They had dinner that evening and didn't do anything else. The big day was tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Qi Sheng and the others were woken up and started getting themselves ready.
As a groomsman and the driver of the lead car, Qi Sheng had his hands full.
The wedding company had already decorated his Audi A8 with flowers, as it was the lead car.
The million-yuan luxury car was quite an eye-catcher parked in front of the hotel.
Even Lü Tong's parents were secretly shocked when they found out.
Seeing someone as young as Qi Sheng driving a million-yuan luxury car, they figured his family must be worth tens of millions.
At 8:58 AM, the motorcade departed from the hotel on time to go pick up the bride.
Lü Tong's family had arranged for a fleet of Mercedes-Benz cars, all of them E300s.
Following behind the lead A8, a drone filmed them from the air the entire way.
When they arrived at the local four-star Xile Hotel, a pre-hired truck was already lighting a 100,000-shot string of firecrackers.
The CRACKLE and POP of the firecrackers filled the air, staining the hotel entrance with blue-green smoke.
Qi Sheng waited until the firecrackers finished before driving the A8 toward the entrance.
Otherwise, if any of them hit the car, he'd have a heart attack.
Seeing the car come to a stop, the camera crew, who were already in position, focused on the back seat.
As the door opened, the groom also stepped out of the car.
After they were done getting out, Qi Sheng drove the car away.
He found an empty spot and locked it.
When he got back to the entrance, his roommates, who were also groomsmen, and Tan Hua's group of bridesmaids were all filing into the hotel.
The upcoming door games and tea ceremony would all take place in a suite on the fifth floor.
After everything was finished, they would return to the ballroom on the second floor for the meal.
"Hey, beautiful ladies, please go easy on us during the door games later," Qi Sheng said.
Qi Sheng had never been a groomsman before, but he knew that he and the other groomsmen were in for a rough time during the door games.
"Hmph! Trying to butter us up now? No way!"
Chen Jia huffed, not forgetting to remind Tan Hua, "Huahua, you're not allowed to go easy on them."
"I won't," Tan Hua said, her cheeks turning slightly red, her conscience pricking her.
"Hmph, look at you two exchanging flirty glances. I definitely won't be showing any mercy."
Chen Jia rolled her eyes. She could already tell their relationship was progressing at lightning speed.
If it weren't for the long distance, she figured it wouldn't even take a week for him to win Tan Hua over.
"You're impossible!"
Annoyed and embarrassed, Tan Hua started tickling Chen Jia, while secretly giving Qi Sheng a look that promised she would go easy on him.
"Holy crap, Brother Sheng, you're amazing! You've already won over the Goddess of Talk?"
Wu Peng and the others saw the flirty looks passing between Qi Sheng and Tan Hua.
They were instantly green with envy.
Before, they were all just a bunch of losers.
Now, Qi Sheng was tall, handsome, and rich, and on top of that, he'd managed to hook up with a top-tier beauty like Tan Hua.
Damn it all, it was depressing just thinking about it.
"I told you guys I'd win Tan Hua over. Let's hurry inside. We're about to get put through the wringer."
Qi Sheng didn't gloat any further.
They were all brothers; rubbing it in too much would be going too far.
"You bastard, you'd better treat us to a meal!"
Skinny Monkey and the others were both envious and proud.
Their own brother had won over a goddess-level beauty, so they shared in the glory.
Even though it was a four-star hotel, only two elevators were in service, which was pretty ridiculous.
After finally making it upstairs, they changed into the festive groomsmen's outfits.
They were long red robes.
Skinny Monkey looked especially comical in his, like he was about to perform a crosstalk comedy routine.
The bridesmaids had it much better with their pink bubble dresses.
Worn by the beautiful women, the dresses looked playful and cute, yet also sexy.
Especially on Tan Hua. Qi Sheng could finally appreciate the accuracy of the system's rating. She was at least a C+, very close to a D.
'My future son won't be lacking for food!'
Being stared at so intently by Qi Sheng, Tan Hua grew shy and shot him an annoyed, embarrassed glare.
She hadn't chosen the bridesmaid dress, but thankfully, it wasn't too revealing.
But her amazing figure couldn't be hidden, making her look quite buxom.
As expected, Qi Sheng and the others went through the wringer during the door games.
The part where they had to break through a facial mask with their faces messed up Qi Sheng's carefully styled hair into a bird's nest.
Then there were the hundred push-ups on the spot.
Thankfully, his Physique had increased to 69, a huge improvement from his previously scrawny self.
Otherwise, he definitely would have made a fool of himself.
Seeing Qi Sheng complete a hundred push-ups without even breaking a sweat, Chen Jia whispered something in Tan Hua's ear, making her pretty face flush bright red and causing her to start playfully wrestling with Chen Jia.
After finally getting through the whole ordeal, Qi Sheng's back was soaked with sweat.
Tan Hua took out some tissues she had with her and handed them to Qi Sheng with a look of concern, telling him to wipe the sweat off his back.
Qi Sheng didn't stand on ceremony. Right in front of Tan Hua, he took the tissues and wiped down his chest.
As for the sweat on his back, Qi Sheng's eyes darted around, and he asked Tan Hua to help him wipe it.
"Wipe it yourself. Jiajia and the others are watching."
Tan Hua shot Qi Sheng a look. This guy was really starting to push his luck.
"Miss Tan, my arms can't reach my back. Please, do me this kindness. I'm begging you."
Qi Sheng, having no sense of shame whatsoever, even started acting cute with Tan Hua.
Who says guys can't act cute? Doing it with your girlfriend is just a fun little part of a relationship.
"I swear, you're unbelievable. Fine, turn around."
Tan Hua, looking bashful, silently took out a tissue.
"Hiss... ah, that feels good!"
Feeling a soft little hand wiping his back, Qi Sheng let out an involuntary moan as a shiver ran through him.
"What are you making those noises for?"
Tan Hua pinched Qi Sheng's waist. Luckily, he hadn't been too loud.
Otherwise, if Chen Jia and the others heard, they might think the two of them were up to something indecent.
By the time she finished wiping his back, Tan Hua's delicate face was completely flushed.
She'd never wiped a guy's sweat before in her life, let alone been in such close contact with his skin.
Little did they know, their intimate interaction had been witnessed by a crowd of onlookers.
"Tsk, tsk. If they don't get together after this, it'll be hard to justify!" Wu Peng said enviously upon seeing Tan Hua wipe Qi Sheng's back.
"Of course they will. Old Qi isn't an idiot. He's not going to miss his chance with someone as gorgeous as the Goddess of Talk."
Skinny Monkey said with certainty, 'It's a man's intuition. Any guy with a girlfriend that stunning would treat her like a treasure.'
Back on the second floor, they waited for the banquet to start at noon. The food was just so-so.
Even though the table was filled with seafood and other dishes, there wasn't much that was actually good, so no one really ate their fill.
Lü Tong was so busy that he didn't get to eat a single bite until many of the guests had already left.
"Sorry if the food wasn't great, bros. When we have time over the New Year, let's all get together again."
Seeing Qi Sheng and his friends coming over to say goodbye, he quickly stood up to greet them.
"Alright, you just eat. We're not strangers. We'll get together again over the New Year."
Qi Sheng didn't want Lü Tong to trouble himself; he was probably starving by now.
At the hotel entrance, Qi Sheng first drove Wu Peng and the others to the vicinity of the bus station.
There were private cars running a dedicated route from there, 60 yuan per person, directly to the city.
"See you later, bros. Let's get together again when we have the chance."
Qi Sheng hugged each of them. They were all grown men; they didn't do the whole sentimental thing.
Everything that needed to be said had been said. There would be plenty of opportunities to meet up in the future.
"Deal. We'll be waiting for the wedding invitations for you and the Goddess of Talk. And hey, you punk, be careful. Don't go knocking her up."
Skinny Monkey and the others snickered, offering their blessings to Qi Sheng and Tan Hua.
Though their blessings were a little... crass.
"Screw you. I'm only 22, it's way too early to get married. Lü Tong had to get married because he knocked someone up."
Qi Sheng was learning from Lü Tong's lesson, determined not to get married young.
'Now that I have the system, my future is going to be amazing. Why have kids so early?'
'I'll at least wait until I've had my fun, until I'm almost thirty, before I even consider having kids.'