Chapter 18 Rainwater's Dowry
After Yi Zhonghai’s opening remarks, the party officially began.
After a while, the sound of quarreling between Jia Zhang and the second aunt was heard at Jia Zhang's table.
It turned out that it was Jia Zhang who was causing trouble. She pushed all the dishes in front of herself, which caused strong dissatisfaction among others.
The people around turned their heads and saw that it was normal. This was normal wherever Jia Zhang was.
No one cared about Jia Zhang's affairs, and they hurried to drink and eat. Otherwise, there would be no soup left.
Now that Jia Dongxu is still alive, Jia Zhang has to be more considerate of Jia Dongxu's reputation in front of his co-workers. She didn't do anything excessive and the conflict did not escalate.
This made Zhang Dongliang feel a little regretful that he didn't get to watch the fun.
Zhang Dongliang and a few kids at his table started to prepare to drink.
There was not enough wine for one table, so it was finished in a short time. The same was true for other tables. After the people at other tables finished their wine, it was impossible for them to go home and get more wine.
Zhang Dongliang’s table is different.
Zhang Dongliang looked at the children who seemed to be unsatisfied, so he asked, "Do you want me to go home and get another bottle?"
Liu Guangtian nodded desperately, "Okay, okay."
The brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were usually beaten at home, and they couldn't eat well, let alone drink.
Today's meal was a delicacy for both of them, and they could also drink alcohol. Of course, they wanted to drink to their heart's content, but there weren't many opportunities like this.
Zhang Dongliang thought, since he was going to take a younger brother in, it couldn’t be half-hearted when they had a meal together for the first time.
After returning home, Zhang Dongliang took two bottles of Erguotou and a small basket filled with fried peanuts. Other people at the table looked at him with envy.
This made Liu Guangtian very happy.
Liu Guangtian filled a glass of wine and said, "Brother Dongliang, let me offer you a toast. If you have something to say, just tell me. I will never say no." After saying that, he drank it in one gulp.
Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang and Zhang Dongliang happily drank the two bottles of wine with the fried peanuts before ending the party.
We have to end it, it’s too cold.
This made Yan Bugui envious. There were no fried peanuts on the table of the Big Three, and the food, drinks and beverages were the same as those at other tables.
The courtyard New Year’s Eve dinner party with mutual help, unity and friendship ended successfully.
New Year's Day, morning.
Zhang Dongliang was awakened by the urge to pee.
After rushing to the public toilet and solving his personal problems, Zhang Dongliang came back with a relieved look on his face. As soon as he entered the door, he found that He Yushui had already lit the stove inside.
"Rainwater, Happy New Year."
"Brother Dongliang, Happy New Year to you too."
Zhang Dongliang can't go out to pay New Year's greetings this year, so he stays at home today and doesn't go anywhere.
Zhang Dongliang prepared a New Year's red envelope for He Yushui. Looking at the busy He Yushui, Zhang Dongliang was ready to tease this silly girl.
"Come here for a moment, Rain."
Zhang Dongliang sat at the table seriously and said something to He Yushui.
He Yushui was stunned for some reason, but still walked over and stood beside Zhang Dongliang.
"What's the matter, Brother Dongliang?"
"Yushui, kneel down and kowtow to your uncle now, and your uncle will give you a red envelope."
He Yushui reacted, burst out laughing, and put his hands on Zhang Dongliang's shoulders.
"What? How are you taking advantage of me? It's good enough for me to call you brother. You are only a few days older than me."
Although He Yushui didn't want the red envelope, Zhang Dongliang still stuffed it into her hands and told her to use it as pocket money after school starts.
In order to make it convenient for He Yushui, Zhang Dongliang specially changed the money into 5 yuan, 2 yuan, and 1 yuan, a total of 10 yuan.
He Yushui put away the red envelope and thought happily, "Is this considered a betrothal gift? Regardless of whether you consider it as a betrothal gift or not, I consider it as a betrothal gift anyway." As she thought about it, her face turned red.
After breakfast, Zhang Dongliang asked He Yushui: "Aren't you going out to pay New Year's greetings?"
He Yushui said that she didn't need it, as she was a nobody in the hospital and no one cared about her.
Zhang Dongliang asked He Yushui again: "Aren't you going to the uncle's place?"
He Yushui thought about what happened at the college meeting a few days ago, shook his head and said he would not go.
Since they were not going out, the two of them played in the house. He Yushui read a book and listened to the radio, while Zhang Dongliang thought about what he should do after work.
The friends who were at the same table with me last night all came over this morning. The first day of the Chinese New Year is about to be spent happily.
I say it was about to pass because when it was getting dark, Shazhu came.
Sha Zhu has been drinking and eating with Yi Zhonghai these past two days, so it's not convenient for him to go out for dinner tonight.
It's boring to drink alone at home.
At this time, he thought of Zhang Dongliang, a place where he could drink. Fortunately, Yu Shui also ate here every day, so he strolled over.
Thinking of Yu Shui eating here every day, he felt very conflicted.
Why was he so troubled? He was afraid of gossip. But he couldn't say anything, because he often forgot to take care of Yu Shui's meals and had to let Yu Shui go hungry.
Yushui came here to look for food, but it was something Yushui had no choice but to do.
He was also troubled by the conflict between Zhang Dongliang and Yi Zhonghai at the academy meeting a few years ago.
Sha Zhu respected Yi Zhonghai very much and usually listened to him on everything. But he also knew that it was wrong to scheme against someone else's house, especially against a child who had just lost his parents.
He also faced the difficult life alone at the age of 16 after his father ran away, and he could empathize with him.
But Sha Zhu thought that the uncle was just deceived by Jia Zhangshi, and Yi Zhonghai and Zhang Dongliang had no conflicts. It was a bit too much for Zhang Dongliang to ask Yi Zhonghai to pay so much money.
In addition, Yu Shui eats here every day, and he gets along well with Zhang Dongliang. After a lot of hesitation, he happened to have no place to eat tonight, so he ran here.
Look, based on Shazhu's logic, Zhang Dongliang is very suspicious. When Shazhu's mother gave birth to him, did she throw away his brain as a placenta?
"Hey, Brother Zhu, have you eaten?" Zhang Dongliang asked with a smile.
Shazhu suddenly felt like a big stone was stuffed into his heart, making him feel uncomfortable~~~
Zhang Dongliang made some tea and poured a cup for Sha Zhu. He Yushui went to cook, letting Sha Zhu take a break.
After a while, He Yushui fried some pickled cabbage and some hot and sour potato shreds and served them on the table. She also cooked some dumplings and served them together.
You must eat dumplings on the first day of the new year, not steamed bread. Zhang Dongliang took out another bottle of Moutai and poured a glass for Sha Zhu.
"Come on, Brother Zhu, let's have a drink for the New Year."
Zhang Dongliang looked at the man who wanted to be his brother-in-law, and he couldn't treat him too badly. At least for now, he was still a good buddy.
Seeing the Moutai liquor, Sha Zhu became cheerful, put aside all his worries and depression, and picked up the wine glass.
"Good wine, come, let's have a drink."