This past short vacation, I served as a groomsman three times.

One of the incidents that happened at a classmate's wedding was almost identical to what happened with my aunt in Wenzhou, except this time it was the bride's uncle who flipped the table.

At first, I was taken aback, I couldn't understand the uncle's point in flipping the table at all.

Just drinking, what's going on here?

However, the bride's mother, who is also the mother-in-law, was very considerate and sensible, with a swift operation, she calmed the storm and settled the disturbance.

This mother-in-law was quite remarkable, her speech at the wedding surprised me, it was like something out of a textbook. Let me recount it for you. Initially, it was the father-in-law who spoke, but he choked up after just one sentence and couldn't continue, so the mother-in-law had to step in urgently, taking the microphone: "I'm sorry everyone, today is a joyous day for my son-in-law and daughter. My husband is reluctant to let his little cotton jacket marry so far away, he got a bit emotional, I apologize!"

"How should I put it, today, my husband and I set foot on the land of Siping for the first time in our lives. Before today, we were strangers to the city of Siping, but after today, we will have a special affection for this city."

"Because our son-in-law, Mr. Shen Jian, grew up here, our little princess came here because of a beautiful fate, and we now have a different feeling towards this beautiful city."

"From now on, every mountain, every water, every blade of grass, and every tree here make us feel at home!"

"Perhaps it confirms the saying: falling in love with a city because of a person."

"So on this day of national celebration, we traveled from afar in Hangzhou, crossed mountains and rivers, to bring our daughter here, to become your daughter-in-law in Siping, to become a member of the people of Siping!"

"I earnestly ask all the relatives and friends present, I earnestly ask the elders and folks of Siping, as well as the mountains and waters of Siping, to treat my daughter well, to treat this girl who traveled a thousand miles for love with the warmest and friendliest care!"

"Thank you all for coming!"

"I wish you all the best of luck and a bright future!"

Oh my! I was stunned at that moment!

And this was completely impromptu, not part of the rehearsal, the plan was for the father-in-law to say a few simple words, and the parents-in-law not to speak at all.

But later, even the father-in-law got stuck, so the mother-in-law had to step in.

She stepped in so brilliantly.

The host was so impressed, laughing and saying, "Haha, Auntie's words make us Siping people feel so much pressure!"

The mother-in-law smiled gently, "Yes, this is our family's treasure. Now that I feel relieved, the pressure is now on you, Siping people, can you handle it?"

The host handed the microphone to the parents-in-law, "Uncle, Auntie, can you handle it?"

The parents-in-law were not good with words, hesitating for a while not knowing what to say, the situation became awkward, until finally, someone stood up from the guests' table: "We must handle it, please rest assured, Auntie, in your house she's a princess, in our house, she's a queen!"

Later, I found out that this person who saved the situation was the groom's uncle.

This uncle also played an indispensable role in calming the subsequent turmoil.

Later, I overheard the mother-in-law privately scolding the bride's uncle for losing his temper and meddling in the children's marriage affairs. I gossiped a bit about the ins and outs of this marriage, feeling that the table really needed to be flipped.

If it were my daughter, not only would the table be flipped, it feels like this marriage alliance wouldn't stand a chance.

So all the surprises were long planned.