The presentation of gifts is the first of the six marriage rituals, where the groom's side sends representatives to bring gifts and discuss marriage arrangements with the bride's family.
If the bride's family agrees, the subsequent steps proceed.
Of course.
Most of the time, the gift-giving is merely a ceremonial formality.
Tang Dingyuan and Mrs. Tang were naturally more than willing to accept, without any hint of refusal.
After the presentation of gifts comes the naming process, where both families exchange the birth dates, familial rankings, and other details of the bride and groom, and then conduct the auspicious ceremony, which involves fortune-telling and selecting the wedding date.
Following this, the key step of the six rituals commences... the acceptance of the gifts.
In modern terms, this is what is referred to as the bride price.
The bride price offered by the Xiao Family, or more accurately Xiao Fei himself, shocked Tang Dingyuan and Mrs. Tang.
