Aunt Li had a strange expression on her face, but she finally sighed and said, "Forget it. Now that we're here, why not go sit down and have dinner before leaving?"

"Come on, bring the gifts down."

"No gifts will be accepted."

Aunt Li said seriously, "Qingshan, the rules you set must not be broken. If they insist on giving gifts, then we can't have dinner. I'll go in first."

Her face darkened a little, and then she turned and left.

Tang Qingshan was a little confused for a moment.

What's going on?

Doesn't seem very welcome?

The group of guests were a little embarrassed.

Tang Qingshan smiled and said, "We don't accept gifts today, so forget about the gift. Li Dong, please greet the guests."

After saying that, he pulled Wu Qingmei back to the living room.

"Auntie, what's going on?"

Seeing that Aunt Li was not very happy, Tang Qingshan asked quickly.

Aunt Li sighed and said, "These people haven't come to see me in all these years, and yet they came today? They must have no good intentions."

"this--"

Tang Qingshan understood it all at once.

But he didn't know how to persuade her.

"Auntie, don't think too much. Today is your eightieth birthday, so you should be happy. Let's just have fun as a family."

After they sat for a while, Li Dong came in again. This time, he was even more excited.

"Uncle Tang, Mayor Liu is here."

"Which Mayor Liu?"

"Liu Nengzhu, deputy mayor."

"Why is he here?"

"He wants to talk to you about something, and wants you to get out right away."

Tang Qingshan came out.

Liu Nengzhu quickly pulled him aside and said nervously but excitedly, "Old Tang, you're really something."

Tang Qingshan was completely bewildered and asked, "What's going on?"

"Why didn't you notify us when you held a banquet?"

"I'm not hosting a banquet. I'm just celebrating my aunt's birthday and having fun with the villagers. I don't need to file a report for this. I'm not trying to make money, and I'm not breaking any rules."

Tang Qingshan said quickly.

Mayor Liu was at a loss for words: "Old Tang, what are you thinking? Policies are policies. You don't need to file a record if you want to hold a banquet. Just do it. How can we control you? What I'm saying is that you should have informed the branch in advance so that we can come and celebrate your birthday."

"You're government employees, so I understand it's inconvenient. Besides, I didn't invite anyone."