Siheyuan: Starting with level 8 benchwork skills

After hiding for most of the day, Qiao Erqiang looked at the time and worried that the banquet would start. He pretended to be relaxed and stood there watching Qiao Yicheng walk towards him.

Qiao Yicheng looked at his younger brother who was taller than him, hit him hard on the shoulder, and yelled: "Who is the eldest brother? You decide everything on your own? Unforgivable!"

Facing the question, Qiao Erqiang just chuckled and replied, "I will come again next time. Come with me and change your clothes. I still have to greet the guests later."

Then Qiao Erqiang took him upstairs and helped Qiao Yicheng change into a neat suit in the hotel room. He then stuffed a packaged gold ring box into his hand and said, "This ring was carefully selected by your sister-in-law. They all said it was the best looking. Remember to bring it to your sister-in-law when the banquet starts."

Similarly, Qiao Qiqi, who appeared in a handsome suit, also accompanied Qiao Erqiang throughout the whole process.

Who is the most excited person at the scene? It must be Qiao Zuwang!

He was naturally very happy to see his eldest son become a college student, be admitted to a graduate school at a top Chinese university, and have a good future daughter-in-law who would bring grandchildren to the Qiao family.

Qiao Erqiang's career is now flourishing, which can be seen from the banquet of nearly a hundred tables. It's really amazing!

Simei, wearing a gorgeous dress, looked at the sister-in-law who was about to become the eldest sister-in-law in the family, and her heart was full of longing for the future life. She said with an envious expression: "Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful! If I can get engaged like you today in the future, I will definitely feel very happy."

Wen Ju'an was sitting in front of the mirror while her makeup artist carefully created her look. When she saw her face through the mirror, she showed a happy expression and responded: "Thank you, Simei, you are also very beautiful~ As long as your second brother is by your side, I believe you will have a good time."

Then, Sanli also said in admiration: "Sister-in-law, this jewelry is so beautiful. I believe it will be even more dazzling when you wear it later."

Then she asked: "I wonder how the eldest and second brothers are preparing. I'll go over there and take a look."

Si Mei's eyes rolled and she said, "I want to go with you. I want to see if Big Brother is handsome or not!"

After entering the adjacent room, Qiao Yicheng, dressed in a neat suit, surprised Simei and said, "Wow! Brother, you look really energetic today!"

Then, Sanli stepped forward to help her eldest brother tidy up his clothes: "Oh, it's a bit messy here, let me help you sort it out."

At this time, Qiao Erqiang was not in the room, because he disliked Qiao Yicheng's existing tie, so he went out to choose another one. He immediately ordered when he entered the room, "Quick, Yicheng, change this tie, the guests have already arrived. Don't waste time, we still have to go out to greet the guests!"

Qiao Yicheng hurriedly took the tie from Qiao Erqiang's hand, quickly tied it, put it on, and then put on the red brooch as proof of his identity.

The man in front of the four beauties, Qiao Erqiang, who usually didn't pay much attention to his appearance, was always unkempt and dressed casually. But after he dressed up a little, he became particularly handsome and outstanding. The suit made his figure more upright.

This moment touched Qiao Simei's heart and made her intoxicated. She muttered silently: "So handsome! So handsome, even more handsome than those brothers! Who is this brother? I want to marry a boy like this!!!"

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When they entered the banquet hall, Qiao Erqiang handed a new tie to Qiao Yicheng and said to Sanli, whose face was blushing, with a smile: "Yes, Sanli. You look so beautiful in this suit. You are so charming!"

After being praised like this, Sanli felt very shy and whispered back, "No, you're joking too."

Qiao Erqiang looked at the cute fourth sister and praised: "Fourth sister, you really look like a little princess this time! This dress suits you very well~"

"Yeah!" At this moment, Qiao Simei's eyes were full of stars, and she responded foolishly; she didn't even realize that the person in front of her was her brother, and she stared at him intently the whole time!

It was like being in a dream. Qiao Erqiang walked up to her, knelt down, and said to her, "My dear Princess Simei, the banquet is about to begin. Let me accompany you."

When Qiao Yicheng and Qiao Erqiang hurriedly left the room to welcome the guests, Qiao Simei was still immersed in the wonderful fantasy, her head full of endless reverie. Sanli called her several times:

"Simei! Simei! It's time to go! Why are you still **?"

Simei suddenly realized and said, "Sanli, Sanli, where is the handsome young man just now? Where is he?"

Seeing Simei so obsessed, in order to prevent her from being obsessed with her second brother, Sanli replied: "I don't know where there is a handsome guy! Stop dreaming, let's go to the banquet hall and help!"

He did not forget to say to Qiqi: "Qiqi, come with us today."

When Qiao Qiqi nodded in agreement, Qiao Simei realized this inconspicuous person. Simei looked at him and said, "Qiqi, you are indeed handsome, but you are still too young, not as handsome as the guy just now!"

Seeing her dragging her feet, Sanli couldn't help but push her and urged her, "Come on, hurry up, stop dragging!"

When the guests arrived one after another, Qiao Yicheng was told to go to Wenjuan. As the host of the ceremony, Qiao Erqiang stepped forward with a smile on his face and said:

"Here, I would like to extend my best wishes to all the relatives and friends present here! My real name is Qiao Erqiang. I am very lucky to be the host of this banquet today.

The country is at peace, the people are well-off, the flowers are in full bloom, the moon is beautiful, and the scenery is charming. We warmly welcome you all to come.

Today, the groom Qiao Yicheng and the bride Wen Ju'an are both outstanding men and women. Not only were they successfully admitted to Tsinghua University, but more importantly, they also tied the knot today.

It can be said that happy events are coming and good things are happening one after another!

I would like to extend my deepest congratulations and best wishes to them, express my heartfelt gratitude to their parents and relatives who have nurtured them, and express my sincere gratitude and welcome to the guests who are here to celebrate today!

After Qiao Zuwang, Zhang Guofu, and Wen Ju'an's mother finished their speeches, Qiao Yicheng and Wen Ju'an went on stage to exchange engagement rings. Looking at the happy faces of this beautiful couple, Qiao Erqiang felt warm and a little sad in his heart.

This kind of happiness was something he had never had in the first half of his life;

Speaking of jokes, he had a vivid memory of the scene when he attended his first love's wedding banquet. Although he had not seen his first love for nearly ten years and they rarely communicated with each other, the strange thing was that after seeing the invitation on WeChat Moments, he actually booked a plane ticket to attend the wedding.

A feeling of regret and remorse kept him awake at night.

Witnessing his first love showing joy in her wedding dress, the feeling of being out of reach and alienated made him feel extremely lonely and heartbroken.

At the end of the banquet, Qiao Erqiang took out his camera to take group photos of the guests: there were photos of Zhang Guofu's family of three, the bride and groom and their parents, photos of Qiao Zuwang and the two of them, photos of the two families, and the brothers and sisters of the Qiao family, and so on.

Strangely enough, when the brothers and sisters were taking photos, Sanli always felt that there seemed to be some distance between herself and her second brother, so she couldn't help but hold Qiao Erqiang's arm tightly.

Not understanding what was going on, Simei actually leaned against Qiao Erqiang, made a victory gesture, and looked extremely happy. This happiness made the brothers and sisters of the Qiao family feel precious, and those past hard years seemed to be a long, long time ago...

At this moment, Qiao Yicheng, who was feeling extremely happy, had tears in his eyes. Sanli, Simei and Qiqi were also moved by him and had tears in their eyes.

Qiao Erqiang couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore, and shouted loudly: "What are you doing? What do your expressions mean? Haven't you seen me cry? Are you trying to make me cry?" After he said that, he reached out to wipe away the tears that were flowing down uncontrollably.

Then, Yicheng, Sanli, Simei and Qiqi burst into laughter when they saw Qiao Erqiang's appearance. Qiao Zuwang, who was watching this scene, felt mixed emotions. His slightly rustic smile disappeared and his expression became solemn.

Just then, Sanli walked up and pulled Qiao Zuwang back, and said that she wanted everyone in the Qiao family to take a family photo together.

Hearing the words "family portrait", Qiao Yicheng was not interested in taking a photo at first, probably because he thought of his deceased mother. At this time, Qiao Erqiang patted his shoulder, shook his head slightly and said, "Today is a happy day, we should at least take a photo for Dad."

After the engagement and the graduation party, Qiao Yicheng continued his studies and set off for the capital with Wen Ju'an. The two of them traveled together very closely.

In the past two years, Qiao Erqiang had saved some money by purchasing real estate in first-tier cities for investment. He bought several properties in Beijing as investments, and then directly transferred one of the houses near the school to Qiao Yicheng, so that the two unmarried couples could have a place to live outside.

In addition, Qiao Erqiang privately arranged for Sanli to secretly put a stack of bank savings books with 80,000 yuan in them into Qiao Yicheng's suitcase to provide for his basic living expenses for the next four years.

After arriving in the capital, Qiao Yicheng and Wen Ju'an were brought to the house by one of Qiao Erqiang's subordinates. Only then did they learn that Qiao Erqiang had given them a property, and also learned about the note and the stack of bank savings books that Sanli had inserted.

Qiao Yicheng was unwilling to accept the gift and immediately called home; and every time Qiao Erqiang answered the phone, he would say he was busy and pass the phone to other sisters.

Later, Qiao Yicheng even mailed back the passbook and property certificate, and chose to live in the school dormitory with Wen Ju'an, and never moved into that house.

In this regard, Qiao Erqiang also obeyed Qiao Yicheng's wishes and never mentioned it again. Previously, all the expenses for the engagement celebration were paid by Qiao Erqiang. Perhaps Qiao Yicheng had a grudge and did not want to owe Erqiang a favor.

In fact, that day, when someone asked about the source of the funds, Qiao Erqiang emphasized that the money came from Qiao Zuwang. It was the loving father's joyful blessing for his children's successful promotion, and it was also his way of showing family style.

But, in fact, Qiao Yicheng knew it very well - Qiao Zuwang had no way of coming up with such a large sum of money, and all expenses were to be borne by Qiao Erqiang!