Before the winter vacation, Xu Xiu and Xiao Ruoyan went to the mall to pick out New Year's gifts for their elders. This year was a special occasion, so they specifically chose designer clothes.
Elders are expected to attend the engagement banquet, so their attire naturally needs to be appropriate.
Although the engagement is not the same as the wedding, the Xu and Fang families plan to make it a grand affair.
Liu Qianxue and Wang Mengqi said they wanted to go help out and experience the role of bridesmaids in advance, but Xu Xiu felt that the two of them just wanted to freeload and ask for red envelopes.
After the holiday, Xu Xiu's roommates all made plans to go to Shixian together before the New Year to celebrate their engagement.
Bai Yushu and Gu Xin are also coming, after all, the big boss's engagement is no small matter.
Back in Shixian County, the Xu and Fang families immediately began making preparations. The news had already spread throughout Shixian County, and the neighbors all wanted to come and see what was going on.
On the day of the engagement, Xu Zhiyuan first led everyone to worship their ancestors at home, praying for a successful engagement.
Then Xu Xiu was sent to the Xiao family with the betrothal gifts. Since it had to be in pairs, both the people and the vehicles were arranged, and in the end, twenty-eight vehicles were brought.
The procession stretched across two traffic lights, forcing traffic police to come out and maintain order. The Xu family even arranged for people to give red envelopes to vehicles and pedestrians on the road.
Since it had already affected others, the traffic police gave them wedding candy.
The Xu family did a good job in all aspects, so it did not cause any negative social problems.
Wang Mengqi and Liu Qianxue were already at the Xiao family's house, Xu Lin and Fang An were helping Xu Xiu with chores and running errands, and Pang Wenjun and Xiao Xu were watching the excitement from the sidelines.
Wen Zhicai and Xu Linfang worked together busily, and it was indeed at a crucial moment that you could see whether a person was reliable or not.
However, Pang Wenjun and Xiao Xu were not really idle; they helped entertain the people from Hangzhou University, and the school also arranged for some people to come and offer their congratulations, which was unprecedented for them.
Moreover, it was these two who helped set off the firecrackers. After Xu Xiu and the others went upstairs, since it wasn't a wedding, no one blocked their way.
Upon entering the house, Zhang Aixiang and Xiao Liang, disregarding their status as elders, immediately stood up to greet them at the door. The Xiao family had few relatives visiting, and some relatives were better off not coming at all.
Xiao Liang didn't notify anyone on his side. No one came to help him during his most difficult time. Now that his life is better, he doesn't want to see those relatives even more.
Zhang Aixiang was in the same boat, so only Xiao's close friends came to support her, and Zhang Tianxiang's family was also invited.
Watching Xu Xiu carry large and small boxes home, this doesn't look like an engagement, it looks like he's moving house!
Since there was no matchmaker, some steps were skipped. Xu Xiu served tea to Xiao Liang and Zhang Aixiang, and the woman also brought out a return gift, but these were all prepared by Xu Xiu.
It was all arranged by him; for him, the engagement was just a formality.
After serving the tea, Xu Xiu knelt on one knee and helped Xiao Ruoyan put on the ring, while Pang Wenjun and Xiao Xu took pictures like crazy.
Xiao Ruoyan looked at Xu Xiu, unable to suppress her excitement, and kissed him directly.
"Holy crap."
"Awesome."
Pang Wenjun and Xiao Xu were stunned by this scene. Ning Bufan was still helping downstairs and did not see this dramatic scene.
Liu Qianxue was filled with mixed feelings at this moment. Although she maintained a smile on her face, only she knew how much pain she was in.
With tears welling up in her eyes, Zhang Aixiang thought with relief, "Heaven has eyes; Ruoyan has finally found her happiness."
"Old Xiao, you can rest assured. Your daughter, your father, and I will all be taken care of from now on. This young man is really great."
After a series of ceremonies, everyone prepared to head to the hotel.
When they left, the woman's side started setting off firecrackers, and Pang Wenjun and Xiao Xu went to help them. They felt that setting off firecrackers was a very interesting thing.
At the engagement banquet, the emcee spoke passionately and eloquently. I don't know where the Xu family hired him; you'd think he was there to brainwash people into joining a pyramid scheme.
The atmosphere at the scene was well maintained, and Xu Xiu arranged for very high-end figurines as gifts.
Bai Yushu and Gu Xin sat at one table with some senior executives from the company, and there was about another table with school leaders, and even more classmates and relatives.
There are about fifty tables in the hall. I estimate that there will be even more people if it's a wedding. I guess it will have to be an outdoor wedding then, because there probably won't be enough room indoors.
Halfway through the meal, Xu Xiu went up on stage, picked up the microphone, and said some words of thanks.
After finishing his speech, he started handing out red envelopes on the spot, using the shake function of his own app. The atmosphere reached a climax, with the boss's red envelopes ranging from a minimum of 666 to a maximum of 8888.
Pang Wenjun and Xiao Xu were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and they shamelessly ran up to Xu Xiu, thinking that being closer might give them a better chance.
As a result, Wen Zhicai, who was in a far corner, won a 666. He was still helping the waiters serve food and other things, and he was also responsible for arranging drinks for the table that needed them.
Wang Mengqi won 8888 and was so excited that she was incoherent.
Pang Wenjun and Xiao Xu only received two consolation prizes, 88.8 each, and this was given to everyone present, including the waiters.
Ning Bufan also didn't win anything and received a consolation prize.
After the banquet, Xiao Ruoyan went straight home, while Xu Xiu slept at his grandfather's house that night. His parents' engagement banquet had just ended, and he rushed back to Jincheng because there were still a lot of things to take care of.
If this isn't handled properly, we won't be able to have a good Chinese New Year this year.
Xu Xiu arranged for the other out-of-towners to stay in hotels, while some had to leave overnight if they had other matters to attend to.
Bai Yushu and Gu Xin also had a lot of things to do at their company, so they took the senior executives back to Hangzhou overnight.
Liu Qianxue, Xu Tinglong, and Fang Xueting returned to Jincheng together.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward along the way, and none of the three knew what to say.
Finally, Liu Qianxue broke the silence first, saying, "Uncle Xu, Aunt Fang, if there is an afterlife, I hope to be your daughter-in-law in my next life."
Upon hearing Liu Qianxue's words, Xu Tinglong and Fang Xueting both fell silent.
"Since we missed each other in this life, then I'll be his sister, and we'll be family too. Can I call you godfather and godmother from now on?"
Xu Tinglong turned to look at his wife, his meaning clear: he didn't know how to answer the question.
Fang Xueting also fell silent. She felt that she could not make the decision for her son, but she couldn't bear to refuse Liu Qianxue, whom she had grown up with.
Just when the couple was caught in a dilemma.
Liu Qianxue smiled and said, "Uncle Xu, Aunt Fang, you don't need to be in a difficult position. As long as you don't object, I will definitely ask Xu Xiu for his opinion."
Upon hearing this, Fang Xueting awkwardly replied, "I couldn't be happier to have two such beautiful daughters."
Liu Qianxue smiled gently, but a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.
After dropping Liu Qianxue off at home, Xu Tinglong sighed on the way back, "Wife, I still think the changes in our son during the year of his college entrance exam are a bit strange."
"Who can argue with that? But as long as the result is good, we don't need to delve into the process."
"Let's just take it as a blessing from our ancestors."
Hearing Fang Xueting say this, Xu Tinglong nodded silently.
Liu Qianxue returned to her room and collapsed onto the bed, as if she had lost her soul.
She hid under the covers and burst into tears. Liu Wenzhou and Tang Xiaoshuang, who were outside the door, could only sigh helplessly when they heard the commotion.
They believe their daughter can adjust on her own, after all, their daughter is also very outstanding.
Unfortunately, fate plays tricks on us...
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