Chapter 363 Engagement Banquet(1/2)
Thunderbolt bang bang bang bang~
As Hua Sheng's vehicle drove into the venue, people from both the Hua family and the Lu family stepped forward and set off firecrackers to greet them.
When the vehicle gradually came to a stop, Lu Lin, who had been here for a long time, stepped forward again and opened the door for Lu Linglong.
This is called nacai. When the groom’s convoy arrives within a hundred meters of the venue, the man must set off firecrackers, and the woman should also light firecrackers to greet the groom. One of the woman’s brothers should open the door for the groom, and then wash his face.
The water allows the groom to wash his hands and face, and the groom should naturally respond with a red envelope as a thank you.
Although it is just an engagement party, both the Hua family and the Lu family are aristocratic families with a history of thousands of years, so the elders of both parties also attach great importance to these etiquette things.
Take Hua Sheng, for example. Before setting off to pick up Lu Linglong from the Lu family today, he went to the Hua family ancestral hall early to offer incense and worship to his ancestors, asking the ancestors of the Hua family to bless this marriage to be a happy one.
Lu Linglong's side is naturally no exception. There are even more rules in the Lu family than in the Hua family.
"You move pretty fast."
Hua Sheng glanced at Lu Lin, who was holding a basin in front of her. The corners of her mouth raised slightly, and she stretched out her hand to symbolically wash her hands while joking.
"It's not that you two are too slow. Really, you still want to take some time to have fun on such an important day. It's really because of you." Lu Lin couldn't help but rolled her eyes.
"Hahaha, isn't it because Linglong has been so depressed these past two days, so I take her to relax first..."
"Okay, I'm done relaxing, let's get down to business!
"OK, all right."
Hua Sheng nodded, glanced at Lu Linglong beside him, then bent down slightly, drew a few circles in the air with his right hand, and very elegantly placed his hand in front of Lu Linglong as a gesture of invitation.
Lu Linglong also smiled slightly when she saw this. Amidst everyone's envious gazes, she also gently placed her hand on Hua Sheng's hand.
“Woooooo!
!My Linglong!
Suddenly, wailing sounds came from nowhere in the venue.
Hua Sheng didn't even have to listen specifically, he knew with his eyes closed that it must be that damn fat guy from Hidden Dragon again!
etc!
No, it seems that this guy is not the only one...
Thinking of this, Hua Sheng also glanced at the source of the sound.
Well, very good. Sure enough, there are more than one, and they are all old acquaintances. Tang Xiaobao's group, it seems that these people are all members of Linglong's so-called support group...
"You idiot! It's Linglong's happy day, what are you guys talking about here?!
Winter winter winter!
Bai Shixue was not polite and just gave these guys a slap!
"What's the matter?!
We are all fans of Linglong, and today we are really happy for Linglong from the bottom of our hearts! I just feel uncomfortable, can’t I just hide here and draw circles?”
Hidden Dragon kept his mouth shut, and the more he spoke, the more aggrieved he became, and in the end he even wanted to cry again.
"Try crying again!
Zhi Jinhua also stepped forward, rolled up her sleeves, and there was a flash of undisguised "murderous intent" in her eyes.
"Well, if you don't cry, don't cry..."
Hidden Dragon shrank his head, intending to resist but not having the courage. In the end, he had no choice but to turn his grief into appetite and began to crazily eat the food on the table!
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"Don't worry about that idiot..."
Lu Linglong must have obviously heard the conversation between Hidden Dragon and Zhi Jinhua, otherwise there wouldn't be so many tic-tac-toe marks on her forehead.
"Fortunately, I'm even a little proud. My Linglong has so many fans, but in the end I got an advantage, hehe..."
"Ouch~" Lu Linglong's face turned slightly red.
"Ouch~"
Hua Sheng also smiled, and the two of them smiled at each other, saying nothing.
"Two newcomers, please come this way."
Under the leadership of the emcee, Hua Sheng and Lu Linglong also carried out a lot of tedious procedures according to the procedures rehearsed in advance.
Serving sweet tea, pressing tea pots, stepping on round stools, etc...
After all this is done, the engagement party has actually reached its most important moment.
Hua Sheng and Lu Linglong both walked to the stage that had been set up. Under the gaze of all their relatives and friends below, Lu Jin and Hua Ruo, who had been sitting at the back, slowly walked out from behind them.
"Everyone, thank you very much for your support. Today is a very important day for the two little guys behind me. From their acquaintance, acquaintance, and then falling in love, I, an old guy, should be a witness to the whole process. Honestly Said, with a lot of emotion.
Times are developing, and now the world is dominated by young people like them. All we old guys can do is bless them..."
Speaking of this, Lu Jin's eyes were filled with emotion.
His character is always straightforward. Even though he is over a hundred years old, he has never learned how to speak in scenes.
Lu Jin himself knew this, so after sighing with emotion, he handed the next words to Hua Ruo, Mr. Hua Sheng.
"Everyone, the auspicious day of the zodiac promises a good match, and the whole house is full of joy and heart-warming. Today we are all gathered here to witness the engagement ceremony of the Hualu and Lu families who will forever marry the Qin and Jin Dynasties and become the sons and daughters of the family.
First of all, on behalf of both families, I would like to express my gratitude to all the guests. I won’t say any more. I announce that the engagement banquet is officially open..."
"Wait a moment!
Before Hua Ruo finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from far away, interrupting what Hua Ruo was about to finish.
Hua Sheng frowned and looked around, and saw the Wang family, headed by Wang Ai, squeezing away other guests with unkind expressions and walking to the audience with arrogance.
"Lao Lu, this is your fault. The four families have been friends for so many years. Why did you start it before my Wang family arrived?" Wang Ai said, squinting his eyes.
"Wang Ai, what do you want to do?"
A look of anger flashed across Lu Jin's face. Wang Ai's current behavior was actually causing trouble!
"What can I do? It's such a grand engagement banquet for the Lu family and the Hua family. Naturally, based on the principle that the four families are as close as one family, I came here to help you support the occasion..." Wang Aipi replied with a smile.
"That's right. You are a guest. Since you are here, please take your seats. The engagement banquet is about to begin."
Unlike Lu Jin, Hua Ruo always looked calm and did not show any anger because Wang Ai interrupted her speech. Instead, she smiled and found someone to arrange for the Wang family to be seated.
"Brother from the Hua family, I haven't seen you for many years. Is your body still strong?" Wang Ai continued.
"It's okay, it's okay. I can barely live for a few more years."
"Really? That's good, that's good..."
Wang Ai took a deep look at Hua Sheng on the stage. In the end, he did not do anything more outrageous in front of everyone, but led everyone in the Wang family to sit down obediently.
"The people from the Wang family are obviously not good-natured..." Lu Linglong whispered in Hua Sheng's ear.
"You can guess that since he hasn't done anything big for so many days, isn't he just trying to embarrass us on the day of the engagement party? Is it possible that he really came to congratulate us sincerely?"
Hua Sheng spread his hands and had already expected it, but he didn't find anything strange at all.
After all, he had killed Wang Bing, and the hatred had long since ended.
"Hehehe, then, I announce that the engagement banquet has officially begun! Next, the groom will put on the ring for the bride."
"Wow~"
As soon as they heard that he was about to wear a ring in public, Zhi Jinhua and his group immediately started cheering.
"What are you doing?!
A bunch of guys who have never seen the world, they just wear a ring, what's the fuss about."
Ergou was indeed Ergou. He was the elder brother who had seen the world. He directly pushed back the two little girls whose eyes almost turned into heart shapes.
"Hey, what are you doing? Brother Ergou, I still want to see Linglong's ring. Oh, please let us go!"
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Seeing her friends playing and playing below, Lu Linglong couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.
"I haven't seen you smile so happily for a long time..."
Seeing Lu Linglong's happy look, Hua Sheng also felt a little sad for a moment.
It seems that since she met him, the smile on Lu Linglong's face has become less and less...
"No way, don't I laugh every day?" Lu Linglong retorted.
"No, it's different..." Hua Sheng slowly shook his head.
"You look very relaxed today."
"Have it?"
"Well, it's easy to feel it."
"Oh, that may be because I was tense for too long before. Now that I see these familiar friends, I can't help but relax...
To be continued...