“Li Wu Wei, I’ll fight you!”
Jia Dong Xu clenched his fist, on the verge of charging, but the last bit of reason told him he wouldn't win, going up would only be humiliating himself.
“Dong Xu, don’t be impulsive, fighting is wrong.”
Yi Hai Zhong saw the situation was getting out of hand, quickly pulled his apprentice aside, and said in persuasion, “Li Wu Wei, we’re all from the same courtyard, you shouldn't keep taunting Dong Xu.”
“Yi Da Ye, Dong Xu is my brother, I kindly invited him to a drink, how come he wants to fight?
His mother, Jia Zhang Shi, invited me to his wedding, I even offered my best wishes!
Alright, I won’t say more, tomorrow is my big day, fighting is bad luck.”
Li Wu Wei stopped when he saw the opportunity, slipping away, otherwise, if he kept talking, he was really worried that Jia Dong Xu would lose his mind, and he'd have to take responsibility, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
“This Li Wu Wei, he's a real heartbreaker!”
“Cruel, this kid is truly ruthless, that, I’ll still go to his wedding tomorrow, spend some money to avoid disaster.”
“That’s the right thing to do, he doesn't work, hangs around outside all day, don't let him hold a grudge.”
The fellow workers who received the invitations weren't discussing it anymore, this gift money is just like money lost, not expecting to get it back anytime, spending money to avoid disaster.
“Yi Da Ye, Li Wu Wei is not being fair!”
Jia Dong Xu was already in tears, aggrieved, he was so aggrieved. If not for Yi Da Ye pulling him back, he would have yelled a couple more times.
“Dong Xu, be optimistic, his parents died young, they didn't teach him right, but you're different, you're a good kid.
Fighting is always wrong, you must respect the elderly, be filial to the elderly, and then your life will get better and better.”
Yi Hai Zhong patted his apprentice's shoulder, a teacher for a day is a father for life, he couldn't bear to see Jia Dong Xu go down the wrong path.
“Yi Da Ye, you’re right, my life will definitely be better than Li Wu Wei’s.”
Jia Dong Xu thought about it, in another year and a half, he will be able to get his regular position, at that time his salary will be thirty-three, with his master, Yi Da Ye, helping him, by the fifth year, he will surely be promoted to a level two fitter, then life will be even better.
Endure it! Good people can't be in tears all the time, Li Wu Wei won't be able to gloat for long.
“No, Yi Da Ye, where did Li Wu Wei get the money for the banquet? He's definitely trying to cheat us into giving gifts.”
Jia Dong Xu got excited, if the fellow workers came to the courtyard to give gifts, and they couldn't even get a meal, they would surely make a big scene, how would Li Wu Wei's wedding go on?
“I don't know about that.”
Yi Hai Zhong shook his head, and then said, “Your mother and your wife, did they go buy groceries today?”
“Yes, we discussed it, too many people in the courtyard, we won't be able to accommodate them, we'll only invite one representative from each household to the banquet.
There are more than twenty households in our courtyard, two tables, squeeze together, it's enough.”
Jia Dong Xu thought that he would soon be able to make a fortune in the courtyard, a smile appeared on his face.
Yi Hai Zhong nodded, “Okay, I'll lend you my table for your family to use, for each household, invite the head of the family, you must serve them well, be a filial child.”
“Understood, Yi Da Ye!”
Jia Dong Xu nodded, pondering how much money he could make, after the banquet, he could still keep some money for himself, wouldn't life be better from then on?
He had already ordered a sewing machine with his wife, and it would be delivered to the courtyard in style tomorrow morning, so that Qin Huai Ru would be envious, and Li Wu Wei would also be outdone by him.
Thinking this, Jia Dong Xu felt better, but as he turned around, he saw Qin Huai Ru with a radiant smile, and immediately his whole being was not good again.
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In the courtyard!
Yan Bu Gui had already run through the front and back yards, the discussions went smoothly, he always distributes things fairly.
How many people there are in total in the courtyard, how much each household should pay, he calculated it perfectly, no one could find fault with him.
That leaves the middle yard, Chen Da Sao's family has already been taken care of, the money has been paid.
But there are still a few households, he couldn’t approach them.
Yi Da Ma couldn't make the decision, it had to be approved by Old Yi, so he didn't go there for now.
The He family, he’d let Li Wu Wei handle it himself, it involved free help with cooking.
Now Yan Bu Gui arrived at the house next to Jia’s, after entering the door, before he opened his mouth, the other party asked about the price.
“Sun Er Jie, you're really well-informed.”
Yan Bu Gui took out his ledger, looked at the calculated numbers, and quoted a price.
“Hi, how could I not be well-informed? Three Great Ye, I tell you, the Jia family was murmuring at home last night about how to cheat us.
I heard everything as I walked by, the Jia family only plans to set up two tables, and only invite one person from each household after they pay the gift money.
There are more than twenty households in our courtyard, plus three people from their Jia family, that's thirty people, just two tables, we'll be eating standing up?
If not for Li Wu Wei coming up with a solution, I was planning to take the children out to avoid this tomorrow.”
Sun Er Jie complained bitterly, as a neighbor of Jia’s, she had long been fed up with them.
“What? Jia Zhang Shi is so vicious.”
Yan Bu Gui was shocked, he almost got tricked! Thinking back, Li Wu Wei might be a little bad, but this wedding is generous, but also had to be wary of any tricks!
“That’s right! But tomorrow, we’ll go to Old Li’s house, we won't go to the Jia family’s.
Three Great Ye, you have to arrange the food well tomorrow, my child hasn't eaten meat for a long time.”
Sun Er Jie was a little heartbroken as she handed over the calculated money, her family was poor, just an ordinary resident in the courtyard.
“Don't worry, Li Wu Wei will cheat, he’s cunning, he invited his fellow workers from the factory.
The gift money from those workers will be collected, and we can use it for our own people to eat another meal tomorrow night, our gift money, we've made a profit.”
Yan Bu Gui was overjoyed, his funds were plentiful, he could buy more peanuts and melon seeds, and he could put some in his pocket while keeping accounts.
Since everyone is putting money together to hold a banquet for Li Wu Wei, he can also take advantage of it.
“Sun Er Jie, I won’t talk to you anymore, I still have two more families to visit.”
Yan Bu Gui put away his ledger and went out, just in time to see Jia Zhang Shi and that Chen Bi Hua coming back carrying things.
Only a few bags, carrying them was not even tiring, how much food can there be for two tables?
“Old Yan, you're here, I won't go out of my way to find you, come over early tomorrow morning, be our Jia family's accountant.”
Jia Zhang Shi said it naturally, in the courtyard only Old Yan has good handwriting and knows how to keep accounts.
“Tomorrow won’t work, I have something to do.”
Yan Bu Gui turned around and left, thinking that Li Wu Wei had paid him for keeping accounts, at least gave him a fishing rod, and also paid him separately for writing the invitations.
The Jia family wants him to work for free, no way!