"It's okay, Brother Feng, I've reserved a place for you all, this one is fine."
Li Chunlai pointed to a seat near the entrance and said.
"Okay, go ahead." Chen Feng and the others nodded, and Li Chunlai went on to do other things.
The group walked over to the ledger, and Chen Feng immediately took out a wad of cash and placed it on the table.
"Wow, how much is this?" The person in charge of checking took it and asked incredulously.
"Five thousand," Chen Feng replied.
The onlookers around, upon hearing the figure of five thousand, instinctively gasped in surprise.
"Wow, there are so many of them."
"Of course, let alone five thousand, the most we get now is five hundred, not even a thousand."
"Who is this person, so generous?"
"Hey, you don't even recognize him? This is Chen Feng. That gold mine right in front of us belongs to him."
"Holy crap, I know now, so he's Chen Feng."
"No wonder he's so generous; he must be rich."
"That's not quite right. People with money can't just throw it away like that. It's because they have a good relationship with Chunlai."
"That's true. Chunlai is really impressive now, he even knows people like that."
After Chen Feng finished writing, Huang Fei slammed the money on the table behind him.
"Huang Fei, two thousand."
Wow, there are quite a lot of these!
"My goodness, it seems Chunlai is really doing well now. These people are all giving such big gifts; they're no ordinary people."
After Huang Fei finished writing, Lin Nian stepped forward and also wrote two thousand.
The rest of the people received either one thousand or five hundred, with the minimum being five hundred.
Their appearance made Li Chunlai quite proud, and the relatives looked at Chen Feng and his group with curiosity and envy in their eyes.
Why don't I have such amazing friends?
Li Chunlai's aunt and the others sat at a nearby table, their expressions somewhat complicated.
Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river.
This statement is perfectly embodied in Li Chunlai.
No one expected that Li Chunlai, the most unambitious person, would eventually become so successful.
After Chen Feng and his group presented their gifts, they sat down at the table and waited for the banquet to begin.
“I didn’t eat breakfast this morning, I was just waiting for this table, I’m determined to eat my way back from the gift money today.”
"If we run out of food, tell him to bring me two more plates!" Huang Fei whispered to the others.
"Then why don't you just go eat in the kitchen? If you can't finish it, you can take it home," Chen Feng said with a grin, gesturing towards the kitchen staff.
"Your wish is probably going to be disappointed. No matter how expensive this meal is, it can't possibly cost two thousand yuan for a whole table," Lin Nian said with a smile, lighting a cigarette.
"I never would have guessed he has so many family members. I thought seven or eight seats would be enough, but I didn't expect him to have almost twenty." Huang Fei looked around.
“Some families come to eat with several people; how can there not be many people?” Chen Feng said, reaching out to grab a peanut.
Chopsticks are not provided before the meal begins, so Chen Feng had to eat with his hands.
Seeing Chen Feng's actions, Xia Yingying couldn't help but pat his hand and whisper.
"Make it look presentable. With so many people watching, it's like you've never eaten before. People will laugh at you."
"What are you afraid of? I've already given away my money. Can't I just grab some peanuts to eat?"
"Besides, there are no outsiders at our table, so nothing will happen." Chen Feng patted the salt off his hands.
Have you ever eaten at a rural feast like this before?
“I’ve eaten it, but that was a long time ago, when I was little. I’ve long forgotten what it tasted like.” Xia Yingying shook her head.
"You should have a good taste of this feast later. To be honest, it tastes much better than those big restaurants."
"That's what makes it feel like home, even though the hygiene is a bit lacking."
Chen Feng watched as the auntie who was mixing the cold dishes didn't wear gloves and just grabbed the ingredients with her bare hands.
"It's normal. What more could you ask for in a place like this?" Xia Yingying seemed indifferent and not at all spoiled.
A few minutes later, Xia Yingying whispered in Chen Feng's ear and asked.
Do they wash their hands?
"We should wash it too," Chen Feng said with a low laugh.
Although Xia Yingying seemed indifferent, she actually felt a little annoyed inside, haha.
"All done, all done, time to hand out the chopsticks!"
The woman serving the dishes counted the dishes on the table; all sixteen dishes were ready. She then took out chopsticks and handed them out.
"This feast in the countryside is definitely the most extravagant I've ever eaten. Who would even have a cow's head slaughtered for building a house? Even weddings aren't this extravagant!"
Huang Fei took the chopsticks, picked up a piece of cow face, and said with considerable surprise.
“We’ve already spent all the extra money, what’s a little more? Have you forgotten how the second son’s family’s banquet was so watery? People have been complaining about it for years,” Chen Feng said, picking up a bite of cold dish.
"Well, it's no wonder people say that. You should at least have something similar to offer. There are ten dishes in total, half of which are vegetarian. The only substantial ones are pork ribs stewed with green beans and chicken stewed with potatoes. There isn't even a single pure meat dish."
"They even brought out stir-fried pork with chili peppers, which is supposed to be a meat dish? What a load of rubbish!" Lin Nian couldn't help but complain as he brought it up.
"Haha, he was actually embarrassed too. Later, he became so nervous that whenever he heard anyone talking about banquets, he would immediately turn around and leave, no matter what he was doing. He was too ashamed to stay."
Chen Feng used his chopsticks to cut open the braised chicken and picked up a piece for Xia Yingying.
"Then why did he do such a shoddy job?" Xia Yingying tied her hair up slightly, took a bite of the braised chicken that Chen Feng had picked up, and asked.
"Why would they deduct it? They just want to save more money on their wedding gifts," Huang Fei said with a laugh.
"Take another look at this feast at Chunlai. There are sixteen dishes, but I can't see any vegetarian dishes at all!" Chen Feng stretched out his chopsticks, not knowing what to eat for a moment.
"One cold dish, one white fungus dish, just two vegetarian dishes. The only other dish that seems to have vegetables is pork ribs stewed with green beans," Lin Nian said, picking up a piece of pork rib.
"Damn it, why don't you put in more green beans? This is all pork ribs!" Huang Fei loved eating these green beans, but after picking up two bites, he found that the green beans were gone.
"This big bull's head is really good. Do you want some? I'll tear some off for you," Chen Feng asked Xia Yingying in a low voice, afraid that she would be too shy to take some.
"Hmm, give me some to try." Xia Yingying slurped her chopsticks and winked at Niu Tou.
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng stood up immediately, stabbed his chopsticks in the air, tore off a large piece, dipped it in garlic sauce, and put it into Xia Yingying's bowl.
"Is it good?" Chen Feng asked.
"It's delicious." Xia Yingying took a small bite and nodded.
Not only Chen Feng's table, but also the other tables were amazed by the lavishness of the banquet.
"Holy crap, a whole bull's head, that's outrageous!"
"Damn, I've never seen a mat this hard before."
"This banquet is really something! Will they be able to recoup the gift money?"
"Damn, they weren't planning on making money from the wedding gifts, what did you think?"
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