vrcanaries Chapter 168 Su Niannian, does she even deserve it?
Chapter 168 Su Niannian, does she even deserve it?
This is because Li Ergou insisted on paying.
If Lü Hongliang doesn't accept Li Ergou's money, Li Ergou will have to buy it from someone else.
So there was no other way; Lü Hongliang accepted the money, but the amount he gave was more than double the amount he was paid for.
This was tantamount to him selling his flesh at a loss, but Lü Hongliang didn't care at all.
He's already made enough money from Su Niannian. Without Su Niannian, Lü Hongliang wouldn't be where he is today.
In this era, in rural areas, if a banquet is truly prepared, it usually consists of six dishes, and the Gu family is no exception.
I prepared six dishes, but every single one of them contained meat.
Cabbage stew with tofu, with alternating layers of fatty and lean pork belly.
A layer of oil floated on top of the broth, making it look quite juicy.
There are also stir-fried vegetables with meat, stir-fried green peppers with meat, stir-fried green beans with meat, and stir-fried garlic sprouts with cured meat.
Most importantly, there's also chicken stew with mushrooms and potatoes!
Although the chicken was cut up, it was served in a large bowl, so it looked like there was a whole chicken on the table.
Even if there isn't a whole chicken, it's still more than half a chicken.
"Wow, the Gu family is really going all out to marry off Xiao Su, the educated youth! This food is even better than the main feast at Old Zhao's wedding."
"Yes, they're all hearty dishes!"
"It's clear that they value Xiao Su, the educated youth, but I don't know if the money used to buy these things came from Xiao Su."
"Enough with the nonsense, can't you shut up with food?"
The dishes had just been served when everyone immediately began to eat.
They were afraid that if they were slow, they would eat two fewer bites of meat than others.
Suddenly, all sound fell silent; everyone was busy eating.
Meanwhile, Huang Yingying, who was sitting at the table with the educated youth, had her hands clenched into fists under the table.
Let alone after going to the countryside, even when I was at home, the food during the Spring Festival was never this good.
Does Gu Nan really like Su Niannian that much?
This banquet was arranged just for her...
Huang Yingying was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth.
It wasn't until a female educated youth next to her nudged Huang Yingying's arm with her elbow that Huang Yingying came to her senses.
"Su Zhiqing made a good marriage. I was worried that she would suffer if she married a peasant, but now it seems that the Gu family values her very much."
"Huang, you'd better eat quickly, or the male educated youths will eat all the meat."
The female educated youth sitting next to Huang Yingying meant well, wanting Huang Yingying to eat more meat and eat quickly, otherwise all the vegetables would be eaten by others.
To Huang Yingying, these words sounded incredibly harsh.
I just wanted to roll my eyes.
But now, it's not appropriate to express it.
He could only smile kindly, nod, and pick up his chopsticks to eat.
As soon as she put a piece of meat in her mouth, Huang Yingying felt like crying.
Such delicious food, and it just so happens to be on Gu Nan and Su Niannian's endless feast...
These should all belong to me!
What gives Su Niannian the right to stand beside Gu Nan?
Why not myself? I've been reborn, so why haven't I gotten what I wanted?
Huang Yingying felt extremely depressed and indignant.
At this moment, Gu Nan was already holding a bottle of wine, going from table to table to toast everyone and express his gratitude for coming today.
I hope I can attend my wedding banquet with Su Niannian tomorrow.
The villagers had never seen such a feast before, and they all nodded in agreement, promising to come for the main feast tomorrow noon.
Let alone the lunch break, just for the feast, people would take time off to come.
For the first time ever, Gu Nan smiled.
It doesn't seem as cold as usual; at least she can show a smile.
Mother Gu was also laughing heartily, sharing her joy with some of the aunties and older women.
Aunt Zhou and Widow Wu saw that all the dishes had been served, and then a bowl of mixed grain steamed buns was placed on another table.
The large steamed buns, made from a mixture of cornmeal and wheat flour, were golden yellow, warm, and looked very appetizing.
You should know that such delicious steamed buns made from two kinds of flour are not something every household can afford.
This contains a significant amount of precious wheat flour, roughly half and half.
The villagers enjoyed the meal and felt even more strongly that the Gu family truly valued Su Niannian, the young educated youth.
Gu Nan has a high alcohol tolerance, so he wasn't drunk at all after the round.
Village chief Li Guofu didn't come today because he doesn't care about banquets at all, but Jiang Aiguo still showed up to support him.
"Congratulations, lad! This feast is truly impressive. You've certainly spared no expense in getting married," Jiang Aiguo said with a smile, raising his wine glass.
He just took two sips of this liquor, and it's a very good grain liquor.
It's clear that Gu Nan really values marrying Su Niannian extremely.
"You're too kind. It's already an honor for you to come. I hope you can be here on time tomorrow noon to be the officiant." Gu Nan rarely showed a smile.
Jiang Aiguo smiled and said, "That's natural."
The two clinked glasses and each took a sip of wine.
Gu Nan smiled and nodded, then went to another table.
Those areas are all educated youth settlements, with more female educated youth there than male educated youth.
I wonder if those male educated youths who didn't come will regret it to the core once they know what Gu Nan's family is serving.
After all, the meals provided by Lu Xingguang were just cabbage, potatoes, and cornbread, with no meat at all.
When Huang Yingying saw Gu Nan coming over, her eyes lit up.
He stood up with a glass of wine in his hand.
"Brother Gu is getting married tomorrow, so you must have an extra drink today," Huang Yingying said softly.
Clearly, she deliberately made her voice sound better in her own opinion.
But to Gu Nan, that voice sounded incredibly affected and disgusting.
However, this was a wedding banquet hosted by Gu Nan, so it wasn't appropriate to say anything.
Gu Nanmo nodded, took a sip of wine expressionlessly, and didn't even touch his glass with Huang Yingying's.
Huang Yingying was a little embarrassed, but she nodded to Qian Jun, who was standing to the side, signaling for him to go up.
Qian Jun immediately understood, grabbed a wine glass and a bottle of wine, and stood up.
Walking up to Gu Nan, he said, "Brother, you've married the prettiest girl in our educated youth settlement. You'd better have a few extra drinks tonight and keep us company!"
Qian Jun hadn't originally planned to come today, since he'd been helping out with Lu Xingguang's side.
He was the main worker there, but Huang Yingying found Qian Jun in the evening and asked him to lend her a hand.
Qian Jun naturally had no reason to hesitate; he also wanted to watch the show.
He then agreed to help Huang Yingying by getting Gu Nan drunk.
Gu Nan frowned, sensing something was off between the two, but still drank a glass with Qian Jun.
Upon hearing Qian Jun's words, the male educated youth standing nearby thought about it and realized it was indeed true.
Gu Nan married the most beautiful female educated youth in their settlement.
They were all a little jealous of Gu Nan, so they all stood up and urged him to drink.