When Han Jingshi's old leader came over, he had a square face and looked to be about fifty years old.
Master Han Jing introduced enthusiastically, "Old leader, this is Xiao Jun'er's good friend Ye Zhiqiu. Now he and his master are helping to organize Xiao Jun'er and Banghua's wedding banquet.
Although Xiaoye hasn't officially graduated, her cooking is already pretty good! Since you won't let me hire a chef, I can only ask my friend Xiaoye to come over and help with the cooking!
Xiao Ye, this is my old leader, Li Zhenhua. He and Xiao Jun'er's father were in the same army. You should call him Uncle Li, just like Xiao Jun'er does."
Ye Zhiqiu wiped his hands and shook hands with Li Zhenhua, who was extending his hand to shake hands. He smiled and said, "Oh, I didn't expect that my elder brother Han's old boss is also an acquaintance of my uncle He.
Hello, Uncle Li. It's our first meeting, so please take good care of me. If there's anything in the dishes today that you don't like, please forgive me. I'll correct it next time!"
Li Zhenhua smiled brightly and said, "Okay, Xiaoye, don't be so modest. I could smell the aroma as soon as I entered the backyard. This dish must be good! Thank you for your hard work in cooking. You should have a couple of drinks with me later."
"Alright! Uncle Li has spoken, Xiaoye, I'll risk my life to accompany a gentleman! Brother Han, take Uncle Li in first, I still have two dishes to prepare!"
"Thank you for your hard work, old leader. Let's go in first so that Xiaoye won't be delayed from cooking. Speaking of which, you haven't seen my two sons grow up yet!"
Ye Zhiqiu was initially puzzled, but then he stopped thinking. How could Han Jingshi be so familiar with He Yongjun and the others if they weren't acquaintances or from the same unit?
After working for another ten minutes, he finally cooked all the dishes. Tonight's meal was indeed rich. There were only twelve people including himself, but there were eight dishes.
Although the peanuts are just to make up the number, this dish is quite good in this era!
Ye Zhiqiu called out, "Sister-in-law, Brother Han, please help serve the food!"
"Okay!"
"Come on!"
The couple came out and saw the dishes on the table next to them. They repeatedly thanked Ye Zhiqiu for his hard work.
"Haha, don't be polite to me, hurry up and serve the food. I'll clean up and wash my hands and then go in."
"Okay, I'll give you a toast later. You've worked hard today!"
Ye Zhiqiu hung up her apron, packed up the dining utensils, washed her hands and then walked into the living room.
Or because he hadn't officially graduated yet, he was just helping his friend cook, not a real chef. So the fact that the chef didn't serve the table was not Ye Zhiqiu's fault.
After Ye Zhiqiu entered, he greeted everyone happily and was then arranged by Master Han Jing to sit next to Li Zhenhua.
Because he knew that Ye Zhiqiu had a good alcohol tolerance and was always boasted about by He Yongjun and others, he also wanted to let him be the second companion to accompany his old leader better.
As soon as Ye Zhiqiu sat down, Li Zhenhua asked with a hearty smile, "Xiao Ye, you and Xiao Jun'er are good friends. If you and he were to drink together, who would get drunk first?"
Ye Zhiqiu raised his eyebrows. Isn’t this a chance for him to show off?
He replied with a grin, "Uncle Li, even though Brother Yongjun is older than me, it's not that I'm arrogant, but when it comes to drinking, he has to be treated as a junior!"
Li Zhenhua said with a look of disbelief: "You are a bit arrogant. Xiaojun can drink nearly two kilograms, and you dare to boast like this!
Then tonight, uncle will have to weigh you carefully to see if you can hold your liquor well or if you have a bad temper!"
Ye Zhiqiu still had a smile on his face. He said to Master Han Jing, "Brother Han, you have to start drinking the first glass of wine. Only after we start, can I let Uncle Li test me!"
Han Jingshi was not afraid, because He Yongjun personally admitted that he could not drink as much as his buddy Xiaoye, and he also said that he had never seen any uncle who could drink as much as Xiaoye!
He picked up the cup and said happily, "In the blink of an eye, it has been two months since I transferred to Beijing. I always thought that I had so many brothers and old leaders helping me run around!
I've caused so much trouble for everyone, and I feel so guilty. But if I invite everyone out for dinner, you all accuse me of wasting money! If I invite you home for dinner, I can only steam the buns and cook the dishes, and I don't have any cooking skills at all!
This time, I finally managed to get Xiaoye to help, and my wife and children have finally been settled in. I took the opportunity to invite everyone over, just to say thank you!
Thank you to my brothers and sisters who went out of their way to help me! Thank you to my leaders for remembering me, assigning me work, and caring about my family.
I will toast everyone tonight. This toast must be made. After one toast, let's drink another one together. I wish the old leader good health and good work! "
After Han Jingshi finished speaking, he drank a glass, then filled it up again, continued to raise the glass and drank. His comrades and old leaders cheered him, and everyone drank a glass together.
Li Zhenhua pointed at Han Jingshi and laughed, saying, "This bastard is clearly craving for alcohol! When he was in the army, he always found an excuse to have a few drinks before talking!
Wine was so hard to come by back then! I was tricked into drinking by this guy with his innocent expression!
"That's right, the old leader is right, Old Han is a jerk who's used to cheating people out of drinking!"
Everyone laughed and started to criticize Han Jingshi. Ye Zhiqiu stood up and said with a smile, "Seeing the comradeship among you all, I feel deeply honored to have a drink with you all!
I'm young and not very good at speaking, but I have to learn a little from the heroism of you seniors! Whether it's your courage on the battlefield or your passion for life, it's worth a toast from me, the younger generation!
There are no words to express my gratitude, I can only offer you three glasses of wine to show my respect for you!"
As soon as Ye Zhiqiu finished speaking, he poured another glass of wine and drank three glasses in a row, winning applause from the whole room!
When Li Zhenhua saw Ye Zhiqiu, he drank four glasses of wine without blushing or breathing heavily.
He pointed at Ye Zhiqiu and laughed, "It's over! There's another drunkard trying to trick people into drinking tonight. This little Ye must be worried that there won't be enough wine, so he's trying to trick everyone into having a few more drinks!"
Ye Zhiqiu was not ashamed, but proudly said: "Oh, Uncle Li has such a sharp eye, it's really hard to trick him into drinking! He even found out. How did you trick him into drinking back then, Brother Han?"
Han Jingshi grinned and said, "How could I coax them into drinking? They were just talking about their wives back then, and as someone with a wife and children, I couldn't get involved in this topic.
Plus, I was thinking about my wife and kids, so I just buried my head in the drink! Who knew that I would finish the wine in the process?
From that time on, everyone said that I had been tricked into drinking, which was really unfair to me. In fact, it was only my second time drinking in the army!
The first time I drank alcohol was when I got married. How poor was life in the countryside? There was no spare money at all, let alone buying alcohol!
Now, everyone has food to eat, everyone is equal, and no one is exploited anymore! Let's all have a drink together to celebrate our current life!"
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