Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old lady, also sat down at the table. On one hand, she felt that Liu Pangpang's banquet was a show of power over them, and on the other hand, she felt that the food was so delicious that she wanted to eat more. So her feelings were quite conflicted.

The Jia family and the Yan family were only concerned with eating. As long as there was good food, they didn't care who was paying. They even got into a fight with other children over the food. In the end, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiefang gave Bang Geng a beating.

However, Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu were stopped before they could make a big fuss. Whoever dares to cause trouble today is going against me! Liu Haizhong is no pushover today! After all, he's notorious for his ruthlessness in beating children.

However, this was just a minor incident. Madam Jia was not in the courtyard, and Yi Zhonghai was not the person in charge, so the children only received a few words of scolding.

Isn't it normal for little kids to roughhouse and fight?

But in the end, the matter of "extravagance and waste" and "lavish eating and drinking" still reached Director Wang after the banquet. In the afternoon, Director Wang summoned Liu Haizhong, Liu Guangqi, and Zhang Dabiao and gave them a severe scolding.

What kind of year is this?! A banquet for six tables costs over 200 yuan?!

So you're implying your Liu family is rich, huh?

Every table has at least one or two pounds of meat, and the wedding favors include milk candies in special metal boxes...

Do you even know how much your Liu family has single-handedly elevated the prestige of Nanluoguxiang?

Liu Pangpang maintained a serious demeanor while occasionally chuckling... his main message being, "I was wrong, but this is the only time, there won't be another chance."

This feast really made him look good, especially since every table had meat, and it was several pounds of meat! Pork, chicken, fish, beef meatballs, all that was missing was lamb to complete the meal!

The guests were absolutely drooling!

Moreover, the staple food was refined rice and flour! An old man almost choked to death! It was Zhang Dabiao who saved him using the Heimlich maneuver.

What kind of mess is this?

And the arrogant way he handed out cigarettes to everyone while holding a pack of internal filters gave Liu Pangpang a real thrill. Anyone who didn't know him would think he was some big factory manager.

Although it's painful to spend money like water, it's money you only spend once in your life, so it's worth it!

The in-laws were quite satisfied with the Liu family's "attention" attitude. Apart from the fact that the house was not yet settled, it can be said that the standard of the banquet offered by the Liu family made the in-laws very proud. This is something they can brag about for years to come!

Moreover, Liu Jiahao's reputation for being doting on his daughter-in-law has spread far and wide.

Liu Pangpang's face is beaming!

In the end, Director Wang punished the three by making each of them write a 1000-word self-criticism. It was not a good idea to fine them or make them sweep the streets, so writing self-criticisms was the only option.

It's a bit difficult for Liu Pangpang, but isn't there still Guangqi?

This is no big deal.

Before leaving, he reminded Zhang Dabiao to behave himself and be careful with his food and drinks, saying that even though he was a purchasing agent, money shouldn't be spent like that!

Zhang Dabiao outwardly agreed, but—

I don't steal or rob, so what's wrong with eating more and better food?

Besides, Lou Xiao'e is coming to the courtyard tomorrow, and we still need to entertain her.

So Zhang Dabiao completely forgot about Director Wang's instructions as soon as he left the house.

The three of them quickly returned to the courtyard house, cursing as they went, "Who the hell has gotten involved with Director Wang again?"

If they find him, I'll beat him to a pulp!

On this joyous occasion, someone reported it, and Director Wang couldn't possibly ignore it. But he couldn't just cancel the wedding banquet midway through; he could only say that since there was still some time in the afternoon, he would call the person in for a reprimand as a formality.

After returning to the courtyard house, the group still had to rush to the wedding night's festivities.

There was no banquet for dinner, but with the leftovers from lunch, everyone ate quite well.

Zhang Dabiao knew that Guangqi's wife was pregnant, so he wasn't interested in the wedding night pranks—you can't force a pregnant woman to play pranks on you, right? If something really happened, Guangqi would probably pull out a knife and start stabbing people!

But Xu Damao and his group had no idea about this.

At 10 p.m., Zhang Dabiao had just lain down in his room when Xu Damao woke him up.

"Who is it? Trying to catch a ghost in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

When the door opened, Zhang Dabiao was startled—all the young men in the courtyard had gathered, including Jia Dongxu, who had been keeping a low profile recently.

Xu Damao said cheekily, "Sleep for no reason! Get up and let's party! Let's go make a ruckus in the wedding night! Today, your brother will show you something!"

Zhang Dabiao felt a little flustered and asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

Xu Damao gave everyone a smug look, clapping his hands together lightly: "When they—umm—do that…"

Upon seeing his reaction, Zhang Dabiao understood but remained expressionless. What was this all about?

Without making an OK sign, adding an index finger, and then making a back-and-forth motion, you can't really convey the meaning.

But Jia Dongxu understood, and he also grinned mischievously.

Meanwhile, Sha Zhu was still asking stupidly, "What? What is that? Why are you slapping me? Can't you just say what you want to say?"

Xu Damao was speechless: "..."

He felt he couldn't communicate with idiots.

Jia Dongxu cleared his throat: "It's that kind of thing, you know what I mean."

Then everyone said "Oh" and pretended to cooperate, regardless of whether they knew or not, they couldn't show their ignorance at this time.

Only Shazhu was still scratching his head: "What are you guys talking about! Can't you speak like a human being? You're making me nervous!"

He had never seen this gesture before, so what did it mean?

Xu Damao ignored him and instead cheekily pulled out a string of small firecrackers...

"When Guangqi and his wife are doing 'that,' we'll light the whip!"

"Throw him under his window, wouldn't that be amazing? Wouldn't that be exciting?"

Everyone's eyes gleamed!

Jia Dongxu was the first to agree!

"I'll have some! Liu Guangqi threw that little whip at me last time, I'm getting my revenge!"

Xu Damao, completely out of his mind, handed the small firecracker to Jia Dongxu: "Dongxu, say no more, if you're a man, you have to get revenge! Otherwise, you'll lose your composure! I'll personally sponsor you a string of firecrackers!"

Yan Jiecheng, being rather dim-witted, casually pulled out a box of matches: "I'll sponsor a box of matches!"

Wait, could that be my matches?

Before Zhang Dabiao could react, the group pushed Jia Dongxu and groped their way to the backyard in the dark.

[Damn it, if this really happens, and Guangqi's wife gets so frightened she miscarries, that would be a blood feud.]

That would kill people! And several of them at that!

These animals really have no scruples whatsoever!

Zhang Dabiao immediately ran after him, and as soon as he entered the Intermediate People's Court, he shouted, "Guangqi—"

"There's an assassin!"

"Wait... there are firecrackers!"

The group was still hunched over, feeling extremely uneasy, when Zhang Dabiao's shout startled them.

Looking back, just as he was about to curse Zhang Dabiao as a traitor, the Liu family's door suddenly opened.

"Drink the foot bath water, Xu Damao!"

The three Liu brothers each had a large basin of water and swiftly splashed it at the group of people.

Was he plotting against the clever Liu Guangqi?

That's impossible!

Jia Dongxu was the first to walk, and he got soaked to the bone! Moreover, the water tasted bad, and Jia Dongxu, Yan Jiecheng, Xu Damao, and the others instinctively licked it.

It tastes sour and astringent, a little smelly, a little salty... Wait, what were the three Liu brothers just yelling about?

Upon closer inspection, the entire Liu family was wearing cotton shoes, and Fatty Liu was even sitting in the main room wiping his feet with a towel!

Then he smiled happily at them!

Holy crap, Liu Pangpang's foot bath water?! Their whole family's foot bath water?!

——yue——

——yue——

Jia Dongxu was the first to vomit; his "infected area" was the largest, because he was the one who rushed to the front.

"Liu Guangqi, I'll kill you, you bastard!"