Chapter 26 Excited Jia Dongxu

"We need to invite everyone in the courtyard, so we need to prepare at least ten tables. The middle courtyard can accommodate them. Has the Jia family started preparing the banquet?"

Li Zhiguo is considered to have some experience.

"What are you preparing? I asked Lao He, and Jia Zhangshi didn't ask Lao He to help in the kitchen."

The third aunt was worried. If she could get a seat at the table with the gift, she would accept it, but this felt like a loss.

The second aunt hurriedly said, "Li Zhiguo, how about you give me an idea?"

"You have experience in dealing with the Jia family. You have received the potted plants from my old Yan, so you have to help."

The third aunt pulled the person over and gave up her seat.

"Let me think about it! Jia Zhang is trying to take advantage of everyone. As for me, I have already given my blessing in advance, so I won't give any gifts."

Hearing this, all the aunties wanted to curse!
Li Zhiguo continued, "It's very easy to break this situation. As long as you are not free tomorrow, why bother giving gifts?"

"No, we are busy. It's the weekend tomorrow."

Aunt Wang in the front yard wanted to go in through the main gate so that she could run away faster, but if she ran away she would lose her reputation.

"Li Zhiguo, you must have a way, right?"

The three aunts placed their hopes on the bad boy.

Li Zhiguo smiled and said, "Of course there is a way, let me tell you first, you can refer to it.

Since Jia Dongxu can hold a banquet and accept gifts when he gets married, then I can do the same!"

"hiss!"

Several middle-aged women gasped, so you want to take advantage of us too?

"Don't be impatient, just listen to what I have to say!"

Li Zhiguo looked around and said, "Since you can't avoid giving gifts, why don't you come to me?

Each household handed the gifts to the third uncle, and we set up a few tables in the backyard.

Invite He Daqing and Sha Zhu. As for me, I don’t make a penny, and I donate my name to host the banquet.”

After these words were spoken, the aunts felt numb.

But what can we do? When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one!

According to what Li Zhiguo said, at least the money spent can be recovered through food.

"Well, I'm doing this for everyone's good."

The aunts grumbled for a while, and the third aunt said, "Okay, let's do as you say. It's best if everyone participates in this event so that no one will gossip. Your third uncle will come to write the invitation for you later, and the fee for writing it must not be less."

"Okay, although my family is poor, I accept this money."

Li Zhiguo is just pretending to be poor, he is not really stingy.

"That's settled."

When the third aunt saw that she had suppressed this bad boy once, she knew what was going on.

He ran to the front yard in such a hurry that he even dropped his stool.

Second Aunt and others also split up and went to each household to make connections.

Li Zhiguo really had no intention of blocking Jia Dongxu's wedding, but this was just a coincidence.

"Li Zhiguo, oh, why didn't you tell me about this important matter earlier?"

Yan Bugui came in a hurry, carrying a bag.

"Uncle, please come in. I'm going to host a banquet this time, and I'm going to rely on you to coordinate and arrange it. When I'm done, I'll give you a fishing rod."

Li Zhiguo invited the person into the house.

"Don't worry, I, your uncle, will definitely calculate it for you."

Yan Bugui pushed the frame of his glasses and felt that he had learned something new.

Immediately, Yan Bugui spread out red paper on the table and wrote the invitation. His calligraphy was really good.

"Li Zhiguo, you have to ask He Daqing to be the chef."

While writing, Yan Bugui simulated the process of hosting a wedding banquet in his mind.

"Well, Uncle San, I don't have any money. I need everyone to give me gifts so that I can have money for activities."

Li Zhiguo rubbed his hands and said, "Don't ask, the only answer is that I'm short of money."

Yan Bugui paused for a moment, he almost forgot that this banquet was different from the normal ones.

"It's not a big problem. Let's split up and you go and ask the chef to cook.

After I finish writing the invitations, I will help you deliver them to each household.

Discuss the dishes with the chef tonight and go shopping early tomorrow morning.

Tables, chairs, stools, bowls, chopsticks and plates will all be delivered by each family tomorrow. You can squeeze in the backyard and set up two tables in your room. We can easily set up ten tables."

After a pause, Yan Bugui continued, "Let me tell you, the more people contribute, the more money you will get, and the better the food will be."

"Third uncle, you are still good at calculating."

Li Zhiguo raised his thumb and prepared to go out.

Who knew Yan Bugui would say, "Don't give money to He Daqing. If you save some, you can just have a few more dishes."

Yan Bugui smacked his lips, deciding to have a good meal tomorrow.

"Don't worry about that. Even if I wanted to give it to you, I can't afford it."

As Li Zhiguo was about to leave, he suddenly paused, turned around and said, "Uncle, how about I invite my former co-workers from the workshop to come as well?

They want to give gifts, so I specifically invite singles or couples.

We can use this money to have a meal in the evening."

"Hey! That's a good idea of ​​yours."

Yan Bugui put down his brush and the more he thought about it, the more he felt he could come up with a solution.

"Well, there's no need to worry about He Daqing. Go to the steel mill and hire people now. Do you have a list? I'll write the invitations for you."

Li Zhiguo smiled and said, "There is a list. We can invite at least five tables."

"Okay, okay, that's great."

Yan Bugui was extremely excited.

"Okay, I'll hurry to the factory. It's late, don't let me get off work."

Li Zhiguo took the bicycle out of the house and left.

He will have to return the gifts from his former co-workers in the factory in the future and let his former co-workers know that he has not treated Qin Huairu unfairly.

"Uncle, I'm taking a rest."

Li Zhiguo arrived at the gate of the steel rolling mill in a blink of an eye. He greeted the guard and walked inside. At this point, only a small door was open, so he had to get out of the car and push it in.

"You are Li Zhiguo. Why are you here in the factory? Didn't you ask your wife to take over your job?"

The security guard knows many celebrities in this factory.

"I haven't completed my resignation procedures yet!"

Li Zhiguo evaded the question casually.

He went to the second workshop out of habit.

"Hey, Li Zhiguo, why are you here in the workshop? It's not time to pay wages yet!"

A worker at the workshop door recognized him at a glance and took the opportunity to make a sarcastic remark.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhiguo suddenly took out a thick stack of red paper and started rummaging through it in front of him.

"I found it, Tang Rude. Qin Huairu and I are going to host a banquet tomorrow. Here is the invitation with the address. You must attend on time at noon tomorrow. Don't forget to bring your gifts."

Li Zhiguo slapped the red paper into the man's hand.

Tang Rude picked up the red paper and took a look at it with a confused look on his face. He suddenly felt more uncomfortable than if he had swallowed a fly.

"Look, isn't that Li Zhiguo? What is he doing in the workshop?" "It's really him. Is he here to pick up Qin Huairu from get off work today, Saturday? But it's not time yet."

"Is he asking Qin Huairu for money? I heard that he only gave Qin Huairu three dollars a month for food expenses."

Jia Dongxu was originally tapping screws. When he heard the noise, he quickly turned his head and saw that it was really the villain.

Yi Zhonghai also looked over there and frowned.

"Brother Li!"

Qin Huairu had a delighted look on her face. She was sitting on a bench inspecting small parts processed by others and picking out the defective ones.

It's like a quality inspection job. You can't learn any technology at all, but it's an easy job.

"Huai Ru, I'm busy."

When Li Zhiguo got closer and took a look, he knew it was Aunt Chen who was exerting force. Having a good master makes all the difference.

"Brother, are you here in the workshop for something?"

Qin Huairu was very excited and happy to see her man at the factory.

Seeing that everyone was looking over here, Li Zhiguo couldn't help but say loudly, "I'm here to deliver the invitations. We're having a wedding banquet tomorrow! I kept this a secret from you because I wanted to give you a surprise."

When these words were spoken, all the workers were stunned. It turned out that it was possible to talk like this. No wonder Qin Huairu was deceived.

Wait, what's the matter with holding a banquet?

Li Zhiguo took out a handful of red paper and said loudly: "Dear workers, Qin Huairu and I will have a wedding banquet tomorrow, and all the workers who have a good relationship with me in the past must come and show their support.

Is Lin Dawei here? Here is your invitation. Don’t forget to bring the gift.

Song Qingshan, Lin Jianshe, Wang Jianjun, Xu Weijun, Xu Weiyang, Zhao Weiguo..."

As he read out the names of these single guys, invitations were sent out one after another, followed by invitations to some workers who were married but had no children.

As for those who come with families, we will not invite them at all.

After receiving the invitation, the workers were already numb. It was the first time they had encountered such a high-profile invitation. The key point was that they were not familiar with Li Zhiguo before.

Jia Dongxu looked unhappy. He did not hire anyone from the workshop because his relationship with his fellow workers was even worse. Who knew that Li Zhiguo would take advantage of him.

Fortunately, the Jia family invited more than 20 households in the courtyard and made a small profit.

"Huai Ru, you are the one who delivers the invitations to Aunt Chen and Sister Hua. Don't leave anyone behind."

Li Zhiguo handed a stack of red paper to his daughter-in-law, and the task was completed.

"okay!"

Qin Huairu's face was full of excitement. It would be so lively if she invited so many co-workers. Who wouldn't want to marry in a grand manner?

At this time, Li Zhiguo said: "All the workers who received the invitation must come tomorrow. I will be waiting for you in the yard.

If you don’t know the address, you can ask Master Yi, he is an old man in my courtyard.

There is also Jia Dongxu. He and I are brothers. If you get lost, you can ask him.

I won't delay your work any longer. I have to go back to prepare for the wedding. I'll leave now. See you tomorrow."

He bowed and left decisively, as he could not delay the progress of the workshop.

Qin Huairu took the invitation and went to find Aunt Chen happily. In fact, she was already in the workshop, watching.

"Aunt Chen, I'm going to host a banquet tomorrow. Here's your invitation."

"Hey! Qin Huairu, there must be something fishy going on here!"

Aunt Chen looked at the invitation and felt something was wrong. "Last time you held a wedding banquet in the countryside, your parents paid for it, right?"

"Yeah! My parents also gave us a lot of things."

Qin Huairu thought about it and it made sense. Her parents had just lost the betrothal money.

"Then why does your man suddenly want to hold a banquet tomorrow when he hasn't held one for so long?"

Aunt Chen was worried that she would not have anything to eat after giving the gift, which would have been an awkward situation.

"He's giving me a surprise."

Qin Huairu looked delighted.

Aunt Chen shook her head and thought, I think you have been deceived and are confused.

"Oh, I'm at a loss. I'm just a single guy and an apprentice. Why should I accept this invitation?"

"I lost too. Li Zhiguo and I didn't speak more than three sentences in total."

"He has no shame, but I do. There are so many people watching and calling my name. If I don't go, I'll be known as a stingy old man. How will I find a wife in the future?"

The single young men who received the invitation were dejected. The New Year was almost coming and they had been talking about saving some money, but now they had to spend another sum of money.

"Hey, Jia Dongxu, it looks like you're going to host a bar tomorrow. That would make your courtyard lively."

"What? Jia Dongxu is also holding a banquet tomorrow. Aren't they from the same courtyard? Will there be any conflict?"

"Oh my god, Li Zhiguo didn't do it on purpose."

"Jia Dongxu, why are you silent? Tell me how to get to your courtyard house."

Everyone surrounded Jia Dongxu and started asking questions.

"What does Li Zhiguo's banquet have to do with me? If you want to ask anything, go find him."

Jia Dongxu was indignant and had clenched his fists. He originally wanted to enjoy the glory alone, but Li Zhiguo stole the limelight.

Tomorrow, when so many workers arrive at the yard, they will definitely compare his wife with Qin Huairu when they see her!

For a moment, Jia Dongxu felt his eyes moisten.

"Jia Dongxu, you are here."

Suddenly, everyone saw Li Zhiguo, who had already left, returned to the workshop. Why was he looking for Jia Dongxu?
"Li Zhiguo, what else are you going to do?"

Jia Dongxu clenched his fists.

Li Zhiguo smiled and said, "Jia Dongxu, I almost forgot about your invitation. You have already missed Qin Huairu's wedding. Don't miss her wedding tomorrow. Remember to bring a gift!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the workers in the workshop were stunned, including the stern-faced workshop director, who was stunned. How could such a person be like this?
"Li Zhiguo, I'm going to fight you."

Jia Dongxu clenched his fists and was just about to rush forward, but the little bit of rationality he had left told him that he could not win.

"Dongxu, don't be impulsive. It's wrong to hit people."

Yi Zhonghai saw that things were not going well, so he hurried over to hold his apprentice back and said, "Li Zhiguo, we are from the same courtyard, so stop using these words to challenge Dongxu."

"Uncle, Dongxu is my brother. I treated him to a drink out of kindness, so why did he want to hit someone?

His mother, Jia Zhang, invited me to his wedding, so I should at least give her my blessing!"

Li Zhiguo knew when to stop and slipped away. Otherwise, if he continued talking, he was really worried that Jia Dongxu would be unable to get over it.

"This Li Zhiguo is murderous and heartbreaking!"

"He's really cruel. Well, I'd better go to his wedding tomorrow and spend a little money to avoid disaster."

"That's true. He hangs out outside every day. Don't let him get on your mind."

The workers who received the invitation stopped chatting and regarded the gifts as money lost. They did not expect to get them back someday, so they spent money to ward off disaster.

"Uncle, Li Zhiguo doesn't bully people like this!"

Jia Dongxu was already in tears. If the old man hadn't stopped him, he would have yelled a few more words.

"Dongxu, think positively. His parents passed away early and he didn't get a good education. But you are different. You are a good kid.

Fighting is always wrong. You have to respect the elderly and be filial to them, and your life will get better and better in the future."

Yi Zhonghai patted his apprentice on the shoulder. He couldn't bear to see Jia Dongxu go astray.

"Uncle, you are right. I will definitely live a better life than Li Zhiguo in the future."

Jia Dongxu thought that if he could hold on for more than a year, he would be able to become a regular employee with a salary of 33 yuan. With the help of his master and uncle, he would definitely be promoted to a second-level fitter in the fifth year, and his life would be even better.

"No, sir. Where did Li Zhiguo get the money to hold the banquet? He must be here to defraud the gift money."

Jia Dongxu was excited. When his fellow workers came to the hospital to give gifts, there would definitely be a big fuss if they couldn't even have a meal.

(End of this chapter)