You are unlucky and I am tough

The not-too-complicated procedures were completed one by one. After the ceremony, the banquet officially began in the courtyard with a lively atmosphere. The groom was also pulled out by the enthusiastic guests and was busy entertaining them and serving them wine.

There are only six households with the surname Xu in Chengjia Village, and they are all related, so they were all invited this time.

The other guests were all on good terms with Xu Sanpo's family, and the atmosphere at the table was particularly good, with constant laughter and joy.

The younger children sat at two separate tables, each of them unable to sit still like a little monkey, running around the yard with their bowls in their hands.

The wedding banquet started at noon and ended around 3 p.m.

Seeing that some people started to leave, Cheng Shuang, who had been dragged by the village women to gossip for a long time, could no longer sit still, but Wei Qinglang was still being dragged by Xu Daqing to drink.

Cheng Shuang also found that Cheng Caijun had come at some point and was sitting next to Zhao Xiuwen. When he saw Wei Qinglang being forced to drink and still laughing, Cheng Shuang looked as if he had seen a ghost.

Cheng Caijun was coaxed here by Hu Chunhua. After hearing Cao's exaggerated words and knowing that Cheng Shuang brought back a donkey cart of things from the provincial capital, Hu Chunhua felt uneasy and became more and more certain that they had a lot of silver.

Hu Chunhua was not stupid and did not go directly to her house. After a few times, she realized that Cheng Shuang was holding a grudge against her in the past and was now too powerful to bother with her.

Afraid that the relationship would become even more strained, she persuaded her husband to endure it for the sake of their son when Boss Cheng was beaten last time. Otherwise, with her personality, she would have gone to his house and made a scene.

After thinking about it for a few days, Hu Chunhua had already come up with other ideas. As soon as she heard that Wei Qinglang went to the Xu family to attend the wedding, she immediately coaxed Cheng Caijun to go to the Xu family to congratulate.

Cheng Caijun arrived after the banquet started. The scholars in the village were all rich and powerful. After listening to his carefully worded congratulations, Xu Sanpo smiled and invited him in to sit at the same table with Zhao Xiuwen.

Hu Chunhua repeatedly reminded Cheng Caijun that his path to the imperial examination would cost too much money, and Wei Qinglang had money and could make money. If he wanted Wei Qinglang to give him money in the future, he should have a good relationship with him.

Cheng Caijun is aloof and proud, but he is also aware of his family's situation. For the sake of his future imperial examinations, he actually took the initiative to talk to Wei Qinglang after sitting down.

After seeing this, Hu Chunhua went home contentedly. She felt that even if Wei Qinglang listened to Cheng Shuang and disliked her, his son was a scholar and would become a high-ranking official in the future. As long as Wei Qinglang was not stupid, he should know that he would also benefit from his son becoming an official.

So as long as his son and Wei Qinglang have a good relationship, he will give some money when money is needed in the future, and Cheng Shuang's attitude will not be so important.

Cheng Shuang had no idea that Hu Chunhua had come up with so many tricks. Seeing that Wei Qinglang was unable to get away, she called Wei Xinyi and Cheng Chen over and told them to watch him. If he got drunk, they should go home and call for help. Then she took Xiao Si home first.

"Sister-in-law, where is my brother?"

As soon as Cheng Shuang entered the yard, Wei Nanxing ran over in a hurry and looked behind her anxiously.

"He's still being dragged to drink at Xu's house. I asked Xinyi and Chen'er to stay and watch."

Cheng Shuang keenly noticed that Wei Nanxing looked unusual and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Wei Nanxing shook his head.

Cheng Shuang, who knew exactly what was going on, let Xiao Si enter the house first and then asked, "Are you thinking of asking your brother to help you with this matter? Is it because Luo Cuihua has been pestering you?"

Wei Nanxing's face was filled with sorrow: "Luo Cuihua is so annoying. She even used the excuse of coming to play with Cheng Pan and stayed at our house the whole day. I really had no choice but to hide away.

Yesterday, she even chased me up the mountain, pretending to sprain her ankle and asking me if I could help her down. There were a few women picking mushrooms on the mountain at the time, and they all looked at us with strange eyes. I was so scared that I ran away without looking back. I didn't dare to go down the mountain and go home until it was almost dark.

Cheng Shuang looked at him, her brows knitted slightly. "Nanxing, your brother will definitely not agree to this, but your father might not agree. The Luo family is aware of this, so they let their daughter have the audacity to approach you. If a family like this becomes in-laws, we'll have a lot of trouble in the future."

Not only for Wei Nanxing, but also for herself, Cheng Shuang would never let Luo Cuihua succeed.

Their family already has enough weird relatives, and if there is another Luo family, she really feels like she is going crazy.

"I know I won't marry Luo Cuihua." Wei Nanxing was so anxious that his face flushed. "How about I call my brother back now and have him go with me to talk to my father and make things clear. From now on, my marriage will be decided by you, brother and sister-in-law."

Cheng Shuang shook her head and said, "It's no use talking to your brother. Your father has probably been persuaded by the Luo family. He just sees that our lives are getting better, and your brother can't possibly honor him. So he wants to start with you and find you a wife-in-law who is on the same page as him."

"What should I do then? What if my father really arranges a marriage between me and the Luo family? Do I really have to marry Luo Cuihua?"

After all, he was only fourteen years old. Wei Nanxing was a little at a loss at the moment and had no idea what to do.

"Don't worry yet."

Cheng Shuang comforted him softly, "I'm just analyzing the situation with you. Just listen to me and I'll find a solution for you."

"Really?" Wei Nanxing asked excitedly, "Sister-in-law, can you really solve this?"

Cheng Shuang nodded affirmatively.

If one plan doesn't work, there's always another. No matter what, she will never let the Luo family's conspiracy succeed.

Later in the evening, Wei Qinglang came back. Although he walked back by himself, his steps were a little unsteady. He returned to his room and fell asleep on the bed.

Cheng Shuang could only ask Wei Nanxing to deliver those things to the headman's house, and then ask Cheng Zhengyi and Yang to come to her house.

Cheng Zhengyi and Yang arrived quickly, but they were also accompanied by Cheng Zhengde and his wife Qi.

The five of them went to the main hall and closed the door to talk. Cheng Zhengyi spoke first, "Cheng Shuang, my father has told us about the cooperation you mentioned. This business can be done, but I have some other ideas."

Cheng Shuang nodded and said, "Second Uncle Cheng, just speak frankly."

Cheng Zhengyi glanced at his eldest brother and said, "Here's what we're thinking: I'll work with your family. Your eldest brother and his wife will be responsible for making the braised meat, and I'll be responsible for negotiating with the restaurant and delivering the goods. Your Aunt Yang will set up a stall on the street. What do you think?"

"That's great." Cheng Shuang had no objection at all. "It would be really hard if it was just left to the two of you. It would be easier if the whole family could work together."

Cheng Zhengde and Qi heaved a sigh of relief and smiled upon hearing this. They had been worried that Cheng Shuang only wanted to cooperate with the second branch and was unwilling to teach them how to make braised meat. They were not good at speaking and could not do the work of dealing with restaurants and selling things, so they really could not help at all.

Cheng Shuang smiled when she saw the four of them looking relieved. "Well, let's do this. I'll write a contract, we'll sign it, and we'll start tonight."

Her original intention was just to give Cheng Lizheng's family a profitable business. She didn't care who in their family would do it or how they would do it.

"One more thing." Cheng Zhengyi spoke again, "Your 10% profit share is too little. How about 30%?"

The other three nodded in unison, "Yeah, yeah."

This was also what Cheng Lizheng meant. He asked them to change the profit sharing to 30% to 70% if they cooperated.

Cheng Shuang disagreed, but she didn't tell the four of them. In the end, the profit sharing on the contract was 20:80. They were responsible for production and sales, and Cheng Shuang was only responsible for teaching them how to make it and providing spice packs.

The spice packs bought from the mall are more complete and the food tastes better, and it also helps prevent you from buying spices in a store and being discovered by someone with ulterior motives.

After both parties signed and sealed the contract, Cheng Shuang took Cheng Zhengde and his wife into the kitchen. She first taught them how to process pig offal with wood ash and flour, and then slaughtered a chicken and a duck that were left over from the family. She personally handled the entire process.