Chapter 646: Gathering Together
Zhu Yanyi and Zhu Yanli had invited their guests themselves. Naturally, Zhu Zhibin had to invite her own guests too. Zhu Shunyao and Xie Xinlian were so carefree. If Zhu Zhibin hadn’t been smart, sending a nine-year-old child to invite her own teachers to a banquet was something only they would do. When Xie Zhong found out, she was speechless facing the couple. She could only secretly feel lucky that their children were smarter than them and not so careless.
The following time was busy. They counted the number of people. They needed thirty tables for the banquet. Just for the teachers, they needed two and a half tables, rounded up to three. Relatives were estimated at four tables. Friends and relatives from the same clan and village would be no less than ten tables. For business associates, Zhu Shunyao estimated about ten tables. Adding some reserved tables, they set the total at thirty.
In this era, they had to borrow chairs and tables from neighbors for thirty tables. Unlike later times, where chefs brought their own equipment, here they had to borrow everything. To avoid mixing up borrowed items, they marked them with numbers. They also had to borrow bowls, chopsticks, and plates. Someone had to buy vegetables. Although they hired chefs, washing vegetables and serving dishes required help. Zhu Shunyao invited factory employees to help. Still, it was very busy. Chen Ailian, Xie Xinyan, and Luo Ying arrived early to help wash vegetables and make pastries.
Amidst the whirlwind of activity, the day of the banquet finally arrived. Zhu Yanyi handed over the task of picking up guests to Luo Gang and Wang Ye. Luo Gang went to pick up Zhu Yanyi and Zhu Yanli’s teachers, while Wang Ye went to pick up their classmates. Early in the morning, the two set off for Yao City.
By nearly ten o’clock, the teachers and classmates arrived first. Zhu Yanyi and Zhu Yanli became the main hosts.
"Little Eight, your house is so big," An Xiaoxiao said curiously, looking at Zhu Yanyi’s yard. She was especially interested in the garden at the entrance. "I wish my house was this big."
Zhu Yanyi looked at An Xiaoxiao helplessly. "We didn’t think much about it. We just wanted to live comfortably." After all, big houses were comfortable.
"Oh," Chen Fei said, looking at the packaged vegetables on the side table. "These are Azure Sovereign vegetables. Little Eight, how do you have so many? They are hard to buy."
Zhu Yanyi was surprised at first, then smiled. Zhu Yanli beside her also smiled. "Yanyi didn’t tell you that the Azure Sovereign belongs to our family?" She pointed to the table. "These are samples of fresh vegetables brought over yesterday. We can use them at home too."
"Huh?" Everyone present, whether classmates or teachers, was stunned. Principal Liu said, "Zhu Yanyi, does this mean your father is the famous farmer entrepreneur Zhu Shunyao?"
"My dad is called Zhu Shunyao, but Principal Liu, please don’t call her a famous farmer entrepreneur. My dad would get angry with you. With her personality, she only thinks she is a peasant who started a few small workshops. She has no concept of being an entrepreneur." Zhu Yanyi was not being modest; she truly understood her father’s character.