“Little Uncle, did you invite any celebrities?” Xing Zi and Ah Yao walked over and asked.
“Don’t worry, I’ve taken care of everything.” Kang Er Zheng nodded. “You can trust me to handle things.”
“That’s good.” Hearing Kang Er Zheng’s words, they felt reassured.
“Should we start now?” Kang Er Zheng asked.
“Most of the guests have arrived.” Xing Zi looked at the mostly filled seats and nodded. “Let’s begin.”
Kang Er Zheng nodded and went to the backstage.
“Miss Liang, you’re up next.” Kang Er Zheng said to a beautiful woman.
“Okay, Mr. Kang.” The woman known as Miss Liang didn’t put on any airs.
“Distinguished guests, welcome to the wedding banquet of Mr. Kang Qi Yao and Miss Hu Xing Zi. Let’s raise a toast to the happy couple, wishing them a hundred years of happiness, a family full of children, and a lifetime of togetherness.” Kang Er Zheng held the microphone and served as the temporary host.
After finishing his words, Kang Er Zheng clapped his hands.
The guests below followed suit, clapping their hands.
“Clap, clap, clap, clap.”
“Next, we have Ms. Liang Jing Ru from Taiwan, performing a song to celebrate Mr. Kang Qi Yao and Miss Hu Xing Zi’s wedding. Let’s give a warm welcome to Ms. Liang as she sings Courage.” After the applause subsided, Kang Er Zheng got to the point, introducing Ms. Liang to the guests.
Ms. Liang walked in from outside.
“Wow, she’s so hot!” Ah Zong’s eyes couldn’t move away from Liang Jing Ru.
“What’s so hot about her?” The second sister-in-law asked, her voice laced with resentment.
Her hands didn’t stop, grabbing Ah Zong’s waist.
“Ouch!” Ah Zong cried out in pain, struggling to break free. Seeing the terrifying expression on his second sister-in-law’s face, he quickly found an excuse. “I was saying this dish is delicious.”
“Welcome Ms. Liang Jing Ru to sing Courage for us.” Kang Er Zheng said, then stepped aside, leaving the stage to her.
Liang Jing Ru held the microphone and nodded to the sound engineer in the audience.
The accompaniment music slowly played.
This song, Courage, was the price Kang Er Zheng paid to invite her.
He told the singer that if she attended Ah Yao’s wedding, he would let her sing this song.
Soon, the song Courage was finished.
“Clap, clap, clap, clap.” The audience gave thunderous applause.
“Thank you.” Liang Jing Ru bowed with a smile, expressing her gratitude. “I’d like to wish Mr. Kang Qi Yao and Miss Hu Xing Zi a lifetime of happiness and togetherness.”
As soon as she finished, the applause erupted again.
The wedding finally came to a successful end.
In the original plot, Ah Yao invited an unreliable Cantonese opera singer, who sang a song called “Parting Swallows.”
That “Parting Swallows” foreshadowed the future separation of Ah Yao and Xing Zi, where they would go their separate ways.
Now, with Kang Er Zheng, this outcome would definitely not happen.
After the banquet.
Most of the guests left.
Only the Kang family and Xing Zi’s relatives remained.
“If they want to come, let them.” Kang Bo also agreed. After all, they were relatives, and there was no reason to turn away guests who came to visit.
The group went back to the Kang family home.
“Let’s go take a look around.” Xing Zi’s relatives were completely at ease, touring the Kang family’s home.
“These windows are so old-fashioned, they look like windows from the countryside.” Xing Zi’s aunt pointed at the Manchu windows. “I wonder if you can hear what’s being said in this room from the windows next door?”
“I don’t know about that.” Another aunt shook her head.
Kang Er Zheng was speechless.
Manchu windows are much more expensive than those windows.
These days, older renovations are more expensive, while modern things are cheaper.
Ordinary glass windows only cost a few bucks.
“Old houses are like that.”
“This house won’t be haunted, will it?” One of Xing Zi’s relatives suddenly asked.
“Don’t talk nonsense.” Another relative quickly stopped them.
Kang Er Zheng and the others could more or less hear what they were saying inside.
Hearing the word “haunted,” Kang Bo’s face turned sour.
“Are you kidding me? Just running around like that.” Kang Bo said in dissatisfaction.
The old woman quickly patted Kang Bo.
After all, Xing Zi was right there.
Seeing Xing Zi, the old man shut his mouth and said nothing.
“Husband, let’s go back to the room and keep an eye on things, in case something gets stolen.” The second sister-in-law worriedly said.
“Should we? Wife.” Ah Zong was still concerned about Xing Zi’s feelings.
“Better safe than sorry, I’ll take Tianxiu back to rest first.” The second sister-in-law quickly pulled Tianxiu away.
Seeing the second sister-in-law and the others leave, Xiang Lan also motioned to Ah Guang to go back to the room.
“Well, I’m a little tired today, I’ll go back and rest.” Da Lao Guang also went back to his room.
Xing Zi’s face darkened.
These relatives were making her lose face.
Ah Yao was smart. Seeing that Xing Zi’s face was not looking good, he quickly pulled her inside, stopping at the door of their room.
“Come and check out the new house.” Ah Yao called out to the others, attracting their attention.
Hearing Ah Yao’s voice, the relatives came over.
Entering their wedding room, Xing Zi’s aunts and the others pointed and commented.
Xing Zi’s face became even worse.
Kang Er Zheng didn’t bother with them, going back to rest in the next room early.
They weren’t his relatives, but Xing Zi’s family. He didn’t pay much attention and simply went back to wash up and sleep.
Eleven thirty at night.
The door outside was knocked on.
“Who is it?” Kang Er Zheng was a little impatient, he had just fallen asleep.
“Little Uncle.” When he opened the door, he saw it was Ah Yao.
“What are you doing here?” Kang Er Zheng was a little surprised to see Ah Yao.
“Little Uncle, I need to talk to you about something.” Ah Yao looked a little embarrassed.
“What’s the matter?” Kang Er Zheng yawned and asked.
“It’s like this, because it’s late, Xing Zi’s relatives want to stay at the house, so…” Ah Yao scratched his head, embarrassed.
“You want me to lend them the room downstairs, right?” Kang Er Zheng understood Ah Yao’s intention.
“Yeah.” Ah Yao nodded repeatedly.
“Okay, everything inside is complete, but after they leave, you guys have to be responsible for cleaning the room. The bedding and stuff also need to be washed.” Kang Er Zheng agreed.
“Thank you, Little Uncle.” Ah Yao thanked him quickly.
For the night’s arrangement, Xing Zi’s two cousins stayed in the empty room on Kang Er Zheng’s side.
Ah Yao slept on the sofa in the Kang family’s old West Guan house.
He didn’t expect to have to sleep in separate rooms on his wedding night.
Xing Zi stayed with her two aunts.
The remaining two cousins could only sleep in the living room with Ah Yao.
Nighttime.
Ah Yao muttered in his sleep, filled with resentment.
“I didn’t invite you, I’m doing this all for Xing Zi’s sake.”
“What’s fair about this? You sleep on the sofa, I sleep on the floor, I’m the groom after all.”
“You guys have no manners, coming to someone else’s house and complaining about everything.”
“Be careful, these are all shady people, be careful that they steal something.”
Fortunately, Ah Yao spoke his sleep talk in Cantonese.
Xing Zi’s cousins didn’t understand much.
Over the next few days.
Ah Yao was miserable.
He spent money, put in effort, and even took time off work to accompany Xing Zi’s relatives on a tour of Yangcheng.
At this time, Kang Er Zheng was inspecting storefronts.
Ah Guang and Xiang Lan, the couple, were on the verge of losing their jobs.
He had to make plans ahead of time.
Change their destinies.
In the original plot, Ah Guang and Xiang Lan, the couple, really worked hard throughout the whole show.
Especially Ah Guang, who spent his whole life doing hard labor.
He had a good plan, to get them a small supermarket of around a hundred square meters for them to run.
Running a supermarket is relatively easy.
It just involves stocking up on goods and moving them in.
You’re usually not exposed to the wind or rain.
He looked at several stores, but none of them seemed right.
Either the space was too small, or the location was not good.
And then there was the price, which was a bit high.