Chapter 164: Starting the Banquet

"Everyone, it is a great honor for Mao Fu to give us this opportunity to attend the engagement ceremony. Here, I wish the eldest son and the bride a long and lasting union, and a hundred years of harmony."

Applause erupted. Tiffany lowered her voice. "The DM is inside?"

Twin sister: "It seems so."

Twin sister: "That's right."

Everyone:...

These sisters hadn't spoken much, but when they did, it was simply bizarre. Qiao Yinuo scratched her face, suddenly understanding the diversity of species.

If they hadn't come together at the beginning, she would have really thought these two sisters were NPCs.

"We are public officials from the city. Coming to the countryside this time is to lead our common people to achieve poverty alleviation and live better lives!"

He didn't use any specialized policy terms, using plain and easy-to-understand language that made the common people understand immediately. When everyone heard it was beneficial to the rural people, they applauded one after another.

Mao Fu handed the microphone over. The public official patted the microphone and introduced the person beside him.

"This is the person in charge of our project this time, Chen Xihuai."

Everyone followed his gesture and looked over. Su Mian's gaze fell on that tall and straight figure.

Black hair slicked back, wearing a black fur-collared cloak on the outside, and dark warlord attire on the inside, revealing iron-blooded majesty and elegant nobility.

He wore a white mask, and his identity was self-evident.

Su Mian almost didn't recognize him; she could only say that the slicked-back black hair had a unique flavor. She propped her chin with her hand, watching intently, her appreciation undisguised.

"We plan to recruit the elders and villagers in the village to participate in the projects we are currently conducting in the neighboring county, such as the Underforest Mushroom Cooperative, the Homestay Cluster, and the Agricultural Product E-commerce Live Streaming Base."

He spread his hands. "Everyone is welcome to sign up enthusiastically. Once everyone has experience, we will use these projects to directly drive the development of the village. I believe that before long, Xiang Shan Village and Ya Shan Village will both be able to forge a new world of their own!"

"Good! The leader speaks well!"

"I want to go, I want to go make money!"

"With my old arms and legs, how can I stand the tossing? Let the young people go..."

Amidst the discussion, the banquet began. Mao Fu was somewhat impatient, his palms sweating as he looked at Mao Rongjun, who had yet to return.

His gaze passed through the uncles and aunties serving the dishes and looked toward the distant Ya Shan Village, completely unaware that his son had already died.

The host didn't toast, but several leaders started toasting. Su Mian focused on eating, having already added two or three bowls. Qiao Yinuo was already used to it, but Tiffany was dumbfounded.

She remembered that in that instance, when everyone was by the Mill River, Su Mian would vomit after two bites. She didn't expect her to be able to eat so much. It turned out she didn't dislike eating, she just couldn't eat "white man's meals."

No wonder she went to pick grapes later, afraid of being hungry. Looking at it this way, she was really too cute.

Tiffany had scoffed at that time; Tiffany now: Cute, so cute.

That's right, the prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain.

Su Mian was too focused on eating. The rural banquet had a rustic flavor; the simplicity smoked out by the cooking smoke and stove fire, and the smell of the oily soup were all fragrant.

Old duck soup, glutinous rice, steamed fish, sugar-oil rice cakes, boiled shrimp—Su Mian had eaten it once during the New Year last year and hadn't eaten it since. She really missed it.

She buried her head in eating. The few people opposite her had strange expressions. Tiffany coughed, wanting to remind Su Mian that the DM was coming over.

Su Mian hadn't realized it yet. When she looked up, she saw everyone's gaze gathered on the top of her head.

She realized someone was standing behind her.

Before she could turn her head, a black leather glove was placed on top of her head and gently stroked.

"Everyone, get to know each other, eat and drink well. I won't toast."

The familiar "cue process" segment. The words were too brief, so the few people hadn't reacted yet when Si Shi was about to get up and leave.

Su Mian was used to it; slacking off was his usual style. She just didn't expect that in a place others couldn't see, someone would pinch the back of her neck and whisper in her ear.

"Eating too fast will make your stomach uncomfortable, Mian Mian."

Su Mian's ear roots instantly turned hot, and she nodded slightly.

"So... is it the self-introduction segment now?"

Tiffany finally reacted. The twins saw the clock hanging in the residence start to rotate counterclockwise, so they pointed at it.

Twin sister: "Countdown."

Twin sister: "Ten minutes."

Tiffany: "I'll go first."

"My name is Zhao Ahua, and I live in Xiang Shan Village. The elderly at home have inconvenient legs and feet, but out of human sentiment, I came to attend the engagement banquet on their behalf. I am not the bride, and I only learned the groom's name today."

Qiao Yinuo wiped her mouth and took a sip of orange juice. "My name is Qiao Fugui. My mother is seriously ill in the hospital, and I am currently helping my father sell pork. My family is very poor, and I only came here to mooch a few meals."

When it was the newcomer girl's turn, she pulled up a smile, still holding the script. Generally, those with physical scripts were people entering Infinite Script Murder for the first time. The twin sisters showed expressions of pity.

"My name is Meng Yaya, and I am a volunteer teacher in Ya Shan Village. I live in the county seat, which is where those leaders just said they were going to organize projects. I think this place is very strange."

Her eyes were fixed on the script, terrified of saying a wrong word. "Because every night, someone passes by my house, stepping on branches and leaves, making them *crunch*."

"I've seen Mao Rongjun in the county seat. He isn't as glamorous as the villagers say. His appearance is average, his figure is average, and he's just a salesman."

"I look down on him very much because his current glory is fake, yet he pretends to be very impressive, when in fact his rent has been overdue for a long time."

"How do you know his rent has been overdue for a long time?" Tiffany asked suspiciously.

"Because... I am his neighbor in the same rental building."

After speaking, Meng Yaya closed the script, regretting it in hindsight.

"Did I say too much?"

Qiao Yinuo grinned, showing her teeth. "It's okay, it's okay, I like people like you."

Twin sister: "I come from Ya Shan Village."

Twin sister: "Me too."

Twin sister: "My name is Sun Er."

Twin sister: "My name is Sun Jiu."

"Wait, wait, wait..." Tiffany rubbed her brow. "Do you two have to talk like this?"

The two sisters looked at each other, and the sister spoke. "Actually, we don't have to, but if we don't talk like this, it's very easy for us to argue."

Sun Jiu: "What do you mean it's easy to argue? I don't even bother arguing with you."

Sun Er: "Then what are you doing now? Barking like a dog?"

Sun Jiu: "That's hilarious. If I'm a dog, then what are you?"

Seeing the two of them becoming increasingly hostile, Su Mian covered the younger sister's ears. Sun Jiu immediately quieted down. She signaled for Sun Er to continue.

Sun Er was stunned; she really hadn't expected it could be done this way. ===== CHAPTER 165 =====