The wedding ceremony was interrupted, and He Ci's face turned grim. The auspicious time was almost over, so he told the steward to continue.
Su Qiang nodded to the person in charge, and the wedding ceremony continued. Li Mei and Su Qiang sat in the middle to receive the kneeling obeisance from the two children.
Li Mei took out two red envelopes and handed them to Su Ninghe. Her eyes were slightly red as she smiled and offered her blessings.
"Xiao He, I'm entrusting my daughter to you from now on. We don't mind whether you're a live-in son-in-law or not. As long as you two live a good life, wherever you live is home."
Su Qiang handed the two of them red envelopes, speaking in an honest and simple manner.
“Xiao He, if you call me Dad, I’ll treat you like my own son. We don’t care what others say. If you want to marry into the Su family, then do it. The Su family won’t miss you.”
"Your Su family has quite the nerve, daring to make He Zhan's son a son-in-law."
As soon as he finished speaking, a path was cleared through the crowd, and the villagers, frightened by the large group of people coming, hid more than a meter away.
A handsome middle-aged man with sharp features and an angry expression was seen. His arm was held by a beautiful woman, and a large group of good-looking men and women and bodyguards in black followed behind him.
"Dad, Mom, what brings you here?"
Li Mei had met Zhu Xia before, but this was the first time she had seen He Ci's father.
"Gentlemen, today is a joyous occasion for the children. Let's go inside and talk."
He Zhan glanced at Li Mei and said, "Your family wants my son to be a son-in-law, but did you even ask me, his father, for advice?"
He Ci's expression was not good. He walked up to He Zhan and looked him in the eye.
"Today is the day I'm getting married. If you and Mom are happy, you can stay; if you're not, you can leave. It'll save you from getting in each other's way."
The brothers of the wronged son quickly jumped out, fearing that the father and son would fight.
Qi Yan stepped in with a grin to smooth things over, "Uncle He, Aunt Zhu, let's talk this out. Can we let Aci finish her wedding ceremony first?"
He Zhan glanced around and thought, "Great, these guys are here too. They really are the ones who share both good times and bad."
Zhu Xia smiled and walked to He Ci's side, then reached out to straighten his tie. The villagers were surprised that He Ci's mother was so young and beautiful; they would have believed she was his sister.
"You silly child, you didn't even tell your family about such a big thing as getting married. Your dad isn't really angry. Let's sit down and talk things over later."
Zhu Xia walked up to Su Ning again, smiling kindly! Then she took Su Ning's hand and put a bracelet on her wrist.
"You must be Ning'er! Thank you for taking such good care of my son. From now on, we are family. This bracelet was passed down from Grandma He Ci. Consider it your wedding gift today."
He Ci was a little confused; what exactly were his parents doing here today? Not only He Ci was confused, but Li Mei and Su Qiang were also baffled.
The neglected He Jin stepped forward to clear their minds! "Silly boy, didn't you realize we're here for your wedding?"
"Dad is angry. You didn't even tell the family about such a big thing as getting married, and you've become someone else's live-in son-in-law. Are you planning to never come back home for the rest of your life?"
He Ci glanced at He Zhan. In the past, the two of them would have started arguing long ago, but now he only muttered a few words.
“Dad, it was my own choice to become a live-in son-in-law. Don’t take it out on others. Besides, my parents-in-law said it’s up to me whether I live with them or not.”
He Zhan snorted coldly, "How can the heir of our He family become someone else's son-in-law? Today is our He family's wedding, not the Su family's search for a son-in-law."
"Bring the things up."
After He Zhan finished speaking, A Rang led a group of men in black into the courtyard, each carrying a tray covered with a red cloth.
He Ci's eyelids twitched when he saw the trays. His mother-in-law hadn't even let him show off, but his father had actually come over to steal the spotlight.
“My He family is a prominent family in Hong Kong. Our son’s wedding cannot be too meager. These are the betrothal gifts we are giving to the Su family on behalf of our son.”
After He Zhan finished speaking, A Rang handed a handbook to Li Mei.
"Mrs. Su, all the betrothal gifts from the He family are here. In addition to antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver jewelry, there is also a dowry of ten million, three villas in Hong Kong, and two percent of the He family's shares."
Those around gasped in astonishment. Putting everything else aside, the ten million yuan dowry alone was an astronomical figure that was beyond their reach.
What exactly does He Ci's family do? They're incredibly wealthy. Li Mei didn't go to greet them.
"Xiao He has already given the betrothal gifts, so you should take these back! The bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow against it, and our family is not worthy of these things."
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