noffsinger Chapter 181 Envy and Jealousy That Makes Your Grit Itch
Chapter 181 Envy and Jealousy That Makes Your Grit Itch
Zhou Qishan looked at the two people in front of him and couldn't help but adjust his glasses.
"On such a joyous day, you two aren't going to be crying after receiving your gifts, are you?" Zhou Qishan joked.
Su Niannian and Gu Nan exchanged a glance and smiled.
"We'll look at the things when no one's around. It's such a joyous occasion, but the two old gentlemen couldn't come, and they said they were quite disappointed."
"When you meet again, you must offer a toast to the two old gentlemen," Zhou Qishan continued with a smile.
"You two are both looking forward to your wedding."
Upon hearing Zhou Qishan's words, Gu Nan replied, "Definitely!"
Then he led Zhou Qishan to sit down.
After Zhou Qishan sat down, he finally saw the table in front of him.
My goodness, Gu Nan really went all out to get married.
Such a feast would be comparable not only in a village, but also in a big city.
Eight dishes and one soup, and every dish contained meat.
There are also hearty dishes like braised pork.
Despite his extensive experience and knowledge over the years, he couldn't help but think that such a banquet was truly excellent.
I picked up a piece of meat with my chopsticks and put it in my mouth; the taste was simply amazing.
Su Niannian pretended to go back to her room to put things away, but actually she sent the two boxes directly into her spatial dimension as soon as she entered the room.
Afterwards, he and Gu Nan toasted each table.
The meal was a great success, with both hosts and guests thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.
It's true that it's rare to eat food like this; it's even better than during the Lunar New Year.
This banquet will likely become the highest-level banquet ever held in Kaoshan Village.
Today, village chief Li Guofu also arrived. He had heard last night that the banquet for Gu Nan's wedding was quite impressive, and seeing the main banquet today was truly an eye-opener.
Although Li Guofu embezzled a lot of money in his spare time, he rarely ate like this.
At this moment, they also started eating heartily.
He truly regretted not bringing his whole family along.
Such a feast made Li Guofu think of something: how could Gu Nan's family have so much money to organize all of this?
Could it be that Gu Nan's family has some kind of treasure?
Thinking about it, Li Guofu's small eyes darted around, looking around, but he didn't find anything good.
Just then, Su Niannian and Gu Nan came to this table to offer a toast.
First, they toasted Jiang Aiguo, who, as the officiant, offered many words of blessing.
Su Niannian smiled happily, and so did Gu Nan.
When they arrived at the village chief Li Guofu's place, Li Guofu casually asked him a question under some pretext.
"You've put on such a lavish banquet! You've really spared no expense. If it weren't for this wedding, I wouldn't have known the Gu family had so much wealth." Li Guofu's words were clearly loaded with meaning.
They were asking Gu Nan how he got so much money.
Seeing that Gu Nan remained silent, Li Guofu continued, "And the dowry for your wedding, I heard it includes three turns and a radio. You don't have some shady way of making money, do you?" After saying that, Li Guofu chuckled twice, pretending to be very casual.
Gu Nan was about to speak when Su Niannian spoke first.
"Shh, village chief, keep your voice down."
“My Gu Nan is just a country bumpkin, working himself to the bone to earn so few work points, how much money could he possibly have? This isn’t even…”
Su Niannian quietly pointed to herself, then gave a very confident smile.
Clearly, Su Niannian was secretly telling Li Guofu that the money came from her.
"Oh? How can a young girl like you have so much money?" Li Guofu gave him a knowing look, but continued to ask with curiosity.
"I'm a very skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor!" Su Niannian said vaguely, as if she had said something, but also as if she hadn't.
Jiang Aiguo, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand Li Guofu's persistent and inquisitive attitude.
He quickly waved his hand, "You two go and offer your toasts, then we can eat!"
"You can't be busy all the time and not eat while you're married!"
Jiang Aiguo knew from the question Li Guofu asked that he was up to something, so he quickly interrupted.
Su Niannian and Gu Nan smiled at each other, nodded to the village chief and Secretary Jiang, and then continued to offer toasts.
Li Guofu actually understood what Su Niannian meant. She was saying that she had made a lot of money by treating people's illnesses, and that the expenses for the wedding and the three turns and one sound were all from her. She lowered her voice and said that she didn't want Gu Nan, the groom, to lose face.
But even if Su Niannian has good medical skills, can she really earn several thousand yuan just by using her medical skills?
Li Guofu was somewhat skeptical and even wanted to find out where these two people got their money.
It seems like they have more money than I do.
Thinking of this, Li Guofu's eyes lit up.
On the other side, Lu Xingguang and Zhao Sulan also surprisingly attended the wedding banquet.
Throughout the entire process, Zhao Sulan was seething with hatred, desperately stuffing large chunks of meat into her mouth.
Lu Xingguang frowned as he watched Zhao Sulan eat like a starving ghost, which made him feel ashamed.
They couldn't even match the way the old farmer next to them ate.
Zhao Sulan was so engrossed in cursing Su Niannian in her mind and eating that she completely failed to notice the look of disgust on Lu Xingguang's face beside her.
Zhao Sulan felt that she hadn't even had a wedding when she married a man like Lu Xingguang, so how come Su Niannian could have such a wedding when she married a country bumpkin?
This meal is probably even better than what some people in the city would have for a wedding, right?
And Su Niannian's wedding dress was simply unbelievably beautiful; Zhao Sulan had never even seen such a beautiful dress before.
Where did Gu Nan, a peasant, get so much money to buy Su Niannian a three-wheeled radio and a radio and hold such a wedding?
While writing the accounts, Zhao Sulan had only intended to give a small amount, like a dime or two, but Lu Xingguang insisted on giving two dollars to save face, which made Zhao Sulan very unhappy.
Seeing this kind of food again, after dealing with Huang Yingying, Zhao Sulan now hates Su Niannian the most.
That's when he vented his anger by eating his enemy.
After Su Niannian and Gu Nan had toasted everyone, Song Zhaodi handed Su Niannian a ledger containing a stack of money and accounts of social interactions.
"This is the money we received as gifts, and this is the account book. The grain and other things have already been placed in your eldest brother's room," Song Zhaodi said to Su Niannian.
Su Niannian accepted the money with a smile, without counting the amount in front of her.
This is different from doing business and keeping accounts. These kinds of gift money come in both large and small bills, and cannot be counted in front of the guests.
So Su Niannian simply placed it in her own bridal chamber.
Although it wasn't much money, Su Niannian pretended to put it in the cabinet, but actually put it in her spatial storage.
When Su Niannian came out again, the guests had already finished eating and drinking, and many had already left.
Of course, some people also packed up some leftovers to take home.
In rural Northeast China, this is called "Zheluo".
Although there's usually hardly any leftover food at banquets, Gu Nan's family prepared a lot of food, so quite a bit was left over, which was all packed up and taken away.