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Chapter 382: The In-House Photographer

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After the wedding, Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan planned to go back. Before leaving, Lao Huang gave Huang Erhe some special instructions.

"Pick a date, and you two should take some time to go to Qingjiang and hold a wedding ceremony there. After all, many relatives and friends are there, and it's only right that we host a banquet for your wedding."

Before Huang Erhe could reply, Fan Yingrong interjected, "Dad, Mom, Erhe and I won't be going to Qingjiang. You two should still host the banquet. My condition isn't suitable for long trips. Please tell our relatives and friends so they can understand. I think they'll be understanding, right, Mom?"

Old Huang was speechless, and Zeng Lijuan felt the same way. They had only just gotten married and this was already happening. Her second son must have been blind to have chosen such a wife.

However, for the sake of the baby in her belly, Zeng Lijuan agreed to Fan Yingrong's request.

"Fine, if we don't want to go, we don't have to go! It'll save us some trouble."

Fan Yingrong said with a smile, "Thank you for your understanding, Mom and Dad. By the way, these are gifts that my parents, Erhe and I prepared for you. Please take them back and share them with your relatives and friends."

The elderly couple looked at the huge pile of pastry boxes, feeling utterly frustrated. How were they supposed to carry all this over such a long distance with just the two of them and four hands?

If we don't accept it, it will seem like we're looking down on our in-laws. But if we do accept it, what will we do on the way?

In the end, the couple still set off with this pile of snacks. They didn't eat any meals on the way, and ate snacks for three meals a day. When Lao Huang got home, he didn't even want to see these snacks.

Zeng Lijuan was worried that the food would spoil if left for too long, so despite her fatigue from the journey, she delivered the snacks she had brought back to each household. She also delivered two boxes to the Yu family.

Upon seeing her in-laws return, Zheng Aiying quickly greeted them, "Why are you back so soon? Since you've come all this way, why not stay a few more days?"

Zeng Lijuan handed two boxes of pastries to Zheng Aiying: "Don't even mention it, I brought you two boxes of pastries, don't think it's too little, it's really..." Sigh! Never mind!

After putting her things down, Zeng Lijuan was about to go downstairs.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Aiying grabbed her arm and said, "Don't go! You two have come all this way back, you must be tired. Don't go home to cook tonight, eat here with me. It'll be a good opportunity for your husband Lao Huang and my husband Lao Yu to have a drink and chat. After you eat, go home and get a good night's sleep."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Lijuan felt a mix of emotions. They were all in-laws, yet the difference was too great.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. I need to hurry up and deliver all the things. I'll come over with Lao Huang when I'm done."

When the two families had dinner together that evening, Zeng Lijuan couldn't hold back any longer and poured out all her grievances.

"Can you believe it? In the Huang family, we take in a daughter-in-law, not a son, and you want my grandson to take her family name? Are you kidding me?"

"As for setting the wedding date, they didn't even bother to discuss it with us. They just called and told us, and the timing was so rushed. Do you think their family respects me and his father?"

Zeng Lijuan seemed to have found an outlet, and she listed out all the things she was unhappy about one by one on her fingers.

The Fan family's behavior left Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying speechless. How could they do things like that? It was so disrespectful to the groom's parents!

"The funniest thing is that when we were about to leave, they brought over a huge pile of snacks, without even considering whether Lao Huang and I could carry them all? We were originally planning to go to the market to buy some local specialties to bring back as gifts for relatives and friends, but now that we have this pile of snacks, what's the point of buying anything else?"

Old Huang was already in a bad mood, and listening to Zeng Lijuan's rant only made him more annoyed.

"Alright, now that you're back, just shut up! With all this ability, why didn't you tell your son and daughter-in-law when you were over there?"

"That's because Fan Yingrong is pregnant, otherwise I would have said a few words to her."

Old Huang scoffed, "Look at you, so capable. I bet you only dare to say that to my face."

At this moment, Zheng Aiying spoke up and advised, "Forget it, let Erhe and his wife live their own lives from now on. As long as they are doing well, that's enough. You parents can help them out a bit more."

"This second son!" Zeng Lijuan shook her head in disappointment.

"Alright! Old Huang, Old Zeng, you may be unhappy, but if something really happens to the child, can you just ignore it? The debts of children are debts that can never be repaid!" Old Yu also tried to persuade them.

Old Huang, feeling dejected, picked up his small wine glass and took a small sip.

That evening, Old Huang suddenly said, "If I ever go to Shanxi Province again, I'm not human."

Zeng Lijuan knew that Lao Huang was unhappy, so she didn't try to comfort him. She thought that he would calm down after a while. What else could she do? She could only put up with a daughter-in-law like that. Fortunately, she didn't live with her, so out of sight, out of mind. However, she kept thinking about the unborn baby and wondered if it was a boy or a girl.

As per Huang Xiaochuan's request, Butler Liang found a professional photography studio team. This team specializes in providing private photography services to Hong Kong's wealthy families and is generally known as their "official photographers" in Hong Kong. The only drawback is that they charge high fees, but that was not a problem for Huang Xiaochuan. What he cared about was privacy.

After learning about the situation, Huang Xiaochuan instructed Butler Liang to sign an agreement with this so-called in-house photographer team.

"Hello Mr. Huang, I'm Elena, your personal photographer."

Huang Xiaochuan looked at the woman in front of him, who was in her thirties and seemed to be of mixed race, with very fair skin.

"Hello! Please have a seat!"

Elena was also observing this young tycoon. She had never heard of such a talented young man in a Hong Kong tycoon family. Only after signing a confidentiality agreement did she learn that this young tycoon was actually from mainland China.

After Elena sat down, Huang Xiaochuan got straight to the point: "My butler already told you about my requirements beforehand, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Huang, Butler Liang has already told me all your requirements. Don't worry, these are not problems."

"Great! I'll have my butler inform you of the specific schedule in advance."

The two then discussed some more details.

Huang Xiaochuan plans to take wedding photos in the places where he and Yu Xiang live and study, as well as in his hometown, to create a memorable backdrop. When shooting in mainland China, the couple will mainly wear traditional Chinese clothing, while the wedding photos taken in Hong Kong will feature Western wedding dresses.

These clothes will be designed and made by Lin Junfeng and a professional designer. The wedding dress will be custom-made with el haute uture. A professional designer will soon travel to Shanghai to accurately measure Yu Xiang's body size.

Actually, all of this could be handled by a professional wedding planning team in Hong Kong, but Huang Xiaochuan felt it was better to follow his own ideas for some details.

Back at the old house, Big Stick and Little Stick ran around the yard excitedly after seeing Huang Xiaochuan, constantly wagging their tails and wagging their tails at him.

Huang Xiaochuan patted their heads to soothe them, and it took him a while to calm them down.

Today, Yu Xiang is resting at home and is looking at picture books with Xuanxuan, while also teaching Xuanxuan to recognize the various animals in the books.

"Panda, this is a giant panda. There are giant pandas in the zoo. When your uncle comes back, he'll take you to the zoo to see the giant pandas."

The commotion caused by the big stick and the small stick startled Yu Xiang and her aunt, and Xuanxuan also looked up and tried to see outside.

At that moment, Huang Xiaochuan entered the room carrying a bag.

"Oh! You're back?" Yu Xiang stood up with a look of surprise.

"You're back!" Huang Xiaochuan put down his bag and hugged Yu Xiang.

Yu Xiang happily hugged her little man, but she quickly pushed Huang Xiaochuan away.

She didn't forget to whisper a reminder, "My aunt is home!"

Only then did Huang Xiaochuan notice Xiao Xuanxuan: "Hey, Xuanxuan, when did you get here?"

The little girl smiled shyly, hugged Yu Xiang's leg without saying a word. After all, she hadn't seen Huang Xiaochuan for a while. She just looked at her uncle with curiosity and didn't greet him.

Hearing the commotion, Auntie peeked out from the kitchen and was delighted to see Huang Xiaochuan had returned!

"Xiao Chuan's back? Why didn't you call? I would have cooked a few more dishes."

"Auntie, don't go to so much trouble. Just eat whatever we have at home!"

"Your Uncle Qian went up the mountain and dug up a lot of bamboo shoots. I made braised bamboo shoots and stewed bamboo shoots with pork and bamboo shoots."

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan suddenly felt a bit hungry: "Isn't this perfect!"

"Oh dear, this is terrible, the pot is going to burn!" My aunt suddenly remembered that there was still food cooking on the stove.

Yu Xiang asked, "Did you see Grandma?"

"I saw her. She was chatting with a group of elderly people at the entrance of the alley. I greeted her, and she said she would be back in a little while."

Yu Xiang straightened Huang Xiaochuan's collar: "Since dinner hasn't started yet, go upstairs and take a shower and change your clothes."

After dinner, Aunt and Grandma took Xuanxuan out for a walk. They had made some new friends since they came to Shanghai, so they would go out for walks and meet friends from time to time. Grandma had also found a mahjong partner and they played mahjong every day.

Furthermore, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and this was also to create a private space for Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang.

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