The room fell silent.
Even Xu Ji was slightly taken aback, somewhat incredulous.
It took a good while before Old Master He, as if awakening from a dream, suddenly grasped his cane and, pointing at He Zhiyao, stuttered, "You, what did you say?"
He Zhiyao's younger aunt, He Ning, chimed in, "Exactly, Zhiyao, marrying is a big deal, shouldn't you have come back to discuss it with us?"
He Zhiyao did not even spare her a glance.
He carefully put away the marriage certificate, slid it back into his pocket, then looked again at Old Master He, "Grandfather, this marriage, I've already taken care of it, so there's no need for you to worry about it anymore."
"I came here today, first, to introduce everyone to my wife. From now on, she is a member of the He family as well, and I've brought her here to recognize the place."
"Secondly, everyone should prepare the customary gifts for meeting her. Jin Ming, you take care of tallying them up."
