Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 705 - 704: One Order After Another

Su Yuncheng and Lin Nianhe’s engagement banquet underwent more than ten rounds of guest list downsizing, yet there were still over fifty attendees.

All the guests were respectable elders. Aside from the two principals, the only young person present who wasn’t on the guest list was Lin Huai Zhou.

Such an assembly made Lin Nianhe momentarily delude herself into thinking that her relationship with Su Yuncheng wasn’t a love match.

However, she also understood that if all their friends were invited, the engagement banquet would probably need to expand into five more rooms.

The banquet was held in a three-section quadrangle courtyard without a sign, not looking like a restaurant. Lin Nianhe had no idea what it used to be.

Mr. Lin and Mr. Su each delivered some words like "foster unity and collective progress," then led the two of them table by table to toast.

Their division of labor was very clear—

Lin Nianhe toasted, Su Yuncheng drank.

The elders all knew Lin Nianhe had a weak constitution, so no one forced her to drink, but they still teased her a bit: "Xiao He, haven’t you learned to drink after more than two years in the Northeast?"

"I actually did drink once," Lin Nianhe giggled, blathering without thinking, "That time I had two drinks and almost plucked out all of Uncle Team Leader’s hair, so I never dared to touch alcohol again."

"Ha ha ha ha ha..."

The older guests laughed good-naturedly, making light-hearted jokes and appearing to enjoy themselves.

After a round of toasting, even without drinking, Lin Nianhe felt exhausted.

Mrs. Su wrapped her arm around Nianhe’s shoulder, leading her to a room on the side, saying as they walked, "Come rest a bit, let Yuncheng take care of the hosting."

Lin Nianhe felt her back and legs sore, but couldn’t help looking back at Su Yuncheng.

Su Yuncheng gave her a reassuring gaze and continued to accompany the elders for drinks, with Lin Huai Zhou taking her place.

Mrs. Su had specifically arranged a resting room in the wing, complete with prepared meals and even a made bed.

"Nianhe, come here."

Mrs. Su pulled Lin Nianhe to sit down and took an exquisite little box out of a cabinet for her.

"What’s this?" Lin Nianhe held the box but did not open it.

Mrs. Su opened it for her, revealing a pair of jadeite bracelets with exceptional water clarity: "These were left by Yuncheng’s grandmother, expressly for her future granddaughter-in-law. Keep them, and wear them in the future."

"This isn’t right..."

"What’s not right about it," Mrs. Su smiled tenderly, hugging Lin Nianhe close, "You don’t know how envious I’ve been of your mother, having such a well-behaved and beautiful daughter... I’ve been dreaming of Yuncheng marrying you!"

Lin Nianhe blushed slightly, looking down without saying a word.

What else could she do at such a time if not to play the demure lady?

She couldn’t outright say: Hey, I’m on the same page as you, I’ve long looked forward to marrying Brother Yuncheng!

A mother-in-law, after all, isn’t the same as a birth mother, and such heart-to-heart conversations aren’t suitable for the relationship.

"Nianhe, have some food then take a nap; they’re going to be noisy for a while yet." Mrs. Su was satisfied with Lin Nianhe’s bashfulness, skillfully changing the subject, "Your pajamas are on the bed, warmed up for you."

"Thank you, Aunt Sie." Lin Nianhe clutched the wooden box, "I will take good care of it."

"Good." Mrs. Su ruffled her hair, "If Yuncheng angers you in the future, just hit him!"

Lin Nianhe smiled in timely fashion, watching Mrs. Su depart.

Indeed hungry, she began to eat while attentively listening to the sounds outside the room.

The elders were in high spirits, reminiscing about the eventful years of the past.

After eating, she didn’t sleep but put away the bracelets and tidied up her hair and clothes. She returned to the banquet hall as if nothing happened, as though she’d never left.

The meal lasted nearly four hours, with thirty-six bottles of spirits consumed, and the air seemed to have taken on a rich scent of alcohol.

After seeing off the last guest, Lin Nianhe sat down, sniffing.

This little gesture did not escape Su Yuncheng’s eyes; he asked, "Are you drunk?"

For some reason, Lin Nianhe heard a hint of apprehension in his tone.

She replied, "Drunk."

Su Yuncheng took out a pack of beef jerky from his pocket and offered it to her, "I bought this this morning; it should be considered fresh."

Lin Nianhe: "..."

Indeed, embarrassing pasts are the eternal companion.

Lin Huaizhou, slurping his noodles on the side, looked back and forth between the two for quite a while but couldn’t figure out the subtleties they were exchanging.

The feeling of loss instantly enveloped the heart of the elder brother, who let out a long, long sigh.

His little sister had grown up and had secrets with another man.

He...

Before the elder brother could ponder a few more seconds, his bowl was suddenly empty—the dastardly man with a secret with his sister had snatched it away.

"Stop eating, next round," Su Yuncheng said as he turned and took Lin Nianhe’s hand.

Lin Huaizhou glanced at the time and nodded in agreement: "Alright, let’s go."

This time it was Lin Nianhe who was stunned: "Next round?"

The engagement party is moving to another venue?

She really had never heard of nor seen such a thing.

Su Yuncheng was about to broaden her horizons because he had indeed arranged a second venue.

The venue was at the Moscow Restaurant, not far from the courtyard, and by the time they arrived, it was already packed with people.

"Here they come, finally!"

"Congratulations, Brother Cheng, now you’re legitimate!"

The restaurant was filled with young people; those who hadn’t come earlier were all there now.

Lin Nianhe asked him quietly, "When did you prepare this?"

"Not long ago, it’s not that complicated," Su Yuncheng replied, "We’ll have another one when Wang Shumei and Wen Lan come to Beijing."

"Forget it, who has three engagement banquets?" Lin Nianhe said with a smile on her lips, "But you’ll have to treat them to a meal."

"I’ll listen to you."

This second venue was all young people, and the atmosphere was much more lively; nobody spoke of unity and progress, they just yelled out wishes for a century of happiness and growing old together willy-nilly, and Sie Yufei even blurted out wishes for an early birth of a precious child.

"Come on, let’s all have a drink," Sie Yuguo stood up with his glass, "This is Su Yuncheng’s second round, and today, no matter what, we have to drink him under the table!"

Sie Yuguo didn’t know how much Su Yuncheng could drink; since they were of age to drink, they had never gotten drunk together.

He was eager to see what Su Yuncheng would be like when drunk.

If things went as expected, he could look forward to this joke for a lifetime.

Today was a joyous occasion, and even those who usually feared Su Yuncheng were showing off, lining up to ply him with drinks and finding excuses to make him drink more.

After Su Yuncheng had downed five or six cups, feeling that this would never end, he abruptly pulled Lin Huaizhou to his side: "Brother, today is a joyous occasion for both the Lin and Su families. Nianhe can’t drink, so you must represent the Lin family."

Lin Huaizhou, who was chuckling happily just seconds earlier, could no longer smile.

"Su Yuncheng, are you still human? I’m already heartbroken that my sister is getting engaged, and you’re making me drink?"

Su Yuncheng: "A drunken sleep leaves no worries."

"Get lost!"

Sie Yuguo, who enjoyed the commotion without fearing trouble, egged him on: "Right, Huaizhou, how can the host family not drink? Come on, fill up Commander Lin’s cup!"

"Sie Yuguo, you ba..."

Lin Huaizhou wanted to curse, but his mouth was already clogged with alcohol.

At another table, Lin Nianhe, who was sitting with the Wen family’s sisters watching the commotion, suddenly had an extra cup of alcohol in front of her.

Sie Yufei raised his eyebrows at her: "Xiao He, come on, let’s sneak a drink."

Lin Nianhe picked up the cup, her smile full of deep meaning: "I can drink, but Uncle Team Leader said he would beat up anyone who gives me alcohol in the future."

Sie Yufei: "...!"

Wen Ruannuan’s eyes suddenly sparkled; she didn’t care what happened to Lin Nianhe after drinking, she only cared about:

"Nianhe, you drink quick! Just touch it to your lips and I’ll call the squad leader!"

Sie Yufei: "...?"

Updat𝒆d fr𝑜m fr𝒆ewebnove(l).com