Chapter 344 The Banquet Begins
Song Yunhui asked Lin Qing to bring someone to the center of the square.
The round table in the middle is larger than the other tables and is where the main family members sit.
It can seat more than ten people.
Sitting at the table were two elderly couples, Grandpa Song and Grandma Song, Cai Tong, Old Man Zhong, Father Song, Mother Song, and Song Yunhai.
At the table to their left are Zhou Yingying, Zhuang Chaoyue, Wu Fangnian, Xiaomei, and Zhou Lie.
Song Yunhui arranged Song Yiyuan, Lin Qingqing, Lin's father and mother, and the Lin brothers to sit at the big table.
Several sisters-in-law, including Zhaodi, were arranged to sit at Zhou Yingying's table.
The three chiefs, Deputy Chief Liao, and several other military district leaders sat at a table to the right of Grandpa Song.
My two uncles and aunt were arranged to sit at the same table with several of the bosses' families, which was already a great honor.
Song Yiyuan sat down next to Song Yunhai, with him as the dividing line at the table. On his right were Lin Qingqing and the Lin family, and on his left were the Song family.
Mother Lin sat down next to Lin Qingqing.
She happened to see Zhang Guilian from her position. As soon as she sat down, she gave Zhang Guilian a warning look, asking her not to bring shame to the Lin family.
Zhang Guilian saw Lin's mother glaring at her and quickly lowered her head.
Xiaomei was right next to Lin Qingqing. She took two steps over and whispered in her ear, "Sister, Zhou Lie and I just went out to make a phone call. Haixia went out with us, but she had something urgent to do. She told me to tell you that she won't be coming to dinner. She'll come to the house to meet you this afternoon."
Lin Qingqing nodded: "Okay."
She noticed Xiaomei's smiling face and it seemed that the Zhou family had a good attitude.
However, what happened to Jiang Haixia suddenly?
Could it be something about my great-grandfather?
Xiaomei was disturbed by the news.
"What's wrong?"
Song Yiyuan tilted his head slightly and asked softly.
Lin Qingqing shook her head, put on a decent smile, and looked at the elders at the table.
“Pah pah pah pah~”
A series of firecrackers rang out at the edge of the square...red pieces of paper were blown into the sky and floated down along with the smoke from the firecrackers.
The sound of firecrackers indicates that the banquet has officially begun.
Cooks in military uniforms and dark aprons filed out carrying trays.
Song's mother pushed the rice plate, melon seeds, candied vegetables and other snacks to the middle of the table.
Soon, various dishes were placed on the table one by one.
There are eleven dishes in total, five of which are subsidized by the troops.
Song Yiyuan and Song Yunhai opened two bottles of white wine and poured wine for the people at the table.
Mother Song took a bottle of sweet wine and was about to open it, and Lin Qingqing hurriedly took it.
Mother Song smiled with satisfaction. She liked Xiao Si's wife more and more. She was smart and sensible.
Lin Qingqing opened the sweet wine, stood up and poured wine for Grandma Song and the other two people at the table who couldn't drink, then poured a glass for Song's mother and Lin's mother, and finally poured wine for herself.
She was busy, but Song Yiyuan was still not done.
"Look at your granddaughter-in-law, she is so sensible." Grandma Tong praised with a smile.
Grandma Song nodded vigorously: "So our family is really lucky to marry a girl like Qingqing who is both beautiful and sensible."
"Let me tell you, Qingqing has only been in Kyoto for a few days, and she bought clothes, shoes, ginseng, and cakes for me and the old man..."
She counted them one by one.
Grandma Tong listened with a smile.
Grandma Cai secretly curled her lips. People were just giving her a polite compliment, but you took it so seriously.
Old Master Tong took over the conversation: "Qingqing's granddaughter is indeed sensible and a good child at first glance."
Seeing that everyone from the Song family was praising their daughter, Lin's father and mother were very happy from the bottom of their hearts.
The Lin brothers laughed so hard that their mouths stretched back to their ears. Their sister had been spoiled by them since she was a child, and it could even be said that they raised her by themselves. Praising their sister was praising themselves.
In just one day, the Lin family also realized that the Song family was really good to Lin Qingqing~
Some things can't be acted out.
Grandpa Song smiled as he listened to everyone praising Lin Qingqing, his eyes full of smiles.
He raised his glass, smiled broadly, and said, "Come, let's raise our glasses to the newlyweds. May they weather life's ups and downs together, enjoy the fruits of success together, and become each other's strongest support, close friends, and loving husband and wife."
Everyone picked up the wine glasses in front of them, and after Grandpa Song finished speaking, they raised them high and drank them all in one gulp.
After listening to what Mr. Song said, Lin's mother felt that her grandfather-in-law had really changed.
Mr. Tong and Mr. Cai also raised their glasses and spoke a lot.
This is the opportunity for Song's father and mother to give a speech.
Seeing that people at other tables had already started eating, Song's father and mother quickly invited the Lin family to eat.
After asking Mother Song, Mr. Zhong learned that both Mr. Cai and Mr. Tong had adopted Lin Qingqing as their goddaughter.
He looked at Lin Qingqing again and thought that this girl was not simple.
As soon as the banquet started, the Lin family was warmly entertained by the Song family.
The dishes on the table today also included dried black fungus and mushrooms brought by the Lin family.
This shows that the in-laws don't dislike them at all.
Lin's mother noticed this, and her mood improved and her appetite improved.
The chopsticks never stopped.
At first, the Song brothers and the Lin brothers were still politely toasting each other, but after a while, the three brothers Song Yunhui came over directly with the wine bottles.
Lin Baojun and several of his brothers pursed their lips, feeling that the Song brothers could really drink.
After drinking half a bottle, the effect didn't show up on their faces at all, but Lin Guoqiang and Lin Zhiqing felt dizzy.
The atmosphere at the table was harmonious, everyone was talking together, Lin Qingqing only interjected a few words from time to time, then watched everyone chat and eat the food fed by Song Yiyuan, Lin's mother or Song's mother.
Halfway through the banquet, Song Yunhui came over with a tray with a bottle of white wine and a bottle of sweet wine on them, and two small wine glasses next to them.
"It's time for a toast." He said to Song Yiyuan and Lin Qingqing.
"Go ahead." Mother Song waved to Lin Qingqing.
Song Yiyuan and Lin Qingqing followed Song Yunhui out and started toasting from the first table.
Others also started to move, and the leaders all came to Grandpa Song's table.
When we come to the banquet today, we must toast to the three old marshals.
Deputy Minister Liao took a bottle of wine and walked over with a glass.
"Three old marshals, I offer a toast to you three."
He came over, said a toast, and drank it up.
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