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Guo Mingsheng nodded, took out a red envelope from his hand and handed it to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, you will become an adult after getting married. You must live a good life with Xiaoyan in the future."

He Yuzhu nodded and said yes without refusing. He took the red envelope with both hands and handed it to Yan Fugui. At this time, He Daqing heard the voice and came out. When the brothers met, He Yuzhu had nothing to do.

Yan Fugui opened it and wrote on the account book: Gift money 10 yuan. He handed the book over. Guo Mingsheng took the pen and wrote his name. Yan Fugui put the red envelope in the drawer. He Daqing greeted Guo Mingsheng and went in. After sitting down in the room, the brothers chatted for a while. He Daqing heard someone coming to the front yard again. Guo Mingsheng also went out to watch the apprentices work. He Yushui took the master's wife into the inner room.

It was almost noon and most of the guests had arrived. Since they were still working at noon, they had scheduled lunch at 12:30. By the time the workers got off work, the yard was basically full. Director Yang also took time to come over, and the canteen director also came. He Daqing was accompanying them in the room. Also sitting inside were Huang Ming, Liu Jingjun, Li Sankui, and Guo Mingsheng. Several aunts brought their children into the inner room, and the older ones followed Jiang Feng to help greet the guests, with candies in their mouths all the time.

Zhang Wei looked around and saw that almost everyone was seated, so he found He Yuzhu and said something. He Yuzhu and Jiang Feng nodded their heads, and Jiang Feng went around the front, middle and back courtyards again. After arranging everyone's seats, he started serving the food.

Zhang Wei waved his hand, and several fellow apprentices, carrying plates, and Jiang Feng, began to serve the dishes on the tables. The two tables in the main room were basically occupied by those few families. One table was for men drinking, and the other was for children. The two tables on Jiang Feng's side were represented by people from other canteens in the factory, and two squad leaders from the security department also came. There was a table in the yard, occupied by the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Fugui. Li Ming and Jia Dongxu were also arranged at this table to accompany the guests drinking. The female guests all sat at a table with their children.

After the dishes were served, He Yuzhu came out with Li Xiaoyan, and the male guests at the table inside also came out. Huang Ming, as the witness, stood up and said to the men in the courtyard, "Everyone, wait a moment, let me say a few words. First of all, I would like to welcome all relatives and friends to attend the wedding of Comrade He Yuzhu and Comrade Lin Xiaoyan. As a witness, I am also the introducer. I have personally seen the two of them get to know each other and fall in love, and come together for a common revolutionary goal. Let us all wish them a happy wedding and a happy life."

After he finished speaking, he led the crowd to applaud. The whole yard was filled with applause. Huang Ming saw that it was almost over, so he stretched out his hand to push it down and continued, "Now that the wedding is over, we are sending the bride to the bridal chamber. Everyone, please don't be polite and eat and drink well."

Everyone here went into the house, and when they heard Huang Ming's signal to start eating, they all started eating without restraint. They had been hungry for the whole morning just by smelling the aroma of the food. The ones who ate slowly were the ones in the house and the table of the deaf old lady outside the yard. The drinks at the tables outside had basically not been touched, and only half of the dishes on the tables were left. Many people hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so they just saved the vegetarian dishes for drinking.

He Yuzhu had already started toasting with Li Xiaoyan from inside the house, including Director Yang, Director Wang, Master and Uncle, Huang Ming, Liu Jingjun, and a few aunts. As for the children, they just told them to eat whatever they wanted, and then they went outside.

The first table was the table of the deaf old lady. We toasted her first according to their age, and then several uncles, Jia Dongxu and Li Ming, toasted one by one. Today, Director Yang, people from the street office and the police station were here. The first and second uncles didn't say a word and only expressed their congratulations.

After toasting to three or four tables, He Yuzhu felt a little dizzy. Jiang Feng took over the wine glass and poured the wine, then started to switch the wine bottles. The wine bottles were replaced with boiled water. After He Yuzhu drank the first glass, he felt his eyes brighten. He looked back at Jiang Feng, who blinked. He Yuzhu then felt relieved and started to drink generously. He drank the whole glass, and everyone at the table praised He Yuzhu for his huge drinking capacity.

Some people also noticed it. Xu Damao in the backyard knew that He Yuzhu could not drink much. Because of the lesson last time, Xu Damao could only watch his sworn enemy pretending to be cool. Not to mention that a lot of leaders were here today, he was also worried that He Yuzhu would do something bad to him.

After the fifteen tables toasted, He Yuzhu took Li Xiaoyan back to the inner room. Li Xiaoyan also drank a little in the back, and her face was red. She supported the staggering He Yuzhu. As soon as they entered the inner room, He Yuzhu stood up straight, secretly looked outside, and held Li Xiaoyan's hand tightly. Li Xiaoyan opened her eyes and said, "You are pretending to be drunk. I saw you drink so much?"

He Yuzhu stretched out his finger and made a "hush" gesture on his mouth: "Xiao Feng changed it to water for me. How can I drink so much? There are so many people here today, who would not be drunk?"

Li Xiaoyan hit He Yuzhu twice, and then He Yuzhu grabbed her hand and kissed her. Li Xiaoyan could smell a strong smell of alcohol. When she felt He Yuzhu's hand on the high ground, Li Xiaoyan quickly pushed He Yuzhu away and said, "Brother Zhuzi, the guests haven't left yet. Go out quickly and wait until the evening."

After hearing Li Xiaoyan's coquettish voice, He Yuzhu felt half of his body numb. He pulled Li Xiaoyan and kissed her on the face a few more times before staggering out still a little drunk.

Li Xiaoyan covered her face and sat for a while, then got up and straightened her clothes. She looked in the mirror again and found nothing serious. Then she sat back on the bed. Those aunts would come in soon, and she would be so embarrassed if they found out.

When He Yuzhu came out, there were only a few tables of people outside. Everyone outside the yard had finished eating. Yi Zhonghai looked at the situation today and saw that everyone was obediently giving gifts and eating. Only Liu Haizhong pulled Yi Zhonghai into the house to toast Director Yang with a glass of wine and said a few words. After eating, everyone went back to their own rooms. Only a few aunts and sisters-in-law were packing up things in the yard. Everyone had to take their own tables, chairs and benches back home.

He Yuzhu returned to the house, and Director Yang said that it was almost done, as they still had to work in the afternoon. Several people quickly got up, and Director Wang also left with Director Yang. He Yuzhu and He Daqing sent them to the door and then came back. Only Huang Ming, Liu Jingjun, the master, and the uncle were left at the table drinking. He Daqing continued to sit up and drink with them, and asked He Yuzhu to go to the front yard to take a look. He Yuzhu also got a glass of wine, said something to the elders one by one, and then was driven away by He Daqing. He couldn't get drunk today, as he had business to do.

There was only one table left in Jiang Feng's room in the front yard. Jiang Feng was there to accompany them. After He Yuzhu arrived, he toasted a few glasses of wine with the people from the cafeteria and the security department. They all looked almost done. When they heard that Director Yang from the main room had already left, they quickly finished their drinks and ate faster.

When everyone in Jiang Feng's house had finished eating, the two of them simply cleaned up and looked at the table. There was not much left. Jiang Feng went out to greet Yan Jiecheng. A few people from Yan's family came and soon cleaned up the table. The third uncle also brought over the account book and the money collected today. Jiang Feng took it and said to the third uncle, "Thank you for your hard work, third uncle."

"It's not hard, it's not hard. Today is Zhuzi's wedding and it's a big occasion. It's the most important one in this courtyard." Yan Fugui said, giving a thumbs up.

He Yuzhu handed a cigarette to the third uncle, and seeing that the house was almost cleaned up, he said to the third uncle: "Third uncle, you are done. If you have something else to do, we will go over first."

The third uncle looked at the things that Yan Jiecheng and others had packed up, his eyes narrowed with a smile, and he nodded. He Yuzhu and Jiang Feng closed the door and went back to the house with the things.

Back in the main room, the people at the table had finished their drinks. They drank the most at this table and were all drunk. They were sitting there drinking tea with teacups in their hands. When they saw He Yuzhu and Jiang Feng coming in, Huang Ming and Liu Jingjun also stood up and said goodbye. They were mainly waiting for Zhuzi to come back and they had to say hello before leaving.

He Yuzhu stayed and said they should eat dinner before leaving, but the two refused to agree. The lunch was a big meal, and few families could afford to eat more. The two, including He Daqing, came out and sent them to the gate of the courtyard. After watching the two families walk away, they turned back to the house. Now only the master, uncle and several brothers were left in the main house. As soon as He Yuzhu entered the house, he said, "I'm sorry to trouble you today, but you can't leave. I will treat you to a good meal tonight."

Zhang Wei looked at his master, Guo Mingsheng nodded, and Zhang Wei agreed on behalf of several fellow apprentices, but he still had to go to the Li family to invite the second senior brother over. He Yuzhu looked at it and said to the third senior brother: "Third senior brother, look at how much I've drunk. I don't think I can ride a bike anymore. I'll let Xiaofeng go with you. Please go and invite the second and fifth senior brothers."

Li Jun nodded and said, "I don't know the way, just let Xiaofeng lead the way."

They sat there and drank a cup of tea, and seeing that it was almost time, Jiang Feng took Li Jun out. He Daqing, Guo Mingsheng, and Li Sankui, fellow apprentices who hadn't seen each other for a long time, sat there chatting. The master's wife and aunt followed Yu Shui in the room, talking to Xiaoyan. He Yuzhu sat there with the fellow apprentices drinking tea and smoking. After about an hour, Jiang Feng came back with them.

There was another bustle. When everyone sat down, it was almost 4 o'clock. He Yuzhu went to the kitchen to check. There was not much meat left from lunch, but there was still fish and some miscellaneous fish. He Yuzhu called Jiang Feng in: "Xiao Feng, there are not many dishes left for dinner. At least two more dishes are needed. There is only fish and a little meat left. There must be no more in the market now."

Jiang Feng thought for a moment and said, "I'll go and see. I'll buy whatever is available, even chicken or duck meat and bones. If there's really nothing, I'll bring back two roast ducks tonight."

He Daqing also walked in. Seeing the two people enter the kitchen and never come out, he guessed that something had happened: "Why buy roast duck? There are several chefs here. With just the fish you have, you can make five or six home-cooked dishes. There are only bones left from the market at this point. Buy some ribs and pork shanks to make soup. Don't use the other ones."

After listening to what his uncle said, Jiang Feng went out to the market. He Daqing made arrangements inside. He made a braised fish fillet, a sweet and sour carp, a fish head stewed with tofu. The crucian carp was not big, so it could be stir-fried. The bones were used to make soup. The vegetarian dishes included stir-fried cabbage, shredded potatoes, mapo tofu, and fried peanuts. There were seven or eight dishes in total.

He Yuzhu heard that, apart from a few vegetarian dishes, this was a full fish banquet. He Yuzhu didn't know that in later generations there were full fish banquets where one fish could be cooked in ten ways. However, those were all sea fish, and they had to be big in size. There were no such big fish in the mainland now, and even if there were, they could not be caught with just a fishing rod.

He Daqing went out after he finished speaking, and He Yuzhu started to process the fish in the kitchen. When everything that was going to be cooked in the evening was almost done, Jiang Feng also came back with more than three pounds of ribs, which he could only use to make soup.