In the evening, when Wang Aifang got home from get off work and learned the news, she still shouted excitedly, even though she was prepared.
"Ah~!"
"Zhengdong, did you really get those two rooms?"
Seeing his wife's happy expression, Sun Zhengdong felt a great sense of accomplishment and quickly nodded.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Wang Aifang became somewhat carried away and grabbed Ning Xiaowei's arm.
"Sister-in-law, after dinner tonight, let's go back to the courtyard to visit Auntie. It's been a few days since we've seen Yu Li. What do you think?"
"Aifang, I think you want to go look at houses, right? Don't worry, you won't run away, hehe!" Ning Xiaowei said with a smile.
One sentence revealed Wang Aifang's intentions; it was truly a case of trying to hide something obvious.
Seeing Wang Ai's beaming smile, which she couldn't hide, Sun Zhengguo thought of pouring her a basin of water to cool her down.
"Sister-in-law, don't be too happy yet. It's true that the house belongs to your family, but believe it or not, Yan Bugui will definitely come to your door and have a go at it."
"Ah~!" Wang Aifang exclaimed in surprise when she heard her older brother say that.
"What should we do? Brother, this house was allocated to my family by the factory. Are we supposed to return it to him?"
"Don't worry, I only said he might come to cause trouble, but you don't need to worry, you don't even need to pay attention to him. If he dares to say anything nasty, just go to the neighborhood committee and suggest that he be kicked out of this courtyard."
"Will the neighborhood committee listen to me?" Wang Aifang asked doubtfully.
"What are you afraid of? My mom is the head of the compound, she can handle it with a word. Besides, does the Sun family have no one to rely on? We'll beat him to death with a hammer."
"Hahaha……!"
Sun Zhengguo's gesture of punching the air with his fist made everyone present burst into laughter.
Wang Aifang then realized that her elder brother was trying to keep her grounded, not because he was truly afraid of the Yan family, but because he was afraid of her becoming complacent.
Meanwhile, Yan Bugui, living in the courtyard house, was unaware that the house he longed for had become someone else's house.
Meanwhile, he was sitting at home, happily waiting to attend the banquet!
"Honey, when are you planning to go?" Aunt Yan asked with a smile.
"No rush, no rush. Oh, and also, prepare two more cornbread buns for me as my dinner. Remember, they don't need to be big, so as not to waste them."
As Yan Bugui spoke, he casually picked up a half-empty bottle of Erwotou (a type of Chinese liquor) from the table and began to dilute it with water.
Hehehe!
Seeing this, Aunt Yan didn't say anything, but just smiled and went to prepare the cornbread.
At the Yi family's residence in the central courtyard, Aunt Yi had finished preparing the last dish.
Tonight's menu is very extensive, featuring several main dishes made with meat, chicken, and fish, peanuts (a perfect accompaniment to drinks), and a few vegetable dishes. The aroma alone is enough to make your mouth water.
The two children, Yi Xiaofang and Yi Xiaobao, were also extremely hungry and were circling around the pot. Aunt Yi laughed heartily at this and immediately gave each of them a piece of braised pork so that they could have a taste.
The deaf old lady sitting in the main room of the Yi family seemed calm and composed, but in reality, she was already bursting with impatience and wished she could run to the kitchen and take all the dishes away immediately.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai walked in from outside, followed by three strangers, who were none other than Master Yao and his fellow workers.
Of course, Master Yao and his companions were all discerning people, so they certainly wouldn't come empty-handed. Each of them brought two bottles of good wine and enough food.
"The old lady is here! These are our coworkers from the factory."
Upon entering the house, Yi Zhonghai greeted the old lady as if she were his own mother.
Although Master Yao and the others didn't know who the old lady was, they still politely greeted her, "Hello, ma'am!"
The deaf old lady was thinking about delicious food! She didn't care about these people at all, and just nodded symbolically in response.
"Honey, you're back. I just finished cooking."
Seeing his wife arrive with their two children, Yi Zhonghai introduced them to each other, and Master Yao and the others greeted them politely.
Just a few minutes after Yi Zhonghai arrived home, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui arrived at Yi's house one after the other, as if they had timed it perfectly.
Among them, Liu Haizhong was quite shameless, bringing over a bottle of Fenjiu liquor, a plate of scrambled eggs, and three steamed buns made from mixed dough.
As for Yan Bugui? All I can say is, "Heh."
After everyone met, they naturally exchanged greetings. However, when Liu Haizhong saw the deaf old lady, he snorted coldly and then fell silent.
To ease the awkward atmosphere, Yi Zhonghai quickly began making arrangements.
"Xiulian, now that everyone's here, let's start eating!"
"Okay!"
As Aunt Yi spoke, she went into the kitchen, and the two children, being very sensible, followed behind to help.
Before long, all the dishes were served. When Chef Yao saw the table full of food, he felt a little embarrassed.
"Master Yi, I originally thought it would be just a simple gesture, but you've made it so elaborate, how are we supposed to eat it?"
"Yes, yes! Master Yi, if you do this tonight, people will curse us to death."
"..."
After Master Yao finished speaking, the other two masters also chimed in.
"Gentlemen, don't worry. Some of these vouchers are rewards from the factory this time. They won't affect our daily lives. Just enjoy your meal. Come on, everyone, take a seat. The food won't taste good if it gets cold."
After Yi Zhonghai's explanation, the men finally sat down and began pouring drinks.
Meanwhile, Aunt Yi took the old lady and two children to the next room to eat.
Although the deaf old lady was unwilling, rules are rules, so she had no choice but to follow Aunt Yi to the next room.
After Aunt Yi left, the table was filled with wine. Yi Zhonghai said a few words symbolically, and everyone drank the first glass of wine together and said a few festive words before the banquet officially began.
At the beginning of the banquet, everyone else was fine. Even if they were craving food, they still had to consider their image, so their eating manners were quite proper.
Yan Bugui was the only one who had been starving all day in order to eat this meal, so it was no wonder he couldn't eat properly. As an advertisement goes, he just couldn't stop eating.
Seeing this situation, Yi Zhonghai couldn't say anything, since the other party was a guest he had invited!
Soon, half of the good dishes on the table were gone. Yan Bugui, who had no shame, realized that he was being a bit embarrassing, so he simply stopped eating and started drinking.
Six grown men drank without any trouble. Yi Zhonghai prepared two bottles of wine, which were quickly finished.
The bottles of alcohol that the group had brought were all located behind Master Yao.
Yi Zhonghai had drunk quite a bit of wine by now, and without thinking too much, he simply said, "Master Yao, could you please bring me a bottle of wine from the back?"
"Okay!"
As Master Yao spoke, he turned around and looked around. The men were all carrying double bottles, which were tied with ropes and were difficult to carry.
Liu Haizhong brought another bottle of fine wine, and Master Yao thought he would save this bottle for Yi Zhonghai.
Besides these, the bottle of watered-down Erwotou that Yan Bugui brought became his target.
Without a second thought, Master Yao took the wine to the table and poured it for everyone.
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