their careers.If the treatment succeeded, it would only be helping a friend with little personal gain, but if it failed, their career prospects would suffer. It was a loss-making deal from start to f...Chapter 737: Wedding in Progress (Part 2)

Since Yun Xi's family was in the old city, Xiao Yu and his group left at four o'clock in the morning to head there.

The decorations were already up at Yun Xi’s house. Tables and chairs had been set out downstairs for guests attending the wedding ceremony to rest on.

As the only child of their family, Yun Xi's parents invited all the relatives they could think of; first, because she was their one and only daughter, and secondly, because Yun Xi had married into a good family, making them feel very proud. Thus, even distant relatives received invitations.

Wearing a red cheongsam, Yun Xi sat in her room while several girls around the same age as her chatted with her.

Their car reached the old city at around six o'clock in the morning. According to northern customs, it was still early for the wedding ceremony to begin, but since the venue was in Beijing, they had no choice but to leave early. As a result, they were making special arrangements, which fortunately wasn't controversial these days.

Xiao Yu's group arrived with six Mercedes cars and four buses. Yesterday when contacting Yun Xi’s parents, they said that they wouldn’t be attending since there were many relatives here who needed to be entertained with banquets in the old city.

After hearing Yun Xi's father's words, Xiao Yu and his mother discussed it and ultimately decided to bring all of Yun Xi’s family members over to Beijing. Of course, this was also Xiao Yu's wish because he wanted Yun Xi’s relatives to witness their wedding and know how happy she would be in the future.

Thus, when they came this time, Xiao Yu arranged for several luxury buses that could accommodate all of Yun Xi’s family members.

The people accompanying Xiao Yu to fetch the bride were Song Hushan and Wan Hongguang who handled everything, while Zhuo Simiao, Zhang Dahan, Wei Jun and others accompanied Xiao Yu to pick up Yun Xi.

When they arrived at Yun Xi's apartment complex, for anyone blocking their car to collect red envelopes, Xiao Yu handed out a thousand yuan red envelope. Although this amount wasn't much considering Xiao Yu's status, since he didn’t have that much cash despite his property value, giving a thousand yuan was already quite generous.

Since Xiao Yu and the others entered Yunxi's residential area, he couldn't remember how many red envelopes they had given out. However, Song Hushan’s car was carrying a box filled with such red envelopes, so whenever someone stopped their vehicle, Song Hushan didn’t hesitate to hand them out.

After driving slowly, Xiao Yu and the others finally arrived at the building where Yunxi lived.

The moment their car stopped, Song Hushan and Wan Hongguang quickly got off and started handing out cigarettes they had taken from their pockets to Yunxi's relatives and friends sitting downstairs.

At this point, it was impossible to tell that the two of them were powerful figures. Especially Wan Hongguang, who was the mayor of an ancient city! To the people there, Wan Hongguang was someone they could only look up to but never reach.

But now, Wan Hongguang seemed like a common matchmaker, occasionally passing out cigarettes to Yunxi's relatives and friends sitting below.

This didn’t make Wan Hongguang feel demeaned. Although Yunxi’s family was unremarkable (to the point that he wouldn't even look at them normally), now they had climbed to great heights—becoming part of Xiao Family and Zhao Family! Just thinking about it made him incredulous.

In a corner of Yunxi's building, there was a table where seven or eight people were sitting. These individuals didn’t dress or behave like other relatives of Yunxi’s family; instead, they exuded an aura.

These few people were also relatives of Yunxi's family. They either worked as government officials or as company executives. Because their relationship with the Yun Family was somewhat distant, they hadn't attended Yunxi's engagement ceremony. However, after hearing about Xiao Family’s residence from others, they didn’t believe it. In their view, such stories were exaggerated.

Originally, when Yunxi's father sent out invitations, these people had no intention of coming; despite being relatives, their social status was quite different, so there hadn't been much interaction over the years. Therefore, after seeing the invitation, they simply threw it aside. But later on, hearing about Xiao Family’s residence again made them curious and decided to attend just out of curiosity. Even if the stories were exaggerated, owning a regular courtyard in Beijing still meant having considerable wealth; it wasn't something that could be achieved with less than tens of millions. So, they all came today for Yunxi's wedding.

Seeing these people arrive made Yunxi's father very happy as well. These relatives of his were all capable individuals from the ancient city! But due to their social status differences, there hadn’t been much interaction between them in recent years. Therefore, now that they had come today, it made him feel quite proud.

Moreover, Yunxi's father also wanted to show off how well he'd done by marrying into such a good family. Since he couldn't catch up with his relatives in life, he hoped that through his child’s success, he could gain some of their respect as well.

At this moment, when Xiao Yu's car stopped at the building where Yun Xi lived, her father also heard the commotion upstairs and hurried down to greet them.

"Com... Comrade Wan" Wan Hongguang was distributing cigarettes one by one. When he reached the table in the corner, he quickly took out a cigarette and handed one to each person. One of these people looked up at Wan Hongguang when taking the cigarette; this glance was supposed to be brief, but upon seeing him clearly, his hand trembled and the cigarette he had just received fell onto the table with a 'thud'. He exclaimed in shock.

Hearing this person's words, everyone else also looked up. Initially, they hadn't noticed who was distributing cigarettes. After hearing what the man said, however, they all turned to look and were stunned upon seeing Wan Hongguang. They quickly stood up, their faces full of astonishment as they stared at him.

They weren’t ordinary citizens; ordinary citizens hardly recognized government officials. But these people were different—they might be low-ranking officials in the city's bureaucracy but they all knew who the Secretary of the Municipal Committee was.

"You are..." Wan Hongguang looked at this person, puzzled, and asked.

"Com...... Comrade Wan! You..... Hello, I'm Xiao Liu from the Finance Bureau’s office!" Hearing Wan Hongguang's question, the man quickly extended his hand and said excitedly to Wan Hongguang.

It wasn’t just this person who was excited; everyone else was also looking at Wan Hongguang in excitement. None of them had expected to meet Wan Hongguang here. He was a towering figure in the city, whose word was law. Usually, they wouldn't even have the chance to speak with him, let alone receive cigarettes from him.

Upon hearing this person's introduction, the others also quickly introduced themselves to Wan Hongguang.

Hearing their introductions, Wan Hongguang nodded understandingly. However, he didn’t put on any airs; instead, he shook hands with each of them in turn. He was well aware that his role today was as per Old Man Song’s instructions—to help Xiao Yu with the wedding arrangements because of his familiarity with the city—otherwise, there were plenty of other elders who could do this.

"You all rest here; I'll go over to check on things," Wan Hongguang said after their introductions.

Hearing this, they did not dare say anything and quickly nodded in agreement. After leaving them, Wan Hongguang took a cigarette and walked toward the other side of the venue.

After seeing Wan Hongguang leave, they didn’t dare sit there like the Uncle did.

"Cousin, whatever we can do for you, just tell us. As uncles of my niece-in-law, we shouldn't just sit here!"

"Right! Cousin, please speak..."

Seeing Yun Xi's father welcoming Xiao Yu and his people upstairs, these few men hurried over to say.

They had thought that their status was enough to grace the Yun family with their presence at this wedding ceremony. But seeing Wan Hongguang here made all of them think otherwise. They couldn’t believe that Yun Xi’s in-laws could be so influential, which is why they were here!

The truth was, if it wasn't for the close relationship between the two families, no matter how high up his status was, Wan Hongguang would never have come.

Upon hearing their words, Yun Xi's father couldn’t help but look surprised. These few people were all relatives to them and had some level of standing in society so he hadn’t given them any tasks at the wedding. Besides, they had never volunteered to offer any assistance either, so it was unexpected for them to say such things now.

"No need, no need! Go take a rest, I’ll call you when it's time to leave!" Yun Xi’s father thought of assigning them some tasks but then remembered their status and quickly retracted his offer.

“Don't be like that! Brother, please give us something to do!” A bitter smile appeared on the men’s faces as they looked at Wan Hongguang who was passing out cigarettes. They pleaded with him.

Seeing their expressions, Yun Xi's father was also taken aback. He had thought they were just being polite but now he knew that wasn’t true. After rising to prominence, these few men would never pay any attention to him, so it seemed strange for them to act like this now.

However, since the few of them made such a request, Yun Xi’s father didn't know what else to say. He then said to them, "Why don’t you accompany Yun Xi's in-laws upstairs You’re more experienced than we are so it would be embarrassing if any mishaps happen.o raise their heads again."Inside...""Go inside...."Seeing that the middle-aged policeman pulled out his gun, the policemen behind him were stunned for a moment. A few of them quickly drew their guns...