Should the first-year banquet and the wedding banquet be held together?
Zhang Guangmao agreed: "That's a good idea! No one in our factory has held a banquet for a long time, so let's take this opportunity to have a good time!"
"Dad, I think it's great too. While everyone is celebrating Jinbao's birthday, Jinbao can also recognize his godmother. This is called happiness upon happiness."
"Dad, let's do this?"
Hearing that his sons also agreed, Su Jianmin became excited and said: "Sure! Then it's settled!"
After returning home, he gradually calmed down and then started to feel a headache.
Once you have a treat, you must invite the whole building. The total number of people in each household must be hundreds, right?
"There are hundreds of people... Even if I don't eat or drink for several months, I still won't be able to raise the money for a banquet." He covered his head.
Bai Lu put the sleeping little Jinbao into the cradle. Seeing her husband sitting alone in the corner muttering, she wondered: "What's wrong with you? You were so happy when you went to New Year's greetings with Jinbao in your arms. Why did you come back so late?"
Are you looking sad?"
Su Jianmin sighed and told Zhang Hongmei about his promise to be Jinbao's godmother.
"Haha," Bai Lu covered her mouth and laughed, "I thought something big had happened. Wouldn't it be nice to give Jin Bao a godmother?"
After laughing for a while, she commented: "Although Zhang Hongmei is a bit arrogant and likes to gossip about others, she is still a nice person, very warm-hearted and straightforward. She will be Jinbao's godmother, and she will definitely treat Jinbao very well."
OK."
"If it was just the matter of Jin Bao recognizing his godmother, of course I wouldn't be so upset..."
Seeing Su Jianmin frowning tightly and looking like he was hesitant to speak, Bai Lu's originally good mood became uneasy.
She pushed him hard, "Then tell me! What are you worried about?"
"That's it... that..." Su Jianmin didn't know how to speak.
"Speak quickly! Don't you say you want to kill me?"
Bai Lu grabbed her husband's right shoulder and kept shaking it.
Su Jianmin felt like he was about to be knocked unconscious by her, "Okay, I'll tell you..."
After organizing his words, he said: "Zhang Hongmei said she wanted to hold a wedding banquet, and then I accidentally mentioned that I wanted to hold a birthday banquet for Jin Bao. As soon as Zhang Guangmao got involved, I agreed to organize the banquet.
Let’s do it together.”
"First-year banquet? This...how can our family have the money to host a first-year banquet?"
Bai Lu thought for a while and then said: "Besides, even if I save a few months' salary, will the food stamps, meat stamps and vegetable stamps be enough? It's not like you can buy everything you want these days."
"Why……"
Su Jianmin scratched his head, "That's why I'm worried!"
"Jianmin, hurry up and tell Zhang Hongmei that after discussing with me, you think the first-year banquet should be considered..."
"Forget it." Before he finished speaking, several women's voices suddenly sounded outside the door, "Master Su, Sister-in-law Su, happy New Year, are you at home?"
"Zai Zai," Bai Lu hurriedly walked out of the room, "Happy New Year, sit down and drink tea."
The neighbors sat down with smiles and talked about Jin Bao's first birthday party.
"We just heard from Sister Hongmei. She said that she is Jinbao's godmother now, and she also said that she will hold a banquet with your family to celebrate Jinbao's first birthday. Is this the case?"
"Well," Bai Lu forced out a smile awkwardly, "it will be a long time until Jin Bao turns one year old. We just talk about it casually."
"This kind of thing cannot be talked about casually. If it is confirmed, we must start preparations now. There will be many people at the birthday party, so rice, flour and other food must be prepared early."
"Yes, yes, there are also tobacco, alcohol and the like, especially cigarette tickets. You have to let your old Su keep them..."
The women talked to each other a lot, and finally said: "If you need help, let us know. Anyone who can help will definitely help. Just leave the work of washing and chopping vegetables to us!"
"Thank you, thank you." Bai Lu smiled so hard that the corners of her mouth froze.
Seeing them leaving happily, Bai Lu hurriedly closed the door and shook her head.
Zhang Hongmei's mouth is so open that she can't even hide a single word...
It is estimated that everyone in Tongzilou now knows that their old Su family is going to hold a birthday party for Jinbao.
"Even if you sell me, I can't invite the whole building to a banquet."
Su Jianmin comforted his wife, "Jinbao's birthday is at the end of October. Isn't there still seven or eight months left? We'll think of a way then. If it doesn't work, let's just say we don't have the money to do it and won't do it."
"We can throw this person away, but Jinbao can't! Now we have agreed to hold a birthday party. If it suddenly doesn't happen, our little Jinbao won't be laughed at, right?"
After Bai Lu finished speaking, Su Jianmin sighed repeatedly, "Hey, that's right, hey...hey..."
"Dad, let's think of a way together," Su Zhiyuan walked out of the room, "We will definitely be able to hold the sixth sister's first birthday party!"
"What solution? What solution can you guys come up with?" Su Jianmin had no hope for them.
The second child said: "We can make money! Let's go to the streets and pull carts to make money for people."
"I'll pull the cart too!" Su Xiaosi raised his hands high.
"You're not as tall as a mule cart, so you're still pulling a cart? A mule cart can't pull you much!"
After Su's father laughed at Xiaosi, he continued: "Besides, where can I pull a car for you? Hiring child labor is a crime and you will go to jail. Who would be willing to spend time in jail and hire you to pull a car?"
"Then...then," Su Zhiyuan blushed and said unwillingly, "My second brother and I can go to the mountains to pick wild fruits and vegetables..."
"Adults, children and old people all put together, there are more than 100 people in the whole building. Can you pick wild vegetables that more than 100 people can eat?"
After Su Jianmin asked back, his sons bit their lips or clenched their fists.
"How will you know if you don't try? Anyway, not only do I want to hold a birthday party for my sixth sister, but I also want to do it in a grand way!" Su Zhiyuan said.
"Yes!" The second child and the fourth child nodded at the same time and said excitedly to their father, "We can't let Jinbao be laughed at!"
The third child said: "There is still a long time. If you think about it carefully, you will definitely come up with a good solution. Dad, please believe in us once."
Looking at the stubborn boys in front of him, Su Jianmin not only wasn't angry, but actually smiled.
"I'm very happy that you have such concern for your sister. Okay, don't worry, I will find a way to handle the birthday party. Even if I ask someone to borrow money, I will definitely make it beautiful for Jinbao."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and touched his sons' heads, "Just study hard and don't worry about these things, especially Xiaosi. You are going to elementary school soon. You can no longer be as playful as before. Do you understand?"
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"Well, dad, don't worry, I am now a big boy with a younger sister. After studying, I will study hard and make progress every day. I will find a good job with high salary and food stamps, so that Jinbao can eat well every day...
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Hearing what Su Xiaosi said so confidently, Su Jianmin laughed and said, "You brat, you have the best mouth!"