Reborn As Lucky Star
Chapter 257: The Yue Family is Hosting a Banquet

Chapter 257: Chapter 257: The Yue Family is Hosting a Banquet

The days awaiting the results were agonizing, and Yue Jiannan initially distracted himself fiercely for two days.

He ran wildly across the hills and fields like a heedless young boy.

He even sneaked to the back mountain once.

Lin Chunju, after being assured by Yue Qingqing that there was no danger, turned a blind eye to it as if she hadn’t seen anything.

Only during dinner on those two nights, there was an extra dish of braised rabbit meat on the table.

But a few days later, a habit Yue Jiannan had developed began to haunt him again.

Every day, he sat on the threshold in the outer courtyard, clutching his books and watching.

Whenever a postman passed by on his bicycle, Yue Jiannan would stop him to ask a few questions.

The postman eventually got used to it, and would call out as he squeezed the handle of his bicycle.

"The admission letter hasn’t arrived yet."

Yue Jiannan would then sit back down on the threshold, sulkily touch his nose, and continue reading.

This soon became a scene in the village.

The villagers found it amusing.

Only the Yu Family and a few who were jealous of the Yue Family muttered behind his back.

They said Yue Jiannan was delusional with his obsession with getting into university.

Soon, Lin Chunju called Yue Jiannan back home and assigned him a task.

"Mom is planning to have a banquet in the village soon, and I want you all to brainstorm together and see how to handle it well."

Yue Jiannan scratched his head sheepishly and said, embarrassed, "Ah, the results haven’t come out yet, isn’t it a bit too much to go through all this trouble? Besides, didn’t you say we’d go to Four Seas Restaurant once the letters arrive?"

Lin Chunju gave him a look and said, "Wishful thinking, huh? This isn’t your graduation party. It’s Xiaohu and Qingqing’s birthdays soon, along with a farewell party since we’ll be leaving the village. We are combining them all."

Only then did Yue Jiannan realize he had been presumptuous.

Alas, when he wasn’t at home initially, his eldest brother said their mother thought of him daily, sometimes staring blankly at his belongings at night.

But since he had returned, peace with his mother had lasted only a few days; now she started nagging him again.

So does love vanish as distance closes?

His two brothers and Yue Xiaofang, however, offered many constructive suggestions.

Lin Chunju waved a big hand, "This time Mom will enjoy your good fortunes, too, and I won’t worry about it; it’s all up to you."

The family members quickly agreed, assuring that they would handle the event beautifully.

However, without Lin Chunju’s supervision, the preparations for the banquet soon spiraled out of control.

After all, the family members were wealthy now.

Yue Jiandong’s and Yue Xiaofang’s businesses were booming, needless to say.

Yue Jianxi took over his brother’s fishpond, and now with two harvests a year, he was making a fortune.

Although Yue Jiannan was temporarily penniless, his exposure to city life had endowed him with many clever ideas, enabling him to contribute many suggestions.

The Yue Family had been oppressed in the village for many years and never complained, but they were all holding their breath.

Since there was an opportunity, they naturally wanted to proudly show off.

As the saying goes, it’s like walking in brocade at night if wealth is not returned to the homeland.

Let alone that they were about to leave their hometown, they naturally needed to show off their capabilities.

In doing so, they could also vent the years of grievances endured by their mother.

Therefore, after some discussions, they decided not only to hold the event—but to do it on a grand scale.

They planned to celebrate for three days and nights!

Lin Chunju had no idea that her children could concoct so much from just one banquet.

It wasn’t until Yue Jiandong started hauling various ingredients back home, filling up even the house, that she finally understood her children’s intentions.

Lin Chunju was someone who preferred to keep a low profile and believed in concealing her wealth.

But by then, it was somewhat contrary to halt the preparations and dampen the children’s spirits.

Being a wise old lady, she simply let them proceed. After all, the family’s wealth was neither stolen nor robbed; it was all earned honestly.

If anyone else envied the Yue Family and thought of targeting them, they would have to weigh their own capabilities.

While the Yue residence was bustling with excitement, the life of Song Family and Yu Yaxian in the city was far from easy.