CHAPTER 306: CHAPTER 306: IF HE WANTS TO GO BACK, BUY HIM A TICKET

"Xiao Xue, since you’re here, mom has something to say!" Seeing that Lin Xue had finished talking about her matters, Wang Cuihua began to speak about her own.

"What’s the matter, mom? Tell me!" Lin Xue asked, puzzled.

"Well, on the wedding day, mom estimates that there won’t be a shortage of people, and I’ve discussed the banquet menu with you, but we haven’t finalized it yet! And we can’t buy much meat, can we? Most of the meat and vegetables at home are bought by you. Mom was wondering if you could buy a bit more?"

During this era, banquets had to be organized at home, unlike later times when you could book a few tables at a restaurant and bring everyone there to finish the affair.

So it’s quite troublesome, and to make a big pot of food, Lin Xue felt she had a candidate in mind for the cook.

Wang Cheng used to be the head chef at a State-Owned Restaurant. It’s just right to have him come and make this big pot of food.

"Mom, leave the menu to me, I have the ingredients and a chef lined up! Don’t worry! You and dad just need to inform the guests!" Lin Xue said, patting her chest confidently.

"Alright, alright, alright! Now I’m at ease!" Wang Cuihua immediately smiled, feeling that with her eldest daughter around, there’s nothing that can’t be resolved.

Having finished discussing everything, Lin Xue went off to make arrangements. She needed to contact Wang Cheng first, then pretend to go out and buy all the things.

Just about to go handle things, Zhang Ting came running back in a fluster, panting and resting against the courtyard gate for a while. Seeing Zhang Yuan and Lin Xue in the yard, she immediately beamed.

"Big brother, sister-in-law, it’s great that you’re here! Quickly... quickly go to the guesthouse and take a look! Xiao Yang... he’s making a fuss about going to the Capital City!"

Zhang Ting, panting like this, really startled Lin Xue. After hearing the reason, she rolled her eyes internally, thinking, what’s this all about? Go back to the Capital City? Then just go back! Does she have to beg him to stay?

This is probably Lin Cuifen’s doing; she’s taken a liking to this place and doesn’t want to stay at the guesthouse anymore. The guesthouse isn’t as comfortable, it’s inconvenient and cold with all the running back and forth. It’s much more comfortable being served here, isn’t it?

Lin Xue was just about to speak when Zhang Yuan interrupted, "If he wants to go back, I’ll buy him a train ticket! Who else wants to go back? Tell me all at once so I can buy all the tickets at once! Saves me from running around!"

Zhang Ting was left stunned. She came over intending to have them persuade him, then Xiao Yang would put forward some conditions! The plan was for the whole family to move over and settle things. But she didn’t expect her big brother to say he’d buy a ticket! How could this be?

"Big brother, Xiao Yang is just being a bit stubborn. You and sister-in-law just go coax him a little, and it’ll be fine! No need to buy him a ticket!" Zhang Ting pretended not to understand, saying.

"Tingting! Let me tell you! You can’t handle kids throwing tantrums! If worse comes to worst, let him go hungry for two meals, and he’ll wise up! The more you coax him, the more he acts up!" Lin Xue pretended not to understand anything, suggesting.

Zhang Ting was furious! What kind of people are they? Why aren’t they playing by the rules? They’re guests. Why can’t this sister-in-law act as a proper host? How hard is it to coax him a little, persuade him to stay, and agree to some conditions?

"Alright! You go back then! Do as you were intending! We’re busy!" Zhang Yuan waved his hand, "Let’s go!"

Then he spoke to Lin Xue and led her out.

Zhang Ting was left standing there, dumbfounded.

After Lin Xue came out, she and Zhang Yuan went to the warehouse, and then the two of them entered the supermarket to study the dishes for the wedding banquet.

After picking and choosing, they finalized some hearty dishes: chicken, duck, fish, beef, lamb, pork, shrimp, they were all used.

Fried chicken pieces, roast duck, braised fish, braised pork, hand-pulled mutton, potato stew with beef brisket, ribs stewed with green beans, boiled shrimp, eight hearty dishes plus two cold dishes, ten dishes in total, symbolizing perfection.

This table of dishes, when presented to the villagers, would surely leave them wide-eyed.

Moreover, Lin Xue got a lot of it, ensuring meat abundance on the wedding day, making sure everyone eats to their fill, and every time there’s a banquet after that, they would remember this one.

"Isn’t this a bit too much... isn’t it inappropriate?" Zhang Yuan worried a bit.

"What’s inappropriate? Let alone your family being from the Capital City! We’re moving away too.

She knew this wasn’t the era she understood, very similar, but with some differences, it might even happen ahead of time.

As people courageously started doing business, black market trades became a bit difficult to conduct, and prices fell quite a bit alongside. She knew it was time to wrap things up.

The two of them brought back the items on a cart, making two trips to finish.

Wang Cuihua, upon seeing so much, was so surprised she could hardly speak. She knew her eldest daughter was capable, but she didn’t expect this capable.

So much meat, enough for a brigade to divide up for New Year’s, with every family getting a considerable amount.

Lin Xue handed everything over to Wang Cuihua for safekeeping, and without time to chat with her grandparents, she hurriedly headed out again, Zhang Yuan following as he saw this.

The two walked to the courtyard gate when they overheard voices, it was Lin Yun and Sun Bing talking.

It turned out, after news of her family moving to the Capital City reached Lin Yun, she immediately sought out Sun Bing, and they talked for a long time, even being escorted back while continuing to talk.

"Yun’er, I’ll go home and talk to my parents, let’s move our engagement forward a few days, before you leave. Alright?" Sun Bing asked softly.

"I’ll ask my big sister first! Sun Bing, even without an engagement, I will wait for you! Always wait for you! Wait for you to come find me in the Capital City! I won’t ask you to wait for me, just one request, no matter if you’ve waited for me or not, you must give me a result, be it good or bad!" Lin Yun had just been crying, her eyes were red, "Don’t leave me waiting while you have a family of your own!"

"Yun’er, what nonsense are you saying? I, Sun Bing, will never in my lifetime betray you!" Sun Bing was extremely nervous, he couldn’t stand hearing such things, his heart filled with anxiety.

Lin Xue couldn’t listen anymore, she walked out, seeing the two of them so reluctant to part, crying and making vows, Lin Xue shook her head,

"Sun Bing, if you want to go with Xiao Yun, we can arrange school and accommodations for you! You just have to follow along!"

Zhang Yuan also came out from behind, the two hadn’t formally introduced themselves yet. Lin Xue introduced them to each other, they shook hands, and Zhang Yuan spoke first,

"After you graduate high school, I can help arrange work for you!"

Lin Xue knew this wasn’t right, but seeing her sister so distressed, she felt sorry. The two were truly in love, and if Sun Bing truly wanted to go, and Xiao Yun couldn’t be without him, then arranging everything for him was fine too; after all, they were all family.

"Big sister, brother-in-law!" Lin Yun was tempted, she indeed, for her studies, chose to go to the Capital City without hesitation. But if they could have the best of both worlds, how could she willingly hand over separation?