Chapter 1442 Deliberately Causing Trouble
Fortunately, as soon as Qiao Nan appeared, she stuffed the "meaning" that Qiao Zijin wanted into her hand, which made Qiao Zijin feel more balanced.
Qiao Zijin and Zhou Zheng stood at the door to welcome the guests. The parents of both parties also stood at the door to take their relatives and friends to the table. The moment Qiao Nan appeared, the Zhou family couple was particularly happy. No matter how bad the relationship between the daughter-in-law and Qiao Nan was, as long as Qiao Nan was willing to give the daughter-in-law this face, everyone could get by, which was already a great thing for their Zhou family.
Unfortunately, Qiao Zijin's performance made Zhou's mother feel overwhelmed. She said she had become smarter, but in front of Qiao Nan, the daughter-in-law's IQ didn't seem to have improved much, and she was still stupid.
Such a small red envelope, what's the point, no matter how big the red envelope is, it can't compare to the face brought by the daughter-in-law of the Zhai family coming to the wedding in person!
Fortunately, Zhou's mother figured it out quickly. She saw that Qiao Nan's expression did not change at all because of Qiao Zijin's performance, so she simply stopped thinking about it.
Yes, they are sisters, and Qiao Nan knows what kind of person Qiao Zijin is. Because of this, Qiao Nan and Qiao Zijin are not very close. When her sister got married, Qiao Nan did not return to the Qiao family to send Qiao Zijin off.
If Qiao Nan did not even show up at the wedding banquet today, Zhou's mother would have a headache. The Zhou family might have married the wrong daughter-in-law. As soon as Qiao Nan appeared, Zhou's mother's heart was immediately relieved, and she was more enthusiastic when receiving guests.
"Nannan, I heard that you were back a long time ago. Why didn't I see you before? Where have you been these two days? Don't you remember our old neighbors, uncles and aunts?" Qiao Nan invited the neighbors of Beidayuan to the wedding banquet as her family members, and Qiao Zijin did the same today.
The difference is that Qiao Nan invited almost everyone who was not the kind of person who had bad manners and had envied Qiao Nan. Qiao Zijin, on the other hand, was polite and mentioned a few neighbors who were usually more flattering and had not ridiculed her.
Otherwise, if Qiao Zijin really acted like Qiao Nan and invited 90% of the neighbors in Beidayuan to come over for dinner, Zhou's mother might not be willing to take the initiative to pay for the banquet for the bride's relatives.
As soon as Qiao Nan sat down, a bunch of old acquaintances quickly surrounded Qiao Nan and asked Qiao Nan about this and that.
Facing the enthusiasm of these old neighbors, Qiao Nan smiled and responded perfunctorily: "It was too late the night we first arrived in Pingcheng, so I didn't bother you. The next day, my dad came to see the three children. Yesterday, the three of us adults took the three children to the park to play. You know, three-year-old children are energetic, and there are many people during the National Day. After two days, not only did we not have time, but we were also exhausted."
As for all the questions about Qiao Zijin, Qiao Nan avoided answering them.
"Dad!" At this time,
Qiao Nan saw Qiao Dongliang coming in: "Dad, wait, where are you sitting?" Zhou's mother asked Qiao Nan to sit at the table of the bride, but Qiao Nan didn't want to, so he only sat at the table of the bride's relatives and friends. Qiao Dongliang's relationship with Qiao Zijin is not as good as before recently, but no matter what, he is still Qiao Zijin's father, and Qiao Nan doesn't think that her father will definitely sit next to her.
As expected by Qiao Nan, Qiao Dongliang looked like he had a headache: "Today is a once-in-a-lifetime day for Zijin, just give her some face, after all, she has called me dad for more than 20 years." Even in her heart, she may not have regarded herself as a father.
"Okay, then I won't save a seat for you." Qiao Nan had guessed this result long ago, and she didn't care at all when she heard Qiao Dongliang's answer.
After Qiao Dongliang sat down, his expression was not very good, and he didn't look like a father who was about to marry his daughter. There was no joy of his daughter growing up, nor was there the reluctance and sadness of his daughter marrying into another family. The wooden expression seemed as if the bride today had nothing to do with him.
Some people noticed this with sharp eyes, while others just thought that the father of the bride was more introverted, hiding all his emotions and sadness, and not showing them. Such fathers also exist in this world.
At eleven o'clock, the dishes began to be served one by one, and music began to sound in the lobby. The emcee invited by the Zhou family had good eloquence and was particularly good at creating an atmosphere. Soon, the emcee drew everyone's attention to him until today's newlyweds entered the venue.
All the wedding processes were similar. The scenes that were still fresh in the early 2000s were commonplace for Qiao Nan. A bunch of people stared at the emcee and the newlyweds, but Qiao Nan was the only one who calmly took a bite of the dishes on the table from time to time and put it into his mouth, interpreting the three words "eating wedding wine" vividly.
However, the MC changed his tone: "Today is a great day for the two newlyweds. Let's hear how their close friends and relatives wish them well. Now we invite the bride's only sister to come on stage and say a few words to bless the newlyweds."
Amidst the thunderous applause, Qiao Nan almost looked confused.
Was this part added at the last minute? For a scene like this, shouldn't there be advance arrangements, even like a rehearsal, with practice and written congratulatory speeches?
Don't say Qiao Nan was confused. Zhou's father and mother looked even more confused than Qiao Nan. They looked doubtful that they had heard it wrong. Why would they invite the bride's sister to come on stage and say congratulatory speeches?
They know that Qiao Nan and Qiao Zijin have a bad relationship. Except for today, Qiao Nan did not go back to the Qiao family to see Qiao Zijin before Qiao Zijin got married, and said some caring words to Qiao Zijin. The two sisters have never met each other. Can Qiao Nan prepare for a speech on such an occasion? Is this a surprise attack? ! In other words, if Qiao Zijin arranged this, Qiao Zijin clearly wanted to see Qiao Nan make a fool of herself.
Zhou's mother's face turned straight, and her hands trembled with anger. She wanted to snatch the microphone from the MC's hand to show that the MC just said something wrong.
There is no doubt that the MC could know that the bride has a sister. The person who could make the MC say such words at this time, except Qiao Zijin, can't think of anyone else. As a result, Zhou's mother couldn't help but worry about Qiao Nan. If something really went wrong because of this, the Zhou family would never be able to explain to the Zhai family.
Fortunately, Qiao Nan was dressed appropriately, so she was not embarrassed by Qiao Zijin's sudden attack. She calmly stepped on her five-centimeter stilettos, making a clacking sound as she walked up. In an instant, with just the sound of her high heels, Qiao Nan not only stabilized her aura, but also naturally caught everyone's attention.