Yang Yi and Murphy were toasting to Murphy's relatives. An elder with a red face shouted, "Fill it up, fill it up. How can the bridegroom drink so little?"
Yang Yi didn't care. His alcohol tolerance was unfathomable, not to mention that he had another way to stay sober. Therefore, he smiled boldly and nodded to Guo Ziyi, who only poured half a glass of wine for himself, and said, "Fill it up. This is Murphy's uncle. I'll drink with him."
Xixi and Lanxin didn't eat much. They were already full when half of the dishes were served. At this moment, they were also following the other children in the village and jumping around the tables to collect the empty bottles of drinks that the adults had drunk.
"Throw it in the trash can, not on the ground," Xi Xi said timidly to the adult who handed her the bottle.
"Not throw it away. I want it. Give it to me and I can sell it for money!" The child corrected Xi Xi's wrong idea loudly.
Just then, Xi Xi passed by her father and smelled the strong smell of alcohol on him. She also heard the conversation between her father and Uncle Guo.
How could he drink?
Suddenly, the little girl didn't listen. She pulled her father's trousers and shouted, "Papa, you can't drink!"
Yang Yi didn't care at first. He looked down and saw his daughter's anxious little face. He bent down with a smile, picked up the little girl with one hand, and said, "Are you full? Why don't you play with Xin Er? "
Hearing her name, Lan Xin shouted loudly, "Uncle Yang, I'm here!"
"Well, you go play with Xin Er. Papa is busy. I'll take you home later." Yang Yi wanted to put Xi Xi down.
However, Xi Xi held her father's neck tightly and refused to come down. She pouted and insisted, "PaPa, I don't want you to drink."
Murphy had no choice but to help persuade Xi Xi. She gently patted her daughter's back and comforted her. "It's okay. It's okay for Dad to drink a little today. Today is a little special!"
"No, no, I don't want PaPa to drink, PaPa will become smelly!" Xi Xi didn't listen, she shook her head and said unhappily.
"Daddy will only drink a little. I won't get drunk!" Yang Yi wanted to negotiate with his daughter.
However, Xi Xi reached out her soft little hand and covered her father's mouth. She pouted and said, "You can't drink. You can't drink a little!"
Yang Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. However, he wasn't like other parents who would scold their children when they saw them being so immature and disobedient. Seeing that Xi Xi wouldn't budge no matter what he said, he could only smile helplessly at Murphy.
In the end, his daughter was concerned about him. Yang Yi felt warm in his heart.
"Okay, Dad won't drink. Dad promises you." Yang Yi put the wine glass on the table, then pulled down his daughter's hand and said softly.
"Really?" Xi Xi didn't believe it.
"Really!" Yang Yi asked Guo Ziyi to change a glass for him. He poured water into the glass and then brought it to Xi Xi's nose. He smiled and said, "Smell it. This is water, not wine."
Xi Xi nodded her head suspiciously. However, after getting down from her father's arms, the little girl still didn't want to go away. She followed behind her father and raised her head to look at him, as if she was worried that her father would act shamelessly.
"Sorry, uncle, your daughter doesn't allow you to drink. I'll use water instead of wine to toast you! As long as you're happy. " Yang Yi didn't go back on his words. He didn't touch the wine on the table again. Instead, he really used water to toast others.
After drinking, Yang Yi showed the glass to Xi Xi and smiled slightly.
"Well, you go play with Xin Er!" Murphy gently patted her daughter's head and said lovingly.
However, Xixi shook her little head. Now that she smelled the smell of alcohol on her father's body, it was very difficult for her to feel at ease. While clinging to her mother to hold her, she said very seriously, "I want to see PaPa. I can't drink."
Lan Xin seemed to understand her little friend. She jumped and followed Xi Xi. She shouted loudly, "We don't want to play. We want to watch Uncle Yang!"
She didn't know where she learned this word.
Xi Xi was happy. The little girl smiled and held hands with Lan Xin. She giggled and said, "We are the police. We want to watch PaPa!"
Yang Yi lovingly scratched the little girl's nose and said with a smile, "Well, I'll let you watch. Dad won't drink today."
He was a man of his word. While toasting table after table, Yang Yi and Mo Fei still had two little children behind them. He had to explain to these relatives and neighbors why he couldn't drink with an apologetic smile.
"There's no other way. My daughter really doesn't allow me to drink. Everyone, let's do it!"
The rest were basically the other villagers in the village. They didn't dare to force Yang Yi to drink. After all, Yang Yi's status was different now, and he was even willing to fork out money to help them repair the road. Thus, they all smiled and agreed to Yang Yi's suggestion of using water instead of wine.
In private, Yang Yi also took the time to pick up Xi Xi, kissed the little girl's face, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Xi Xi. Because of you, Dad drank a lot less today!"
Xi Xi was a little embarrassed by her father's praise. She smiled and twisted in her father's arms.
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Drinking wine was the most affectionate thing. The water was not intoxicating, but people were intoxicated by themselves.
Two-thirds of the wedding banquet was over. Yang Yi and Murphy visited table after table and received blessings from table after table. They were tired but happy.
Finally, they could take a break, sit back at the main table, and eat some food to fill their stomachs.
Murphy couldn't eat too much. She drank a lot of water and was full.
"Just eat something. Drinking water alone is not nutritious." Yang Yi felt sorry for his wife. He stood up and peeled some fish for Murphy. The big fish was only left with the skeleton. Fortunately, there was still some meat in the belly.
At this time, Dong Qi came over with a few people. He smiled and said to Yang Yi, "Yang Yi, let me introduce you. This is our county head, Ren Kangle. County Head Ren, this is our town head, Wang Yun."
Yang Yi was stunned for a while before he slowly stood up. As he greeted them, he secretly wondered why these two officials came to his wedding.
Fortunately, Wang Yun gave him an answer. "It's like this. County Head Ren is inspecting the work in our town. When he heard that you were getting married, he came over to take a look."
County Head Ren held Yang Yi's hand and smiled kindly. "Little Yang Yi is young and promising. I didn't know that there was such a big star in Peiguo County. I'm really negligent! It just so happens that I heard that today is your wedding with the big star, Murphy, so I specially came over to give you our blessings. I hope that you and your bride will be united and happy forever! "
Who didn't know how to say beautiful words? However, Yang Yi didn't smile because of this. He had always been wary of officials. He just smiled faintly and talked to them.
However, Yang Yi was overthinking. Ren Kangle really didn't want to do anything to Yang Yi when he came over this time. He just came over to say hello. After all, the fleet of luxury cars was too dazzling, so he didn't dare to neglect them.
However, since his parents and officials were already here, he couldn't let them leave with their tails between their legs. Out of politeness, Yang Yi asked them to sit down.
On the other hand, Dong Qi was very enthusiastic. He accompanied them throughout the entire process and even accompanied them to drink. He even asked the chef to send over a few new dishes.
He told Ren Kangle about the road construction and development plans in the village. Dong Qi wasn't greedy for credit and said that it was all thanks to Yang Yi.
When Ren Kangle heard that it was Yang Yi who donated money to the village to build roads, he was also shocked. At this moment, he secretly paid more attention to Yang Yi and Wudaokou Village.
Dong Qi wanted to get more financial support from the county, but it wasn't easy to achieve. Thus, Ren Kangle only expressed that he would help.
However, Dong Qi's efforts were still rewarded. After drinking a few glasses of wine, Ren Kangle promised Dong Qi and Yang Yi that he would supervise the relevant departments to complete the coverage of Wudaokou Village's telephone and television network as soon as possible. He would also lay down water pipes for Wudaokou Village to solve the problem of water and electricity.
"You can do it boldly. Don't worry, the county won't hold you back. I hope to see Wudaokou Village get rid of the label of poverty as soon as possible!" When they were about to leave, Ren Kangle's face was glowing. He took Dong Qi and Yang Yi's hands and said.
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