Chapter 434
Su Yuan, who was cutting braised food, was listening to the neighbors praising his daughter, his face flushed with joy.
When he heard someone mention the graduation banquet, he put down his kitchen knife and excitedly shouted, "Of course! Of course! When the acceptance letters arrive, we'll set up a dozen tables and invite everyone to come and have fun!"
The neighbors all around immediately cheered, and everyone's face was filled with smiles, as if such a happy event had happened in their own family.
At this time, Uncle Wu pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and offered a suggestion: "Twenty tables can't be set up in your two storefronts combined, so you can set them up at the door.
Your house happens to face the main alley, and the street is wide, so you can arrange it in a row at the back without blocking the road at all. This is also the way they usually arrange it when there’s not enough space in the yard for weddings or birthdays.”
As he spoke, he gestured with his hands, and had already planned the layout of the banquet in his mind.
Someone in the crowd asked curiously, "Since you've held a graduation banquet here, will you hold one back home?"
As soon as he finished speaking, another person took over the conversation: "But you used to live in the county town, so should you set up the display there or in the village? It seems that neither place is appropriate, but if you set up too many, people will criticize you!
Aunt Wu also quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, yes! Oh! My nephew did that before! He held a wedding banquet, but the bride's family was not from the same place as us, so they held it three times.
One time was in the city, with friends, colleagues and leaders, and then we went back to both sides’ hometowns and invited relatives and the like.
Logically speaking, the three times we invited the same person, but people still gossiped about it. In short, some people just can't stand seeing others do well."
Aunt Wu shook her head and sighed as she spoke, and was very dissatisfied with those who gossiped.
Everyone's words came out like a string of cannonballs, one after another, it was really a bit dense.
Su Yuan finally found an opportunity to interrupt, and he said generously:
"It's okay! We don't accept gifts for our graduation banquet. We just want everyone to come and have fun! How can you not be happy when there's delicious food?"
"Oh my! How can this be? You have to toast with red wine when you drink. This is against the rules. No matter how much you toast, it's a token of your appreciation!"
"That's right, how much would it cost to prepare so many tables of delicious food? Do you think you're Heshen? Do you have more than a dozen warehouses full of gold, silver, and jewelry?"
The neighbors were all thinking about the Su family in their words and deeds, and Su Yuanzheng was really willing to spend the money.
"It would be the greatest token of my gratitude if everyone could come! I earn money to spend on Miaomiao. Going to college is a huge joy for our family, and I'm happy to spend any amount of money.
Miaomiao has been sensible since she was young. She studies hard every day and never gives me any worries.
When she goes to college, she'll be able to relax a bit and won't have to study so hard day and night. I'm happy for her and would like to celebrate this happy event with everyone."
The neighbors all exclaimed in admiration, saying what a wonderful father and daughter they were, the father was kind and the daughter was filial, unlike their own family who had endless quarrels.
Su Miao was moved by her father's words. Unlike the deliberate show-off in her previous life, her father's joy and deep blessings for her came from the bottom of his heart, and were pure love for her.
But she was thinking silently in her heart, Dad, you don’t know the major I signed up for. Every day is almost the same as in senior year of high school. If you study well, you can be rewarded with the experience of going to a tomb.
When I was explaining this major to my father before, I didn't dare mention Su Miao at all. After all, the older generation is still quite taboo about this.
She planned to just tell people about her research work whenever they asked her about it. In everyone's eyes, being able to sit in an office and write was a good job.
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