rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 181 Uninvited guests at the banquet

"Boil water~boil water~let's give it a try!"

Erlong Grain Station is crowded with people at this time.

However, compared with the huge grain station, Chen Li's Shengxue Wine still only occupies a small part of the grain station.

It’s not that there aren’t enough people coming, or that it’s not lively enough, it’s just that the grain station is too big.

The row of long eaves in front of Chen's house alone is enough to place twenty tables.

Not to mention, the grain depot and the entire courtyard made of cement would require at least several thousand tables to fill it up.

The banquet has already begun, and the relatives and friends of the Chen family who came to help are serving food.

"Boil the water~ Boil the water, give it a try!"

The reason why we shout "boiling water" is not really boiling water. The reason why we shout this is just to remind everyone to pay attention.

In fact, the plate served by Chen Li's uncle was braised beef from Qiaotou old Deng's family.

This was specially ordered by the Chen family before, mainly because it is not easy to sell, and the old Deng family usually makes very few.

Generally speaking, when a family holds a banquet or the like, they usually order in advance.

Chen Li's Shengxue Wine is of a lower grade than Li Yuan's Shengxue Wine, mainly because Li Yuan's father obtained a lot of expensive ingredients through connections.

Such as soft-shell turtle! Such as shark fin!

One of the more funny things is that 99% of the guests recognized the shark fins brought by Li Dazhi as vermicelli.

However, Li Dazhi did not deliberately explain or show off, because it was not necessary.

As for Chen Li's family's Shengxue wine, it was relatively normal. There was no shortage of chicken, duck, and fish, with pork as the main ingredient. A large table was filled with it.

Braised trotters, diced pork, steamed pork with vermicelli, sweet roasted pork, salted roasted pork, steamed whole chicken, salted duck, pickled fish, fried crispy pork, etc.

Although the ingredients are not as good as Li Yuan’s, they are definitely hard dishes that people don’t usually eat. This is also the standard for banquets these days!

At this moment, Chen Li was toasting with his old man Chen Guofu at the table.

To be honest, Chen Li never knew that he had so many "relatives"!

Yes~ Chen Li in his previous life never held a drinking class or a wedding. He did attend Chen Xue's wedding, but he didn't go to toast with him either?

He had no idea where these seven aunts and eight aunts, who he had never interacted with before, came from?

Chen Li is sure that at least in the six years since his rebirth, 80% of the relatives here have actually had no contact with the Chen family.

In this regard, we can only say that China’s human society is so magical!

Chen Li was toasting at the table, while on the other side, Ms. Wang, leading Chen Xue and Liu Qingqing who came to help, were greeting the guests waiting for the second round.

It's not that the grain station can't accommodate forty tables, even four hundred can be accommodated, but there are only so many people coming to help, and twenty tables in a round is basically the limit.

"This is the fourth cousin, a relative of Chen Li's second aunt."

Ms. Wang had just finished greeting a relative and turned around to introduce Chen Xue and Liu Qingqing.

"Oh~! Hello, fourth cousin!"

Chen Xue said hello dizzy. This was the first time she had seen so many relatives. She had never seen so many relatives before, even during the holidays.

As for Liu Qingqing, she just smiled. She is still embarrassed to call her cousin, even though she shouldn't be here.

Liu Qingqing is here to "help", but why would Wang Dongmei let her future daughter-in-law do work like serving dishes?

So Wang Dongmei took Liu Qingqing with her, and the result was somewhat embarrassing!

"Qingqing~!"

Fortunately, at this time, Liu Qingqing's savior appeared. Li Yuan and Zhao Xiaoqiu appeared in front of Liu Qingqing holding hands.

Some people!

Before the window paper was punctured, it looked serious.

But once the window paper is punctured, it's like firewood.

Yes~ That’s right, I’m talking about Li Yuan and Zhao Xiaoqiu.

These two guys didn't look like boyfriend and girlfriend before. Chen Li once thought that the two of them would have to wait until four years later like they did in the previous life.

However, the fact is that once the window paper between these two people was pierced, their progress completely exceeded Chen Li's expectations.

I confessed my love on the same day, became a couple on the same day, hugged on the same day, and had my first kiss on the same day.

If it were a few years later, this would not be surprising. Let alone having a first kiss on the same day, even if it was the first blood that day, it would not be surprising.

But in Erlong Town in 1998, this progress was somewhat illegal.

You want to know how long Chen Li and Liu Qingqing have been together? The progress of the two is still at the stage of hugging!

As a result, Li Yuan and Zhao Xiaoqiu had just gotten married, and they completed the "kissing" achievement that night, and Zhao Xiaoqiu even took the initiative.

Because of this, bastard Li Yuan came to the grain station yesterday to "show off" to Chen Li.

Chen Li, who was busy frying crispy pork at the time, took the big colander and drove the guy out of the grain station.

"Why did you two come here?"

Liu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly greeted him.

"Ahem~ What, your parents are here too, behind you!"

Zhao Xiaoqiu blushed and said nothing, but Li Yuan quickly changed the conversation.

After all, you can't just say that the two of them are so bored at home that they almost forget the time, right?

Hey~ Young people who have just fallen in love will not feel bored or bored even if the two of them do nothing together.

"Ah~! Oh! You go and sit there for a while, the second round will start soon."

When Liu Qingqing heard that her parents were coming, she quickly greeted them and walked out of the grain station.

At this time, outside the grain station, Liu Jianjun and Jiang Rong were almost at the entrance of the grain station.

As they walked, Jiang Rong complained.

"I told you that Mr. Chen is hosting a school banquet today and asked you to come back early, but you just delayed coming back until now."

"Oh~! Isn't it a little late? I'm busy with work too!"

"Besides, it's just a drinking class. You can just come. Why do you have to drag me along?"

Liu Jianjun couldn't stand his wife's complaints, but he didn't dare to lose his temper, so he had to complain casually.

As Liu Qingqing's father, Liu Jianjun really didn't want to come today.

He really didn't like that boy Chen Li.

He admitted that Chen Li was indeed a pretty good boy, but for some reason, every time he saw Chen Li, he always felt a little uncomfortable with the way the boy looked at his daughter.

Okay~! Mayor Liu doesn’t know yet that his daughter has become Chen Li’s girlfriend.

"Busy at work, busy at work!"

"You know that you are busy with work every day, and a big task like building a road cannot be completed in a day or two."

"Chen Li took our daughter to Yanjing last time. You are late for dinner and drinking today. What do you think of Chen Li's parents?"

Jiang Rong's words actually had some other meaning, but Mayor Liu didn't know the meaning.

"Hey~ As I said last time, Qingqing wants to go out to play, just take her there."

"If you have to take advantage of others, our family doesn't have the money?"

"You also know that I am also a government official after all. I should do less of this kind of thing in the future to avoid negative consequences."

"Hey~ Mr. Liu? Are you blaming me for this?"

Now Jiang Rong quit, her eyebrows straightened up, she glared at Liu Jianjun and said:

"When your daughter begged you, you agreed first, right?"

"I was planning to take her to Jiuzhaigou, but you said it would be good for her to go to Yanjing first."

"Now you're going to rake it down."

"Mom~Dad! What are you talking about? Why are you here so late!"

"This round has begun, we just have to wait for the second round."

Just when Jiang Rong was about to attack, Liu Qingqing had already rushed to the front.

When Liu Qingqing arrived, Liu Jianjun breathed a sigh of relief at first. Although Mayor Liu Da was usually very impressive outside, his status at home was not that high.

"Dad has something to do, so the second round will be the second round."

"It's you, why haven't you seen anyone so early in the morning?"

"Girls, don't run around every day, and don't say you're waiting for us at home."

Liu Jianjun quickly used diversionary tactics to try to get his wife to focus on his own daughter.

Normally this trick is actually quite useful, but today Jiang Rong knew where Liu Qingqing had been this morning.

"Liu, I don't want to tell you right now. Let's settle the accounts after we go home and have a drink after dinner."

Jiang Rong glared at Liu Jianjun and dragged Liu Qingqing towards the grain station.

"Hey~! What a sin!"

Liu Jianjun sighed in his heart. In the early years, he loved his wife too much, but now, there is no way he can restore his family status.

It was also at this time that Chen Li's parents also received the news from Li Yuan and quickly walked to the door of the grain station to greet Liu Jianjun.

You are the leader of a town! You still need to pay attention to this.

"Thank you, Mayor Liu, for taking time out of your busy schedule to come to my Xiaoli's college entrance party. Thank you!"

"Old Chen~ Congratulations! What are you thanking me for?"

"This kid Chen Li is also a talent cultivated by our Erlong Town!"

"Besides, Chen Li is so good, it also makes me, the mayor, look good."

"Xiao Li? You went to Yanjing and went to college well. After you graduate from college, do you have any idea of ​​returning to Erlong Town to make some contributions to your hometown?"

When facing outsiders, Mayor Liu returned to his usual state, speaking freely in the situation.

"Don't talk nonsense here. Xiaoli is studying at the University of Foreign Languages."

“I heard that all students from this school are diplomats!”

"Xiao Li, study hard. You can stay in Yanjing or go abroad to become a diplomat."

Chen Li's parents haven't spoken yet, and Chen Li hasn't spoken either, but Jiang Rong didn't save face for her husband.

"Thank you Aunt Jiang!"

"Thank you Uncle Liu!"

"I will study hard in the future!"

What a cliché! Who wouldn’t? Chen Li could handle it by simply saying “study hard”.

"Haha~ Thank you Mayor Liu for caring about my son."

"Don't worry, it's hard to say that my son is doing well in other aspects of his studies."

"Of course, it's still a little worse than your Qingqing."

"Qingqing is our talent in Erlong Town!"

Today, Chen Guofu has also changed his "serious" image from the past and talks much more than usual.

It's just that Chen Guofu's words were full of meaning. In fact, they also had another meaning, but Mayor Liu still didn't hear it.

"Mayor Liu, please come inside and have a cup of tea first!"

"Didi~dip!"

Just when Chen Guofu extended his hand to invite Liu Jianjun to enter the grain station, a Santana drove up on the road outside the grain station.

And looking at the direction Santana was driving, it seemed that she was going to the grain station.

As the horn sounded, everyone looked over. What made everyone curious was that Santana actually stopped when he was about to pass by everyone.

As Santana stopped, the car door at the back opened, and a middle-aged man wearing trousers, a shirt, and even a tie stepped out.

Chen Guofu looked at the person who came. He thought that this person was here to see Liu Jianjun, the mayor of Erlong Town.

After all, these days, people who dress like this are usually people from government agencies.

Liu Jianjun also looked at the Santana. He thought that this person was here to participate in the college entrance examination, and he estimated that he should be a relative or friend of Chen Guofu.

But~ even though this middle-aged man walked towards them, he even had a smile on his face and stretched out his hands.

"Boss Chen~! Hello~Hello!"

The middle-aged man stretched out his hands directly towards Chen Li. Even when Chen Li subconsciously stretched out his right hand, the middle-aged man took the initiative to hold Chen Li's hand with both hands and shook it.

From the unspoken rules of communication, this actually shows a kind of respect.

Yes! This means that the middle-aged man respects Chen Li.

"Hello~ Who are you?"

The visitor spoke Mandarin, and Chen Li subconsciously switched to his Yanjing accent.

Jiang Rong next to her raised her eyebrows. Is Chen Li's Mandarin standard enough?

Hmm~Okay! There is an old saying that the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes him. The better Chen Li behaves, the more satisfied Jiang Rong is.

"I am the General Manager of Snow Beer Nancheng Branch, Ruan Dahai!"

"this is my name card!"

Ruan Dahai took out a business card holder from his coat pocket, took out a business card and handed it to Chen Li with both hands.

Later, Ruan Dahai took out his business cards and handed them to Chen Guofu and Liu Jianjun respectively.

"Snow Beer? General Manager?"

Liu Jianjun took the business card and looked at it, and couldn't help but muttered.

As for Chen Li, after Ruan Dahai introduced himself, he understood what was going on.

This Ruan Dahai belongs to Deng Weimin!

"Hello, Mr. Ruan! May I ask, what brings you here today?"

"I have something to do at home today, so I might be busy!"

"If it were about snowflakes"

"No no no~ Boss Chen misunderstood!"

Ruan Dahai was able to reach the position of general manager of Nancheng Branch. Naturally, it was not for nothing. He heard the rejection in Chen Li's words and waved his hand quickly!

Ruan Dahai waved in Santana's direction, and the driver of the car came over carrying two gift bags.

"Today~! I am here to congratulate Boss Chen on behalf of our Mr. Deng."

“Congratulations to Boss Chen for being admitted to Yenching International Studies University!”

"I hope Boss Chen will accept your kindness!"

Ruan Dahai took the gift bag from the driver and handed it to Chen Li.

You can tell what's inside these two gift bags without even looking at them, because there are three words written on them.

Wuliangye!

Good guy, this shot is two bottles of Wuliangye! And there is not only wine in it, but also cigarettes!

Liu Jianjun could tell at a glance that the smoke was Chinese smoke.

These days, the government no longer dares to use cigarettes for receptions because it is too eye-catching.

Chen Li looked at Ruan Dahai, then at the cigarettes and wine in Ruan Dahai's hand, and the expression on his face became "enthusiastic".

"Ouch~ How can this be so embarrassing!"

"Then thank you Brother Deng and Mr. Ruan for your kindness. So, please come~!"

Chen Li took the two gift bags, and others didn't feel anything about his "easy to move" expression, but Ruan Dahai felt it in his heart.

"It seems that what Mr. Deng said is really right, this boss Xiao Chen"

“He is really an “honest” person!”

Of course, Ruan Dahai could only mutter these words in his heart and could not express them directly.

"Oh~ right!"

"This is my father, and this is the mayor of Erlong Town."

Chen Li introduced Ruan Dahai again. Chen Guofu just shook hands with Ruan Dahai, while Liu Jianjun's eyes lit up and he directly shook Ruan Dahai's hand.

"I, Liu Jianjun~!"

"Nice to meet Mr. Ruan~! I heard that Mr. Ruan's Snow Beer is in our Nancheng."

"Ahem~!"

Before Liu Jianjun finished speaking, Jiang Rong beside him started to remind him.

Today was Chen Li's college entrance wine, and she made it clear that she was here to attend Chen Li's college entrance wine. She was worried that her man would show his work-related tricks again.

"Uncle Liu~Mr. Ruan, let's go inside and chat!"

Chen Li naturally understands how attractive the head of a large enterprise like Ruan Dahai is to a local official like Mayor Liu.

But in the way of hospitality, guests should not be allowed to chat at the gate of the grain station, so he quickly reminded him.

"Oh~! OK~ OK!"

"Then Mr. Ruan, please~!"

As the head of Erlong Town, Liu Jianjun naturally understood. He quickly stretched out his hand and made an invitation directly, but it felt a little like he was a guest.

"Okay~Okay!"

For Ruan Dahai, the mayor of Erlong Town definitely needs to be more concerned about, but compared to the mayor, Ruan Dahai still cares more about Chen Li.

Of course, he didn't care about Chen Li, but Deng Weimin who asked him to congratulate Chen Li!

"Then Boss Chen~please!"

"Please~!"

Thank you for the reward, young student! I will continue to write tens of thousands of words today. From now on, Lao Yun will no longer be limited to 2,000 words for each chapter. The specific number depends on where I write it! Mainly because I am worried that everyone will always say that I am breaking the chapter~!

(End of chapter)