Chapter 1234: Invite Lin Youwei's Family to Dinner
In the private room of Nianwei Hospital cafeteria.
Li Xiangnan raised his glass, looked at the drunken group, and said, "Then let's raise our glasses to welcome Old Ye to stay in Yanjing. Let's go!"
"Let's go! Yeah!"
Everyone raised their glasses and sent their best wishes to Ye Buping.
After the drinking party was over, Li Xiangnan carried Ye Buping to Shui Dong and Shi Sijun's dormitory and threw him on the bed. "Fatty, go get some hot water!"
"Okay, wait for me!" The fat man agreed and ran downstairs.
Hu Yinglong, Ge Lu and Lu Chen carried the New Year's goods they bought for Ye Buping upstairs and put them by the door after coming in.
Duan Sijiu, who was standing behind him, saw Li Xiangnan making tea for Teacher Ye, so he reminded him, "Xiangnan, these New Year's goods are for Old Ye. Tell him to take them back when he wakes up tomorrow morning!"
Li Xiangnan nodded and looked back at Shui Dong who was sitting on Shi Sijun's bed.
"Don't worry, I will take care of your teacher Ye at night! I will talk to him tomorrow morning!" Shui Dong smiled.
"Please! If Teacher Ye brings New Year's goods home this year, his family will definitely be happy! Tell him that he must take the goods away tomorrow morning no matter what! I've put the train ticket in the pocket above his heart!" Lu Chen reminded Shui Dong, took out a train ticket from his pocket, and stuffed it into Ye Buping's pocket neatly.
Shui Dong nodded, took a look at the New Year's goods, then looked at Lu Chen, Duan Sijiu, and Li Xiangnan who was helping Ye Buping get up to drink tea, and said with emotion: "Why are you so nice to Teacher Ye? Not only are you buying New Year's goods, but you're also buying tickets. How much does this cost!"
Lu Chen grinned and said, "If it weren't for Teacher Ye, I would have almost been expelled from school! It's only right to save some money for the train ticket! And I think this is not a matter of money!"
"Old Ye has taken good care of us in the past two years! People will meet many teachers in their lifetime, but there are not many teachers who really care about their students! Old Ye happens to be the best one among them!" Duan Sijiu took out a cigarette and handed it to Shui Dong, "It will be troublesome tonight!"
"The water is here!" Wang Defa entered the room carrying two thermoses, dragged over a small stool, poured cold water into Shi Sijun's foot basin and brought it over. He added hot water, then held Ye Buping's feet and started to take off his shoes to wash his feet.
"Let me do it!" Li Xiangnan hurriedly pulled him when he saw this.
"It's okay!" Wang Defa shook his head, but his hands kept moving.
Seeing that he didn't mind the dirt at all, the League Secretary Ge Lu standing behind him said admiringly: "Defa, I didn't expect you to be such a nice person, and even wash Old Ye's feet!"
"Secretary Ge, Old Ye is just like my eldest brother!" Wang Defa smiled. "I heard Principal Yan talk about Old Ye's family background. He said that he was the only student in their county who left the county and was admitted to Yanjing University after the establishment of the New Dragon State! He only has one mother in his family, and she is a little stupid. Old Ye grew up eating at many people's homes!"
Hearing this, Ge Lu's eyes suddenly turned red, "You knew about this, why didn't you tell everyone?"
Wang Defa shook his head. "How can I say that? We are all family now, so I will say a few more words!"
Duan Sijiu smoked a cigarette and said, "Old Ye has had a hard life! I can understand how he wants to go back home after graduation! He wants to give back to the elders in his hometown!"
"Ouch!"
At this time, Wang Defa pressed Ye Buping's feet into the basin, which frightened him so much that he sat up and sobered up. "What are you doing? Xiao Wang! I can do it myself!"
Ye Buping's face turned red instantly, obviously he had never been treated like this before.
"Old Ye, have you drunk too much?" Li Xiangnan handed over the teacup.
"I must have drunk too much. I've never drunk before!" Ye Buping smiled innocently, "But I woke up with a fright just now! This kid... touched my feet!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone in the room burst into laughter!
After they looked at each other, Li Xiangnan said, "Old Ye, there were many people at dinner that night, so I didn't talk much. Now that you're sober, I'll just say one thing: if you stay in Yanjing, you'll create much more value than if you go back to the county town! Times are different now. You'll have a bigger platform to lead your fellow villagers to prosperity in Yanjing. Believe me!"
"..." Ye Buping didn't say anything.
Several people sighed silently.
"Lu Chen's train ticket has been bought for you and is in your pocket! Don't refuse to take these New Year's goods home! You can sleep in this dormitory without worry, Xiao Si will get off work tomorrow morning! We won't disturb you any more!" Li Xiangnan pinched Ye Buping's shoulder, waved his hand, walked out and closed the door.
"I'll stay!"
After Li Xiangnan led everyone downstairs, Ye Buping rushed to the railing on the second floor and shouted.
Li Xiangnan turned around and looked at him, "Old Ye, if you stay, I promise you that I will help you in the future!"
"Okay!" Ye Buping rubbed his wet feet on the ground and waved his hand, saying, "I'm going to wash my feet!"
"Go!" Li Xiangnan waved his hand, then took his brothers and walked out, "Okay, everyone go back to your own homes and find your own mothers! Fatty, are you still going to the nursing home?"
"Yeah!" Wang Defa has already pushed the car out.
"I'll take Ge Lu back to school!" Hu Yinglong said with a laugh.
"I didn't ask you!" Ge Lu poked him.
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed for a while and then went their separate ways.
Li Xiangnan rode his bike eastward. When he crossed the street and reached the alley, he saw his mother waiting under the street light with a flashlight.
"Mom, why are you waiting here?"
Mother Zhu Qiuju usually has nothing to do and would not wait for me here. She knows that I am busy with work and often come home late, and she is afraid of bringing a burden to myself.
This abnormal behavior today made Li Xiangnan alert. He jumped out of the car and went to see his mother's expression.
"I have something to discuss with you!" Zhu Qiuju said softly, but she was not in a hurry to walk into the yard.
What we say here cannot be said at home.
Ruobai is probably at home!
What is it that needs to be avoided by Ruobai?
Li Xiangnan was confused.
"Mom, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I'm listening!"
Zhu Qiuju pulled his arm, sighed, and then said, "Before, your father, your grandfather and I all wanted to maintain a relationship with the Lin family and treat them as relatives! Last year after the Chinese New Year, you went out to fight in the war, and when you came back, you were busy getting married, and then you contracted a hospital, built a hospital, and were busy with the opening of the hospital. You never stopped for a moment!"
Li Xiangnan breathed a sigh of relief. He probably guessed what his mother wanted to say.
"So throughout the whole year, I didn't invite the Lin family to have a meal! I didn't even get to know them. Son, this is not good!"
"Mom, I know! I'm really too busy, and sometimes I can't take care of the social relationships I need to maintain. I apologize to you!" Li Xiangnan told the truth.
"Regardless of right or wrong, you were able to take root in Yanjing because of Uncle Lin's relationship! Going as a relative will not only take care of those who know the inside story and think you are sensible, but also will not neglect the Lin family in terms of etiquette. What do you think?"
"Mom, you're right! It was indeed my negligence in this regard. What do you think?" Li Xiangnan patted the back of his mother's hand.
"Youwei finally came back from abroad. She came to see me once two months ago, but left in a hurry! I've always wanted to treat her to a meal, but she has to go to school and you're busy, so you've been putting it off until now. Next Saturday happens to be the Little New Year! I think why don't we make an appointment and invite the Lin family to our house so we can celebrate the Little New Year in a lively manner?"
Li Xiangnan naturally knew his mother's intention. She didn't invite Lin Youwei alone because she was afraid that the neighbors would misunderstand her. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Mom, have you told Ruobai about this?"
"To be honest, Ruobai just loves you and is afraid that you will be too involved with the Lin family. She said at home that she was afraid that you would be emotional and speak loudly, and that people next door would hear you. She specifically told me that you would be back today and asked me to wait outside. She knows everything..."
"As long as she agrees!" Li Xiangnan nodded.
"Ruobai said that we will celebrate the New Year at her house at noon and come back here at night. The mother-in-law and I will prepare a table of food and maintain this relationship!"
"Okay, it's up to you!"