerity."
Sang Yimei said, "I'll ask Zhihao to come down."
Su Zhihao was originally on the second floor. After receiving the call, he immediately came down. As soon as he came down, Zheng Ziyang put his arm around Su Zhihao's shoulders with a familiar look on his face: "Brother-in-law, I have something to discuss with you. Let's find a place to talk."
Su Zhihao glanced at Su Tiantian, saw her nod, and took Zheng Ziyang to the second floor.
The eldest sister-in-law said: "Grandma, you have to give red envelopes to the matchmaker and the new bride's family members who came to the wedding to celebrate the wedding. Give each person a red envelope."
Sang Yimei said, "How much should the matchmaker give as a red envelope?" Liu Jingze and Su Tiantian were not really introduced by a matchmaker, and there was no agreed amount for the matchmaker's red envelope.
One mother-in-law said, "Look at how much the man gave. The woman gave a little less than the man."
A mother-in-law said: "Here we have acquaintances who are willing to act as introducers, and usually it costs 200 to 300 yuan."
Granny Wu said, "Aqin, hurry up and show us how much red envelope the man gave to the matchmaker. He received a big red envelope and wants to treat us to a meal."
Under everyone's expectant gaze, Shi Xiaoqin took out the matchmaker red envelope she received before leaving the Liu family, opened it in front of everyone, and counted out the bills one by one, 888 yuan.
The eldest aunt sighed, "I've been the eldest aunt so many times in this town. These acquaintances rarely give such large red envelopes. Usually they're 268, 288, 318, etc. Grandma, you can give as much as you like, but the matchmaker's red envelope should be less than the man's."
Sang Yimei discussed with her relatives and gave Shi Xiaoqin a red envelope of 818 yuan.
Several mothers-in-law from the Liu family were whispering to each other, saying that the man was generous and the woman was also generous, but the man's family was so well-off and the woman's conditions were not bad either, so the matchmaker could afford the red envelope.
Then Sang Yimei distributed red envelopes to everyone present. Ren Zhengyu whispered to Ren Zhengxuan, "Brother Xuan, guess how much money it is?"
Xiao Boyang, who was sitting with them, whispered, "No need to guess, it's usually 10 yuan, that's the custom here."
When Zheng Ziyang and Su Zhihao came down from upstairs, they also received red envelopes from Sang Yimei. The elder sister-in-law said, "We are going back now. We need to take away the double happiness boxes. Sister-in-law of the groom, you carried the box when you entered the house just now. You should take it away. You go first. Everyone else should take away the return gifts from the bride."
After hearing this, my second cousin-in-law Ruan Lebing quickly did as she was told.
The grand ceremony, which took over an hour, was finally completed. As the men from the man's side left, Su Tiantian's relatives from the woman's side urged Sang Yimei to quickly collect the money and gold items, as they would have to take them to the man's side tomorrow.
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