Dragon Palace Home #10.
The wedding banquet this time was very small because of the lack of ample time for preparations. Not every guest they called could attend on such short notice.
Despite this drawback, the final result suited the newlyweds just fine. Both Jiyong and Jisoo preferred this kind of more intimate atmosphere in having fewer people to help celebrate their marriage.
In fact, Jisoo was genuinely surprised and amazed upon returning at the mansion. She couldn't believe that her friends were able to pull together something like this within just a few hours. Literally.
At first, she thought that they would only have a slightly more luxurious early dinner together. She didn't expect that there would be an actual banquet prepared for her and Jiyong in such a short amount of time.
Jennie and Lisa did everything in their power to host a memorable banquet inside their own home. Their household staff demonstrated their excellence by how swift, organized and flexible they were all throughout the rushed preparations, and of course, how excellent their level of service during the actual banquet. It wasn't just the food and table arrangements. Even the decorations were beautifully done.
But the biggest credit should be given to Chaeng who was the mastermind of this rushed marriage celebration. Without her, Jisoo might have continued delaying her marriage with Jiyong due to her low self-esteem.
Jisoo couldn't stop herself from feeling so emotional when she saw everyone greeting her and her fiancé. Oh right, Jiyong was now her husband!
"Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Kwon!"
"Best wishes to the new husband and wife!"
"Everybody! The newlyweds have arrived! You know what time it is? Time to partaaaaaaaayyyy!!! Yay!!!!!"
The newlyweds were showered with joyful wishes all around.
When Jisoo saw her mother, her tears flowed down without control.
"Don't cry!" Faye wiped her daughter's tears with a handkerchief. "Your marriage is a happy and festive event. There shouldn't be any tears!" Her own red eyes watered even as she said this.
"Mom!" Jisoo hugged her mother—or tried to. She could only do some sort of a side hug with her huge swollen belly. "You're here. I'm so happy that you're here!"
"Of course, I'll be here! What kind of mother will miss her own daughter's wedding without any valid reason? I want to scold you for only informing me this morning and almost giving me a heart attack but I'll do it another time. For now, go ahead with your husband and thank everyone who came today to celebrate your marriage."
She nodded.
Jiyong also greeted Faye. "Auntie."
"Why are you still calling me that? Call me mom."
He paused for a moment and looked a little uncomfortable but still said, "Mom."
Faye grinned and nodded in approval. "Now go, you two."
Jiyong took his wife and they personally greeted everyone.
Jihoon and Jia came. The bride's father was a little disgruntled. He had already been busy at work earlier this morning when he suddenly got a call inviting him to attend his own daughter's wedding banquet in the afternoon. He had a déjà vu of his other daughter's wedding last year.
"Why do my daughters love having surprise weddings?" Jihoon grumbled. "They're indeed sisters! Is it really that hard for them to give me, their father, at least three days, no, even just two days notice of their actual wedding day?"
Jia only listened to him without saying anything. She knew that her husband was happy for his two daughters deep inside despite his complaints.
Grandma attended as well. Her daughter-in-law, Chitthip, is still staying at Dragon Palace to personally help take care of the twins.
Actually, Chitthip was supposed to leave after Jennie completed her confinement but the new grandmother was extremely reluctant to leave her adorable baby grandsons so she couldn't help but extend her stay in the mansion. Fortunately, her son Lisa and daughter-in-law Jennie didn't mind her presence. To her credit, she didn't interfere with how the husband and wife ran their household so there was no friction between them.
The two older Manoban madams had grown rather close to Jisoo especially after she started working for Jennie's company, Orchidia. It was only natural for them to attend today's wedding banquet, not to mention that the groom was Jiyong, Lisa's fifth brother and practically a family member to the Manobans.
Alric Bauer, Orchidia's German CPO, also took a half day-off like Chaeng to attend today's wedding banquet. He felt that he must attend because Jisoo held Orchidia's purse strings. If he displeased her, his budget increase requests might not get approved.
V was unable to attend due to his full schedule today. He could only send a present to the newlyweds.
After chatting, everyone headed to the banquet. Even though everything was rushed, the girl squad still managed to come up with a simple yet enjoyable programme.
Jae happily became the emcee and entertained everyone with his lively wit and humour.
Jennie also stepped forward and performed three songs while playing the piano. She would have performed more songs if not for her twins, specifically the eldest twin Little Levi, crying for her attention.
There were speeches by Grandpa and the parents of the bride, Faye and Jihoon.
Jisoo turned into a sobbing mess while listening to her parents. Jiyong was at a loss on how to coax her to stop crying. Fortunately, there was the adorable Little Jun who managed to distract her and make her feel better with his cuteness.
The cats, Lily and Leo, were also free to roam around during the banquet. Lily guarded her twin baby brothers. Anyone who didn't know how to carry the baby twins properly received a judgmental glare from the fat, grey cat.
The atmosphere was casual yet still elegantly effortless thanks to Jennie and Lisa's very competent household staff.
Finally, Jae handed the microphone to the new Mr. and Mrs. Kwon.
"Thank you very much for coming today," Jisoo said through her teary eyes.. "Jiyong and I are so happy to share this special memory to all of you."
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