Chapter 055 Calculation
In the island city, the houses in the city are often much smaller than those in the countryside.
Most of the houses in the city are welfare houses, while those in the village are self-built houses.
The Jin family is a special case.
Before the social unrest, the Jin family had a separate house and yard.
Later, the Jin family was particularly practical and handed over the gold mine.
The original yard of the Jin family was divided into a family yard for gold mine employees, and the Jin family naturally also received a house. They tried every means to live in the original place.
Later, the bungalow became a building.
I don’t know how the Jin family operated, but his family still stayed in the original place and asked for a first floor with a yard.
Within a few years, they found ways to make the second floor next door and the next door their own.
Mr. Jin lived on the first floor, and Jin Shoucai’s family lived on the second floor.
It was like having a hidden villa in the family compound.
The banquet was held in the yard on the first floor.
This two-in-one yard was indeed spacious, with more than a dozen tables.
Then the yard next door was also requisitioned, with five tables on one side.
There were also seven or eight tables in the large flat on the second floor.
The chef could only prepare meals on the road outside the door.
The accountant and cashier in charge of collecting gifts sat by the door.
In the island city, the bride's family is generally considered the main guest, and is accompanied by relatives of the same status on the groom's side.
For example, Lin Wanxia is the elder sister and Jiang Sinian is the brother-in-law, then Jin Xuekun's sister and brother-in-law should accompany them.
But, no.
No one even arranged for Lin Wanxia to sit.
Fortunately, Xingxing chose a place early to eat candy and take a rest.
Lin Wanxia originally thought that she would change tables later with the arranged person.
Unexpectedly, no one invited her until the meal started.
Not only her, but no one arranged for Lin Yaoyao's family members, including Zhu Qiaoyun and Lin Gensheng.
Fortunately, Zhu Qiaoyun's table was occupied by her and her family members, so she was quite comfortable.
Lin Wanxia's table was a bit "mixed", with guests from Lin Yaoyao's side and guests from the Jin family.
Lin Yaoyao's side had relatives from her grandmother's side and her grandmother's side, and the same was true for Jin Xuekun.
As a result, the eight adults at the table didn't know each other except their companions, and could only talk to themselves.
One of the women in her 40s or 50s said, "Jin Shoucai is getting more and more extravagant. Look at the banquet. What does it look like?"
Her companion said, "How can Shoucai be extravagant? Isn't it always Master Jin who is extravagant?"
"No one can be so stingy. Xue Kun's marriage is the biggest event for the Jin family. But this banquet is not as good as the wedding of the village people."
In 1982, most of the dishes used by the people in the island city to hold guests were bowls. Four vegetables and four vegetables were commonly known as the eight big bowls.
Generally, extravagant vegetables refer to chicken, fish and meatballs, which are also on the Jin family's banquet.
But the chicken, such as the chicken rack, can't pick out a piece of meat in a bowl of chicken soup.
The fish is so small that it just covers the bottom of the bowl.
The meatballs are used to make soup, floating on the surface, and you can count them at a glance.
The vegetarian dishes are truly vegetarian, without any smell of meat.
What is even more speechless is that even the vegetarian dishes are only spread loosely at the bottom of the bowl.
One chopstick can reduce one-third of the food.
People in the 1980s were simple and concerned about face, and did not have the habit of snatching seats at the table.
On the contrary, everyone was self-conscious and only took the dishes on their side, for fear that others would think they were uneducated.
The quality of the dishes on the table was poor and the quantity was small, so no one could eat enough.
Everyone had complaints, but they were reluctant to say them out loud because of the Jin family's wedding.
Most people wanted to save face, or those who were not close enough to each other could not say it, but there were always some people who shared enough and had strong relationships.
Just like the two people at Lin Wanxia's table, they spoke frankly.
"Yes! Only Old Jin would be so stingy at his grandson's wedding. We are here to give him money as gifts, not to eat and drink for free."
"Well, what Old Jin did was not fair, but I heard that the new bride's family is not worthy of good treatment. I heard that the bride was allowed to enter because she was pregnant."
"Really? I heard that the bride wanted to ask the Jin family for money before she even got married. I'm just kidding, doesn't a wedding have to have a banquet? I heard that the new bride didn't have enough tables, chairs and benches at home, so she ran to the Jin family to ask for them."
"Really? Does the woman have no shame at all? She can do such a thing?"
Lin Wanxia lowered her head. She always thought that she was thick-skinned enough, but as a relative of the woman, she just wanted to cut off her relationship with Lin Yaoyao at the moment.
"Listen to me, the girl's parents were making a scene at the Jin family, making the neighbors come to see the joke. You also know that Mr. Jin is always a thief, do you know how this matter was finally resolved?"
Another person at the table couldn't help but interrupt, "Didn't they say that the Jin family paid for ten sets of tables and chairs for the girl?"
Lin Wanxia also heard this version.
"How is that possible? The person who said this must not know how much the Jin family stole."
"But I saw with my own eyes that the girl used a cart to pull away ten sets of tables and chairs."
"Buying new tables and chairs is not a bad thing, but you don't know that those tables and chairs were stolen, and the bill was put on the girl's head."
Lin Wanxia: "..."
I can only say that it was done beautifully!
Evil people will have their own evil people to deal with, she had a hunch that Lin Yaoyao's marriage would not be as smooth as she thought.
Gossip is also an effective way to bring strangers closer.
More and more people at the table started talking, complaining about the Jin and Lin families.
Jiang Sinian was not a talkative person, so he just sat there and listened quietly.
Although Lin Wanxia was too embarrassed to pick up her chopsticks, she had to eat her fill.
Someone mentioned the betrothal gift from the Jin family.
"You all say that the Jin family is a swindler, but I think you may be overthinking it. After all, I heard the bride's family come out and brag that the Jin family gave a betrothal gift of 1,001 yuan, as well as 72 legs and three turns and one ring."
The woman who spoke first was not surprised and asked her: "Don't worry, these things are just for the Lin family to see, and they will be taken away by the Jin family after the wedding."
"How is that possible? You always say that the Jin family is stealing, but you don't know that the girl's family is not an easy person to deal with. I saw the passbook given by the Jin family, and I also saw the furniture and three turns and one ring placed at home. Once the things are in Zhu Qiaoyun's hands, she will never return them no matter what."
Although Lin Wanxia did not see the passbook, she saw the rest of the furniture, which came with the furniture just now.
When Lin Yaoyao showed off to her, she said that these furniture and appliances were to be placed in their new house.
"I don't know what the bride's family is like, but I know how stingy Mr. Jin is. I want to ask you, do ordinary families give cash gifts to make it look good?"
Everyone else at the table nodded, only Lin Wanxia vaguely guessed what Mr. Jin was going to do.
Sure enough, the woman continued, "The Jin family gave the passbook, but not the withdrawal password. Of course, they told the bride that they would give the password as soon as the wedding was over. But, believe me, you don't have to wait until the wedding is over. You can't withdraw money now with the passbook and password. Because the Jin family will report the loss of the passbook and reissue it, and the bride will only have an empty passbook in her hands."
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