Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Following the directions of the maids, Tang Tianlei soon arrived at the second checkpoint set up by Shi Jinpeng. Three maids stood there, each carrying a tray containing a gold coin, a seal, and a hairpin, respectively. Another maid, seeing Tang Tianlei arrive, asked as instructed by Shi Jinpeng:

"Young master, please choose one of these three items first."

"Can I leave after I've made my selection?" Tang Tianlei asked, puzzled.

"Yes, you can go over after you've made your selection."

Looking at the contents of the three plates, Tang Tianlei fell into deep thought, unable to immediately grasp his father-in-law's intentions. However, judging from the items themselves, the gold coins likely symbolized money, the seal probably symbolized power, and as for the hairpin, was it for beauty?

Tang Tianlei pondered for a while and finally concluded that the hairpin likely represented Shi Yao'er. His intuition told him that he should not choose the gold coin or the seal, so he stepped forward and picked up the hairpin. The maids did not say anything, but simply made way for him.

Continuing on, they soon arrived at the courtyard outside Shi Yao'er's boudoir. Standing in front of the gate was Shi Jinpeng himself. Seeing Tang Tianlei arrive, he asked with a smile, "Why are you so late, my dear son-in-law?"

"There were too many people coming to ask for my favor along the way, which caused some delays."

“These past few days, I’ve been thinking a lot about your marriage to Yao’er, and it’s made me quite emotional. After much deliberation, I still feel that this marriage is a bit hasty. I suggest you go back today and discuss it again in a few days.” With that, Shi Jinpeng turned to leave. Tang Tianlei, having heard and seen this, didn’t understand what Shi Jinpeng was up to. Seeing Shi Jinpeng about to leave, he anxiously called out, “Uncle, wait!”

Shi Jinpeng stopped, slowly turned around, his smile gone, and asked with an uncertain expression, "What is it?"

Tang Tianlei opened his mouth to question her, but the words caught in his throat as his mind raced, constantly recalling everything that had happened during that time.

"The arranged marriage is known throughout the city. Both Tang and his family are prominent figures in Qingfeng County. My uncle would never do something that would damage the reputation of both families. If that's the case, then he's testing me. But why is he using the postponement of the marriage to test me? Is he trying to make me anxious? He must be trying to exploit my weakness to see if I'll do something foolish."

Having made up his mind, Tang Tianlei said unhurriedly, "Uncle, the whole city already knows about the wedding. If we postpone it, wouldn't everyone in the city laugh at our Tang family? If you have any objections to me, why don't we finish the wedding first and then talk it over behind closed doors? I will definitely follow your advice and correct my mistakes. If I am truly not good enough for Yao'er, then Yao'er can write a letter to sever our marital relationship. In this way, we can save face for both families and allow me to discover my shortcomings so that I can correct them."

Looking into Tang Tianlei's sincere eyes, Shi Jinpeng closed his own and slowly said to him, "Go, Yao'er is waiting for you."

"Thank you, Uncle!"

Having finally passed the last hurdle, Tang Tianlei was overjoyed. Shi Yao'er, who was standing inside the room with her headscarf up, saw Tang Tianlei enter the courtyard and happily hurried back to the bed, lowering her veil and waiting for her beloved to come and greet her.

A short while later, the door was pushed open, and Tang Tianlei strode into the room. Xiao Luo, who was standing to the side, immediately went up and took the hairpin from Tang Tianlei's hand, saying to him, "Please wait a moment, young master."

Then she went into the inner room, put the hairpin on Shi Yao'er's head, and then came outside, gesturing for Tang Tianlei to enter. Inside, she saw a woman sitting on the bed, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, her feet resting on red lotuses, her hands clasped in red. Hearing the noise, the woman's brocade canopy fluttered slightly, her hands clenched tightly, as if she wanted to reach out, but she restrained herself.

Tang Tianlei stood there, his heart filled with mixed emotions, as if he had a thousand words to say and a thousand tender feelings to express. Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Luo gently nudged Tang Tianlei from behind, pulling him back to reality. He stepped forward, extended a branch of the maple tree, and whispered to Shi Yao'er, "Wife, it's time to go."

Shi Yao'er slowly reached out and grabbed the branch that was offered to her. She stood up and, with Xiao Luo's help, walked step by step to Tang Tianlei's right side. They walked out of the courtyard gate, through the courtyard, across the garden, and straight out of the mansion gate. She boarded the four-horse carriage and, amidst the celebrations of the onlookers, headed towards the green maple tree.

Soon, the convoy arrived at the maple tree. Inside the car, Shi Yao'er was marveling at how these few steps felt like a lifetime had passed when the car door was opened. Under the brocade canopy, she saw the same slender maple branch, seemingly delicate yet so strong. Holding the branch, she followed Tang Tianlei forward with firm steps.

Stepping onto the stage, Su Yang had been waiting for a long time. Because he arrived early, the audience below was full of onlookers who had come to join in the fun. He had been waiting anxiously for a while, and seeing the newlyweds arrive made him even happier than the newlyweds themselves.

After the two stood still, Su Yang mechanically recited the blessing he had memorized the day before. Then, according to the procedure, Su Yang had to hand the red string bell on his left wooden cane to the newlyweds before anyone else could cut it, in order to complete his mission.

Once it started, a group of people who had been arranged in advance rushed to the stage, each holding a pair of scissors wrapped with a red string, intending to cut the red string bell. This was just a formality, and no one would actually cut it, but Su Yang took it seriously. He used an iron plate in his right hand to block left and right while rushing towards the bride and groom on the other side.

So when he saw someone blocking his way, he subconsciously used his elemental power to strengthen his body and just rammed into them, knocking the person back several meters. He strode up to the newlyweds, took the red rope bell and maple leaf from the wooden staff, gave each of them a maple leaf, and then the two of them held the red rope bell together, successfully completing his mission as a matchmaker.

The crowd below cheered with joy upon seeing that Qingfeng's wedding ceremony was complete, and enthusiastic applause erupted in the square. After that, apart from the wedding banquet that evening, Su Yang had nothing else to do, and he was happy to have some free time. He found Lin Anlan below the stage, wanting to take her back to the Tang family with him, but Lin Anlan was already in tears. Looking at Tang Tianlei and Shi Yao'er, who were full of happiness on the stage, she wanted to have a home of her own for the first time.

"Why are you crying?" Su Yang frantically groped for tissues, finally managing to pull out only a red paper, which he handed to Lin Anlan to wipe her tears.

Lin Anlan was amused by the red paper handed to her, and said in a tearful voice, "Who uses wedding red paper to wipe away tears!"

"This...hehe," Su Yang could only awkwardly touch his face.

However, Lin Anlan did not blame him too much: "You must be exhausted after being on stage for so long. Let's go back to the Tang family."

That afternoon, everything was ready and all the guests gathered. In the evening, the wedding banquet that truly belonged to the newlyweds officially began. Su Yang and Lin Anlan sat at the main table, drinking wedding wine. Watching Tang Guangquan and Shi Jinpeng calling each other brothers, and Tang Tianlei being pulled by guests to pour wine outside, they forgot everything for a moment, their hearts filled with this moment of happiness.