Chapter 547 Gao Yue rushed back to celebrate
While many beauties were preparing red envelopes, Gao Mingcheng took on the responsibility of giving Xiao Xuxu a bath.
First, plug in the electric water heater, and then prepare clean clothes and diapers.
Since this summer, when Xuxu plays during the day, Xuanyue no longer puts diapers on him. Instead, she makes him wear open-crotch pants and teaches him to tell her when he wants to poop or pee, and the adults can help him pee.
One advantage of this is that adults will be much more relaxed and save a lot of trouble, and children can also keep cooler in the summer without diapers.
Up to now, Xiao Xuxu is one year old, and he still wears open-crotch pants during the day and only wears diapers when he sleeps at night.
After preparing the clothes, Gao Mingcheng took out another magic tool, which is a magic tool for bathing in winter. After using it, it can effectively keep warm and prevent colds and illnesses.
He took out a large piece of white plastic, unfolded it, and hung the top on a hook on the top of the bathroom. Then he placed a wooden tub for bathing. At this point, all the preparations were completed.
At this time, many beauties had already packed their red envelopes, each containing one dollar.
One dollar nowadays is not a small amount.
Xuanyuemei looked at Gao Mingcheng and said, "I have wrapped more than fifty red envelopes, and I have some spare red cloth. If it's not enough, I will wrap more."
Gao Mingcheng calculated in his mind and said, "I don't think we'll need even fifty! But it's better to be prepared than to be unprepared."
"By the way, Duomei, I have to go back to the village to pick someone up tomorrow morning. You, remember to buy some roasted melon seeds, peanuts and candies in the morning. Put some in the store and some in the restaurant. Also, give some candies to the neighbors."
Xuanyuemei nodded and said, "Okay. I have already made an agreement with the people selling roasted melon seeds on the street to have them roast 10 kilograms of melon seeds and peanuts each tomorrow morning."
The melon seeds and peanuts fried on the same day are naturally more fragrant.
Seeing that Gao Mingcheng had already prepared a change of clothes and a bathtub, Xuanyu Mei said, "Let me give my son a bath. You go to the kitchen and boil a pot of water. Use the remaining hot water in the thermos for the bath."
So Gao Mingcheng went to the kitchen to get busy. The house mainly burned coal briquettes, but there was also some firewood. Since he only used the rice cooker to cook porridge in the morning, Gao Mingcheng didn't burn coal briquettes. He simply opened the door and went to the backyard to burn the wood stove.
It doesn't take long to boil a pot of water, but if you light a fire to burn coal balls, it will take a lot of time.
While Gao Mingcheng was boiling water on the stove, Xuanyuemei had already poured the boiling water in the thermos into the bathtub, and then connected the hot water from the electric water heater.
After the bathtub has hot water, it is immediately covered with white plastic. The heat is trapped in the plastic cover and gradually swells up.
This is the currently popular way to keep warm while bathing in winter!
With the plastic cover to isolate the cold air outside, people will not feel so cold when taking a bath in the bathtub.
Of course, this also has disadvantages. If you wash it for a long time, it will become stuffy. And the plastic cover is thin and easy to tear.
But overall, it is still quite necessary.
After the hot water in the bathtub was just right, Xuanyuemei gave little Xuxu a bath. Her movements were extremely skillful and she quickly washed him from head to toe. Unfortunately, the child was naughty and wanted to play with water. He cried and refused to get out of the water, and even spilled water all over the floor.
Many beauties didn't indulge him. They slapped his little butt mercilessly with their big hands and said, "Come out and put on your clothes quickly. If you wash for too long, you will get sick. Then I will give you bitter medicine to drink!"
The bitter words frightened Xiao Xuxu, and he immediately said, "I won't drink it, I won't drink it."
Although Xiao Xuxu didn't have any serious illness this year, he still had some minor colds and sometimes needed to boil herbal medicine in water to drink.
Therefore, Xiao Xuxu is very afraid of drinking bitter medicine.
This sentence calmed people down, and the rest of the things became easy. Many beauties put on their clothes neatly, and when they came out of the plastic cover, they felt a cool breeze on their faces, and the air felt very fresh.
She carried little Xuxu directly into the bedroom, prepared to play with him for a while, and then coax him to sleep.
At this moment, Gao Mingcheng had already boiled water, filled the thermos, and made himself a cup of tea. He sat on the sofa and enjoyed a moment of tranquility.
He didn't take a shower until he thought the child was asleep, and then he went into the house to rest.
While Xuanfanmei was coaxing her child to sleep, she also coaxed herself to sleep, but her own quilt was not covered properly, and a little of her shoulder was exposed. Gao Mingcheng quickly covered her and then lay down beside her and fell asleep.
Gao Mingcheng got up early the next morning. He was busy all day. After breakfast, he sent Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu to the clothing store, and then went back to the village to pick them up.
Just like before, Gao Mingwan will be responsible for driving a pickup truck back to pick people up this time.
Gao Mingcheng was going to pick up his grandmother's family, Zhang Chengyuan and Chen Dasong, as well as his eldest sister and brother-in-law. As for his third sister and brother-in-law, when he called them to inform them, they said there was no need to pick them up and they could take the bus over by themselves.
The couple had been to the county before, so they were familiar with the place. Plus, with the shuttle bus, it was indeed much more convenient.
Although the banquet started at twelve o'clock, the earlier the host prepared in the hotel, the better, because they also had to entertain other guests. So Gao Mingcheng set out at seven in the morning, and after picking up people at eight o'clock, he immediately rushed to the county. When he arrived at the county, it was only half past nine, and there was still enough time.
Although Gao Mingcheng's social circle in this life is small, it is not nonexistent. He opened a clothing store here, and many of the customers coming and going have some connections with him.
But the most important people were the ones called over by Gao Guobing. In addition to the people from the police station, there were also people from the county party committee and other bureaus, such as Director Wang, who had dealt with them before, Director Chen, who went hunting with them, and Zhao Dongmei's brothers.
In total, there are about eight tables of guests, but the host who is preparing the banquet should reserve two tables in case there are too many people and there is no place to sit.
Gao Mingcheng was not short of money, and he did not mind having people come with their families, so he had made sufficient preparations. If no one touched the two tables, he could invite some closer friends to come and eat and drink in the evening.
When Gao Mingcheng picked up the person, Gao Mingwan had also picked up someone. Because the clothing store needed to do business, it was not convenient for too many people to stay here, so he sent the person directly to the restaurant. Although the meal had not been served yet, there were melon seeds, peanuts, candies and oranges on the table, so people could eat snacks and chat at the same time.
Gao Mingcheng went back to the clothing store first, and after asking about today's situation, Gao Mingcheng said to Gao Shufang: "At 11 o'clock, you should close the store and go to the restaurant with everyone."
Gao Shufang nodded to indicate that she understood.
Although we are still open for business today, the focus is definitely on the one-year-old birthday party.
Gao Mingcheng asked Xi Nainai and the others to stay at the clothing store first, and then he would go there with Gao Shufang and the others.
As for the hostess Xuanyuemei and the birthday boy Xiaoxuxu, they naturally had to go early to entertain the guests.
Gao Mingcheng tidied his clothes and took Xuanmei and his son to the hotel first. He had to see how the banquet dishes were prepared and also entertain the guests there.
What Gao Mingcheng didn't expect was that at around eleven o'clock, a familiar figure hurried to the hotel.
"Gao Yue! Why are you back? Isn't winter vacation here yet?" Gao Mingcheng was quite excited when he saw Gao Yue.
Ever since Gao Yue went to the provincial capital to study at university, the two haven't had much contact with each other.
Gao Yue laughed, walked over to give Gao Mingcheng a hug, and said, "Today is my nephew's first birthday, I must come back to celebrate!"
"I took the train early in the morning and came here right after getting off the train. Luckily I made it in time!"
When Gao Mingcheng heard that Gao Yue came back by train, he hurriedly pulled him to sit down and poured him some water.
The trains nowadays are very slow. After the high-speed rail is built in the future, it will only take 40 minutes to take the high-speed rail from here to the provincial capital.
But now, it takes more than three hours!
The point is, most trains are crowded and filled with all kinds of people, pickpockets and scammers are everywhere.
Gao Yue drank a glass of water to moisten his mouth, and said with a smile: "Not long ago, my brother called me and mentioned Xiao Xuxu's first birthday. He said that he was in the army and couldn't make it, so I had to rush over to attend. Oh, by the way, he also asked me to give a gift on his behalf."
Gao Mingcheng said hurriedly: "You are not married yet, what gift do you want to give?"
On their side, unmarried people do not need to bring gifts when they go to their relatives' houses for a banquet. For example, the two brothers Gao Hong and Gao Yue are not married yet, so Gao Guobing only needs to send a gift.
Gao Yue said, "My brother said he has a fiancée, so he's married. Anyway, just accept it!"
Gao Yue was firm in his attitude and Gao Mingcheng could not refuse, so he accepted it.
He was not in a hurry. This was how interpersonal relationships worked in the country. He would accept it today, and give some more back tomorrow.
There were many guests, and Gao Mingcheng didn't want to keep talking to Gao Yue, so he said, "Find a place to sit by yourself, I won't keep greeting you. Oh, by the way, when are you going back?"
Gao Yue said, "I wanted to go back in the afternoon, but there are no tickets, so I'd better go back tomorrow morning."
Gao Mingcheng nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about it tonight!"
After the agreement was made, Gao Mingcheng went to greet other guests.
I just mentioned Gao Hong, and now Gao Hong’s fiancée Li Fei is here.
Not only Li Fei came, but also their uncle who worked in the Education Bureau came. Gao Mingcheng came forward to greet them and arranged for them to sit down.
Nearing noon, the restaurant was already bustling with people. Everyone took their seats and all ten tables were filled.
It can be seen that a few extra tables are necessary during preparation.
When the meal started, there were ten dishes on each table, eight meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, and everything was delicious and tasty, which made the guests applaud.
Ten dishes are actually not a lot. For people in later generations, a banquet must have more than ten dishes. Sometimes there may be more than twenty dishes. When the banquet is over, half of the dishes on the table are often left untouched.
Apart from Gao Mingcheng who was busy greeting people, Gao Guobing and Zhao Dongmei also helped him entertain guests, and were as active as Gao Mingcheng's biological parents. However, Gao Yuanjian and Luo Xiaohua just sat there eating and drinking, and did not dare to say much.
This kind of occasion makes them feel very pressured, so they don't want to compete for the limelight at all.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Xuanyuemei stood up and began to cover the ladies among the guests with red clothes, and then hung red cloth with red envelopes tied to them on the children.
No matter how close the relationship is, as long as there are children present, each person will receive a red envelope. After receiving the red envelopes, the children will naturally be happier.
The meal ended in a lively atmosphere.
Some people left after dinner, but some stayed there, chatting with three or five friends. A few of them were drunk, their faces were red, and they started talking nonsense.
Today's dishes are delicious, and the wine is also good. We use Si Te wine, a sauce-flavored wine that is very fragrant and can easily make people drink too much, and naturally make people drunk easily.
As the number of people left in the hotel decreased, Gao Mingwan came to Gao Mingcheng with a notebook and a bag. It turned out that he was entrusted with the important task of registering the gifts.
Gao Mingwan only has a junior high school education and has been driving a car for two years. He has a sophisticated personality and is very good at socializing. Gao Mingcheng feels at ease to entrust the important task of receiving gifts to him.
"Brother, the gift money is all here. I see you've had quite a bit to drink, can you still drive later?"
Gao Mingcheng was the host. After serving cigarettes and toasting drinks at every table, he was indeed a little drunk, but he felt that he should be able to drive.
But before he could say anything, Xiao Jinfeng came over and said to them, "The company still has an empty truck. Let Mingwan drive the truck to take the people back to the village."
"Mingcheng, don't go. I heard from Director Chen and the others that they want to invite you to play cards this afternoon."
After hearing this, Gao Mingcheng looked towards Director Chen.
Today is not a day off, but for some people, working hours are flexible and they can arrange them as they please as long as there is nothing urgent or busy.
Gao Mingcheng thought about it and decided that he really had to entertain these guests well today, so he looked at Gao Mingwan, who nodded and indicated that it was no problem.
Gao Mingcheng said: "When you come back, remember to bring me two bags of goods from Uncle Shouwang."
Gao Mingwan agreed immediately: "Okay. Second brother, I'll send my parents back now. I'll go to the company and drive over to pick them up."
After Gao Mingwan left, Gao Mingcheng gave the bag of gift money to Xuanyue, and then went to Director Chen and the others with Xiao Jinfeng.
Gao Guobing is also here, but Zhao Dongmei has already left to go to work.
Although Zhao Dongmei has a generous personality and is good at getting along well with others, she doesn't smoke and doesn't like playing cards, so there is no point in her staying here.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming over, Gao Guobing said, "Mingcheng, let's go to your house to play cards this afternoon. The living room there is big and can accommodate so many people."
Gao Mingcheng naturally nodded and agreed.
Bringing Director Chen and others to his new home is actually a way to show them his financial resources and taste. Presumably, these people would be willing to associate with a person with financial resources and taste.
Next, Gao Mingwan will be responsible for sending the people from Gaojia Village and his eldest sister and brother-in-law back. Gao Mingcheng only needs to play cards with them and improve the relationship.
Gao Yue will be returning to the provincial capital tomorrow, so naturally, right now he is just like Gao Mingcheng, playing cards and chatting with all kinds of people.
(End of this chapter)
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