By noon, there were more and more guests in the Su family. The small courtyard was very lively, because almost all the guests were from Jian'an City, so everyone was familiar with each other, and groups of three or three were playing cards at the wine table before the food was served.
Su Lin's relatives, several aunts and uncles also came to help, and his uncle, father and brothers happily greeted the guests at the door. There are also a few uncles who are also helping out, happily.
In short, today is a happy day. Even those relatives who were not very good to Su Lin before looked proud of Su Lin today. Whenever they see a familiar guest, they will come up to chat and say: "Our Su Lin has been very active since he was a child. He used to be top-notch in elementary school and junior high school. I have long said that our Su Lin wants to get ahead..."
This includes several of Su Lin's uncles. Su Guozhong and Su Guoyi don't seem to remember at all how they and others scolded Su Lin's family before. At this time, when they see people, they talk about how they took care of Su Lin's family. of. It seems as if Su Lin was able to get into Qingbei University and become the top scholar in Fujian Province because of their indelible contributions.
Compared with Uncle Su Lin's family, which is prosperous, Su Lin's mother's side only has two uncles, an uncle Liu Xingzhong, a brother-in-law Liu Xinghua, and an aunt Liu Aizhu. The economic conditions of the Liu family are far less good than those of the Su family. They all live in Dunxu Town, a suburban township, which happens to be close to the Guizongyan Scenic Area.
So many guests are all relatives and friends of Su's father and Su's mother. It is not only Su's father and Su's mother who are busy receiving them. Even Su Lin barely had a moment to breathe as his mother Liu Aizhen dragged her around and introduced her.
"Feng'er, do you see? This is your sister Aizhen's precious son. This time, our Xiaolin won the provincial championship, first place!"
"Aiyu, why didn't you bring your little Jin here today? Didn't he also take the college entrance examination this year? He is in the same class as Su Lin. Young people will have something to talk about. How is it? How many points did he get in the exam?"
"Yueqin, we have had the best time since we were little. Isn't your daughter taking the college entrance examination next year? Why don't you bring your daughter here? If you happen to have any questions, you can ask our Xiaolin... "
"Xiao Lin. This is my mother's best friend since she was a child. Your Aunt Yueqin, her daughter and Lingling will also take the college entrance examination next year. You can visit me some other time when you are free..."
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Su Lin no longer knew how many uncles and aunts he had never seen before, driven by his mother. In short, the courtyard is now full of people. Everyone was busy and the seats were full. People were playing cards, people were chatting, and there were a lot of bigger kids running around. So lively.
The relatives and friends on my mother's side have been introduced, and there are also those on my father's side. Many of them are my father's old comrades-in-arms. They are all talking energetically about my father's heroic deeds in the army.
Su Lin looked at the sturdy soldiers, many of whom often came to the house to drink. But later, after my mother, Liu Aizhen, imposed a drinking ban on my father, he came less often. But Su Lin still has the impression that most of these soldiers' uncles are not living a very good life after their majors. They are in a similar situation to his father. They earn a low salary but have to support a large family. .
"Hey! Lao Su, your family is considered to be in the forefront. A literary star came out of Qingbei University. That's Qingbei University... Your Su Lin was admitted to Qingbei University. You and Aizhen don't have to worry about the future. He's not like that brat in our family. He didn't go to high school after graduating from junior high school. I drove him to Dongguang Province to work... "
"That's right! Lao Su, among our group of veterans, your children are the most promising. A few years ago, when our company commander's child was admitted to the military academy, didn't you also go there? That is to say, Lao Wang’s children have been admitted to a major university. We, the soldiers, have no education and cannot train college students! How did your family train a top scorer in the college entrance examination? You shouldn’t have taught it to your brothers earlier. …”
"Yes, yes... this is Lao Su's selfishness. Lao Su! I didn't expect you to be so down-to-earth in the army back then, but now that you have retired, you have become cunning! There is such a good parenting manual, but you actually hide it. Come on...Brothers, we have to get Lao Su drunk in a while..."
"Lao Su's drinking capacity, have you forgotten the title of Su Dionysus? This was originally sealed by our former leader. Are we just a few little shrimps trying to win over Su Dionysus?"
"By the way, didn't the old chief come today as promised? It looks like he's coming soon. The old chief is now the commander of the first division of our Fujian Provincial Group Army. I haven't seen the old chief in many years. Time flies so fast. …”
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"Sister Zhu, help! Help! I really can't stand it! There are too many relatives and friends..."
After finally escaping from a bunch of soldiers, Su Lin quickly found a place to rest, and happened to see Sister Zhu also asking for leave to help her family. This is Sister Zhu making soup, a health-preserving soup she learned from an old Chinese medicine professor. It is also a key dish of today's banquet. The strong fragrance of the soup spreads from a distance. People in the yard only need to take a whiff. Everyone will feel very comfortable and ask what the name of this dish is!
"Xiao Lin, isn't it good to have so many relatives and friends here to support you? Even if other people's families are treating guests, it's difficult to invite so many people. Look, how lively it is... Hehe, our Xiao Lin is still very good. He passed the college entrance examination. Top pick!"
Ye Xingzhu did not wear a skirt today and changed into a pair of jeans suspenders that are convenient for work. Although it is not a famous brand, it is just a one or two hundred yuan piece of clothing in a department store, but wearing it on Sister Zhu made Su Lin feel heroic. ,Extremely Beautiful.
"Sister Zhu, what kind of soup did you make? It's so fragrant!"
After sniffing his nose, Su Lin smelled the soup made by Ye Xingzhu. There were several large pots of soup, which was to be served to twenty tables of guests. Now Ye Xingzhu is picking up bowls one by one, then putting them into a high-stacked steamer and cooking them over low heat over a slow fire.
"It's just ordinary chicken soup, but I put some angelica in it to make it more nourishing and fragrant."
Narrowing his eyes, Ye Xingzhu took a sip of the thick soup with a spoon, blew on it, and then handed it to Su Lin, "Come! Xiao Lin, take a sip first and see how it tastes?"
Squeak!
Su Lin drank up the chicken soup in the spoon in one gulp. It was delicious, sweet, and had a strong smell of angelica, which was particularly fragrant. He immediately gave a thumbs up to Sister Zhu and said with a smile: "Sister Zhu's craftsmanship is really great! None of the chefs in those big hotels can compare to Sister Zhu."
"You can say nice things. Xiao Lin, you'd better hurry up and greet the guests! Today you are the host and the protagonist. Look at the door, there is a large number of guests coming. Look at that, is it the pretty girl from your school? And Her mother, Mayor Fang, why don’t you quickly go to the door to greet her mother and daughter?”
Looking at Qin Yanran and her mother Fang Liping who were coming in at the door, Ye Xingzhu glanced at them and said a little jealously.
"Then... Sister Zhu, I'll go over first, and I'll come back later. This chicken soup is so delicious, it will definitely get unanimous praise from everyone."
Seeing Qin Yanran and Aunt Ping coming, Su Lin hurried to the door and said cheerfully to Qin Yanran and Fang Liping: "Yanran, Aunt Ping, welcome to your arrival. Huh? Grandma didn't come today?"
"Grandma is not in good health and can't eat any meaty dishes! So, mom didn't ask grandma to come over, so mom and I came together." Qin Yanran squinted her eyes and smiled slightly, looking very sweet. Moreover, Su Lin discovered that Qin Yanran actually wore makeup today.
There were only mother and daughter Qin Yanran and Fang Liping in front of them, and grandma Tang Huiqin did not come. Today, Qin Yanran is wearing a white suspender skirt, a tulle one, somewhat similar to a ballet swan skirt. Her hair is parted in the middle, and she is wearing a pair of low-heeled high-heeled shoes. She walks gracefully, like She is a beautiful little princess.
This is the first time Su Lin has seen Qin Yanran wearing high heels. In the past, she usually saw Qin Yanran in school. She usually wore floral shoes. She didn't expect to see Yanran dressed in such a formal dress today. Su Lin It's also a bit unexpected.
And looking at Qin Yanran's mother Fang Liping, she just contrasts with Qin Yanran's white dress. Fang Liping, who was also wearing high heels and a skirt, was wearing a black suspender skirt with a hollow pattern. A large piece of her smooth back was exposed. She was sexy and charming. The unique charm of a mature woman fully bloomed at this moment.
As soon as this pair of mother and daughter flowers appeared in the yard, they immediately stole the focus of the entire yard and attracted most people's attention. Soon, people with sharp eyes discovered that the gorgeous woman who just came in was our mayor of Jian'an City, Fang Liping.
"This is Mayor Fang!"
"Why is Mayor Fang here too?"
"Is this Mayor Fang? Why... why is it different from what it looks like on TV?"
"That's Mayor Fang. Mayor Fang is so beautiful today!"
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The mayor also came to celebrate Su Lin? How much dignity is this
In the eyes of these common people, the mayor of a city like Fang Liping, who is now the acting municipal party committee secretary, is a very powerful official. In their opinion, Fang Liping has the final say on everything in this three-acre area of Jian'an City. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. The mayor is the local emperor, and he has full power in his hands.
Several of the people present were small officials from Jian'an City, and some were doing business in Jian'an City. Usually it was rare to have the opportunity to meet Mayor Fang Liping, but this time I finally met her, and it was like having a banquet at Su Lin's house. There was a festive atmosphere, so they all made their own plans, and happily ran forward with their business cards, hoping to get close to the mayor Fang Liping. (To be continued...)
ps: First update! Thanks to roxb Midomia Kashiwazaki Sena for the reward!