On August 17, the Jiang family held a family reunion banquet.
Early this morning, Qiao Xing'er sent four people over to do Jiang Xiaoli and her daughter's makeup and dressing up, and even Xiao Muyu and her daughter, as well as Zong Jiayu, were not spared.
Zong Jia frowned, "No need for makeup."
The makeup artist's assistant advised, "Sir, it's not makeup, just some touch-ups."
The makeup artist next to her explained, "It's just a matter of shaping your eyebrows and such, don't be nervous."
Zong Jia then obediently sat down in the chair, but his gaze toward the eyebrow razor was still somewhat sharp.
Jiang Xiaoli took the eyebrow razor from her assistant. "It's okay, I'll do it."
Li Guizhi was a little worried. "Xiao Li, are you sure you can handle it?"
She nodded confidently, held the eyebrow razor up to Zong Jiayu's brow, and then decisively began to work.
Less than two minutes later, she said, "Okay, open your eyes."
Zong Jia looked in the mirror and couldn't quite put his finger on how he looked different, but he could clearly feel that his features seemed more energetic.
Xu Feng couldn't help but give a thumbs up. "Oh my, Xiao Li, I didn't know you had this skill. When we get back to China, you'll have to help me fix up Uncle Xiao's messy eyebrows."
Jiang Xiaoli raised her chin, "No problem!"
She pinched Zong Jiayu's cheek. "Alright, handsome, go change your clothes. You've finished your work."
After reviewing Jiang Xiaoli and the others' dresses, the makeup artist created a makeup look that perfectly suited them.
When Zong Jia returned to the lobby after receiving a domestic international phone call, he was stunned.
Jiang Xiaoli had already changed into a formal dress. The elegant red dress, paired with her perfect makeup, made her look radiant.
She tilted her head to look at the person standing in the doorway in a daze. "What's wrong? Are you dumbfounded?"
Zong Jiayu then came to her senses and said, "Little Pear, you look beautiful today."
She turned around and looked at herself in the mirror again. "Hehe, I think so too! Ah Yu, you look handsome today too!"
Li Guizhi sat beside them, watching the two children and nodding in satisfaction. "Our Xiaoli and Xiaozong are a perfect match."
Xu Feng had just finished her makeup when she came out and exclaimed, "Wow, if this were when we were young, Xiao Li and Xiao Zong would have been dressed like this for their wedding!"
Li Guizhi said with a smile, "That's right! When I married Xiaoli's dad, he bought me a red shirt, and I really loved it!"
Today, the Jiang family sent out countless invitations; basically, all the Jiang clan members from the collateral branches not too far from Great Britain returned.
In addition, representatives were sent by the Jiang family's main branch, the maternal and paternal families of the daughters-in-law of the second branch, as well as Chinese families that were on good terms with the Jiang family and business partners who had business dealings with the Jiang family.
Today, the Jiang family mansion seems to have regained its former glory of being a large and prosperous place, with people everywhere, bustling about.
When Jiang Xiaoli and the others arrived at the main courtyard, Grandma Jiang immediately had someone call Li Guizhi over and asked her eldest daughter-in-law, Qiao Xing'er, to introduce the women of each family to her.
Grandpa Jiang introduced several important guests to Jiang Xiaoli before letting Jiang Ruilin take Jiang Xiaoli and Zong Jiayu around to meet people.
Jiang Chengle immediately assured Jiang Xiaoli, "Little Li, you've been so busy today. I promise you, I'll take good care of Xiaoyu!"
Jiang Xiaoli was aware of his 'wolf's ambition,' but given the current situation, she really couldn't stay with Xiao Muyu forever.
She had no choice but to say, "Alright then, please take good care of them."
She then turned to Xiao Muyu and said, "If you really find it annoying, you can go back to the courtyard."
Xiao Muyu nodded, "What could possibly happen to me? You go ahead and do your work. I'll wait until the banquet starts and I see Grandpa Jiang introduce you before I go back to the courtyard."
"good."
Jiang Ruilin took Jiang Xiaoli and Zong Jiayu to meet dozens of people. Jiang Xiaoli felt that if she didn't have a photographic memory, she would definitely have developed face blindness today.
Remembering so many people's names, appearances, and backgrounds in such a short time is a huge challenge.
Around noon, Jiang Ruilin led them back to Grandpa Jiang's side.
At 12:08, the housekeeper came out carrying a thick family genealogy book. In the presence of the guests, Grandpa Jiang added a line for his son, Jiang Ruiqi, to the genealogy book. After that, he wrote the names of his wife, Li Guizhi, and his daughter, Jiang Qingli (also known as Jiang Xiaoli).
The name on the family tree was something Grandpa Jiang had discussed with Jiang Xiaoli. Grandpa Jiang didn't force her to change her name; in the Jiang family, both names would represent her from now on.
After writing Li Guizhi and Jiang Xiaoli's names into the family genealogy, Grandpa Jiang stood up and said into the microphone, "Thank you all for coming to the Jiang family today. Today is the day my long-lost third son and his family are reunited with their ancestral home. I am very happy to have you all here to witness this."
Although my third son died young, he was a good man. He married a gentle and kind wife for our Jiang family and left us a smart and clever girl.
I hope that if you encounter my daughter-in-law and granddaughter while you are out and about, you will take good care of them. I, Jiang Xingcan, would like to express my gratitude to you all in advance.
As soon as Grandpa Jiang finished speaking, a group of people echoed his words.
"Brother Jiang, you're being too polite. I'll definitely take care of your child."
"Yes, Mr. Jiang, we would have done the same even if you hadn't said it."
"..."
Grandpa Jiang looked at Li Guizhi, then patted Jiang Xiaoli's hand, "Guizhi, Xiaoli, welcome home."
Li Guizhi and Jiang Xiaoli bowed to Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang at the same time.
After the simple yet solemn family reunion ceremony concluded, the Jiang family prepared a very lavish banquet to entertain the guests.
Today, many boys of Jiang Xiaoli's age came to the Jiang family. Most of them had heard that the Jiang family's newly adopted third son only had a girl of marriageable age, and they all had their own ulterior motives.
When I arrived at the Jiang family today, I found that they had not only reunited with their daughter-in-law and granddaughter, but even the granddaughter's fiancé was following Jiang Ruilin around, building connections.
Immediately, these people put away their ulterior motives.
Several young girls did come over to befriend Jiang Xiaoli.
One of the girls, Yun Duo, left a deep impression on Jiang Xiaoli. Yun Duo was very interested in China, and the two exchanged phone numbers and email addresses, intending to keep in touch frequently in the future.
When Jiang Xiaoli returned to the courtyard after her busy day, Jiang Chengle was playing chess with Xiao Muyu in the front hall.
"Oh! I was wondering why I hadn't seen you all this time. So you were hiding here!"
She had no idea how many girls were talking about Jiang Chengle in the lobby. She had searched the reception room but couldn't find him. It turned out he had come here to find some peace and quiet.
Jiang Chengle chuckled, "Little Pear, you must be tired today, right? Don't worry, I'll make you feel better soon!"
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