After finishing the business, everyone started chatting casually.

Zhang Shuzhen asked Wu Yuhua to sit with Yu Wenlan inside while she led her daughter and two daughters-in-law to the kitchen to get busy.

"Xiping, why don't you go to your father-in-law's place and invite his whole family over so we can all have a good time together?"

Zhang Shuzhen called her eldest son out and they discussed it in a low voice.

Chinese New Year is all about being lively and festive. Besides, when important guests come to visit, there should be people to entertain them.

"By the way, quickly call the alkali field and see if Yujiang or Yuhe is home, and send your master and mistress over."

It's only a little past ten o'clock. We'll have lunch around two o'clock in the afternoon, so we'll have enough time.

Originally, Sheng Liancheng and his wife planned to return to the forest farm on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year and then invite everyone to a gathering.

But Wu Bingzhong and his wife rarely come over, and they are so busy that they probably have other things to do, so we can't delay them for too long.

So we invited Liu Changde and his wife over as well, so everyone could get together and have a lively time.

Sheng Xiping thought about it and realized it made sense, so he quickly went back inside and called the alkali field.

Liu Yujiang set up a breeding farm, right? To make it easier to contact him, a telephone was specially installed at the breeding farm.

Coincidentally, when Sheng Xiping called, the Liu brothers were wandering around the farm.

One account says that Wu Bingzhong and his wife arrived, so Liu Yujiang and his brother hurriedly went home, drove Liu Changde and his wife, and rushed towards Songjianghe.

Sheng Xiping hung up the phone, told Wu Bingzhong, put on his coat, and went to the Zhou family's house.

There wasn't much going on at the bureau during the Spring Festival.

Now that Zhou Mingyuan is older, he no longer dares to drink as much as before, so he has turned down many dinner invitations and stays at home playing with his grandson Zhou Dongxu.

Wang Chunxiu retired last year and is now staying at home without working.

The Zhou family was quite surprised to see Sheng Xiping arrive. After learning that Wu Bingzhong and his wife had come to Songjianghe, Zhou Mingyuan quickly told his wife to pack up and go to the Sheng family.

"Boss, you two should get ready too, and bring the kids with us."

Zhou Qingyue accompanied Han Manxue back to Fusong yesterday morning, and hasn't returned yet.

Zhou Qingyang's family was here, so Zhou Mingyuan invited his eldest son's family to come along as well.

Wu Bingzhong and Zhou Mingyuan, in Northeastern dialect, are in-laws who are visiting each other.

Because of their connection to the Sheng family, everyone was especially close when they met.

When Zhou Qingyang saw Wu Bingzhong, he saluted and greeted him respectfully. Wu Bingzhong looked at Zhou Qingyang and nodded approvingly.

"Yes, I've heard Xiping say that before. He's a good young man, promising and a good example."

Zhou Qingyang and Wu Yuqing were about the same age and both served in the military, so they were very friendly when they met.

When young people get together, they can talk a lot, and the more they talk, the closer they become.

Before one o'clock, Liu Yujiang and his brother, along with Liu Changde and Qin Qiuyan, arrived at the Sheng family home.

Wu Bingzhong hadn't seen Liu Changde for several years, and the reunion with his old friend was naturally a great joy.

Four families, twenty or thirty people in total. Luckily, Sheng Xiping's living room was large; in other families, there probably wouldn't be enough room to sit down.

Around 2 p.m., all the food was ready, so three tables were set up in the east room.

"I was saying that Yucheng went to the forest farm on the third day of the Lunar New Year last year. So he was chasing after his wife."

At the time, a few of us asked him if he had a girl he liked, which was why he refused to go on blind dates, but he didn't say a word.

Liu Changde sat at a table with Sheng Liancheng, Zhou Mingyuan, Wu Bingzhong and others. Liu Changde sat next to Wu Bingzhong and they brought up the events of last year.

“What are you afraid of, kid? If you had spoken up back then, I would have acted as your matchmaker. You wasted a whole year of your time.”

As Liu Changde spoke, he couldn't help but sigh.

"What a wonderful thing! The two families know each other well, making this a perfect match."

"Uncle, how could I dare to say that back then? I was afraid that Brother Xiping and Uncle Sheng would be unhappy and kick me out directly."

Ever since Wu Yucheng entered the Sheng family, his mouth has never stopped smiling.

"Look at your pathetic self. If you want to pursue a girl, you should be prepared to get beaten up."

"What's a real man afraid of? Being so timid and hesitant is nothing like what your grandfather and I are."

Wu Bingzhong snorted beside him, clearly still harboring resentment towards his son.

If that bear had told them sooner, they would have come to propose sooner, and maybe they could have gotten married before the New Year.

Getting a wife for the New Year, adding a new member to the family, that would be wonderful.

"Brother Bingzhong, Liancheng, since the two children get along well and neither of you objects, why don't we just pick a date and get engaged first?"

The capital is quite far away. Since Brother Bingzhong is here, we might as well get engaged and save ourselves the trouble of making another trip.

Yucheng isn't getting any younger, his marriage needs to be arranged soon. I think the sixth day of the lunar new year would be a good day, what do you all think?

Liu Changde is a straightforward person who says whatever comes to mind.

He had watched all the Sheng family children grow up since they were little, and Yunfang and Yunfei were like his own daughters.

Wu Yucheng had been doing business with Liu Yuhe for the past few years, and with the help of Old Wu, Liu Changde treated him like a nephew.

In Liu Changde's mind, this was a marriage that was hard to find even with a lantern, so he might as well settle it as soon as possible to save himself the trouble and avoid any unforeseen changes.

In fact, Wu Bingzhong and his wife had this idea in mind when they came here this time.

The capital is quite far from Songjianghe, and it takes several days to travel back and forth. Wu Bingzhong hasn't retired yet, and he's usually very busy, so he only has a little free time during holidays.

Wu Yucheng and Sheng Yunfei are both in the south, which is even further away, so it's quite a hassle for them to come back.

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