The Wu Family’s parents were okay, because they had met Ni Cuihua and knew that Ni Cuihua was not that kind of person, but Wu Chenjun’s grandmother was somewhat unhappy.
The elderly place the greatest value on etiquette and reputation.
No matter what, Shangguan Xi is their Wu Family’s eldest daughter-in-law. How could her parents not be present at such an important moment?
What would outsiders think of Shangguan Xi?
What would they think of their Wu Family?
Those who didn’t know might think that the Wu Family had been rude and offended Ni Cuihua and Shangguan Dehui, and that was why the couple hadn’t even shown their faces.
"Mom, don’t be angry. Maybe the in-laws had some emergency that delayed them," Chen Qian, Wu Chenjun’s mother, persuaded the Wu Family’s elderly matriarch.
The Wu Family’s elderly matriarch frowned and said, "What could possibly be more important than their own daughter’s wedding?"
Chen Qian was stunned. She really couldn’t think of a reason that would make both Shangguan Dehui and Ni Cuihua absent.
The Wu Family’s elderly matriarch continued, "I originally thought Xiaoxi was a good stepmother, but I didn’t expect her to show her true colors so quickly! Who is she performing for? Is she purposely embarrassing Xiaoxi, or the Wu Family? If this gets out, what will others think of our Wu Family!"
"All the stepmothers in the world are cut from the same cloth!" The Wu Family’s elderly matriarch stomped the ground with her walking stick.
The elderly lady was truly very angry!
Because she really couldn’t think of any reason that Shangguan Dehui and Ni Cuihua could be absent.
Wu Zhihao advised, "Mom, there are some things that aren’t appropriate to discuss publicly. Maybe they really did have some urgent matter to attend to. I’ve known Dehui for so many years, I know he’s not careless, and the mother-in-law too, you can tell, she’s also a very reasonable person."
The Wu Family’s elderly matriarch was still somewhat displeased, "Even if there was really some big issue, a word in advance would have been appropriate. The Wu Family isn’t unreasonable. If there had been a big issue, speaking up might have allowed us to offer help! What does it mean for them to not offer any explanation at all?"
Master Mo and Madam Mo also attended the wedding and found it strange not to see Shangguan Dehui and Ni Cuihua.
Back in Jinghua Village, the couple Ni Cuihua and Shangguan Dehui were still entertaining the guests, but when it came time for Shangguan Xi to get in the car, Ni Cuihua and Shangguan Xi had disappeared.
At the church ceremony, Shangguan Dehui appeared briefly, but after the process was completed, he disappeared again.
They came and went like the wind.
By rights, today was Shangguan Xi’s big day, and neither of them were people without discretion. They shouldn’t have acted this way.
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