Luo Ziling ignored Lin Lan’s unfriendly attitude, just chuckled twice and let them go about their own business.
As she was leaving, Lin Lan grabbed Luo Ziling and threatened through gritted teeth: "You were really awful today. Just wait and see how I deal with you later. Remember, don’t you dare piss me off!"
With that, she stalked off angrily.
Luo Ziling was left with a helpless, wry smile on his face.
Xu Chen and Wu Jiandong, Ding Zhongming came over to say goodbye to Luo Ziling when they were leaving as well.
They told Luo Ziling that they’d be leaving Yanjing early tomorrow morning and heading back to their respective posts.
This trip was half official, half personal, so they couldn’t stay in Yanjing too long.
They had a lot to take care of, so they needed to hurry back.
"Then I wish you all a smooth trip!" Luo Ziling said with a smile as he saw them off. "And may everything go smoothly for you from here on out as well!"
The three of them knew exactly what Luo Ziling meant by "everything go smoothly," and they all had that look of mutual understanding.
Coming to Yanjing for Ling Ruonan’s wedding had really opened their eyes.
Ling Ruonan’s prestige and how highly she was regarded by those big shots was far beyond anything they had imagined.
It was just a pity they hadn’t had the chance to interact face to face with those big shots today.
By comparison, Xu Chen felt a little better about it.
After all, she did get a chance to show herself tonight.
Even though she hadn’t performed that well and was a bit too excited, at least lots of people remembered her face, she left an impression on many, and later quite a few people came over to cozy up to her.
That should count as a success.
Once the bridal prank was over, no one went to disturb Luo Xusheng and Ling Ruonan anymore; they let them get some rest early.
"A brief spring night is worth a thousand gold pieces." Even if the meaning of that verse has been twisted by later generations, leaving the rest of tonight to Luo Xusheng and Ling Ruonan to arrange for themselves was a given.
To go bother them again would be a bit out of line.
While Luo Ziling was busy seeing the guests off, Ling Mingrui stayed with Ouyang Lingyun and his family, chatting.
Luo Xusheng was sitting with them too.
When Luo Ziling finally had a moment free, he went over to join the fun.
Yang Qingyin, who still hadn’t left, followed along with him.
Seeing Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin come over together, Ouyang Feifei looked a little awkward.
"This wedding today was really lively." Ouyang Lingyun chuckled as he said to Luo Ziling, who had just come over, "You two did a good job hosting it. Everyone learned a lot from today’s wedding. At least this old man has now learned plenty of ancient rituals that people have stopped paying attention to, all thanks to attending today’s ceremony."
"It’s a pity the footage of today’s wedding can’t be spread around, or the internet would be in an uproar." Luo Ziling replied with a chuckle. "I figure no one’s wedding in the future will ever be as grand as this one."
Hearing that, Ling Mingrui solemnly reminded him, "Make sure you warn the people around you not to randomly post to their Moments, otherwise it’ll have a bad impact!"
Luo Ziling nodded. "I already gave orders earlier. I had their phones checked and had all the sensitive photos deleted."
"We old guys need to talk about a few things. You young people go do your own stuff." Luo Liansheng issued the eviction notice.
Luo Ziling immediately got the hint, stood up, and called Ouyang Feifei, Ouyang Huihui, and Yang Qingyin over to sit somewhere else.
Ouyang Lingyun’s sons had originally been sitting with him as well. When they heard Luo Liansheng say that, they all stood up, ready to leave so they wouldn’t disturb the old men’s conversation. But Luo Liansheng and Ling Mingrui told them to stay, saying they wanted to talk over some things together.
Ouyang Zhenhua, Ouyang Zhengang and the others had no choice but to sit down again.
"You all looked great today, and your hosting style was good too!" After they left the spot where Luo Liansheng, Ling Mingrui, and Ouyang Lingyun were sitting, Ouyang Feifei smiled and said to Yang Qingyin, "I didn’t expect your grandpa would bring the whole family to the wedding. I thought your parents wouldn’t come!"
There was a bit of an edge to Ouyang Feifei’s words. Hearing that, Yang Qingyin felt slightly uncomfortable, but she still replied calmly, "If my grandpa came, of course my parents would come along. They’ve known each other for so many years—coming to the wedding to offer their congratulations in person is only right."
After hearing that, Ouyang Huihui couldn’t help but ask, "Did your parents agree to you hosting the wedding?"
Yang Qingyin answered, "I promised Mrs. Ling a long time ago. I wouldn’t back out because of anything."
What Yang Qingyin said made both Ouyang Feifei and Ouyang Huihui’s expressions change slightly.
But they were tactful enough not to press further.
After that, the four of them found a place to sit, ready to chat about a few things.
Fang Dongxun and Fang Qianqian, who had not left yet, suddenly popped up after they sat down.
"Haha, I really envy Mr. Luo—so many beauties around him!" Fang Dongxun came over laughing to greet them, then said very seriously to Yang Qingyin, "Qingyin, you look absolutely stunning today. I’ve always loved seeing you in Hanfu—you’re bubbling over with beauty!"
Luo Ziling laughed and chimed in, "If you’re complimenting a beauty with that classical flavor, Mr. Fang, shouldn’t you sound a bit more cultured? ’One glance topples a city, two topple a kingdom’—quoting a couple lines like that would be much more tasteful, wouldn’t it?"
"I’m just a rough guy, how could I be as well-read as Mr. Luo?" Fang Dongxun said with a self-deprecating laugh. "But seeing so many beauties, I really should learn more culture, or my talk will be too crude and the beauties will despise me!"
Fang Qianqian couldn’t resist mocking Fang Dongxun: "No matter how much you act, everyone knows what you’re really like!"
"Is that how you talk about your own brother?" Fang Dongxun looked at Fang Qianqian all aggrieved. "You think trashing your brother’s reputation in front of so many pretty women is a good idea?"
"What’s that got to do with me?" Fang Qianqian rolled her eyes at Fang Dongxun, then sat down next to Yang Qingyin, wrapped her arm around Qingyin’s, and started asking about her outfit today.
She was very interested in Yang Qingyin’s styling today and was planning to shoot a Hanfu photo set sometime. She asked Qingyin what to pay attention to when wearing Hanfu.
"The wedding today was really great—so grand it was beyond anything people could imagine!" Fang Dongxun said, turning to the wedding. "They really gave your parents a lot of face; they all came to join the festivities!"
"Luckily they came, or there really might have been an incident. With them here, some people didn’t dare act recklessly." Luo Ziling said, with a meaningful look. "If they hadn’t come, the security level wouldn’t have been this high, and we could’ve had a lot more trouble."
"That’s true!" Fang Dongxun nodded.
Fang Dongxun and Fang Qianqian didn’t stay long. After chatting for a bit, they said it was getting late and left early.
As Fang Dongxun was about to go, something suddenly occurred to him and he asked Luo Ziling, "Didn’t you say earlier you were going to show me some interesting video?"
"Oh, I almost forgot. I’ll send it to you right now!" Luo Ziling said as he pulled out his phone and opened the video recorded when those people who’d been caught later confessed.
The video recorded the part where those captured guys confessed that Fang Family people had instigated them to do these things.
After Fang Dongxun tapped the video open and watched for a bit, his expression changed instantly.