Chapter 2306 - 2266: The Liveliest Housewarming Banquet

Ye Qiu didn’t expect that his arrival would solve a major problem in the small town.

Like in previous years, the town always had cases of theft during the New Year period, which led many people returning home for the celebration to be in a bad mood.

After all, having your things stolen during the New Year is considered unlucky.

When they returned to the Ye Family Village, and Ye Qiu went with Liu Lingxiu and the others for lunch, Chen Fang and the others had already prepared lunch.

As they sat down for lunch, Ye Qiu noticed that Ye Weidong and Chen Fang didn’t seem very happy.

Ye Qiu didn’t know what had happened to those two.

After lunch, Ye Qiu called Weidong and his wife into a room and asked, "Mom, Dad, did something happen that’s bothering you?"

Originally, making money outside and returning home with honor should be a very proud moment.

The Ye Weidong couple didn’t expect that their reputation in the town would become unpleasant, even very unpleasant, possibly because of the incident during National Day when there was an explosion at the Zhu Family Grave, causing their reputation to suffer.

Rumors were spreading that their family were nouveau riches and had desecrated other families’ ancestral graves.

This is what the neighbors told the Ye Weidong couple when they came to the village.

"Mom, Dad, if this is the issue, words come from other people’s mouths. We can’t control how others speak."

"But it’s hard to hear such unpleasant things now!"

After all, the Ye Weidong couple still cared about their face.

If that’s the case, they might as well return to Jinling for the New Year.

Ye Qiu understood.

"If you’re worried about this, there’s nothing to worry about. I’ll quickly think of a way to solve it for you."

Thinking of a solution?

How to solve it?

The Ye Weidong couple didn’t know either.

But after hearing Ye Qiu say that, they felt reassured.

Today is the 26th, and the day after tomorrow is the 28th. Regarding the housewarming banquet on the 28th, his uncles are currently preparing for it.

It will be a grand banquet, with fifteen dishes per table, and over a hundred chefs hired to cook.

By then, not only relatives and friends from the Ye Weidong family will be invited to eat, but the entire village as well.

The whole Ye Family Village probably only has a few hundred people, which would translate to just a few dozen tables, but some who married out may also bring people back. If that’s the case, it will be very lively in the entire village.

All these things were prepared by Ye Weidong with his uncles, so Ye Qiu didn’t interfere.

After discussing the matter with the Ye Weidong couple, Ye Qiu returned to his room.

He played on his computer in the room, and later in the afternoon, went out with the young ladies for a stroll.

Until past eight in the evening, Ye Qiu didn’t expect someone to come looking for him.

The visitors were not others but those who caught a thief in town that afternoon, having heard there was a fifty thousand yuan reward to be claimed.

They came over anyway.

To see if it was true?

"Did you really catch this thief?"

"Yes, we caught him. Many people can vouch for it."

The person showed Ye Qiu the video they took on their phone.

Ye Qiu watched and confirmed there was no problem.

"Then I’ll give you the fifty thousand."

When they found out it really was fifty thousand, they initially thought it was a joke, but didn’t expect it was true.

They thought the Ye Family’s reputation was unpleasant because of the Zhu Family Grave incident, with many Zhu Family members quietly returning grievances to the Ye Family.

Now they realized maybe the Ye Family wasn’t what the Zhu Family members said.

After taking the money and leaving, those uncles thought Ye Qiu was being too extravagant with money.

"Ye Qiu, why spend like that?"

"Uncles, you just don’t understand."

Actually, this was also to restore some of the Ye Family’s reputation.

Although Ye Qiu didn’t mind, the Ye Weidong couple certainly did. Naturally, when they frequently returned, they didn’t want to hear those harsh words.

The next morning, as the Ye Family was preparing for the housewarming banquet, other people occasionally brought up the thief claim for money.

After Ye Qiu verified, he’d immediately give the money.

However, by the afternoon, no one else came over.

Because those thieves were genuinely scared.

Even if there are other thieves, they’re probably too scared to steal in this town and have moved to the neighboring town or other places.

After all, getting caught by Ye Qiu might result in being beaten to death, and being discovered by other villagers not only meant being beaten to death but also used to claim money.

Many people who received that money could have a prosperous New Year.

Ye Qiu didn’t bother with those trivial matters.

That evening, aside from the Ye Family Village looking more beautiful than usual, fireworks were continuously set off until midnight.

After midnight, it officially became the 28th day of the year.

On this day, Ye Qiu’s family could formally move into the new house.

According to old customs, they stayed busy until past four in the morning. Ye Qiu went back to his room to sleep deeply, and when he woke up, he heard a lot of noise outside.

He looked out the window and saw the road outside was full of people.

Why so many people?

Actually, many were invited to attend the banquet, while others from nearby villages came to join the festivities.

Many had watched the fireworks last night, already knowing it was from the Ye Family Village.

When they came again today, they found indeed a great crowd.

"Why are there so many people outside?"

"It’s not just many, it’s an enormous crowd, and even many are bringing things to sell."

They’re even bringing things to sell?

Ye Qiu went outside to see, and it was like a busy market; indeed, many small traders were selling things.

Ye Qiu wasn’t bothered about these things.

According to the plan, the housewarming banquet would be set from the village head to the village tail, possibly consisting of hundreds of tables for people to eat.

By around ten in the morning, the chefs started cooking.

But right then, those uncles remarked, "Now with so many people, we don’t know which ones are invited relatives and which ones came on their own?"

"No problem, let them eat," said Ye Weidong.

During such a festive day, it’s impossible to chase everyone away, right?

This way, those who came for the excitement could also sit down to eat.

This meal can be considered the most sumptuous.

And Song Ying, Xia Lan, and Xia Tiantian, who drove over last night, could also witness such a bustling scene for the first time.

The banquet started at eleven-thirty in the morning and continued until two-thirty in the afternoon, accompanied by occasional dish additions, and a performance group was also invited to perform.

After the banquet ended at three in the afternoon, there were still many shows to watch in the evening.

Such as movies and magic performances.

It’s actually similar to those temple fair performances in big cities, just without as many people as in those big city fairs.