Chapter 66

No, Mom, what are you doing??

Pang Kaige hurriedly grabbed his mother, saying with a bewildered look.

Pang Kaige's mother looked at her son and, unable to help herself, glared and said.

You've gone out again to eat tasty snacks—look at you, you haven't wiped the oil off your mouth.

Pang Kaige's family is well-off; he always buys a little snack on the roadside after work.

Today is the same.

Pang Kaige couldn't worry about anything else, hurriedly pulling his mother, he said.

No, Mom, why are you giving Lu Yuan money?!!

Has Mom gone crazy??

Pang Kaige also knows about Lu Yuan's plan to hold a banquet.

After all, Pang Kaige isn't blind; this afternoon after work, Lu Yuan rode a tall horse outside the Bing Jia Chang, and Pang Kaige certainly saw it.

After Lu Yuan rode off on his horse with Su Liyan, Pang Kaige grabbed someone to ask around, and naturally learned the news.

As for that, Pang Kaige had nothing to say; Lu Yuan had just won a prize, and holding a banquet is a money-making venture—wouldn't that bastard Lu Yuan seize the chance to profit?

But when he came back and saw his mother holding thirty yuan to give to Lu Yuan, that was definitely not right!!

What the heck is up with that scoundrel Lu Yuan!!

Pang Kaige's mother couldn't be bothered to explain to Pang Kaige; anyway, she had figured it out—she was sure to profit without loss.

She merely shook off her son's hand pulling her arm, glared, and said.

You, you, you usually sneak out to eat tasty snacks; compared to Lu Yuan, you're far behind—learn a bit more, okay~

Pang Kaige: "???"

Isn't it??

What the heck is going on?!!

Pang Kaige saw many residents in the courtyard nodding in agreement, and for a moment he felt bewildered.

Damn!

Does Lu Yuan know some kind of sorcery?!!

How did everyone in the courtyard suddenly side with Lu Yuan??

Amid Pang Kaige's bewildered expression, the matter was ultimately settled like that.

When the aroma of Su Liyan's braised fish and tofu came out, everyone's stomachs started growling.

As for the other small matters—borrowing tables, stools, dishes, etc. —we can discuss them later; there's still time.

At dinner, Su Liyan placed a large piece of tender meat from the fish's belly into Lu Yuan's bowl and asked curiously:

Brother, if we hold the banquet together with them… will we end up losing out?

Liu Sister said she'd give us a lot of gift money.

Is Su Liyan a naive sweetie?

No, she's not.

Su Liyan is definitely not the sort of foolish person who lets others take advantage of her.

Besides Liu Sister, there are also her female coworkers; the gift money they'll give will definitely not be small.

If we add all their gift money to the banquet expenses, buying fish, pork, chicken, etc., our family would barely get a few bites—everything would go to outsiders.

Su Liyan couldn't bear to do that.

At this moment, Lu Yuan was lowering his head to shovel rice; his wife's cooking is truly superb.

After the braised fish came out of the pot, she sprinkled some scallions; the broth was fragrant with fish oil and bright.

Moreover, Su Liyan doesn't just chop the fish randomly and toss it in; she first slices out the bony parts.

Fish meat is fish meat, bony meat is bony meat.

With the white rice soaked in broth, you can shovel big mouthfuls into your mouth without worrying about fish bones.

After shoveling two big mouthfuls, Lu Yuan finally raised his head and muttered:

Don't worry, I've told them: their money will go solely to the banquet, while the Bing Jia Chang workers' gift money will go directly to us, so we can buy sugar, peanut snacks, etc.

Hearing that, Su Liyan was somewhat astonished and said:

Ah? Would they agree to that?

Su Liyan knew the people in the courtyard were all sharp; would this let our family take advantage for free?

Saying this, Lu Yuan chuckled and said:

Yes, because they don't know how much the Bing Jia Chang workers will give us; they think the most anyone will give us is twenty or thirty yuan.

Hearing that, Su Liyan understood, her eyes lit up, and she then gave her husband another large piece of fish belly meat, saying:

Brother, you're so smart~

Lu Yuan grinned proudly and said:

Eating fish every day naturally makes you smart; you eat too, don't keep picking at the bony meat—there's so much meat I can't finish it all myself.

This fish weighs over seven catties; even if we both ate our fill, we couldn't finish it. Su Liyan nodded happily and also took a piece of meat for herself.

……

At the same time, the Gao family was also having a meal.

The Gao family also learned about Lu Yuan's plan to hold a banquet.

After all, Gao Tingyu also works at the Bing Jia Chang, so he naturally heard the rumors.

However, regarding this, the Gao family wasn't the least bit worried.

Gao Xushi shoved a big piece of fatty meat into her mouth and muttered.

It's fine, not afraid; I today actually saw, that scoundrel actually bought a bed costing over a hundred.

The remaining money, he still wants to buy a sewing machine; if his money is spent on the sewing machine, where would there be any left to hold a feast?

Gao Tingyu also took a big piece of fatty meat into his mouth and said:

But what if he doesn't buy the sewing machine? What if he holds the feast first?

Speaking of this, Gao Xushi immediately said:

Then our family would be the first in this courtyard to buy a sewing machine, quite showy!

Speaking of which, that scoundrel is really clever, knowing that the people in this courtyard look down on him, surely no one would go to his house for the feast, he goes to invite the factory people; I say, Tingyu, you also invite a few tables of factory people tomorrow?

This way we can earn a few more tens.

Upon hearing this, Gao Tingyu shook his head and said:

I can't invite them……

Gao Tingyu is just a small worker in the factory, a nobody; where could he invite them from?

But Gao Xushi glared unwillingly and said:

That scoundrel can get them to come, why can't you?

Immediately Gao Tingyu curled his lips and said:

That's because he just received praise from the factory, and at such a young age he's already a Fifth-Rank Forging Worker; everyone fears that if he gets promoted later they'll give him small shoes, so they reluctantly agreed.

Speaking of this, Gao Xushi then nodded in understanding; oh right, I also don't know what luck that scoundrel had, actually even knowing how to make armor.

Immediately, Gao Xushi said directly:

It's fine, him forcibly pulling people in like this, offending people; I estimate everyone ends up hating him to death.

Gao Tingyu nodded repeatedly, that's right!

Meanwhile, Chen Taohua beside them remained silent; she couldn't interject in this matter, after all it's her mother-in-law and her husband who decide, whatever they like.

However……

The agreed-upon meat that was cut and brought back is for the feast the day after tomorrow.

Not even half a day has passed, and my mother-in-law already can't resist, saying she wants to eat some first, two catties of fatty meat; tonight she already made three taels, by the time the feast day comes…… will there even be any left……

This evening's meal truly made Gao Tingyu and Gao Xushi eat deliciously.

In the past, the Gao family wouldn't dare eat this much fatty meat; if it weren't for thinking about getting married to earn a seventy or eighty dollar gift money, the Gao family also wouldn't dare to make this much.

Having eaten well, the mood naturally also becomes good.

When Chen Taohua had finished eating and was clearing the bowls and chopsticks, Gao Xushi, meanwhile, looked at Gao Tingyu opposite and grinned, saying:

By then you'll see, if he takes the money for the sewing machine to hold the feast, then our family will be the first to buy a sewing machine.

If he doesn't take the money for the sewing machine to hold the feast, then I estimate Lu Yuan's feast will be all cornmeal mush, not even a piece of meat, and by then people will be dying of disgust.

No matter what, this time holding the feast, we will definitely be able to ride on Lu Yuan's head!!

Gao Tingyu, while taking out his smoke pipe, thinking about the scene the day after tomorrow, couldn't help but reveal an extremely smug smile.

The fates have turned; after all, it's my turn to be smug, Gao Tingyu!!

Thanks to the beloved senior elder brother for the 1666 book coin tip, what a lousy name.

Thanks to you, elder brother, for the faster 500 book coin tip, thank you very much~

Thanks to Lin, Yiyan, Moyan, Daoyua, and book friend 20171021, four elder brothers for the 100 book coin tip, thank you very much~

(End of chapter)