Chapter 787: Husband's Authority is Not Strong

July 28, '87, Friday, Suitable for: Marriage, consecration, travel, haircut, making beams, fire, dismantling, repair, opening market.

July 29, '87, Saturday, Suitable for: Marriage, consecration, travel, prayer, seeking heirs, relief, dismantling, moving earth, repair.

These two days at the end of July were both good days for marriage, so Li Ye had to be busy for two consecutive days.

Because the 28th was Li Dayong's wedding, and the 29th was Wang Jianqiang's wedding. The good days of these brothers were one day apart, so Li Ye, this iron-clad big brother, had to be there to congratulate them.

The reason why these two got married later than Li Ye was because Wen Leyu had just graduated from university this year, and the other was that they were young, just twenty-three this year. Otherwise, with their degree of following Li Ye, they would have gotten married last year.

And today, after Li Ye arrived, just congratulating them wasn't enough; he had to accompany the groom to toast. The men of Dongshan were all down-to-earth people. Li Ye estimated that he would have to drink three, four, five, or six catties of wine in these two days, and it was estimated that five, six, seven, or eight catties were also possible.

Although Li Ye hadn't been drunk since he crossed over, he had children after all, and in this day and age, he was already a middle-aged man who "drank goji berries," so someone cared about his health.

On the evening of the 27th, Li Zhongfa and Li Kaian both arrived. Wen Leyu said very considerately to Li Ye at the dinner table: "Are you going to Dayong's side tonight? I found some kudzu root. Remember to bring it with you later and brew some to drink before drinking tomorrow. It relieves alcohol and protects the brain."

"Good, good, good, Xiao Yu, you are still the most thoughtful..."

Li Ye nodded and praised his wife for being considerate, but was scolded by Wu Juying: "You are still good, good, good? Can't you drink less? You are young and act like a rotten alcoholic. Is it showing off that you can drink?"

"..."

Li Ye lowered his head and dug into his rice bowl, as if it were a cornucopia that couldn't be finished, containing infinite delicacies.

When a man is scolded as a "rotten alcoholic" by a female elder, don't argue or talk back, because on this issue, you won't have any reason even if you argue to the end of the world.

If it were decades ago, if a grandson dared to talk back to his grandmother, being hit by a shoe sole would be light, and being stabbed by a shoe-sole awl wouldn't be a joke.

What's more fatal is that his grandfather and father were still watching from the side! If Li Ye dared to pout, it wouldn't be just a shoe sole or an awl.

And at this very moment, Wen Leyu was holding the child and smiling, as if she wasn't the one who brought up the topic.

Li Ye's observation was so keen that he could see that this was Wen Leyu's way of persuading him to drink less in disguise.

But you can persuade, I'm not ignoring your greeting, why did you invite Grandma, this Buddha, out?

You know the Tathagata Palm is very scary, right?

Around 8:00 or 9:00 PM, Li Ye drove to Li Dayong's courtyard in Beixinqiao.

This courtyard was bought by Li Dayong two years ago when he saw Li Ye always buying houses.

But because Li Dayong usually lived at the Changbei Machinery Company, he almost never lived here. Li Ye just came to take a look when it was renovated a few days ago and gave some opinions.

Li Ye saw that several classmates of the eight-person group had all arrived and were surrounding the table in the courtyard eating watermelon!

"Eh, Li Ye is here!"

"Don't call him Li Ye, Li Ye. Now you have to call him Deputy Factory Director Li."

"Do you understand the rules? What Deputy Factory Director Li? You have to call him Factory Director Li... Pay attention in the future. Li Ye doesn't care, but does your unit's deputy factory director not care?"

"..."

Li Ye looked at Han Xia, Fu Yingjie, Jiang Xiaoyan, and others holding watermelon in one hand and laughing and joking, and he was back to five years ago, when everyone was sprinting for the college entrance examination opposite the Second Grain Store in the county.

At that time, there was no refrigerator in the Second Grain Store, and watermelon could only be chilled with well water. But for the children who were almost heat-stroked in July, it was no less effective than the iced milk tea of later generations. Now looking back, how agonizing the college entrance examination was in July, and how fragrant the fruits were. The eight people had all graduated from university and entered the workplace, only then did they know how high the return rate was for that persistence.

Han Xia saw Li Ye smile and handed him a piece of watermelon: "Mm-hmm, Deputy Factory Director Li, don't mind. Iced watermelon, I'll bribe you with a big piece... Eh? Why didn't Wen Leyu come?"

Li Ye smiled and said while eating watermelon: "She has to coax the children to sleep! The two children are very noisy at night, she has to come over tomorrow morning."

Han Xia was stunned and sighed helplessly: "I forgot about this. Two months ago, when Jiang Xiaoyan told me you were already a father, I couldn't believe it. How could you be so fast?"

"You can be fast too!" Li Ye pointed to Yan Jinbu and smiled: "You and Jinbu have been in love for five years, you can't delay other people's youth anymore. Hurry up and hold the wedding!"

Han Xia and Yan Jinbu naturally formed a pair after being admitted to the Beijing Chemical Engineering Institute. And the personalities of the two were complementary, fast and slow, and everyone felt it was a good match.

"Don't talk about him, he's dawdling."

Li Ye didn't mention Yan Jinbu, but Han Xia got angry: "In the spring of this year, Kaian Uncle contacted us and wanted us to return to the county fertilizer factory to work. I was happy at the time, just in time to take care of my father and mother nearby."

"But Yan Jinbu listened to the nonsense of their leaders, saying that they would promote him to deputy section chief in the first half of the year and regular section chief in the second half. So he thought about transferring work after the promotion, but it's already the second half of the year, and the deputy section chief hasn't been solved for him yet..."

"..."

Yan Jinbu was stunned, then defended: "Our leader didn't talk nonsense, it was just that the situation changed temporarily, and it needs to be postponed for a few months..."

"You believe this," Han Xia said bluntly: "If you didn't propose a job transfer, maybe it would have been solved for you. But you already proposed a job transfer, it's strange if people don't hold you back."

"The promises your leader made to you are just the meat fire-baked cake in front of the donkey's nose. It smells fragrant, but you just can't eat it..."

Yan Jinbu was scolded by Han Xia in public, his face flushed with embarrassment, and after stammering for a long time, he squeezed out: "Donkeys eat grass, they don't eat meat fire-baked cakes."

"Hahahahaha~"

"Old Yan, Old Yan, you have been subdued by Han Xia in this life. Husband's authority is not strong, husband's authority is not strong!"

"Hahahahaha~"

Fu Yingjie and others were laughing at Yan Jinbu, who was "henpecked," and Yan Jinbu was also laughing honestly, having the demeanor of spitting on his face without wiping it for the classmates' indifference.

But Li Ye slowly stopped laughing.

He patted Yan Jinbu on the shoulder and said: "Old Yan, you're feeling quite aggrieved, right?"

"..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 788 =====

"Old Yan, you're feeling pretty stifled, aren't you?"

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