Chapter 705: Chapter 561: The Century Wedding of the Elite (Part 2)
[I heard that in the past, the Chaoshan region was tolerant of men taking concubines, as long as they had control of the household and finances; not sure if that’s still the case now.]
[The young lady definitely can’t tolerate it. Rest assured, with her background and ability, she can easily manage even two households!]
[Chaoshan is the epitome of overpopulation.]
[I haven’t met a Chaoshan family with fewer than three children.]
[Traditional Chaoshan families, big or small, really do have a certain...]
Additionally, many rational netizens express that the news of Fang Han and Li Er’s extravagant wedding being widely publicized brings about a deep sense of sighing and sadness:
[Rarely do mainland wealthy families throw such an ostentatious wedding, as if afraid others won’t know they are rich!]
[Research is less profitable than acting, skills less lucrative than entertainment, real efforts less valued than shows, lifesaving less appreciated than comedy.]
[No wonder vanity has become the fashion, entertainment the mainstream, glitz the atmosphere, talent shows the trend; no wonder our children do not idolize tech elites but only rich second-generation and celebrities. Our societal values are being so distorted!]
[With these century weddings between wealthy second-generation and celebrity couples, should we applaud or lament them?]
[It truly adds insult to injury to our already corrupted societal ethos!]
[And the media further fuels this deteriorating trend.]
[Doesn’t Fang Han usually convey a non-materialistic value on the internet? Is she temporarily hot-headed this time, or did her advisory team make a mistake?]
[...]
The outside crowd watches the spectacle, while the insider watches for nuances.
In contrast to the heated media and netizen discussions about this "century luxury wedding," Guests pay more attention to who will attend the wedding today, who can become their new friends, and what useful information they can glean from the occasion.
Among them, those closest to Fang Han, who know early on about her relationship with Shi Wangyue, craned their necks longest, with the most eager anticipation.
Even late at night, they are ridiculously energized, not only giving lavish gifts to the newlyweds but also carefully noting their own conduct to maintain the best image so they can first acquaint themselves with the person they most want to meet.
If they could get further acquainted or strike any cooperative intention, that would be just perfect...
But soon, they realize they will be disappointed today.
As Fang Han’s wedding ceremony approaches, all her prominent relatives and family showed up, but the person they’ve longed for did not come.
They’re all seasoned players on the stage of fame and fortune.
Even if everyone is disappointed inside, none would lose face by exposing Fang Han’s lies at this time.
Not exposing is one thing, but it doesn’t mean they won’t reassess Fang Han’s value and worth in their hearts.
The wedding, dubbed by the media as "the century’s most luxurious aristocratic wedding," concluded smoothly amid countless laughs, cheers, and dazzling stars.
Utterly complete, utterly successful.
Every attendee, regardless of how famous they are outside, became humble green leaves at this time, leaving the most dazzling spotlight entirely to the wedding hosts and their family.
Thus, using his son’s wedding as an entry ticket, the Li family, moving north for the first time to join the inner circle of mainland elites, met countless people they had long wished to meet yet hadn’t before. They felt a sense of unprecedented respect.
This changed the way they viewed the newlywed daughter-in-law.
During the toast session of the newlyweds.
Fang Han, as the Li family’s second daughter-in-law, surprisingly received gifts more valuable than those her sister-in-law, the family’s eldest daughter-in-law, received during her marriage from the in-laws.
However, there was one thing Fang Han hadn’t foreseen.
When all the guests had been sent off warmly, her normally reticent father-in-law, the head of the Li family, unexpectedly asked her about her cousin and Shi Wangyue after the wedding.
The heart that was just healed by the wedding suddenly felt like the scar was torn open again.
Yet at this moment, even though her fingers almost dug into her palm, she still wore a gentle and obedient smile, "My cousin and I have been close since childhood. Because my uncle and previous aunt divorced early, my cousin has lived with her mother at her grandmother’s house since childhood. Still, the bond between us sisters remains intimate. When we were young, my mom often took me to her grandma’s to visit her. When she stayed at my grandma’s, it’s me and my brother who played with her. During middle school, we went to the same school. Although we were in different classes, we often ate and chatted together. Our relationship has always been very, very good. It’s just that these years we’ve grown up and both have been busy working, so we gradually see each other less and less often."
