The auspicious time given by the wedding planner was 9:09 in the morning. When Ruan Jie drove Xia Qia back to the Ruan Family, it was just past seven, so there was plenty of time.
The relatives of the Ruan Family who came to Beidu were not strangers. They included the four brothers of the Ruan Family, an elder uncle from the Ruanlin generation and his son. Other distant relatives from the older generation, apart from the elder uncle's family, were not that close, so it wasn't necessary to invite them. Only the elder uncle's family was brought over.
Then there was Mr. Shu from the Shu Family, along with the families of Shu Lang and Shu Wen.
These are the elders who needed to be respected with tea, while among peers the formalities weren't as strict, just exchanging some polite greetings was enough.
