Chapter 261 The Village Chief's Speech

"Ah Shu, it's been a long time!"

"Ah Yu, it's been a long time!"

After greeting each other in unison, they couldn't help but laugh.

However, this is clearly not a very suitable place for catching up and getting to know each other.

After a brief greeting, both sides turned their attention back to the huge stage.

The two hosts who were on stage have already left.

Jiang Wenlin, dressed exceptionally smartly today, stood in the center of the stage.

His gaze slowly swept over the familiar faces of the Jiangcun people in the crowd before he spoke with a touch of regret:

"Good morning, fellow villagers, friends and relatives, and neighbors of Happiness Garden!"

"I am Jiang Wenlin, the village chief of Jiangcun."

"Today is a housewarming celebration for the villagers of Jiangcun as they move into Happiness Garden."

"Every family in the village invited relatives and friends to join the feast."

"Here, we have prepared a variety of Jiangcun's unique delicacies and programs for all our friends and family."

"We hope to bring a unique kind of happiness to all our friends and family who are attending the banquet."

"At the same time, from today onwards, the place where our relatives and friends used to visit Jiangcun will become the Garden of Happiness."

"The people of Jiangcun who have left Jiangcun have not changed."

"The people of Jiangcun who have lost Jiangcun will now settle down in Happiness Garden."

"us……"

Jiang Wenlin's speech was not very lengthy.

But most of the people below, whether they were from Jiangcun or the relatives and friends they invited, had mixed feelings.

As a member of Jiangcun, An Songyu felt the rather heavy atmosphere around him and couldn't help but sigh.

This attracted the attention of Jian Ziyu and the others who were standing nearby.

Seizing an opportunity, Wang Henian even asked rather bluntly:

"I remember you three siblings have basically never lived in Jiangcun, have you?"

Look at An Songxiang next to her; she's not as sentimental as An Songxiang.

An Songyu smiled slightly, naturally not saying that what she was lamenting was not what the village chief had mentioned.

Rather, it's the difference between the past life and this life.

"It's probably because my sister lived in Jiangcun for a relatively long time back then," An Songxiang explained from the side.

She didn't really feel it deeply.

But she still goes to the reservoir quite often now.

Just imagine what would happen if that area were demolished and never existed again.

Even though their family can receive a considerable amount of compensation.

I guess I'll still inevitably feel a sense of regret!

Wang Henian, who didn't know much about the matter, looked at An Songyu with a rather strange expression.

He really found it hard to imagine.

People like An Songyu, who grew up in the city and is a graduate of Nanjing University.

They would be willing to go back to a small village like Jiangcun and stay there for half a year.

No wonder she sighed just now.

In the brief moment when the group was momentarily distracted, Jiang Wenlin had already finished speaking.

After ensuring that the villagers' invited relatives and friends had a good time and enjoyed the food, he promptly left the stage.

The stage, now back in the hands of the host, quickly announced the official start of today's Jiangcun Grand Banquet.

The first step in the grand feast, of course, is not eating, but watching the spectacle.

On the stage, the lion dance team had already begun their performance with great agility.

Beside the stage, the dragon dance team was also preparing.

The crowd below couldn't help but gasp in surprise along with the lion dance troupe.

An Songyu and the others also watched along.

They only sighed with particular regret after the lion dance troupe came off the stage.

"You've really made quite a scene here!" Jane's mother said with a hint of regret.

"The lion dance troupe will be back on stage later. There are three lion dance performances today, and two dragon dance performances as well," Bi Lizhu explained carefully to her future in-laws.

Now, she's the only one left who stays with the Jian family.

An Jianping saw the Xuan family coming over, and as their in-law, he felt he should go over and greet them.

However, the Bi family members haven't arrived yet due to the distance.

Just as An Songyu was thinking this, she saw those familiar figures outside the crowd.

She quickly reminded Bi Lizhu.

Bi Lizhu turned her head and saw her relatives.

She smiled and apologized to the Jian family before squeezing out of the crowd.

Just then, the dragon dance team set off.

Unlike lion dances, dragon dance troupes do not perform on a fixed stage.

They will follow the originally planned route, starting with a performance in front of the square and then circling the neighborhood.

Then they returned to the square to conclude the performance.

Therefore, when the crowd began to gather, they were given enough space to perform.

Now that the performance has started, security guards from Xingfu Community have come over to communicate with the crowd.

An Songyu took this opportunity to ask the Jian family:

"Uncle and Auntie, shall we go wait over at our seats?"

"The dragon dance will take place along the way later."

The Jian family members were being pushed back by the crowd when they heard this, and they immediately agreed.

So An Songyu called her sister and, together with the two sisters' guests, simply left the crowd.

Just then, Bi Lizhu was leading the Bi family members directly to their seats.

The two sisters went over to greet everyone first before leading their respective guests over.

There are quite a few people in Jiangcun who share An Songyu's thoughts.

When they arrived, they found that the seats reserved for the Jiangcun people were already quite full.

Even within their own family, only the two sisters and the Bi family members haven't arrived yet.

Once they arrived at their seats, everyone introduced themselves and then focused on watching the excitement.

At this moment, the dragon dance troupe was entering through the main gate.

Starting in their current direction, continue circling out of the community from another direction.

The crowd that was originally standing near the entrance, below the stage.

The village is much sparsely populated now that the villagers and their relatives and friends have left.

Some of them followed the dragon dance team to watch the excitement.

Some, like the people in Jiangcun, started looking for suitable seats to sit down.

Meanwhile, the makeshift kitchen was also bustling with activity.

The dragon dance team was quite fast, and soon they were near An Songyu and his group's seats.

Watching their performance so closely was quite a treat for everyone.

Even as they left, everyone felt a pang of reluctance.

Soon, as the dragon dance team completed its rounds, the Jiangcun Grand Feast was about to officially begin.

In the kitchen, various delicacies began to be served on the table.

Some of the people in Jiangcun also got up to help.

An Songyu first greeted the Jian family and friends before starting to serve the dishes nearby.

The same was true for An Songlin and his wife, and An Songxiang, who were standing next to them.

Only after all the dishes had been served to each table were the siblings finally able to return to their seats.

But looking at the various dishes on the table that hadn't been touched much, An Songyu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "Why haven't you started eating yet?"