Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

Section Chief Wang secretly blamed Xu Damao in his heart. Why didn't he tell Chief Engineer Zhao when he invited him? Otherwise, he would not have sat in the main seat no matter what. He let the leader sit below and he sat above. If this got out, he would have no chance of getting around.

Especially since Chief Engineer Zhao not only has a high rank, but also has a good relationship with Director Li. If Zhao Shanhe is unhappy, wouldn't it affect his own career?

In fact, Xu Damao did not think so much. Section Chief Wang was his direct superior, so he must be in the main seat. Zhao Shanhe was from the same courtyard and they got along well, so he arranged Zhao Shanhe to sit next to his wife to make them seem close, and ignored Zhao Shanhe's identity as the chief engineer.

At this moment, the three old men were no longer sitting down. Didn’t they see that Section Chief Wang had stood up?

"Chief Wang, you can take the seat of honor. Damao and I grew up together and live in this courtyard. You are a guest after all, and we are the hosts. We must take good care of you." Zhao Shanhe didn't really care about the seat, he was just having a meal.

However, China's 5,000-year-old drinking culture has its own rules. When you are outside, the leader must sit at the head seat, and when you eat at home, the elders must sit at the head seat. There are rules for this.

"Chief Engineer Zhao, you are also from this institute. According to your rank, you should live in the cadre housing, but you live with the general public. I didn't expect that Chief Engineer Zhao is not only capable, but also has a high level of ideological awareness. We are ashamed. We should learn from Chief Engineer Zhao and get close to the people," said Section Chief Wang.

Zhao Shanhe didn't expect that he was worthy of being the head of the Propaganda Department. Even living in a big compound, he could integrate with the people.

"Chief Engineer Zhao, please don't refuse. You must sit in this main seat." Section Chief Wang winked at Xu Damao again.

"Shanhe, just take the main seat. It was me, Xu Damao, who was inconsiderate. I will drink three cups as punishment later." Xu Damao received the signal from Section Chief Wang.

Zhao Shanhe had no choice but to sit in the main seat. Section Chief Wang sat in Xu Damao's seat, and Xu Damao moved back.

Section Chief Wang was relieved at this time. Xu Damao had a good relationship with Zhao Shanhe, so the seat didn't matter to him. But if he wanted to work in the factory in the future, he couldn't be indifferent and had to give up the main seat.

Liu Haizhong finally sat next to Section Chief Wang, hoping to curry favor with him and get him to say a few good words for him in the factory. Unexpectedly, he was replaced by Zhao Shanhe. Although Zhao Shanhe was of a higher rank, he did not get along with Liu Haizhong.

Yi Zhonghai felt more and more emotional. Zhao Shanhe was becoming more and more powerful. Even the section chief had to give up his position. He was even more glad that he had bowed his head in time. Recently, he heard from Yan Bugui that Zhao Shanhe's second uncle had come, and he was a big shot in the army, so he was even more difficult to deal with.

Yan Bugui didn't care. He just wanted to have the feast. He hadn't eaten since last night and was just waiting for this good meal.

The weather was quite cold, so Xu Damao was the first to raise a glass to thank everyone for taking the time to attend his son's full moon banquet.

Everyone looked at Zhao Shanhe. Zhao Shanhe saw that everyone was looking at him, and then he realized that everyone was waiting for him to pick up his chopsticks. Zhao Shanhe didn't expect that he would be the first to pick up his chopsticks so soon.

Everyone started eating only after Zhao Shanhe picked up his chopsticks. During the meal, Section Chief Wang frequently toasted Zhao Shanhe, and Zhao Shanhe of course drank all the toasts to give him face.

What no one expected was that Liu Haizhong took the wine glass and went straight past Zhao Shanhe to toast Section Chief Wang.

Section Chief Wang didn't expect that although it was just a small glass of wine, it had a different meaning. It directly skipped the leader. Should he drink the wine or not?

Section Chief Wang drank it to give face to Liu Haizhong, but not to give face to Zhao Shanhe, so of course Section Chief Wang chose not to drink it.

Section Chief Wang pretended not to see Liu Haizhong and raised his glass to toast Zhao Shanhe. Zhao Shanhe and Section Chief Wang clinked their glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

Section Chief Wang did not respond and toasted Zhao Shanhe, which meant he was rejecting Liu Haizhong's toast. Unexpectedly, Liu Haizhong did not respond and toasted Section Chief Wang again.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai also lamented that Liu Haizhong was a fool who couldn't see the situation clearly. If you bypass Zhao Shanhe, Section Chief Wang will definitely not accept it. This will offend Zhao Shanhe to death and also put Section Chief Wang in a difficult position.

Actually, Zhao Shanhe didn't care. He had been at odds with Liu Haizhong for a long time. It was natural that Liu Haizhong didn't toast him. Zhao Shanhe was just waiting for "kind father and filial son". Now it was more than half done. One ran away and the other took care of others in their old age. Liu Haizhong had become a joke.

Yi Zhonghai quickly nudged Yan Bugui next to him with his arm. Yan Bugui was eating at the time and did not notice that the atmosphere at the table was a bit weird.

Yi Zhonghai winked at Yan Bugui to look at Section Chief Wang, and saw Liu Haizhong standing next to Section Chief Wang with a wine glass. Section Chief Wang did not respond, and Yan Bugui immediately understood.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui also ran to Section Chief Wang, pulled Liu Haizhong and said to him, "The three of us had a few drinks this morning. Old Liu is probably drunk. Let's take him back to rest." This was considered as giving him a way out.

Liu Haizhong was still very confused because he hadn't drunk any alcohol in the morning. However, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui didn't give him a chance to speak. They picked up Liu Haizhong and left.

Yi Zhonghai also called the neighbors at the next table. Liu Haizhong was big and they were afraid that Liu Haizhong would refuse to leave, so they couldn't pull him back. So several people sent Liu Haizhong back. Yi Zhonghai only came back after he had explained everything to Liu Haizhong.

A few people were drinking when they heard Liu Guangfu's screams in the backyard.

Liu Guangfu was very depressed because he had no share in the banquet, but Liu Haizhong had a feast. He wanted to leave home like Liu Guangtian.

Xu Damao did not bring the baby out because it was just one month old. The weather in December was too cold, so those who wanted to see the baby had to go inside.

The dishes Zhao Shanhe ate tasted like those cooked by Sha Zhu. He didn't know how Xu Damao convinced Sha Zhu, his good brother who loved him so much.

In fact, it’s nothing more than two words: “add money”. Sha Zhu earned money for the baby in her belly, and Xu Damao earned face.

The banquet ended quickly. The weather was too cold, so Zhao Shanhe went home and Xu Damao went to see Chief Wang off.

Zhao Shanhe had just returned home and had his meal. After everyone finished eating, Zhao Shanhe began to invite his two uncles and his younger brother Zhao Shandong to start drinking.

While drinking, everyone listened to their second uncle Zhao Yin talking about the War of Liberation. Their second uncle really opened up and everyone was fascinated by his words.

Zhao Shanhe knew that his second uncle liked to have a drink or two and had a good alcohol tolerance, but he didn't expect that his third uncle and his son were also good drinkers. The two brothers Zhao Shanhe and Zhao Shanhu were defeated halfway through.

The two brothers had no choice but to pour wine while listening to the story.

"Shanhe, Shanhu, you guys still need to practice your drinking capacity, this is just the beginning, we Shandong gentlemen can't drink, you see Shandong guys are younger than you, but they can drink much more than you.

And Shanhai, come and have a few drinks too. You're already a grown man, but you still don't know how to drink. Shanwen is about the same age as you, and he's been secretly drinking my wine for a long time. Now he can have a drink with me if he has nothing to do," said the second uncle.

Zhao Shanhai looked at Zhao Shanhe. In fact, Zhao Shanhe didn't let Zhao Shanhai drink, saying that he was too young and drinking too early was bad for his health.

Zhao Shanhe also knew that young men of this generation started smoking and drinking at an early age.

"Since your second uncle called you, go and have a few drinks with your second and third uncles. But don't drink too much. You have never drunk alcohol before, and you will feel uncomfortable if you drink too much," Zhao Shanhe said to Zhao Shanhai.