Sister Fu got married, and she was just a soy saucer. Classmate Le originally played a song and then nothing happened, because most of the first wave of guests were related to her, and some of the guests still had invitations from her. After posting, she and some members of the Chao and Xiao families accompanied the newlyweds to greet the guests.

Some of the people from the Xiao family and the Chao family greeting guests stood on the right hand side of the newlyweds, and some stood in front of the reverse seat on the west side of the gate. Classmates Le Xiao and Meiren’s brother also stood on the reverse seat. in front of the house.

The few from the ancient cultivating family were the fastest runners and were at the front of the queue. Naturally, they were the first to enter the park. The few who walked together saw the little one who was being protected by Master Chao like a chicken. Loli, all smiling brightly.

Many of them were carrying congratulatory gifts, which were beautifully packaged. After entering the garden, they first congratulated the couple in front of the screen wall, and then congratulated the Xiao family and Chao family who were standing to the west of the couple. Everyone said hello.

After greeting the hosts, Mr. Xuan first gave the gifts and invitations to the clerks who were checking and receiving the gifts. Then he told the clerks that some people were not in the capital and he was not here, so he asked him to pass them on. Bless each family's gifts and list together with the paperwork for registration.

After he finished his work, he quickly moved to the south facing room and said to the little Lolita: "Little beauty, I just heard a familiar bird call. Is there another crane flying over? Are you a guest in the paradise?"

Mr. Xuan asked if a bird had come to the paradise. Le Yun wrinkled her nose. Before she could speak, the beautiful young man from the Chao family answered on her behalf: "Young Master Xuan guessed it right away. I guessed the truth. Five red-crowned cranes came to the park on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Our little dumpling said that one of them was injured and fell into the park last time and she had treated it. The red-crowned cranes are in the lake behind. Young Master Xuan and others can go there at any time if they are interested. Appreciate it."

"Ha, that big bird is quite human. It specially came to the paradise as a guest when the second girl of the Chao family and Mr. Xiao were getting married. The crane will bring longevity and the five blessings will come to the door. It is a good sign, Chao Er. The girl and Young Master Xiao will definitely be a loving couple and have many children and grandchildren."

"I would like to send you some good wishes from Mr. Xuan." Mr.

The young people from the two families who are responsible for greeting the guests pass cigarettes and wedding candies.

"Young Master Xuan, the kitchen needs talents like you today. Please come to the big kitchen in the south-facing room of the kitchen at 10:30 to shine." Classmate Le Xiao did not forget to capture the great cause of strong men, and decisively arrested Master Xuan was appointed as a coolie.

"No problem. Helping in the kitchen is my strength, I will report on time." Mr. Remember Loli.

Mr. Hua, Mr. Zhou and others went to the front room and each took one or two candies. They didn’t smoke, so they didn’t take any cigarettes. When they heard that Mr. Xuan had been assigned a job, they rushed to him. Throw away a jealous little look.

Hosts should greet guests and announceYoung Master, Young Master Hua and others said a few words to the little Lolita and left the park first, then drove the car into the park and parked it, and evened out the space outside for parking for subsequent guests.

After the ancient cultivators were Mrs. Wang’s family and the Wang family, followed by Master Tong and his entourage.

Because her uncle was here, Mrs. Wang didn’t have time to catch little Guaiguai and talk to her. She went to her uncle first and exchanged a few words with her peers from the Xiao family and the Chao family. Mrs. He and the people from the Liu family With Jay Chou, Wei Qiumeng, Mr. Wei and others here, it was even more inconvenient for her to occupy Xiaotuanzi, so she went to the garden with her uncle first.

The He family is led by Mrs. He, and there are four generations, with a total of more than 20 people. In order not to cause trouble to the young doctor, the He family did not send out the whole family, and the daughters-in-law who took care of the children did not go out. Attendance, otherwise, is five generations traveling together, with even greater numbers.

There are many people in Liu's hometown. Mr. Liu, his son and grandson, and his grandson and his children are also four generations.

The invitation Mr. Chao Er gave to Jay Chou was to invite other families to attend. Jay Chou brought his wife, and their son also brought his wife or children.

Wei Qiumeng and her husband brought their two children with them. Together with their mother-in-law, Mr. Wei, his son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were also a large group of people.

A large group of people entered the garden and chatted with the owner for a few words. Most of them went to visit the garden, while some went outside and drove into the garden.

Mr. Xuan and others drove into the park, parked the car in the garage, and went to enjoy the scenery in the park.

The car parked in the garage does not occupy the parking space in front of the house. When leaving, they have to stay behind and wait for the cars parked outside to drive away before their car can be driven out.

After that group of guests, there were no guests for the time being.

Mr. Le Xiao took the opportunity to sneak into the kitchen and make bread and dumplings.

About half an hour later, another guest arrived. They were Professor Zhai and his wife, Professor Wanqi’s colleagues, and Professor Fu and his wife.

Behind them are the group of medical madmen who sent the invitations on behalf of the junior sisters, Dr. Wanqi. Professor Lu, Qin Jiao and others also brought a few little tails - Senior Chen and Little Loli's former military training Three classmates, as well as two young descendants of Professor Lu, Professor Kang and Professor Qin's family.

Then, Mr. Chao and Mrs. Chao’s old colleagues and friends in the education field also arrived.

Those who are further behind are the leaders in the jewelry industry, Mr. Ji, Li, Dongtang, Mr. Li and Mr. Qian. Mr. Ji brings a middle-aged man, Mr. Li, Dongtang, Mr. Qian and Mr. Li or push them. Have children or wife.

The cars of the big guys in the jewelry industry also drove into the park and parked in the parking area outside the garage.

After them, some of the younger generations from Mr. Zhou and Mr. Yang’s family, as well as Mr. Dabo’s parents and Mr. Li’s familyPeople, the elders of Luo Shao's family, the Deng family, Wang Yuzhe and their families, as well as the colleagues of Xiao Lao and Chao family, arrived in groups one after another.

The post from Xiao and Chao's family stated that they would officially receive guests at nine o'clock, and the people who received the post were curious about the paradise and wanted to see it, so it was better to do it sooner rather than later.

It was agreed to receive guests at nine o'clock. In fact, 90% of the guests invited by Xiao Chao's family arrived before nine o'clock. Even Mr. Wu and the Liu family entered before the nine o'clock line. Paradise.

Mr. Wu did not bring Le Shiyun or anyone from the Le family this time, but only one of his sons.

After nine o’clock, the neighbors of the park also arrived in groups.

Le Xiao’s classmate, whose cat is in the kitchen, is in the kitchen, but her consciousness is spread out, and she knows every corner of the entire paradise. She can clearly hear the voices everywhere, and she also knows Whoever has malicious intentions is friendly to her and the Xiao family and the Chao family.

When the neighbors came in, she also counted the number of people. Not counting the kitchen and waiters, as well as her, Mr. Li Leshan, Brother Qian, Brother Jie and Brother Fu, there were 155 people in total.

That number is not the final number, there are still some people who have not arrived yet.

The park is very wide, and more than 1,500 people rushed in at once. Although it was not overcrowded, it was still very noisy. There were people in twos and threes everywhere in the park.

Some people strolled around the garden or went to the academy, or sat leisurely in Ningcuixuan, Qinghe Hall, attic pavilion corridor, some went to play in the corner tower, and the younger people were leisurely in the canal or on the grass. of sunbathing.

There were no guests coming for the time being, so the beautiful young man went to Wuwei Kitchen to find Xiaotuanzi and whispered: "Xiaotuanzi, go and look around, can you make a rough estimate of the number of people?"

Le Yun kept on moving her hands and feet, wrapping the dumplings smoothly, and calmly reported the number: "No need to wander around, I counted the number of people, not counting the people in the paradise and the kitchen waiters, including the guests and the Chao family and the Xiao family themselves. , now there are 155 people."

"What? There are more than 1,500 people? The invitations sent by my family and Brother Xiao's family, the number of people counted is within 90 tables. According to past practice, some People may take care of children, and budget for about five tables, and prepare ten more tables for emergencies. Why is it so much more than the budget now?" The beautiful boy's eyes widened in shock, and three words came to his mind: Wan Duzi. !

They estimated the number of people at about ninety-five tables. Later, Xiao Lele sent an invitation to Mr. Xuan and others. They estimated that there would be about five tables, which is about one hundred tables. One hundred Table 05 still has a budget surplus.

As a result, the number of people now far exceeds the budget. Where will the food come from?

We can’t blame them for having a small budget, mainly because both the Xiao family and the Chao family have people in important positions, and the banquet arrangements cannot be based on their own personalities.Zi Lai, generally control within fifty tables.

Since Mr. Chao is engaged in business, the restrictions on him marrying off his daughter or holding banquets are not so strict. No one can find fault with the banquets held by the Xiao family. One hundred tables were not exceeded.

In view of the nature of the Chao and Xiao families, the Xiao family and the Chao family carefully considered when issuing invitations and strictly controlled the number of people. People who were not particularly friendly and could not be invited were not invited. The invitation only stated The name of the person indicates that a certain Mr. or Ms. is attending. Only special people can write to invite the couple to come.

Due to the meticulous calculation, we can basically determine that the number of tables will be within 100. The neighbors in the park are temporary guests, and they will not exceed five tables. The number of tables in the budget is still sufficient. .

As a result, there are now more than forty tables of guests. Who are these extra guests?

When it was rare that the beauty brother was also a little confused, Le Yun bared her teeth: "Brother Chao, hold on tight, don't panic."

"I don't want to panic, the problem is There are already more than 40 extra tables, and at least about five tables of people have not yet arrived. Where does this food come from? Now even if we ask other hotels to deliver food, it will be difficult to get it together."

The little dumpling didn't panic, but the handsome boy scratched his head. Regardless of where the extra four hundred people came from, the same lunch dish was enough to make people worry about their bald head.

"Isn't it me?" Le Yun calmly kneaded two more dumplings, blinked her eyes, and said with a well-behaved face: "The Chao family and the Xiao family have ordered dishes nineteen Tao, the chef and I prepared the food for 190 tables. I plan to have extra dishes for myself to gather at the paradise in the evening. Even if there are more than 150 tables now, we will have more than 150 tables. We can’t gather together for many nights, there is enough food.”

“Does Lele Xiaotuanzi have the power to predict the future, so he solved our family’s problems so easily!” The beautiful young man was excited and said I have Xiaotuanzi in my arms. With Xiaotuanzi at home, I don’t have to worry about anything. It’s great to have a little sister!

"There is no such thing as foretelling. Brother Chao, shouldn't you go talk to the handsome waiters about adding a table?"

Being pressed by the beautiful brother Leyun was not happy about her head. If she pressed it any further, her little head would collapse to her shoulders and turn into a monster without a neck.

"Okay, I'll go talk to the chef and the handsome waiters." The beautiful boy pinched the cute little face affectionately and hurried to Wuweilou.

The chefs who were busy in the kitchen of Wuweilou were not surprised at all when they heard from Mr. Chao how many guests there were and how many tables they needed to prepare.

The waiters were not too surprised and quickly went to the Pearl Pavilion and moved the table into the Hall of Heroes to place it.

The beautiful boy went to the kitchenAfter a lap, he returned to the west gate and told the elders of the Chao family and Xiao family about how many guests were arriving now.

Everyone in the Chao family and the Xiao family were shocked. There were forty or fifty extra tables of guests?

I was relieved to hear that Xiao Lele had made two preparations. Fortunately, Xiao Tuanzi was smart, otherwise it would not have ended.

Because Jiahe Zhai also had guests, it was inconvenient for them to discuss too much. They would study who the extra people were when they got back.

All the latecomers finally arrived before half past ten.

Mr. Xuan went to the Wuwei Cupboard before 10:30 to report. Mr. Hua Shaoji and Mr. Zhou also followed suit. The Fourth Young Master took an apron and tied it himself. He put the cutting board, kitchen knife, and disposable The food gloves are well prepared to help with hot dishes.

Brother Fu, Brother Qian, and Brother Jie lit a fire at nine o'clock, heated the pottery and stone jars to a boil, and heated the stewed whole lamb made two days ago.

Some dishes are served in the steamer after 10:30.

After 10:30, guests gradually gathered from all directions to the Hall of Heroes. They first looked at the seating arrangement in front of the hall and then took their seats.

Those uninvited guests who are not invited and are brought into the park privately by some people with invitations, naturally their names are not on the seating list. They go alone and only have table numbers and no fixed personnel are arranged to sit. table to sit on.

The Hall of Heroes is decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and there are potted plants and ornaments in the corners and beside the pillars. Many of the ornaments are either jade, agate, amber crystal, or precious rosewood, rosewood, or Davidia agarwood. Each piece is exquisitely crafted.

The hall is filled with a faint fragrance, not the smell of spices, but the natural fragrance emanating from the wood.

Sitting in the magnificent hall, which is as magnificent as an ancient palace, one feels instantly like a distinguished relative of the royal family, with a respected status.

The partitions separating the east and west pavilions are all folded, and the main hall is integrated into a whole. There are two rows of Taishi chairs and flower tables in the outer room of the middle hall. Five tables are placed in front of the throne. There is an oversized round table in the center, and the other four tables are standard tables for ten people, forming a four-star ring arch with five blessings.

Mr. Chao Er, Father Xiao and others also entered the Hall of Heroes and led some respected elderly people to sit at the high seats in the middle of the middle hall. Elderly people like Mrs. He and his son and daughter-in-law were among the five seats in the middle of the main hall. There is a place for the grandchildren of the He family, He Wuye and others, in the East Pavilion.

Professor Yang, Li, Liu, Lao Wanqi and others also had a seat among the five tables. Mr. and Mrs. Zhou were the bride’s grandparents. They sat at the big table in the middle of the five tables.

Mr. Wu did not get a seat at the fifth table because he was neither a relative nor a friend of the Chao Xiao family, or the He family, because Mrs. He was the widow of a revolutionary martyr, and HeAn in-law of a granddaughter-in-law of the family is also related to the Xiao family. Speaking of it, the He family and the Xiao family are also closely related. If we look at the distance from the capital, the relationship is probably as far away as the tenth ring road.

Although the relative element has gone through several circles, in the end it is just about being relatives.

Mr. Wu, who was seated in the East Pavilion, felt helpless even if he felt resentful. After all, the Wu family, the Xiao family, and the Chao family could not find a single in-law even if they counted up to eighteen generations.

There is nothing we can do about it. After all, the Wu family is based in Province S, the three provinces of Jiangnan. It was only since his predecessor came to Beijing that he developed. Mrs. He’s natal family’s ancestral home is Linhai in present-day Province F. The Ren family later moved to Songhai City. The Xiao family and the Chao family were both from the north, and the Wu family and the Chao family and the Xiao family were incompatible with each other. (To be continued)