Chapter 1665

Xue Xingyuan whispered, "Old Ling, Little Su just got married. Of course, he can't drink at a time like this."

Ling Anguo was an experienced man; he even had a grandson. Upon hearing Xue Xingyuan's words, he suddenly realized, nodded, and smiled, "Right, right, right. Little Su won't drink today."

Lu Xiaoya was incredibly shy, but she could only pretend she hadn't heard. She picked up her teacup and took a sip. At an angle where neither Xue Xingyuan nor Ling Anguo could see, she pinched Su Xinghui's thigh hard.

Su Xinghui felt a sharp pain, but in front of Xue Xingyuan and Ling Anguo, he could only endure the agony and keep smiling.

Before long, Xue Xingyuan's wife began bringing dishes into the living room. Lu Xiaoya hurriedly went up to help. Soon, the table was filled with food. Xue Xingyuan stood up and said, "Old Ling, Little Su, sit down quickly."

Xue Xingyuan took a bottle of liquor and two cans of drinks, giving one can each to Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya. He poured liquor into his and Ling Anguo's glasses, then poured a small half-glass for his wife, saying, "You should have a little today, too."

Xue Xingyuan raised his glass and said, "Come, let's have a toast. Let's wish Little Su and Little Lu a happy marriage and a lifetime of harmony!"

Everyone raised their glasses together and took a drink.

Xue Xingyuan pointed at the dishes on the table and said, "Eat, eat. My old woman isn't good at much else, but she's not bad at cooking."

His wife retorted, "What am I not good at? You old man, you're just spouting nonsense."

Xue Xingyuan hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, alright. I said the wrong thing, okay?"

Everyone smiled. Su Xinghui reached out with his chopsticks, picked up some food, and ate it. He nodded and said, "Mm, Auntie's cooking is indeed quite good."

Lu Xiaoya took a bite and also nodded, saying, "This is on par with the level of a hotel chef."

Xue Xingyuan's wife said happily, "Is it really that good? If it's really that good, you should come over to eat often. Anyway, we live upstairs and downstairs. You young people sometimes don't like to cook, so just come here to eat. There are only two of us eating at home now; it's not lively. If you come, it'll be a bit livelier."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Alright, then if we don't have food in the future, we'll come over to sponge a meal."

Xue Xingyuan smiled and said, "Don't call it sponging a meal. If you come to eat, my food will be a bit better too. You don't know, when the two of us eat, she often just makes do. Sometimes she boils some noodles, sometimes she just fries up some rice. It's nothing like today, making so many dishes."

His wife said, "There are only two of us, and we can't eat that much. Isn't it a waste to make so many dishes?"

The old couple bickered, making everyone unable to hold back their laughter. People, when they get old, are sometimes just like children.

Ling Anguo hurriedly changed the subject and said, "Xinghui, can that provincial appropriation really be secured?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "There shouldn't be any problem."

Ling Anguo became excited: "If we can really secure such an appropriation, the county's fiscal pressure will be much smaller, and this project can start sooner."

Ling Anguo was indeed very happy. Twenty or thirty million in funds was only a small portion relative to this project, but if spread out by mileage, the portion allocated to Changshan County would be nearly ten million. This was equivalent to more than half a year of Changshan County's original fiscal revenue, which was extremely important for Changshan County.

Xue Xingyuan smiled and said, "Seeing Changshan County becoming better and better in your hands, I can finally rest easy. Once these few roads are built, Changshan County will take off. Being able to see Changshan County take off before I retire, I have to thank you, Little Su!"

Ling Anguo said, "Come, let's have another drink together, let's consider it a toast to the takeoff of Changshan County!"

Everyone responded together, raised their glasses, and took a drink. The atmosphere at the table reached its climax. ===== CHAPTER 1667 =====