Chapter 76: This Lu Yuan is really bad!

After Lu Yuan got up and was helped by Su Liyan to put on his clothes and shoes, he opened the door and saw the people in the courtyard beginning to set up tables in the back yard.

Also, big red characters were being pasted on the courtyard wall.

Just as Lu Yuan came out, several aunties immediately gathered around and said:

"You really can sleep in, today's your wedding and you don't hurry up and get ready!!"

Lu Yuan checked the time; it wasn't late, it was just half past seven, right?

Before Lu Yuan could say anything, several aunties hurriedly said:

"You'd better hurry up and buy a sewing machine; I just saw them, the Gao family went to the department store at seven to buy a sewing machine."

"That way, the Gao family's daughter-in-law would be the first woman in the courtyard to have a sewing machine!!"

Compared to Chen Taohua, the people in the courtyard naturally liked Su Liyan more.

It's not just because Su Liyan is pretty; mainly, everyone has known her for a long time.

What's more, everyone is here today for the feast, and naturally they hope Su Liyan will be the first woman in the courtyard to own a sewing machine.

Then, the auntie beside him looked at Su Liyan standing nearby and helplessly said:

"Your wife is also stubborn; I told her to hurry and wake you up to buy a sewing machine, but she insisted you sleep a bit longer!"

"You say you sleep until nine or ten every day at home; today we're holding a feast, what's the harm in getting up a little earlier?"

After those aunties finished speaking, Su Liyan beside them quickly said in a coquettish voice:

"It's fine; I don't care about being first or second—I just want my husband to get a little more sleep."

My husband was drawing blueprints until very late last night……

Lu Yuan listened to his wife's words beside him, then turned his head to look at Su Liyan.

He couldn't help but grin, reach out and pinch Su Liyan's beautiful, charming mature-woman face, saying:

"It's still my wife who cares for me—alright, don't worry, I'll definitely make you the first woman in the courtyard with a sewing machine."

"The department store doesn't open until eight; what's the rush?!!"

Huh?

It opens at eight?

Everyone looked at each other, then blinked and said:

"How did the Gao family go at seven then?"

Lu Yuan, while leading the horse, said:

"What else could it be? Obviously they didn't know."

Lu Yuan goes to that department store as if it were his own home, while Gao Tingyu probably hasn't been there twice in his life—what could he know?

Lu Yuan led the horse and ran out, saying:

"Let's go."

When Lu Yuan led the horse to the middle courtyard, he also saw that red paper had been put up there.

This time, with ten tables, they planned five in the middle courtyard and five in the back courtyard.

Otherwise, if there were ten tables in the back courtyard, they'd have to make space for cooking, and it wouldn't be very spacious.

The three elders were already set up at the entrance to the middle courtyard with small stools and tables, holding a register, ready at any moment to record the gift-givers.

The three elders' clothes today were also neat and tidy.

They'd even slicked their hair with oil, really looking like some leading officials.

"Yo, three elders, you're really dressed up today."

Lu Yuan led the horse and laughed, saying:

But when the three elders turned and saw Lu Yuan, they couldn't help but curl their lips and say:

"You'd better stop being poor and hurry up to buy a sewing machine!"

Lu Yuan didn't bother explaining, leading the horse outward while saying:

"Where are the other men in the courtyard? I don't see them."

The three elders glared and said:

"Aren't they out helping you buy liquor?"

Oh, right, I remember now.

Lu Yuan had thought about it yesterday—with all those coworkers and leaders, they're clearly here for drinks, not for a meal.

They've made so much money off people; the liquor should let them drink their fill, right?

So, immediately, Lu Yuan added another twenty yuan, telling them to buy more liquor to bring back.

The men in the courtyard were naturally thrilled about that, but if they'd bought it yesterday, they'd fear Madam Gao Xushi would cause a fuss.

So they planned to buy it today, turning raw rice into cooked rice—i. e., get it done directly.

Lu Yuan nodded, just about to leave, when the three elders suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called out to him:

"By the way, in your factory's guest list, why is there only one table for female workers and two for male workers?"

"Two tables of male workers?"

To be honest, I don't know what those factory chiefs are called, and I don't even know what Director Xu's name is.

So I can't give them names.

Immediately, Lu Yuan replied without turning back:

"I've forgotten too; anyway, when they come to give gifts, you can just collect the money and then ask their names and note them down."

The three elders didn't think much of it, just nodded—after all, the gift money from those two tables of male workers and the one table of female workers goes to him, Lu Yuan.

But the three elders were a bit puzzled: how could it be… that Lu Yuan himself brought these people to the feast, yet he doesn't know their names?

They guessed it was again that bad sort tricking them.

The third elder was secretly thinking.

This kid is capable in this trade—he doesn't even know people's names, yet he can still get people to come for a feast; I'll have to follow him and learn from him in the future...

Lu Yuan led the horse out.

The people in this courtyard didn't realize they had invited all the leaders of the Bing Jia Chang.

Although what I did yesterday is already done, most of the people in this courtyard are also from the Forging Bureau.

But there are many more factories under the Forging Bureau.

At the Bing Jia Chang, it's just Lu Yuan, Pang Kaige, and Gao Tingyu.

Gao Tingyu naturally didn't know, since he didn't go to work yesterday.

And Pang Kaige's family is wealthy, so he usually eats delicacies, not the cafeteria, but goes to small restaurants outside the Forging Bureau; naturally he also doesn't know.

Arriving at the front courtyard, there were also two tables set up, with Gao Xushi and Chen Taohua busy inside.

Anyway, there are only two tables of dishes, with just two meat dishes, so naturally there's no need to hire extra help; the Gao family can handle it themselves.

Besides these two people, I also saw the eldest elder in the courtyard.

This eldest elder doesn't come to Lu Yuan's place to eat.

Instead, he comes to the Gao family to eat and helps them keep accounts.

The relationship between this eldest elder and the Gao family is not shallow; when Gao Tingyu first entered the Bing Jia Chang, his master was this eldest elder.

However, later this eldest elder was transferred to other factories, but as the saying goes, one day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father.

Moreover, this eldest elder has no sons or daughters; the eldest aunt can't bear children, so he needs to find someone to support him in his old age, right?

How to describe this eldest elder? He's passable; according to the system, his rating is also two stars.

In this scheming siheyuan, he ranks second highest, half a star below Kou Yang.

He is also somewhat righteous, helping those in disaster or hardship, but his fatal flaw is that he loves moral coercion.

Don't look at how he's good to the Gao family now; later, when he wants Gao Tingyu to support him in old age, if Gao Tingyu dares not to, he'll have to suffer.

As for this eldest elder, Lu Yuan wants nothing to do with him.

Speaking of which, the ones in this courtyard suitable to support this eldest elder in his old age are Gao Tingyu and myself.

But given my character, I imagine this eldest elder would look down on me.

That works out well.

However, a greeting should still be given; immediately, Lu Yuan smiled and said:

"Eldest elder, what are you busy with?"

The eldest elder turned his head to look at Lu Yuan, his face showing no great expression, merely nodding as a response.

But in his heart, he couldn't help shaking his head; this Lu Yuan is truly terrible!!

(End of chapter)