Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

Listening to the tone of Lou Xiao'e's speech, Li Dongfang knew that it would take some time for her to change her temper as a spoiled daughter. It would be better to work on her slowly. After all, things had been fine in the past few years. It would be fine as long as he could change her outspoken nature before the storm came.

After sending Lou Xiao'e home, Li Dongfang hurried back to the courtyard. In the yard, Sha Zhu and the neighbors had already returned from get off work. Many people were busy preparing meals in a cheerful mood. This meal was even more sumptuous than the one during the Chinese New Year. The dishes in the big pot that Sha Zhu borrowed from the steel mill kitchen were being served out one by one, and everyone who saw it was smiling and drooling.

There were six or seven large tables filled with food in the middle courtyard, with four cold dishes placed on each table. From time to time, children who wanted to steal some food would be slapped away by their parents and would scream loudly, but this could not conceal the joyful atmosphere in the courtyard.

When the people in the yard saw Li Dongfang coming back, they greeted him and expressed their gratitude. Li Dongfang nodded in response, went back to the house to wash his face, called You Fengxia and her daughter and said, "Fengxia, you know that I can't make our relationship public for a while, but we can't let you down. Let's treat today as our wedding banquet. Although we can't make it public, just know it in your heart."

While Li Dongfang said this, he looked at Shuyi from time to time. His meaning was very clear. He was not only talking to You Fengxia, but also to her.

This idea suddenly came to Li Dongfang after he saw the lively scene in the yard. After all, waste is shameful. Giving his woman a surprise would ensure his future sexual happiness.

Seeing the two women's excited eyes filled with tears, Li Dongfang quickly continued: "We just need to understand this matter in our hearts, and don't make it public. Follow me and entertain the guests as the host, but don't let it slip."

You Fengxia pounced on Li Dongfang, hugged his waist and kept rubbing against him in his arms. Shuyi took great pains to restrain herself from making the same movements as You Fengxia and nodded vigorously to Li Dongfang.

The dishes outside have been served and the wine has been poured, just waiting for the host Li Dongfang.

When Li Dongfang and his daughter You Fengxia appeared, the courtyard suddenly became lively.

Li Dongfang sat with You Fengxia on his left hand and Shuyi on his right hand. Li Dongfang picked up his wine glass and stood up and said, "It has been almost half a year since I moved into the yard. I would like to thank everyone for their care. Thank you all."

You Fengxia and Shuyi also stood up and picked up their glasses. Li Dongfang continued, "Let's not waste any more time talking nonsense. Let's drink this glass together and start eating."

The last sentence, "Let's eat," was what everyone was waiting for. Immediately, everyone raised their glasses, even the children raised their tea, and shouted with laughter, "Cheers!"

Everyone here was celebrating, except for the five members of the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong who were at the banquet yesterday, who were unhappy.

Yi Zhonghai was too embarrassed to go out, so he sat at home sulking.

Liu Haizhong came over shamelessly, but was directly bullied by others. "Second uncle is a rich man, he has money to pay for the banquet, this free meal, second uncle will definitely not eat it."

Liu Haizhong was furious and shouted at the second aunt and the brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu: "I won't eat it, and you are not allowed to eat it either. Go home now."

The second aunt glanced at him and pretended not to see him. Brother Liu Guangtian was brave today and shouted directly: "We are not going home to eat. Let's eat here and then come back."

Sha Zhu was stunned and asked, "Aren't you afraid of getting beaten when you get home?"

"Tsk! You get beaten every day, but you may not be able to have a meal like this for several years. Let's eat first." Liu Guangfu showed off with his cheeks flailing.

The auntie who was brought by Sha Zhu under the arrangement of Li Dongfang ate a few bites and went home. It seemed that she was still thinking about Yi Zhonghai. Li Dongfang also secretly sighed that the auntie was too soft-hearted. She also felt guilty towards Yi Zhonghai for not being able to give birth to a child. She was really good to Yi Zhonghai.

As for the Jia family, they were simply shameless. The whole family actually went out to try to secretly get some food. However, everyone in the courtyard had sharp eyes. With the character of the Jia family, it was a joke that they could not possibly succeed in getting some food.

Especially Jia Zhang and Bang Geng. If they sit at any table, people at that table will probably not eat. The two of them can probably finish half of the food, and they spit while eating, which is so disgusting that no one else can eat. Last time someone's family held a banquet, these two guys did this even though they didn't bring any gifts.

When the Jia family appeared in the middle courtyard, the men at the tables near the door stood up immediately, with an attitude of "if you dare to come over, we will beat you up". This made the Jia family retreat.

After this incident at the beginning of the meal, the atmosphere became completely harmonious. Li Dongfang held a glass and toasted at each table. You Fengxia held a wine glass to accompany him, and Shuyi held the bottle to refill the wine. It really looked like a newlywed toast, but the words were not like that.

"Thank you all for your kindness. Please take care of Fengxia and her daughter in the future!" Li Dongfang's words were impeccable, but Sha Zhu kept looking at them with an ambiguous smile.

The meal lasted nearly two hours. Everyone was full, but their stomachs, which had been hungry for years, could no longer eat too much. There was a lot of food, wine, and steamed buns left on the table. Many people felt they couldn't eat anymore. They looked at the meat on the plates and the large steamed buns in the bowls and wondered whether to eat a few more bites of the food or break off a piece of the steamed bun. It was a happy dilemma.

At this time, Banggeng, who had been hiding in the corner and peeking, saw so many leftovers and immediately ran home excitedly and shouted, "Grandma, grandma, they have finished eating, and there are still a lot left. Let's quickly get a basin and bring some back."

When Jia Zhang heard a wheel rolling off the bed, she asked anxiously, "Are there a lot left?"

"Yeah, a lot, a lot." Banggeng nodded vigorously with shining eyes.

Jia Zhang slapped her thigh immediately, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get a big basin... No, get a bucket! Hurry up, or else those damned ones will collect them all."

Li Dongfang was drinking with Shazhu and the Third Uncle when he suddenly saw Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng appear again. He also saw the buckets in their hands. He knew what they were up to. He immediately stood up and said to the people in the yard who had almost finished their meals, "Don't leave if you're full. There's so much left. It would be a waste to throw it away..."

Before Li Dongfang could finish his words, Jia Zhang shouted at the top of her voice: "Don't throw away the rest, we will deal with it, no one is allowed to touch it!"

Li Dongfang's mouth twitched immediately. Jia Zhang's shamelessness once again refreshed Li Dongfang's cognition. He looked at her with contempt and continued to say to the others: "Everyone take the rest home. We can't waste it, and we can't let some people get it cheap. Let's get moving."