One more thing to mention here is that Yang Lili and Zhan Tianqi got married on impulse and did not inform their parents in advance. By the time their families found out, the matter was already settled. Moreover, they were notified before the New Year that they could not go home.
After this operation, it goes without saying that both families were furious.
The day after the two boys were born, the two newly-minted fathers excitedly ran to the commune to send telegrams to both sets of parents.
On the 5th and 7th day after the child was born, the educated youth site welcomed two groups of parents respectively. The first group was Li Xiao's parents and father-in-law and mother-in-law, as well as Zhan Tianqi's parents who came with them.
This day was full of joy and happiness.
When the second wave of Yang Lili's parents, Zhan Tianqi's father-in-law and mother-in-law, arrived, the sky at the educated youth site was covered with dark clouds.
Not to mention that Zhan Tianqi's parents had to keep their tails between their legs because of their reckless son that day, even the whole family next door who were coaxing their grandchildren didn't dare to laugh too loudly.
It happened that Chen Ming was on vacation that day. Seeing this situation, he took the opportunity to remind his cousin, "Manman, look, you can't find a partner in the countryside. Look at Yang Zhiqing's parents, how sad and angry they are." After saying that, he glanced in the direction of Xue Mingxin's room.
The corner of Xu Manman's mouth twitched. "I won't look for her. I will never make my parents sad or angry."
Chen Ming looked at his cousin with relief, "If it weren't for my sister, wouldn't you say you want to eat green eggplant? I'll go to the field to pick some. You can rest for a while."
Xu Manman made stir-fried eggplant with perilla, lettuce with fermented black beans and spicy stewed rabbit.
Just when we were halfway through the meal, Zhan Tianqi came to the door.
Chen Ming put down the bowl and stood up, "Tianqi, what's going on?"
Zhan Tianqi nodded and said, "I want to discuss something with Xu Zhiqing."
Xu Manman also put down her bowl and chopsticks, "Well, what's up, Zhan Zhiqing?"
"Well, I'd like to ask Xu Zhiqing to help prepare a meal, um... a wedding banquet."
Before Xu Manman could speak, Chen Ming directly refused, "Tianqi, I'm sorry, Manman has been feeling unwell recently, so I'm afraid I don't have time to do this."
Zhan Tianqi is not an ignorant person, and Xu Manman has already done it once before. The reason she refused this time might be that she is not feeling well.
As a married man, Zhan Tianqi easily made up the excuse that Xu Manman was having her menstrual period.
"It's okay. If I can't do it, then forget it. Xu Zhiqing should be the most important. This wedding banquet is actually...sigh..." Having said that, Zhan Tianqi lowered his head and sighed.
When she was halfway through her words, Xu Manman's curiosity was aroused. She had a good relationship with them, so she asked directly,
"Yeah, why do we need to hold a wedding banquet? Didn't we have a group wedding once before?"
"Didn't Lily and I... tell our family back then? Now that the elders are here, we should have another wedding banquet. This way it will seem more formal."
The two siblings nodded in understanding, but said, "Manman can't prepare a wedding banquet at the moment. You can ask the village chief. Most villages have chefs who can prepare large banquets."
"Well, I'll go ask later. You guys continue eating. I'll be back first."
After the others left, the brother and sister continued to sit down and eat.
Xu Manman didn't ask much about why her cousin didn't let her take on this task. It was simply because her cousin didn't want her to get involved.
Chen Ming still gave a special warning, "Don't accept this kind of banquet work in the future. If you can't refuse it, just push it on me. Don't let others treat you like a cook all day long.
It's not about appearances, it's mainly because it's too tiring." Chen Ming didn't know Xu Manman was helping with the confinement meals at this point.
"Then why did you let me cook in the big kitchen before? I still cook all day long now." Xu Manman did not forget that before the New Year last year, he took the lead in asking her to cook a big meal for everyone.
Moreover, the chef for both of them has always been Xu Manman. Doesn't this contradict what he said now?
Chen Ming also thought about these things. He had set a bad precedent by using his cousin as a cook.
For a moment, he looked embarrassed. "Well... this isn't... um... Anyway, there won't be a next time. I'll cook for both of us from now on."
"That's not the case. It's just an occasional meal. It won't tire me out." She had an understanding of Chen Ming's cooking skills, which was to the extent that she could eat it.
Anyway, when she usually cooks for her cousin, he always does everything he can, and she just stir-fries the dishes. It’s not that she is tired, and for the sake of her appetite, it’s better to cook it herself.
Zhan Tianqi and Yang Lili's wedding banquet was held again on the third day after Yang Lili's parents arrived, and a chef from the village was invited.
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