After breakfast, the group drove to the wedding venue. There was a wedding rehearsal at noon today.
Qiao Jiusheng was the bridesmaid, and Fang Yusheng and Zhuang Long were the best men, so they naturally had to be present. Fang Zikai saw that his parents were surrounding the bride and groom, and it was especially lively. He thought that some people had flower boys at their wedding, so he was unhappy and wanted to be a flower boy.
Qiao Jiusheng felt that Fang Zikai was very rude. She picked up her skirt and squatted down in front of Fang Zikai. She patiently and sternly educated Fang Zikai. âKai, this is Uncle Yan and Auntie Yinbingâs wedding. Youâre a guest, so you canât be unreasonable.â
âThereâs no intention of having a flower boy in the wedding plan. Youâll make things difficult for others if you make a fuss like this. You have to remember that youâre a guest, someone whoâs here to wish them a happy marriage. You canât cause trouble for everyone. Do you understand?â
When Qiao Jiusheng was serious about reasoning, she looked inexplicably scary.
Fang Zikai unknowingly shut his mouth, feeling extremely wronged.
âI was wrong.â
He was afraid of being beaten up by his mother, so he admitted his mistake.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Jiushengâs serious and cold expression softened. âBe good and play with me. Youâre not allowed to leave this room. It would be very troublesome if you got lost.â
âOkay.â
After watching Fang Zikai walk towards Fang Zicheng, Qiao Jiusheng walked towards Ji Yinbing.
Today was only a rehearsal. Ji Yinbing did not wear a wedding dress and only wore a long white dress. She quite liked the two children and could not bear to see Fang Zikai suffer. When Qiao Jiusheng approached, Ji Yinbing told her, âHow about this? Let them be our flower boys.â
Qiao Jiusheng rejected him. âDonât dote on him too much. Youâll spoil him.â
Ji Yinbing said, âItâs not that I dote on them.â
âI was thinking that having two flower children at the wedding is also a good meaning.â Ji Yinbing thought of her and Zhuang Longâs research and development and her expression softened. She said, âI hope that Yan Nuo and I can have a cute and obedient child too.â
Since Ji Yinbing had already said so, how could Qiao Jiusheng reject her?
âThat works. We still lack a girl.â
Among the people Ji Yinbing and Yan Nuo knew, they were either not married yet, and some of them had been married before, but they had boys. Those who had daughters did not bring their children to the wedding this time. Hence, there were only boys and no girls.
Yan Nuo knew what they were troubled about. He thought for a moment before saying, âThen let the brothers be flower girls.â
âTheyâre both boys,â Ji Yinbing said.
Yan Nuo said, âThen choose one and pretend to be a girl.â
Upon hearing this, Fang Zicheng and Fang Zikai opened their mouths wide and looked unwilling.
Fang Zikai quickly said, âI wonât be a girl!â
Fang Zicheng also shook his head and said, âDonât even think about it.â
Seeing that the brothers were rejecting him, Fang Yusheng made a fair suggestion. âHow about this? You guys decide the winner by playing cards. The loser can dress up as a girl.â
Rock, paper, scissors could solve many things.
Helpless, the two little fellows could only agree to Fang Yushengâs decision.
Under the gaze of all the adults, the two little fellows looked at each other.
Fang Zicheng looked at Fang Zikai with a calm gaze. Fang Zikai met his brotherâs gaze and thought of something, feeling more confident.
âIâll count to three. Attack at the same time. Donât go back on your words!â
Yan Nuo stood beside the two little fellows. As the judge, Fang Zikai and Fang Zicheng were very honest.
Yan Nuo counted, âOne, two, three!â
After losing, the brothers attacked at the same time.
Everyone stared at the center of the field. Seeing Fang Zicheng throw a punch, Fang Zikai took out a piece of cloth.
Fang Zicheng was speechless.
His expression turned ugly.
Fang Zikai smiled slyly. He chuckled and said with a smile, âMy brother is lazy. Every time he played rock-paper-scissors, he couldnât be bothered to change his hand gestures. Every time, he would throw a fist.â Fang Zikai had long figured out his brotherâs punching method and won easily.
Yan Nuo handed the pink dress to Fang Zicheng.
Fang Zicheng hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take the dress.
He placed the dress in front of him and compared it, his expression especially smelly.
Today, they only needed to rehearse. No one changed their clothes. Fang Zikai and Fang Zicheng were wearing their own private clothes. The two little fellows stood at the front to welcome them. Each of them received a small basket. The emcee in charge of the rehearsal told them, âTomorrow, when the wedding is officially held, you will be in charge of scattering rose petals. As you scatter the petals, walk forward. Remember?â
Fang Zikai said loudly that he remembered, and Fang Zicheng remained silent.
After the rehearsal, they had lunch together. Qiao Jiusheng and the rest received their clothes before returning to the Zhuang family.
On the morning of the 14th, everyone woke up early and ate some breakfast before leaving for the wedding hotel. Many newlyweds from wealthy families chose to hold an indoor wedding at the hotel. Qiao Jiusheng and the rest went to the guest room first.
After changing their clothes and putting on makeup, Qiao Jiusheng and the rest went to the wedding hall.
There were not many people who came to attend the wedding, but all of them were famous people. The guests came from all over the world, and most of them were Yan Nuo and Yan Yuâs friends. Sha Zelong was Yan Nuoâs brother-in-law. He took leave and personally accompanied Yan Yu to the wedding.
Not only did he come himself, but he also brought his other two brothers.
Sha Zelong had an older brother who was in politics and was the mayor of Binjiang City. He was the deputy secretary of the Municipal Committee and was called Sha Weilong. He also had a younger brother called Sha Shaolong who was in the business world. He had the famous Thai East Pharmaceutical under his name and monopolized almost a quarter of the medicine in the country.
The three Sha brothers all had the dragon character at the end of their names. It sounded especially domineering.
The three brothers sat together. The elder brotherâs aura was extraordinary and especially eye-catching. Yan Yu wore a light purple dress as she walked through the banquet hall. Her younger brother was getting married today, and she was in a good mood with a smile on her face.
On the brideâs side, almost the entire Ji family was mobilized.
Ji Yinbingâs brother, Han Luofan, and father, Han Bing, were also present.
The two of them sat at the same table as Ji Jie.
Other than that, there were also some like-minded friends Ji Yinbing had met when she was studying in America, as well as friends she had met at work. Yan Nuo and the friends she had made were from all walks of life, but they had one thing in commonâthey were either rich or powerful.
Today, the couple was from India, but there was an interesting phenomenon. There were actually not many faces from India among the people who came to attend the wedding. At least, none of the people from the Indian government came. Recently, the situation in India had been getting more and more tense. The reformers and the conservatives were fighting vigorously. At this time, no one dared to attend their wedding.
Samit was an old friend of Yan Nuoâs for thirty years. They had been brothers since they were in school. Naturally, he would not be absent from Yan Nuoâs wedding. Other than that, none of Yan Nuoâs friends from his student days came.