It was clear that David Carson was feeling uneasy about kneeling in front of such arge audience.


    At over 50 years old, he found the situation quite embarrassing.


    The master of ceremonies addressed him gravely, stating, “Groom officer, this is your wedding day! Today marks the union of two families into one. You have a beautiful young wife by your side and loving parents who cherish you. In our Chinese culture, we ce great importance on filial piety, which is why kneeling and bowing to your parents is a customary practice. Why hesitate?”


    Upon hearing this, Grant Ward’s wife couldn’t hold back her tears.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    While it is true that two families are bing one, she really wished her daughter wasn’t starting this journey with someone so much older.


    However, there was no turning back now; she could only watch the events unfold.


    David Carson, feeling the pressure from the emcee, reluctantly knelt down. He first bowed to Grant Ward, calling him “Dad,” and then turned to Grant Ward’s wife, addressing her as “Mom.”


    The couple exchanged nces, both feeling profoundly disheartened.


    At that moment, staff rushed to bring two chairs for Grant Ward and his wife to sit together. The master of ceremonies then informed David Carson, “Traditionally, the bride and groom would serve tea to both sets of parents. Since the groom’s parents are absent today, we’ll proceed with the bride and groom serving tea only to the bride’s parents.”


    The bride, with red eyes from crying, reluctantly joined David Carson and knelt beside him in front of her parents.


    Staff quickly brought over two cups of tea and handed them to David Carson. Holding one cup, he blushed as he said to Grant Ward, “Dad, please have some tea…”


    Grant Ward felt an overwhelming urge to throw the cup in anger but, ncing at Isaac Cameron in the audience, who was watching him with a dark expression, he thought better of it. He quickly reached out and epted the tea from David Carson.


    David Carson then handed the second cup to Grant Ward’s wife, saying, “Mom, here’s your tea!”<fnf139> Original content can be found at find·novel</fnf139>


    Grant Ward’s wife was equally displeased, feeling a thousand objections to drinking tea from him. Just as she hesitated, David Carson held the cup up, and after a moment, he began to feel embarrassed and sore in his arms.


    Noticing his wife’s reluctance, Grant Ward urgently gestured for her toply. He feared that Isaac Cameron might think poorly of him.


    Grant Ward’s wife, realizing her husband was ring at her, clenched her teeth and reluctantly epted the cup, drinking from it.


    The emcee smiled and announced, “Drinking tea from the son-inw symbolizes eptance of him. Now, let me ask the bride’s parents: Are you satisfied with the groom?”


    Grant Ward sighed, his eyes red, and replied, “Yes, yes…”


    In truth, he was far from satisfied but dared not express his true feelings at that moment.


    Grant Ward’s wife, having no choice, echoed her husband’s words, despite her own feelings.


    In the audience, Charlie found the situation amusing. This was the consequence of being unkind, thinking that wealth and status entitled one to look down on others. Such an attitude would ultimately lead to bitterness.


    As the awkward scene with David Carson and the Ward family concluded, the emcee announced, “Next, we invite our second couple to the stage: the groom, Steve, and the bride, Isabe!”</p“furthermore,>