Chapter 797 It's truly good when everyone is doing well!
Li San Niang and the others had no time to know what the Guo brothers were thinking.
Even if Li San Niang found out, she probably wouldn't take the Guo brothers seriously.
If the matchmaker's demands hadn't been so outrageous, Li San Niang might have done the Guo family a favor out of respect for her mother and elder brother.
But after that incident, it's already good enough that they can remain distant relatives. The Guo family can't have any more than that.
As more and more people came to offer their congratulations, far more than expected, Li San Niang quickly took a moment to talk to her mother.
“Mother, I have a lot more people coming. It’s not a problem if there are more people. At most, we can put the desks and chairs in the school together and we can fit two or three tables of people.”
But Mother, do the cooks we hired have enough ingredients to make so much food?
"Guests are always welcome; it wouldn't be right to just offer them tea without providing anything in return."
As Li San Niang spoke, she wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief. "Mother, it's all my fault. If I had foreseen that so many people would come, I would have told you to prepare more ingredients."
"Or, we could send someone to Jinmanlou right now and order a few more tables."
Faced with Li San Niang's worries, Li's mother was not in such a hurry. She snatched the handkerchief from Li San Niang's hand and said, "Be careful, you're going to ruin my makeup."
"You're the most important person today. They're all here for you, so you'd better hold your head high."
“Mother, I have a plain and unremarkable face, please don’t worry about it.”
Li's mother would never grant Li San Niang's wish. In her eyes, even if Li San Niang was plain-looking, she was still very beautiful.
"Alright, you don't need to worry about this."
I had already discussed it with your sister-in-law and second brother, and we had asked Jinmanlou to prepare three extra tables of food.
That's because I was afraid of encountering a situation like this.
Since there are so many people, the cook can just distribute the food evenly.
If you have a small amount, just buy Zhou Ji mutton soup noodles and sesame cakes from outside. The extra people are our neighbors, so I'm sure they won't mind.
Alternatively, we can simply include a couple more portions of cakes in our return gift.
Seeing that Li's mother was aware of the situation, Li San Niang felt relieved and said directly, "Then we must leave some for Lu Zhu'er, she also loves to eat those crispy sesame cakes."
Hearing Li San Niang's words, Li's mother was both amused and exasperated: "Qiu Xiang, listen to what you're saying. It's as if I, as your grandmother, have ever been mean to my granddaughter's mouth."
After saying this, Li's mother folded the handkerchief and returned it to Li San Niang: "However, the wine and drinks were really not prepared enough. I need to find someone to buy more."
At 11:45 a.m., Li Erxiong looked at the sun in the sky and said to his father, "Father, it's a good thing we bought silk cloth beforehand, otherwise eating in the yard today would have been a real ordeal."
Li Erxiong raised his hand and lightly patted Li Daxiong's arm. "It's all thanks to Daxiong's insight. If you hadn't mentioned this method before, our guests would be baking in the sun right now, which would be a disaster for our family."
Yes, the courtyards of the Li family and the Women's Aid Association have been covered with silk cloth. This was something Brother Li had mentioned earlier, saying that setting up a table in the courtyard would inevitably be too bright in the sunlight, so it would be better to learn from others and use silk cloth to cover the area with ropes, which would also provide some coolness.
Brother Li smiled, looked up at the sky, and turned to his father, saying, "Father, I think it's about time. Shall we start the feast with a gong?"
Mr. Li looked up at the sky, then looked down and thought about the people who had just arrived. He felt that everyone who was supposed to come had come, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then tell the cook that the feast will begin in a quarter of an hour!"
"Brother, go and light these firecrackers, so everyone knows we have good news."
Brother Li took a tinderbox and lit the basket of firecrackers. As the heat rose, the firecrackers expanded and cracked, making a "bang bang bang" sound.
This attracted onlookers who flocked to the Li family's gate, and soon enough, people would talk about Li's third daughter becoming an official many times over.
Li Silang held the small copper gong. He believed that being entrusted with the important task of striking the gong by his father was a sign of his father's trust and high regard for him. Therefore, he solemnly carried the small copper gong and stood on the high platform erected in the courtyard. The "dong dong dong" sound rang out, and the people who were talking looked up at the high platform. As a result, everyone gradually lowered their voices.
Li's father gave Li Silang a look that said, "I'm very satisfied," and Li Silang wisely stepped down from the platform.
Looking at the crowd gathered below the platform, Li's father took a deep breath and solemnly bowed to them.
Then he shouted loudly: "I, Li Hualin, am truly grateful to all of you for coming to this banquet held by my third wife today, which was held in recognition of her official appointment!"
Thank you, everyone!
After saying this, Li's father bowed deeply again.
Among those in the audience who had known Li's father for over a decade, one of the more outgoing individuals shouted, "Doctor Li, please invite Young Master Li up here to say a few words to us!"
We really don't want to look at your old, bark-like face, haha, haha.
The man's joking remark eased Mr. Li's tension considerably.
Li's father silently cupped his hands in the direction the person was speaking to express his gratitude, and then he immediately said, "Please ask Third Sister to wait a moment, let me say a few words."
Li San Niang was holding Lu Zhu'er in her arms, standing with her mother, elder brother, elder sister-in-law, and second elder brother in the audience. Looking at her father speaking loudly on the stage, Li San Niang felt that this moment was truly blissful and wonderful.
Making one's parents proud, making them praise one in front of others, truly brings a surge of warmth from the bottom of one's heart to the top of one's head, making one feel warm all over.
"...She was born late in life. When my third aunt was just a tiny little girl, I could tell she was intelligent..."
After Li's father went on and on praising him, Li San Niang felt her face burning. She leaned close to Li's mother's ear and whispered, "Mother, please go up and pull Father down. If he keeps praising me like this, how will I ever be able to go out in public again?"
Li's mother felt that Li's father had been talking for over a quarter of an hour, and she really shouldn't let him continue expressing his feelings.
"Dalang, you go."
Brother Li smiled helplessly, then walked off the stage and winked at his father. His father saw this and realized that he had been talking for a while.
"...Come, let my third sister say a few words to you all."
Li San Niang put down the dewdrop in her arms and ran up to the high platform in a flash. She first bowed, and then shouted loudly: "Today, San Niang thanks everyone for coming. Thank you all very much."
Without further ado, it's been quite a while now. I just wish you all a good meal and plenty of drinks today; everyone's well-being is what truly matters!
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