Xie Chiyuan sent another message: "We're on our way to pick you up now."
Ten minutes ago, there was another message: "There's a bit of traffic on the road, it'll probably be 10 minutes later than expected."
Five minutes ago, the latest post read: "My dad and his friends parked their car and handed out wedding candy to people, saying it's a tradition."
Xie Chiyuan's report ended there, and no further updates were sent.
Yu An waited patiently.
Soon, the children brought their eldest brother brown sugar eggs, glutinous rice balls, and dumplings.
Yu An ate them one by one.
Not long after we finished eating, there was a sound at the door.
Yu An instinctively tried to stand up, but the children held him down.
"Brother, you sit here, we'll go outside to meet them."
The kids said they were going to pick them up, but they were really just going to make things difficult for them.
After all, once he gets through this stage, my older brother will really be settling down.
None of the children were willing to part with them.
The kids were putting in all their effort to make things difficult for Xie Chiyuan, but Xie Chiyuan's side wasn't going to back down either.
"Fat Fish, don't get involved."
Pei Si pushed Erzai aside to stop him from getting in the way: "If you keep blocking me like this, I'll sleep with your fish tank tonight."
Second son: "..."
Erzai lowered his eyes, his captivating face revealing a pair of slightly downturned eyes: "If I sleep in the fish tank, are you sure you won't come and peek at me at night?"
Pei Si, enraged and embarrassed, said: "Get out."
Pei Si pushed Erzai away, and Tang Yi caught the little butterfly.
Tan Zhan coaxed his seven children to the side and stuffed food and gifts into their pockets.
Several children were sent away, but there are still a few holdouts.
For example, there's Bazai, a stubborn holdout.
He guarded the door firmly, preventing Xie Chiyuan from entering.
After who knows how long it took, Xie Chiyuan finally managed to get rid of Ba Zai.
After getting rid of the octopus, Xie Chiyuan quietly instructed the person beside him: "Pass down the word, add a dish of grilled octopus to the dinner table tonight."
The person next to him: "..."
After overcoming numerous difficulties, Xie Chiyuan finally met Yu An.
When Yu An saw him coming, her eyes crinkled into a smile.
"An'an".
Xie Chiyuan looked even more handsome than usual today, perhaps because he had been dressed up.
"I've come to pick you up."
As Xie Chiyuan finished speaking, Yu An opened his arms to him.
Xie Chiyuan picked the person up and strode out.
The car was waiting outside.
After they got in the car, they went directly to the outdoor wedding venue that had been set up in advance.
The venue was beautifully decorated, and the emcee was someone with many years of hosting experience.
Yu Anquan was guided forward.
On stage.
There's a ritual called "changing the address" where the newlyweds address each other's parents. Traditionally, the parents give the parents red envelopes on the spot.
Yin Qin was a bit competitive, so he prepared a bulging wad of cash in advance. Instead of using an envelope, he simply tied it up and put it in his pocket.
Yu An stopped in front of him, handed it to him, and blushed as she called out, "Dad."
Yin Qin cleared his throat and handed him the money, which was almost warm.
"From now on, you and Chi Yuan should live a good life together. If he bullies you, just tell me and I'll teach him a lesson for you."
"good."
After calling Yin Qin "Dad," Yu An turned to Ruan Ke and called him "Dad" again.
Ruan Ke was somewhat surprised, but after the initial surprise, his eyes were clearly filled with joy.
Xie Chiyuan followed Yu An and called Ruan Ke "Dad" as well, a title he should have used long ago.
After addressing Yin Qin and Ruan Ke in a different way, Xie Chiyuan then called Gu Ainan "Dad".
After he finished speaking, Gu Ainan started handing out red envelopes.
Gu Ainan didn't take the red envelope out of his pocket. He glanced behind him, and then a bundle of money, haphazardly arranged with tentacles, was handed over.
This thickness is clearly greater than what Yin Tan gave.
Gu Ainan appeared calm and unassuming, but no one expected that his red envelope giveaway would cause such a sensation.
Yin Qin wanted to cut in line a little more, but Ruan Ke grabbed his arm and stopped him from moving.
If they really started comparing themselves on stage, wouldn't the audience laugh at them?
Gu Ainan won every round of the red envelope contest.
Next, the parents stepped down from the stage, and the emcee and the two newlyweds took the stage.
The emcee they hired was very good at stirring emotions; he spoke like he was giving a speech or writing a short essay.
He recounted the love story of Xie Chiyuan and Yu An, though of course, the words he used were artistically embellished.
His forced emotional appeals just didn't move Yu An.
However, he turned his head to look at Xie Chiyuan, who seemed very moved.
Some people in the audience even had tears in their eyes.
Yu An: "..."
Yu An pinched herself until her eyes were at least a little red.
After they completed the procedures on stage, the final step was to toss the flowers.
The kids had a meeting beforehand, so they tacitly let the sixth kid go and grab it.
But to everyone's surprise, when it came to actually grabbing it, Pei Silu and Tan Zhan both reached out their hands, and even Zhai Man's expression held a hint of anticipation.
Da Zai frowned slightly; he had thought Zhai Man didn't like flowers.
The flowers were thrown very quickly.
After catching Zhai Man's expression, Da Zai joined the flower-grabbing team almost without hesitation.
One bouquet of flowers is certainly not enough for so many people to fight over.
In the end, Da Zai managed to snatch the flower, and after he did, he casually handed it to Zhai Man.
Upon seeing this, the people around immediately started to jeer.
"Is there going to be a wedding in the East District? Remember to invite us!"
"Hey, what's going on here?"
A group of people laughed and teased, while Zhai Man stood there clutching the flowers, looking somewhat at a loss.
The eldest son's act of snatching the flower was entirely instinctive. Only after he had finished did he set his sights on the sixth son, who was a few steps away.
"I'm sorry, I'll buy you another bouquet."
"No."
Seeing so many people scrambling for it, Liu Zai knew he might not be able to win the bid.
But he wasn't so weak as to ask others to apologize to him just because he didn't receive the flowers.
Just as they were talking, Tang Yi walked up to Liu Zai.
"No need to spend money."
Tang Yi put a ring on his finger: "We have this."
Tang Yi bought the ring in advance, intending to give it to Xie Chiyuan after his wedding.
But seeing that Liu Zai was trying to snatch the flower but hadn't succeeded, he didn't know how to appease him, so he simply took out the ring.
Yu An and Xie Chiyuan saw all of this clearly.
After the flower-grabbing frenzy was completely over, everyone sat down to eat.
Yu An and Xie Chiyuan had to change into another set of clothes before coming out to toast everyone.
On such a joyous day, there will be no shortage of people who want to get drunk.
They specifically targeted Xie Chiyuan with alcohol, while no one tried to get Yu An drunk.
There was a row of A-sequence aberrations sitting at the table. If they dared to force Yu An to drink, these top aberrations would be unhappy, and they would be the ones in trouble.
Xie Chiyuan had a high alcohol tolerance, but even he couldn't withstand being forced to drink like this.
Yu An felt sorry for him and drank several cups for him.
After a few drinks, Yu An's face flushed.
The parents on both sides felt sorry for their children and stepped in to help them out.
After finally finishing their commotion, Xie Chiyuan and Yu An were able to rest when it was completely dark.
Both of them were a little drunk, and Gu Ainan was still worried.
But Xie Chiyuan put his arm around Yu An and assured him, "Dad, don't worry, I'm perfectly sober right now."
"I can take good care of An'an!"