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An orphan blogger from Yunnan was worried that the wedding would be deserted, so he invited netizens to the wedding banquet. Unexpectedly, people from all over the country cheered enthusiastically and sent gifts to help. As a result, the scale of the wedding feast greatly increased and was successfully organized in coordination with the government.
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24-year-old blogger “Xiao Xiaoxu” (Xu Chenghong) from Yunfeng Village, Yiliang County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, lost his parents at a young age and was dependent on his brother. He was worried about the lack of relatives and friends at the wedding, so he posted online to invite netizens to the wedding banquet. Unexpectedly, it attracted people from all over China. Some people also brought gifts such as whole pigs and refrigerators, and five-star chefs came to help. The wedding banquet, originally scheduled for 300 tables, was once planned to be expanded to 400 tables, but due to too many people, it was eventually changed to a buffet format.
City Express Chengxi Interactive reported that Xiao Ju said his father died of illness when he was 3 years old and his mother remarried when he was 5 years old. Since then, his grandmother has taken care of him and his 3-year-old elder brother. However, two years later their grandmother also died due to illness, and the two brothers could only rely on each other. After leaving junior high school, he went to work to make ends meet.
Xiao Ju and his girlfriend met through the Internet and have been dating for about three years. In order to marry his beloved girlfriend, he worked hard to save more than 160,000 yuan (about 24,000 US dollars), prepared for wedding expenses such as engagement gifts and “three golds”, and finally decided to get married this year.
Because of a poor family with few relatives and friends, Xiao Ju was originally worried that the wedding banquet would be too deserted with only two or three tables, so she filmed and invited netizens to come and support her. He originally thought that only a maximum of a dozen people would respond, but he did not expect that after the news spread, netizens from all over the country would come one after another.
During the interview on the 27th, Xiao Xiaoxu said that he had received nearly 200 people in just two days and was very busy replying messages and answering calls. Some people drove long distances, some brought refrigerators and stoves, some brought whole pigs directly, and some enthusiasts helped hire chefs.
A large number of people had gathered at the wedding banquet on 29 October. The food preparation area was clearly divided, and tasks such as steaming rice, washing vegetables, roasting, and cooking meat were performed simultaneously. Mr. Li, the chef who came to help, said that the ingredients for making spicy chicken that day were also sponsored by netizens. He was greatly impressed by Xiao Xiaoxu’s experience and decided to come help. He revealed that originally a table meal was arranged, but the number of participants continued to increase, and the number of tables may increase to 300 to 400. Eventually, it was turned into a buffet, and more than a dozen pots of spicy chicken were fried on site.
Since the crowd far exceeded expectations, local government departments also came forward to coordinate. The propaganda department of the Zhaotong Municipal Party Committee and the Yiliang County Party Committee said they have dispatched a working group to the scene to work with relevant departments to assist in maintaining order, arranging parking, and handling venue and reception issues. Some netizens even took the initiative to contact nearby residents to help clear the space, remove tables and chairs, and entertain guests from a distance.
Facing online suspicions that the wedding invitation was for publicity, Xiao Ju said that he simply expected people to come to fill the banquet, but he did not expect that it would attract so many people. His girlfriend also said that when the two met, Xiao Ju had confessed about his family situation, and he never regretted their relationship; Shortly after the two met, she was involved in a car accident, and Xiao Ju was always by her side to take care of her, which touched her greatly. He thanked netizens for their blessings and said that everyone’s enthusiasm made him feel warm.
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Because the groom Xiao Jiaoxu lost his parents since childhood and had few relatives and friends, he was originally worried that there would only be two or three tables at the wedding banquet and the scene would be very deserted, so he made a video and went online to invite netizens to come and support him.
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Many people came from far and wide to participate, and some donated gifts such as refrigerators, stoves, and whole pigs. Some enthusiasts helped find a chef so that the food preparation and on-site reception could run smoothly.
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Since the number of attendees far exceeded expectations, the number of tables was once increased from 300 to 400, and eventually converted into a buffet. Local publicity departments and related units were in place to maintain order, arrange parking, and coordinate the venue.
