"Third uncle?"
Yi Zhonghai frowned. This was not a person who liked to host a meal. After being neighbors for so many years, he had never visited the Yan family and had a meal with them.
"Your third uncle invited you to dinner?" Yi Zhonghai asked.
"Well, Auntie San said this morning that Uncle San will be the host tonight."
Jia Dongsheng nodded: "Just now, when I just came back, the third uncle asked me to come over."
"Hiss, so positive?"
Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath. When the master scheming master Yan Fugui could be so magnanimous, he must have aimed at greater benefits. But what could they plot against Jia Dongsheng?
After thinking for a long time, Yi Zhonghai still didn't figure it out. Jia Dongsheng didn't know either. However, being able to have a meal at the Yan family was something that no one in the play had done, so he had to give them this face.
After instructing Qin Huairu how to cook the fish, Jia Dongsheng slowly came to Yan Fugui's house in the front yard.
"Dongsheng, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Yan Fugui was very enthusiastic and said with a smile: "Look, your third aunt has already prepared the dishes and is waiting for you to come over."
The Yan family had two wing rooms. After Jia Dongsheng entered, there were only Yan Fugui, the third aunt, and Yan Jiecheng in the room. Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, and Yan Jiedi were not in the room. They were probably in the next room.
"Wow, it's so rich?"
Jia Dongsheng glanced at the table and realized that the Yan family must have suffered a heavy loss today, as the dishes were quite hard.
Just like what Jia Dongsheng made at the steel mill today, it was four dishes and one soup, which was already very hard for people of this generation.
What's more, Jia Dongsheng saw that one dish should be stewed chicken with mushrooms, and another dish was stewed small fish. These two meat dishes were probably what you would get during the New Year at the Yan family.
"Third uncle, third aunt, I'm sorry for making you spend so much money."
Jia Dongsheng sat down after being warmly welcomed by the three members of the Yan family.
"Why would you spend so much money? You've been back for so long. As the third uncle in the courtyard, and Uncle Yan who has watched you grow up, how can I treat you to a meal? Can you still fool me?"
As soon as Yan Fugui said this, Jia Dongsheng's heart moved. This was playing the emotional card. He put in so much effort, with delicious food and nice words. He was going to flatter him to the point of fainting!
"Third Uncle, you're right. You've watched me grow up, so I'm going to have a good meal."
No matter what they were trying to plot, Jia Dongsheng would accept it. If it was really a sugar-coated bullet, he would eat the sugar and fire the bullet back. If it was just a small plot, he would not care about it for the sake of being neighbors.
Jia Dongsheng picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth and chewed it. Needless to say, in one word, it was delicious.
When Jia Dongsheng put the chicken in his mouth, based on his experience, it was obviously not a pheasant, but an old hen. The meat of this chicken is more fragrant than pheasant meat.
"This old hen shouldn't be cheap."
Thinking this in his mind, Jia Dongsheng picked up another piece and put it into his mouth.
Seeing Jia Dongsheng eating so happily, Yan Fugui did not feel reluctant to let him go. His purpose today was pure, but there was certainly no calculation behind it.
However, the most important purpose is to make friends with Jia Dongsheng. As long as Jia Dongsheng eats and drinks well, even if the task cannot be accomplished, it will not prevent him from getting a favor of a meal.
"Dongsheng, come, let's have a drink together."
Yan Fugui smiled and took out a bottle of wine, the famous Niulanshan, and said, "Dongsheng, this is freshly opened. I usually can't bear to drink it, so it's not diluted with water."
Finally, Yan Fugui made a self-deprecating laugh. There was nothing he could do about it. Everyone in the courtyard knew that Yan Fugui's family liked to drink the liquor with water.
Yan Fugui also admitted this, because if the white wine is diluted with water, you can drink it for a few more meals, so what's wrong with that?
"Uncle, I offer you a toast."
Jia Dongsheng was not polite. He picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Yan Fugui, and took a sip. The Niulanshan tasted very authentic. He put down the wine glass. At this time, Jia Dongsheng noticed Yan Jiecheng sitting next to him. He was silent, didn't eat much, and didn't drink. So why was he sitting there? Was he there to be a mascot?
"Jie Cheng, why don't you drink?" Jia Dongsheng asked curiously.
"Um, I don't drink."
Yan Jiecheng gave an awkward smile. There was nothing he could do. He had no money to earn a salary, and all the wine in the house belonged to Yan Fugui. As a result, Yan Jiecheng had never drunk any alcohol since he was a child.
"Uh, okay."
Nodding, Jia Dongsheng said, "Then pick up your chopsticks and eat more vegetables. Auntie Sanda stews this chicken better than I do."
"Oh, Dongsheng, you're exaggerating. You're a level five chef now, much better than me."
When Auntie Three heard this, her mouth was wide with joy. There was nothing she could do. How could she not be happy when a chef praised her cooking for being delicious?
"No exaggeration, this chicken is very delicious."
As he spoke, Jia Dongsheng took another bite of chicken, and then started eating the fish. The fish tasted very good. I didn’t realize that the third aunt’s cooking skills were really good.
Yan Jiecheng couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he saw Jia Dongsheng eating so happily. He also wanted to eat so happily, but before eating, Yan Fugui reminded him that today he was doing something for him, so he should be a little more mature and behave himself so as not to make a fool of himself.
Therefore, even though Yan Jiecheng was drooling with greed, he still ate the food slowly and did not dare to eat in big mouthfuls.
After three rounds of wine, the dishes have five flavors.
Seeing that Jia Dongsheng seemed to have almost finished eating, Yan Fugui smiled and poured him another glass of wine: "Come on, Dongsheng, let's clink glasses again."
"Okay."
Jia Dongsheng was not polite either. He took a sip of wine and put down his glass. Then Yan Fugui told him the reason for treating him today.
"Dongsheng, there's something I want to talk to you about and ask for your opinion."
Seeing Yan Fugui's speaking ability, it was impossible for Jia Dongsheng to stop him from speaking. He could only say, "Third Uncle, go ahead."
"Um."
Yan Fugui nodded and pointed at Yan Jiecheng: "You see, Jiecheng is not young anymore. Did you see his girlfriend before?"
"I see." Jia Dongsheng nodded. "Her name is Yu Li, right?"
"Yes, it's Yu Li."
Yan Fugui showed a slightly bitter smile: "That girl is a capable person, and your third aunt and I are very satisfied with her. However, Jie Cheng wanted to marry her, but she made a request."
"Require?"
Jia Dongsheng nodded in understanding. That was right. This was the normal process of marriage. It was not like Qin Jingru, who fell in love with him after meeting him once and then wanted to get married. They could put off getting along with each other until after marriage.
At the same time, Jia Dongsheng was also a little curious. He wondered what request Yu Li had made. Today's meal should be related to this request, right?
"Uncle, what did Yu Li ask for?" Jia Dongsheng asked.
"Jie Cheng needs a job before she's willing to marry me."
Yan Fugui sighed and said.
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