A few days later, Erhua set up several tables at home and invited close relatives and friends to come home for a full moon banquet.

Boss Lu, Mr. Huang and Manager Kang were also invited.

Erhua waited at the entrance of the village for a long time. It was almost noon when he saw a car rushing towards him from a distance, raising a cloud of dust.

When the car stopped, Mr. Huang got out first. He stood still and then bent down to help Boss Lu out. Then Manager Kang got out. Erhua met the three of them and prepared to go into the village.

Manager Kang smiled slightly and didn't move. Erhua looked down and found that there was another person in the car.

"Brother!"

Xiao Lin's sweet dimples were filled with honey, and her crisp cry shook the sugar all over the floor.

"Hey! Xiaolin is here too!" Erhua was overjoyed.

Manager Kang held the car door and watched Xiaolin get out, and whispered to her to be careful.

Erhua looked at the two of them, pondering for a while, then looked at Mr. Huang and Boss Lu. The two of them smiled meaningfully, and he suddenly understood.

"Oh~haha, welcome Xiaolin! Welcome everyone! Come on in!"

Several people were led into the yard. Tables were set up inside and outside the house, with cold dishes already placed on them, ready for the meal to be served.

Xiaolin is a city dweller and has never seen such a scene. He is very curious and looks around with his sharp eyes.

As soon as the table was opened, dishes were served one after another, plates were piled up, cups and bowls were colliding with each other, the table was full, and Xiao Niangyu was stunned!

"Brother, you guys have so much!"

Xiaolin put a piece of meat into his mouth, and his white and neat teeth rubbed up and down, and the delicious taste overflowed.

"Well, it's just a casual meal. It can't be compared with the big restaurants in the city."

"I think the food here is delicious. The food in restaurants is like the models in the windows. They have great figures and are tall, but they can't talk!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter. This city girl is interesting!

During this time, Erhua carried Xiaoxiao, who had just woken up, out of the house and moved her from one table to another. The little girl was still sleepy. She rolled her eyes around, but all she saw were unfamiliar faces. She pouted and started crying.

This crying made everyone laugh again.

Xiaolin came over, giggling, and took out a gold locket from his pocket and stuffed it into Xiaoxiao's arms.

Erhua was shocked. This little fish girl was really so heartless that she gave away such a valuable thing without hesitation.

"Oh, no, this won't do. It's too valuable. We can't accept it!"

"Why not? This is for my little girl, not for you! We gave her a small gift after her full moon celebration. It's not expensive."

The word "we" was said so loudly that Manager Kang couldn't suppress the smile on his face anymore.

Erhua was about to refuse, but Luo Zhen smiled and gently pressed his hand and said, "Then we won't be polite. Thank you, Auntie, on Xiaoxiao's behalf."

In the lively atmosphere, only Tang Jianming was drinking calmly.

After dinner, some people cleared the table to play cards, while others gathered around the table to drink tea and chat.

Erhua took Manager Kang to check out his rosewood workshop.

"It's definitely different, it's definitely different!" Manager Kang adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, his excitement showing through the lenses.

Erhua said with some pride: "Manager Kang, furniture made of rosewood looks grand and strong, and it is also our own culture.

And as you can see from the quality, there is absolutely no problem!"

Manager Kang nodded repeatedly.

After a few people finished looking at it, they came out and the aunties chatting by the wall all cast their eyes over to them.

"Young men from the city are just different!"

"Look at that shirt and those trousers, there's not even a wrinkle!"

"And he's wearing glasses, looking so refined, hahaha, why is his face so pale?"

“…”

There was another burst of laughter. Erhua looked at them and felt embarrassed. Manager Kang was the distinguished guest he invited, and your gossip could spread to the whole city!

Manager Kang acted as if he hadn't heard anything, his face calm and expressionless.

Erhua quickly winked at Xiao Ma, and the little apprentice immediately understood. He went over and said something, but the aunts all stood up and smiled, and soon they all dispersed.

Several people went into the house and talked for a while. Erhua told them his ideas. Boss Lu and Mr. Huang fully supported it. Manager Kang also nodded and said that he would report to the boss.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, several people said goodbye and left.

The evening meal was even more grand than the lunch one, with the addition of squirrel mandarin fish and fried Taihu shrimp.

The relatives and friends were all very satisfied with their meal, except Tang Jianming who was sitting in the corner. He didn't eat much of the food but drank a lot of wine.

Ever since his ex-cousin's wife remarried, he has been staying at home drinking every day. He has a low alcohol tolerance and he drinks, then vomits, falls asleep, and drinks again when he wakes up.

Everyone in the room was busy eating and chatting, and no one paid any attention to him.

After the banquet was over, Erhua discovered Tang Jianming lying in the corner.

Erhua sighed, walked over, helped him sit down, and brought him a glass of water.

"Cousin, I don't know if you can listen or not, I'm just saying a few words, if I'm not right just treat me as drunk.

I heard from Luo Zhen that you have been sensible and methodical since childhood, but you act like a mature person at such a young age.

I understand. How can a child from a well-off family be so sensible? It's because they have lived through too much hardship. You have been an orphan since childhood. You have suffered more than me, but you are also better off than me.

I was ignorant and foolish since I was a child. It was only when I met Luo Zhen and my father that I woke up.

As for you, you have been a good person since childhood. You just made a few mistakes. Your eldest cousin's wife is unwilling to forgive you, and she is not wrong.

You just have to let it go and move on.”

The person lying on the ground moved, raised his head limply, and his face was covered with tears.

"Yes, you're right. I deserve to die. I can't live a good life. It's my fault that she doesn't forgive me."

I have been feeling suffocated since I was a child. I always lock myself in a cage and dare not do anything out of the ordinary.

During that time, I felt like I had escaped from a cage, running freely on the grassland."

Erhua complained in his heart, that was a grassland on his eldest cousin's wife's head!

He wiped his face, let out a long breath, and begged, "Erhua, if you want to open a store in the department store, take me with you and I'll be a clerk in the store."

Erhua was shocked, but his face remained calm.

He regretted coming to help him in his heart: Well, now he has set his sights on me!

It’s not that Erhua is unwilling to help him, but the store in the department store has just started, and he wants to find someone with experience to look after it.

If Tang Jianming is enthusiastic and wants to do business with him, he warmly welcomes him.

But he obviously just wants to avoid the problem!

"Brother, you are a skilled craftsman, how can you become an apprentice? It's such a waste. You should just stay at home and make furniture. I know your skills, and I will have to rely on you for orders in the future."

"I can't stay here any longer. There's a huge hole in my heart, and the wind is blowing in. It hurts..."