Chapter 283 - Banquet (2/2)

Every household in the village sent a representative to attend the banquet. They were expected to present a red packet for the sake of tradition. The other banquet attendees were Xiao Qiudong’s relatives and friends. Those who came to the banquet were basically elderly and children as it was still some time away from the New Year celebration. Most of the youths who had ventured out for jobs were still working outside the village.

Xiao Luo’s red packet contained 666. Three sixes represented that everything would take place smoothly according to their will.

Xiao Luo walked up to Qiudong, who was chatting with his guests, and pa.s.sed him the red packet. “Donggua, congratulations on having a child!”

“Xiao Luo, my bro, you’ve finally arrived.”

Xiao Qiudong smiled as he received the red packet. He put it in the inner pocket of his suit. He gave Xiao Luo’s shoulder a brotherly pat and said, “We’ve underestimated the number of guests today, and we couldn’t accommodate everyone. Bro, do me a favor by moving the dining tables over here from my uncle’s house next door. Thanks a lot.”

“Hmm, OK!”

Xiao Luo nodded and immediately agreed.

Under Xiao Qiudong’s rally, a bunch of kids, who were about 7 or 8 years old, showed up. He gave every one of them a huge stash of candies and asked them to help Xiao Luo with moving the benches.

So, Xiao Luo was like the big child amongst them. He led the kids next door to move the dining tables from the neighbor’s house. With Yijin Jing and the Const.i.tution of King of Mercenaries, Xiao Luo would not have even broken a drop of sweat from moving just a dining table. However, just after he had positioned the table and was preparing to get seated, Xiao Qiudong appeared out of nowhere and patted him from behind.”

“Oh, my bro, we’re severely understaffed for banquet servants. Why don’t you lend me a hand and get going to the kitchen and serve some dishes? Thanks a lot!”

Before Xiao Luo could react, Xiao Qiudong left to enthusiastically tend to other guests immediately after he said those words.

Xiao Luo was a little p.i.s.sed off and thought, Was I invited to attend the banquet or serve at the banquet?

He wryly smiled and decided to accept it. He put on an ap.r.o.n and went to the kitchen to help with serving the dishes. The rest of the guests were all seated and ready to dig in.

“Luo, you’re back and helping Qiudong serve dishes. You guys are so close.”

“Yep, Luo and Qiu were cla.s.smates since elementary school, and they lived pretty near each other. Of course, they would be close.”

“Most of the dishes have been served. Luo, come get seated and dig in.”

Since they were all from the same village, they all recognized Xiao Luo. Some uncles and aunts greeted Xiao Luo with great enthusiasm.

Xiao Luo smiled and humbly replied, “Uncles and aunts, you guys should dig in first. I’m fine. Dongguo gave me some food beforehand.”

“So, that’s it. You guys are so close.” An aunt smiled.

An Yuan was seated near the dining table. She noticed that Xiao Luo was serving dishes and drinks. She immediately screamed, “Xiao Luo, we’re out of tea here! Bring a fresh pot here now!”

Xiao Luo took a deep breath and adjusted his state of mind. He turned around to get some hot tea and delivered it to An Yuan’s table.

When he was leaving, he could hear An Yuan’s sarcastic comment. “Indeed a good-for-nothing brat who can’t even eat at a banquet and needs to serve instead.”

Xiao Luo was not someone who was easily angered, but he was genuinely feeling humiliated and enraged.

The inner force in his body started to run uncontrollably. It had affected the air in the entire atmosphere. With him as the center, a hurricane was about to be formed. The dust on the ground was all blown into the air.

“What’s wrong, Bro?”

Xiao Qiudong was tending to other guests, but he came over in a hurry to check on Xiao Luo after seeing that his face was weird.

Xiao Luo forced out a smile as he thought about their close relations.h.i.+ps when they were younger. He quelled the fire within him and answered, “It’s nothing.”

“If there’s nothing, then keep helping me with serving the dishes. Look at those tables. They’re all lacking a plate of fish b.a.l.l.s. Go check up on the kitchen and see what’s wrong. You must not mess up the number of dishes!”

Xiao Qiudong was not being courteous to Xiao Luo at all. He had stuffed so much food in his mouth that there was grease all over his mouth, and he could not stop burping. However, he still took Xiao Luo’s a.s.sistance for granted and was bossing him around.

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