Chapter 239: Toast
At home, with the help of Long Cui'e, Jiang Yucai had already prepared a sumptuous dinner.
In the past, the relationship between the two families was good, but now after Hu Mingyi helped Hu Mingchen's family watch the cinema, the relationship between the two families has become closer and closer.
Due to the large number of people, in addition to the main table, a small table was also placed next to it.
"Fluttershy, Jiao, you dolls sit over there, leave it to the adults here. Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao didn't plan to sit down yet, so Jiang Yucai greeted them in advance.
"I know, I saw it, I don't have to think about it, and only Xiao Chen can sit there alone. Hu Yandie glanced at Jiang Yucai and said.
"You girl, Xiao Chen...... Can it be the same? Where the cooking is different, the food is the same. There are outsiders, Jiang Yucai's complaint to Hu Yandie is just a small reprimand.
The reason why Hu Yandie said this is because there is a precedent in the past, the kind of rule that there are guests at home and children do not go to the main table, this year, it has been completely ineffective for Hu Mingchen, and he didn't mention it, and even Hu Mingchen wanted to sit next to him, and he would be pulled back, as if he had become one of the adults. Everyone seems to have deliberately forgotten the fact that Hu Mingchen is younger than Hu Yandie.
Today, Hu Mingyi's family came over, there were five people in his family, Hu Mingchen's family was also a family of five, plus Wu Chunli and Xiong Xiaolin's mother and daughter and Hu Jianqiang, a full thirteen, all of them were indeed a little unable to sit down if they were all squeezed into one table.
Now divide the six children into a table, and the main table is more spacious.
In fact, Hu Yandie's complaint does not mean that she really wants to sit at the main table with adults to eat. On the contrary, sitting with adults is not comfortable at all, which is not good, it is not polite, there are many rules, but a few children sit together, laughing and laughing, and they are free to do whatever they want. Her complaint just felt that it was unfair and that she was biased towards Hu Mingchen, rather than really fighting for something.
"Come, come, let's have a drink first, thank you all for all your hard work these days. Hu Jianjun beckoned everyone and sat down.
"Second master, you men drink, we women can't drink. Long Cui'e said.
"If you can't drink alcohol, drink soda, don't you have soda left in the house, you go and pour it for them." Hu Jianjun rushed to Jiang Yucai and said.
"Oh, look at my brain, I only remember to give it to the dolls, but I forgot about us, I'll take it right away, take it right away. Jiang Yucai patted her head awkwardly and stood up.
It is not uncommon for Jiang Yucai to lose everything in doing things, and it can even be said to be the norm.
After Jiang Yucai brought the soda and poured it, everyone raised the cup again, although Hu Mingchen was a man, but his cup could only be filled with soda.
The busiest and most tiring time period passed, so the meal was very relaxed, the children were giggling and laughing, and the men's side was also laughing, and all kinds of strange and funny things that happened during the Chinese New Year were brought out to tell them.
As long as there is wine at the dinner table, men will talk a lot, and the speed of eating will be much lower than that of women.
Wu Chunli, Long Cui'e and Jiang Yucai were all full of food and drink, Hu Jianjun, Hu Jianqiang and Hu Mingyi were still lighting cigarettes and holding wine.
"Dad, don't you have something to prepare? Hu Mingchen was afraid that Hu Jianjun would be drunk and forget about business, so he reminded him in a whisper next to him.
"Don't worry, I won't forget, if you're afraid that I will forget, then I'll get it now." "Hu Jianjun doesn't drink much, and he's already a little dizzy.
"Second brother, what do you take, do you have anything to help?" Hu Jianqiang asked curiously.
"No, no, you and Hu Mingyi hurry up and drink the wine in front of you, drink it quickly, I'll be here right away." Hu Jianjun stood up, pushed away the stool with his feet, and pointed to Hu Jianqiang's half a glass of wine in front of them.
Except for Hu Mingchen, the rest of the people didn't understand what Hu Jianjun was doing.
A few minutes later, Hu Jianjun came out of the back room with three slightly larger red envelopes.
"Jianqiang, take it, it's yours, a thousand yuan. Hu Jianqiang was closest to Hu Jianjun, so Hu Jianjun handed him the first red envelope.
"Second brother, didn't we say that we wouldn't give out the year-end bonus? Why do you give it back? I don't want it, you take it back yourself. Hearing that it was 1,000 yuan, Hu Jianqiang refused on the spot.
"Third uncle, this is not a year-end bonus, it's a little subsidy for everyone's busy and hard work these days, it has nothing to do with that, you can take it. Hu Mingchen said from the side.
"That's not going to be so much, you have a lot of money now, it's only been more than ten days, where can you use a thousand yuan, I have a salary." Hu Jianqiang is still reluctant to accept money.
"Oh, let you take it, where there are so many words, there are so many words, it is better to quickly kill this glass of wine. Hu Jianjun couldn't help but stuff the red envelope into Hu Jianqiang's hand.
"Third uncle, one yard is one yard, you can take it, if you don't take it...... Then it's not easy for the eldest brother and Wu Xian to do it here. Hu Mingchen said.
"That's it, Mingyi, this is yours, it's also a thousand, Wu Chunli, this is yours, like them, I'm a bowl of water, and I'm not separated. Saying that, Hu Jianjun put the remaining two red envelopes in front of Hu Mingyi and Wu Chunli.
"Your family has already given you a salary every month, you better take this money back, during this period, I didn't cook for everyone......" Wu Chunli said in a complicated mood.
If it was given to her fifty hundred, Wu Chunli would accept it as a meaning, but this one thousand was given, and while she was moved, she also felt that this affection was a little thick.
Wu Chunli doesn't feel that her work in the movie theater is a part-time job relationship, she sees it more as a kind of care that Hu Mingchen's family takes care of her and her daughter Xiong Xiaolin. Because this is how this job is understood, Wu Chunli will not be like those who work outside, afraid that the year-end bonus will be less, but hopes that the more the better.
"Although you don't cook, but cleaning inside and out all day is many times harder than cooking, if it weren't for your cleaning, I'm afraid the movie theater would have become a garbage dump in two days. Hu Jianjun said.
During the Chinese New Year, the number of people in the cinema is the largest, and the locals have no concept of environmental protection and hygiene. Whether it's eaten peels or other garbage, it's basically just thrown on the ground. And Wu Chunli's job during the Chinese New Year is to take a broom and a dustpan and keep sweeping. At the end of the day, I have to get hundreds of pounds of all kinds of garbage.
"Take it all, big brother, don't say anything, everyone's hard work is one thing, the Chinese New Year is the best time for business, although my family has made money, but it can't all be put into their own pockets. If you don't make money, you can't start it even if you want to send some subsidies. Anyway, school will start soon, and you have to pay tuition fees when school starts, and everyone is not rich, so take it, if my family can earn more in the future, I will send you more. Hu Mingchen saw that Hu Mingyi was about to say something polite, so he simply took the first step to say.
"Okay, then take it, you two take it too, let's not be hypocritical, let's do things seriously in the future as a reward." Hu Jianqiang saw that he didn't accept it, Hu Mingyi and Wu Chunli were really embarrassed to take the money, so they simply accepted it.
Hu Jianqiang took the lead, and Hu Mingyi and Wu Chunli followed and accepted the red envelope.
"Second master, I salute you, don't worry, I will work hard in the future and take good care of the movie theater. After receiving the money, Hu Mingyi filled his wine glass, picked it up and said to Hu Jianjun.
Hu Jianjun still had half a glass of wine in his wine glass, and the two of them touched it, Hu Jianjun took a sip, and Hu Mingyi drank the cup in his hand. This glass of wine is really thorough.
Hu Mingyi respected, Hu Jianqiang immediately followed, and also gave himself a lifetime to Hu Jianjun, and what he said was similar.
Hu Mingyi and Hu Jianqiang took the money and toasted, and Wu Chunli was embarrassed.
She is a woman, so she can not come to this set, but everyone respects her, if she keeps her head shut down, it doesn't seem to be like that, and she seems to be ignorant. It's just that I want her to drink, and she really can't drink it.
However, to express gratitude or show attitude, it is not appropriate to use other water or beverages.
Wu Chunli gritted her teeth, she was going to let go, they had a drink, and they drank half a cup by themselves, it should be fine.
After thinking about it, Wu Chunli lifted the wine bottle and poured wine into the cup of the soda she had just drunk.
"Wu Chunli, what are you doing?" Jiang Yucai asked.
"I also toast Brother Hu. Wu Chunli put down the wine bottle and said.
"Eh, eh, no, no, you can't drink, don't do that, if you want to drink, you can have a glass of soda. Hu Jianjun persuaded.
Hu Jianjun was very proud and enjoyed the toast by others, but Wu Chunli was a woman after all, and it was not easy to take a doll alone, not to mention that she didn't seem to be able to drink wine, so she didn't plan to accept him to toast herself with wine.
"It's okay, Brother Hu, I'm going to drink this glass of wine whether I can drink it or not. Your family doesn't dislike our orphans and widows, don't dislike my clumsiness, let us get paid to work and eat in the cinema, which is good enough, and now I have given such a big bonus, my heart is moved and grateful, so no matter what, I have to toast a glass to express my gratitude and express my children's gratitude. Brother Hu, sister-in-law Jiang, thank you, I did it. "Wu Chunli was originally a very stubborn person, she made up her mind, and others were not very persuasive. As soon as the words fell, he picked up the wine glass and poured it violently.
"Ahem, cough, cough ......" People who don't drink often are afraid of this kind of rough drinking, and the half glass of wine only entered Wu Chunli's throat, and she coughed.
"I said you...... If you can't drink it, don't be so reluctant, now we are not outsiders, Cui'e, hurry up and pour a bowl of sour soup for her. Hu Jianjun frowned.
Wu Chunli couldn't drink it all in one gulp, and after Hu Jianjun finished speaking, he also drank all the wine in his cup.
After being full of wine and food, considering that Wu Chunli had drunk, Hu Jianjun and Jiang Yucai opened their mouth to leave their mother and daughter to stay, don't go home, it's dark outside, and the road is not easy to walk.
However, the stubborn Wu Chunli still wanted to go back, saying that if she didn't go home to have a look, she would be a little uneasy.
She drank wine, but she looked fine, she was not drunk or fainted, since people wanted to go home, Hu Mingchen's family could only let her and Xiong Xiaolin go back.