Chapter 494: Chapter 494: Simplicity Chapter 494: Chapter 494: Simplicity Bai Xiao and An Zhiyuan had bought everything and returned home.
The other items they had decided not to buy there—it was just some food and necessities for the family. The couple planned to buy their own items when they returned to Yun Province. After all, carrying things around during the journey was not only inconvenient but also risky—goods could easily get lost or damaged. It would be better to purchase them once they settled down in Yun Province.
When they got home, Wei Shufen was waiting for them.
She was furious inside. If she didn’t handle An Zhiyuan’s wedding preparations well, she would be criticized for being a poor stepmother. If she managed it well, as she had calculated today alone, she would need at least twenty tables for the banquet, and that was already minimizing the number as much as possible. An Cheng had many friends, and every interaction involved social obligations. If you invite one person but not another, who knows if troublemakers would e knocking.
There were also family relatives; though An Cheng’s parents had passed away, there was still an aunt and an uncle. These relatives from both households added up to about twenty people, not to mention her own relatives—it would be inappropriate for them not to e at this time.
Thus, she planned tightly around twenty tables, perhaps even needing to prepare extra tables to avoid any issues with seating if more guests arrived than expected.
That would truly be embarrassing.
As for the venue for the banquet, she thought it over and still decided to contact their cafeterias. Many people held their weddings in cafeteria one, two, or three, and even An Cheng had said they shouldn’t be extravagant or wasteful; she wasn’t dishonoring her son.
The third cafeteria was classified as the highest standard, and of course, the most expensive. She could only book the first cafeteria.
Wei Shufen wasn’t being blind or trying to make things difficult for the young couple intentionally; it just pained her to see so much money spent.
An Cheng earned a good salary, but the family had high expenses over the years. The couple often had social obligations, and An Cheng had to occasionally help out some rades. Though daily life presented no problem, they felt the pinch whenever significant expenditures arose. She had considered mentioning to An Zhiyuan the money his mother had left behind, but she also knew that bringing it up would ignite conflict as a stepmother.
Managing household affairs wasn’t easy for her, especially since she still had An Zhixiang to consider.
So no one could really blame her, and even if An Cheng were to speak up, she had her reasons.
A good woman is helpless without rice.
As soon as An Zhiyuan and Bai Xiao entered, Wei Shufen greeted them cheerfully.
“Ayuan, Bai Xiao, e, have a seat. Let’s talk about the arrangements. If nothing goes wrong, you should finish writing the invitations tonight and we can have them sent out tomorrow.”
An Zhiyuan smiled, “Auntie, it’s fine. However you arrange it is fine by us. We don’t mind. Just give us the invitations; we’ll take them back and write them. You can rest assured.” This wasn’t the wedding Bai Xiao had wanted. The real wedding had already taken place between them.
A wedding they would never forget in their lifetime, the vows of life and breadth in sickness and in health, more memorable than any formality.
If it hadn’t been for his father, they might not even have had a wedding, as any form of wedding was essentially for the sake of others.
Wei Shufen nodded contently. That was good; she had made her position clear. If they didn’t care to notice, it was their loss. Later there would be no grounds for them to find fault with her.
“Wait, they may not care, but I do. I’m Ayuan’s older brother. You only get married once in a lifetime, and I can’t let Ayuan be wronged.” An Zhigao appeared just at the right moment; in fact, he had timed it.
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