This birthday banquet was not very lively, but after all, there were nine banquet tables, and hundreds of people attended. At least most of them were unknown to Chen Feng. Most of them were relatives from his uncle's side, and Chen Feng basically

Don't know anyone.

Because many banquet guests came to their table to toast, of course their table had to send people to respond accordingly out of politeness.

At this kind of banquet, the scene of you coming to honor me and me going to honor you in return is very common. It is considered a traditional custom here and a necessary routine of the wine table culture.

Chen Feng is not very interested in this kind of customs and routines, but due to his father's orders, he can only go to the table with his elder brother Chen Rui to toast. Fortunately, there are only nine tables, and the elder brother is the first, so he will follow along.

Just a companion.

When it was Aunt Zhao Xiaomei's turn to sit at the table, the two brothers inevitably had to toast her alone, wishing her happiness as high as the East China Sea and longevity as high as the Southern Mountains.

Chen Feng was inevitably nagged by his aunt, who also specifically asked about his girlfriend and asked Chen Feng to point to Wu Mengting to show her.

Not far away, the aunt's eyesight was pretty good. When she saw Wu Mengting's appearance, she nodded with satisfaction and said, "She looks pretty good. Don't let me down this time. Get married and start a family soon, and have a child soon."

What else could Chen Feng say, he could only nod obediently.

This round of toasting was finally over and Chen Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he sat down again.

Next, a few sporadic people came to their table to toast, and somewhat miraculously, they mainly toasted to Chen Rui.

Chen Feng didn't understand it at first, but when more people arrived, he gradually realized that he was treating his elder brother Chen Rui as a rich man.

"If you don't believe me, just look at the wine in the glass. The rich will be served first." This can be regarded as an important epitome of the wine shop culture, or the most authentic portrayal of the sophistication of the world.

Outsiders are not very clear about the two car beauty shops nominally opened by Chen Rui, in which Chen Feng occupies the largest position. Everyone only knows that Chen Rui is in charge of these two car beauty shops that make a lot of money every day.

The eldest son-in-law’s nephew is still working for him, and his monthly income is over 10,000 yuan. Naturally, relatives come over to toast him as the “big boss”, and even relatives whom he doesn’t know very well come over one after another.

Face, get to know Chen Rui, the "big boss".

This can only be said to be a really damn reality!

However, Chen Feng does not envy his eldest brother and feels that he has stolen his limelight.

On the contrary, he is eager for his eldest brother to steal the limelight from him. What bothers him the most is this kind of worldly favor.

After several waves of people toasting, their table finally calmed down, and Chen Rui, as the star of their table, was finally able to sit down and have something to eat.

Chen Feng suddenly realized a problem at this time and asked his elder brother: "Brother, why didn't my uncle see you? Didn't he come today?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Rui glanced at Wu Mengting, who was being pulled by her mother to whisper, with some embarrassment, and said with a smile: "He happened to have something to do today, so he may not be able to come over, but he said he would try his best to come over."

Chen Feng knew something was going on when he saw his brother's expression, but he didn't care much. He was already devoted enough to his uncle.

When the banquet was almost halfway through, Zhao Guozhong, the brother-in-law who Chen Feng had talked about, suddenly came over, and he was relatively high-profile. In addition to frequently greeting people and giving birth to Pai Huazi, he was accompanied by someone who was at most thirty-five or six years old.

The woman was all dressed up and sprayed with very strong perfume. As soon as she came in, Chen Feng could smell the perfume from a long distance away.

To be honest, this woman is quite pretty. She is almost as tall as his brother-in-law wearing high heels. She has a plump figure, a coquettish figure, a smile on her face, and a very approachable look.

When Zhao Guozhong appeared like this with this woman, it was difficult for him to attract everyone's attention, and he also introduced the woman next to him - his girlfriend - intentionally or unintentionally.

Finally arrived at Chen Feng's table. After Zhao Guozhong saw Chen Feng, he immediately pulled his girlfriend and walked straight to Chen Feng: "A Feng, you are here too. Your mother didn't tell me you would come. If I had known you would

Come here, I came here earlier. Ah Feng, come and meet me, this is my girlfriend A Ling, Mao Xiaoling, from Qishui Town."

Qishui Town also belongs to their Linnan County, and is relatively economically backward. Seeing this, Chen Feng could only stand up and nod politely to say hello to his uncle's girlfriend: "Hello."

Mao Xiaoling smiled before saying anything: "It's good for you too. I often hear your uncle talking about you, and when I see you in person, you are really as handsome as your uncle said."

Zhao Guozhong said with a bit of showoff: "A Feng, what do you think of A Ling?"

Chen Feng glanced at Mao Xiaoling, and just when he didn't know how to comment, his mother Zhao Xiaolan said angrily: "Okay, let's go and apologize to eldest sister first, and wish her a happy birthday. I'm here so late."

"Yes, Axia, let's go and wish my eldest sister a birthday first."

Zhao Guozhong took his girlfriend away again.

Zhao Xiaolan looked disgusted and muttered: "She doesn't look like a serious woman at first glance. She has two children, so your uncle only regards her as a treasure."

Chen Feng couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this: "This woman has two children? Did she raise them all by herself?"

Zhao Xiaolan glanced at Wu Mengting on the side, a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it, she sighed helplessly: "Yes, the older one is about ten years old, and she is a daughter, and the younger one is five or six years old, and he is a son. It's all her own and

Her mother takes care of her."

When Chen Feng heard the news, he couldn't help but frown slightly. Even if he had only one child, he actually had two. His brother-in-law was too arrogant.

"Then what does she do?" Chen Feng continued to ask. After all, he is the only uncle in his family now, so he must care about her.

"She runs a barber shop. And her husband has been dead for five or six years. Tell me, can she be a serious person?"

For a woman or a widow to open a barber shop (hair salon), it makes people think that it is a bit improper. After all, when she opens a business, she must often come into contact with male customers, especially close contact such as haircut, which will inevitably make people feel uncomfortable.

Somewhat fanciful.

Although it cannot be concluded that this Mao Xiaoling is not a serious woman, it is impossible to say that she is serious. Not to mention that she is a widow, and she is also a widow from a hair salon. What good opinion can you make of her?

"I think uncle is quite satisfied with this woman." Chen Feng expressed his opinion. As long as uncle is satisfied, it's not impossible. As long as the two of them can live a good life in the future.

After all, his brother-in-law's own conditions were very average, and he didn't really have much to choose from.

"He is just fooled by lard. Your aunt and I have tried to persuade him, but he doesn't listen. There will be times in the future when he suffers."

Zhao Xiaolan said that she hates the fact that iron cannot become steel.

While we were talking, my uncle Zhao Guozhong came back with his girlfriend and went to get two stools to squeeze in at their table.

Fortunately, my aunt had taken the children with her to eat and play, so it wasn't too crowded.

"Come on, Ah Feng, uncle, I'll give you a drink." Zhao Guozhong poured a glass of wine and toasted to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng was the youngest person at this table and the one with the lowest seniority. As a result, his brother-in-law toasted to him first as soon as he came over, which also confirmed the old saying - "a cup to a cup to the rich first".

"I want to drive without drinking."

Chen Feng now drinks alcohol if he can, not to mention that his uncle Zhao Guozhong actually doesn't have anything good to drink.

"Can't you just let your girlfriend drive?" Zhao Guozhong smiled and raised his eyebrows at Chen Feng, and then glanced at Wu Mengting, who was a little too beautiful.

"Okay, what do you want to drink? Aren't you driving too? Stop drinking."

Zhao Xiaolan rudely interrupted Zhao Guozhong's toast.

Seeing this, Zhao Guozhong had no choice but to put down his cup and sit down again. He looked at his elder sister helplessly and said, "Sister, it's true, it's rare for me to meet my little nephew. What does it matter if we drink a few glasses of wine? We're drunk.

, just let your girlfriend drive."

When Zhao Xiaolan heard him talking about his girlfriend, her expression became even worse.

Seeing this, Chen Feng quickly said: "Okay, uncle, please stop saying a few words. Wine is not a good thing. If you can't help it, don't drink it."

Mao Xiaoling also quickly echoed: "Yes, Brother Zhong, you should drink less wine from now on. Now you drink almost every day, which is not a good habit."

Zhao Guozhong suddenly looked happy and sweet, and said with a smile: "I didn't drink too much."

"Anyway, just listen to me and just drink less. It's best not to drink it every day." Mao Xiaoling said softly.

"Okay, okay, I will listen to you." Zhao Guozhong grinned.

Seeing this scene, everyone else at the table was speechless. They had already complied even before they had even passed the door.

Next, Zhao Guozhong did not drink as expected.

After eating for another ten minutes, the dishes were all finished. Zhao Xiaolan, who didn't look very good, took the lead in getting up and pulling Wu Mengting out of the table.

Seeing this, everyone else also left the table. Chen Feng stood up to leave but was stopped by Zhao Guozhong.

"A Feng, let me tell you something."

"What's the matter?" Chen Feng knew it was up to nothing and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Sure enough, Zhao Guozhong said with a somewhat flattering look: "A Ling opened a shop in Qishui Town before, but the business was not very good, and it was a bit far away from Yuelou Town where I live, so I thought about getting her to come over.

Open a new store here in Yuelou Town. After all, there are more people in Yuelou Town and the economy is more prosperous. What do you think?"

Chen Feng said directly: "You have discussed this matter among yourselves. Why do you want to ask me?"

Zhao Guozhong smiled sarcastically and said: "The main reason is that we are not good with money. We have chosen a store that is quite good, but the rent is a bit expensive. So, I want to borrow some money from you to make some money."

Chen Feng had to admire his brother-in-law's shamelessness for being able to borrow money from a junior like him in front of his girlfriend.

Of course, Chen Feng couldn't refuse outright. After all, he was his elder, and his aunt who was not far away had not left the table yet.

"What store are you planning to open?" Chen Feng asked.

Zhao Guozhong quickly replied: "Convenience store."

When Chen Feng heard that it was a convenience store, he was a little surprised. He originally thought it was still a barber shop.

"It doesn't seem like it costs much to open a convenience store, right? You can't afford it yourself?" As he spoke, Chen Feng couldn't help but glance at Mao Xiaoling, who was silent at the side.

Probably feeling Chen Feng's gaze, Mao Xiaoling said a little embarrassedly: "We can only scrape together 100,000 yuan, but to open a convenience store, we need at least 150,000 yuan."

Zhao Guozhong quickly added: "Yes, the rent for shops in Yuelou Town is relatively expensive, and because the location is better, the rent must be paid in full once a year. The rent for one year alone costs more than 80,000."

"Is the rent of shops in Yuelou Town so expensive?" Chen Feng expressed doubts. As far as he knows, the rent of shops on the street in his hometown is as high as 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a year.

Zhao Guozhong explained: "The store we want to rent is on the busiest Zhenxing Road in Yuelou Town. You know, it has an area of ​​about 100 square meters, and the rent of 80,000 yuan a year is really not expensive. I asked my boss for this.

The relationship was just negotiated. We had already given him a deposit of 3,000 yuan. The other landlord gave me three days to raise the money for the sake of relatives and friends. If I can't raise the money in three days, the store will definitely be rented to someone else.
To be continued...