After accepting the gifts, everyone started chatting again until Butler Dong came to notify them to start the meal.
The banquet was held in the back garden, arranged around the back lake, with a total of ten tables.
The Houhu Lake before our eyes no longer looks as rippling with clear blue waves as it did three months ago.
The lake had dried up long ago, and the lake bottom was visible at a glance, leaving only traces of desolation, which made people sigh at the cruelty of drought.
Since they were all members of the Dong family and Qian Chunhua's family, the banquet was arranged in this way at the beginning, and there was no separate seating for men and women.
We had no choice but to make do with the temporary addition of Liu Changshi's family.
Madam Dong sat at the main table with Qian Li and Madam Liu, and there were also several elders from the Dong family.
Guan Yueru brought Dong Nianmei and sat at the same table with Qian Chunhua and Zhou Dongwei.
Zhao Qingsong, Dong Yan, Zhao Qingfeng, Zhao Xiaoling, Dong Cong and Liu Shuchao, these six children also sat at this table.
Dong Mingshan also sat down with Liu Changshi.
Qian Xingshan sat at the table next to Qian Chunhua.
At the beginning of the banquet, everyone toasted to the old lady, congratulated Mrs. Dong on her longevity, and then started to eat.
When Liu Shuchao saw the table full of delicious food, he couldn't hold back and his eyes were wide open.
After he was able to start eating, he couldn't wait to sit down and start eating voraciously.
Zhou Dongwei felt embarrassed when she saw her son's expression. She coughed quickly to signal her son to pay attention to his appearance.
Liu Shuchao didn't think much of it and continued eating his food.
On the other hand, Qingsong and the others followed the etiquette taught by the teacher in the academy, and ate the banquet in a polite manner without wasting money at all.
Although there was drought and food shortage after the extreme cold, Qian Chunhua did not treat the children badly. The three children were satisfied with their daily nutrition and delicious food.
Not to mention Dong Cong. His family runs a business, and all the food sold outside is provided by his family. He will definitely give priority to satisfying his family.
However, the Dong family was not as extravagant as they were at the beginning.
There are only three dishes for one meal, unlike before the drought, when they had at least twenty dishes for one meal.
The children had no shortage of delicious food, so none of them were as polite as Liu Shuchao.
At this moment, the banquet was very lively.
As expected of the richest man’s family, there is a wide variety of fine wines and delicacies.
There were all kinds of delicious food on the table, the aroma was so fragrant that people were drooling.
Braised pork, steamed fish, stewed chicken soup... every dish is carefully prepared and has great color, aroma and taste.
The guests raised their glasses to celebrate, and the atmosphere at the banquet became increasingly lively.
At this joyous moment, Madam Dong sat in the main seat, accepting everyone's blessings with a smile on her face.
In this joyful atmosphere, time seems to have slowed down.
Qian Chunhua seemed to have another illusion, as if the drought did not exist at all.
Here, the years are peaceful.
Zhou Dongwei hadn't eaten meat and fish for a long time, so she took this opportunity to feast on it.
But she did not forget that she had another mission, which was to find suitable marriage partners for the concubines' daughters in the family.
After searching for a while, Qian Xingshan caught Zhou Dongwei's eye.
The age is suitable, the clothes don't look fancy enough, and the appearance is not ordinary.
Being able to sit here, his status should be quite high.
I mean, I don’t know if they talked about getting married…
Just as Zhou Dongwei was daydreaming..., an accident happened suddenly.
Liu Shuchao's face turned red in an instant and he waved his hands helplessly, as if looking for a life-saving straw in the air.
His eyes were wide open, filled with fear and helplessness.
It turned out that Liu Shuchao had been wolfing down his food when a bone accidentally slipped into his throat. Before he could react, the bone was like a stubborn stone, stuck in his throat.
The adults immediately realized that he was in danger and rushed forward. Zhou Dongwei hugged Liu Shuchao, not knowing what to do.
In the distance, Liu Yushi and Dong Mingshan also noticed something unusual and rushed over.
Guan Yueru was so frightened that her face turned pale.
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