sbdcsierra Chapter 111 First Year Banquet
Chapter 111 First Year Banquet
"Okay, okay, I thought your mother didn't prepare anything. The child didn't even tell me. I didn't know he had to bring a schoolbag today." Min Wenying said with a smile.
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In the blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of September, Zhao Shiying’s first birthday party.
Wang Haiming asked for leave today and came with me. He will go back in the afternoon.
As for Zhao Shisheng and Zhao Shihui, they were attending classes in a private school and Wang Haiming did not ask for leave.
After all, if you waste one day, you will have to spend several more days to make up for the lessons.
Early in the morning, the end of the village became busy.
Wang Ronghua called Zhao Yushi, Zhao Chenshi to help, as well as Jin Baoniang and Tietou Niang.
Many dishes were prepared yesterday, and today you just need to stew or stir-fry them.
Of course, there are some things that have to be eaten fresh so they are kept until today and are washed and cooked now. A chef was hired to work in the kitchen. He is the same chef who went to the Wang family to be the chef when Wang Yueshan passed the imperial examination last time.
The yard was filled with tables and chairs, twenty tables in total.
Almost everyone in the village came to this big banquet.
If there is not enough space, you can only take turns to eat, or have more people sit at each table.
Azhi didn't come, but he sent two boxes of gifts, all of which were toys, food, several new clothes, new jewelry, and of course gold locks and gold bracelets for the children.
Zhao Shimin and Wang Ronghua were secretly shocked by her beauty and couldn't take their eyes off her.
"Azhi, this is too much. They are all such good things. It must have cost a lot of money." Wang Ronghua was really worried. She hadn't repaid the favor she owed Azhi yet, and now the debt increased.
It’s really not enough, it’s simply not enough.
"Mother, it's okay. If you can't pay it back, you still have your younger sister. I can pay it back myself in the future." Zhao Shimin seemed to see what Wang Ronghua was thinking.
Wang Ronghua nodded, her eldest daughter was right, whoever owed a debt should pay it back.
Zhao Shiying: Is this my dear elder sister? Why does she seem like a different person? There is no such a bad sister. My mother has also changed. Could it be that her soul has been taken away by a demon?
Zhao Shiying looked at her mother and elder sister in confusion, to see if she was really captured by a goblin. After all, such words should not come from their mouths.
Zhao Guochang was in charge of registering the gifts received. He was stunned when he saw these. The gifts from Azhi alone filled two full pages.
The gifts from the villagers were much simpler, a few eggs from the east, a few vegetables from the west, and some even specially asked for amulets for the children as a token of their thoughtfulness. Some also gave money, but only about ten or twenty copper coins. Of course, the people in the old house were quite generous this time, and actually made a set of clothes, an amulet, a pair of shoes, and some pearl flowers suitable for the children.
The clothes were made by Zhao Baishi at the request of Zhao Dagen. They were made of cotton and were well made.
The shoes and pearl flowers were given by Zhao Yu.
The amulet was obtained by Zhao Chen from the temple. She also made a purse to hold the amulet as a token of her thoughtfulness.
After all, Wang Ronghua also knew Zhao Chen's situation.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
Unexpectedly, the owner of Yuelai Restaurant and Chen Qing also came. This was really a surprise, so Zhao Guocheng naturally treated them well.
As the little birthday girl today, Zhao Shiying is treated differently.
"Our little birthday girl is here!" Wang Ronghua came out holding the dressed-up Zhao Shiying.
She had two little buns on her head, wore a red dress, a silver lock, and a small gold bracelet. She had a round face and delicate features, and she looked surprisingly cute when dressed up.
Everyone's attention now turned to the little birthday boy.
Some people are quite envious. They didn't expect that Zhao Laoer's little girl is so cute.
She is usually quite white and plump, but after a little dressing up, she looks like a lady from a wealthy family, making people unable to take their eyes off her.
Although he is said to be chubby, he is actually a bit fat like a baby. It’s because the little guy likes to eat meat.
Anyone who hasn't met Zhao Shiying will definitely praise her.
Zhao Shiying was not shy at all. With so many people here, she actually looked at everyone so generously.
When the food was served, Zhao Shiying was sitting at the table held by Zhao Shimin.
Today's little birthday boy was not suitable for eating meat with his hands, so Zhao Shimin used chopsticks to crush the meat and feed it to him. She had to make sure that the little birthday boy was well fed, drunk, and happy.
Zhao Shiying was very excited, but the only drawback was that she couldn't walk yet.
This takes away a lot of joy.
After the meal, Zhao Guocheng and Wang Ronghua finally had time to sit down.
It was already noon.
The dishes and chopsticks were all cleaned and neatly placed.
I won’t invite everyone in the evening, I will just invite relatives and familiar friends, so there will only be a few tables.
The people in the old house naturally had to stay for dinner. Zhao Guocheng also invited the Lao Liu family, Zhao Dazhui's family, the village chief's family, two or three neighboring families, and Erbazi's family.
There wasn’t much left over from lunch, as it was mostly re-cooked for dinner, and a jar of mushroom meat sauce was opened for dinner.
Of course, wine is also necessary, but this time Zhao Guocheng did not bring out wine, but bought Shaodaozi in the town.
After dinner, the people in the old house helped to clean up.
Wang Ronghua was quite relieved that they were finally no longer in a state of jealousy like enemies meeting each other.
In fact, Zhao Bai wanted to make trouble, but was suppressed by Zhao Dagen. If it weren't for Zhao Dagen, Zhao Bai would definitely have made a scene.
There were quite a few dishes left, so Wang Ronghua asked Lao Zhai to take most of them back home, distributed a small portion to neighbors, and the remaining portions were eaten at home.
After a tiring day, everyone takes a shower and goes to bed at night.
I woke up late the next day.
Erbazi and Shuanzi returned very late.
Shuanzi's parents also sent gifts, but they didn't eat here. The gifts came from Shuanzi.
For this purpose, Wang Ronghua specially gave Shuanzi half a day off to go home and send some food back.
Wang Ronghua gave half a chicken, six pieces of braised pork, and two plates of stir-fried vegetables.
Shuanzi couldn't refuse, so he took her home. Unexpectedly, Shuanzi's parents were so moved that they almost cried.
Remind Shuanzi to work hard and not be lazy.
The employment contracts for the two had been signed before this, and the three companies had come together to discuss it.
In the afternoon, Wang Ronghua and Zhao Guocheng were counting the gifts they received.
"Is this a gift from my uncle to me?" Zhao Shimin looked at a crystal ball in her hand. It was very beautiful and psychedelic, and it came in various colors.
Zhao Shiying stared at the crystal ball with bright eyes, and her hands stretched forward unconsciously.
"This thing is really rare. I don't know what it's made of. It's transparent, so I can see clearly inside. It must be expensive. Yue Shan is really something. He actually gave me such an expensive thing." Wang Ronghua frowned, wondering if his brother had enough money.
When the crystal ball fell into Zhao Shiying's hands, she almost dropped it, because the crystal ball had a certain weight and Zhao Shiying couldn't hold it steadily.