The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

As Xu Damao and his new wife toasted each other, the new wife's expression grew increasingly unpleasant.

The new bride pinched Xu Damao quite a bit.

Xu Damao didn't dare to show it and could only endure it.

Xu Damao was clever; the first two tables drank real alcohol, while the tables behind drank plain water.

Otherwise, you'll just have to wait until you're drunk.

He beckoned to Liu Guangtian, who was helping him, and whispered to him, "Guangtian, go and tell the chef to add two more dishes to each table."

Liu Guangtian quickly ran to inform the chef.

Fortunately, Xu Damao had prepared plenty of ingredients, otherwise it would have looked terrible.

Anyone who didn't know better would think that Xu Damao was too stingy, not even letting anyone eat at his wedding banquet.

Xu Damao was also furious with these shameless neighbors.

Not every neighbor does this, but once someone at the table takes the lead, the others will follow suit and eat faster.

Aunt Qi, who came on behalf of Yang Dalin, only took two bites. Yan Bugui at the table took the lead in grabbing, and the others followed suit without hesitation.

Sitting next to Aunt Qi was Miya, who had come in place of Shazhu.

I only managed to pick up two pieces with my chopsticks; I wasn't shameless enough to do that. Unfortunately, when I tried to pick up more, there wasn't any left.

She and Aunt Qi exchanged a smile, then she simply put down her chopsticks and watched others grab the food.

If you can't even grab it by reaching out, why bother? It's just embarrassing.

When Xu Damao returned to the house, his new wife pinched him several times. She turned her head away unhappily and ignored him.

Xu Damao could only coax his wife gently.

This new bride is indeed beautiful. She has a delicate oval face with a pointed chin and smooth contours.

His eyes are long and narrow with slightly upturned corners, resembling fox eyes. His gaze is lively and cunning, as if he can see into people's hearts.

Her lips are small and full, like a cherry blossom; when she smiles with her lips pursed, she exudes both innocence and allure.

Her short, curved eyebrows echoed the upturned corners of her eyes, adding to her alluring charm.

In short, Yang Dalin would definitely say here, "She looks like a vixen."

Two new dishes were served to each table, and they were quickly devoured by the other tables as well.

The deputy section chief, sitting at the main table, saw what was happening at the other tables.

He suggested that we call it a day, as we'd had enough to drink, and offered his best wishes to the young couple once again.

I said goodbye to my colleagues.

Otherwise, even if he didn't bring it up, Xu Damao's biological father and father-in-law would be too embarrassed to bring it up.

Then some guests at this table left first, and the other tables were empty, so people left even faster.

Xu Changfu and Xu Damao's father-in-law accompanied Xu Damao and saw the guests out the gate.

Before leaving, Xu Damao's father-in-law sighed and said, "Damao and Xiaona should live a good life together."

Then he left, not very happy.

Xu Changfu stayed a while longer to help Xu Damao tidy up.

At the banquet, only the main table had a lot of food left, while the other tables had no food or soup left at all.

Some people in the courtyard were so full they were stuffed, while others were still hungry.

Back home, everyone was talking about it, saying that Xu Damao's banquet was all talk and no action.

Xu Damao was not only unhappy, but also furious.

I was just trying to slap Sha Zhu in the face, and this is what happened?

Although the food-grabbing didn't escalate into a major disturbance or become too outrageous, it would have been better not to hold the event at all if it had turned out this way.

What kind of crap is this?

Some shameless people ate until they were stuffed, while many others weren't even half full.

I gave a gift of one yuan, but I didn't even get half a full meal.

How could you not feel resentful when you go back?

When Qi Yulan got home, she asked her eldest daughter, "Yanhua, is there any leftover food?"

If you have it, take it out.

Qi Yanhua said, "Yes, Mom, wait a moment, I'll get it for you."

Qi Yulan first picked up the steamed bun that her eldest daughter had heated up at noon and started eating it.

Qi Xiaoning asked, "What's wrong, Mom? Didn't you go to a wedding banquet? Didn't you eat enough?"

Qi Yulan didn't want to talk to her daughter about these things, so she casually replied, "Mm."

Qi Xiaoning poured Qi Yulan another cup of hot water and placed the dishes on the table for her to eat.

I'm going to ask Sister-in-law Miya later.

Across the street, at the Yan family's house, Yang Ruihua asked Yan Bugui, "Old Yan, why are you back so soon? Did you get your money's worth?"

Yan Bugui picked at his teeth with a needle, burped, and said, "Of course we got our money's worth. The chef Old Xu hired today was really good."

The food is exceptionally delicious.

It smells amazing; the first plate was completely sold out.

However, none of them could compete with me. They were too embarrassed to fight me for the meat, even though I was the former third uncle. I ended up eating the most meat.

The rabbit and pheasant meat, in particular, were delicious.

Yan Bugui reminisced at home.

It made my family very hungry.

No wonder the food was snatched up so quickly; it's partly the chef's fault.

It was so delicious that one person started grabbing it, and then the others couldn't resist either.

As a result, a bunch of people who hadn't eaten much meat in the past two years, when they saw meat, who wouldn't grab it?

This has led to the current situation.

It can be said that Xiao He was both the cause of success and the cause of failure.

Who knew there was this reason?

In the following days, everyone talked a lot about Xu Damao's banquet.

Some people say that Xu Damao's family is well-off, and that he hired a chef to treat everyone, showing generosity and hospitality.

More often than not, people are saying that Xu Damao's family was too stingy when they hosted the dinner. They only accepted a one-yuan gift, and the food was barely touched.

Many people came back and had a good meal at home.

Because we were so hungry, we came back on an empty stomach, so we had to have a good meal when we got back.

Everyone apologized and even offered to pay for the meal.

Some people are even a little jealous of Xu Damao.

These days, if you're still eating so well, you must have been scavenging for food in the countryside quite a bit.

Some people even said they would report it.

Xu Damao must have engaged in a lot of corruption and embezzlement while showing movies in the countryside.

Otherwise, where would they get so much meat?

Sha Zhu later heard the rumors and was glad that he had listened to Yang Dalin and hadn't held a banquet.

Isn't it just that some people are jealous?

Everyone else is starving, but your family is feasting on fish and meat, with eight tables set up for the feast.

That's flaunting your wealth.

Then people started asking Xu Damao for money.

Xu Damao initially lent some to his colleagues out of politeness.

Later, more and more people asked for money, and he couldn't hold on any longer. Damn it, who could stand this?

Then quickly plead poverty.

He said that he spent all of his family's savings on a wedding.

This is all money my parents saved up; I still have debts to pay.

Some people, seeing that they couldn't borrow money, accused him of pretending to be poor, saying he could lend to others but not to them, and that he looked down on people.

You can ask him not to lend you money, but you can ask him to help you buy some pheasants, rabbits, or seafood.

Damn it, Xu Damao was even more troubled. Not only had he agreed not to tell anyone about Yang Dalin, but even if he wanted to buy from Yang Dalin, he couldn't find Yang Dalin anywhere right now.

This guy has been away on a business trip for several days. I heard that this trip will take him more than half a month to go back and forth.

Where are you going to find it yourself?

Xu Damao regretted it later, but that's another story.

On the grassland, on the afternoon of Xu Damao's wedding day, Yang Dalin was driving when he suddenly noticed two Mongolian herdsmen approaching on horseback in the distance. They rushed to the front of the first car in the convoy.

After stopping the convoy, Yang Dalin, with his sharp eyes, even spotted the guns they were carrying on their backs.

Yang Dalin and his group stopped their car in the same way as the car in front of them. Yang Dalin told Brother Tian to get his gun ready.

Nothing else.

I'm going to go ahead and see what's going on.

Avoid encountering bandits or other dangers.