The opening ceremony of an engagement banquet is usually quite standard. First, an elder gives a short speech on stage, while the engaged couple stands quietly behind them like mascots for the guests to admire.
Well, not literal mascots, of course—that's just a slight exaggeration to help those who have never been engaged understand.
Since Kong Liu's grandfather and maternal grandfather were still away traveling and couldn't make it back in time, the speaker for today's engagement banquet was Gu Chenxi's grandfather.
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