Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 894 - 890: Frightened

After Shen Siyuan and Ruan Hongzhuang bid farewell to their parents, they set off for the hotel to prepare for the official wedding.

The two didn’t dare to delay and headed out again, planning to reach the hotel early to welcome guests arriving one after another.

As for the rest of the family, they could set off a bit later.

Just as the two sat in the car, Tang Tang climbed up with her rounded, plump little bottom and short legs, revealing a naive and sweet smile, and softly said, "Oh~".

The wedding planner coordinating the event noticed and quickly approached, gently coaxing, "Little one, you can’t sit here, where’s your mommy?"

While speaking, they intended to lift Tang Tang out of the car, but Shen Siyuan raised his hand to stop them.

He reached out to hold Tang Tang, letting her sit in the vacant spot between him and Ruan Hongzhuang, his actions natural and gentle.

Just then, the front passenger door was pulled open, and Hong Wenqing hurriedly sat inside, not forgetting to pant and mutter, "Phew—made it just in time!"

Sneakily glancing at Shen Siyuan, he had a distinctly disgruntled expression as if he was saying, "Don’t leave me behind this time."

"Thank you for your effort."

Looking at him, Shen Siyuan couldn’t help but find it amusing, his tone filled with jest.

Huang Yuntao, in the driver’s seat, couldn’t hold back his laughter, his shoulders slightly shaking.

Just as they were talking, Mao Sanmei arrived, her gaze falling on Tang Tang. Seeing this, Shen Siyuan said to her, "Tang Tang will go to the hotel with you, if you’re worried, find a car to follow behind us, and we’ll go together."

After instructing Mao Sanmei, he waved to Xiao Yue, who was standing at the gate of the old house.

Once Xiao Yue approached, Shen Siyuan instructed, "Bring Dou Dou and Duoduo along later."

Saying this, his gaze went beyond Xiao Yue into the yard—only to see Dou Dou and Duoduo playing lively with the sisters Ruan Yuxi and Ruan Xiaotong, their crisp laughter ringing out, who would’ve imagined, just recently, these kids had a small tiff, and even started fighting?

That’s just the nature of children, one moment they might have teary eyes, and the next, they’re laughing together in a hug.

As the car slowly started, Hong Wenqing in the front passenger seat couldn’t help but look up at the sky outside the window, quietly murmuring, "Will there be birds flying over again?"

Sounding like talking to himself, he was actually trying to probe Shen Siyuan in the backseat.

Not being foolish, he could vaguely sense today’s series of strange occurrences seemed somehow connected with Shen Siyuan.

"That, I wouldn’t know." Shen Siyuan responded with a smile, his tone not revealing much emotion.

But this time, Hong Wenqing was disappointed—peaceful throughout the journey, not a single bird flew by, nor did any unexpected incident occur.

Shen Siyuan clearly understood it was all because Tang Tang sat in the car.

After the car arrived at the hotel, Shen Siyuan and Ruan Hongzhuang led Tang Tang out, handing her over to Mao Sanmei who came to meet them, not forgetting to remind, "Play nearby, don’t wander too far."

Seeing Mao Sanmei nod in agreement, Shen Siyuan felt at ease accompanying Ruan Hongzhuang into the hotel.

Ruan Xiangqian had his wealth and influence, now his daughter’s wedding should naturally be extravagant.

He directly reserved the entire hotel—to know, this hotel could originally host more than ten weddings simultaneously, but today, it belonged only to Shen Siyuan and Ruan Hongzhuang.

From the hotel entrance, everything was festive: a red carpet stretched from the entrance to the banquet hall, lined with fresh flowers, several hundred welcoming ladies in uniform stood in two rows, each with exquisite makeup and gentle smiles, bowing and greeting every guest warmly and appropriately.

Being a Chinese wedding, the whole venue was arranged in an ancient and elegant style, as exquisite as an ornately carved old mansion.

The view was filled with joyous Chinese red, even the dragon and phoenix sculpture in the center appeared lifelike, as if ready to lift into the air; even the decorative lanterns were in dragon-phoenix harmony shapes.

Rows of red lanterns hung under the eaves, when lit up, brightening the entire venue like daylight, warming the atmosphere.

To keep guests entertained while waiting, traditional performances were arranged on-site, lively and spirited.

These details were all organized by Jiang Yingxue, who arrived early at the wedding site to verify various procedures.

Seeing her, Shen Siyuan promptly went up to thank her, "Mom, it’s really hard on you today, sorry for the trouble."

Ever since accepting the red envelope from Jiang Yingxue, he stopped calling her "Aunt Jiang" and switched to a more natural and affectionate "Mom."

Jiang Yingxue instantly smiled like a blooming flower.

Today she was also especially radiant, her well-fitted cheongsam complementing her elegant demeanor, her makeup just right, standing beside Ruan Hongzhuang, if not mentioned, one might really mistake them for sisters.

"Oh, don’t say that, it’s not just me handling things, your mom helped a lot too." Jiang Yingxue replied politely.

Shen Siyuan pursed his lips, jokingly saying, "Forget it, her not causing trouble is the biggest help."

Jiang Yingxue laughed heartily at his teasing, "Don’t say that in front of your mom, or she’ll be sad."

"She won’t."

Shen Siyuan replied indifferently, with a tone of certainty—he was speaking the truth, after all these years, Huang Huijuan herself had long gotten used to it, she wouldn’t take a joke to heart.

"Alright, let’s not chatter. Ruan Ruan, you should go backstage and touch up your makeup; soon, you’ll need to welcome guests with Siyuan."

Jiang Yingxue said while patting Ruan Hongzhuang’s hand, urging the couple to prepare. Shen Siyuan and Ruan Hongzhuang replied and temporarily headed backstage.

At this moment, Chen Yuxiu entered with her two daughters, and upon seeing Jiang Yingxue, enthusiastically asked, "Sister-in-law, anything I can help with?"

"No, no need for that, find a place to sit down first, I’ll come find you when I’m done."

Jiang Yingxue smiled, waving her hand.

She stayed at the door to greet Ruan Family’s business partners—after all, it’s an important event for the Ruan Family’s daughter, naturally needing to invite influential figures.

Though mostly it was just business relations, not inviting them would make the Ruan Family seem impolite and disrespectful.

And these people needed her personal greeting to show enough gravity.

As for Ruan Xiangqian, he was already in the banquet hall chatting with early-arriving dignitaries.

"Alright, we’ll head in then." Chen Yuxiu said while pulling Ruan Yuxi and Ruan Xiaotong with her.

Being Ruan Hongzhuang’s family, she came with the convoy and certainly would take her daughters along.

After a couple of steps, Ruan Xiaotong shook Chen Yuxiu’s hand, softly whining, "Mom, I want to find my sister!"

From morning till now, they hadn’t had a proper moment with Ruan Hongzhuang.

"Your sister is busy today, how could she have time for you? You should find... um..."

Before Chen Yuxiu could finish, stepping into the banquet hall, she suddenly froze, her mind struck by a "buzz," leaving her in a daze.

Instantly, she saw by the stage, two children playing and running around—it was Dou Dou and Duoduo, who were playing in the yard with her daughters earlier.

Yet, Chen Yuxiu recalled when they got in the car, Dou Dou and Duoduo didn’t follow along.

When boarding with Ruan Yuxi and Ruan Xiaotong, she specifically checked the yard where the two children were playing among the flowers! How did they get to the hotel even before her?