Love is a matter of two people.
Marriage is a matter between two families.
Since family is mentioned, parents’ advice is naturally very important.
Therefore, no matter how unhappy Fang Lei is, she has to compromise in the end...
The wedding ceremony can be purely Western-style, but the reception of guests and subsequent banquets must be in Chinese-style standards.
Among the four ancient civilizations, ancient Egypt, ancient India, and ancient Babylon have long been annihilated in the long river of history due to foreign invasions.
As the only remaining country among them, Hua Xia not only has a long-lasting cultural heritage but is also able to maintain the continuity of civilization and the long-term vitality of Chinese civilization even after suffering foreign invasions.
The reason is that the Chinese people have an indelible national spirit in their bones.
In recent years, with the continuous penetration of Western culture, more and more young people have begun to like celebrating foreign festivals, but they do not care at all about traditional festivals such as Qingming and Mid-Autumn Festival.
Everything in the world has two sides. We cannot say that it is wrong, nor can we unilaterally accuse others of advocating foreign things.
Thanks to Fang Lei's favor, Chen Xi and the little girl also enjoyed the luxurious suites on the cruise ship.
Although it is not as good as the five-star hotel they stayed in Emei, it has a different kind of experience.
The little one was very excited. This was her first time on a cruise ship and her first time to attend someone else's wedding, so she was noisy until midnight. Then, with Chen Xi's comfort, she finally fell asleep.
Early the next morning.
In Western culture, it is considered unlucky if the groom sees the wedding dress before the ceremony, so Western weddings do not include the wedding part.
Therefore, Fang Lei and her fiancé Wang Xiwu had already checked into the cruise ship since last night, quietly waiting for the wedding to begin.
Fang Lei's father was a college student in the 1980s. After graduation, he joined a state-owned enterprise. Later, he caught up with the business boom in the 1990s, so he resolutely resigned from his position as a cadre of a state-owned enterprise and came to China Overseas to start a business with hard work. It took decades to finally build a huge foundation.
Father Fang is highly educated and well-educated. He can be said to be a model of a generation of Confucian businessmen, so he is very popular among Zhonghai's wealthy circles.
Today is his only daughter’s big day, so many rich and powerful people will come to support her.
No, countless luxury cars appeared on the pier early in the morning.
Fang's father and Fang's mother both felt that the Western style was undesirable, so no matter how much Fang Lei complained, they remained unmoved. Instead, they put on brand-new dresses early in the morning and stood on the pier to personally greet every guest.
When an ordinary family gets married, they usually only have thirty or forty tables, and a few more have eighty or one hundred tables. But for a wealthy family like the Fang family, which has a wide range of contacts and friends all over the world, there will naturally be more guests.
Because the space on the top deck is limited, not everyone can get the highest-quality invitation and go to the top deck to watch the ceremony.
Guests who are unable to go to the top floor will be arranged on the lower deck to watch the live broadcast on the big screen.
Since nine o'clock in the morning, guests have arrived on the cruise ship one after another. Father Fang greeted each guest with a smile.
Suddenly, the assistant ran to him and whispered to him: "Mr. Fang, the two presidents Ning from Sino-Ocean Group are here..."
"Oh? Lao Ning is here too? Wasn't he in poor health some time ago?"
Father Fang was a little surprised, and quickly followed the assistant's instructions and looked over, and sure enough he saw Ning Zhongguo in the crowd.
So, he immediately walked out from behind the reception table, laughed loudly, and said: "Old Ning, you are a rare visitor, we two brothers will have to have a few drinks later!"
While talking, he came to Ning Zhongguo and then gave Ning Zhongguo a warm hug.
Some of the guests around did not know Ning Zhongguo, but after seeing Father Fang’s actions, they immediately paid attention and secretly observed Ning Zhongguo, wanting to keep him in mind.
After the hug ended, Ning Zhongguo immediately said with a smile: "Old Fang, it's time to see the outside. Of course, I will come to support your precious daughter's wedding."
"Hi, I heard that you were hospitalized some time ago. How are you? Are you feeling better?"
"Everything is fine. I'm in great shape now."
Father Fang exchanged some polite words with Ning Zhongguo, and then his eyes fell on Ning Qiutong beside him, "Hey, Qiutong has become beautiful again. When are you going to treat me to a wedding banquet?"
In order not to steal the limelight from the bride, Ning Qiutong specially chose a rather dignified and low-key black dress today.
Hearing this, Ning Qiutong smiled. Before she could speak, Ning Zhongguo had already laughed and said: "It's early, it's early. My daughter is not as sensible as your family. She wants to be strong and look down on men in the world, but I’m so worried.”
"Children and grandchildren will have their blessings. As a father, you can't be too lenient..."
The three of them chatted for a while, and then Ning Zhongguo pushed Father Fang back to the reception table.
After signing his name on the guest list, Ning Zhongguo chuckled and said: "Old Fang, you have a lot to do today, so don't worry about us. Let's go up first. You can greet other guests. Wait for you. Let's get together again when we're done."
"Okay, then I would be rude."
Father Fang nodded, and then waved to call the assistant at the side: "Xiao Sun, take Mr. Ning up first."
The assistant nodded, and when he was about to invite the Ning family and his daughter to board the boat, Father Fang stopped him again, and then whispered in his ear: "First row."
The assistant nodded calmly. After boarding the ship, he took the Ning family and his daughter to the other side of the passage and took the direct elevator directly to the top deck.
Chen Xi seized the time and took the little girl to the top deck.
By this time many guests were already in place.
Melodious light music echoed above the deck, surrounded by white flowers and exquisite decorations.
As time goes by, the orange-red sunrise slowly rises from the east, gradually blooming with golden light, making the atmosphere more and more lively in the long sea breeze.
Chen Xi took the invitation and found that it did not have a seat number, so he casually sat down in the last row of the VIP seats.
After sitting down, the little girl immediately started moving around restlessly.
She is excited!
My sister said that when the wedding is about to start, she can go backstage and change into a beautiful white dress!
And why not let her change in advance?
It was because Lin Xuan was worried that she would stain the skirt, so she did not send the skirt to the little girl...
Lin Xuan was Fang Lei's bridesmaid, but Wang Lu did not serve as bridesmaid because she was already married.
Chen Xi looked around, and suddenly he saw an acquaintance in the crowd.
Li Xiuwen.
At this time, Li Xiuwen also discovered Chen Xi.
He seemed a little surprised that he could see Chen Xi here, but out of politeness, he took the initiative to nod toward Chen Xi.
Seeing this, Chen Xi nodded toward him.
But at this moment, Li Xiuwen suddenly froze.
Because he remembered something!
So, after hesitating for a moment, Li Xiuwen immediately walked towards Chen Xi.
"Mr. Chen, you are fine..."
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