Meng Liangdong was a lone man with no parents and no close paternal uncles or brothers to rely on, so he had no choice but to depend on his friends for his matrimonial matters.
Generally, the process of a man and woman getting married involves six steps: presenting betrothal gifts, asking about the name, presenting auspicious gifts, presenting the betrothal money, setting the wedding date, and welcoming the bride. The exchange of birth charts and arranging the dowry were already taken care of by Old Mr. Cheng and Shopkeeper Liu.
And the furniture and other items for the new house were all custom-made from Lin Changqing's store, with each item being the most fashionable style of the time.
