Age: My Small World

"Have a good meal and drinks, everyone."

Yang Jun didn't host a large banquet; he simply set up a few tables at home and invited the neighbors and relatives who came to give gifts to have a casual meal together.

Even so, he had still managed to make the feast as elaborate as an ordinary family could imagine, since there was wine and meat on the table.

Teacher Li ate very happily and even cheered a couple of times.

After this meal, Yang Jun's family and the other women in the compound became more integrated. His mother started chatting with them, and perhaps she could even make some friends like Aunt Xie in the future.

"Master, let me offer you a toast. You are a rare guest in our home."

Yang Jun chuckled at Hu Baye and raised his glass.

"Yes, Uncle Hu, Xiaoshan has benefited greatly from your care over the years, and you even taught him a lot of skills. I'd like to toast you too."

My mother was truly grateful to Uncle Hu; her eyes almost welled up with tears.

"Hehe, that's all thanks to Xiaoshan's own abilities. My little bit of help is nothing."

Hu Baye glared at Yang Jun before waving his hand.

However, he did have a drink with the mother and son, which can be considered as understanding their meaning.

The second sister and her husband, Qin Xingjun, also looked at Hu Baye with curiosity, but they couldn't quite discern the old man's abilities.

This is related to Hu Baye's attire.

The old man never lingered on his words. Although he had washed up and changed into new clothes before coming, he still had the air of a leisurely old man, much like the second uncle next door.

It was precisely because of this temperament that he was able to live in seclusion in Shandong Province for many years.

The Mi brothers were also at the table, along with their wives and children.

At the next table, Zhou Yu and Zhou Xin were busy moving between several children, and they seemed to be enjoying themselves.

Perhaps the two brothers believed in the saying "many children bring many blessings," so they have been having children non-stop for the past few years, with each of the Zhou sisters giving them three children. The two families together have a total of ten people, making it a very lively household.

"Da Shan Xiao Liang, are you going to have any more children in the future?"

Yang Jun was starting to get curious.

"Hehe, Xiaoxin just had the baby whenever she wanted."

Mi Liang scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Xin from the next table rolled her eyes and said, "Why have any more children? You've never helped with any of the kids. I'm not having any more."

Well, Zhou Xin is annoyed. She guesses that Mi Liang doesn't spend much time at home taking care of the kids on weekdays.

Zhou Yu, standing nearby, tugged at her sister's hand: "Alright, say less."

However, she shook her head and said, "Having these few children is enough. Any more and the family will have trouble raising them."

Mi Shan agreed with his wife.

"Yes, that's enough now."

"Brother Xiaoshan, you should have more children in the future. If that doesn't work, you can ask Xiaoyu and the others to help take care of them. Anyway, the kids at home will be older by then."

The Zhou sisters readily agreed.

Yang Jun quickly waved his hand: "We'll see how things go in the future, whatever happens, happens."

evening.

After taking Uncle Hu home, the couple took their child into the room.

Little Yang Yu was naturally placed in his crib.

This was all custom-made by Yang Jun. Besides the crib, he also provided everything else a child could play on, like a rocking horse and a small slide. He basically copied the treatment Xiao Yang Ke received exactly, without missing anything. Cheng Xiaoyu rocked the crib to lull her son to sleep while checking today's expenses by the light of the lamp.

The orange light was already quite bright, much better than the oil lamps of earlier years.

The little girl frowned after reading it.

"Brother Xiaoshan, you ate a lot today. You ate dozens of pounds of meat alone."

The pork was supposedly wild boar meat collected from the countryside, but it was actually brought out by Yang Jun's Little World.

There were also steamed buns and rice, and the portions were quite large.

Leaving aside the wine and other dishes, today's meal cost at least over a hundred yuan, which is no small amount.

"This is the only time our son will have a 100-day celebration. There won't be any more after this. We have to make sure it's a proper celebration for him."

If he hadn't said he didn't need any gifts, he might have been able to recoup some of the costs.

Even so, the guests did not arrive empty-handed; some brought eggs, while others took other gifts.

For example, Master Hu directly got him a longevity silver lock, which costs quite a bit of money.

The Mi brothers sent over two pieces of fine jade.

Each person had their own gift, and when combined, their value actually exceeded the initial amount.

Of course, this is because more of the gifts came from close relatives.

"I just feel that we don't need to do it this way next time. We can just invite someone to dinner separately."

So she's a little stingy too.

Yang Jun gently pinched her nose and smiled helplessly.

"Okay, I'll listen to you from now on."

After Xiao Yangyu's 100-day celebration, it will be the second sister's wedding banquet, which is much more grand than the 100-day celebration.

Xiao Yu'er, who was a little stingy before, had no choice but to be generous now, putting all her effort into arranging the wedding banquet and even getting several friends from school to help.

It was probably because she kept it so secret that these friends only found out at this point that she had already given birth.

Among them were Tian Jing and Fu Hong. Li Jia was particularly resentful, never expecting that Xiao Yu'er, who had such a good relationship with her at school, would have a baby without her knowledge.

"I'm so sorry, I've just been too busy lately."

Little Fish apologized somewhat embarrassedly.

The girls weren't really angry; they were just curious about her married life and started asking her questions.

Helpless, Xiaoyuer could only share bits and pieces of her daily life, mostly her three meals a day, and also things like Yang Jun taking her shopping.

To her friends, her words sounded completely blissful, instantly making several unmarried girls yearn for marriage.

If Yang Jun knew what they were thinking, he would probably shake his head.

Don't be fooled by the many happy families; in reality, there are far more unhappy people. Not all families are happy and fulfilling. Perhaps two people are very happy when they first get together.

However, as the mundane details of daily life accumulate, along with work pressures and the stress of raising children, all of these factors combine to put the couple's relationship to the ultimate test.

If things don't go their way, it's likely to lead to an argument, or even a physical fight, which is quite common.

This is especially true in families where people have not received much education. Cases of husbands beating their wives are not uncommon. It can be said that marriage is not just about happiness, but also a test for the rest of one's life.

Of course, this doesn't mean that marriage is bad. There are many benefits to marriage, but it just requires that the two people together can understand each other and think more about each other.

For two strangers to come together is already an incredible stroke of fate. (End of Chapter)