Chapter 170: A Poor Gift, a Big Pot of Lamb
Since he couldn't live well, Chu Sangning couldn't expect to live well either.
Lin Xiuzhi held a grand banquet in Changxing Village. Zhao Jiayun also came with a big belly. She rummaged around and took out two eggs, then sat down on the table.
When Pan Wenlan received the two eggs, she almost lost control of her expression. She thought, Zhao Jiayun wouldn't be so tactless as to just take two eggs when he came to the banquet?
If it were an old man or woman, Pan Wenlan would be able to understand it. After all, they are old, their hands and feet are not as agile as before, and there is not much food at home.
Thinking of the basket of eggs that Zhao Jiayun's mother-in-law brought when she got married, Pan Wenlan thought it would be terrible if her mother-in-law knew about it.
Zhao Jiayun is also a poor guy, but he has the nerve to take two eggs. We are all from the same village, and we see each other every day, and we always interact with each other.
The same is true for gift-giving. Those who are poor can give each other things of equal value, and those who are well-off will not mind giving a little more.
Who can be as shameless as Zhao Jiayun?
Pan Wenlan looked in Zhao Jiayun's direction obscurely, sighed and shook her head. Zhao Jiayun seemed to be out of control. If this continued, no one in Changxing Village would be willing to make friends with her.
Lin Xiuzhi entertained the guests at home, while Chu Sangning entertained them in the family building. Since it was an engagement, a happy event, she originally wanted to just have a few people get together.
Who would have thought that his uncle, aunt, and father would not agree? Chu Yuanlin said seriously, "Engagement is a big deal, how can we not have a big celebration?"
"We're getting engaged now, Dad. If we make it a big event, what will we do when we get married?"
Zhou Yongzhuo made the final decision, "Then let's have another big one."
Qiao Xiangye and He Shulan nodded in agreement. Chu Sangning couldn't persuade the elders in the family, so he nodded and agreed, leaving the matter to his aunt.
It couldn't be too grand and everyone had to know about it, so He Shulan suddenly came up with an idea. There happened to be an open space outside the family building, so she might as well set up a few tables and invite acquaintances in the building to have a meal.
Zhou Yongzhuo and Chu Yuanlin also nodded in agreement. That was good, as it saved them the trouble of running around. As for who to invite, it was still up to Chu Sangning and Jiang Xingyan to decide.
Jiang Xingyan ordered a few old friends he knew in the restaurant, Chu Sangning also selected a few, and then Qiao Xiangye and He Shulan added a few more.
There were about twenty or thirty people in total, and everyone tacitly ignored the Xu family.
Qiao Xiangye found a table, He Shulan went upstairs to call people for the banquet, Zhou Yongzhuo and Chu Yuanlin were also not idle, the two of them were excited and sad at the same time.
Chu Yuanlin used threats and inducements to follow Jiang Xingyan, and even played the emotional card, "Boy, I have taken care of my daughter since she was a little girl, and now she has grown up, and you took her away with me."
"As a father, I feel very uncomfortable. If you treat my daughter badly in the future, I, Chu Yuanlin, will never let you go."
Zhou Yongzhuo also stared at Jiang Xingyan and asked him to guarantee it in person.
Men's promises are only temporary. They know in their hearts that when they are in love, they will be affectionate and say sweet words to each other, but when there is no love, it may only be a moment, and no one can guarantee this.
What Zhou Yongzhuo can guarantee is that if his daughter is bullied, he will be able to help her get back at her. No matter what the reason is, if Jiang Xingyan dares to let Sang Ning down, he will make him regret it.
Jiang Xingyan also knew that his father-in-law was worried, and said seriously, "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely treat Sang Ning well and will never let her get angry."
Chu Yuanlin wiped his tears with sadness, "My spoiled daughter is going to marry you and do your laundry and cooking for you soon. As a father, I feel so sad to see this."
Chu Sangning was originally very moved, but when she heard her father pretending to wipe away tears and say this, she immediately laughed out loud.
After she came to the army, she cooked only a few times, and it was always Jiang Xingyan who brought back the food from the cafeteria. Her father was really...he would never tell the truth.
"Dad, I will cook from now on. Even if Sang Ning cooks, I will help wash the vegetables. I will never be idle."
With Jiang Xingyan's guarantee, Zhou Yongzhuo and Chu Yuanlin still looked at their daughter reluctantly. Now that she had met someone she truly loved, they, as fathers, had no choice but to support her.
He Shulan and Qiao Xiangye took care of everything so that Chu Sangning wouldn't have to worry about anything. He Shulan even pushed her niece home and said, "We're here. You and Xingyan should go back first. It's cold outside."
Chu Sangning and Jiang Xingyan looked back every few steps. Seeing their relatives busying themselves for them, Chu Sangning felt warm in her heart.
Because they were eating outside and the weather was so cold that people were shivering, Qiao Xiangye came up with an idea. They could just have one big pot for everyone at the table and eat while cooking. This way, they could warm themselves by the fire and keep the food warm.
All the small pots in the army were mobilized. As soon as the pot for cooking mutton soup came out, Zhou Yongzhuo and Chu Yuanlin went out and carried more than ten kilograms of mutton.
The two of them generously bought more than ten kilograms of mutton, and Qiao Xiangye and He Shulan added some more. By the fifth day of the first lunar month, all the invitees came with their families.
Just downstairs from the family home, there were seven or eight tables with more than ten dishes on each table, as well as boxes of wine and Arctic Ocean.
Men and women were separated, and even children had their own table. Knowing that today was Chu Sangning and Jiang Xingyan's engagement party, everyone was dressed very neatly.
Even the children with dirty hands cleaned up very cleanly. Maybe it was because their parents had told them so at home, so although each of the children was so greedy that they wanted to stare into the pot, none of them reached out to take the chopsticks.
Qiao Xiangye spoke a few words, signaling that it was time to eat and drink. The atmosphere instantly became lively, the men clinked glasses, the women ate and chatted, and the children all lowered their heads and didn't talk.
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.
They were eating happily downstairs, and the aroma was everywhere. When Wu Fangyun woke up, she smelled the smell of mutton. She was so drooling that she walked out and asked, "Mom, have you cooked mutton?"
"Why cook mutton? There's human flesh on my body. Do you want to eat it?" Xu's mother was angry because He Shulan didn't invite her home. She happened to see her greedy daughter-in-law coming out and scolded her on the spot.
Wu Fangyun still felt a little aggrieved. She had only asked one question: why was her mother-in-law so angry?
She felt very aggrieved. Xu Dajun came out of the room in a daze and yawned, "Mom, what are you mumbling about again? If Fangyun wants to drink it, just make it for her. She is pregnant."
She just ate and drank. When her son turned around, Xu's mother glared at her daughter-in-law and said in a sinister tone, "Some people are as disabled as if they were pregnant. How dare you ask your mother-in-law to cook for you?"