At the Commoner Residence of the Nan Family at 7:00 p.m.
Nan Zhengde was glad to hear that Nan Chen, who was extremely busy, had decided to come home for dinner so Nan Zhengde had the maid pick a good bottle of wine from the wine cellar so Nan Chen could have some.
Nan Chen had been busy the whole day and wanted to have a drink too.
âGrandpa,â said Nan Chen grimly as he set his bowl and chopsticks down, âThereâs something Iâd like to discuss with you.â
The Nan Family didnât have a rule that forbade anyone from talking during meals, but they were required to put their chopsticks down and were banned from talking with their mouths full.
âI knew you didnât come home just for me. Go ahead, tell me what you want.â
âCan I throw a huge wedding party for the Nan Family?â asked Nan Chen, âA sophisticated and upscale party. I want it to make it big since the Nan Family had not had a celebration in a while.â
âYes, of course,â Nan Zhengde was instantly delighted, âAre you marrying someone? Is it that actress named Luo?â
Nan Zhengde didnât really want his grandson to marry a third-rated actress, but Nan Chen was never close to any other women so if his wife had to be an actress, then so be it. Itâs better than not marrying at all.
âNo,â said Nan Chen as he shook his head.
âNot that actress? Then who are you marrying?â asked the intrigued Nan Zhengde, âWhy havenât I heard anything about it?â
âIâm not the one getting married. Nan Xing is. He is my only brother and I want his wedding to be grand, maybe even be one of the grandest events of the decade,â said Nan Chen.
âHuh? Nan Xingâs the one getting married?â said Nan Zhengde who was a little disappointed, âOh, I thought you wanted to get married.â
They were both his grandsons so why was Nan Zhengde disappointed?
Well, the reason was simple. It was easy for Nan Xing to get married because he had plenty of women circling around him.
If Nan Xing wanted, he could get married on a monthly basis. Hell, he could get married in the first week of the month then get divorced on the last week of the month before repeating.
Women loved hanging around Nan Xing, and Nan Xing was a playboy who had never rejected anyone beautiful.
Hence, it was not surprising to hear that a man like that wanted to get married.
Nan Chen, on the other hand, had been a female repellant. The female socialites who wanted to get close to him had all been rejected, and could only admire him from afar.
As for the actress named Luo, Nan Zhengde had looked into the matter and realized that she never spent the night with Nan Chen so she was only his girlfriend by reputation.
That was why Nan Zhengde was not worried about Nan Xing but was worried about Nan Chen.
When he thought that Nan Chen was the one getting married, he was over the moon, but when he heard it was Nan Xing, he wasnât as happy anymore.
âGrandpa, Nan Xing getting married is also good news,â said Nan Chen who noticed the change in his grandfatherâs expression, âYou should be happy.â
âI am happy, really happy,â said Nan Zhengde.
âThen Iâll be in charge of the wedding. Iâll pick a couple of experts to form a wedding planning group and have them prepare for the wedding of the century!â
Nan Zhengde nodded immediately, âOkay. Iâve always been confident in your work.â
âDo you have any suggestions, grandpa?â asked Nan Chen.
âHmm⦠Iâve been to lots of weddings, and itâs easy to make a wedding look majestic. We only need to spend the money.â âHowever, I think that itâs not wise to do so because the Nan Familyâs reputation is already great, and we donât need a wedding to demonstrate our strength.â
âThat is why I think it is best to make it classy without being overly majestic. Itâs best if it could also be meaningful and stylish.â âYou know what I mean, donât you? Itâs like your status in Flower City. You kept a low profile and never made an entrance, but everyone knows and respects you.â
âThat is the type of effect I want for this wedding,â said Nan Zhengde, âItâs difficult to achieve it, but I think you can manage it.â
âI understand, grandpa,â said Nan Chen as he nodded.
âI knew youâd understand. Youâve always been a special kid and had always able to understand what I say, even when you were a kid.â
âI wanted to have a plane fly by the wedding venue and throw down some balloons, but since grandpa wanted it to keep it classy, Iâll change the plan.â
âYou can keep that!â said Nan Zhengde whose eyes glowed in excitement.
Nan Chen was stunned. Didnât he just say that he wanted to keep a low profile?
âThis is a great idea, but Iâd like to add something.â
Nan Zhengde suddenly became so excited as though the vigor from his younger days had returned to him.
âPlease do clarify, grandpa.â
âI think itâs too tame to have some helicopters let out some balloons. We can go bigger.â
âReally?
âFind an empty field and have Nan Xingâs bride wait for him there with her wedding gown on.â âThen, have ten helicopters work as a team to have the balloons thrown out of them.â âNext, have one of the helicopters land on the field and have Nan Xing get off the plane like a prince. He will take the brideâs hand and they will get on the plane together.â âLastly, the bride and the groom will take off to the sky with everyone stared at them enviously.â
âWonât it be amazing if, at the wedding reception, the bride and the groom also arrived via the helicopter? The groom would hold the brideâs hand, and their compatibility and beauty would put everyone in awe.â
Nan Zhengde got more and more excited as he spoke, and his eyes shone as if he was the one getting married.
Nan Chen was also picturing what his grandfather had said in his mind and liked that idea.
For a moment there, he thought itâd be pretty awesome if he was the one on the plane.
Nan Chen had to travel a lot for his work so he had traveled quite a few times via a helicopter, sometimes even via a private plane.
However, he had never experienced what it was like to get on a plane with a bride and wanted to give it a try.
âYou donât like it?â
Nan Zhengde was having so much fun talking about it that he had just realized that Nan Chen was lost in his own thoughts.
âOh, not at all. I think your ideas are great, grandpa, but didnât you say you wanted to keep a low profile? What you described wasnât a low profile.â
Nan Zhengde laughed at that. âYeah, I was having too much fun and didnât think about whether it was classy.â âAlthough, using a couple of helicopters isnât that high profile.â âIf someday you decide to get married, Iâll make the call personally and have a hundred planes fly over the sky of Flower City. Now, THAT is high profile. Hahahaâ¦â
Nan Zhengde had really gone to his happy place and was talking nonstop.
Nan Chen was glad to see his grandfather that happy.
âAlright then,â agreed Nan Chen as he nodded, âWeâll do as you instructed.â
âOkay, and you can talk to me about any more of those details,â said Nan Zhengde who was still excited, âIâve got plenty of ideas!â
Nan Zhengde felt like he was the super planner, and he was about to plan the best wedding.
âThereâs one other thing Iâd like to discuss with you, grandpa.â
âGo aheadâ
âI want to go to Tokyo,â said Nan Chen whose voice had turned much softer.
Nan Zhengdeâs smiling face died down immediately after, and the happiness in his eyes was mostly gone.
âYou want to bring them back for Nan Xingâs wedding?â
âYes,â said Nan Chen in a low voice, âRegardless of what they had done, they are still our parents and that is a fact that cannot be changed.â
âNan Chen, the fact that they almost brought disaster into the Nan Family was also something that cannot be changed.â Nan Zhengde wasnât happy about that.
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