Chapter 424 Engagement Banquet
After a while of noise, everyone dispersed.
Marriage proposals happen every year on college campuses and are not uncommon.
Some people even deliberately make a lot of noise, just afraid that no one will come to see it?
After everything returned to normal, He Shu began to realize that his face was a little hot.
But at this time Xia Miao returned to normal. She felt that she was the protagonist of happiness, and she deserved the attention at this important moment.
Only Xia Miao and He Shu's roommate were left at the scene. He Shu saw this and handed the flowers to Xia Miao and said, "You go back first. I'll clean up here and leave."
Xia Miao smiled and said, "How about I help you clean it up?"
"No, no, go back."
Seeing that He Shu’s roommate was there too, Xia Miao didn’t force it. She held the flowers and followed Zhou Xiaoduo and the others back home with a happy look on her face.
While walking, I turned back and showed them my ring...
After the girls entered the dormitory building, He Shu unbuttoned his shirt collar and rolled up his sleeves.
Wang Shun and the others started helping automatically without being asked.
It took a lot of effort to set it up. Fortunately, there were four of them, otherwise they would not have been able to complete the task so quickly.
It’s even harder to dismantle it now. I have to carry a borrowed ladder up the tree…
Finally, after tidying up all the lights and wires and sweeping up the rose petals on the ground, the four big boys left Dadu College in high spirits.
After Xia Miao returned to the dormitory, Zhou Xiaoduo and the others couldn't help but gather around to look at the ring.
Although there is no decoration on it, it looks inexplicably beautiful when worn on Xia Miao's hand.
"This kind of ring can be engraved, right? Xia Miao, come and see if there are any words inside?"
Xia Miao took off the ring. Several girls gathered their heads together and took out flashlights to look around. Sure enough, they saw two small words.
After careful identification, Xia Miao blushed, Tree seedling... He Shu is really romantic...
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The proposal was a complete success, and He Shu felt that he had accomplished a mission, but the next step was the engagement party.
He Shu and Xia Miao didn't need to worry about the engagement party at all, as it was Xia Miao's parents, aunt and uncle who discussed it.
The two families decided not to make a big fuss, but just invite their relatives to have a meal as witnesses and make it public.
Therefore, the venue was arranged at a particularly luxurious star-rated hotel.
Xia Miao's relatives from her grandparents' side, as well as her grandparents' side, all arrived in Dadu a day in advance and were arranged to stay in a hotel.
On my grandfather's side, my aunt's parents, brothers, sisters, and several grandparents in the compound were also notified.
Before we knew it, the number of people grew, and after counting, ten tables were not enough.
This hadn't been publicized yet, especially to the grandparents in the compound. After they heard the news, my grandfather wouldn't let them go. Not only did he go himself, but he also had to bring his family with him.
Xia Miao also went to meet up with her relatives a day in advance, and He Shu had to leave from her grandfather's house in the morning.
He Shu and Xia Miao's classmates will also attend the engagement party. After all, many people knew about the day they proposed.
He Shu originally wanted to invite only his roommates, but when other students in the department found out, they all strongly requested to attend, even if they were willing to pay a financial contribution.
Because the news that Instructor Qi was He Shu's uncle had spread, they said they wanted to go to Instructor Qi's house for a feast and eat a lot, to get back at him for deliberately not letting them eat enough.
This kind of thought, which was obviously still fearful but still wanted to irritate him, no one knew why it would make these students, who had been trained to the point of ecstasy and death, so emotional.
In this case, He Shu did not hold back and told his uncle about it. His uncle asked about the number of guests and decisively added several more tables.
Feng Haoxiang and his team also specially prepared new clothes, and dressed themselves up as if they were the ones getting engaged.
On the wedding day, after He Shu got up, he was surrounded by his aunt and aunt and was dressed up.
A fitted shirt and trousers set off He Shu's upright figure. His hair was not grown long on purpose, but kept a simple, refreshing short style.
There are quite a few cars coming out of the compound today, all of them are used by senior cadres and are equipped with professional drivers.
They took the grandparents in the compound and followed He Shu's car to the hotel. The car was loaded with the prepared "bride price" and various small gifts prepared by the Qi family.
The room where Xia Miao stayed in the hotel was temporarily used as her parents' room.
Today, Xia Miao was wearing a rose-red evening dress, and her exposed skin was glowing white.
Her face was delicately made up, her hair was tied up, and her big eyes were curved into crescents because she was always smiling, making her look very cute.
It was the first time that He Shu saw Xia Miao dressed so elaborately, and he was stunned for a moment.
The two young men who knew nothing, under the instruction of their elders, performed the ceremony step by step according to the customs that were simplified after mixing Danhe and Dadu.
Originally, young people thought that engagement was just a formality, adding some romance before the two of them officially entered into marriage.
But by following the customary steps in this way, the engagement becomes very sacred and solemn.
The main ceremony was still held in the banquet hall, and we specially invited an uncle from the military region's art troupe who usually hosted activities in the compound to be the master of ceremonies.
The uncle read out a very culturally-sounding engagement letter in a loud voice, and then invited the groom's parents and the bride's parents to come on stage.
Zhao Qishui was arranged early in the morning to go on stage to present the betrothal gift . He rehearsed several times in advance, but his legs were still trembling when he got on the stage.
Among the guests who came today, many people were not very clear about the relationship between He Shu and Zhao Qishui, so they all thought that Zhao Qishui was He Shu's biological father.
But Zhao Qishui knew that he was not that person, and he once wanted to refuse and wanted to let his uncle He Shu participate in this process.
Qi Zhijun told him that if he refused to go on stage at this engagement banquet, including He Shu's formal wedding banquet in the future, He Shu would definitely feel very sorry.
Just last night, He Shu returned home and they slept in the same room. Zhao Qishui also talked about this.
He felt that the people he knew in the Qi family were all important people, and he was afraid of going on stage and bringing shame to He Shu.
But He Shu just said: "You are my father, if you don't go on stage, who will Xia Miao serve tea to?"
At this time, Zhao Qishui was standing on the stage. Seeing He Shu standing beside him and looking at him, he suddenly calmed down.
He Shu looked a little reserved, but dressed himself up like a godfather who was getting married for the second time and becoming the groom.
The image of the man who changed into new clothes and drove a nice car to pick him up from school came to his mind again.
The image of him spending a lot of money to get a hairstyle that he thought was very handsome, and then wearing a suit and tie to attend the parent-teacher meeting, suddenly became blurred in front of his eyes.
The godfather was afraid of bringing shame to him, but he didn't know that what He Shu was most proud of was that he had a father who loved him so much.
Following the MC's instructions, Zhao Qishui stumbled over the script he had memorized in advance, shook hands with Xia Miao's father, exchanged betrothal gifts, and then happily accepted the tea Xia Miao offered...
With great joy, he heard Xia Miao change her name to "Dad" and gave her a big red envelope for changing her name.
