Chapter 318: Messy
"Hey! Dawei, what are you doing?"

When Yan Bugui saw Li Dawei coming to his door with wine, his eyes suddenly lit up and he hurriedly stood up to greet him.

"Ah!"

Li Dawei chuckled upon seeing this, then said with a laugh: "Isn't it that our Xiaofu is getting ready to get married? You are the most educated person in our courtyard, and you are also the elder in the courtyard. I came here to ask you to help as a director."

After saying that, he placed the things he brought on the table.

"It's done!"

When Yan Bugui saw this, his face immediately wrinkled with smile, and then he nodded hurriedly and agreed: "You have come to the right person to ask me for this matter. Over the years, every family in our courtyard who has a wedding has asked me to help with the management. I will definitely help you make this event lively and beautiful."

"Then I'll trouble you!"

When Li Dawei heard that Yan Bugui agreed, he hurriedly bowed and said something polite.

"Harmful!"

Yan Bugui waved his hands and said in a feigned anger, "Look at what you said. We have been neighbors for decades. Isn't it normal for us to help each other when there is something wrong? You don't have to be so polite to me."

"have to!"

Li Dawei raised his eyebrows, then laughed and said, "Then I will wait for your good news at home."

"no problem!"

Yan Bugui patted his chest, and then said confidently: "I will look at the perpetual calendar and pick a very auspicious day for your Xiaofu. Then I will write the wedding couplets and gift list for your family, and send them to you in the evening at the latest."

"to make!"

When Li Dawei heard Yan Bugui's words, he immediately nodded with satisfaction and agreed, then got up and said goodbye and went back home.

Although everything has been simplified these days, there are still rules to follow to avoid being looked down upon.

Moreover, these rules are just a formality to add a little festive atmosphere, and there is no need to worry about getting into any trouble.

Now that the directors have been dealt with, the next step is the cook.

Since Li Dawei had already thought about splitting up the family, he had no plans to let Li Guoqiang come forward to resolve the matter. Instead, he planned to wait until Yan Bugui helped him pick a date in the evening, and then go to discuss the matter with Sha Zhu.

Just when he was thinking about who to invite to the banquet, he suddenly ran into Yao Meilan who had rushed back from Lao Luo's house. He was stunned for a moment and couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"You still know how to come back?"

"I"

Yao Meilan was slightly stunned, then hurriedly explained: "I went to discuss Xiaofu and Qiuyan's marriage with the old man! By the way, I made some food for him."

"what about me?"

Li Dawei curled his lips, and then said unhappily: "I'm going to stay at home and starve?"

"Look what you said!"

Yao Meilan frowned, then said angrily: "You are such a grown-up, and before I came back, couldn't you go out and buy some food by yourself?"

"Row!"

Li Dawei nodded, then said in a deep voice: "You mean I have to eat out every day from now on, right?"

"no!"

Yao Meilan was slightly stunned, and then hurriedly said: "Are you sick? You can't understand what I said, right? Is that what I meant?"

"if not?"

Li Dawei's face darkened, and then he said angrily: "If you don't come back without telling me, then I won't eat out. Am I going to wait for you to come back hungry every day and tell me that I won't cook?"

"I"

When Yao Meilan heard what Li Dawei said, she immediately understood why he was so angry and was speechless for a moment.

It was because she did something inappropriate!
Even if he didn't come back, he had to come back and tell Li Dawei first, and then go to Luo Jiwu to talk about the matter.

"Humph!"

Seeing Yao Meilan's speechless look, Li Dawei snorted and turned around to walk towards the gate of the courtyard.

In fact, he didn't mean to be difficult with Yao Meilan. He just felt that Yao Meilan was going too far.

You have to know that he is the head of this family. If it were the old society, he would whip someone if she did something like Yao Meilan.

Even though we have entered a new society, it is unreasonable for Yao Meilan to ignore his existence.

Yao Meilan looked at Li Dawei's leaving back and her face suddenly turned very ugly.

Although she did not do it properly, they are still husband and wife, so isn't Li Dawei being too stingy?
Thinking of this, she ignored Li Dawei, turned around, walked into her own courtyard, returned to the house, and prepared to take some money and tickets to go to the countryside to propose marriage for Luo Guofu.

Normally, this amount of money is not much. Just ten kilograms of food coupons and twenty yuan are already very good.

However, she hoped that Zhao Qiuyan could find more concubines for Luo Guofu like Luo Huijuan did, so she took all the 100 kilograms of food coupons that her family had saved, and also took yuan.

After taking it, she hurried out and rushed to Lao Luo's house.

In the blink of an eye, it was soon evening.

Xu Yuchang, Sun Jinda and others finished the work at hand as usual, and then prepared to make some food to get by.

However, when it was Sun Jinda's turn to cook, he walked into the kitchen, finding that Wu Zhaodi and Chu Meiling were already busy there, which instantly made him feel overjoyed.

Then, through questioning, he also learned that Li Guoqiang, Luo Huijuan and others were planning to cook at Xiangmi Zhai in the future.

Looking at the dishes on the stove ready to be cooked, his eyes rolled, and he turned around and ran out quickly, found Li Guoqiang, and then said with a shameless face: "Qiangzi, you see we already have dinner for dinner, is there anything missing?"

"What's missing?"

Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows and asked softly.

"It's missing wine!"

Sun Jinda clapped his hands and spoke seriously.

"Ah!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he heard this, and then he laughed and said, "What's the matter? There are so many delicious dishes for you to eat, but you still can't stop your mouth from opening?"

"Look at what you said!" Sun Jinda's eyes widened, and then he said seriously: "It is because we have good food that we need to get some good wine! Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of so many good food?"

"Row!"

After hearing what Sun Jinda said, Li Guoqiang did not spoil the fun. He nodded and agreed, "Then I'll go get some good wine from someone later."

"Great!"

When Sun Jinda heard this, he couldn't help but cheer, then turned around and ran to tell others the good news.

In his opinion, if one has good food and good wine these days, life would be as happy as that of a god.

The only drawback is that he doesn't have a wife to warm his bed, which makes it a little lacking.

However, as long as there is enough good wine and people get drunk, it doesn’t seem to make much difference.

Soon, Li Guoqiang went out and brought back a jar of good wine from the small world. Then, as soon as he entered the door, Xu Yuchang shamelessly asked for the wine.

Soon after, Chu Meiling came out of the kitchen and called for dinner.

When they heard that dinner was ready, Xu Yuchang, Sun Jinda and others who had been waiting for a long time immediately ran into the kitchen to help serve the dishes, not behaving like the grown men they used to in the countryside.

If the villagers of Jinshanbao saw them like this, who knows how they would laugh at them!

The main reason why they become like this is that they are forced by life.

You know, they had never done much housework at home before. At most, they would roast some prey in the mountains. If it weren't for Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others helping to cook a meal at noon, they would probably have been depressed by the terrible meals they made.

This is also one of the main reasons why they are so anxious to find a wife.

Soon, with their busy schedule, two large dining tables were placed in the middle of the yard.

In the gentle breeze, the aroma of various dishes hits your nose directly, making you swallow your saliva involuntarily.

However, even though they were very greedy, they still waited until Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan came and took their seats before they sat down one by one.

"Eat it!"

After Li Guoqiang sat down, he looked around at everyone, then reached out to pick up the chopsticks and greeted them.

After hearing his words, everyone picked up their chopsticks and rushed towards their favorite food. Soon, the sound of chewing could be heard.

While they were enjoying their meal at Xiangmi Zhai, Li Dawei was sitting at the head seat at the dining table at home, looking at the small bowl of cornmeal porridge and two plates of pickles in front of him. For a moment, his face gloomy.

"How about I fry you some eggs?"

Seeing Li Dawei's expression, Yao Meilan pursed her lips and then spoke softly to make a suggestion.

"no need!"

Upon hearing this, Li Dawei glanced at Yao Meilan, then shook his head and spoke.

After saying that, he silently picked up the bowl and started eating.

In fact, when he proposed to separate the family, he had already been mentally prepared for this. However, when Li Guoqiang, Luo Huijuan and others really did not come back home to cook and eat, he was still a little uncomfortable.

After all, no matter what, we would always prepare one or two heavier dishes in the evening so that he could satisfy his craving.

Now, the two old people are the only ones at home, and in order not to waste food, they can only eat bland soup.

Seeing that Li Dawei had already started eating, Yao Meilan did not insist on frying eggs. She also reached out and picked up the bowl and ate slowly.

However, as soon as she put the corn porridge in her mouth, her brows couldn't help but frown, and it felt like something was blocking her throat, making it difficult for her to swallow.

It has been a long time since she last ate cornmeal porridge with salty pickles since Li Guoqiang came back home. It has been so long that she almost forgot what it felt like to eat cornmeal porridge until she got sick of it.

As the saying goes, it is easy to change from frugality to luxury, and it is difficult to change from luxury to frugality.

Before, she didn't feel much when she ate all kinds of delicious dishes brought back by Li Guoqiang every day. But now that she was eating cornmeal porridge again, she finally realized how happy she was when Li Guoqiang was at home.

Precisely because of this, she couldn't let Li Guoqiang, Luo Huijuan and others separate and live on their own.

Thinking of this, she slowly put down her bowl and chopsticks, then looked up at Li Dawei and said softly, "Dad, you see, Xiaojuan is already pregnant now. In another seven or eight months, she will have to give birth.

If you let them separate and live alone now, who will help her take care of the children?

Otherwise, let’s talk about this in a few years!”

"In how many years?"

Li Dawei glanced at her, then said unhappily, "Won't it be the same in a few years? Do you think you only have Xiaojuan as your daughter-in-law?"

"This"

Yao Meilan was slightly stunned, then pursed her lips and said, "How can this be the same? Didn't you say that Qiangzi and Xiaojuan have already planned to let Xiuzhen and Fengxia return to their hometown to give birth if they get pregnant?
By then, even if I wanted to take care of them, I wouldn't be able to do so!"

"okay!"

Li Dawei couldn't help but wave his hand when he saw that Yao Meilan even brought up the issue of having children in order to stop Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan from separating and living alone. He said in a deep voice:
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I can tell you very clearly now that Qiangzi has abilities and they all belong to him. As parents, we can't be partial to him."

"What do you mean by that?"

When Yao Meilan heard that Li Dawei had exposed her thoughts, she immediately retorted with excitement, "Xiao Fu was born after ten months of pregnancy. He is the flesh and blood that fell from my body. He is married now. Can't I think more about him?
Moreover, you should ask yourself honestly whether you have done anything biased over the years. Even if you have been biased, it was always towards Qiangzi.

Now that he has made some progress, shouldn't I ask him to help Xiaofu more? "

After saying this, she stared at Li Dawei with wide eyes in indignation, as if she was being wronged.

Seeing this, Li Dawei was immediately angered by Yao Meilan's unreasonable behavior.

Logically speaking, since Yao Meilan worked so hard to help raise Li Guoqiang, it is understandable that she wants Li Guoqiang to help Luo Guofu more now.

But the problem is that Yao Meilan's behavior was too unreasonable. She didn't care whether Li Guoqiang was willing or not, and just kept giving things from the house to Luo Guofu.

If the situation continues like this, big problems will arise sooner or later.

Therefore, the best way is to let Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan live separately, and then if they want to help Luo Guofu, they will naturally help.

However, he never expected that Yao Meilan just couldn't get rid of this bend and insisted on tying Li Guoqiang and Luo Guofu together.

Just as he was thinking about how to make Yao Meilan understand the truth that taking a step back can open up a new horizon, Yao Meilan saw that Li Dawei didn't say anything and thought he was guilty, so she quickly spoke up:

"Since you've said this today, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. I won't watch Xiaofu suffer."

(End of this chapter)