After seeing Wang Anguo, Li Gang, and the others off, Li Yi set about entertaining Old Huang’s family with a clear conscience!
Over the next few days, Li Yi’s daily routine consisted of taking Huang Lixing and his wife, Chen Chuhong, on tours of the capital.
From the resplendent Forbidden City to the majestic Badaling Great Wall, from the Summer Palace to the humble hutongs, in just a few short days, Li Yi accompanied Old Huang’s family on a tour of all the famous historical sites and cultural landmarks in the capital.
Since the couple had plenty of time, they were able to fully enjoy every place they visited, without having to rush through them like tourists on a whirlwind tour!
Li Yi wasn’t busy during this time either, accompanying them throughout the trip. He covered the expenses, provided the manpower, and served as a highly capable and reliable tour guide.
Occasionally, when Jiang Xue wasn’t busy, she’d ask her mother to watch the kids so she could join them.
Huang Lixing and Chen Chuhong were delighted and deeply grateful for the warm hospitality shown by Li Yi’s family.
Before they knew it, a week had passed!
Huang Lixing felt it was about time to head back to Guangdong Province; after all, he’d been away for a month and a half, and it was time to return.
Besides, Li Yi had asked him to go back and raise some money.
Although he wasn’t sure what Li Yi needed the money for or exactly how much was required, the phrase “the more, the better” put considerable pressure on Huang Lixing.
Don’t let his net worth of over 100 million fool you—assets and cash flow are two different things. In reality, he didn’t have much liquid cash at his disposal.
But just as Old Huang mentioned his intention to return to Guangdong Province, Li Yi told him that Jiang Longcheng was about to get married and hoped he could stay to attend the wedding before leaving.
Li Yi made this request partly because Huang had become close with Jiang Longcheng over the past few months.
On the other hand, in his business plan for dxmbang, both Jiang Longcheng and Huang Lixing would play crucial roles.
Therefore, he also hoped the two men would get along well, so they could cooperate more effectively in the future.
In fact, during the few days Li Yi was hosting Huang Lixing, Jiang Longcheng had frequently dropped by, so he had also become close with Old Huang’s family.
Upon learning that Jiang Longcheng was getting married, Old Huang naturally had no objections and immediately decided to stay and attend the wedding.
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May 26, the 23rd day of the fourth lunar month—an auspicious day for weddings!
Today is the day Jiang Longcheng and Zhang Xinyao get married!
Early in the morning, just as dawn was breaking, Li Yi drove Yun Rui, Yun Jin, and Juanzi to the Jiang family’s old residence, asking his mother-in-law to keep an eye on them.
Next, he drove Jiang Xue to their rental house in Beiguan Village.
According to tradition, Zhang Xinyao was to leave from the rental house today.
At that time, Jiang Longcheng’s wedding car would pick her up from there and take her directly to the small courtyard they had purchased.
When Li Yi arrived at Uncle Wen’s courtyard with Jiang Xue, the place was decked out with lanterns and decorations, and the couplets on the gate had been replaced with new ones, giving it a particularly festive atmosphere.
In the eastern side room, Li Na and Feng Qian were helping Zhang Xinyao get ready, while Zhang Xinyao’s ailing mother and younger brother, Zhang Ziyang, watched from the side, occasionally offering her a few words of advice.
Zhang’s mother and her family had arrived in the capital three days earlier!
Zhang Xinyao had brought them here, partly to seek medical treatment for her mother and partly so they could attend her wedding.
In fact, if it weren’t for waiting for Zhang’s mother to arrive, given Jiang Longcheng’s temperament, he would have been eager to marry Zhang Xinyao long ago!
After dropping Jiang Xue off, Li Yi didn’t linger. After exchanging a few brief words with Zhang Xinyao, he drove over to his uncle Jiang Shirong’s house to see if there was anything he could help with.
At Jiang Shirong’s house, Jiang Longcheng had also gotten up early!
His eldest sister-in-law, Xu Qiuman, was helping him get dressed, while his second sister-in-law, Yang Rong, was watching over the younger children and occasionally teasing Jiang Longcheng.
With their son getting married, Uncle Jiang and Aunt Xu had both taken time off work to help with the preparations.
A wedding is such a major event that the family wanted everything to go perfectly, without the slightest slip-up.
Moreover, the Jiang family was considered a prominent clan, and this wedding had invited many distinguished families to attend.
If there were any oversights, it would bring shame upon the entire Jiang family.
When they saw Li Yi walk through the door, my eldest uncle’s family warmly came over to greet him.
They were all deeply grateful to Li Yi, especially his aunt.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Jiang Longcheng, now neatly dressed, immediately turned to Li Yi and said, “Brother-in-law, do you think I look all right today?”
Li Yi took a close look at him and couldn’t help but nod.
Today, Jiang Longcheng was wearing a new suit produced by the cotton mill itself—a navy-blue suit paired with a white shirt and polished leather shoes. Not only did he look exceptionally sharp, but he also exuded the air of a successful man.
“Not bad, but you’re missing a tie!” Li Yi remarked.
His eldest sister-in-law immediately chimed in, “We have a tie, but none of us know how to tie it!”
His second sister-in-law chimed in from the side, “Big Sister tried tying one for Third Brother just now, but maybe she did it wrong—it looked like a rope noose around a donkey’s neck. It was absolutely hideous!”
The phrase “a rope looped around a donkey” made Li Yi burst out laughing!
Jiang Longcheng, however, looked thoroughly exasperated; his second sister-in-law never missed an opportunity to take a dig at him.
“Hand me the tie. I’ll tie it for you!”
Then, under everyone’s surprised gaze, Li Yi effortlessly tied Jiang Longcheng’s tie.
With the tie in place, Jiang Longcheng instantly exuded a mature, masculine charm that made everyone glance his way.
By the time Jiang Longcheng was all set, it was almost eight o’clock.
By then, Jiang Longcheng’s friends and brothers had begun arriving one after another—there were actually dozens of them.
With the auspicious hour having arrived, the Jiang family’s wedding party finally set off, surrounded by the crowd, heading straight for the rental house in Beiguan Village.
Li Yi didn’t go along to the wedding; instead, he stayed at his uncle’s house.
Today, he was serving as the temporary driver—just as Jiang Longcheng had done when Ye Jianhua got married.
There was no other choice—cars were scarce these days, and there weren’t many people who knew how to drive…
A little past ten o’clock, Jiang Longcheng finally brought his bride back from Beiguan Village, and the new house was naturally bustling with activity once again.
After the festivities continued until past 11:00, at the urging of Uncle Jiang Shirong, everyone finally set off for the banquet venue.
Li Yi, however, went home first to pick up Huang Lixing’s family before heading over!
Jiang Longcheng had chosen the cotton mill’s staff canteen as the venue for the banquet!
After all, it was his own turf—not only was it easy to manage, but most importantly, it was cheap. Who would dare to mark up prices on the factory director himself?
Besides, with Plant Manager Jiang Longcheng getting married, the factory’s employees and officials were certainly expected to attend—and nowhere was more convenient than the staff canteen.
It was Huang Lixing’s first time attending a wedding banquet in the mainland, and when they arrived at the cotton mill, they were instantly stunned by the scene before them.
The open space in front of the mill was filled with all kinds of fireworks and firecrackers. A dozen or so workers were there, setting off various types of firecrackers, their crackling and popping echoing across the sky.
Beyond that, the mill was bustling with activity today; the courtyard was packed with people, so densely packed that it was impossible to count them all.
More importantly, starting from the factory’s main gate, a long row of large round tables stretched all the way into the factory grounds.
Compared to Ye Jianhua’s wedding a few months ago, Jiang Longcheng’s wedding was on a much grander scale.
It couldn’t be helped—after all, the cotton mill alone had over two thousand employees and managers.
Add to that the fact that Jiang Longcheng himself loved making friends, and the number of guests attending the wedding banquet swelled even further.
Consequently, not only were the cotton mill’s two large dining halls packed to capacity, but tables and chairs were even set up outside the halls.
And so, a grand wedding attended by thousands of people was created…
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