1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Chapter 362 Wedding Banquet

Next, for a long time, Li Weiguo was immersed in the running-in of the system after the upgrade. At this time, the courtyard was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, which caused ripples of joy and welcomed a great event.

After Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e established their relationship, their affection grew as wildly as weeds in spring and heated up quickly like dry wood meeting fire.

Both sets of parents were genuinely satisfied with this marriage, and without much trouble, the two happily registered their marriage.

Xu Damao is a recognized smart man in the hospital, but his cleverness is mixed with a lot of small thoughts. He is an out-and-out villain.

But he still has a sense of dignity in his bones, like a man, and no one can stop him from becoming strong.

He and Lou Xiao'e discussed it over and over again, and although they didn't hold a grand wedding, they did set up two banquet tables in the yard and entertained the three old men in the yard and the employees of the steel mill.

On this day, Xu Damao's house was decorated with lights and red wedding characters were pasted on the windows. A festive atmosphere permeated every corner.

Sha Zhu was invited by Xu Damao to cook today's banquet himself.

Li Weiguo's father Li Dajiang was also invited. As soon as he entered the backyard, he was infected by the lively scene.

People were walking around, chatting and laughing as they worked on the wedding preparations, and everyone's face was filled with joy.

Li Dajiang came to the banquet wearing neat clothes and bringing gifts. He looked around, searching for familiar figures in the crowd.

He did not walk towards Yi Zhonghai's table, but walked towards Sha Zhu's table.

Sha Zhu was chatting animatedly with his deskmate. His eyes were narrowed into slits due to smiling, and he would utter a few funny words from time to time, making people around him laugh.

Seeing Li Dajiang coming, his eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up and greeted him warmly: "Brother Li, you are here, come and sit over here."

His voice was loud and full of joy from the bottom of his heart.

Li Dajiang walked over and sat down with a gentle smile on his face, and joked: "Shazhu, you and Xu Damao have been at odds since childhood. Why are you so active today?" There was curiosity in his eyes.

Sha Zhu scratched his head and smiled, his smile was filled with a bit of simplicity and honesty: "Brother Li, that's all in the past. Besides, today is his big day, we can't bear grudges, right? I'm a person who has nothing else to do but to join in the fun and support my brothers."

As he spoke, he picked up the wine jug and poured wine for Li Dajiang.

Everyone at the table started laughing. Someone gave a thumbs up and said, "Shazhu, you are really generous. This kind of tolerance is unmatched by most people."

Sha Zhu waved his hands, a trace of embarrassment on his face: "Hey, actually we weren't born to be at odds with each other. It was after my dad passed away, Yu Shui and I were still young, no one cared about us. Xu Damao was a rude boy, always exposing my shortcomings, and I couldn't stand it with my bad temper, so we became like that after a while."

As he spoke, a hint of bitterness from memories flashed in his eyes.

The people around nodded one after another. At this time, someone asked curiously: "Then how did you get better later?"

Sha Zhu glanced at Xu Damao who was greeting guests not far away, and said slowly: "This matter has to start from the original root.

You all know what happened in the past. After my father left, Yu Shui and I had a hard time.

Xu Damao was ignorant at that time and touched my sore spot. Now that the truth is out, I have let it go.

Besides, my wife always tells me that it is better to resolve a feud than to create one, and when I think about it, I think this is true.”

After he finished speaking, he picked up the glass and took a sip of wine, as if he wanted to swallow all the unhappiness.

Everyone started to cheer for Sha Zhu for being magnanimous and encouraged him to drink two more glasses today.

At another table, Yi Zhonghai was talking to a few old men. He had a faint smile on his face, but his eyes kept drifting towards Sha Zhu's table. His eyes were like a sinister crow, and his face was a little gloomy.

He knew clearly in his heart that the easing of the relationship between Sha Zhu and Xu Damao was like a thorn in his flesh and was not a good thing.

He originally thought that he could just watch them fighting each other while he would reap the benefits, but now things seem to be out of his control, which makes him feel very uncomfortable.

At this time, a newlywed couple came over to toast.

Lou Xiao'e was wearing a festive red dress, looking like a blooming peony, beautiful and charming.

She and Xu Damao came over with smiles on their faces and toasted the gentlemen.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai hurriedly raised his glass with a smile and said, "Da Mao, you should live a good life from now on. I wish you and your wife a harmonious life and a son soon."

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui also raised their glasses to wish the newlyweds a happy marriage.

Although today's wedding banquet was not as grand as the one with seven plates and eight bowls, Xu Damao's parents did their best today.

He bought meat, fish, and eggs, and added a few vegetarian dishes. Sha Zhu prepared six dishes in total, three meat and three vegetarian. It was considered a pretty good meal in this year of famine.

At the dinner table, everyone was very satisfied with the food, and since they were all workers from the steel mill, everyone was having a great time.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the atmosphere at the banquet became more and more lively.

Xu Damao held a wine glass and staggered to Sha Zhu's table. He looked a little tipsy, but his eyes were full of sincerity: "Sha Zhu, I have to thank you very much today. I know we have had many conflicts in the past, but you still came and helped me cook and prepare the wedding banquet. I understand it in my heart. I will remember your kindness."

His voice was a little hoarse, but every word was full of gratitude.

Sha Zhu quickly stood up, raised his glass, his eyes sparkling: "Da Mao, let's stop being so hypocritical, what happened in the past is in the past. Let's be good from now on, I toast you with this glass of wine."

After that, the two smiled at each other and drank it all in one gulp. Immediately, there was a warm applause and cheers all around, and everyone was moved by this scene.

Only Yi Zhonghai was sitting there, his brows slightly furrowed, secretly calculating in his mind, with a hint of viciousness in his eyes.

He couldn't let Sha Zhu and Xu Damao join forces so easily. He had to find a way to reignite their conflict, otherwise his position in this courtyard would be unstable.

Thinking about what to do next, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, as if he had an idea.

Yi Zhonghai stood up with a wine glass in his hand and walked towards Sha Zhu's table.

He walked to the table with a seemingly kind smile on his face, but that smile did not reach his eyes: "Shazhu, you are so glorious today, helping Damao prepare for the wedding banquet and drinking with him. Are you going to be the good guy of this courtyard?" There was a hint of provocation in his tone.

Sha Zhu frowned and looked at Yi Zhonghai: "Yi Zhonghai, what do you mean? Today is Xu Damao's big day, don't make trouble here."

Yi Zhonghai sneered: "I don't mean that, I just think your transformation is a bit big. You used to be incompatible with Damao, but now you have become good brothers? Don't tell me you have other intentions."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he immediately became furious: "Yi Zhonghai, stop slandering me here. We know what's going on between Damao and I. We don't need you to interfere."