magic eye doctor

Chapter 3744 Dinner
Grandma Zheng was the first centenarian in Meizijing Village. Zhang Haizi, being a filial son, held a birthday banquet for his grandmother, and people from all over the village went to Zhang Haizi's house to eat.

The villagers in the neighboring villages of Meicun, knowing that Old Lady Zheng had turned 100, did not pretend not to know; every family brought a gift to Meicun.

There were many guests. Zhang Haizi's house had banquets set up in the halls on the second and third floors and in several rooms that had not yet been furnished, as well as four more on the ground floor.

In addition, a feast was also held at the home of the Zhang family, which is next to Zhang Haizi's house.

Zhang Haizi's house was already packed with guests. The guests who arrived later delivered their gifts to Zhang Haizi's house, registered at the table where the secretaries were sitting in front of the door, congratulated Old Lady Zheng, and then went to other places to sit.

Zhang Haizi was preparing a birthday feast for his grandmother and invited Village Chief Zhou and Liu Lu to be the stewards. Village Chief Zhou was the chief steward, and Liu Lu was the deputy steward.

The kitchen was set up in the home of a member of the Zhang clan. Village Chief Zhou set up a square table in front of Zhang Haizi's house. As the Party Secretary, he would present gifts to the guests, and there were errand runners nearby to collect the gifts.

Liu Lu took charge, constantly monitoring where tables and chairs needed to be added, how many guests had arrived, and what was lacking and how to resolve it.

The peak period for visitors has passed, so Village Chief Zhou and the errand runners are not busy. They chat with people and register visitors when they arrive.

Several groups of people who arrived at Zhang Haizi's door around the same time as the Le family girl saw her coming from another road and rushed to Zhang Haizi's grounds to offer their greetings.

The people on the ground and those in the main room were chatting when the new person who came to offer gifts announced that the Le family's daughter had arrived, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

Everyone on the ground stared at the intersection. After a short while, they saw the beautifully dressed Le family girl and two bodyguards wearing sunglasses walking towards the ground.

Whether they knew her or not, people would call out to the Le family girl from afar.

The little girl is in such high demand that Blue Three and Black Nine are quietly following her around.

The villagers were friendly, and Yueyun called out to them all the way. When she reached the open space, she smiled brightly at Grandpa Zhou Man, who was acting as the clerk: "Grandpa Man, don't look at me. I'm poor and don't have any money to give as a gift."

The villagers were overjoyed to hear the incredibly wealthy Jin Fenghuang say she was poor.

"Fine, you're poor, so you're right. You'd better hurry up and go inside, don't block the way here." Village Chief Zhou said with a look of disdain, but his eyes were full of laughter.

"Alright, as someone who's just here to freeload, I know my place. I'll go congratulate Granny Zheng first, and then find a corner to stay in later."

Yueyun smiled and agreed, then walked towards the main room.

Little Lele said she wanted to sit in a corner, but Village Chief Zhou and the others didn't take it seriously. If Lele's child came to Zhang Haizi's house and anyone made her sit in a corner, how could the Zhang family of Mei Village have any face left?

Zhang Haizi was originally greeting guests at a fellow clansman's house when he heard that the Le family girl had arrived. He ran from the back door into the main room and then to the doorway.

He had just run to the gate and stood there for a moment when the eldest son of the Le family came in with his bodyguards. He quickly went up to greet him, his face beaming with joy: "I knew I dreamt of a bright sun last night, which meant something good was going to happen. Today I saw little Lele, and he's shining brightly, not just as bright as the sun!"

“Uncle Haizi, your dream of the big sun must be because you are filial to your elders. Your filial piety has moved heaven and earth. The heavens and your ancestors have shown you this dream. You and your children are going to make something of yourselves.”

Le Yun lifted her skirt with one hand, stepped over the threshold, and smiled sweetly at her host.

"Thank you for your kind words. If my son does well, Uncle Haizi will treat you to a drink." The boy from Yueqing was sweet-talking and knew how to talk, which made Zhang Haizi overjoyed.

"Then I'll just sit back and wait to drink." With a bright, sunny smile, Yue Yun walked along the passageway in the middle of the main room with Uncle Hai, who had come to greet her.

There were four tables in the main room. Old Mrs. Zheng was the birthday girl, so she was the most honored and sat at the innermost table on the right side of the entrance, with her back against the north wall.

The people sitting in Zhang Haizi's main room were all elderly people from the village, including Grandma Zhou Man, Aunt Ba, Grandma Zhou, Liu Laishun, Cheng Wu, and others.

Zhang Pozhuo's parents also served guests in the main room on behalf of their nephew.

As Yueyun walked, she greeted the elderly people. When she reached the table in the northwest, she greeted Grandma Zheng, first offering her auspicious birthday wishes, and then presenting the small box she was carrying.

Grandma Zheng smiled from ear to ear, took the gift from the boy, guessed it must be something good, but didn't open it, and handed it to her grandson: "Hai Zi, help me hide this inside the house."

“Okay, Grandma.” Zhang Haizi took the small box wrapped in red cloth, quickly stood aside, and invited the Le family’s child to sit down.

The birthday celebrant sat in the first seat, a seat reserved for highly respected individuals. Yue Yun dared not steal the limelight and repeatedly declined.

Grandma Zheng didn't care about anything else, she grabbed the little boy's hand and pulled him to sit with her.

Grandma had settled the eldest son of the Le family, and Zhang Haizi had also seated the two bodyguards on the long bench facing away from the door.

That seat, located at the lower end of the table, is usually for accompanying guests.

The little girl sat down, and Lan San and Hei Jiu, as bodyguards, naturally had to be in the closest place to her. They didn't stand on ceremony and accepted their master's arrangement.

When the big wolfhound saw the young lady sit down, he sat down next to her.

The group of people who had gotten up to greet the Le family girl sat down again.

Sitting at the same table with Old Lady Zheng were her nephew's wife and grand-nephew's wife, as well as Hai Zi's wife's elderly mother and sister-in-law.

Originally, Grandma Zhang was sitting at the lower end as a guest. She waited for Lele's bodyguard to sit down before moving another chair to the southeast corner to squeeze in.

Several of Old Lady Zheng's daughters-in-law's families also came to offer their birthday wishes, but because Old Lady Zheng was being cared for by her grandson Zhang Haizi, her daughters-in-law's families all had to step back and were unable to sit in the most prestigious first seat.

Zhang Haizi was dutiful to his grandmother, and his wife followed suit. Her elderly mother and sister-in-law also benefited from her kindness and successfully sat at the head table. Zheng's daughter-in-law's family did not get to sit at the head table, so they lost face. Fortunately, everyone sat in Zhang Haizi's main room, which barely preserved their dignity.

With his great-aunt accompanying him, Zhang Haizi felt at ease. He carried the gift from the Le family boy out of the main room, then went through the door leading from his grandmother's bedroom to the eaves, and locked the gift in a cabinet.

After carefully storing the gifts, he went around greeting the guests.

As the birthday celebrant, Grandma Zheng didn't have to do anything; she could just sit and talk to the guests.

Grandma Zhang was a very competent hostess. She poured tea for Xiao Lele and the two handsome men, and then introduced them to the Zheng and Hu families.

Le Yun politely greeted the birthday celebrant's family and Aunt Hu's family, and after exchanging greetings, they chatted about everyday matters.

The atmosphere in the main room was very pleasant.

We chatted and talked about everything under the sun, and before we knew it, it was past midnight.

All the guests had arrived, and Village Chief Zhou put away his account book and went to inspect the banquet area.

During his inspection tour, Village Chief Zhou met Liu Lu. The two discussed the matter and found out how many tables there were and where there were any empty seats.

The two stewards then went to the kitchen and the place where the gifts were kept, and then went back to tell the kitchen to prepare the dishes.

The kitchen helpers were also somewhat uneasy when they received the notification.

The deliverymen acted swiftly, first delivering tableware and drinks to the various seating areas, and then carrying the pots.

In Fang County at the end of the first lunar month, the temperature is not too high. People don't need to be around a stove all the time, but they can't eat a dish like they do in summer when they have a feast.

At Zhang Haizi's birthday banquet, every table had a brazier, and the first dish of lunch was a pork rib hot pot, with a rack inside the pot and bowls of food on top.

At the tables where guests were present, the guests helped pour wine and distribute bowls and chopsticks. At the tables where no guests were present, the guests did not make a fuss and helped themselves.

When the first dish was served, Village Chief Zhou set off a string of firecrackers at the intersection outside Zhang Haizi's house. Then, he led Zhang Haizi and his family to offer wine to the guests to express their gratitude.

When offering toasts, the host should be toasted first, followed by the guests in the main hall. Then, one should go to the second and third floors, and finally to the various places where the Zhang family members are holding their banquets.

After offering a toast, Village Chief Zhou and the Zhang family members also took their seats at the banquet.

The deliverymen served the dishes on time.

As the last dish was served, Village Chief Liu Lu led a group of errand runners to carry and distribute the gifts.

The gifts are wedding cakes and wedding candies.

Normally, there are no gifts at birthday banquets, but because it was Mrs. Zheng's 100th birthday, wedding cakes were an indispensable gift at the banquet.

There were several gifts. One was bought by Zhang Haizi's family, another was a congratulatory gift from Zhang Haizi's wife's family, and the third was from Old Lady Zheng's family. Her daughters-in-law pooled their money to buy another gift, and each of the daughters-in-law's families also sent wedding cakes.

The distribution of wedding cakes also began in the main room of Zhang Haizi's house. Village Chief Zhou led people to move the gifts to the door, first announcing whose wedding cakes they were before distributing them.

Wedding cakes are fragile, so the deliverymen also included a bag with them when distributing the gifts.

After distributing wedding cakes to the guests in the main hall of the house, Liu Lu led another team of errand runners to distribute wedding cakes and candies to guests in other areas.

After running errands for an hour, I finally finished distributing the wedding cakes.

After the host distributed the wedding cakes, the guests continued to eat and drink. Those who had something to do went straight home, while those who had nothing to do sat at the Zhang family's house and chatted.

The guests in Zhang Haizi's main room ate slowly, and the meal didn't end until 2 p.m.

The little girl accompanied the birthday celebrant throughout the entire event, and even chatted with him for about half an hour after the banquet before saying goodbye to the host.

Grandma Zhou, Grandma Zhou, and Aunt Ba also said goodbye to Grandma Zheng and went home with Xiao Lele.

Zhang Haizi and the others were busy, so Grandma Zhang saw the guests off on behalf of her nephew. She escorted them to the ground, watched the little boy and Zhou's sisters-in-law turn into the village road and disappear from sight, and then returned to the main room to entertain the other guests.

Grandma Zhou, Grandma Zhou Man, and Aunt Ba all drank alcohol, but they weren't drunk. The three sisters-in-law fought over little Lele, and then all three of them went to Lele's house with little Lele.

Back at the Le family home, Lan San and Hei Jiu went straight to the second floor, took out the wedding cakes they had obtained, and shared them with Yi Lao, Yan Lao, and Xiao Shao.

The old ant, the old rock, and the young master Xiao, who were cultivating on the second floor, didn't stand on ceremony and each took a few cakes and candies as snacks.

Lan San and Hei Jiu didn't go downstairs to be third wheels, leaving the first-floor living room to the young girl and Zhou's sisters-in-law, so they could have private conversations.

No guests from the Le family showed up, and there were hardly any outsiders around. The Zhou family's sisters-in-law were talking to little Lele.

After chatting about everyday matters, Auntie Gossiped about her eldest grandson. Zhou Tianhao's girlfriend probably knew that they had some reservations about living together before marriage and was afraid that things might get complicated if they waited too long. So, after going back, she subtly hinted that she and Zhou Tianhao were getting on in years and hoped that they would get married as soon as possible.

Because of the beating, Zhou Tianhao was still so confused that he forgot the pain as soon as the scars were still there. He didn't dare to tell his grandparents about wanting to get married. He only mentioned it to his parents to test the waters with his elders.