At the main table, He Wenzhou opened one of the two bottles he had brought and poured a glass for each of the men at the table. He then raised his glass to toast Hua Guotao.
"Today is my father-in-law's birthday. I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains. May you be blessed with a bright future, a happy smile, and a happy family forever..."
"Well, okay." Hua Guotao picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
Lu Fengnian picked up a piece of pork belly for the old man and said, "Dad, eat some vegetables first."
Qin Xianhe also wanted to toast his father-in-law, but seeing that his elder brother-in-law kept picking up food for him, he had to put down his glass.
Seeing this, Hua Zhang raised his glass to him and said, "Brother-in-law, let me toast you."
He Wenzhou took a few bites of the food and started toasting the elders one by one, as if this was his home court.
Halfway through drinking, the village chief Hua Yongsheng put down his chopsticks and asked Lu Fengnian, "Master Lu, how old is your second son this year?"
"Twenty."
"My Baozhu is also twenty years old. Your child hasn't found a partner yet, right?"
Lu Fengnian was not stupid. When he heard what the village chief said, he knew that he wanted to introduce his precious daughter to Jin'er. He didn't mind having a rural woman as his daughter-in-law, because his own wife was from the countryside.
Rural girls start going on blind dates when they are 15 or 16 years old. The village chief’s daughter is still not married at the age of 20. There must be something wrong.
"I haven't asked Jin'er about this yet. I wonder if he has a date?"
Of course he knew whether his son had a partner or not. With Jin'er's personality, if he didn't introduce him to a partner, he would probably end up living alone. He didn't talk much even when he was with his family, let alone strangers.
"If he doesn't have a partner yet, what do you think of our Baozhu?"
Lu Fengnian looked up and saw Hua Baozhu, who was wearing a floral dress at the younger table.
Her skin is neither dark nor very white, her facial features are pretty delicate, and her dress doesn't look too much like a rural person. Logically, someone like her should have no trouble finding a husband in the countryside. Why hasn't she gotten married at the age of 20?
"Village Chief, your daughter is naturally a good person, but Jin'er is always opinionated. We have to ask him about this matter first."
Lu Fengnian spoke loudly to begin with, and the three tables were not far apart, so naturally the people at Lu Ting's table could hear the conversation at the main table.
Lu Ting sneered in his heart. His father knew that Lu Jin was a man of few words and would not say anything nonsense, so he used him as a shield.
When his father-in-law came to their house to propose marriage, his father did not ask for his opinion first and made the decision directly.
It was his father-in-law who took the initiative to ask him if he had any objections. Fortunately, he knew how to be grateful and did not refute it, otherwise such a delicate daughter-in-law would have belonged to someone else.
Lu Jin ate the rice in the bowl with a red face, not daring to say a word. Hua Baozhu looked at Lu Jin carefully. He was tall and thin, with good-looking facial features, but he was too gentle.
Lu Ting's table was full of young people with strong fighting power. They swept away all the food on the table in less than half an hour, leaving no soup behind.
The elders at the main table were still drinking and chatting. Hua Yongsheng waved to Hua Baozhu, "Baozhu, come here quickly."
Hua Baozhu knew what her father wanted to do, so she put down her bowl and chopsticks and walked over.
Hua Yongsheng stood up and took the initiative to introduce them, "Baozhu, come and say hello to the uncles. This is Uncle Lu, and this is Uncle He."
"Hello Uncle Lu, hello Uncle He."
Lu Fengnian smiled and nodded. He Wenzhou pushed up his black-framed glasses. "Brother, your daughter is very pretty, like a city girl."
When Hua Yongsheng saw someone praising his daughter, he smiled from ear to ear and said, "My daughter looks like her mother. She is indeed good-looking."
Lu Fengnian knew what the village chief meant. He wanted to introduce his daughter to their Jin'er and his second brother-in-law's beloved son He Yuanhang, right?
Since his second brother-in-law was so unwilling to praise Hua Baozhu, he should do a good deed to help them, so as not to implicate his son.
"Brother-in-law, are you interested in this little girl? Your Yuanhang isn't married yet, right?"
He Wenzhou's smiling face froze instantly. What did his brother-in-law mean by this? The village chief clearly wanted to introduce his daughter to his family's Jin'er. What did this have to do with their family's Yuanhang? Their family's Yuanhang didn't look for rural wives.
The cunning He Wenzhou half-jokingly said, "The little girl is indeed good, and Xiao Jin is also good. These two children are a perfect match. How about I be their matchmaker?"
The village chief didn't expect that Uncle Tao's second son-in-law was such a good person. He took the initiative to be a matchmaker for his daughter Baozhu, and was about to agree.
Lu Fengnian was not annoyed. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Hua Baozhu, "Village Chief, is your daughter a few months older than our Jin'er?
Wenzhou, your Yuanhang seems to be 22 years old, right? We think they are a good match. How about I be their matchmaker?
Hua Baozhu's face was gloomy. Why is Lu Ting's father like this? Is he looking down on her because she's old? Pushing her around one by one, isn't it just because he looks down on her because she's from the countryside?
"Dad, uncle, you guys chat, it's getting late, I'll go back first."
Seeing that his daughter was angry, Hua Yongsheng waved his hand at her and said, "You go back first."
Hua Baozhu left, but Lu Fengnian was not going to let it go. He waved to He Yuanhang and Lu Jin, "Yuanhang, Jin'er, come here."
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Lu Jin walked over directly, and He Yuanhang followed him.
"Yuanhang, what do you think of the village chief's daughter? Your father wants to introduce a date to our Jin'er, but unfortunately, she's too young. I see that you're two years older than Baozhu, and since you're about the same age, I'll take the initiative to introduce you two. What do you think?"
He Wenzhou was afraid that his son would agree without thinking, so he winked at him. He Yuanhang understood, "Uncle, I have a partner. She's our college classmate."
"Oh, so Yuanhang is dating someone himself. Well done. When you get married, don't forget to invite your uncle to the wedding."
"Okay, I will definitely invite my uncle and his family to drink when the time comes."
Huali, who was not far away, heard that her son had a girlfriend and quickly walked over and grabbed He Yuanhang's hand, "Son, when did you find a girlfriend? How come I didn't know? Who is the girl?"
He Wenzhou's expression turned cold, and he gently scolded Huali, "Xiao Li, what are you doing? Your son is old enough, it's time for him to date. If there's anything, we can talk about it when we get back."
Huali immediately let go of He Yuanhang's arm and smiled awkwardly, "I'm just worried that my son will be cheated."
Lu Fengnian pulled Lu Jin and put the wine glass in his hand, "Jin'er, come and toast the village chief."
Lu Jin wanted to say that he couldn't drink, but just as he picked up the wine glass, Lu Fengnian said, "Jin'er, you don't drink, so just take a sip. Brother Yongsheng, please forgive me. This kid didn't drink at all before he was nineteen. I tried to learn from him, and he could barely drink a couple of sips."
"It's okay, it's okay."
Lu Jin obediently took a small sip and returned the glass to his father.
"Jin'er, your cousin Yuanhang has found a partner, have you found one too?"
"Dad, I didn't..."
"I know you didn't find the girl from our compound. Where is that girl from? Tell me when you get back. Okay, we've finished drinking. Go to the kitchen and cut some watermelon for everyone to eat!"
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