Chapter 549 A Big Favor

With the banquet being kicked off, the Shen family was bustling with activity the next morning. People came and went, and even Xu Qiguang arrived with his wife before 11am.
It was the couple who first arrived at Baizigou to hand over the twins to Old Xu and his wife, before meeting up with Bai Xinsheng and others on the way to the Xiangyang Brigade, which delayed them for some time.
By the time they arrived, Shen Mingqiu and Huang Weicheng, who lived in the county town, as well as Principal Zhao and others, had just accompanied Mr. Yu and Mr. Shi shortly after they entered the door.
Shen Weimin did not expect that today, not only did he not invite Principal Zhao to come, even his godfather, Old Shi, who had previously resolutely refused when he went to invite him, also came on this day.
At that time, he had considered inviting his paternal grandfather to come for his father's birthday, as it seemed to imply a gesture of respecting the elders by having them come to congratulate at their doorstep, but he was not insistent on having his paternal grandfather make a trip.
If it were his grandfather's birthday, it would be better, after all, the two elders are of the same generation. Otherwise, he would have definitely arranged for Xiaosi to bring his grandfather back by car yesterday afternoon.
But there were still many unexpected things. When his uncle and aunt and his third aunt and uncle arrived with their nephews and nieces, there was another pleasant surprise.
His cousin and cousin, who are far away at his second uncle's house in Haishi City, not to mention He Ping, who specially took time off to come back from his busy schedule at his eldest uncle's house.
Looking at He Xiaotong and his wife, as well as several childhood friends who suddenly attacked him from Beijing and the provincial capital, Shen Weimin was overjoyed.
Of course, the childhood friends who came from the capital said they were chosen to represent their elders, but how could he not understand that everyone valued him as a brother?
If it weren't for the fact that a few other childhood friends couldn't make it, he believed that there would definitely be no shortage. Like Li Yuanchao, if he didn't have urgent matters to attend to, he wouldn't have missed it.
Here Shen Weimin welcomes relatives and friends at the main entrance, while Xu Changqing is busy inside. Although Shen Weiguo and Shen Weian are accompanying the elders, there are too many people. Xǔ Xiǎojuān and Yáng Xiǎolín have been assigned to accompany the elderly ladies on the women's side.
She was sent early in the morning by Shen Hui to take care of the gifts. Yes, to take care of the gifts brought by the guests. It's embarrassing, and she couldn't even refuse.
This sister-in-law of hers is not ordinary at all, and the problem is that she has many reasons. Together with Xu Xiaoyuan, they both insisted that she, being the youngest, should listen to her elder sisters-in-law.
Go to hell.
The smallest is Xiao Si.
Xu Changqing finally managed to coax Shen Xiaosi into taking on the task, but then Grandpa Shi and her parents showed up. Could she not step forward and let her mother have a good look and make sure she hadn't been bullied?!
She hadn't had a chance to show that she was quite welcome in Lao Shen's house, and more and more guests arrived. When a large number of people from Lao He's house in the provincial capital arrived?
Nine tables planned were definitely not enough.
What should we do?
She and Shen Weimin needed to handle this matter, otherwise it would really become a laughingstock. She quickly took the opportunity before the banquet to find someone.
Who are you looking for?
Fortunately, she had planned for this in advance, so she naturally had Bai Chenggang and Xu Sanhu, who had come to help early in the morning, accompany her to the basement to bring things up.
Going out from the back door of this yard, and then coming in from the front door of that yard, it's fortunate that the distance between the two yards is not very far, so it didn't take much time.
Halfway there were people helping to pull the cart and unload the food materials packed in the sack, but the hot weather couldn't be helped, even if they didn't carry anything back and forth, they still sweated a lot.
She is not a real man, she can't just take a change of clothes and take a bath in the yard like her brothers. It's even busier.
After finally managing to take care of this matter and change into a fresh outfit, she came out of the house and went back to her original spot, and her sister-in-law suddenly remembered her again.
What's the matter again?
"Changqing, help me to allocate some gifts. I don't know what to give this time, so my mother asked me to give it to you and let you handle it."
"You're amazing, this time you've even brought in my mother." Xu Changqing couldn't help but laugh.
"So well-behaved." Shen Hui quickly and deftly touched the little brother's face, "Hmm, smooth and tender, indeed feels great. Once you've allocated it, just hand it over to someone else to pack."
"..." Xu Changqing looked speechlessly as Shen Hui slipped away before finishing her sentence. Damn, she's better off raising her eyebrows and glaring at me while rolling up her sleeves to bang the table!
However, this girl did a good job. Today's return gift was prepared by Shen Hui alone. How come even red eggs are prepared, it's not a child's first birthday, it's my birthday.
No wonder the old lady asked her to come. In a family with living older people, not to mention the age of fifty, even sixty or seventy years old cannot be called longevity, it can only be called a birthday or a celebration of life.
For example, the longevity noodles and longevity peaches are not good to be specifically given to guests to take away as a return gift. Fortunately, the quantity is not very large, so they can be served directly on the table.
Xu Changqing thought for a moment, it's better to keep it simple on such a hot day. She picked out some candies and then pulled out a basket from the corner that had been prepared in advance.
Inside the basket, there were quite a few empty gourds of the same size, which could be used to hold soy sauce, vinegar, or drinks. Originally, they were planned to be filled with drinks as a return gift.
Instead of that, it would be more appropriate to ask the sisters-in-law to help pour the wine for everyone, and after the banquet, they can also give candies to the guests to take away.
Even if you give gifts to the close friends and relatives who stay overnight, you don't have to worry about them going bad due to the hot weather, and you can also meet their local customs without being disrespectful.
For safety and respect, Xu Changqing went to consult Mrs. Shen first before talking to Mrs. He and her daughter, He Peiying.
He Peiying is easier to talk to than Mrs. Shen. She is familiar with many customs and habits of the village and has a great deal of trust in her daughter-in-law.
However, Shen Hui is not as understanding as her mother, and after getting married, she followed her husband to the south. She was even happier to hear what arrangements were made for the return gifts after discussing with the old lady, as mentioned by Xu Changqing.
She didn't even care about the opposition, she was just happy. If it weren't for the fact that she hadn't thought that her family would actually have such a little skillful person, she wouldn't have bothered to inquire.
What about the drinks?
Let's do the math again.
Xu Changqing was defeated by Shen Hui's "boldness". Who is so generous in preparing gifts for the elder sister-in-law, and even has the relatives from the natal family come to ask the elder sister-in-law for money?
Anyway, she just can't do it. In another sense, she disdained and made the decision. She's got some nerve asking for the money for the wine!
Besides, the gifts from the eldest sister-in-law are quite generous. In addition to meat, longevity noodles, and longevity peaches, she also prepared two watches and a big red envelope.
With so many people coming and going, Xu Changqing didn't feel it's appropriate to talk too much with Shen Hui. After asking the aunts for help when going out, there's a more important matter to attend to.
Not long after her arrival, He San's aunt and uncle sent He Xiaotong to pass on a message, seemingly wanting to introduce her to the cousins from He Er's family.
"Tired, huh?"
"Not tired, happy."