Chapter 206: Returning Home in Glory
Old Li is very happy today!
The second son that he had always been worried about was finally getting married! And this daughter-in-law was not ordinary. Not only did she work in the district supply and marketing cooperative, but her father was also the deputy director of the meat processing factory.
In this era when everyone has to pay for meat according to tickets, the meat processing factory is a good unit that makes people jealous.
Apart from anything else, those big bones with the meat removed are really eye-catching.
However, there is no point in being jealous, as this is the welfare of the meat processing plant.
"Uncle Li, congratulations!" Ma Boyuan and others came to Old Li and congratulated him with a smile.
Old Li did not hide his smile to his colleague. He said with a smile: "Bo Yuan, you have to have a couple of drinks today."
"Go sit inside!"
"Drink some water to quench your thirst!"
Ma Boyuan smiled and said, "Uncle Li, don't be polite to me. If you have any work, just let me know. I can't help with big things, but I can still find a table or a bench to borrow."
Hearing this, Old Li smiled even more.
Old Li's family lived in three outbuildings of a courtyard house. It was a bit crowded for their family of eight, but at that time, it was considered a good living condition.
This is also due to the fact that Mr. Li started working early and has good character.
At this time, everyone in the courtyard was out, and the chef invited from the restaurant used all his skills to fry, stir-fry, and deep-fry, and the aroma filled the air.
After all, Ma Boyuan is over 40 years old, so he basically has no role in odd jobs. There are so many young and capable guys, so how could he be needed?
He sat in the yard, drinking strong tea and chatting with people of similar age.
"Once Mr. Li's second son got married, the family affairs were almost arranged."
"That's right. Old Li has found a good second daughter-in-law. Not only does she have a good job, she's also pretty."
"I also heard that they were classmates. Otherwise, no one would have taken a fancy to Uncle Li's son."
"Don't just think about the good things. The Li family only has these three houses. The eldest son lives in one, and the second son lives in one after getting married. The remaining house will be in trouble for the Li couple and their two daughters."
"What else can we do? We can only endure for two years and wait until our daughter gets married, then everything will be fine."
"Besides, everyone here is like this."
During this conversation, someone asked, "Lao Ma, I heard that Cheng Xuyuan, who wrote "Desire", is also from your Chengnan Cultural Center?"
When Ma Boyuan heard people talking about Cheng Xuyuan, a lot more smiles appeared on his face.
"Xiao Cheng used to work at our Chengnan District Cultural Center."
"It's just that he worked for more than a month and was admitted to Yenching University. He is now attending school."
Hearing what Ma Boyuan said, the young man who talked about Cheng Xuyuan said with regret: "In this case, the possibility of meeting Cheng Xuyuan is not great."
"I was thinking about meeting him and asking him for advice on writing!"
Ma Boyuan curled his lips and thought, I am also a novelist, why don't you ask me for advice? Just then, someone said, "Here we go!"
As he spoke, several young men came in from outside the door.
Someone even shouted, "Go and see, the bride is coming in a sedan."
In this era, most families use bicycles for weddings. When picking up the bride, they are very particular and must use Phoenix brand bicycles, or at least Fei Ge brand.
Some families with better financial conditions will buy one or two jeeps, which is considered very prestigious.
As for cars, there were basically none! For a moment, everyone in the yard went outside to watch the excitement.
Old Li also walked out with a beaming face. Although he couldn't find the car, he was still proud that his in-laws had found a car to send him off.
At the entrance of the not-so-spacious alley in the courtyard, a black sedan was parked.
Under the envious gazes of everyone, Old Li's second son opened the car door and welcomed out the bride with a red flower on her head.
Naturally, there were young people greeting the newlyweds, while Old Li smiled and went up to greet the in-laws who were sending the bride.
The in-laws came in a jeep. After getting off the jeep, they smiled and said to Old Li, "Brother, you've worked so hard these past two days, taking care of everything for them."
Old Li handed over a jade cigarette and said with a smile: "We spend our whole lives for our children!"
The in-law smiled and said, "Brother Li, let me introduce you. This is Director Lu of our factory. He has watched my Yaning grow up since he was a child."
"Haha, this time, it was Director Lu who helped find the car for us."
Old Li hurried over with a cigarette in hand. Director Lu also had a smile on his face, looking very friendly.
With the warm welcome from Old Li and others, the bride's relatives and others were welcomed into the guest room of their neighbor Old Xu's house.
Although Lao Xu's family also has three houses, they only have one son and one daughter. The son lives in the factory and is not at home, so the house is spacious and a living room is specially prepared for him.
Since there was no room at Old Li's house, they were arranged to stay at Old Xu's house.
The Xu family had no objection to this arrangement, as it was not the first time they had been borrowed.
The young people were chatting outside, while the older people were chatting inside. Just when Old Li was sweating profusely from preparing everything, Qin Yewei, who was accompanying the guest, came out sweating profusely.
"Team Leader Qin, if you need anything, I'll have someone prepare it right away." Old Li quickly went forward.
Qin Yewei said: "Old Li, you don't need anything. It's really because I can't accompany you, my distinguished guests!"
He spread his hands helplessly and said, "The level of the meat processing factory is much higher than that of our district cultural center. I can't really follow the topic..."
Qin Yewei was also helpless. As the leader of the novel group, he was a talkative person.
However, when he met the leaders of the meat processing factory who were attending the wedding, he felt that he had difficulty communicating with them. Although they were quite polite, he could only serve tea and water and listen to their conversation.
This made him feel a little uncomfortable.
When it comes to weddings, if the people accompanying the guests are not competent enough, then it is the man who loses face.
Qin Yewei thought he was no match for him, and Old Li had no idea for a moment, so he could only say, "Team Leader Qin, what do you say we should do?"
"How about you call the two curators over?" Qin Yewei suggested.
"Director Niu is out, and Director Peng's father is in hospital, so they can't come now!" Old Li said a little uncomfortably.
Hearing this, Qin Yewei also felt a little overwhelmed.
Apart from these two, it seems that I have no choice but to bite the bullet and carry on.
But even with these two around, they may not be able to keep the guests company, let alone themselves.
Just when he gritted his teeth and was ready to go ahead, he saw a group of people walking towards him in a lively manner.
The person surrounded by people was Cheng Xuyuan.
"Xuyuan, you've gained weight since you were in our company."
"What's the point of getting fatter? It's just that Xuyuan has become fairer!"
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Cheng Xuyuan is here! Qin Yewei's eyes lit up! Just when he was happy, Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Uncle Li, congratulations!"
As he spoke, Cheng Xuyuan handed over a red envelope.
Feng Laoer, who was following Cheng Xuyuan, also gave him a red envelope.
Old Li took the red envelope and said with a smile: "Xiao Cheng, I thought you were busy with your studies, so I didn't inform you. I didn't expect you to come from so far away."
"Come sit inside."
Qin Yewei didn't wait for Cheng Xuyuan to answer, and said with a smile: "Xiao Cheng, now that you are here, I feel relieved."
"Come on, follow me and accompany the guests."
Old Li was stunned for a moment and said, "Can Xiao Cheng go over there?"
"Why not? Xuyuan is not only a student of Yenching University, but also a famous writer. He can just go over there and sit there without saying anything!" As he spoke, Qin Yewei pulled Cheng Xuyuan and walked towards the main house.
Cheng Xuyuan was pulled aside and asked in confusion, "Team Leader, what guests do you want me to accompany?"
"Old Li's relative is the factory director. I couldn't keep him company, so I ran out to find someone to help."
Qin Yewei smiled and said, "You don't have to say much when you go. Just let me speak."
Cheng Xuyuan was speechless for a while, but Qin Yewei was his old leader, so he had no choice but to listen.
Director Lu was chatting with Deputy Director Zhao, who was Old Li's relative. Deputy Director Zhao looked a little embarrassed.
Although Director Lu didn't say anything and continued to tell him about the company with a smile, he still felt that Director Lu felt that his daughter was marrying down a bit! Last year, Director Lu wanted to introduce his nephew who worked in the machinery factory to his daughter, but his daughter rejected him outright because she already had a boyfriend.
Although Director Lu did not mind it, it was still a bit embarrassing to marry into a family that couldn't even find a decent person to entertain guests.
Just as he was chatting with Director Lu and others, he saw the guest who had just left and a young man walking towards him side by side.
The young man had a handsome face and an upright posture. He was wearing a green Zhongshan suit, and he looked very elegant.
Is this young man here to help? While Deputy Factory Director Zhao was thinking, Qin Yewei smiled and said, "Dear friends, let me introduce you. This is Cheng Xuyuan. He is a close friend of Old Li."
"In February of this year, he was still a student at the Chengnan District Cultural Center. Now he is studying at Yenching University."
Director Lu didn't pay much attention to the young man who came in at first, but when he heard that he was studying at Yenching University, his expression suddenly became serious.
Students at Yenching University have a bright future!
"Xiao Cheng, right? Come and sit down." Director Lu said with a smile.
Cheng Xuyuan sat down opposite Director Lu and picked up the teapot to add some water for the two people. Qin Yewei said with a hint of emotion: "Xiao Cheng is originally a capable person in our cultural center."
"I wrote "The Pursuit of Happiness" last year, which is the "The Pursuit of Happiness" that is being performed by the People's Art Theatre now."
Director Lu didn't pay much attention to novels, but he was very concerned about the new plays of the People's Art Theatre.
When he heard that the play he watched yesterday was written by Cheng Xuyuan, he immediately felt a sense of respect.
Qin Yewei continued, "Director Lu, although Xiao Cheng is young, he has recently been studying and writing a book..."
Before Qin Yewei could finish his words, a young girl of about fifteen or sixteen suddenly ran in.
When Director Lu saw the girl, his face darkened and he said, "Xiao Li, why are you running here if you don't want to help your sister Yaning?"
The girl called Xiaoli ignored her father and stared at Cheng Xuyuan for several times. Then she said excitedly: "Are you really Xu Lingyun? You are exactly the same as I thought!"
"Xu Lingyun, can you sign for me?" As he spoke, he took out a notebook from his yellow cloth bag.
Director Lu felt helpless. He had spoiled his daughter.
But before he could say anything, another dozen young people rushed in.
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