"Forgot something, the money hasn't been prepared," Guo Xuyang said, slapping his forehead.
"I was too busy playing yesterday and forgot to withdraw cash."
"It's fine. Let Xiao Xi handle it, she's good at this."
"Tell her to take out more and prepare. Xia Li said she wouldn't be coming, but I'll ask her later. I'll cover for Brother Liang for now."
"Okay. I'll call her as soon as we go up." m..oΓg
"I just called and they haven't woken up yet. Be careful, don't get any 'dog pee' on you."
"Can morning grumpiness be that serious?"
"It's hard to say. You should still be careful."
"Then I won't call. You call, please. It'll be better if you call."
Upon hearing this, Pi Xiaoqian decided not to make the call at all.
"Then I'll just call in the car later. Let's get to work first," Guo Xuyang said as he knocked on the door.
"General Guo, President Pi, you're here. Please come in quickly," Wu Bing said, opening the door.
"Groom, congratulations! Are you ready? If you're ready, we'll go down together," Guo Xuyang said with a smile.
"I'm ready. Have you eaten? If not, have a little something first, then we'll go down."
"We've eaten outside. We were so excited about your wedding that we didn't sleep all night," Guo Xuyang said.
"Thank you for thinking of me, President Guo. I must have a few extra drinks today."
"That's a must. As the saying goes, drinking wedding wine doesn't hurt your waist. You have to drink a lot."
"We certainly need to drink a lot. Brother Guo is living a life of luxury these days," Pi Xiaoqian chimed in.
"President Pi, why haven't I seen you with a girlfriend?" Wu Bing asked with a smile.
"He's deeply in love and waiting for his beloved to return," Guo Xuyang teased.
"Not at all, I just haven't met the right one," Pi Xiaoqian quickly deflected, not wanting to dwell on himself.
"Hahaha, Fatty, no one will laugh at you if you say it. What are you afraid of?" Guo Xuyang said with a laugh.
"Alright. With you, there's no getting around it. Wu Bing, where are the firecrackers? I'll just go back to doing my job honestly," Pi Xiaoqian said, walking into the room.
"They're here. I prepared them in advance."
Good heavens, they were all electronic firecrackers.
"Just this? And you still want me to set them off?"
"If not you, then who?" Guo Xuyang said.
"This is like a child's toy, you can just carry it."
"That's precisely why you have to set off the firecrackers. It's festive."
Indeed, for a nearly three-hundred-pound fatty to carry something like a child's lantern would amuse anyone who saw it.
In fact, Guo Xuyang hadn't expected them to be electronic firecrackers.
This was because the restrictions weren't that strict in the provincial capital. Fireworks and firecrackers were only prohibited during the Spring Festival. Normally, during weddings or when celebrating the birth of a child, people would still set off firecrackers. After all, no one would casually change a custom that had been passed down for thousands of years. Setting off firecrackers was meant to honor gods and spirits, and to prevent evil spirits from entering the house with the newlyweds.
He hadn't expected Beijing to be so strict, not even allowing firecrackers at weddings. This was something Guo Xuyang hadn't considered thoroughly.
Since he had asked Pi Xiaoqian to set off the firecrackers, Wu Bing had found someone to purchase electronic ones. This was purely a beautiful misunderstanding.
Coincidentally, it added a beautiful scene to the wedding.
The group, along with the groomsmen, came downstairs laughing and joking.
The groom, Wu Bing, naturally took the lead car. Guo Xuyang, holding the wedding quilt, also got into the lead car.
Fine. Pi Xiaoqian absolutely refused to sit in the cars behind. He said he had to set off firecrackers and must ride in the lead car.
As a result, all three squeezed into the lead car. Wu Youzhi, Cheng Xiu Ping, and the groomsmen rode in the cars behind.
Having one or two elders from the groom's family accompany them to the bride's home was necessary for negotiations, urging the bride to leave, and other trivial matters.
The groomsmen Wu Bing had found were all his classmates in Beijing, and they were all handsome.
Not to mention, except for Wu Youzhi and Pi Xiaoqian who were a bit on the heavier side, the overall appearance of this wedding procession was quite commendable.
"Xiao Xi, are you awake? Just woke up? Hurry up and get ready. We're already on our way to pick up the bride and will be back soon. Also, could you go and withdraw some cash later? The gift money, we can't transfer it, right? Moreover, doing it all together will give Wu Bing face, won't it? I'm thinking of taking out more. Call Xia Li later and ask for her opinion. Consider Brother Liang's share as mine. Yes. Also, tell Su Ran, she's a shareholder too. Okay, you go handle it. Of course, I trust you to do it. I'll call you in advance when we're close to the hotel. You guys come down a bit earlier then and pick up the bride and groom. Alright, I'm in the car with Wu Bing and Fatty now. Goodbye!" Guo Xuyang hung up the phone quickly, seeing that Li Minxi was about to get clingy.
"I say, brother, we have to have a few more drinks today, otherwise your back will ache sooner or later," Pi Xiaoqian said cheekily.
"Brother, stop worrying about my affairs. You should hurry up yourself."
"Brother, I believe in quality over quantity."
"Oh, please, don't wait until your hair turns gray and your energy wanes."
"Get lost. I am wholeheartedly pursuing the sun, patiently waiting for the flowers to bloom, but the birds must remain strong."
"Hahaha." Guo Xuyang and Wu Bing couldn't help but burst into laughter at Pi Xiaoqian's words.
Even the driver couldn't help but purse his lips. The driver was the owner of the wedding company, who was filling in temporarily today. All the staff from her shop had been deployed to other weddings. She had no choice but to personally drive the lead car.
The group arrived at Liu Hui's house laughing and joking. Liu Hui lived in an old residential area. Although the area was old, it was within the Third Ring Road. It was easily worth tens of millions.
The motorcade majestically drove into the residential courtyard. The trees on both sides of the road were decorated with red paper. Without anyone leading the way, the wedding cars drove directly to Liu Hui's building.
As soon as the wedding cars arrived, the sound of electronic firecrackers erupted from outside. Five or six seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys were holding electronic firecrackers and setting them off with a "crackling" sound.
Pi Xiaoqian looked at the young men outside and then at the electronic firecracker in his hand.
"Brothers, can I not set it off?"
"What do you think? These are welcoming firecrackers. They're telling the bride's family that we've arrived. You need to go down and set them off. Later, you'll listen to President Wu. There are firecrackers to urge the bride to leave, firecrackers to get on the car, and when we leave, it will be your time to perform," Guo Xuyang said.
"How do you know so much?"
"Because I was the one setting off firecrackers at my friends' weddings before. But today, I'm holding the wedding quilt. Later, the bride's family will give us lucky money. They won't let you set off firecrackers for free. This is a good job."
"Do I lack money?"
"Don't you lack money? In that case, you can go and get your shop's inventory yourself from now on."
"Brother, you're my brother, alright? You can't discourage me like this."
"They've finished. It's our turn to appear. Hurry up and set off the firecrackers."
Upon hearing this, Pi Xiaoqian had no choice but to get out of the car to set off the firecrackers.
As soon as his electronic firecrackers started, everyone outside burst into laughter.
It had to be said that the comedic effect was much stronger than "I miss you all so much."
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