Chapter 3000

The parents finally understood that today was the day their daughter would leave home.

After today, she would still be their daughter, but she would also become the daughter-in-law of the Ouyang family.

There were many rituals in the ancient-style wedding. After the groom arrived, he had to pass several tests.

Since the Yan family had many brothers, there were many tests.

Fortunately, Ouyang Tianyun was skilled in both literature and martial arts, so he passed every test without difficulty.

After overcoming many challenges, Ouyang Tianyun finally met his bride.

She sighed inwardly, realizing that marrying a wife was not easy, especially when her family had so many brothers.

But he was also happy. Without these strict tests, how could he show his sincerity?

After meeting his bride, Ouyang Tianyun was invited to eat the groom’s snack.

Only after finishing the snack could he escort the bride to the sedan chair.

Because they used ancient customs, Ouyang Tianyun rode a horse for the procession, while Yan Xiwan would ride in an eight-person sedan chair.

This sedan chair was an antique borrowed from a museum. Of course, the eight people carrying it were secret warriors whose right brains had been developed by Yan Xiwan, integrating mecha technology.

This ensured the sedan chair was carried steadily and the antique would not be damaged.

“The time is right. The bride enters the sedan chair,” the master of ceremonies announced outside.

Yan Xiwan held a fan to cover her face. Yan Zhicheng carried her onto the sedan chair.

Then they set off.

When they arrived at the Ouyang house, Ouyang Tianyun brought a pair of shoes. she personally put them on Yan Xiwan’s feet before helping her down from the sedan chair.

She stepped over the fire basin, symbolizing prosperity, and entered the main hall of the Ouyang house.

Next, the ceremony of bowing to heaven and earth began.

After bowing, came the fan-removal ceremony.

This part had been modified. In ancient times, the fan-removal ceremony took place in the bridal chamber. Here, it was held directly in the main hall.

Ouyang Tianyun used this moment to swear an oath of partnership to the Heavenly Dao.

Yan Xiwan did the same.

To others, this seemed like just an added performance, and no one suspected anything.

Only Pan Hongmei, the bridesmaid, noticed the subtle meaning behind it.

After the fan-removal ceremony, Yan Xiwan went to change clothes. Mainly, she needed to change her phoenix crown.

The crown weighed about ten jin, mostly made of jewelry and gold. Yan Xiwan felt her head was particularly valuable today.

Yan Xiwan returned to the bridal chamber and changed into another red Tang-style dress. She removed the heavy phoenix crown. Now, she wore a red peony flower and a red jade hairpin to represent joy.

Ouyang Tianyun entered at the right time. Seeing that Yan Xiwan had finished changing and fixing her makeup, she said, “Mom and Dad asked us to go toast the guests.”

“Okay,” Yan Xiwan nodded. She let Ouyang Tianyun support her as they walked to the banquet area.

The banquet was held on the playground in the courtyard.

The Ouyang family did not invite many people. However, even with one person per family, there were twenty or thirty tables. Since it was a wedding, whole families came. In total, there were over eighty tables.

Yan Xiwan whispered to Ouyang Tianyun, “It seems many people came to drink wedding wine.”

Ouyang Tianyun nodded. “They are all connected through family friends. It counts as social connections. We usually do research, so we use these connections less. Others use them more.”

Yan Xiwan understood this. She thought for a moment and took out a pill for Ouyang Tianyun. “Antidote for alcohol. Take it first, so you won’t get drunk if people force you to drink.”

Even if Yan Xiwan had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs walk. She knew it was normal for the groom to be forced to drink on her wedding day.

Ouyang Tianyun did not refuse. He swallowed the pill and pulled Yan Xiwan along.

Ouyang Tianyun and Yan Xiwan were legendary figures. Their abilities were known even by the top executives. This couple was registered with the highest authorities.

Plus, Yan Xiwan’s medical skills were absolutely superb.

So, every family felt honored to attend this wedding. Being invited meant having some connection with the Ouyang family.

The Ouyang family was low-key, but their sons were too outstanding. Therefore, even the top executives showed them respect.

Because of this, although some said “no age limits for three days after marriage,” no one disturbed the couple while they were toasting.

Toasting over eighty tables took only about an hour. The whole process was very smooth.

By around 9:30 PM, everyone had left.

After the guests left, Yan Xiwan and Ouyang Tianyun still had to perform the rituals in the bridal chamber.

Many people called this “teasing the newlyweds.” However, no one teased Yan Xiwan and Ouyang Tianyun. At most, people gathered to watch their bridal chamber rituals.

The first ritual was drinking the Hejin wine.

Hejin wine was different from the usual cross-arm toast.

In a cross-arm toast, the bride and groom wrap their arms around each other and drink.

In Hejin wine, two cups are tied together with a red string. The cups are filled with wine. The bride drinks half a cup, and the groom drinks a full cup. Then, the bride’s cup is placed upright, and the groom’s cup is placed upside down. This represents “one upright, one inverted,” meaning everything will be auspicious.

After drinking the Hejin wine, they ate the Zisun buns.

The groom feeds the bride. she asks, “Will you have children?” after each bite. she asks three times, and she answers affirmatively each time.

The last ritual was sharing food.

This time, the bride served different dishes and foods to the groom. The groom thanked her after eating each one.

After these rituals ended, the wedding was truly complete.

Only after these formalities were finished did everyone happily leave.

Then came the wedding night for Ouyang Tianyun and Yan Xiwan.

No one knew exactly what happened that night. But seeing Ouyang Tianyun come out satisfied the next morning, everyone knew they had a wonderful night.

Because it was their honeymoon, Yan Xiwan and Ouyang Tianyun did not return to their small villa. They stayed at the Ouyang house. They would return to their own home after the three-day return visit.

“Mom, Dad, I’ll take Guai Guai for a walk to digest our meal,” Ouyang Tianyun said after dinner.

“Go ahead. But wear more clothes. It’s cold outside today. The weather report says it will snow tonight,” Ouyang’s mother reminded them.