Chapter 151 Banquet
Lian Man'er couldn't help but relax her steps, approached the door of the private room, and looked into the private room through the crack.
There were not many people on the table. Manager Zhong sat in the guest seat, and Manager Wang was the second to the guest seat, and Old Master Lian sat in the main seat, followed by Lian Shouren, Lian Shouxin, Goro and Xiaoqi, as well as Manager Wang and Wu Yugui from the restaurant.
Lian Man'er stood at the door, facing Mr. Lian Shouren and Lian Shouxin, and could see Manager Zhong's side face. He had been eating the banquet for a while. Lian Shouren seemed to have drunk a lot of wine, his cheeks were red, and he was talking about interesting things he was learning, and everyone listened with a smile.
Perhaps everyone's attitude inspired Lian Shouren, he stood up and toasted Manager Zhong again.
Lian Man'er looked at the smile on Lian Shouren's face, and his waist that was almost more than 45 degrees. He recalled the way Lian Shouren accompanied the manager of the Song Mansion a few days ago, and also Song Hailong, and smiled secretly in his heart. It turned out that Lian Xiucai looked like this in front of the servants of the wealthy family.
But then, Lian Man'er couldn't laugh.
Everyone was chatting and laughing. Manager Zhong gently transferred the topic from Lian Xiuer's studies to the fields and farm work, and asked Lian Shouxin how the harvest this year was. Lian Shouxin replied with a sentence, and Lian Shouren took over the topic.
Several times in succession, Lian Shouren interrupted Lian Shouxin, as if he was the host of the banquet.
Lian Man'er was secretly angry. It would be fine if Lian Shouren wanted to show off. If he interrupted Lian Shouxin several times, he clearly did not take Lian Shouxin seriously and gave Lian Shouxin a face in front of everyone.
Even Shouxin's face was already a little embarrassed, and even the old man's smile faded, but he didn't say anything.
Lian Shouren must have come this time to make friends with Manager Zhong. It would be great if he could use this to climb to the Shen family. But is this how he is trying to make friends? What does he regard Lian Shouxin as?
Lian Shouxin is kind and soft-hearted, taking into account Mr. Lian and Lian Shouren's identity as the elder brother. He is willing to tolerate this way, but Lian Man'er does not have such a good temper.
Lian Man'er was angry and wanted to push the door in. She said a few words in person, but after a moment of thought, she withdrew her hand from pushing the door. She walked downstairs gently and met a young man at the entrance of the stairs.
"Little girl, who are you looking for?" the young man asked Lian Man'er.
Lian Man'er looked at the guy. The guy was only thirteen or fourteen years old and looked a little nervous. And after his questioning, he just didn't know her. She had a lot of contact with Yuelai Restaurant these days, so this guy should be a newcomer.
"Brother, can I trouble you with something?" Lian Man'er smiled sweetly.
"What's the matter?" The guy scratched his head, his face slightly red.
"Little brother. Go to that room." Lian Man'er pointed to the private room just now, "Look for a scholar named Lian, and said that someone from the county came to find him. Let him go immediately."
"That's all, why don't you talk about it yourself?" the young man asked in confusion.
"There are many people inside. I'm scared." Lian Man'er pretended to be shy.
The young man thought that there must be many male guests in the Matsuma. A little girl was shy and timid and did not dare to go in and find someone. She suddenly became very proud.
"Okay, I'll tell you." The young man said with his chest straight.
"Wait," Lian Man'er called the young man again, "Brother, call him out and tell him that the master has important things to tell him, so he can't delay it. The master is waiting for him on the temple street, please be sure to go quickly."
"Okay." The guy agreed.
"Please trouble little brother." Lian Man'er took out a few copper coins from his purse, stuffed them into the young man's hand, and then quickly went downstairs.
Turning over the stairwell, Lian Man'er stopped and looked upstairs. He saw the young man walking towards the private room. She slowly went upstairs. When the young man knocked on the door and entered the private room, she quickly turned to the corridor behind a screen and covered her body.
After a while, the young man and Lian Shouren walked out of the private room one after another.
Lian Man'er nodded. He heard that it was someone from the county town who was looking for him, so Lian Shouren would definitely come out.
"Who is looking for me?" Lian Shouren looked around and asked the guy without seeing anyone.
"It was a little girl who came to pass the message and said that the old man had something important to tell you. You must not delay it, otherwise it would be a mistake." The young man said.
"Where is that master?" Lian Shouren asked hurriedly.
"That man is waiting for you in the temple... street." said the young man.
"Miao Street?" Lian Shouren frowned, "Where does the Temple Street come from in the town?"
The young man was a little embarrassed. When Lian Man'er said it just now, his speech speed was speeding up, and he seemed to have not heard it clearly. There should be one or two words between the temple and the street.
In fact, it was not that he didn't hear it clearly, it was that Lian Man'er deliberately vaguely.
"It seems to be from a temple or something." The young man thought about it carefully and said again.
Lian Shouren's heart moved and sent a little girl to send a message, "What kind of street is Miaoqian Street, then there is only Miaoqian Street."
"You should go quickly, this guest official. I think there must be something urgent to do when I look at that little girl." The guy said again. In her heart, the little girl looked very good and gave her a few more money. The little girl was an excellent person. He was entrusted by others to help others get things done.
Lian Shouren looked into the elegant room, feeling a little hesitant. Manager Zhong is a member of the Shen family, and it seems that he is still a shameful person. It is very rare to have the opportunity to climb to the Shen family, how could he leave halfway? But according to what this guy said, I don’t know who came to find him in the county, and it’s important that he can’t delay it. Then it’s either Huaer has something to do or he donate his official duties. If he goes too late and delays things, then his previous efforts will be in vain.
After weighing the pros and cons of his heart, Lian Shouren made up his mind and turned around and entered the private room.
Lian Man'er was a little disappointed when she saw it behind the screen. Lian Shourenzhen treated Manager Zhong as a piece of fat, and did not let go after biting it. Just as she was thinking about something to think of another way, she saw the door of the fairy room open again. Lian Shouren came out of the inside, so she accelerated her pace and went downstairs.
Success! Lian Man'er clenched her fists, came out from behind the screen, lay at the entrance of the stairs, and watched Lian Shouren leave the restaurant before she walked back to the private room.
Everyone in the private room was surprised to see Lian Man'er coming.
"My mother asked me to say something, and the wine was transported away." Lian Man'er said crisply, "My mother and I also told me to come and see me and prevent my grandfather and father from drinking too much."
Everyone in the room laughed.
When he came, Zhang did instruct Lian Man'er not to let Lian Shouxin drink too much wine, and there was nothing Zhou's thing. Lian Man'er was too sensible and said Zhou in front of him, which seemed to be kind and filial to the son and filial, and very harmonious. Of course, if someone wanted to say that the women in the Lian family were too generous, it would naturally mean that Zhou would not say that Zhang, who was a daughter-in-law, would not say.
"Miss, don't stand, sit down quickly and look at your grandfather and your father." Manager Zhong said with a smile.
"Man'er, sit here." Lian Shouxin moved a seat next to Mr. Lian, sat on Lian Shouren's chair just now, and gave his chair to Lian Man'er.
Lian Man'er smiled and walked over to sit. Thanks to her young age, she would not be able to sit here if she was a few years older. On her left was Lian Shouxin and on her right was Goro, and Goro and Xiaoqi both smiled at her. Manager Wu called the clerk in, added bowls and chopsticks to Lian Man'er, and asked a sweet and sour tenderloin in the kitchen, saying that it was a gift for Lian Man'er's food, and the restaurant.
Lian Man'er thanked her and stopped talking. She just ate politely and listened to the adults' conversation.
After Lian Shouren left, everyone's topics were all about the things in the field and business, talking and laughing, and it was very harmonious. Manager Wang and a few accompanying guests, and naturally spoke with Manager Zhong and Lian Shouxin. Lian Shouxin got up and toasted a few more wines. Wulang could also say a few words, and was praised by everyone. Lian Man'er thought the food at Yuelai Restaurant was really delicious.
Until everyone was full of food and food, Lian Shouren had not come back. Naturally, everyone didn't know that Lian Shouren went to Miaoqian Street and was immediately entangled by a lover named Pan Qianjie. Lian Shouren's daughter Lian Huaer married into the Song family in the county town. Lian Shouren was about to become an official soon, and this was spread throughout the town. Finally, Lian Shouren came by himself, so how could Pan Qianjie let him go easily?
As for where Lian Shouren arrived, he asked who was looking for him. In order to keep Lian Shouren, Sister Pan followed his words. Lian Shouren did not see anyone in the end, and later he only thought that it was the trap set by Sister Pan Qian to attract him. He never thought that this was Lian Man'er's work.
Manager Zhong had dinner and took several big carts back to the city. Lian Man'er paid the bill, and together with the table of the servants downstairs and Xie Jin, who was the shopkeeper Wang, spent a total of eight taels of silver. Seeing that there were still many leftovers on the table, Lian Man'er simply borrowed two food boxes from the restaurant, picked up the leftovers and packaged them, and planned to take them home.
After seeing off the guests, Mr. Lian stood at the entrance of the restaurant and did not leave immediately. Lian Shouren left halfway, saying that someone had come to the county town to look for him. After so long, he didn't come back. Mr. Lian was a little worried.
Lian Man'er, Wuro, Xiaoqi walked downstairs and saw Mr. Lian ask about the guy just now.
The young man told Mr. Lian that Lian Shouren had gone to the temple street.
Even the old man's face looked a little bad, and he immediately stopped asking questions.
Lian Man'er was afraid that the young man would see her, so she asked Goro and Xiaoqi to cover her in front, and came out of the restaurant and walked a long way before she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Man'er, what's going on?" Goro asked Lian Man'er with a smile.
"It's okay." Lian Man'er laughed and refused to say it.
After the three children waited for a while, the old man Lian and Lian Shouxin rushed up, and the family returned to Sanshiliyingzi. When they walked to the door, they saw Lian Shouyi and He hurried out.
"Dad, the fourth brother, why are you back?"
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