Chapter 22 Men become bad when they have money
The couple wanted to leave immediately after their wish was fulfilled. After all, it was uncomfortable to answer the conversation while standing, but they didn’t dare to sit face to face with the other person…
After a few greetings, Mr. and Mrs. Xu left the small Western-style building.
"Old Xu, I told you that the Lou family would agree to our request! You still don't believe me... I didn't work as the head maid of the Lou family for nothing. When I entered the Lou family, Tan hadn't even been brought in yet."
Xu Wude was not in the mood to listen to his wife talking about the past. He was just curious about one thing.
"Old lady, do you think the first and second wives have really been dismissed?"
Xu Wude also worked as a farmhand in the Lou family when he was young, otherwise how could he know his wife. He also knew some things about the Lou family...
When her husband said that, Xu's mother thought of Lou Zhenhua's other two wives. She used to serve the first wife. If she wasn't a little ugly, the first wife would have planned to promote her to a maid in the imperial room. It's a pity that Lou Zhenhua doesn't like her...
After thinking about the past, she said angrily: "How dare they not divorce as required by the government? I just didn't expect that the third concubine Tan would stay...No man is a good thing, they are all tired of the old and love the new."
Lao Xu may think further than women, and the Lou family's arrangement is the safest...
"The Lou family is not stupid. They are still observing to see if things will change. It is best to let the first and second wives take their son away. It doesn't matter if Tan only has one daughter. Who dares to keep someone behind now that the working people are in power? Tan cooks delicious food and takes care of people... It is right to keep her. It would be unsafe if the son stayed behind. What do you women know... If I had money, I would spend it too."
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At 11 o'clock in the morning, the snow had obviously slowed down a lot.
Old Xu arrived late and walked behind the gift table.
"Old Yan, give me a one-dollar gift."
"Okay, Xuwood, one dollar."
After the gifts were presented, Lao Xu sat down directly, while Yan Bugui collected the gift list and gift money and gave them to Yi Zhonghai... Suddenly, Lin Chen and Lao Xu were the only ones left in the room.
Lin Chen thought that this old guy had good eyesight and knew to stay in the house and not leave.
"Xiao Lin, I need your help!" Old Xu put down the tea bowl and smiled at Lin Chen.
"Master Xu, if you have something to say, just say it directly. We are just old neighbors in the courtyard, why are you being so polite?"
As a rule of thumb, Lao Xu talked directly to Lin Chen about this.
"Okay, okay, now that we're just the two of us, I'll be frank. My son Damao has been complaining about back pain for the past six months. How about you help take a look at him when you have time? It's impossible for a 15 or 16-year-old boy to have a herniated disc, right?"
After listening to this, Lin Chen picked up his tea bowl and took a sip. This was not a herniated disc. It was clearly a case of a little rub to make you happy, a lot of rub to hurt your body, and a strong rub to make you disappear into thin air...
The quality of that thing's internal structure is not good to begin with, yet people still want to tinker with it.
"I'll check him out tomorrow! I can't say anything without a diagnosis."
Lao Xu smiled and said, "Then I'd like to thank Xiao Lin first. Let's have a couple more drinks later."
At this time, Yan Bugui just returned from his mission.
"What are you two talking about? What does Lao Xu want to thank Xiao Lin for?"
When Yan Bugui arrived at the door, he only heard Lao Xu thanking Lin Chen.
Xu Wude didn't want his son's health to be spread out. If it spread, he didn't know what would happen. So he hurriedly said, "I've been staying up late watching movies lately and I feel a little dizzy. I want Xiaolin to give me a couple of injections."
Yan Bugui chuckled: "So you should go find Xiao Lin for this matter. He has inherited the true teachings of Mr. Lin... By the way, when I went to give the gift list to Lao Yi just now, he told me something. Before the meal starts, let us all go over and be his witness."
After hearing this, Lao Xu looked at Lin Chen and then at Yan Bugui: "What kind of testimony do you want us to give?"
Yan Bugui shook his head and indicated that he didn't know either.
"He was being mysterious and didn't say anything specific. He just said we'll know when we get there."
Lin Chen chuckled: "Do you two need to guess? Jia Zhang gave the right to host her son's banquet to the Yi family, but this has gone beyond the scope of ordinary master-disciple relationship."
Yan Bugui and Xu Wude are both smart people. As soon as Lin Chen said it, they immediately thought of something.
"Adoption is impossible. Jia Dongxu is not a child, and Jia Zhangshi will not agree to it. There is no need for the godson to have a master-disciple relationship. It just means that he has to promise to provide for the old Yi couple in their old age."
Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses after hearing this and said, "Old Xu's analysis makes sense. I think this is probably the case. Otherwise, Old Yi didn't say he would take care of everything at the beginning, but he took it on halfway. He must have reached some kind of deal with Jia Zhang. And what he lacks most is to provide for the elderly... so this is a sure thing."
Lin Chen thought that all the smart people had gathered in Yard 95, and anyone who wasn't a little smart wouldn't dare to come in.
The three of them chatted like this, while Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong outside called on the young people to start setting up the tables, chairs and benches and start the meal immediately.
It’s snowing but not raining, so it won’t affect the banquet… Nowadays, if you want to have a banquet, you have to come even if it’s raining knives and there’s an iron pot on top of it. Besides, it’s a banquet that has already been prepared.
Jia Zhang stayed in the kitchen to supervise the whole morning, but in fact she just wanted to sneak a bite.
When He Daqing prepared the first dish, she would taste it to see how salty it was, which made He Daqing and Sha Zhu and his father very angry.
"Ms. Jia Zhang, can you please have some shame? I still need you to taste my cooking. Now get out of here. If you continue like this, I will go home and sleep. No one should eat anymore..."
Jia Zhang didn't dare to say anything harsh now, after all, it was her son's wedding banquet, so she gave He Daqing a cold look and walked out of the kitchen.
"What's the big deal? If you don't want to eat it, then don't eat it."
After seeing his father drive away Jia Zhang, Sha Zhu immediately stuffed a piece of chicken into his mouth.
"Find a way to bring two pieces to your sister, don't just eat them yourself."
Since his father has spoken, Sha Zhu will definitely do as he is told.
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at noon
All the adults and children in the courtyard gathered in the middle courtyard. Yi Zhonghai saw that almost everyone was there, so he winked at Liu Haizhong.
After receiving the signal, Liu Haizhong began the ceremony arranged by Yi Zhonghai.
"Neighbors, please be quiet. Our banquet will begin soon. But before the banquet begins, I have to make an announcement. Jia Dongxu and Ma Lan, the newlyweds, please come forward."
Jia Dongxu walked out of the house happily.
"Uncle Liu, we are here!"
Liu Haizhong nodded with satisfaction: "First, let the newlyweds bow to express their gratitude to everyone."
Jia Dongxu and Ma Lan stepped forward and bowed sincerely.
"Okay, I have another important announcement to make. From today on, Jia Dongxu will be willing to take care of his master and his mistress in their old age to express his gratitude to his master... Please be a witness, young and old."
Jia Zhang's eyes twitched slightly. She didn't expect Yi Zhonghai would let everyone in the alley know about it.
Then Liu Haizhong arranged for Jia Dongxu and his wife to bow solemnly to Yi Zhonghai and Gao.
Yi Zhonghai and his wife were very satisfied. They thought that this banquet was worth it even if they lost twenty dollars.
"The ceremony is over and the feast is about to begin!"
The old guys on Lin Chen's side turned around and walked back to the He family, and Liu Haizhong also ran over.
By the time Jia Zhangshi reacted and hadn't bowed to her, everyone was gone...
"Damn it, Fatty Liu actually forgot about me... He's really pissed me off. He's my son!"
When the banquet started, no one cared about Jia and Zhang's nonsense and yelling. Everyone just talked and laughed and waited for the food to be served.
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