eurekapd Chapter 435 The Wedding Procession is Underway
Chapter 435 The Wedding Procession is Underway
Just then, Pengfei rushed in from outside. "Brother, the wedding car is here. It's time to go."
Zhuang Tunan stood at the door, waved his hand confidently, and declared with great spirit, "Let's go!"
Five Santana cars were lined up at the entrance of the alley. The lead car was decorated with flowers on its hood, and three minibuses followed behind to pick up passengers.
The car was decorated with ribbons on both sides, and the videographer was already at work, recording the moment the groom left the house.
At this moment, the Zhuang family's courtyard was bustling with activity, filled with old neighbors, former colleagues from the cotton mill, and other familiar faces.
Wang Yong's family, Lao Wu's family, Li Shen's family from the convenience store, Zhuang Chaoying's former colleagues from No. 1 Middle School, Director An from Xinsheng Factory, A Quan, Qian Jin, and a whole bunch of people—the house and the yard were packed with people.
Yiming and Xiaojun were busy setting off firecrackers at the door, their eyes fixed on the intersection, waiting for Tu Nan to bring his new bride back.
Aunt Li and Aunt Liu sat on the sofa in the house, chatting back and forth.
Aunt Li smiled. "Huang Ling, I really didn't expect your Tu Nan to get married so early, and both of you are graduate students, so we won't have to worry about our child's studies in the future."
Aunt Liu laughed along, pulling Aunt Li's arm in agreement. "What's there to worry about? With a grandfather who's a high school teacher, the child's studies will definitely be just as good as their parents'."
Aunt Li continued.
"Huang Ling, it was the right thing for you to take a leave of absence without pay. The factory held another meeting, and another batch of workers took a leave of absence without pay."
Huang Ling smiled and nodded in response. "Aunt Li, Aunt Liu, I had no choice. Even if I didn't apply for unpaid leave, given my situation..."
Aunt Li smiled and waved her hand to comfort him. "It's alright, as long as you have seniority, it's fine. When Yiming got married, he said he wanted Song Ying to have a baby girl, but Song Ying didn't. Huang Ling, you, on the other hand, had a lovely baby girl."
On the other side, Zhuang Chaoying, Lin Gong, and Huang's father were warmly entertaining the male guests.
Chairman Wang arrived the day before, and Zhuang Chaoying specially arranged for him to stay at the guesthouse. This morning, Chairman Wang came over in high spirits. "Xiao Zhuang, people are in high spirits when they have good news. Congratulations!"
"Uncle Wang, it's really you we need. Thank you for coming."
Wang Yougui took two red envelopes out of his pocket and gently placed them in Zhuang Chaoying's hand. "One is from Mr. Ba, and the other is mine."
Zhuang Chaoying quickly accepted the red envelope and thanked him repeatedly. "Then I thank Uncle Wang and also thank Elder Ba."
Old Wu was leisurely eating melon seeds inside when he saw the wedding candies on the table. He couldn't resist reaching out and grabbing a handful, stuffing them into his pocket.
Zhang Amei walked over, reached out and tugged at his sleeve, and whispered, "I just asked Aunt Li and Aunt Liu, and they each gave twenty yuan. How much should we give?"
“Our family will also cover 20, after all, Teacher Zhuang tutored Xiaojun so he was able to get into vocational school.” Then he looked at Zhang Amei’s somewhat reluctant face.
Old Wu lowered his head and explained, “Four of us have come, so giving a red envelope is a good deal. I haven’t eaten breakfast this morning, I’ve been waiting for this meal. I heard it’s at Wang Si’s Restaurant on Guanqian Street, that’s a high-class place. You’re letting our family go there for a meal, are you willing to spend the money?” After saying that, he spat the sunflower seed shells out of his mouth, took out a White Rabbit milk candy from his pocket, and handed it to Zhang Amei.
Hearing this, Zhang Amei felt a little better. She took the milk candy and ate it in one bite. While eating the milk candy, she thought to herself, "Huang Ling and Teacher Zhuang must have money to burn. Buying some fruit candies is one thing, but they even put out milk candies."
Hmph, I'll let Xiaomin sit with her later, and we'll make sure we get our money's worth at least twenty yuan.
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The convoy headed in a grand procession toward the university's staff quarters in Suzhou, passing through the old city along the way.
Soon, we arrived downstairs.
Zhuang Tunan sat in the car, feeling his heart pounding violently in his chest.
He took a deep breath to calm his nerves, then slowly exhaled.
Then, he opened the car door and got out.
Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei also got out of the car behind.
Xiang Pengfei hurriedly ran to Zhuang Tunan's side and helped him straighten his suit, which had been creased from sitting on it.
"Brother, go up there. Don't be nervous. Dongzhe and I will help you. We'll make sure you can marry your sister-in-law smoothly."
Lin Dongzhe held the photo frame steadily in his hands, nodded, and couldn't help but tighten his clothes, muttering to himself.
"It's really cold, bro. Besides, we have an inside man. Let's go."
Zhuang Tunan said firmly, "Let's go!"
The wedding procession began to go upstairs. The photographer, carrying a video camera, walked at the front, recording every moment; next to him was another person with a camera, constantly snapping pictures.
Soon, everyone arrived at the front door. The door was wide open, and Zhuang Tunan immediately spotted his father-in-law and mother-in-law sitting in the living room. He quickly walked in, respectful and excited. "Mom and Dad, I've come to pick up Wanshu."
After receiving approving glances from his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Zhuang Tunan strode into the house.
But when he reached out to push the door, he found it was tightly closed.
"Wanshu, open the door. It's me, Tunan. I've come to take you home."
The voice of Wanqing, the sister-in-law, immediately came from inside the door. "Want to marry my sister? It's not that easy."
Xiang Pengfei reacted quickly, pulling out a pre-prepared red envelope from his pocket. "Understood, brother, here's the red envelope." Zhuang Tunan took the red envelope and hurriedly stuffed it under the door.
Wanqing caught the red envelope. "Xiaoting, here's a red envelope, one for each of you. The red envelope trick won't work on me."
After saying that, she and Xiaoting exchanged a glance, understood each other perfectly, and nodded with smiles.
Xiaoting put the red envelope into her pocket and cleared her throat. "Brother, I'll ask you three questions. If you answer them well, I'll open the door for you."
Upon hearing Xiaoting's voice, Zhuang Tunan couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. "Sis, you're my sister, so stand on my side!"
Xiaoting said in a serious tone, "Although you are my brother, my sister-in-law and I are both women, and women naturally side with women. The first question is, who will manage the money at home after we get married?"
"Of course she controls all the money in the house. If I ever dare to hide any secret stash of money, she'll make me lose everything and leave the house."
Zhang Wanqing then chimed in, "My second question is, can you guarantee that you'll take over all the housework on holidays and days off?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Tunan quickly slipped two more red envelopes under the door. "This is no guarantee; it's just what I should do."
The relatives and neighbors who were watching the commotion gave him a thumbs up. "That's exactly right, that's how a wedding should look."
"Tunan, well done."
Lin Dongzhe nodded in agreement, thinking to himself.
Brother, you're more experienced. I'll highlight the key points; I'll have to write them down in my notebook when I get back, I'll definitely need them later.