195: Chapter 195: Schedule the Wedding 195: Chapter 195: Schedule the Wedding Er Bao might not truly realize what she did wrong.
After all, she is still so small.
But at the very least, Xiao Fei needed to let Er Bao know that this was wrong.
As for why, that can be taught slowly in the future.
Once the basic sense of right and wrong is established, everything will fall into place.
A child’s mood is just like the weather in June—changing in an instant.
Not long ago, Er Bao was still sulking, her spirits incredibly low.
But after a while, she perked up again.
Even though she didn’t get any dessert, Er Bao’s clingy affection toward Xiao Fei didn’t diminish one bit.
The next day.
During another session of teaching the children to recognize words, Xiao Fei noticed that Er Bao was much more focused this ti, no longer deliberately causing trouble like before.
This is much better.
After the lesson, Xiao Fei rewarded each of the three kids with a fruit platter…
To take care of their little baby teeth, Xiao Fei purposely selected soft fruits like bananas and cut them into extrely small pieces.
Ti gradually crept into May.
The children were growing up fast, and the number of words they could recognize kept increasing.
Sotis, Da Bao, the fastest learner, could even read so children’s books with pinyin annotations all on his own.
anwhile, Xiao Fei had to start considering another very important matter.
He was about to graduate from university.
In other words, the wedding with Tang Yuxin had to be scheduled soon.
Family and friends from both sides would definitely need to be invited.
So people, for various reasons, absolutely had to be invited.
People like Wang Chuanfu, like Musk.
Even Yu Gaoshan, who had been exchanging ideas with Xiao Fei on and off for so ti now.
After deciding on who to invite, Xiao Fei chose Shanghai as the wedding venue.
As for relatives from both sides, he would just send his private plane to bring everyone over in one trip.
Having settled these matters, the next step was to plan the specifics of the wedding.
Xiao Fei first ruled out the overly common and unimaginative Western-style wedding.
Boring.
With Western-style weddings out of the question, the alternative was, naturally, a traditional Chinese wedding.
But since he had chosen the Chinese style, Xiao Fei decided to go all out and follow the most traditional process step by step.
The Three Matchmakers and Six Engagent Rituals, the Six Rites of Zhou tradition—all were to be carried out rigorously.
Of course, this approach would co with staggering expenses.
Xiao Fei didn’t care.
Spending money was one thing; the complexity of the process was another.
The Six Rites of Zhou include Nacai, Wenming, Najib, Nazheng, Qingqi, and Qingying.
This classical six-step structure evolved over ti, with modifications to simplify or supplent it.
Supplentation often involved adding auxiliary rituals or folk customs, such as urging the bride to dress up, delivering the bridal trousseau, or preparing the bridal chamber.
Simplification frequently rged several pre-wedding ceremonies into fewer steps.
For instance, Zhu Xi’s “Family Rites” from the Song dynasty condensed the Six Rites into “Nacai,” “Nabi,” and “Qingying.”
When broken down, a Zhou-style wedding includes pre-wedding rites, main wedding rites, and post-wedding rites.
Pre-wedding rites include events like Nacai, Wenming, Najib, Nazheng, and Qingqi.
Main wedding rites cover Qingying, the bride’s arrival and completion of the rites, the couple sharing a ceremonial drink, and the setup of a formal banquet.
Post-wedding rites include the bride paying respects to the groom’s parents and in-laws presenting celebratory drinks to the bride.
Beyond these are the Three Wedding Books.
The engagent letter: A docunt created during Nacai, formalizing the marriage contract between the two families.
The gift book: A detailed list of wedding gifts, categorized and enurated, presented during Nazheng.
The wedding book: Used on the wedding day when the groom’s party cos to escort the bride.
Although this ritual is intricate and far from simple, it symbolizes the Yanxia ancestors’ profound reverence for marriage, spouses, and family.
After ticulously researching the matter, Xiao Fei realized this was not sothing he could handle alone without professional help.
He…
needed a professional team!
Not the kind of team that carries a coffin fund at a funeral.
And so, Xiao Fei directly approached one of the most renowned event planning companies in Shanghai.
Upon hearing that Xiao Fei intended to host his wedding in the most traditional Zhou-style Six Rites, the event planners were thrilled.
Even a fool would know that this kind of wedding was a huge commission!
Throughout the entire process, Xiao Fei kept everything a secret from Tang Yuxin.
anwhile…
“Old Master Yu, are you saying you want to be the wedding officiant?”
“Hahahaha… Not only do I want to be your officiant, Xiao Fei, I also want to be your matchmaker!
You can’t just find anyone randomly to deliver the engagent letter for sothing as significant as the Three Matchmakers and Six Engagent Rituals, can you?”
“This old man thinks I’m the right fit for the role.”
Over the phone, Yu Gaoshan was overjoyed.
As a maestro of traditional Yanxia music, Yu Gaoshan was deeply passionate about Yanxia’s cultural traditions.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have mastered nearly every kind of traditional musical instrunt.
Of course, knowledge of music was one thing; participating in an authentic and ticulous Zhou-style wedding was sothing else entirely.
Now that he had the opportunity, Yu Gaoshan was extrely enthusiastic about serving as the wedding officiant.
And given his status and reputation, he was undoubtedly a perfect fit to officiate at Xiao Fei and Tang Yuxin’s wedding.
Xiao Fei smiled and agreed to the proposal.
Afterward, he made a call to inform his family.
When Xiao Fei’s parents, Xiao Jun and Wang Fang, as well as Yuxin’s parents, Mrs.
Tang and Tang Dingyuan, learned that Xiao Fei had begun preparing for the wedding, they were overjoyed.
“…Uh, Xiao Fei, about this Three Matchmakers and Six Engagent Rituals thing…
We don’t really understand it at this point…”
On the call, Xiao Jun sounded a bit uncertain.
“It’s okay, Dad.
I hired the most professional planning team.
All you need to do is follow their guidance.
They’ll head to Chuanyu in a few days to help complete the pre-wedding rites.”
“The main wedding ceremony will take place here in Shanghai.
And about Yuxin’s family’s residence for the occasion, we can use the large flat in Jinyu Huafu that I’ve cleaned up—it’ll serve as the bride’s ho for the wedding.”
Learning that Xiao Fei had arranged everything so ticulously, the elders on both sides were finally at ease.
Then, with Tang Yuxin kept in the dark, the preparations began in full swing.
Family and friends were notified, and the planning team arrived from Shanghai to coordinate with everyone.
Even Yu Gaoshan made a long-distance trip.
On this particular day.
Tang Dingyuan already knew that soone from Xiao Fei’s side would co to deliver the Nacai offerings today.
So, bright and early, he and Mrs.
Tang patiently waited at ho.
Before long, there ca a knock at the door.
“Open the door!
Open the door!”
Tang Dingyuan hurried over and opened the door.
Standing outside was the spirited, bright-eyed Yu Gaoshan, holding a large wild goose prepared especially by the planning company.
Using geese as ceremonial gifts signifies the migratory bird’s adherence to seasonal patterns—flying south in autumn, returning north in spring—symbolizing constancy and fidelity.
Furthermore, geese mate for life, representing steadfast devotion and a wish for lasting marital happiness.
“You…
you are…”
“Mr.
Tang, I am Yu Gaoshan, the representative from the Xiao Family to negotiate the marriage.”
With the gifts in his hands, Yu Gaoshan smiled warmly as he spoke.
Tang Dingyuan was utterly stunned.
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