Zhou Yi and Jian Shuyue took their parents back to the city guesthouse for the night, then drove back to his eldest uncle's home the next morning.
The wedding itself was tomorrow, so most of Guo Siwei's close college classmates, friends, and relatives from out of town would be arriving throughout the day.
"I was going to ask Zhou Yi and his girlfriend to be the best man and maid of honor, but now that I've seen them, I don't think that would work!" Liu Guixiang said with a smile, holding Guo Dongmei's hand.
"No matter how high his rank gets, he's still your nephew. There's nothing wrong with that. If you need anything done, just put him to work!" Teacher Guo said without hesitation.
"Your sister-in-law means that once Xiaoming and Shu Yue stand up on that stage, everyone will be looking at them instead!" Guo Donglin explained with a laugh, rubbing his thinning hairline.
"Oh, surely not! Siwei's such a handsome young man, and I've seen his fiancée's photo too. What a beautiful girl!" Those rather sophisticated compliments had delighted Teacher Guo, leaving her positively radiant.
Strange, though. How had she never noticed how good her eldest brother and his wife were at flattering people?
"Your cousin's girlfriend is ridiculously gorgeous!"
"A hibiscus face, so delicate a breath might break its skin; phoenix eyes that sparkle with every passing glance!"
Two of Guo Siwei's college roommates were still marveling as they headed out and climbed into a taxi.
Jiang Hao had even come up with two lines of seemingly original verse.
After asking, they learned that Jiang Hao's older cousin had written them in high school, inspired by a girl he had a crush on.
They had to admit, the lines were pretty good. And they really did