Chapter 195 She has wine, he has stories
That night, the Wen family entertained all the cadres of the family compound, as well as some of the cadres' families. With so many guests and the theme of welcoming the new leader, there had to be wine on the table.
The two bottles of Yulinquan wine on the man's table are famous wines made with superior brewing technology from Yunnan Province.
For a dinner party of the highest standard like the one held at the Wen family's that night, Yulin Spring Wine is indispensable to liven up the atmosphere.
Wen Yuan turned around and smiled sheepishly, "Today I bought two bottles of Yulinquan wine to welcome the chief."
As he said this, he glanced at Deputy Colonel Zhai and chuckled, "Does my sister-in-law usually have a sip of wine at home?"
Zhai Ximo stood up from the bench and was chatting and laughing with other cadres. With a look of surprise in his eyes, he quickly said on behalf of his wife, "She doesn't drink."
"It's okay. If my sister-in-law can drink a sip or two, pour her a glass. This wine is mainly fruit wine, with a low alcohol content. She won't get drunk after taking a sip." Wen Yuan touched one of the bottles of wine and laughed, "If she gets drunk, Deputy Captain Zhai will take good care of my sister-in-law at night."
As he spoke, Wen Yuan called his wife Su Hong to serve the dishes quickly.
"She can't drink much, so there's no need to pour her some wine." Zhai Ximo pursed his lips and said.
The meaning was very clear, you were not allowed to pour wine for Wang Ziru.
Wang Ziru sat at the table next to the women. She was not used to men not giving her face in front of others.
She curled her lips and said deliberately, "I thought Dean Wen invited me up to drink. It turns out that we women don't have to drink."
This made Wen Yuan and Su Hong embarrassed.
Su Hong came in with a plate of food, placed it on the man's table, and went to find a mini enamel pot, handed it to her husband Wen Yuan, and whispered, "Pour a glass for your sister-in-law. She drinks, so she can't be without wine."
"good."
Wen Yuan looked embarrassed and asked the chief to sit in the main seat.
The two square tables were originally quite close to each other, and the seat at the head of the man's table happened to be close to Wang Ziru.
Han Suijing glanced at the figure sitting at the table with the woman without leaving a trace. It seemed that she did not come to the Wen family to have dinner, but to cause trouble. As soon as she arrived at the Wen family, she made the couple at a loss.
He nodded slightly, sat down, picked up the mini enamel mug in front of him, and asked Wenyuan to pour him some wine.
Wenyuan was the first to pour wine for the leader.
Then he took another jar and poured some, then turned around and handed it to Wang Ziru, "Sister-in-law, please give me some advice. Deputy Commander Zhai is worried that you won't be able to handle it, so let's drink less."
"Thank you, Master Wen."
Wang Ziru took the wine handed to her by Wen Yuan and glanced lazily into the enamel jar with her almond-shaped eyes.
How stingy! He didn't even give me more of the low-alcohol fruit wine.
Without waiting for the women to come and sit down, she grabbed the enamelware mug and took a sip, looking very content, as if all she needed was a drinking buddy.
She has wine.
He has a story.
Han Suijing's eyes drifted over: "..."
He had been a soldier in Yunnan Province for many years and rarely drank alcohol, but he knew that the local wine was mainly fruit wine, and Yulin Spring Wine was brewed from local fruits such as sea buckthorn. It had a lower alcohol content but had the effect of calming the nerves and refreshing the mind.
Is she out of her mind?
The men sat down one after another, and since a square table could not accommodate so many people, the men were crowded together.
Soon, the men at the table raised their glasses and drank, and laughter broke out.
Wen Yiting acted sensible and deliberately stood beside Zhai Ximo to see if there was anything missing from the man's table.
Wang Ziru, who was sitting here, held her chin with one hand, took a sip of wine lazily, and looked at the woman in a long skirt who was standing next to her man.
"Wen Yiting likes a mountain kid like Zhai Ximo so much? With her qualifications, anyone in the army would be better than the mountain kid from the Zhai family." Wang Ziru observed the scene calmly and had no intention of declaring her sovereignty in public.
It's quite interesting to see your man and other women form a picture.
After Su Hong finished her work, she went to check on the men's table and saw that everything that was needed was on the table.
He turned around and called a few military wives to come in for dinner, "Let's eat too. If they need anything, go get more rice and soup."
Several military wives had already given their children a quick dinner and sent them to the playground to wait for the outdoor movie.
So all the people attending the Wen family dinner party were adults, except Wen Yiting, who was a young and beautiful college student.
After the military wives sat down, several of them were eager to help Wen Yiting hold her rice bowl and serve her in various ways.
Wen Yiting smiled brightly, sitting with her back against Zhai Ximo. She ate her meal politely, holding the rice in her hands, and deliberately asked, "Comrade Ziru, I didn't know you could drink."
"I'm happy to come to your house for dinner when it's so lively tonight. Would you like to have a drink?" Wang Ziru's voice was as cheerful as the sweet sound of an oriole, and there was no trace of any quarrel between her and Wen Yiting.
Wen Yiting shook her head. "I don't drink. By the way, I heard that you have a son. You didn't leave him alone at home, did you?"
Several military wives were stunned as they were picking up food, and their eyes couldn't help but look at the comfortable woman.
Seeing this, Li Juan smiled charmingly, "Tingting, you just came back from college for vacation, and you don't know much about what's going on in our hospital. Deputy Commander Zhai came to the army with us. He said that his hand was injured and he couldn't work. For a dinner like today, the child must be left to him."
"Brother Zhai? He's not a soldier. What is he doing in a place like this?"
"This matter cannot be explained in a few words. Hey, Tingting, if you want to know, why don't you ask Deputy Captain Zhai after dinner?" Li Juan smiled like an old brothel owner. In the past two days, she was the one who spread rumors in the family compound, saying that Wen Yiting and Deputy Captain Zhai were having an affair secretly.
So I deliberately followed Wen Yiting's wishes and gave them a chance to chat alone.
At the same time, she could also avenge Wang Ziru for the deep hatred of her husband being demoted and having his salary reduced in Baiteng Town because of her.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, she maneuvered among the members of the Wen family with ease.
Zhu Yan sat in the corner of the square table, holding a spoonful of rice. She wanted to eat but didn't dare to open her throat to eat.
I originally thought that I was coming to Wen's house to have dinner with other wives of cadres, but it turned out that these women had so many thoughts just for a dinner.
This meal is terrible.
Wen Yiting looked at Wang Ziru and deliberately asked, "Since there is someone at home to help take care of the children, Comrade Ziru came up last, and we all thought she was busy at home."
"Tingting, please eat." Su Hong interrupted her daughter with a smile.
Originally, Wang Ziru planned to clean up after dinner and then go up to the fifth floor to help the Wen family.
But after what happened at Zhai's house at noon, Wen Yiting felt that there was no need to run to the Wen's house so early to work as a slave. She, Wen Yiting, had never been involved in any sexual activity, and that was her good fortune as a girl from the Wen family.
When the other military wives saw Wen Yiting starting to attack Wang Ziru, they all ate in silence, not daring to make a sound.
Wang Ziru took the chopsticks and tasted the dishes on the table one by one. Apart from the taste of oil, salt and soy sauce, there was no trace of other seasonings.
Commander Duan was not seen at the table.
She deliberately raised her head to look at Han Suijing and asked, "Hey, where is Commander Duan? Why didn't he come? Yesterday, Commander Wen came to our house and said that he would host a welcoming party for the new leader and Commander Duan today."
Su Hong was caught off guard by the question and smiled at everyone, "Commander Duan is a very busy man and has already returned to Kun District."
"Next time when Commander Duan comes, we'll invite him to our house for dinner..." Wen Yuan held up the enamel pot and glanced at Han Suijing from the corner of his eye. He found that the other party had a frown on his face and remained silent.
It seems that he, as the deputy division commander, does not have enough authority.
Otherwise, the new leader would definitely say a few words, suggesting that next time Commander Duan comes to the Ninth Division, they should go to the Wen family for dinner and drinks.
Thinking of this, Wen Yuan felt unhappy and drank from the enamel pot.
Fortunately, the other officers were very capable and soon livened up the atmosphere at the table, with all the men at the table laughing.
The wives of soldiers at the next table saw that the atmosphere at the leader's table was very harmonious, so they also started chatting and laughing in low voices.
Li Juan ate for a while, her eyes constantly wandering around the men and women in the room. Her man could not attend such a good opportunity to attend the reunion dinner. She was filled with hatred in her heart. She hated Wang Ziru for causing her man to lose his original position as company commander.
Li Juan deliberately nudged Lin Xiaowan, who was sitting next to her and eating silently, with her elbow, but Lin Xiaowan was gnawing on pork ribs. She glanced at her sideways and said nothing.
"Ahem..." Li Juan saw that Lin Xiaowan didn't expect her to help, so she deliberately let the chief know that yesterday the Zhai family entertained the chief and Commander Duan for dinner, and the Zhai family was so poor that they didn't even have bowls and chopsticks, so they had to go to Captain Zhang's house to borrow other people's wedding bowls and chopsticks.
Let Wang Ziru be embarrassed in public, and then the leader will definitely not promote Zhai Ximo.
"Comrade Ziru, your family entertained Commander Duan and the chief yesterday. I heard that you didn't have any bowls and chopsticks, or did you borrow the bowls and chopsticks used by Battalion Commander Zhang's family for their wedding?"
Li Juan's words made Wang Ziru pause with her chopsticks that were picking up spareribs.
The smiles on the faces of the group of officials who were nervously dealing with their leader froze slightly.
Everyone looked at Zhang Kang hurriedly.
Zhang Kang is a chubby guy and doesn't like being noticed. Suddenly, everyone was staring at him and his chubby face turned red.
Looking at the three black lines on Zhai Ximo's forehead, Zhang Kang smiled and said, "We all live in the family compound, so we should take care of each other. Deputy Commander Zhai and his men just moved into the family compound, and my sister-in-law just came back from the battlefield, so she doesn't have time to go to town to buy new dishes and chopsticks."
"No way? I saw her going to town every day these past two days. Didn't she go to town today too? Otherwise, why would she wait until we prepared dinner before coming up?" Li Juan looked at Wang Ziru with a hint of pride in her eyes.
Wang Ziru picked up a piece of pork ribs steamed with sweet potato flour and nodded, "You know my family well."
The family entertained two senior officers from the army and borrowed the newly bought dishes and chopsticks from Captain Zhang's family for their wedding. This could not be hidden, and she had no intention of concealing it.
Wang Ziru confessed: "You may think that I have had an easy life in my hometown in the countryside these years, right? I am not afraid of being laughed at. When I got married, the date was set very close and my parents did not buy any dowry."
"Two or three days after I got married, my husband went to the army to serve. In the past few years, I have been raising children at home and have not been able to earn any money, nor have I been able to afford a decent set of dishes and chopsticks."
"I followed the troops this time and left home in a hurry. I didn't have time to go shopping. I used the clay bowls I brought from my hometown. I had a dinner party at home yesterday, and I couldn't use the clay bowls I brought from my hometown to entertain the guests. Sister-in-law, don't you think so?"
She looked at Su Hong deliberately.