A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 508 Another wine party
The idea of ​​further study has been in Li Xiang's mind for a long time.

For this reason, he even considered stopping part of his work and taking time to further his studies.

However, due to some delays at work and family matters, this idea was not fully realized and was stopped.

The reason for being stopped was not because of work and family matters.

It is the decision of the GWY Degree Committee to award master's and doctoral degrees as appropriate to existing researchers in various fields who have made significant scientific research achievements.

When Li Xiang was notified to go to his alma mater to attend the doctorate awarding ceremony, he was also confused.

Damn it, he has become the most educated person in the family again.

The younger brothers and sisters were still swimming to the master's shore, but he had already reached the doctor's shore without any effort.

Life is really easy.

Li Xiang couldn't help but feel happy. After receiving the news, he smiled happily every day.

Speaking of this good news, who in the Li family is happiest.

That person is neither Li Xiang, the person involved, nor the person next to Li Xiang, but Li Xiang's mother.

In the past, the most valuable period for college students, she had achieved the limelight of having a promising child.

Nowadays, two more thresholds have been added to college students, and her eldest son has once again become the most advanced one. This makes her not proud.

"We must organize wine." Mother Li waved her hand. This time, she made the decision on her own without the third uncle's instigation.

Her decision was well received by those around her.

The Li family has never made money when hosting banquets. Whenever there is a banquet, the food and wine are served according to the best conditions at the time.

No matter how picky the people who come to the banquet are, they can't fault the Li family.

This time, Li's mother and He Yuzhu discussed the budget. One table was calculated at 30 yuan, and they planned to open six tables.

Sister Tang next to me helped count the number of people. After counting several times, the number of people and the number of tables did not match up.

"Auntie, no, six tables may not be enough."

Mother Li, who was discussing the dishes with He Yuzhu, heard this and said strangely: "Why is it not enough? There are only so many people in the courtyard. I think only Guoqing's family was invited there, so there should be some room left. ah."

Sister Tang moved over and spread out the names written in the book to Mother Li.

"Look, these are all specially sent to say hello. Look at the red envelope at the back."

Sister Tang's fingers focused on the number of red envelopes at the back. The amount on it made Mother Li's eyes widen.

He Yuzhu also curiously came over to take a look, and immediately shouted: "Good guy, these are all packed with such a big number, I'm going to have a hard time."

That is to say, after getting along with him for a long time, we all know what his temperament is.

If you put it on other people, if you yell like this in front of the host who is hosting the guests, you will definitely make them unhappy.

Sister Tang's hand crossed the amounts of 10 yuan and 20 yuan marked on the book one by one, and said to Mother Li:

"Although the amount is a bit large, there is no reason to refund the gift money. I will have to invite these people and their families over."

Li's mother thought the same thing. From the list in the book, every family that didn't have at least six people to take care of the family was still a small number.

There were families with three generations living together, and there were also families with more than ten people. This table could not accommodate all of them. Li's mother looked embarrassed, thinking that if she invited this number of people, even if she doubled the number of tables, it might not be enough.

He Yuzhu was used to this, and he could tell how many people would come from which family, just by twiddling his fingers.

"Auntie, I guess it's at least this number. Don't forget that there are many homes in the outer courtyard. It's not like those days anymore. There's not so much care. My wife is right, they are all neighbors in this area. Now that people are here, it's hard to send them back," He Yuzhu said to Mother Li with a false twenty sign.

"This is too much. We can't even put it in the yard. Don't let people say we are showing off." Mother Li said worriedly.

"Auntie, showing off is not a bad word nowadays. It's a new era now. We don't have to worry about the hardship and simplicity in the past." He Yuzhu reassured her that the twenty tables were a bit inconspicuous in their area, but outside they were Not without.

For the private jobs he has taken on in the past two years, he has opened more tables each time.

At first there was some trepidation, but later we found out that no one was taking care of it, and everyone became more and more courageous.

Mother Li thought about it for a while, but she still felt a little unsure, and finally decided to ask her eldest son for his opinion.

When Li Xiang heard that twenty tables were being opened, he gave his son some food.

He replied with some surprise: "It's too many, it's not a big deal. Opening so many tables just for this might make people gossip. Mom, aren't you afraid of being said to be showing off?"

"Why aren't you afraid? But Zhu Zhu told me that there are more than this out there, and the neighbors' packages are indeed too large. If I don't invite the whole family, I feel uneasy." Mother Li said with a worried look on her face.

This is to prepare for a happy event at home and to have fun.

It's better now. Someone who doesn't pay attention and doesn't know it might think that their family is trying to make money.

Qiu Fanghua looked at her mother-in-law's worried look and gave her some advice.

"How about this? Let's set them up separately. Table Ten is over there, Table Ten is over here. Those who are close to our family will be led here. Is this okay?"

"Sister, I don't like this. I'm sure I'll be criticized even more." Qin Jingru quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and stopped her.

Several people from the Li family turned their attention to her, ready to hear what she had to say.

"Although, in rural areas, if there is no room for the family, they will divide a few tables and go to the neighbor's house. But after all, it is a village, and it is only a matter of walking a few steps. But this is different in your house. It's too far, so it's unlucky, and the person with a normal relationship will get less money than the one with a good relationship. If we classify it as close, I probably won't be happy if it's the person with a normal relationship," Qin Jingru said. Talk about your own thoughts.

Her idea may not be entirely correct, but it sounds reasonable.

It seems that the two-sided approach is still not advisable.

Li Xiang saw his old mother getting into trouble again, and he couldn't help but be the boss.

He thought for a moment and then came up with an idea.

"Mom, you go back and talk to Brother Zhuzhu again. We'll have twelve tables, and add twenty yuan to the budget for each table. There should be enough food, oil, and water, and the portions should be large and filling. There should be enough left for the guests to take home. "

This is the safer way Li Xiang can think of in a short period of time.

It doesn’t matter how many tables there are, but it’s best not to come from the same courtyard. Even if it takes up all the open space in the front and middle courtyard, don’t borrow a seat from another courtyard.

In this way, it can be explained as Lehe in his own courtyard.

As for everyone in the family not coming together, there is nothing we can do about it.

We can only go there and see if we can squeeze in each table. If we can’t, people who didn’t show up will not let them go back empty-handed.

Try to let them eat and take it, and come back satisfied.

(End of this chapter)