Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 178 Banquet Guests

"Chun Ni's family is now prosperous. Look at the feast. There are chicken, duck, fish and meat. Especially the pork elbow, which is stewed till soft and tasty. It's absolutely delicious."

"Yeah, who said having daughters is useless? Look at Yang An's two daughters, one is good at making money, and the other is good at studying!"

"You can't say that. You haven't seen Chunni studying, but she is a real college student. She is good at studying and making money." A woman retorted.

"You have a good eye for choosing men. This He Zhiqing stayed directly in Lion Rock, just like a live-in son-in-law." A woman with a melon-seed face and a long face said disdainfully.

The woman next to him slapped the man twice when she heard this, "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Where they live is their business, it's none of your business." After scolding the woman, she moved the bench under her buttocks and stayed away from the woman. He was holding someone else's bowl, and he cursed her when he put it down. This person's character is also strange.

"My little girl is old enough to go to school. I will let her go to school next year. Studying is good. The government will assign jobs to her if she studies more!" Someone noticed that the atmosphere was not right and brought the topic back to the issue of girls' education.

"What's wrong with being a girl? I heard from my cousin's sister-in-law's brother-in-law's aunt that everyone in the city is talking about family planning now!"

"What is family planning?" some people who rarely go out asked.

The man raised his head and said smugly: "You don't even know about family planning? It means that a couple can only have one child. It doesn't matter if the child is a girl or a boy!"

"..."

The villagers were eating and talking about the host's family.

"Come on, have a drink, this is overbearing."

"Come on, play rock-paper-scissors."

"Just come."

"A crab has eight legs! ..."

"Fifteen twenty-fifteen!"

A villager who loved drinking started playing rock-paper-scissors with his tablemates.

There were people drinking, eating meat, and gossiping outside, it was very lively.

Chunni set up two tables in the backyard of Chunni Hotel to entertain relatives and friends, including Old Mrs. Chu, Guan Jian, Chu Hua, Chu Jie, Sun Ping and his wife, Li Shuhua and her three sisters, as well as Xue Shaohong, Yang Qianjin and He Yanqing, her uncle and cousin who came from afar.

Old Master Chu had already sat down and chatted with his old friend and the old captain, ignoring Guan Jian's courtesy.

Unexpectedly, this move was exactly what Guan Jian wanted. He found Chu Hua, the only acquaintance (he thought) at the table, and started chatting about the past.

And over here, it's also lively.

It was Chu Jie’s first time in Sichuan and he was full of praise for the food on the table.

"Cousin, your food is really delicious. It's bright and tasty, especially the Dongpo pork elbow, which goes really well with rice when paired with the thick sauce. And the ginger rabbit, the meat is tender and fragrant, and the spicy taste is really satisfying." As he spoke, he kept picking up dishes with his chopsticks.

Chunni thought her third cousin was cute, "You deserve to be a Sichuanese."

Chu Jie finally realized that, yes, his grandparents were from Sichuan, so he was probably also from Sichuan! No wonder he had a mysterious love for Sichuan cuisine.

Sun Pingzheng and Xue Shaohong, who were sitting at the same table, were chatting animatedly. Their main topic was the construction of Guangzhou and the Pengcheng Special Economic Zone.

The Special Economic Zone is developing at a rapid pace. Sun Ping has been in Yangcheng for the past two years and is very interested in Shenzhen.

"Shaohong, is it easy to get a border pass to Pengcheng now?" Sun Ping didn't beat around the bush.

Xue Shaohong is a native of Guangzhou, and her family has relatives living in Shenzhen, so she is more familiar with the area. She got her border pass a long time ago, and she also used a lot of favors. "It's easy to get one or two people with a little favor. If you want to bring workers there, the formal procedures are not easy to follow."

Xue Shaohong understood what Sun Ping meant, and was not unwilling to help. "But I do know a small path..."

This was already a pleasant surprise for Sun Ping; he was just glad to be able to go in and take a look.

In the past two years, Pengcheng has been very strict about this area, and has erected a high barbed wire fence outside the city, with a posture of "no entry without proper etiquette". This is very hard for those who want to go to Pengcheng to pan for gold.

Chunni also asked about Qianjin's situation in Yangcheng over the past two years.

"I'm helping Shaohong! Checking the goods, selling them and so on."

Chunni had some ideas about Qianjin's work, but it was inconvenient to express them in front of so many people, so she kept it to herself.

In the afternoon, Guan Jian left with Lai Zhiyuan and his son. Yes, the two of them knew each other because they worked in the same government department in Chengdu. Now they were relatives in a roundabout way, so they had a special tacit understanding. Lai Zhiyuan and his son got into Guan Jian's car.

Before leaving, Guan Jian specially invited Chu Hua to visit Chengdu. The look in his eyes and his actions really made everyone know what he was thinking.

Lai Zhiyuan also tried his best to invite He Yanqing and Chunni to visit Chengdu.

"Our family is finally settled now. You should also bring your wife, children and Yan Ning home to meet your relatives. Your grandfather doesn't say it, but he is thinking about you in his heart. He has a medical appointment today that he can't postpone, and he must come to see the twins." Lai Zhiyuan said earnestly, "Hey! We are also responsible for your mother's accident. If it weren't for us..."

"It's none of your business." He Yanqing interrupted Lai Zhiyuan hastily. "If you want to blame someone, blame her for meeting the wrong person."

Lai Zhiyuan sighed, and then said to He Yanning: "Yanning, you are the only girl of the next generation of our Lai family. Grandpa loves you, so you should come to visit him more often."

"I got it, uncle." He Yanning said obediently, his manners were generous and proper, without any petty look at all.

After dinner, He Yanqing arranged for people to pack up all the meat and vegetables and give them to the villagers. The villagers happily accepted them, and they didn't dislike these vegetables. There was a lot of meat in it. After experiencing famine, who wouldn't value food and meat more than anything else?

The villagers washed their dishes and chopsticks before carrying their tables, chairs and benches back home.

Chunni couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Chunni likes the hustle and bustle, but she also has a sense of awe for it.

Chunni rubbed her waist, feeling that her waist was sore from serving guests all day.

He Yanqing came over and massaged her. After hearing her comfortable humming, he said, "Don't be so stubborn. I'm here for you."

Chunni had fallen asleep in a daze.

He Yanqing looked at Chunni's long eyelashes and couldn't help but kiss her eyes.