Wang Cheng and his bride soon reached the toast-making portion, going from table to table to offer drinks to every guest.
After the toasts came all kinds of messy local rituals. Under the master of ceremonies' direction, the two of them were like puppets on strings, kneeling one moment and reciting vows the next. Even an outsider like Lu Sheng found it exhausting to watch.
More than half an hour later, everything was finally finished, and the wedding banquet had barely completed its main proceedings.
Everyone officially began eating. Carefully selected dishes were brought up one after another—popular dishes that were inexpensive, good value for money, and tasted quite good.
Wang Cheng soon came over to the table to eat as well.
As he ate, he tried to persuade Lu Sheng to quit his job and come work with him. He and his wife sat on the other side beside Lu Sheng, so no one else could hear them speaking quietly.
But Lu Sheng had only kept his part-time job as a library administrator in order to fulfill Wang Mu's original wish. Naturally, he could not possibly change jobs.
The meal took over an hour, and the entire wedding banquet finally came to an end.
The guests rose and left one after another. Before long, only the Wang Family's direct relatives remained in the huge banquet hall.
"Come, come, come! Let's have a meal together as a family!" Wang Junhao stopped several people who were about to leave, then looked toward Lu Sheng, who had just stood up.
"Don't leave. Let's have a drink together as a family! How many years has it been since we've all gathered this completely?" He was actually a very traditional man and felt a deep sense of belonging toward traditional ideas of family and