Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 879 Wu Aili gets married (Part )
As a burst of firecrackers sounded, Zheng Zhiguo rode his bicycle, carrying Wu Aili out of the courtyard and rode towards the family quarters of the glass factory.

Wu Pingshan watched his daughter ride away on her bicycle with a happy face, and he was filled with emotion. He asked Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! Are you really not going to govern the country and attend weddings?"

Wu Aiguo nodded subconsciously when he heard Wu Pingshan's question and replied, "Dad! We are also having a banquet in the yard at noon, and my aunt and the others are all here. We can't all go to Zheng Zhiguo's house, right?"

"So you just need to go with my mom, my eldest brother and his wife. Xiaojing and I will stay in the courtyard to entertain the neighbors."

After hearing Wu Aiguo's arrangement, Wu Pingshan pondered for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Okay! Then your mother, your eldest brother and his wife, and I will represent our family to go to the state banquet, and the neighbors in the courtyard will be entertained by you."

Not long after, Wu Pingshan and Wu Aidang rode their bicycles and took Chen Shuying and her husband to Zheng Zhiguo's home.

Wu Aiguo saw two bicycles disappear around the corner of the alley, and quickly turned back to the yard and said to Sha Zhu who was preparing lunch: "Brother Zhu! It's almost time, you can start cooking."

More than half an hour later, Wu Pingshan and his son finally arrived at the glass factory's staff quarters on their bicycles. Upon hearing the news of Wu Pingshan and his wife's arrival, Zheng Daming immediately came out of the staff quarters to greet them and greeted Wu Pingshan enthusiastically, "My dear relatives! My dear mother-in-law! You are finally here. Please come in!"

When Zheng Daming said this, he took a special look, but he only saw Wu Aidang and his wife, but not Wu Aiguo and his wife. This surprised him very much. While leading Wu Pingshan and others to the courtyard, he asked Wu Pingshan: "My dear relatives! Why didn't Ai Li's second brother, second sister-in-law and younger sister come with you?"

When Wu Pingshan heard Zheng Daming mention Wu Aiguo, he smiled and explained, "My dear relatives! Ai Li is getting married today, and many of our relatives and neighbors in the courtyard are here to help, so our second son and his wife will stay at home to entertain the relatives and neighbors."

When Zheng Daming learned that Wu Aiguo did not attend the wedding banquet, a look of disappointment flashed across his face. He quickly led Wu Pingshan and others to a table and introduced them to his relatives: "Brother! Sister-in-law! Third brother! Fourth brother! This is Zhiguo's father-in-law, the workshop director of the steel mill. This is Zhiguo's mother-in-law, and this is Zhiguo's elder brother-in-law!"

After everyone was seated, Zheng Daming's eldest brother, Zheng Dajun, pulled Zheng Daming aside and asked him with a puzzled look on his face: "Daming! Why didn't his second uncle Zhiguo come?"

When Zheng Daming heard his elder brother asking about Wu Aiguo's absence, he quickly introduced him to Zheng Dajun: "Brother! My in-laws said that many relatives came from their side, and Zhiguo's second uncle stayed at home to entertain the relatives and neighbors."

After hearing what Zheng Daming had said, Zheng Dajun learned that Wu Aiguo did not come to the wedding banquet. He showed a disappointed expression on his face and said to Zheng Daming, "Daming! I was thinking of taking the opportunity of Zhiguo's wedding to get acquainted with Zhiguo's second uncle, but I didn't expect that the second uncle didn't come."

Not to mention that Zheng Dajun wanted to meet Wu Aiguo, even Zheng Daming wanted to take advantage of Wu Aiguo's wedding banquet today to show his face in front of the glass factory leaders. Zheng Daming heard Zheng Dajun's words and saw Zheng Dajun's disappointed expression. He smiled and comforted him: "Brother! After today's wedding banquet is over, our family and Ai Li's family will be relatives. With this relationship in the future, do we still worry about not having the opportunity to meet Ai Li's second brother?"

When Zheng Dajun heard what Zheng Daming said, he nodded in agreement and replied, "That's right. After Zhiguo and his wife's wedding is over, I'll find an opportunity to ask Zhiguo to invite his second uncle to come over for a chat."

In the courtyard, Wu Aiguo held a glass of wine, looked at the relatives and neighbors sitting in the courtyard, and said to everyone present with a smile: "Dear elders! Neighbors, since my father has to go to Ai Li's mother-in-law's house to attend the wedding banquet, he can't stay at home to receive you, so I was arranged to represent our whole family. Thank you for coming to our home to help. This glass of wine represents our whole family. Toast to everyone!"

"Director Wu! Our compound has always advocated mutual help, and we have been neighbors for many years. It is only natural for neighbors to help each other." When Liu Haizhong heard Wu Aiguo's words, he immediately stood up from his seat, holding up a wine glass in his hand, and said to Wu Aiguo with a flattering look on his face.

When Yan Bugui heard what Liu Haizhong said, he also raised his glass and said to Wu Aiguo with a smile: "Aiguo! Ai Li was also raised by us. Today she has found a good home. Everyone in the hospital is happy for Ai Li."

Since Yi Zhonghai broke with the Jia family, he adopted a brother and sister from the welfare home at the persuasion of the deaf old lady. After having the children, Yi Zhonghai became less concerned about calculating how others would support him in his old age, and he has been very low-key in the welfare home in the past two years.

Yi Zhonghai, who was sitting next to the deaf old lady, saw Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui vying to curry favor with Wu Aiguo. Although he was very disgusted with their behavior, he could only pretend not to see it. He picked up food for the deaf old lady with chopsticks and said, "Old lady! Zhuzi's cooking skills are getting better and better. You should also try the dishes made by Zhuzi."

When the deaf old lady heard what Yi Zhonghai said and watched Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui competing to toast Wu Aiguo, she couldn't help but sigh, "Zhonghai! What is destined to be yours will eventually come to you, and what is not destined to be yours should not be forced! Although you are no longer the head of the courtyard, you now have Xiaoyu and Xiaodong, a brother and sister, so you don't have to worry about no one to take care of you in your old age."

The deaf old lady said this, picked up some food with chopsticks, put it into her mouth, and then couldn't help but praise: "Zhong Hai! You are right, this silly Zhuzi's cooking skills are getting better and better, compared to He Daqing, it is not worse at all."

"Da Mao! Ouch! I can't take it anymore. I think I'm going to give birth!" Han Xiaoxue, who was sitting at the table eating, had just picked up the chopsticks and taken a few bites of food when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She immediately shouted to Xu Damao, who was toasting with others.

When Xu Damao learned that Han Xiaoxue was about to give birth, he immediately showed an excited and nervous expression on his face. He quickly reached out to support Han Xiaoxue and said, "Xiaoxue! You have to hold on. I'll take you to the hospital now."

Wu Aiguo, who was toasting, heard the news that Han Xiaoxue was going to give birth, and immediately stepped forward to Xu Damao and said, "Da Mao! You hold Xiaoxue, I'll go home to get the car keys, and then take you and Xiaoxue to the hospital."

(End of this chapter)