“Look, isn't that Li Wuwei? What is he doing in the workshop?”
“It’s really him. Is he coming to pick up Qin Huai Ru from work on Saturday? It’s not even time yet.”
“He’s not trying to get money from Qin Huai Ru, is he? I heard he only gives her three yuan a month for food.”
Jia Dongxu was originally working on screws, but when he heard the commotion, he quickly turned his head and saw it was this little man.
Yi Zhonghai also looked over, his brows furrowed. Li Wuwei coming to the workshop didn’t bode well.
“Li Ge!”
Qin Huai Ru’s face lit up with joy. She was currently sitting on a bench inspecting small parts processed by others, picking out the defective ones.
It was basically a quality control job, which didn’t teach any skills, but it was easy.
“Huai Ru, busy?”
Li Wuwei walked closer and knew Chen Yi had pulled some strings. Having a good teacher really made a difference; this job was basically like getting paid to do nothing.
In the future, this kind of job would be the type you could do until the boss went bankrupt.
“Ge, you came to the workshop? Is something wrong?”
Qin Huai Ru was excited and happy to see her man at the factory.
Seeing everyone looking at them, Li Wuwei spoke loudly, “I’m here to deliver invitations. Tomorrow we’re having our wedding banquet! I’m sorry, I’ve been keeping it a secret from you, I just wanted to surprise you.”
This statement stunned the workers. They had seen it all, but this was a new level of talking. No wonder Qin Huai Ru was completely fooled.
Wait, what wedding banquet?
At that moment, Tang Ru De, who had just received an invitation, walked in. He opened his mouth to say something, then stopped, thinking he shouldn't be the only one suffering.
Li Wuwei pulled out a stack of red paper and said loudly, “Fellow workers, tomorrow Qin Huai Ru and I are having a wedding banquet. All the workers who have a good relationship with me, make sure to show up.
Lin Da Wei, here’s your invitation. Don’t forget to bring your gift.
Song Qing Shan, Lin Jian She, Wang Jian Jun, Xu Wei Jun, Xu Wei Yang, Zhao Wei Guo…”
These were all names with a strong sense of the times. His name was already considered trendy.
As he called out the names of these single young men, he handed out invitations one by one, followed by invitations to workers who were married but childless.
As for those with families and multiple children, he didn’t invite them at all. Firstly, there was a generational gap, and secondly, inviting them would actually be a loss.
After receiving the invitations, the workers were speechless. They had never encountered someone so high-profile in giving out invitations. The key was that they didn’t even know Li Wuwei well.
Jia Dongxu’s face darkened. Because he had even worse relationships with the workers, there wasn’t a single person in the workshop he invited. Who knew Li Wuwei would take advantage of this.
Fortunately, the Jia family had invited all twenty-plus households in their courtyard, so they could still make a small profit.
“Huai Ru, deliver the invitations to Chen Yi and Hua Jie, don’t miss anyone.”
Li Wuwei handed a stack of red paper to his wife, mission accomplished.
“Okay!”
Qin Huai Ru was thrilled. Even though she understood her husband’s initial reasoning for not holding a banquet, now that they could make up for it, and invite so many workers, it would be so lively.
She had no regrets. Who wouldn’t want to marry grandly? And others wouldn’t be able to say anything bad about her.
Li Wuwei continued, “So, all you workers who received invitations, make sure to come tomorrow. I’ll be waiting for you at the courtyard.
If you don’t know the address, you can ask Yi Lao Shi, he’s the First Uncle in my courtyard.
Also, Jia Dongxu, he’s my brother. If you can’t find the place, ask him.
I won’t delay you guys from working. I have to go back and prepare for the wedding. I’ll see you tomorrow.
He bowed slightly and left, not wanting to disrupt the workshop’s progress.
Qin Huai Ru took the invitations and happily went to find Chen Yi. She was actually already in the workshop, watching.
“Chen Yi, I’m having a wedding banquet tomorrow. Here’s your invitation.”
“Oh, Qin Huai Ru, is there something fishy going on here!”
Chen Yi looked at the invitation, feeling something was off. She asked, “Last time you had a banquet in the countryside, your parents paid for it, right?”
“Yes, my parents even gave us a lot of things.”
Qin Huai Ru thought about it and it was true, her parents had put in the dowry money.
“Then why is your husband suddenly holding a banquet tomorrow, after all this time?”
Chen Yi was worried that she would give a gift and not get any food, which would be embarrassing.
“He’s giving me a surprise.”
Qin Huai Ru was beaming. Although she didn’t know why her husband suddenly stopped pretending to be poor, she was too happy to care right now.
Chen Yi shook her head, thinking, I think you’re just being fooled. It might be a surprise for you, but for Li Wuwei, it’s probably a shock.
“Oh, I’m at a loss. I’m a single guy, and I’m just an apprentice. Why am I getting this invitation?”
“I’m at a loss too. I’ve spoken to Li Wuwei less than three times. How could he have the nerve to send me an invitation?”
“Why wouldn’t he have the nerve? He’s shameless. But we have to have face. So many people are watching, he called our names out. If we don’t go, we’ll be called stingy, how can we find wives later?”
The single young men who received invitations were dejected. New Year’s Day was approaching, as was Chinese New Year, they were trying to save up some money, and now they had to spend more.
The worst part was that this money was wasted. Li Wuwei was the one who got the girl, what about them? They were basically going to be humiliated.
“Hey, Jia Dongxu, it seems like you’re also having a banquet tomorrow. Your courtyard is going to be lively.”
“What? Jia Dongxu is also having a wedding banquet tomorrow? Isn’t he from the same courtyard as Li Wuwei? Will there be any conflict?”
“I’m going crazy, is Li Wuwei doing this on purpose? He can’t stand seeing Jia Dongxu doing well, so he’s deliberately holding the banquet on the same day.”
“Jia Dongxu, why aren’t you saying anything? Tell us, how do we get to your four-in-one courtyard? I’ve never been there.”
The group surrounded Jia Dongxu, questioning him. It seemed like the blame was going to fall on him.
If Jia Dongxu hadn’t been too cowardly and lost Qin Huai Ru to Li Wuwei, there wouldn’t have been all this invitation drama today.
“I, I, Li Wuwei holding a banquet has nothing to do with me. If you want to ask anything, go ask him.”
Jia Dongxu was indignant, his fists clenched. He had planned to be the center of attention tomorrow, but Li Wuwei had suddenly stolen his thunder.
Tomorrow, when so many workers came to the courtyard, they would inevitably see his wife and compare her to Qin Huai Ru, and she couldn’t compare!
For a moment, Jia Dongxu felt his eyes welling up. He blinked rapidly to stop the tears from flowing.
“Jia Dongxu, you’re here?”
Suddenly, the group saw Li Wuwei, who had already left, return to the workshop. What was he doing back here?
“Li Wuwei, what else do you want?”
Jia Dongxu clenched his fists. He was already miserable enough, could he please stop calling out to him?
Li Wuwei smiled, “Jia Dongxu, I almost forgot, I also have your invitation. You already missed Qin Huai Ru, don’t miss her wedding tomorrow. Make sure to bring your gift!”
This statement stunned everyone in the workshop, including the black-faced workshop director. This was unbelievable, how could someone do this? Didn’t you say Jia Dongxu was your brother? How could you go so far as to slap him in the face like this?