They all thought that Zhan Wei had lived in Yangcheng for several years and had bought a large villa there, which amounted to establishing a small home in Yangcheng, so the wedding would be held in Yangcheng.
The Zhan family’s relatives and friends would contribute money to charter a plane to Yangcheng to attend the wedding banquet.
“We have also bought two more large villas here in Yangcheng. When the wedding takes place, there will be places for relatives and friends to stay.”
The old lady said, “Very well. I will phone the master’s disciple shortly and ask him to help Old Seventh choose an auspicious date for presenting the gifts. Once the engagement banquet is held, the two of them can register their marriage, and the wedding can take place in about a month.”
“Are two villas enough for everyone? You could buy a few more. A lot of people will come from our side.”
Seeing that Great-Grandma needed to speak more loudly, Beibei sensibly returned the phone to her. She then climbed onto the old lady’s lap and settled in her embrace, so that she could hear clearly whenever Great-Grandma spoke to Grandpa.
Zhan Lirong said, “It will be enough. Old Seventh already has two villas in his name. He has just bought another one, very close to the Lan family. He says they will live there after the wedding, so it will be convenient for Ruoruo to visit her parents.”
“If there is still not enough space, we can arrange hotels.”
That was their plan.
The future in-laws had also said that, for the wedding, they could provide accommodation for the relatives and friends coming from the Zhan side.
The old lady murmured in agreement. “As long as you arrange everything properly, that is fine. We must not lose face. This is Old Seventh’s major life event. No detail can be overlooked. It must be handled perfectly, and Ruoruo must be married in with full splendour.”
Among the grandsons’ weddings, only the eldest, Zhan Yin’s, had been the most lavish. The later ones were all at the same high standard. None of them would be treated less favourably.
“Mum, you can be completely at ease. With so many of us here, do you think we could fail? It is not our family’s first wedding. We have plenty of experience by now.”
The old lady laughed. “I do trust you to handle things well. Put your wife back on the phone. She will surely want to speak to Beibei again.”
Zhan Lirong said, “Doesn’t Beibei want to talk to Grandpa?”
“So Beibei can really chat on the phone now. Let me speak to Beibei.” Voices of Second Master Zhan and the others came from nearby.
Before they had left for Yangcheng, the little girl could hardly speak clearly. Now she could actually hold a conversation on the phone.
One after another, they grabbed the phone to talk to Beibei.
The little girl was fair to everyone and spoke to each elder, though her conversation was limited to the same few sentences repeated.
The call finally ended with some difficulty. The old lady’s phone was even hot to the touch.
Once the old lady set the phone down, Mrs Shang smiled and asked, “When will your family’s Old Seventh invite us to his wedding banquet?”
“Once the betrothal gifts are ready, they will ask me to choose a new date for presenting them. After the engagement banquet, they will return here first, and go back again for the wedding.”
The old lady smiled. “As soon as the master has selected an auspicious date, we will send you invitations.”
“Will the wedding be held in Yangcheng?”
“Yes, there. Ruoruo is a born-and-bred Yangcheng girl. Holding the wedding in the surroundings she knows best will make her feel more at ease.”
Although Lan Ruoruo had visited Guancheng, she was still unfamiliar with it. She hardly knew anyone here and would feel uncomfortable.
“Anyway, Old Seventh has property there now. He works there and has lived there for several years. It counts as his home too. There is nothing wrong with holding the wedding there.”
“For the relatives on our side, the Zhan family will arrange a chartered flight. They have also bought houses. Since they are bold enough to invite you to the wedding banquet, they will certainly make all the arrangements perfectly.”
