Chapter 182 To Entertain Guests

Chapter 182 entertaining guests

The Zhou family couple knew they couldn't get a divorce, but this time they gave birth to a girl, and the woman had a big temper. They couldn't hold back the daughter-in-law. They were so upset that they screamed for her to leave. What's more, deng wenfang had divided more than half of the originally rich family away, and the extra child was fined. Now, life was a little tight, and she could not bear to divorce and divide the family property.

The bitter fruit was brought back by themselves, and they had to swallow it no matter how uncomfortable it was. When they learned that li jianhong, who was divorced, went back to her mother's house to get the help of three brothers, opened a new shop in the town, the business was very prosperous, and life was particularly good, they were even more worried.

The aunt of the Zhou family naturally knew about the current situation of Li Jianhong and the li family. She had specially invited her acquaintances to inquire about it and scolded her brother, Zhou Yu, about it.

Zhou Yu had been scolded every three or five months, and he was used to it. If he said he regretted it, he really regretted it. Li Jianhong was much better at earning money and running the household than this woman now. The two reasons why he didn't like her were that she was too shrewd and didn't give birth to a son. Although it is a new society now, the idea that a son is the one who inherits the incense and fire is still deeply rooted. He desperately wants a son, so he messes around outside.

But, how would he know that if he had another daughter, he would only have a daughter for the rest of his life? He was very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.

"The two of you went back to pay new year's greetings. Didn't the two immortals scold you?" Li Jianhong was only now concerned about his two daughters.

Zhou Chunxing shook his head, "No, just think of us as non-existent. We didn't bother to talk to them either. We yelled and sat by the side like invisible people. Only two aunts and cousins came to talk to us."

"That bastard Zhou Yu didn't even talk to you?" Li Jianhong frowned and raised his voice unnaturally.

"No. We called him and he answered without saying a word. After dinner, we greeted him and left." That was why Zhou Chunmei was in a bad mood. Their biological father didn't like them, didn't say a new year's bonus, and didn't even say a word. This kind of father really made them feel cold.

Li jian was so angry that his face turned red, and his tone was very bad, "This bastard bastard, you just have to go to the new year in the future. You don't have to go on weekdays. You don't have to go on birthdays and holidays. Since he's treating you like this and he's getting old, all you have to do is give him some retirement money. There's no need to take care of him."

Neither of the Zhou family sisters spoke. They pursed their lips, clearly not agreeing with her mother, but neither did they say anything to refute her.

Li Haitang finished the tea in the bowl, got up and added a cup to them, and continued to sit quietly. She, an outsider, would not interfere in their family affairs.

It was dark before Li Jianguo drove back. Not only did the four of them come back, but they also brought Liu Fen's parents over to play.

The old couple were healthy and energetic after sitting in the car for so long. As soon as they entered the house, they happily talked to everyone and gave Li Haitang and the Zhou family new year's red envelopes.

The dinner was cooked by Li Haitang. She didn't know that there were guests at home. She didn't prepare much, so she had to add two meat dishes and an egg soup. Li Jianguo drank a small glass of wine with her father-in-law. Liu Fen kept bringing food and soup to her parents, and also told others to eat more. A large table of people had a happy dinner.

After dinner, Li Jianhong, mother and daughter went to the kitchen to clean up the dishes. Liu Fen and Duan Jinqiao went to clean up the house for the old people to live in. Li Haitang accompanied Liu family's grandparents in the small living room to talk and watch tv.

She had only seen grandma liu once before, and this was the first time grandpa liu had seen her. Before he retired, he was an old official in a state-owned factory and had participated in the war of resistance when he was young. It was a pleasure to tell these children about his heroic deeds when he was young. With a little wine in his head, he was really pulling them to tell them about his life from youth to old age.

The old man was in a good mood, and they naturally chatted with him until around ten o' clock in the evening before they went back to their rooms to rest.

When she got home, Li Haitang got into the habit of sleeping late. She basically got up at the back of the house. She got up from her bed and occasionally heard laughter in the backyard. She looked at her watch and saw that it was exactly 7: 30. She put on her clothes and went downstairs in her warm little leather shoes.

As soon as they went downstairs, they saw the old Liu family couple standing in the small yard in thick cotton-padded jackets chatting with Li Jianhong and the others. Li Haitang greeted them with a smile, "Grandpa, grandma, you really got up early."

"We are old and sleep little. We got up at dawn and have already returned from a tour around the village." Grandpa liu was in good health, his hair was a little grey, but his face was red, and he smiled happily.

Today was the third day of the first month, and Li Haitang only went to the second and third uncles and Uncle Zhu's house to pay respects to the new year. None of the other people in the village had been there, so it was time to go out for a walk today. After chatting with them for a while, he quickly went to wash his face and brush his teeth, preparing for breakfast.

The noodles and dumplings were still eaten in the morning. After dinner, Li Jianguo took a large family out to celebrate the new year.

Around eleven o' clock, the villagers were making a fuss about coming to their house for lunch and a drink with the two old people who had come from afar. They had to go home. Li Jianguo entertained them, and all the women and children went into the kitchen to work.

The firewood stove had two mouthfuls, one big pot, one small pot, and one coal stove with soup. Liu Fen and Li Haitang were in charge of cooking, Li Jianhong was in charge of chopping, the Zhou family sisters were in charge of cooking and washing, Duan Jinqiao was in charge of adding firewood, and Li Tao was in charge of adding tea and water to the guests in front of them.

Grandma liu chatted with her peers in the village and drank a lot of tea. She got up and went to the toilet in the backyard. When she saw that the spacious kitchen was steaming hot and the food smelled delicious, she couldn't help swallowing.

"Fen, there are a lot of guests today. Look at the situation. There will be people coming later. You have to prepare more for this dish." Grandma liu was a little worried and came over to give her advice. Her daughter just got married in her second marriage. These people were all neighbors in the village, so they naturally reminded her to be polite when entertaining guests, so as not to let people fall silent and be criticized by others.

"Mom, I know. Jianguo had already told me, and the dishes were ready years ago. Enough. With jianhong and haitang helping me, the dishes will be served soon. It's noisy here. Go back to the hall and have some tea over the fire."

Grandma liu smiled and said, "Okay, then you guys should be busy. The old lady won't bother you."

She glanced at the food in the pot. It was indeed enough. It should be enough. During the new year, there were only relatives in the city for dinner. The average neighbor would not stay for dinner. She also knew that Li Jianguo had made a lot of money outside, and he seemed to be very popular in the village. Every spring festival, he treated a meal like this to get in touch with each other.

Liu Fen smiled and divided the braised fish into six or seven large bowls. Zhou Chunxing, who had just been idle, immediately came over to help and put one bowl after another into a steamer on another small stove to warm up.

"It's a good thing you guys are here to help. If I were to work alone, I would be exhausted today." Liu Fen scooped up a ladle of water and said politely to them.

Everyone smiled. It would be very tiring if one or two people were to make trouble for the small seats at table six or seven. One visit a year was enough, and it was too much to entertain.

When they were about to eat, Li Yongchun and Li Rong, two half-grown boys, came into the kitchen with the smell of alcohol. When they saw Li Haitang cooking dumplings and dumplings, the two of them made several exaggerated noises, which made them laugh together.

"Dinner is in three minutes!"

As Li Tao yelled, Li Jianguo got up to clean up the peels and paper on the table. Zhao Chunhua and Lu Hongyu didn't need their men to remind them this time. One wiped the table with a rag, the other with a broom to clean up the garbage such as cigarette butts and fruit shells that were thrown on the ground.

When all the tables and chairs were set up outside, there were exactly six tables. Zhou Chunmei and her sister went out to distribute the bowls and chopsticks. Li Tao came up with a large tray of chili and red oil. Each table had a bowl.

"Yo, Li Tao, what is this? Is there anything new to eat today?" Wang Hongjuan looked at the chili bowl in the middle of the table and immediately guessed that there was something good to eat.

"Hehe, auntie hongjuan, this is chili oil. Sister haitang made it. She made dumplings for everyone to eat."

Just as he finished his sentence, Li Haitang came out with two big bowls of dumplings, followed by smiling Li Jianhong and Duan Jinqiao. She laughed and shouted, "Dumplings are here!"

"Oh, there are dumplings to eat. We have a good meal today."

The eyes of nearly 50 people, big and small, were fixed on the plates in her hands. The two plates in her hands were placed at the first two tables, where all the men were drinking. As soon as the plates were put down, everyone began to snatch their chopsticks.

Just as the three people in charge of delivering food turned around, Li Rong, who was sitting in front of him, stood up and mumbled while chewing the dumplings, "Haitang, the dumplings are gone."

"Ah? So soon?" Li Haitang turned around and saw that the big bowl on the table was empty!

"This big bowl looks like a lot. In fact, there aren't many of them. Hurry up and cook some more." Li Rong ordered without hesitation.

Li Tao had already come over with a big pot and said with a smile, "Fortunately sister haitang is prepared. There is still a big pot for you to share."

Li Haitang took the empty bowl from the table, picked up the spoon from the basin and filled another bowl for them. He couldn't help but joke with them, "Eat slowly, don't choke."

"Haha..." The big guy was happy. The consequence of chewing slowly was to watch others eat good food, so they wouldn't listen.

After distributing all the dumplings in the pot to six tables, they returned to the kitchen to serve the second delicious dumplings. They already knew that these two would be liked by everyone, so they specially prepared a lot, enough for them to enjoy themselves.