Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

In the following days, He Daqing didn't know how Nan Yi and Sha Zhu discussed with Ma Hua, but he heard from them that things had been arranged and they just needed to wait until the time came to purchase the ingredients.

As for the chefs, He Daqing now has more than 20 formal apprentices, and there are more than a dozen who are still in the probation stage. With so many people, just any number of them can successfully complete the wedding banquet.

Time passed by unknowingly, and it was only a few days away from May Day, the day He Yushui had scheduled for her wedding.

In the past few days, Ma Hua has started purchasing some long-lasting ingredients, alcoholic beverages and so on.

On He Yushui's side, Chen Xueru, Yu Li, Liang Ladi and several neighbors also started to decorate their new house.

He Yushui’s wedding this time can be said to be the grandest happy event for the He family in recent years.

When He Daqing and Chen Xueru got married, their family and their senior brother's family sat together to have a meal.

When Sha Zhu and Yu Li got married, it was during a famine year and everyone was starving. How could they get so much food to entertain the guests? Even if He Daqing did have some, he didn't dare to waste it, so the wedding was relatively simple.

He Yushui was lucky enough to have come at a good time this time. In the past few years, the whole country has basically recovered from the impact of the famine, and the supplies on the market have also become more abundant.

As the best place to live, supplies are more abundant than other places.

In addition, He Yushui is one of He Daqing's more favored daughters. Shazhu Nanyi and He Daqing's disciples all treat He Yushui as their sister. It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the apple of everyone's eye.

So for this wedding banquet, Sha Zhu and a few others discussed and decided to have a big banquet, to be extravagant this time.

As for how the expenses were calculated, He Daqing didn't ask, and Sha Zhu and the others didn't say anything either, but it was definitely not borne by Ma Hua alone, otherwise he wouldn't be able to afford it with his salary.

The wedding day soon arrived.

Early in the morning, Zhang Tieshao brought a group of fellow apprentices to the courtyard.

The courtyard is particularly lively today. In He Daqing's kitchen, Sha Zhu and his friends have already built three temporary large stoves.

After Zhang Tieshao and his fellow apprentices arrived, he began to assign tasks and prepare the ingredients.

Yu Li and Liang Ladi brought the families of these apprentices to He Yushui's place to help clean the house and dress He Yushui.

Nan Yi acts as the matchmaker and Sha Zhu acts as the brother-in-law. Their task today is to welcome guests at the door.

As elders, He Daqing and Chen Xueru took a few little kids with them and watched them play in the yard.

When the neighbors knew that He Daqing's family was going to host a banquet for everyone today, they were all very happy and some people came to help early in the morning.

Without the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai, and the deaf old lady, the entire courtyard has become more and more harmonious in recent years. Although there are probably still some minor conflicts in private, the atmosphere on the surface is indeed much better than in previous years.

Just then, Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong ran over to find He Daqing with smiles on their faces.

Yan Bugui said, "Daqing, your family is really capable. Our courtyard hasn't been so lively for a long time. As the third uncle in the courtyard, I must do more today. Leave the acceptance of gifts to me later."

He Daqing didn't care about this. Over the years, Yan Bugui was the one who received the gifts no matter who had problems in the courtyard, and there had never been any problems.

This person is quite clear about what he should do. He takes the small advantages he should take, but generally won't take things he shouldn't take.

So he said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Old Yan. I'll ask Zhuzi to arrange it for you later."

Liu Haizhong also said, "Daqing, let me be the manager of the courtyard. I am familiar with this and I will make sure everything is arranged for you clearly."

He Daqing thought for a while and said, "Old Liu, it's not that I don't want you to take care of it. The key is that most of the people who came today are my apprentices and their families. I have asked Nan Yi to take care of them. He is familiar with these people. Why don't you go to the door to help Zhuzi receive people. There may be several leaders from our factory who will come. I am afraid that Zhuzi has a bad temper and cannot entertain those leaders well."

Liu Haizhong was very upset when he heard that He Daqing did not let him be the general manager. But later he heard that he was actually asked to receive leaders, which he was best at, even better than being the general manager.

Thus, the face that had just turned gloomy immediately turned into a smile brighter than the sunshine.

"This is good, this is the best. Daqing, you are more thoughtful. If the leaders come, we must entertain them well, otherwise it will be a disgrace to our courtyard. Don't worry, I will definitely entertain all the leaders who come."

Liu Haizhong patted his chest to make a promise, and the smile on his face never stopped.

He Daqing shook his head speechlessly.

The reason why he asked Liu Haizhong to receive the leaders was that, on the one hand, Sha Zhu and Nan Yi had straightforward tempers and he was really afraid that they would offend people.

The second one is Liu Haizhong, who is quite enthusiastic towards the leaders and puts himself in a low position in front of them. Most people cannot say those flattering words, but Liu Haizhong doesn't care and just says them. This is also considered a person who can adjust the atmosphere. If Xu Damao is here, he is more suitable than Liu Haizhong.

After all these arrangements were made, Ma Hua came over with his relatives shortly afterwards.

This time, in addition to Ma Hua's parents and sister's family, his eldest and second brothers came to the courtyard with their families. Some relatives also came with them, a dozen people of all ages.

Nan Yi brought them to He Daqing's side. Ma Hua's parents, sister and other relatives were quite enthusiastic, but his two brothers and sister-in-law did not seem so happy, and their words were full of sourness.

He Daqing did not give them a good look at this. If it were not for MCA, no one would know who you are!

However, today is his daughter's wedding day, so as long as they don't go too far, He Daqing has no need to cause trouble for them.

Seeing them looking around with envy and jealousy in their eyes, He Daqing smiled silently.

There will be times in the future when you will be even more envious. At this moment, you don't even think about building a good relationship with your brothers. Just because his father bought a job for the younger son, you are so jealous due to the instigation of your wife. It can be said that these two brothers are very stupid.

By noon, some colleagues from the steel rolling mill also arrived.

There are people from He Daqing’s cafeteria, and He Yushui’s colleagues in the department.

Yu Haitang also came with his father, mother and younger brother.

He Daqing's senior brother, Sha Zhu's master Hu Sihai and his wife, and several friends from the catering industry also came to show their support.

Finally, the deputy factory director Li Huaide came with several section chiefs and directors, and even the retired Director Huang came along.

The arrival of this group of people immediately made the scene more lively, especially Li Huaide. Although he was only a deputy factory director, his power was not much less than that of Director Yang. The fact that such people came in person showed how strong He Daqing's network was.

Director Yang also sent his secretary to represent him, but he himself did not come, which made everyone feel that leaders like Li Huaide are more approachable.