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Chapter 612 Huge Gift Bill Wife Fishing
At around 10:, the front and back yards and five main rooms of Old Sun's house were already packed with people, to the point where they were shoulder to shoulder and every seat was taken.

Both the courtyard and the house were extremely lively. Everyone greeted their acquaintances warmly, patted their shoulders, boasted and joked. Even people who had only met a few times would nod and smile when they met.

Some of them are locals from Dahe Village, some are from various villages in Sandaohe, and the farthest one drove here from Jilin Province.

Besides, they did not come to the banquet with their families. Except for the local people from Dahe Village, the others were basically couples or three brothers, but most of them came alone.

Yang Yusheng shook his wrist and muttered to Xu Ning beside him: "I'm not this tired even when writing speeches at work."

"Hahaha, uncle, I'll have to talk to my second uncle later. He has to give us some special treatment. Look at me, my fingers are not working well anymore."

Yang Yusheng nodded and said, "Not really. I always heard your Grandpa Sun brag about how popular his family is. Today I finally see it for myself."

"Uncle, that's because you're not showing off on purpose. If you were to show off, what would these mean?" Xu Ning said, pointing at the money box.

"Come on, forget it. I didn't even host a banquet for your two brothers to get married and have a baby. It all depends on how you think about it."

Xu Ning nodded in agreement. The situation of the Sun family was very normal because Sun Jishan had secured a lot of benefits for Sandaohe at his workplace, and after enjoying the benefits, these people would naturally find ways to give back. Not to mention the holidays, just the fact that the only jewel in the Sun family's crown was going to have a wedding banquet, how could they not come?
Not only must you come, you must also meet the three Sun Jishan brothers and leave a deep impression...

There is a saying that goes, you may not remember who came, but you know exactly who didn’t come.

So now the three Sun Jishan brothers are too busy to get away. Whenever someone comes in, they have to chat with them first and then say a few auspicious words. After going through this set of procedures, the three Sun brothers' cheeks are almost stiff from laughing.

At this time, Sun Lianfang, who was waiting for guests at the gate, shouted, "Oh my god! Master Chai, you are finally here!"

Chai Liangyu, Chai Shao, the eldest sister-in-law and Chai Hongyan were seen walking slowly towards them, carrying things in their hands. As there were too many cars parked in front of the courtyard gate, Chai Shao parked his car at the street entrance.

Upon hearing the voice, Sun Lianjun hurried forward, took the things from Chai Liangyu, and said with a smile: "Master Chai, I have been waiting for you for a long time..."

Chai Liangyu grinned and said, "You are getting anxious waiting for Hongyan, right? Hahaha, eh, why are you still embarrassed?"

Sun Lianjun glanced at Chai Hongyan and said with a blushing face, "I am indeed a little anxious. Well, Master Chai, let's go into the house quickly."

"Well, come in quickly! Xu, hurry up and take the things. Why are you so tactless?"

Sun Lianfang pulled Sun Lianxu and said, then pulled her sister-in-law and Chai Hongyan's arms and squeezed towards the door.

"Hey, give Erning a good job!"

Xu Ning stood up and greeted, "Uncle...are you tired from the ride?"

"Why are you tired? Isn't riding in a car much better than walking? I just happened to be here, so I'll give you a gift first..."

After Chai Liangyu finished speaking, Chai Shao took out 10 big unity notes and said, "Third Uncle, just write my name on it."

"Okay, you guys go inside first."

Yang Yusheng nodded, then picked up the pen and wrote down Chai Shao's name.

Just as Chai Liangyu and others were about to enter the house, Sun Jishan, Sun Jiwei and Er Niang squeezed through the crowd to greet them.

They shook hands and exchanged greetings before entering the house. After all, the two parties were relatives, so Sun Jiwei had to go out to greet them in person, otherwise it would be impolite.

This is also the reason why only four people came from the Chai family. It doesn't matter whether Chai Bing and Chai Feng come or not, the Sun family definitely won't argue. The reason why Chai Baotong didn't come was because he had a lot of fun hunting in the mountains with Li Fuqiang, Dalaba and others.

Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei are buddies, so naturally he would attend Guan Lei's wedding banquet instead of Sun Lianfang's wedding banquet.

At this moment, there are more than 300 people gathered inside and outside the house. There are more than 20 tables placed in front of and behind the house, and more than 10 tables inside the house, which is more than enough to accommodate more than 300 people.

But the only problem was the cook. Sun Jiye had invited the cook from a big restaurant in the county. He was said to be quite skilled, but he had never cooked for so many people before. He was a little flustered for a while. Fortunately, a group of old ladies helped him...

At 11:30, Sun Jiwei noticed that fewer people were coming in, so he walked to the round table on the left side of the door and said to Yang Yusheng, "Third brother, you and Erning should go in and have dinner. There shouldn't be many people coming."

Yang Yusheng nodded and stood up and said, "Okay! Erning, how much is it in total?"

"The total amount received was 2765 yuan, Uncle Er, there are so many people coming to your house to give gifts."

After hearing the specific number, Sun Jiwei laughed and said, "Oh, they are all relatives and friends near my home. I didn't expect to receive so many."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Then can you let my second mother find a place to count? This is my first time doing this job, please don't mess around."

Sun Jiwei knew the rules, of course, and nodded, "Okay, your second mother should be busy, I'll let Lian Sheng find a quiet place to count."

He raised his hand and beckoned. Sun Liansheng came over when he saw the gesture. After Sun Jiwei expressed his intention, Sun Liansheng said, "Then Erning and I will go to the car to count."

"Third brother, let's go inside first. You, Dalin, and my uncle Chai can sit together, okay?"

"Okay! It's just right that we can drink together."

After Yang Yusheng and Sun Jiwei entered the house, Xu Ning and Sun Liansheng went to check the money in the car. They counted for about 10 minutes and finally found that not a penny was missing.

Then, Sun Liansheng went into the house with the cash box and account book and handed them to Sun Jiwei. Xu Ning sat next to Meng Ziyan and started chatting with Chai Liangyu.

"Uncle, I heard that Uncle Yan's grandson went into the mountains and got lost. How is he now? Has he been found?"

Chai Liangyu said: "We found it! Qiangzi and your third brother led Qinglang into the mountains to find it last night. The child was completely confused at the time and sat on the ground crying..."

Xu Laonian asked: "What exactly happened? Why did you run into the mountains?"

"What else could it be? Isn't it normal for children to be naughty? His parents are too strict. Just because he didn't eat cleanly and there were a lot of rice grains left at the bottom of the bowl, his mother slapped him twice, and then the kid went into the mountains out of spite."

Everyone at the table smiled when they heard this. They didn't think that their parents did anything wrong, because food was hard to come by in those days. Let alone a few grains of rice left at the bottom of the bowl, even a little soup would be licked clean by everyone.

Xu Ning smiled and said, "I figured that was the only thing I could think of. If he found it, wouldn't he be punished when he got home?"

"How could he not get chopped? His father tied him to a tree and chopped him. The noise was as loud as slaughtering a pig."

"Hahahaha... Uncle, did you instigate his father to tie him to the tree and beat him?"

"Who do you think your uncle is? Am I a mean person?" Chai Liangyu said with a roll of his eyes.

Xu Laonian continued, "Brother, you are definitely not... at best you are just a messenger."

"Hahaha, Dalin and I are on the same page."

At 11:55, Sun Jiwei shouted a few words, signaling everyone to open the bottles and pour wine. During this process, he raised his glass and said a few words. About 3 minutes later, Sun Lianfang's wedding banquet officially began.

The banquet is quite sumptuous. Typical main dishes include Feilong shrimp soup, braised bear meat and hand-shredded bear heart. Braised arowana, stir-fried lamb with green onions, braised pork slices and sweet and sour pork are all home-cooked dishes.

In the lively atmosphere, Sun Jiwei and Er Niang led Sun Lianfang and Guan Lei to toast at each table.

With the elders leading the toast, it wouldn't be too awkward, because the people who came to the banquet today were all relatives and friends of the old Sun family, and most of them were people Sun Lianfang had never seen before. Even if she had met them once before, she had long forgotten them. So if she and Guan Lei went to toast by themselves, they wouldn't know how to address each other, wouldn't that be awkward? It also showed that the old Sun family was not polite enough, and someone would definitely complain later.

As there were many guests, the toasts were not finished until one o'clock in the morning. Although some people who had not drunk alcohol had put down their chopsticks long ago, they did not leave early. Instead, they waited until Guan Lei and Sun Lianfang finished their toasts before getting up and leaving.

Sun Jishan and Sun Jiye only hurriedly drank two glasses of wine with their table mates before getting up to see those who were leaving. Whether in terms of etiquette or human relations, the Sun family did everything very well.

Besides, things like this can never be done perfectly. There will always be some flaws and shortcomings, so sensible people can understand it. After all, everyone has problems sometimes.

It was not until 2: that the three brothers of the Sun family sent most of their relatives and friends away, and then they sat at the table of the Xu and Chai families. Since the rest were from the same village, they had no restrictions when chatting.

"Why didn't Erning drink anything?" Sun Jishan asked.

Xu Ning said with a smile: "I'm thinking of taking my wife to the riverside for a stroll. She has never seen Mudanjiang."

"Oh, it's different after getting married. Now I think about my wife no matter what I do."

“Hahahaha…” Everyone at the table laughed with their heads raised.

Meng Ziyan didn't feel embarrassed, but instead felt a little happy.

At this time, Sun Lianyu came over and said, "Erning, you want to take your wife to the river? Then let's go together."

Sun Jishan nodded: "You better be careful when you go there, don't go to the shore."

"Yeah, it just so happens that my second brother went fishing, and he went to collect the net after catching the fish."

Er Niang came over and said, "Don't you have to get up the net in the middle of the night? Don't let Er Ning accompany you until the middle of the night. You have to send them back after five o'clock, understand?"

"Of course! How can I ask Erning to accompany me to play the game? My elder brother and second brother will go with me then."

"Okay, go ahead and come back early." Sun Jishan waved his hand.

Immediately, Xu Ning, Meng Ziyan, Wang Hu, and Guan Hua followed Sun Lianyu out of the house, got into the car and drove towards the river.

Sun Lianyu basically didn't play with money during this period, which was really strange. After asking him in depth, he found out that his wife was pregnant again.

When he told this to his father, Sun Jishi, his father immediately decided that the child must be born, even if it meant paying more money. After all, the child had been given to their family, so how could they abort it?

So all of Sun Lianyu's money was confiscated by his wife, and Sun Jishi didn't give him any money either. The main purpose was to let him find ways to make money on his own!
He had no money and was too busy all day to spend money, so he naturally had no time to gamble.

Sun Lianyu took them to a riverside. The scenery here was very nice. In the distance were endless mountains with colorful leaves on the mountains. The river flowed gently, reflecting the mountain peaks...

Meng Ziyan was very happy to see this scenery. Although she had seen the Songhua River when she went to the provincial capital, she was in the city at that time, with buildings on both sides, lacking some natural scenery.

After skipping stones on the river for a while, Sun Lianyu took them to the fishing spot. His second brother Sun Lianhong had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Xu Ning and the others, he greeted them stutteringly, then handed Xu Ning and Wang Hu two fishing rods and a box of earthworms.

Xu Ning handed the fishing rod to Meng Ziyan. After she threw it out randomly, she waited for a moment and caught a three-scale fish.

She stamped her feet excitedly. Xu Ning praised her a few words and then threw the three scales into the water.

Sun Lianhong stuttered: "Brother, sister-in-law, you are amazing..."

"Second brother, stop praising my sister-in-law. What if she gets addicted to fishing like you? Isn't this going to cause trouble for Er Ning?"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "No, she's only new to it for two and a half days."

"Then let's go back? I see it's almost five o'clock now."

"Okay! Let's go back."

Sun Lianyu turned around and said, "Second brother, wait for me here. I will take you to another place to fish. When we get home, I will tell my second sister-in-law that I will let you move freely tonight."

Sun Lianhong heard about this good thing and gave a thumbs up, saying, "Exquisite!"

"Hahaha..." Sun Lianyu laughed, then left with Xu Ning and others.

When they returned to Old Sun's house, the tables in the front and back yards had been removed, and Sun Liansheng and Lian Jun were about to drive a tractor to deliver the tables, stools, bowls, chopsticks and plates.

"How was your fun?"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Very good! My wife caught a three-scale fish."

"Hey, my sister-in-law is quite capable."

After Sun Liansheng finished praising them, he said, "Come into the house quickly."

"Got it."

Sun Lianyu drove away without entering the house. He had to go home to find his elder brother Sun Lianhuang and report to his second sister-in-law.

After Xu Ning and others entered the house, they saw the three brothers of the old Sun family still drinking with Yang Yusheng, Chai Liangyu and others, so they sat on the edge of the kang and cracked melon seeds.

"This is the only way we can do! Sandaohe is too far from Qing'an, and we definitely can't come to Sandaohe to pick up the bride. So we'll just make a boudoir in Dalin and let Lianfang get married there." Yang Yusheng said.

Sun Jishan nodded: "Yeah, that's what I was thinking."

Upon hearing this, Xu Laonian immediately expressed his opinion: "No problem! Your brother and sister-in-law and I have discussed this, and this is really the way to do it!"

Er Niang smiled and said, "Then let me and my sister-in-law study it. What is the process of the latter?"

"Of course, we should ask her for help. Er Ning has only been married for two days."

Liu Lizhen said: "I know the process on the man's side, but you have to ask my sister on the woman's side."

At this time, Xu Ning said, "It's the same for both men and women. We can save all the necessary steps when we get married. Wife, what did you do after you got up on our wedding day?"

Meng Ziyan pursed her lips and said, "My sister-in-law slept with me at night. In the morning, I had dinner with my parents first, and then my mother combed my hair..."

She finished describing her wedding process. Third Aunt, who was sitting at the end of the kang, put down her pen, handed the draft paper to Second Aunt, and said, "Second Sister-in-law, I wrote it all down. It's almost the same as what we studied before."

It stands to reason that the eldest, second, and third aunts should know something about this, but why do they have to confirm and study it over and over again? The reason is that Sun Lianfang is the only daughter of the old Sun family, so every aspect must be accurate!
Even Sun Jishan felt a little sad. Although he was the uncle, he already treated Sun Lianfang as his own daughter.

"Well, are there any customs in Leizi's family? What should we pay attention to?"

Guan Lei shook his head and said, "It seems nothing..."

(End of this chapter)