"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my son's wedding banquet. We apologize for the limited resources, especially for our daughter-in-law Jingjing. We should have given you a proper wedding, but since everyone is here, we promise you that we will definitely hold a wedding ceremony when we are better off in the future. We will treat you like our own daughter from now on. We are now family..."
Zheng Ming's father delivered a long speech first, which saddened the listeners and brought tears to their eyes. Then it was Zheng Ming's mother's turn.
"I won't say any more polite words. I'll just say a few words: From today onwards, Wang Jing is part of our family. She's my and Lao Zheng's own daughter. If Zheng Ming dares to bully her, I'll be the first to stand up and beat him up!"
“And me, I’ll be the second one to beat you up, and I’ll definitely beat you harder, without holding back.” Old Zheng stepped in at the right time to stand on his wife’s side.
"What are you talking about? How did it come to this point where you're going to beat me up? I'm your own son!" Zheng Ming, who was still immersed in his gratitude, was stunned. Why were they starting to beat him up?
"We're just expressing our determination and reminding you not to try to bully Jingjing. Your mother and I won't let you off the hook!"
"Me too, I'm the third one," said Xiao Qingqing, who was watching from the sidelines, raising her right hand.
The group's words successfully diverted Wang Jing's attention, as she had been thinking about her deceased parents and family because of Lao Zheng's words.
The current seating arrangement is that Lao Zheng is sitting in the main seat, next to Aunt Ning, and on the other side is this man. Next to him is his daughter, who is about 20 years old, dressed quite fashionably, and carrying a Louis Vuitton bag.
On Aunt Ning's side, next to her were Wang Jing and Zheng Ming, then Zhou Pin, Xu Lin, Xiang Qing, and Dr. Dai, ten people in total, filling a large table.
The man who spoke was the only "outsider" invited today. He brought his daughter with him and seemed to be Old Zheng's boss.
However, Xu Lin didn't have a good impression of this person, because her daughter had been staring at him ever since Zhou Pin entered the room, and just now when they came out of the house, she was pushed away by Zhou Pin with a look of disgust.
"Now I'd like to say a few words," said a man sitting next to Lao Zheng.
"Today is a joyous occasion for Team Leader Zheng's son. As Team Leader Zheng's superior, I feel incredibly proud and honored. On behalf of..."
Old Zheng's boss started talking non-stop. Xu Lin was holding back her yawns and tears were about to flow. She caught a glimpse of Xiao Qingqing covering her mouth and yawning. It was not easy for the child to hold back until now. She would give Qingqing more food later.
Half an hour later, after Lao Zheng's leader finished his long speech, everyone quickly organized the newlyweds to serve tea. They were supposed to start by serving tea and changing their address, but Lao Zheng's two sentences led them astray.
After the newlyweds serve tea, they address each other as "newlyweds" and then Zheng Ming's parents return the gifts. Nowadays, RMB is practically worthless, so Zheng Ming's parents' return gifts consist of a jade bracelet and a jade pendant, showing that the Zheng family was well-off in the past.
Zhou Pin was watching very intently, and didn't even hear Xu Lin talking to him.
"Zhou Pin?"
"Hmm, what's wrong?"
"What are you looking at? I didn't even hear you talking to me."
"Oh, I was just thinking about something. What did you say to me?"
"I said this old man is really annoying, he keeps nagging."
"Just hold on a little longer and we'll be leaving."
"Hmm, I can manage for this short time." Xu Lin found it strange. Usually, Zhou Pin would say that if she didn't like walking, she could just leave. Today, she was actually being asked to persevere.
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