Originally, Zhu Qianying genuinely wanted to be a hands-off manager; she would simply put on her wedding dress, walk around with Young Master Yan, and consider her mission accomplished.
She believed that the young master Yan, who was lounging lazily on the sofa, shared the same thoughts as her.
Judging from Madam Yan's attitude at this moment, she clearly wouldn't let them have it so easy!
"Hmm, Ying'er, what you said makes a lot of sense. How about this, your uncle and I will go and find out more and compare them, and then quickly pick out three places for you to choose from, okay?"
Zhu Qianying turned to look at Yan Shao, who nodded his noble head slightly, indicating his agreement with the old lady's suggestion.
“Okay, thank you for your help, Uncle and Aunt!” Zhu Qianying naturally had no objections.
"Silly girl, what's so troublesome about this? It's something we should be doing anyway. Alright, let's put the location aside for now and discuss it. Let's make a guest list and it's about time to send out the invitations."
It's only because the Yan family is a wealthy family that they dare to be so willful. If it were an ordinary family, who would dare to send out invitations only ten days or so before the wedding?
But when it comes to the guest list, Zhu Qianying also has a headache.
"Auntie, besides the Zhu family and my sister Xiaoyu, I only have a few close friends."
Most of her classmates from university, including her best friend, went abroad to study.
Moreover, she has never mentioned her upcoming marriage to her best friend who is studying abroad!
"Your sister Xiaoyu's boyfriend is the second young master of the Ji family, right? The Ji family and the Yang family have always had a lot of business dealings with us, and they were originally on our invitation list. Now, they're practically relatives."
Yan Bo, who had been mostly silent, suddenly brought up the people from the Ji family.
When it comes to the Ji family, Zhu Qianying's impression of them is limited to that one day they spent together. However, just one day was enough for her to like the whole Ji family, from Le Tong to the two mischievous little kids!
"Ah Hai, list the Ji family and the Yang family as relatives!" Old Madam Yan instructed Uncle Hai, who was responsible for compiling and entering the list.
Yan Shao's focus was different from the two elders. He looked at Zhu Qianying and asked, "Your good friends, are they Xing Bailun and the others?"
Zhu Qianying was taken aback when he brought this up in front of her parents, but she quickly nodded.
"Yes, it's just them. Most of my close classmates from university have gone abroad for further studies. They're all poor students, so it's impossible for them to fly back specifically for my wedding."
Young Master Yan scoffed, "Just book their round-trip tickets and hotels, that'll do!"
Sure enough, money talks.
Zhu Qianying snorted inwardly, but didn't say anything.
Firstly, she is genuinely stingy with money. The round-trip airfare and accommodation for several people would cost at least 100,000 yuan, while she currently only has less than 50,000 yuan left.
Secondly, she genuinely didn't want to inform her close friends. She didn't know how to explain this sudden appearance of Young Master Yan. Her strong sense of pride prevented her from openly stating that her marriage was merely a transaction, devoid of true love.
"Forget it, I don't want to trouble them too much. I'll treat them to a meal to make amends when they come back from the Spring Festival holiday!"
Madam Yan and Mr. Yan also tried to persuade Zhu Qianying, but no matter what they said, Zhu Qianying insisted that she would only invite the Zhu family and Xing Bailun and a few others.
Even Madam Yan couldn't do anything about it, so in the end, she had no choice but to let Uncle Hai remember it like this for the time being.
“Ying’er, we’ve reserved an extra hundred guest spots. Whenever you change your mind or think of someone you want to invite, just tell Ahai and we’ll add them.”
Zhu Qianying nodded to indicate that she understood. Suddenly, Madam Yan remembered something and asked, "Don't we need to invite your mother's family either?"
“My mother had a falling out with her family a long time ago. In all these years, I haven’t even met my maternal grandparents or uncles.” Zhu Qianying made no attempt to hide this family scandal.
Because even if she wanted to hide it, she couldn't.
"How about we have Ah Wang bring your mother over and see what she thinks? Come to think of it, we've never actually sat down and talked together before!"
Madam Yan was always decisive and efficient. As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately asked Uncle Hai to make a phone call.
It was more than an hour later when Brother Wang picked up Chen Jing.
Chen Jing looked somewhat nervous, but since she had just met with the Ji family a few days ago, her fear and awe of the Yan family had lessened somewhat.
"Hello, Mrs. Yan and Mr. Yan!"
Madam Yan greeted her with a kind smile and pulled the reserved girl over, saying, "A-Jing, come and sit down."
Although it wasn't the first time Madam Yan had met her, it was the first time she had treated her with such kindness and gentleness.
"Aunt Jing!" Young Master Yan, the prospective son-in-law, also stood up and greeted her respectfully.
Madam Yan gave her son an approving glance and pulled the uncomfortable Chen Jing to sit down.
"Ah Jing, I hope you won't take my previous neglect and offense to heart."
Madam Yan naturally remembered the unpleasant incidents she and her two children had with the Zhu family during their first two visits.
"Madam Yan, please don't say that. I'm so ashamed." Chen Jing looked guilty as she recalled how cowardly she had been back then.
Yan Bo quickly tried to smooth things over, "Xiao Huai, let bygones be bygones. Anyway, we're family now. The important thing is to finalize the wedding details first."
Yanbo's words were met with agreement from everyone, and they put aside their formalities and got straight to the point.
Madam Yan repeated what she had just said to Zhu Qianying to Chen Jing. Chen Jing's eyes darkened, and she was stunned for a while before slowly shaking her head.
"Madam Yan, let's forget about my family; we don't need them."
Madam Yan looked at her, then at Zhu Qianying, and then said very seriously.
“Ah Jing, you and I are both mothers, so we should understand the feelings of parents. No parent doesn’t want the best for their child. In the past, you were wrong and hurt their feelings, so it’s normal for them to become resolute and ignore you. But you can’t let this relationship continue to deteriorate. This time, we can take advantage of Ying’er and Xiao Han’s wedding as an opportunity to repair it properly. Isn’t that a good thing?”
Zhu Qianying, who had initially held reservations, nodded in agreement after hearing what Old Madam Yan said.
"Mom, I also think Auntie makes a good point. How about we go together to deliver the invitations sometime when it's convenient?"
Chen Jing remained silent for a long while before finally saying, "Let me... think about it, okay?"
Zhu Qianying didn't want to pressure her mother. As her daughter, all she knew about her maternal grandparents' affairs was that her mother had fallen out with them; she knew nothing else.
Zhu Qianying didn't even know their names.
Of course, it's not that she didn't want to know, it's that her mother never wanted to say more.
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