Several men from the Jiang family's steward entered the room, and it was not clear what they said, but after a while, Anning saw Uncle Jiang giving Jiang Haichang some money to go buy cigarettes.
After about ten minutes, Jiang Haichang came back on an electric bike, carrying a few cartons of cigarettes into the room.
The bride's family must have received the cigarettes, and probably the red envelope got a little extra too; anyway, the male guests who came with their children said they had other matters to attend to at home and left with their stuff.
The three Anning sisters were quite baffled by what they saw.
Jiang Anan asked Mrs. Jiang: "Which family's male guests leave the bride's home early on her wedding day?"
Mrs. Jiang shook her head: "I've never heard of such a thing before, at every wedding they wait until the bride finishes her ceremonial bows before leaving."
Jiang Anping couldn't sit still: "I'm going to check on the bride."
