Xiao Xinyu's performance made everyone in the room burst into laughter.
"When did you teach him this kind of talk? I don't remember it," Sheng Xiping asked softly, standing next to Zhou Qinglan.
"I didn't teach her. Did Mom teach her?" Zhou Qinglan shook her head. How would she know these things?
It seems that the mother-in-law knew Xinyu was going to roll around on the bed, so she specially taught the child how to do it.
"Our mom is amazing, she's so talented." Sheng Xiping couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.
While the two were whispering to each other, someone brought over a bowl of dumplings and asked Zhou Qingyang to feed them to Chen Jie.
Chen Jie, unaware of the situation, thought that the dumplings were specially prepared because she was afraid that Chen Jie would be hungry, so she opened her mouth and took a bite.
When they took a bite, they discovered that the dumpling was not cooked at all. The dumpling skin was white inside, and the filling was even worse, with both the vegetables and meat being raw.
"Born?" Chen Jie said subconsciously.
Everyone in the room burst into laughter. "Did you hear that? The bride said she gave birth."
At this moment, Chen Jie finally understood what it meant, and her face immediately turned red with embarrassment.
Afterwards, a group of young people started teasing the bride and groom, urging the groom to kiss the bride. Chen Jie's face was already very red, and Zhou Qingyang's face wasn't much better.
However, the two couldn't resist the group of jeers, so Zhou Qingyang leaned over and kissed Chen Jie on the cheek.
These people wouldn't give up; they insisted on making the two kiss.
Seeing that this commotion was unacceptable, several older members of the Zhou family quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
"Alright, alright, I see it's getting late, we should get ready for the feast. Come on, let's go to the canteen."
With someone making arrangements like this, the young people stopped causing trouble, and everyone left the bridal chamber and went downstairs.
Zhou Qingyang continued to push Chen Jie on his bicycle, while the others walked, heading straight for the bureau's canteen.
Zhou Mingyuan and his wife have been in Songjianghe for many years. They both have jobs and have made many friends.
Now that the eldest son of the Zhou family is getting married, there are naturally many guests coming to offer their congratulations.
The Zhou family's old house and the new house in the corner building were not very big and could not accommodate too many people. Therefore, those who came to welcome the bride and those who came to send her off were all close relatives and friends, while most of the others went to the canteen of the government office where the banquet was held.
Therefore, as soon as the wedding procession left the Zhou family home, Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu split up into two groups.
Wang Chunxiu, the mother-in-law, was going to pick up her daughter-in-law, so she brought some people with her to the new house.
Zhou Mingyuan, along with Da Zhanglu and the wedding emcee, arrived at the government canteen ahead of time to welcome congratulatory relatives and friends.
"Congratulations, in-law!" Sheng Liancheng rushed forward to offer his congratulations as soon as he saw Zhou Mingyuan.
The Sheng and Zhou families are related by marriage, so the Sheng family should have come to help earlier. However, the Zhou family is not holding their wedding banquet at home, and besides, the Zhou family's place is small with few rooms, so they have nowhere to stay.
So Sheng Liancheng had already discussed it with Sheng Xiping and his wife, and Sheng Xiping and his wife would come on the third day of the Lunar New Year to help out.
On the sixth day of the lunar new year, Sheng Liancheng and his wife traveled down the road with Zheng Xianyong and others, which was both polite and would not put the Zhou family in a difficult position.
"Oh my, my in-laws are here? Look how far you've come all this way, and you've made such a fuss."
Look at your daughters and sons, they're all so good-looking, they're really rare finds.
"Come in, come in, come in. We're all family, no need to be shy."
Zhou Mingyuan was very happy to see Sheng Liancheng's family and hurriedly invited them to sit down in the canteen.
"My dear in-laws, you go about your business and don't worry about us."
If you need any help with anything, just let Xi'an and the others know. It's all family business, so don't be shy.
There were many guests. Zhou Mingyuan had just exchanged a few words with Sheng Liancheng and the others when other forest farm cadres arrived.
Upon seeing this, Sheng Liancheng hurriedly told Zhou Mingyuan to go and greet the guests.
"Alright, then please have a seat, in-laws. There are some melon seeds and candies on the table, please don't be shy."
Zhou Mingyuan wanted to chat with Sheng Liancheng a little longer, but he couldn't leave the other guests unattended, so he had to leave to attend to others.
The canteen was quite large, and the guests arrived one after another, finding places to sit down. Those who knew each other gathered together to chat.
Around 10 o'clock, the newlyweds and the wedding party arrived at the government canteen.
Firecrackers that had been hung outside were lit, and inside, the newlyweds, guided by the emcee, began the wedding ceremony.
The officiant was Zhao Yongsheng, and the witnesses were leaders from the Bureau's Armed Forces Department.
Witnessed and blessed by a room full of guests, Zhou Qingyang and Chen Jie exchanged wedding gifts, thanked their parents and relatives and friends, and officially became husband and wife.
Around 11 a.m., the banquet began, and the canteen staff and young helpers served the dishes on square trays.
The Zhou family had pre-ordered a large, fat pig in Donggang, which was caught and slaughtered yesterday. Combined with various kinds of chicken, fish, meat, eggs, etc. ordered from elsewhere before the Lunar New Year, the dishes were very plentiful.
The cafeteria chef is quite skilled; the food he makes is delicious and visually appealing, and it receives praise from everyone as soon as it's served.
Braised pork belly, deep-fried pork tenderloin, crispy pork belly, chicken nuggets with vermicelli, shredded pork with eggs and mushrooms, braised fish, four-happiness meatballs, a platter of pork liver jelly, pickled cabbage, pork ribs and pork belly, and candied apples—ten dishes, all in very large portions.
In addition, a large plate of honey-braised eight-treasure rice was served on each table. The eight-treasure rice contained various dried fruits and nuts, and it emitted an enticing aroma as soon as it was served.
These days, glutinous rice is quite precious. With so many nuts, dried fruits and other ingredients added, the cost of this plate of eight-treasure rice is really not low.
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