Chapter 39 Wedding Banquet 1 Wedding Banquet
The day before Wang Yulian's wedding banquet, Shi Meilan and Hu Honghua both took leave early.
Shi Meilan has been preparing for such a long time, so she must go. Although Hu Honghua doesn't know why her aunt wants to go, she will go if her aunt goes.
Wu Ya from the design department also took leave. Together with Wang Yulian and Lin Xinran who had already taken leave, the office on the second floor was suddenly short of a lot of people.
However, when others ask for leave, they report to the department on the second floor, but Hu Honghua has to go to the third floor to ask. Other supervisors can make their own decisions, but Hu Honghua is different. When she asks for leave, she has to go to Yuan Yao's office to tell him.
Hu Honghua didn't know whether Yuan Yao would ask for leave for her. Yuan Yao was extremely busy. He didn't even like to take leave for himself, so she didn't know whether he would give leave to others.
Hu Honghua was muttering to herself as she walked to the factory director's office on the third floor, holding the leave slip. She knocked gently, and Yuan Yao's deep voice came from inside: "Come in."
When she pushed the door open, Yuan Yao was looking down at documents. He raised his eyes and glanced at her when he heard her words.
This glance made him pause - after working in the factory for more than half a year, Hu Honghua had indeed changed a lot.
Her previously dry and frizzy hair has now grown black and smooth, and even has a faint sheen when tied behind her head. Her cheeks have also become a little plumper than when she first arrived, and her round face has a healthy rosy complexion. Even her previously messy eyebrows have been trimmed neatly, like two thin crescent moons.
It looks like a fat little bird jumping on a branch, round and chubby, with an endearing cuteness.
"Where are you going?" Yuan Yao's fingertips paused on the document, his tone calm. He seemed to have no particular interest in this woman who always kept her head down. He asked casually, but his gaze unconsciously lingered on her bright eyes for half a second longer.
"Go back to Lijia Village to attend a friend's wedding banquet."
Hu Honghua felt a little nervous when he looked at her. She pinched the edge of the leave note with her fingers and answered in a low voice.
Yuan Yao then remembered that she was talking about the shabby village he had visited before - the dirt road was bumpy, and the houses were mostly made of old bricks, which gave off a poor look.
He frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows and nodded, "Go early and come back early, and if you don't stay overnight, your salary and attendance will not be deducted."
He didn't want to restrict her where to go, but he felt that the village had poor sanitary conditions and many viruses, and it would be easy to get sick if she stayed there for a long time. He mentioned it casually, but it seemed like a disguised warning.
"Hey?" Hu Honghua suddenly raised her head, her eyes, which had been a little dim, instantly brightened up, like a lantern that had suddenly been lit. Even her voice became a little lighter: "Don't stay overnight! Just go for an afternoon. After watching the wedding, I'll go back to the factory!"
No salary deductions, saving money!
"Yeah." Yuan Yao looked at her excited expression and felt a little relieved. He repeated, "Go early and come back early."
Hu Honghua ran out of the office happily, clutching the leave note, and met up with Shi Meilan who was waiting for her downstairs. The two of them chatted and laughed as they walked out of the factory, their steps much lighter than when they came in.
Lijia Village was indeed very lively that day. Both the families of Li Laoda and Li Laoer had swept the yard in advance and hung red silk at the door. Originally, Li Laoer's family would have been fine, but Li Laoda insisted on hanging it too. Zhao Erjie said she wanted to share in the good luck - she saw that Wang Yulian had made a lot of money and wanted to flatter her.
Old Mrs. Li didn't say anything, but Old Man Li was almost angry to death. Old Man Li was the only one in the family who didn't like Wang Yulian, but it was useless.
Lin Xinran also tied several circles of bright red ropes on the old locust tree at the entrance of the village - it was so lively that people who didn't know would think it was her first wedding.
However, it was indeed Wang Yulian's own ability that she could hold such a grand wedding banquet. Chunfeng Garment Factory had recently signed several large orders, and the fabrics in the workshop were piled up almost to the beams. She had taken advantage of the excuse of going out to sign orders to make a lot of kickbacks, and her wallet was already bulging. Now she paid for the wedding banquet all by herself, without taking a penny from Li Laoer's family. Even if others wanted to say something, they had no right to interrupt and meddle in her affairs.
When people in Lijia Village mentioned her, they all gave her a thumbs-up, their voices full of admiration: "Li Laoer's new wife is really amazing! She's doing very well in the factory in the city, and even the wedding banquet is so lavish, much better than the previous one! Li Laoer is really lucky!"
When Wang Yulian heard this, she said, "What's the comparison?", but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
In the past, everyone looked down on her, but now it is finally her time to shine.
On the day of Li Laoer and Wang Yulian's banquet, the excitement in Lijia Village reached its peak. Villagers came to the courtyard one after another, carrying fruits and rice wine they had grown themselves. As soon as they entered the door, they surrounded Wang Yulian and congratulated her: "Yulian, you are so lucky! This banquet looks so festive!"
"Live a good life in the city and come back to the village often!"
"By the way, our child also wants to work in that factory. Do you think there are any other ways?"
Now no one says that Wang Yulian is a slut - of course, if Wang Yulian was still so incompetent, they would still say that, but now that Wang Yulian is capable, this group of people seem to have suddenly forgotten about the slut thing, and they all just praise Wang Yulian.
The kind words exchanged between them enveloped her like honey, making Wang Yulian feel light-headed. Even her voice was a little sweeter than usual. She felt that the days were getting more and more enjoyable. She was feeling happy when she heard someone say in surprise, "Oh, is that Meilan?"
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