Chapter 2463

Chapter 2463: Chapter 2463

Xia Qia was deeply moved, eyes red as she accepted the hair ornaments Shu Jiao gave her, then it was the turn of all the uncles and Shu Lang and Shu Wen.

The Ruan Family was doing pretty well; the other three branches had slowly gotten better too, but in reality their situation was still a bit different from the Shu Family and the Qin Family. So when Shu Wen and Shu Wen prepared gifts for the change-of-address ceremony, they compared the conditions of the three Ruan uncles and didn’t prepare anything too expensive, just something proper and decent.

Once the elders were all acknowledged, it was much more casual among the younger generation. A bunch of people were laughing and joking around, and the atmosphere was more lively than ever.

As the only girl in the Ruan Family, when Jiaojiao called her "sister-in-law," Xia Qia naturally had a big red envelope prepared especially for her.

Jiaojiao accepted it happily, that greedy-for-money little look on her face making everyone burst into another round of hearty laughter.

And right in the middle of all that cheerful noise, a plaintive, drawn-out howl sounded particularly out of place, full of grievance.

Everyone followed the sound with their eyes and finally saw that it was Rourou protesting with his "wife" Xiaoxue; each of them had a flower held in their mouth.

Rourou had a red rose, Xiaoxue had a lily.

Because there were just too many people from the Ruan Family, all crowded around the newlyweds, and the two pets were so big they couldn’t squeeze in no matter how they tried, they were stuck outside, anxious and howling nonstop.

Seeing them like that made everyone laugh again. Xia Qia also smiled, but what surprised people even more was that she walked up to Rourou and Xiaoxue, reached out to take the flowers from their mouths, and at the same time took two red bulging bundles from a bridesmaid behind her. She held them out in front of Rourou and Xiaoxue, gently stroked their foreheads, and said softly, "These are for you two."

The middle of those bundles stuck out a little. Jiaojiao recognized them as two pieces of beef bone and was stunned; she hadn’t expected Xia Qia to think of the family’s Xiaoxue and Rourou as well.

She looked at Rourou and Xiaoxue, nuzzling up to Xia Qia affectionately, and secretly wondered if she should find a chance to introduce Xiaobai to her too.

After Xia Qia and Ruan Jie got their marriage certificate, they moved into the Ruan Family home, and from then on, after waking from hibernation, Xiaobai had never again been allowed to step into the Ruan Family villa. Before, they were afraid it would scare Xia Qia, but seeing how much she cared about Rourou and Xiaoxue now, Jiaojiao felt maybe she could accept Xiaobai too.

After all, their Xiaobai was definitely not your average Changchong.

Once all the acknowledgments were done, it was only just past eight. Jiaojiao accompanied Xia Qia back to the room to rest. The follow-along makeup team touched up Xia Qia’s makeup and helped her change into her wedding dress, then everyone set off for the hotel.

During the hotel wedding ceremony, Jiaojiao watched the newlyweds slowly complete every step under the emcee’s guidance. When she saw the two of them finally kiss amid the blessings of all their relatives and friends, she couldn’t help getting teary-eyed.

"Jealous?" Duan Xi stood beside her, saw her eyes redden, and deliberately teased, "Don’t worry, at most a year from now, we’ll be having our own wedding too."

Jiaojiao glared at him with playful annoyance, but she knew he was saying it on purpose. She buried her head in his arms, nodded, and answered softly.

Once the ceremony was over, it was a whole series of social obligations. None of that needed Jiaojiao to show up. Xia Qia had brought her staff from the karaoke bar—every single one could hold their liquor—and the Ruan Family was even less short of drinkers. As for the specific wedding arrangements, Shu Jiao and all the aunties had them covered. With nothing much left for her to do, Jiaojiao happily went off to find her own little group of friends.