Chapter 50: The Banquet for Advancement
August 10th, morning, Jin Caiyuan Restaurant!
Today is the day of Li Chen's promotion banquet, and the Li family has booked a table here! A family of four also came to the door of the restaurant early to welcome guests!
Why is it said to be a family of four? Because Li Chen's sister Li Xiao is back!
The smiles on the faces of Li Youwei and Zhang Guifen have never stopped! The son has been admitted to university, and the daughter has rushed back from thousands of miles away! This family has not been so lively for a long time!
Li Xiao is 1.68 meters tall, with a standard goose egg face, a fair face, a pair of clear and bright eyes, faint willow eyebrows, and a small nose and small mouth!
"Xiaochen, today is for you to go to school, you are in good spirits!"
It turned out that seeing that Li Chen was a little sluggish, yawning beside him as if he hadn't woken up, Li Xiao couldn't help but say.
Li Xiao grew up with her grandmother since she was a child, and her feelings for her grandmother are particularly deep! Since her grandmother's death, Li Xiao has no interest in learning at all, so she dropped out of school and went to Fujian Province!
The relationship between the sister and brother is very deep, Rao is so, for Li Chen, who was naughty when he was a child, he was not beaten by his sister! Hearing his sister talk about himself, Li Chen whispered: "Sister, I didn't sleep well last night!"
Zhang Guifen also pretended to be angry and said: "I didn't sleep well in my freshman night, what did I do last night?"
"I didn't do anything, I just didn't sleep well!"
Zhang Guifen was about to reprimand a few words, but was lightly touched by Li Xiao, and heard Li Xiao shouting with a smile: "Third aunt, you are here!"
Zhang Guifen turned her head to look, and saw Li Xiaozheng greeting a family of four, Li Youwei was talking with a middle-aged man, and she greeted her with a smile: "Third brother, third sister-in-law, Ying'er, Xiaohao!
Li Chen followed his mother and greeted politely: "Third uncle, third aunt, little brother, sister Ying!"
Li Chen's third aunt first asked when Li Xiao would come back, and after receiving the answer, she said to Li Chen with a smile: "College student!"
Li Chen smiled slightly and said, "Third aunt, go up and sit down for a while!"
Xiao Hao, who is the same age as Li Chen, is called Zhang Hao, the second son of Li Chen's third aunt, and Li Chen's little cousin, who was just admitted to college last year!
"Economics!" Li Chen said lightly.
"That's still okay!" Zhang Hao said!
The division of labor in a family of four is clear, Li Youwei talked with the third uncle, Zhang Guifen talked with the third aunt, Li Xiao chatted casually with his cousin Zhang Ying, and Li Chen chatted with Zhang Hao about professionalism!
After a brief conversation, they went to the restaurant under the leadership of Li Xiao!
There are quite a lot of relatives in the Li Chen family!
After a while, the second uncle's family, the third aunt, the second aunt, the eldest aunt......
Tired! is Li Chen's profound experience at this time!
After a while, the second aunt's family arrived again!
Li Chen and Li Xiao stepped forward and greeted: "Second aunt!
"Sister, brother!" Li Li and Li Tao were also busy responding!
The second aunt Yu Chunhua first asked Li Xiao when she would come back, and then congratulated Li Chen! Then she said to Li Tao and Li Li: "You two fight for breath, learn from your brother, and get into a good university!"
"Second aunt, what about the second uncle?" asked Li Xiao.
"He's out there, and there's a lot going on on the construction site during this time!"
Li Chen smiled: "Second aunt, go up and sit down for a while!"
Li Tao smiled shyly: "Brother, congratulations!"
Li Chen stretched out his hand and touched his cousin, and encouraged with a smile: "Come on, too!"
Li Li was very happy that her cousin was admitted to Hedong University, and she also smiled and said, "Brother, congratulations!"
"Did you go home and read a good book to review!"
The last time Li Li was on vacation, after solving those classmates who bullied Li Li, Li Chen gave her a long time of ideological work, especially in the study area! The first year of high school has ended, and there are still two years left to catch up on the grades, and it is still very difficult!
Before Li Li could speak, Li Tao on the side said: "Brother, you don't know, my sister turned out all the previous textbooks as soon as she was on vacation, and during this time, in addition to sleeping and cooking, she was basically reading and reviewing! I don't even know my sister anymore!"
When Li Tao said this, Li Li pretended to reach out to hit Li Tao, but she dodged it!
"Why don't you let me say it?" Li Tao teased.
Li Li said angrily: "Let you talk more!"
The second aunt was not there, which made the sister and brother let go a lot! Li Chen smiled and said, "Xiaoli, Xiaotao, you two go up first!"
"Good!"
The sisters and brothers greeted the uncle and aunt again, and then walked to the restaurant!
It's really hot in August!
At first, he could greet his relatives outside the restaurant, but it was only eleven o'clock, and Li Chen was already sweating all over his body!
Zhang Guifen said with some distress: "Xiaochen, you go and drink some boiling water first! Don't get heat stroke for a while!"
"Mom, I'm fine!" Li Chen tugged at the T-shirt on his chest and kept fanning!
"Xiao Chen, are those your classmates?" Li Xiao said as he stretched out his hand and pointed to a group of teenagers outside the restaurant.
Li Chen looked at it, isn't it!
"You guys go in and find a place to sit by yourself, whatever!" Li Chen turned his head to look at Xue Kang, and said jokingly: "Ou Hei!
"You know a fart, black is black, this is called having a character!" Xue Kang retorted.
"Hahaha~" caused several people to laugh.
The curious Tang Hongsheng asked Li Chen, "Xu Ziling didn't come today?"
"No, her family has gone on a trip!" Li Chen said.
Qin Chuanyun asked, "Xiao Chen, is your name Teacher Tang?"
"He has something to do today, he can't come!"
Li Chen urged: "Don't stand here either, otherwise Ou Hei will really become a black baby!"
"I'm really convinced!" Seeing that Li Chen pulled the topic to himself again, it made Xue Kang roll his eyes for a while!
Sending a few people into the restaurant, Li Chen walked to Li Youwei's side: "Dad, there shouldn't be anyone, right?"
Zhang Guifen looked at her son and asked with a smile: "Xiaochen, last time you said that you talked about a girlfriend at school, why didn't you see her today?"
Li Xiao looked curious, and asked with a smile: "Xiaochen, did you talk about a girlfriend?"
Li Chen smiled, a little embarrassed: "She's out!"
As a mother, there are some things that Zhang Guifen is up to!
As a sister, Li Xiao didn't give up, and asked reluctantly: "How is she, isn't she beautiful?"
Although Li's father and Li mother didn't ask more, but when Li Xiao asked like this, the second elder still fixed his eyes on Li Chen, looking forward to Li Chen's answer.
Li Chen obviously didn't want to talk about this, so he replied perfunctorily: "It's okay! It's more than a meter tall, and the person is also beautiful!"
"More than a meter tall?" several people looked at each other.
Li Youwei came to his senses and scolded with a smile: "Why are you not big or small, Lao Tzu has to cheat!"
Li Chen smiled.
"College students!"
Li Chen turned around and followed the sound to look, and saw his uncle Zhang Zhongquan greeting him with a smile on his face! Uncle has a white shirt on his upper body, a pair of trousers on his lower body, and his leather shoes are also polished!
Li Chen was a little embarrassed, he turned his head to look at his father, and saw that his father's face was normal, so he hurriedly trotted forward and greeted warmly: "Uncle, go in and sit!"
"I'm not going to sit down!"
Zhang Zhongquan took out a red envelope, handed it to Li Chen, and said with a smile: "College student, good job, don't learn from your father! I will have something to do in a while! I won't eat anymore!"
Zhang Guifen hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Zhongquan: "Brother, if you have something, you should eat lunch and leave!"
"It's really something, I made an appointment with a boss for dinner today!"
Zhang Zhongquan looked up and saw Li Youwei at the door, did not move, snorted heavily, and then turned around and left.
Zhang Guifen stepped forward and persuaded again: "Brother, are you leaving after eating?"
"Little sister, I really made an appointment!" Zhang Zhongquan said.
Zhang Guifen saw that her brother was so resolute, and she didn't forcibly keep her! So she said to Zhang Zhongquan: "Brother, then you go slowly and pay attention to safety when driving!"
Li Chen is also embarrassed!
One time is the uncle, and the other is the father! The contradiction between the two has occurred since Li Chen can remember! In fact, it can be regarded as a minor contradiction! The two have been angry like children for nearly 20 years!
Li Chen also understands the reason!
My uncle looks down on his father, but he is very good to himself and his sister!
Uncle protects his shortcomings! Especially for his younger siblings! My uncle has always felt that his mother suffered with his father and failed to let his mother live a good life!
So when it comes to the New Year's holidays, that is, my mother takes her and my sister to visit my uncle's house, and my father never goes!
However, from Dad Li's point of view, Dad Li said that his uncle felt that he was capable and looked down on himself! No matter how much his family persuaded Li Youwei, he didn't listen!
After seeing that the uncle was gone, he came to his father's side again and patted him gently! Li Chen knew his father's character, but he couldn't bear to swallow his anger, if you give me a face, then I want to greet you with a smile!
Li Chen diverted the topic and said, "Dad, there should be no one!"
Li Youwei also quickly came back to his senses, he looked at the time, and said with a forced smile: "Let's go, let's go in too!"
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