Chapter 267: Marriage Matters Part 1: Details are the Key
You can only hear the local accent when you leave your hometown.
Only those who have been married can understand marriage.
My parents are old and don't know much about city life. They only know traditional rural weddings. So, my brother-in-law took charge of everything related to my wedding.
Starting September 19th, I stopped working, and Xiaolin also took a leave of absence. So, the second family meeting to detail the details of the wedding was held that evening.
My brother-in-law said, "First, please let Shanhong introduce the preliminary preparations."
I counted on my fingers and reported one by one:
I won't discuss the date, October 1. For major holidays, such as May Day, National Day, and New Year's Day, you don't need to look at these days, it's absolutely correct.
There is no need to discuss the location of the wedding. Let’s decide on the hall on the sixth floor of Xuri. Everything will go smoothly.
The wedding was organized by the company "Promise in This Life," recommended by Director Gu, and hosted by Cheng Wei, a popular young actor from their troupe.
The wedding procession was provided by Xuri.
After I informed everyone of the above situation, my brother-in-law started to arrange other specific matters, and Yifan took notes on the side.
"The journey from Wuxiang to Shangzhou is too far, so we took Xiaolin's family and the guests to the Sheraton, the best hotel in Shangzhou, two days in advance. The wedding procession will then go from Rising Sun to the Sheraton to pick up the bride."
My mother asked, "Where is the Sheraton? Is it far away?"
My brother-in-law didn't explain the distance to her, saying it would normally take half an hour to drive.
She said what if there is a traffic jam?
My brother-in-law said that the city is well connected and we can just take a detour.
My mother disagreed and insisted that we were not allowed to turn around and could only go back and forth the same way and could not change the route in the middle.
This is a dilemma. Neither I nor my brother-in-law are traffic police captains. If there is a traffic jam, we can only wait or even change routes.
So, she rejected the idea of staying at the Sheraton.
I said, "Just stay at Xuri. You don't have to answer the call."
My mother disagreed. She said it lacked ceremony.
After much deliberation, we finally settled on the Chengtian Hotel, which is only ten minutes away and not on a major thoroughfare. Even if there's a traffic jam, we can still wait a bit. If there's a traffic jam, it's still a short walk.
My sister complained to my mother: "Walking is also a kind of scenery."
My mother didn't even look at my sister. She said to Yifan, "Okay, first thing to do. Write it down."
The second thing was to invite relatives. My brother-in-law didn't make the decision, he just proposed the topic.
My mother presented a list of her family members: several uncles, aunts, cousins, and their wives, more than twenty people in total, and insisted on reimbursing their round-trip travel expenses.
My father wasn't happy. He asked in front of Yifan, "Is it the Wans getting married or the Jiangs getting married? The more I listened, the more confused I became. Can't one representative from each family be enough?"
My sister added fuel to the fire: "Of course it's the one with the surname Wan who's getting married."
My father asked back, "Then why are there so many people with the surname Jiang?"
Yifan felt embarrassed and said, "Each family needs a representative. There are too many people. The lowest room in the hotel is 300 yuan a night."
My mother did not criticize Yifan, a member of her family. Instead, she questioned my father and sister: "You two should stop singing the same tune. They have rarely been to the provincial capital, let alone to other provinces. Let them come out to relax and take a look. Is that wrong?
If you were to say that, my dear uncles, Shanhong, and Shuixiu, how do you explain the fact that you two lived with your uncles when you were little? How many times have you visited your uncles in the past few years? This is Mi..."
I immediately chimed in, "To make amends, my mother's request isn't excessive. Wan, please ask Dad to make a list. My original monthly salary was 100,000 yuan, but Mr. Chen raised it to 150,000 yuan last month. I'm not short of money."
The whole family was shocked. Xiaolin glanced at me, and I knew what she meant. I hadn't even told her about such a big thing. I smiled and said, "My new salary was only deposited into my account yesterday. I didn't have time to tell anyone."
My dad also made a list of over twenty people. I felt incredibly relieved. Wanshanhong's reputation was so high that my uncles were asked to spread the word, but it barely made a splash. How many people back there even knew about Wanshanhong? Wanshanhong's full name was "nephew of so-and-so." They couldn't even remember my full name.
The arrival of my Wan family is like telling people in the neighboring villages that Wan Shanhong is doing well. People will have a direct impression. One by one, they will exclaim:
Huh? Wan Shanhong, my classmate, was terrible at English and math. Is he doing well?
Huh? Wan Shanhong, you couldn't even get into university, and you're making two million a year? Even my son who graduated with a master's degree only makes over two hundred thousand a year.
Ah, Wan Shanhong? The noodle vendor, desperate enough to learn fortune-telling? Is he so accurate now? Can he make so much money?
Especially the female neighbor who was criticizing me indirectly also exclaimed "Ah" and said, "He's afraid of being a scammer outside and becoming an executive? I don't understand what an executive is."
Everyone has their own vanity. I said to my father, "If they want to come, please invite them. I want to meet them too."
Next up were Xiaolin's relatives. Xiaolin said that when he came to Shangzhou, he would invite a few guests to see him off, as he would have a return party anyway, and all the relatives would attend.
The invitation list for relatives came in. Because my mother cared so much about her family, the number of people had more than doubled.
My sister complained, "You can come anytime, why do you have to squeeze it into one day?"
My mother glared at her fiercely and said, "According to what you're saying, we won't even invite Gao Nai to his wedding? You can save a lot of money."
My sister blushed profusely, and even my brother-in-law felt embarrassed.
My mother comforted him again, "Fortunately, Gao Xu is sensible and sensible. I still have a good son-in-law."
The next step is to invite the important guests. I will propose the list for this.
The first one, of course, is my Master's wife. If she doesn't come, Sister Li can represent me and sit in Master's seat. No objections.
The second VIP guest is Mr. Chen, and everyone agrees.
For the third distinguished guest, I suggested inviting Mr. Chen Erye's wife. Everyone disagreed. My sister said, "While Mr. Chen Erye is here, it's fine. But now that he's gone, his wife is just a guest."
I said, "No matter what, respecting teachers is the first principle. His wife can represent him."
My father stated: "Once you become my disciple, you are my master, and his wife is my master's wife. Even if she is only eighteen years old, she is still my master's wife. Don't think that just because she doesn't have a job, you don't recognize her."
My sister was so embarrassed by what she said.
The fourth one was of course Mr. Shu. Since the master had invited him, Mr. Shu had no objection.
The fifth one is Mr. Deng, who was kind to me in the past and is still loyal to Master.
The sixth one is Su Xipo.
The seventh one is Brother Shi.
The eighth one is Lao Xiao.
The ninth one was Yu Shuichun. My family wasn't particularly familiar with him, so I introduced him. My mother declared, "This person must be treated as a VIP."
There was the least controversy regarding the VIPs, and nine were quickly chosen.
Next is the scope of friends to invite. In principle, keep it as small as possible.
For example, in Wuxiang, ordinary friends won't be notified. For friends in Shangzhou, Mingbai, Director Shen, and Captain Gu will be notified. The company is the biggest player. Qingruo will be entrusted with statistics and reception.
My brother-in-law reminded me, "Do you think others won't come if you don't notify them? Teacher Bai, President Song, and the rest of the group, you still need to be prepared.
Everyone got nervous again after hearing that. A typical wedding would have two VIP tables at most. If everyone came, there would probably be four.
I said, "Four tables, that's four tables. Yifan will be in charge of the VIP guests surnamed Jiang, brother-in-law, you will be in charge of the VIP guests surnamed Wan, Lao Xiao and Mingbai will be in charge of Master and my friends, and Qing Ruo will be in charge of the company."
Next, we had to decide on the speaker. In my family, my dad would definitely give the speech. The rest was about the guest speaker, and I suggested Xiao was the most suitable.
But my mother objected, saying that he had only given birth to girls and wanted to invite someone who had given birth to a son to speak.
Finally, it was decided that Mr. Chen would give a speech, representing both the unit and the guests.
My sister suggested that if anyone had a good relationship with Shanhong, they should take the initiative to speak on stage, especially since she had a girl. My mother glared at my sister and said, "Mr. Chen should speak first. No one else should speak."
Then we discussed who would set off the fireworks, who would be the bridesmaid and best man, who would make the bed in the bridal chamber... My mother asked me to confirm each one, and we talked until twelve o'clock, and finally all the big and small things were arranged.
Before going to bed, I said to Xiaolin, "I hope you won't imitate my mother in the future."
She asked, "What's the matter?"
"I can't stand it. The old man is too powerful."
Xiao Lin said, "I want to learn. If I can't protect my family, I will have no status."
I laughed and said, "You're starting to look a bit like him now."
She said, "It's for your own good. Go to sleep. You'll have to make phone calls all day tomorrow."
After saying this, she turned off the lights.
I think, no matter how gentle a woman is, she will turn into a lion if she lives with my mother for a long time. I remember Baiyun played a joke on me.
It is said that a female fan met him and the first thing she said was: I have heard of your name for a long time, it is very famous.
Bai Yun said, I often hear it like thunder at home, which makes female fans unable to understand what he means for a long time.
Go to sleep. According to my mother's request, elders and important guests must be called one by one before electronic invitations can be sent.
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