Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

As everyone eagerly awaited the arrival of the dishes, they began to be served.

"Wow! What is this? It's all colorful."

"Yeah, I've never seen this before. It's even glistening with oil; it looks delicious!"

The first thing served was a plate of shrimp chips, something many people had never seen before.

On the contrary, Xiaoqing and a few other girls, who had been fed shrimp chips by their older brother, were now proudly introducing them to everyone.

"My older brother says these are called shrimp chips, and they taste best when they're deep-fried, crispy and crunchy!"

Shrimp chips?

The group looked at each other, wondering what the name was. Was it made with shrimp slices?

But there's no sign of shrimp in it!

However, it's rare for fried food to taste bad.

Even a rock, if fried in oil and then put in your mouth, will taste delicious.

What's more, these thin and crispy shrimp chips smell incredibly fresh and delicious.

The second dish was stir-fried wild donkey meat with garlic sprouts, and those in the know had already called out the name of the dish.

"This must be wild donkey meat, right? Such a big plate of meat, Chang Kun is really generous!"

The reputation of "dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground" is well-deserved. This wild donkey meat not only has a meaty aroma, but when stir-fried with garlic sprouts, it also has a clear and fresh flavor.

As soon as the large plate of meat was placed on the table, Hou Jun swallowed hard, winked at Lü Jiawei, and whispered, "Little Lü, have you ever eaten donkey meat before?"

Lü Jiawei shook his head, then leaned close to Hou Jun's ear and said, "We're lucky if we can afford some pork each month, where are we going to get donkey meat!"

Even though his family was well-off and he had some connections to buy pork every month, he had never actually tried donkey meat.

Upon smelling the unique aroma of donkey meat, he couldn't help but salivate, eager to pick up his chopsticks and taste it immediately.

Hou Jun and Lü Jiawei's family was relatively well-off, at least able to eat their fill and stay warm. Some of their relatives and friends rarely saw meat, so when they saw this plate of donkey meat, they stared at it intently, unable to tear their eyes away.

Lei Guohong and Lao Zeng glared at their two foolish apprentices as they whispered among themselves.

These two are a laughingstock wherever they go.

Next, braised yellow croaker and stir-fried ham with chive blossoms were served.

Everyone was even more shocked, and there was a lot of discussion in the hotel lobby.

"All meat dishes? I've heard Chang Kun is a hunter, but this includes donkey meat, ham, and what kind of fish is this? I've never seen it before..."

"Hehe! This fish is quite special; it's very rare to see in Beijing!" Director Zhu felt proud to have hosted such a wedding banquet.

Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me!

"This fish is called a large yellow croaker, a genuine sea fish that cannot survive in inland freshwater. To transport it from the coast to the capital while maintaining its freshness is truly remarkable!"

Director Zhu explained with a nod and a sway, and everyone finally understood.

These fish weren't caught in the surrounding rivers; they were transported from the coast all the way away. To keep them so fresh, I wonder how much effort it must have taken.

Chang Kun, that kid, he's gone to so much for the wedding banquet! He's so honest!

Then they served several more home-style dishes, such as stir-fried cabbage and corn and pork rib soup.

"This is what a normal wedding banquet should look like. Other wedding banquets are considered top-notch if they have even one meat dish."

"In other words, we've already laid out five or six meat dishes, but we still feel like we haven't given enough in red envelopes."

"Just a casual plate of donkey meat and some yellow croaker, and we've already gotten our money's worth from this red envelope..."

The group whispered amongst themselves, just about to pick up their chopsticks, when they heard Director Zhu's booming voice: "There's one last dish, the grand finale! Can you guess what it is?"

Is there a final dish?

Wild donkey meat and large yellow croaker, such rare and delicious food, are not considered the grand finale?

Is there something even better?

The relatives and friends were even more excited, craning their necks to look towards the kitchen doorway.

What could it be?

When the braised bear paw was served to the center of each table, the hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

After a long pause, Hou Jun hesitantly asked, "This...this is a bear paw?"

Having eaten many good things with Chang Kun, such as wild boar, squirrel, and pheasant, he never expected that Chang Kun would serve bear paw as the final dish at his wedding banquet.

A roar erupted in the lobby.

"It's like bear's paw!"

"This is so juicy! Look at that sauce on top, I can't take it anymore, my mouth is watering!"

"There aren't many black bears around here, are there? Where did Chang Kun get this?"

"This is the king of delicacies, braised bear paw! It's a dish that ranks highly at state banquets! I never expected to see it at a wedding banquet!"

There were already experts who explained the braised bear paw to everyone.

Only Cheng Min's uncle, Fang Qingsheng, the director of the Institute of Zoology, smiled and remained silent.

When Chang Kun was still working at the Institute of Zoology, his unit sent him to Northeast China to assist with black bear breeding.

At that time, Chang Kun captured many black bears alive, and presumably killed many more.

I never expected that the black bear paw could be preserved until now; it's truly remarkable.

Director Zhu smiled silently. In order not to waste the top-quality ingredient of bear paw, he had put in a lot of effort and invited three chefs from other units to help. It was a fair deal to give Chang Kun so much good stuff to him.

Cheng Rongjiang smiled and looked at Chang Dashan, "In-law, Chang Kun has put on such a grand show, I have nothing to say!"

"Haha! In-laws, isn't this what Xiao Kun should do?" Chang Dashan laughed heartily. He was proud of his son's excellent wedding banquet.

Liu Meifen couldn't suppress the smile on her face. Her son really understood his mother's heart.

Despite her seemingly frugal nature, she would nag her son if he used too much oil.

But now that her son is having a wedding banquet, she's not stingy at all; she wants to bring out all the good things in the house for her relatives and friends to enjoy.

Not only are the men of Beijing generous and dignified, but she, as the matriarch, is also a woman of exceptional character.

When a large jar of tiger bone wine was served to each table, the relatives and friends became even more excited.

These days, many people carry some kind of scar from the ravages of war.

Even without injury, simply working in the countryside or in a workplace can lead to years of physical strain and muscle damage.

Upon hearing that tiger bone wine would be served at the wedding banquet, everyone's eyes lit up.

This is a legendary item; ordinary people would never even have seen it, let alone drink a cup of it.

Being able to drink tiger bone wine and eat braised bear paws at Chang Kun's wedding banquet is an experience I can boast about for years.

Regardless of whether they could drink alcohol or not, every guest filled their glass to the brim; they were determined to try this tiger bone wine.

Chang Dashan picked up his wine glass, slowly stood up, and began to read the prepared speech.

"Dear friends and family, thank you all for attending my son Changkun's wedding banquet..."

"From childhood to now, Chang Kun owes everything to the selfless help of my relatives and friends. I am deeply grateful!"

"Enough with the small talk! We only have one simple request today: eat well and drink well!"

"Let's all raise a glass!"