Chapter 659 Competitive Consciousness
We agreed to keep it simple, didn't we? I couldn't imagine what she envisioned as a grand occasion.
I smiled awkwardly and said, "Sister, isn't it just a simple gathering of relatives and friends?"
"Yes, it is simpler," she answered confidently. "Isn't that simple enough? You're only walking up one flight of stairs. We've even skipped the engagement speeches, the blessings from both sides' elders, the exchange of tokens, and so on. Actually, adding those wouldn't take that much time. Don't you think we should include them?"
"No, it's fine to just walk up the stairs. Really, sister, you're very thoughtful, and the design of this part is also very meaningful." I hurriedly tried to get her to give up those thoughts just now. Getting engaged sounded like I was going to perform on stage. I was really afraid that she would ask me to give a talent show or something.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's do this. When you get married, you must hold a grand wedding. I will help you with it then!" She smiled and subconsciously glanced at my belly.
I was shocked. What did this mean? Xiao Tiantian was getting engaged, so I had to get engaged before her. Was Xiao Tiantian pregnant, so I had to get pregnant too? No need to be so smug!
In fact, I underestimated Sister Xiao's competitive spirit.
"I heard that Xiao Tiantian was getting engaged, and her mother booked 66 tables for her. I booked 88 tables for you." Sister Xiao smiled proudly.
"Sister, it's just an engagement, do you need to invite so many people? Wouldn't it be a waste if the seats aren't full?" My relatives, friends and classmates can't even fit together eight tables, so how are these eighty-eight tables going to be filled?
"Oh, look at what you said. I'm afraid there won't be enough seats. If the relationship isn't close enough, I won't send out invitations." Sister Xiao said cheerfully, "By the way, how many relatives from your hometown are planning to come? I'll arrange a car to pick them up."
This question stumped me. I subconsciously thought, isn't this something I should ask the parents? What does a child like me know?
Seeing my bewildered look, Sister Xiao didn't care at all. "That's right. We'll discuss this matter when we meet your parents."
At this time, a staff member brought the engagement banquet process sheet - a full twelve pages, in three languages Chinese, English and French.
I was shocked by the amount of information on the process sheet. "Didn't they say we just had to walk down the stairs? Why is there so much information?"
Sister Xiao pointed to me proudly and said, "I've booked the LED screen of the West City World Trade Center for three days, and it will be playing the good news in a loop. Also, all the taxi roof lights in the city will be lit up to congratulate you two on your engagement.
By the way, I'm still choosing which media outlets can attend your engagement party. Mengmeng, is there any magazine you like..."
My head felt a little buzzing, and I glanced at the program list. I saw that the program included fireworks, performances by popular singers, and a show by 1,314 drones.
My heart beat faster and faster. I felt that what Sister Xiao called simplicity was probably only compared to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
At this moment, she handed me a remote control studded with pink diamonds in a mysterious tone and said, "Try pressing it?"
As soon as I touched the button, the entire dome of the banquet hall suddenly turned into a vast galaxy. The star tracks of the twelve constellations made of broken diamonds slowly rotated and finally converged into the abbreviations of my name and Xiao Shiqiu's name.
Even more outrageous was that a holographic image of the Xiao family's ancestral home emerged from the clouds. The virtual image of the white-haired old man of the Xiao family, wearing a jade pipe, spoke: "Granddaughter-in-law, the old house has reserved the east wing for you."
Zhang Youming added coolly, "This holographic equipment was just flown back from a NASA auction last week. It's enough to buy a yacht."
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