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Of course, Zhao Lele and Xing Ming chose the best restaurant to invite everyone to dinner in the town, but there was no private room, which was reserved for regular customers, and they could only eat in the lobby.
Qian Manzhi didn't understand the rules here, and she was still looking for the boss in a weird way, but Carpenter Tan pulled her back. He used to run outside a lot, he knew some of the things here, and he didn't think that eating in the lobby was any different from eating in a private room, it was the same dish, and he didn't need to eat it behind closed doors.
Zhao Lele didn't want to embarrass the waiter for a private room, so she chose a place in the corner of the hall and took the family to sit at the largest table.
The waiter took the menu and asked them to order, and Qian Mu shouted that it was expensive when she saw the price of the dish, saying that she should not eat out, how good it is to eat at home, and it is a waste of money.
Qian Fugui persuaded the old lady and said, "Mom, it's rare for Lele to come back, so don't talk about it." ”
Zhao Lele also persuaded: "Grandma, don't worry, I have raised my salary and have the money to invite you to dinner." ”
Mother Qian stopped chattering after listening, but when she ordered, she chose cheap dishes. Zhao Lele couldn't look at it, so he grabbed the task of ordering food and wanted to order a few suitable dishes.
Qian Manzhi suddenly spoke: "Lele, you order a sweet and sour pork ribs and squirrel cinnamon fish, as well as fried steamed buns, your brother wants to eat this." ”
Zhao Lele wrote these two dishes, but the soldiers were not satisfied, and continued to shout that they wanted to eat spiced beef jerky.
Zhao Lele also obediently added this dish, and the soldiers still had to order food, this time Father Qian couldn't look past it, and reprimanded Qian Manzhi for ignoring the children and letting the soldiers be quiet.
Zhao Lele also had to stand up to play a round, she handed over the dish to the waiter, and asked the waiter to serve drinks to the children.
When the soldiers and the wealthy grandchildren heard the drink, they all quieted down, regardless of their age.
After the waiter brought the drink, several children rushed together, and the soldiers were not a few years older but they were elders. He used a commanding tone to ask several children to give him all drinks, which caused several children to make a fuss.
Zhao Lele looked at the headache, asked the waiter to take another one, and gave the previous bottles to the soldier to hold in his arms alone to calm down.
The children are quiet until they have a drink, and the adults are able to talk.
Father Qian pulled Xing Ming to chat, and inquired about his identity, income, family, etc., and after knowing his work, the family's faces looked much better.
Qian Manzhi only knew at this time that Xing Ming was actually working at a university at a young age, she glanced at Zhao Lele and regretted the quarrel just now.
Zhao Lele didn't take the quarrel between the mother and daughter to heart at all, she was holding Qian's mother's hand and chatting, and the grandparents and grandchildren chatted until the meal was served.
Qian Fugui pulled Xing Ming and wanted to call him to drink together, but he still couldn't refuse, saying that the local custom was that the new son-in-law must drink for the first time.
Xing Ming turned to Zhao Lele for help, wondering if there was really such a custom.
Zhao Lele really didn't know about these situations, she wasn't big when she left her hometown, where would she know these customs, but seeing that everyone else at the table was accustomed to it, she still nodded to Xing Ming and asked him to drink less if he didn't drink.
It's not that Xing Ming doesn't know how to drink, he is afraid that he will get drunk and show his ugliness, after all, it is the first time he has seen Zhao Lele's relatives, and he still wants to leave a good impression.
From serving to the end, a meal is eaten for more than an hour before it is over.
Xing Ming drank a little wine, stood beside Zhao Lele with a flushed face, and leaned on her intentionally or unintentionally.
Zhao Lele glanced at Xing Ming, and he didn't worry that he was living in the hotel alone. She found a car to send the Qian family and Qian Manzhi back, and then went to find a place to live.
Mother Qian wanted to pull her home, but Wang Lan pulled her and said in a voice that she thought was very low, that there was no extra empty bed at home. The old lady thought of her grandson and granddaughter-in-law at home, as well as several children of the fourth generation, and there was really no suitable place to call Zhao Lele home.
Qian Fugui also persuaded Qian's mother, saying that only Zhao Lele alone could squeeze with them, but with Xing Ming, a guest, where could he squeeze it.
Mother Qian no longer insisted on calling Zhao Lele back, but whispered to remind her that she couldn't live with Xing Ming, and the two had to live separately.
Zhao Lele blushed and reassured Qian's mother, saying that he was in good order, and the two had been sleeping separately.
Xing Ming also heard the old lady's words, although he didn't understand what Qian's mother said, but his name would not be misheard. He showed a well-behaved smile to Mother Qian, which frightened the old lady, afraid that he would hear what he had just said.
"Grandma, it's okay to hear it, he doesn't understand our local dialect here." Zhao Lele let Qian's mother relax.
"Really, that's good. You and him hurry up and find a place to rest, and we'll go home first. When Mother Qian was leaving, she told Zhao Lele that she would go back early tomorrow.
Zhao Lele prevaricated, she will definitely have to run again tomorrow, but no matter how early she is, she won't, let alone stay at home for a long time as Mother Qian wishes.
Qian Manzhi had already left in a hurry with Xiaobing, saying that the child would go to school the next day, and there was still a lot of homework to write, so he had to go home early.
Zhao Lele was too lazy to persuade, only said that the driver who shouted had not brought it yet, and it would be faster to let the driver send it home.
Qian Manzhi thought that it was indeed faster to take the car, so he didn't mind waiting a few more minutes before leaving.
Wang Lan saw this scene in her eyes, and only felt that Qian Manzhi was sick in the brain, and it was rare for her daughter to come back once, so it was not good to coax and hold it.
Zhao Lele watched everyone leave, and then took Xing Ming to find a place to stay. The two of them didn't find a suitable place in the town, and seeing that it was getting dark, Zhao Lele approved a black car to send them to the county seat quickly.
The conditions in the county are much better than those in the town, and the two of them still chose the best hotel to stay in.
Xing Ming stupidly asked Zhao Lele to hold his hand, and it was not until the room that he began to hold Zhao Lele's hand willfully to prevent her from leaving.
Zhao Lele wanted to be reasonable, but found that people who drank couldn't be reasonable at all. Xing Ming stared at her with intoxicated eyes, didn't listen to what she said at all, only took her hand and said that she couldn't leave.
Zhao Lele tried all kinds of methods, but he still couldn't persuade Xing Ming to let go.
"Okay, I'm not leaving, can you let go first?" Zhao Lele seriously promised not to leave.
When Xing Ming heard Zhao Lele say not to leave, the hand that had been holding her tightly immediately let go, and patted the other half of the bed to let her lie down and sleep together.
Zhao Lele said angrily and funny that she couldn't sleep, she wanted Xing Ming to take a bath, but unfortunately the drunk person didn't listen to persuasion at all, and lay motionless on the bed.
Zhao Lele tried his best to wake up Xing Ming, but in the end, he was so tired that he directly lay down next to him and fell asleep.
Xing Ming slept until he was thirsty and woke up in the middle of the night, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was an accident where the two of them were sleeping in the same bed.