Yan Daqiang and Xue Ying were already standing on the high platform, waiting for their eldest son and daughter-in-law to arrive. Xue Ying, in particular, had been longing for this moment for a long time, and today it had finally come true.
Yan Aiguo gave his most respected parents a standard military salute and loudly announced, "Mom and Dad, thank you for raising me and educating me into an adult. Today I am getting married, so please don't worry."
Xue Ying pursed her lips and nodded vigorously. This son was someone she had lost and then found again. Now that she could see him get married and start a family, she felt extremely gratified.
"Son, from today onwards, you have your own family. You must treat your wife well, respect your father-in-law, and be loyal to the country and your family. Can you do that?" Yan Daqiang asked loudly.
"I'm sure I can do it."
Yan Aiguo saluted again and answered loudly.
Xue Weixing stepped forward and stood in front of Yan Aiguo and Hua Meili, grinning from ear to ear:
"Yan Aiguo, Hua Meili, shall I be your officiant today?" Xue Weixing asked, holding a microphone.
Yan Aiguo's eyes reddened with excitement. He stood at attention and saluted Xue Weixing.
"Thank you, Grandpa Xue, for attending my and Hua Meili's wedding. We are even more grateful to Grandpa Xue for hosting our wedding. This is an honor for our entire life."
The once quiet banquet hall was transformed as Xue Weixing presided over Yan Aidang's wedding, causing a change in everyone's expressions and the beginning of calculations in their minds.
"Comrade Hua Meili, would you be willing to marry Comrade Yan Aiguo?" Xue Weixing asked.
“Grandpa Xue, I do,” Hua Meili quickly and loudly replied.
Hmm, very good. Xue Weixing thought about the words Yan Xiaonan had taught him. He originally thought they were a bit unnecessary. Why ask when you're about to get married?
But now, seeing Hua Meili's appearance, his interest began to grow.
"Comrade Yan Aiguo, are you willing to marry Comrade Hua Meili?" Xue Weixing asked again.
Yan Aiguo immediately looked at Hua Meili. Seeing Hua Meili's bright eyes looking at him expectantly, he actually felt a desire to cherish her for a lifetime.
"Grandpa Xue, I should have married Hua Meili twenty years ago. I have delayed her for so many years. For the rest of my life, I will do my best to cherish my wife."
Xue Weixing thought of Yan Aiguo's more than twenty years of wasted time, and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
There's no way around it; countless heroes and heroines have sacrificed their families for the sake of the nation. Fortunately, Yan Aiguo's ending was relatively satisfactory.
"Here, these are your wedding rings. You put them on the bride's finger, and the bride should put the wedding ring on the groom's finger too."
Xue Weixing took a large red velvet box from the guard beside him and slowly opened the lid.
Two identical platinum rings lay quietly in Xue Weixing's hands, waiting for their owners to come and claim them.
Yan Aiguo took out a wedding ring that was a size smaller from the jewelry box, took Hua Meili's left hand, and gently slipped it onto her ring finger.
Then Hua Meili took out another ring from the jewelry box and, with some trembling, slipped it onto Yan Aiguo's left ring finger.
When the ring was firmly slipped onto Yan Aiguo's ring finger, Hua Meili felt like crying again. This man, in the end, still belonged to her.
After the ceremony was over, Xue Weixing quickly added, "Please, groom, give the bride a hug."
"Ha ha......"
"Let's give each other a hug, haha..."
Various sounds arose from below, everyone wanting to see the bride and groom embracing.
Yan Ai, along with a group of close friends, kept taking pictures with their cameras, and they went through countless rolls of film.
Yan Aiguo generously opened his arms, waiting for Hua Meili. Hua Meili was a little shy, with so many people watching.
"Meili, let me hug you," Yan Aiguo said softly.
Hua Meili could no longer care about being shy. She took two steps forward and hugged Yan Aiguo's strong waist.
Yan Aiguo closed his hands; this was the first time in his life he had ever embraced a woman, and the feeling was surprisingly wonderful.
Xue Weixing laughed heartily. This kind of wedding officiant was indeed interesting, and it was impressive that Yan Xiaonan could come up with such a idea. Now, only the last sentence remained.
"Congratulations to Comrade Yan Aiguo and Comrade Hua Meili on their harmonious marriage, their lifelong love and happiness, and their wish to have a child soon."
Thunderous applause erupted, and from that moment on, the world gained another couple, a family, and perhaps a child.
With Xue Honggen's help, Xue Weixing stepped down from the platform. He was very tempted by all the food on the large round table.
Especially when he saw whole chickens and ducks, as well as braised pork hock, braised pork belly, pine nut yellow croaker and other large dishes, Xue Weixing felt his saliva uncontrollably flowing out.
Xue Honggen followed Xue Weixing's instructions, trying this dish and that dish, and before he knew it, he had eaten quite a lot.
When Xue Weixing's doctor felt that he was eating too much today and tried to stop him, he was glared at by Xue Weixing.
"I've always listened to you guys, eating less oil and salt, and eating smaller meals more frequently, but today is Aiguo's wedding day, and you're trying to stop me from having a good meal."
Seeing that Xue Weixing was really angry, the doctors and others didn't dare to interfere too much. They could only try to remove a little bit when the old man wasn't paying attention.
But Xue Weixing was shrewd; he had already figured out these doctors' tricks, so how could he let them succeed?
Yan Aiguo and Hua Meili sat opposite Xue Weixing. Seeing the old man's gluttonous and willful appearance, they felt a mix of laughter and tears.
They prayed that what Nan Nan said was false, or that she was mistaken, but could Nan Nan be mistaken?
When Xue Weixing went on stage to officiate the wedding, Yan Xiaonan couldn't help but ask Yu Shu again, "Baby, take a close look this time, is it still the same as before?"
Yu Shu took a closer look and realized that the shadow behind the grandfather was no longer an illusion, but a nearly real human figure.
"Mom, the shadow already has a body," Yu Shu whispered in Nan Nan's ear.
Yan Xiaonan suddenly felt a lump in her throat. Xue Weixing was already ninety-eight years old this year, which was indeed considered a long life.
Fu Bao tugged at Hua Meili's clothes and whispered, "We need to change our clothes and touch up our makeup before we start toasting."
Hua Meili nodded repeatedly, greeted the guests at the table, and went to the back room to change clothes.
She changed into the bright red suit that Hua Meili had originally prepared. When Fu Bao took out a pair of red leather shoes from the side, Hua Meili got excited again.
"Your aunt prepared this, right? That's wonderful."
Fu Bao nodded. "Auntie is amazing. She can think of everything. I will learn from her in the future and do everything to the best of my ability."
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