Chapter 247 Warming House Banquet!
Chapter 247 Warming House Banquet!
Sha Zhu brought dishes into the house one by one. Li Huaide saw the dishes Jia Dongming prepared tonight and said to him with a smile, "Director Jia! It seems that you really spent a lot of money today to prepare so many delicious dishes."
After hearing what Li Huaide said, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Li Huaide: "Director Li! You are giving me face by coming to my house for dinner. I will naturally do my best to entertain you warmly!"
Jia Dongming said this, picked up the wine glass in front of him, smiled and said to everyone present: "Director Li! Comrades, this first glass of wine is for everyone. Thank you for giving me, Jia Dongming, face and coming to warm up my new home. I'll drink it, everyone can do as you please."
As Jia Dongming said this, he drank the wine in the glass.
After seeing Jia Dongming drink up the wine, Liu Haizhong instinctively looked at Li Huaide. When he saw that Li Huaide had also finished his wine, he immediately drank up the wine in his hand.
When Xu Damao heard what Jia Dongming said, he drank the wine in the glass without thinking, then picked up the bottle and stood up from his seat. He first poured a glass for Li Huaide, then poured another glass for Jia Dongming, and then filled the glasses for several people from the security department. Only then did it come to Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong's turn.
After Xu Damao poured wine for everyone, he raised his glass and said to everyone with a smile: "Director Li! Brother Dongming! Leaders of the Security Department, Director Li just said that Brother Dongming invited us to dinner, and I came on time, so it was my fault, so I will punish myself by drinking three glasses."
Jia Dongming and Li Huaide both knew Xu Damao's alcohol tolerance. When Li Huaide saw Xu Damao drink three cups in one breath, he immediately smiled and praised Xu Damao, "Comrade Xu Damao! A good comrade like you who has been through many battles is exactly what our steel mill needs. You must work hard in the future. Our mill will definitely not bury talents."
When Xu Damao heard Li Huaide's praise, he felt full of strength. He quickly picked up the bottle and poured himself another glass. He said to Li Huaide respectfully, "Director Li! You should know the rules of my drinking. Today, I will give you a toast with Brother Dongming's wine."
When Li Huaide heard Xu Damao's words, he raised the wine glass in front of him and said with a smile: "Da Mao! Of course I know the rules of your drinking. Isn't it just one big and three small, everything is the same!"
Although Li Huaide only praised Xu Damao verbally, but when Liu Haizhong heard these words, he felt as if Li Huaide was about to promote Xu Damao. He secretly regretted in his heart why he could not be like Xu Damao and make his leaders value him.
After Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao toasted Li Huaide, they stood up from their seats with their glasses raised and said to Li Huaide respectfully, "Director Li! I toast you with this glass of wine. I will do the same as Damao, three glasses for me and one for you!"
"Brother Dongming! Director Li! The last dish is here!" Just as Liu Haizhong was toasting Li Huaide, Sha Zhu walked into the room from outside holding a bear paw, shouting with a smile.
Li Huaide saw the bear paw placed in the middle of the table and said with a smile, "This bear paw is a good thing! Thanks to Director Jia's blessing today, I have the opportunity to taste the bear paw."
When Jia Dongming heard what Li Huaide said, he smiled and said to Li Huaide: "Director Li! Zhuzi has been busy since yesterday for this dish. You must taste Zhuzi's cooking skills today."
When Li Huaide heard what Jia Dongming said, he raised his thumb and said to Jia Dongming with a smile: "Director Jia! Sha Zhu's skills are absolutely the best in our steel rolling mill! So I plan to give Sha Zhu another level of salary after a while."
Jia Dongming was originally thinking about how to ask Li Huaide to raise Sha Zhu's salary by one level, but he didn't expect that Li Huaide would take the initiative to propose it.
When Jia Dongming heard what Li Huaide said, he immediately shouted to Sha Zhu, "Zhuzi! What are you still standing there for? Why don't you toast Director Li with a glass of wine and thank him properly?"
After hearing Jia Dongming's reminder, Sha Zhu quickly picked up the wine glass in front of him and thanked Li Huaide happily: "Director Li! I am a person with a bad mouth and it is easy to offend people. I hope you will not hold it against me for the things I did wrong in the past. I toast you with this glass of wine. Thank you!" After hearing what Sha Zhu said to Li Huaide, Jia Dongming raised the wine glass in front of him and said to Yi Zhonghai: "Uncle Yi! I toast you with this glass of wine. Thank you for taking care of our Jia family over the years."
In the evening, after hearing the aunt's proposal, Yi Zhonghai came up with the idea of letting Jia Dongming take care of him in his old age. So since Jia Dongming came back, he has been observing the way Jia Dongming behaves in the world.
When Yi Zhonghai saw Jia Dongming raising his glass and heard what he said, he felt that Jia Dongming was a grateful person. He longed for Jia Dongming to take care of him in his old age. He then raised the glass in front of him and said to Jia Dongming with a smile: "Dongming! Your father and I are old friends. When your father passed away, he asked me to take care of your mother and your brother. I am just fulfilling the request of an old friend."
Xu Damao was drunk as usual, halfway through his meal, and when Jia Dongming saw that Xu Damao was drunk, he smiled and said to Li Huaide and the others, "Director Li! You guys drink first, I'll send Xu Damao back, and then I'll come back to drink with you guys."
When Sha Zhu saw the drunk Xu Damao, he showed a look of contempt on his face and said to Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! You stay here and drink with Director Li and the others. Let me take Xu Damao away!"
As Sha Zhu spoke, he helped Xu Damao, who was slumped on the ground, and walked out of the house while mocking him, "Xu Damao, Xu Damao! With your alcohol tolerance, a man can beat you in a matter of minutes. You still have the nerve to talk about drinking rules."
Jia Dongming watched Sha Zhu helping Xu Damao out of the house, and immediately smiled and called out to Li Huaide and the others, "Director Li! Don't worry about Xu Damao, let's continue drinking!"
At the Jia family's old house, an aunt looked at the smiling Jia Zhang with envy on her face and said to her, "Sister-in-law! Ever since your Dongming came back, your family's life has been getting better and better. You have finally gotten what you deserved after all the hardships."
When Jia Zhang heard what the first aunt said and saw the envious expression on her face, she replied proudly, "He first aunt! The main thing is that Dongming is capable. Now I just hope he can get married early and have more children. Only then will I be able to face the ancestors of the Jia family in the future."
When Jia Zhang said this, he turned his head and looked at Lou Xiao'e who was sitting next to him. He felt particularly proud that Lou Xiao'e, the daughter of Lou Bancheng, was actually serving his son as a servant. He quickly picked up the chopsticks and helped Lou Xiao'e pick up some food while saying to her, "Lou Xiao'e! Don't just watch. Eat your food quickly."
Lou Xiao'e didn't know that her relationship with Jia Dongming had been discovered by Jia Zhang. Faced with Jia Zhang's enthusiasm, Lou Xiao'e felt flattered. She quickly picked up the chopsticks and replied respectfully: "Aunt! I can do it myself."
Qin Huairu saw how Jia Zhang treated Lou Xiao'e, and then thought about how Jia Zhang treated her. As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. She picked up her chopsticks with a depressed look on her face and started eating.
At around 8 o'clock in the evening, after Jia Dongming sent Li Huaide and others out of the compound, he turned back to the other courtyard and saw Qin Huairu and Lou Xiaoe packing their things. He didn't care that Qin Huairu was still there, and directly hugged Lou Xiaoe, smiling and asked her: "Ezi! What's going on these days? Why do you always avoid me?"
Although Lou Xiaoe and Qin Huairu had fought against Jia Dongming together before, Jia Dongming's bold behavior still frightened Lou Xiaoe. She said to Jia Dongming shyly, "Brother Dongming! Is Sister Huairu still here?"
When Jia Dongming heard what Lou Xiao'e said, he immediately stretched out his other hand and hugged Qin Huairu in his arms, grinning and saying, "Ezi! Tonight I want to have a Lu Bu vs. Two Heroes game. Whether it's you or Huairu, I will definitely treat you equally."
This was destined to be another sleepless night, but considering that Lou Xiao'e was pregnant, Jia Dongming did not continue to attack Lou Xiao'e like he did last time. Instead, he let Qin Huairu bear more of the attacks, which finally improved Qin Huairu's originally unbalanced mentality a lot.
(End of this chapter)