Chapter 407: How Did You Get Here?
Chapter 407: How Did You Get Here?
This time, it was Zhou Chenglei's comrades who came to visit.
Zhang Rui and his brother Zhang Rong, along with Jiang Yang and Yang Bin, were among the group.
Zhou Chenglei hadn't planned on a grand celebration, only inviting relatives and villagers. He hadn't expected them all to show up.
The couple smiled and welcomed everyone inside.
Zhang Rong playfully punched Zhou Chenglei, "You didn't even tell your second brother about your new home! You're not treating me like a brother!"
Zhang Rui also wanted to punch the regiment commander but dared not.
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Today is New Year's Day, and I was worried that the mall would be too busy, keeping you from making money. We were planning to treat everyone in the city later, but this is perfect. We can receive gifts twice, right?"
Jiang Xia's last sentence was directed at Zhou Chenglei with a smile.
Zhou Chenglei supported her lower back, giving her a little support, and looked at the group, "I bought a house in the city. Next time, you guys can come again with the same gifts."
Zhou Chenglei pointed to the black vinyl record player and refrigerator they were carrying.
The black vinyl record player was a gift from Zhang Rong, and the refrigerator was bought by Jiang Yang and the others together.
"I'm done for! I've lost big time! I had no idea about any of this. I must have come to the wrong place. I'm leaving now! Ah Rui, let's go!" Zhang Rong and Zhang Rui pretended to carry the record player and turned to leave, causing everyone to laugh.
"Jiang Yang, you little rascal, you tricked us! Next time, you're buying the refrigerator on your own!"
...
The group chatted and laughed as they entered the house.
After settling them in, Jiang Fu also arrived.
He had gotten off the car at the village entrance and let the driver go home. He and the old commander walked into the village together.
It was during the banquet when the two of them entered the courtyard, and someone recognized Jiang Fu, shouting, "Ah Lei, your father-in-law is here! Xia Xia, your dad is here!"
The couple and the Zhou family members hurried out to greet them.
"Dad."
"Father-in-law!"
Jiang Fu smiled and shook hands with Zhou Fu, "Sorry for coming so late."
Zhou Fu smiled, "You're not late. You're right on time for the feast."
"Then I'm in for a treat!" Jiang Fu smiled and looked at Zhou Chenglei, "See who I brought. Don't you recognize him?"
Zhou Chenglei had instinctively straightened his back upon seeing the elderly man. He spoke softly, "How did you get here as well?"
Jiang Xia didn't recognize the man and was wondering how to address him.
The old man glared at him, "Can't I come? I'm here to see if you've tarnished my reputation! This is my first time playing matchmaker."
Jiang Xia realized who it was but didn't know how to address him.
Zhou Chenglei instinctively glanced at Jiang Xia and put his arm around her, "Xia Xia and I are both grateful to you for playing matchmaker for us."
He, in particular, was very grateful! He felt lucky in life, but his greatest fortune was marrying Jiang Xia.
Jiang Fu couldn't help but remind his absent-minded daughter, "Are you so happy to see Grandpa that you forget to call him?"
Jiang Xia smiled, "I was afraid Grandpa would come to settle the score with me. Thank you, Grandpa, for playing matchmaker for me and Ah Lei. I was in the wrong before, causing you worry!"
Jiang Fu and Zhang Lao had a life-long bond.
In the past, Jiang Fu had saved Zhang Lao's life, so when Jiang Fu asked Zhang Lao to play matchmaker, Zhang Lao agreed.
Otherwise, Zhang Lao wouldn't have agreed to such a task.
Now, seeing the gentle way Zhou Chenglei looked at Jiang Xia, and the couple's evident affection, Zhang Lao felt a little relieved.
The original task wasn't assigned to Zhou Chenglei; he had volunteered to help someone else with it. Zhang Lao had regretted agreeing to his request to dispatch him on that mission ever since.
Indeed, he was both regretful and angry.
His momentary softness had cut short that stinky kid's future!
Jiang Fu smiled, "I told you they were doing well, but you didn't believe me!"
"This kid always has a poker face, looking like someone owes him ten thousand and eight thousand. I was worried he'd bully Xia Xia and scare off the daughter-in-law!"
Jiang Xia took the opportunity to joke, "At first, I was a little scared,..."
Zhou Chenglei gently hugged her.
Old Zhang felt like he had found a kindred spirit and proudly said, "I'm right, aren't I! Your cold, icy face would scare any child to tears. When you have kids in the future, if you keep that expression, they might not even dare to ask you to hold them. Luckily, I played matchmaker for you; otherwise, how would you ever find a wife?"
Zhou Chenglei, exasperated, said, "The food is already on the table, and it's cold outside. Let's go inside and eat first! We can talk after we're full!"
Zhou Fu had already figured out Old Zhang's identity and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes! In-law Father, let's go eat, Old Man."
As Old Zhang walked inside, he smiled at Zhou Fu and said, "Comrade, you've raised a good son!"
Zhou Fu led the way to the main table, smiling as he said, "Whether my son is good or not doesn't matter. As long as my daughter-in-law is good, that's all that matters! I have to thank you, Old Man, for finding such a good daughter-in-law for A-Lei. Xia is truly amazing! This child is so wonderful..."
Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia exchanged a few words before heading upstairs to call Jiang Mu and the others to come down for dinner.
Zhou Fu led the guests to the main table.
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At Zhang Rui's table, everyone stood up in a hurry, putting down their chopsticks and standing with their feet together, almost raising their hands!
"Sit down and eat, why are you standing?" Old Zhang glared at them.
One by one, they quickly sat down, picked up their bowls and chopsticks, and started shoveling rice into their mouths, all in unison.
Jiang Xia: "..."
People at other tables: "..."
Zhou Fu, with a big smile, invited Jiang Fu and Old Zhang to sit down, saying, "Old Man, In-law Father, let's eat too!"
He hadn't even finished praising Wang Cai yet!
The banquet lasted until late evening, with thirty tables set up.
The main table and the neighboring table with Zhang Rui and his group ate for an especially long time.
Throughout the meal, Zhou Fu kept praising Jiang Xia, expressing his gratitude to Jiang Fu for raising such a wonderful daughter and marrying her to Zhou Chenglei. He also thanked Old Zhang for playing matchmaker and introducing such a great girl to Zhou Chenglei.
There was no alcohol at the main table, and Zhou Fu didn't get drunk, but everyone felt like he was!
Even Jiang Xia felt embarrassed!
The meal lasted over two hours.
If it weren't for Jiang Dong and Zhang Fuyan needing to catch a flight, and Old Zhang having to catch a flight too, this meal could have lasted even longer.
After sending off all the relatives and guests, Zhou Chenglei arranged for his maternal grandparents' family to stay.
His maternal grandparents, his eldest uncle and aunt, his younger uncle and aunt, his first cousin and her husband, his second cousin and her husband, and his first cousin-in-law and her husband all stayed in the guest rooms of the new house.
His first cousin-in-law's family and his second cousin were arranged to stay in the old house by Zhou Chenglei. It wouldn't be appropriate for them to stay in the old house alone, so Zhou Chensen and Li Xiuxian still occupied their original rooms in the old house. Only Zhou Ying and Zhou Zhou slept in the new house together.
Zhou Chenglei had not arranged anyone to stay in the room he shared with Jiang Xia in the old house.
There were too many precious memories of him and Jiang Xia in that room.
The bed in that room was their wedding bed.
Zhou Chenglei had a strong sense of territoriality and didn't like others staying in the room where he and Jiang Xia had slept. He didn't want others to sleep in the bed they had shared.
If it weren't for the bed being full of nails and difficult to disassemble, he would have moved it to the second floor of the new house.
Zhou Chenglei had not arranged anyone to stay on the second floor of the new house, so he had not installed beds in the guest rooms there.
With many relatives and children from his maternal grandparents' family, Tian Caixia arranged for some of the children to stay at her own home.
Zhou Mu asked Zhou Chenglei why he had arranged his first cousin-in-law's family to stay in the old house while keeping his second cousin-in-law in the new house. His first cousin-in-law's face turned dark!
Zhou Fu agreed, "This arrangement is not good. It should be based on the seniority of the relatives."
Zhou Chenglei explained, "My first cousin-in-law didn't accept the tea Xiaxia prepared for her."
Zhou Fu: "Oh, this arrangement is not bad. It's a pity we can't arrange a bed in the bathroom."
Zhou Mu: "..."
(End of Chapter)
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