Chapter 1311 A face full of pride

No sooner had they left than the crowd began to gossip: "Chang Sheng's son is really handsome; he looks like a lucky man."

"Chang Sheng now has both a son and a daughter, and his life has completely turned around."

"Zhao Lamei is really lucky; I never expected her to actually give birth to a son?"

"Your words are so sour. When she didn't have a son, you would always say behind her back that she would have no descendants. Now that she has a son, you're still saying this. It's really interesting."

"What did I say that you criticized me so harshly? What, you want to curry favor with them? You should at least see if they're interested in you."

"What nonsense are you spouting? Who's currying favor with me? I'm just stating the facts. Can't people criticize what they've done?"

"What did I do? Explain yourself!"

“You know what you’ve done. You just wanted to give your sixth son to them before they left the village, but they refused. Now that they have a son, you’re starting to act sarcastic.”

"You're talking nonsense! I'll show you what nonsense!"

Well, one of them reached out, and the other wasn't a coward either, so they started fighting right away.

The Xiao family has arrived home. They knew their return would cause a huge uproar, but they never expected that someone would actually fight over their family's affairs.

The old man prepared a lot of food, more than enough for two tables. Considering that their large family would need one table, Mr. Xiao went up and talked to the chef he had invited, and then ordered food for three tables.

Just as he finished speaking, the Party Secretary's daughter-in-law came in carrying a basket of vegetables: "Changsheng and Lamei, my father-in-law told me to pick more vegetables so we can cook more of them later."

The vegetable garden behind the house is now being cultivated by the Party Secretary's family. The agreement is that if they come back, they can pick and eat the vegetables, and take some with them when they leave. If they don't come back, the Party Secretary's family will take care of what to do with them, so they don't feel embarrassed at all.

The kitchen is professional; they usually cater to banquets from the surrounding villages, so three tables are nothing to them.

After seeing the family into the house, Xiao's father went out to invite someone himself.

Once everyone had arrived, the meal was ready.

Mr. and Mrs. Xiao had never felt so content. Mrs. Xiao, who had never drunk alcohol before, even drank three cups of wine for the first time ever. It was as if the pent-up frustration of many years had finally been released today.

After three cups of wine, Xiao's mother didn't stay outside but went back inside to watch over her son.

Xia Qiu helped bring some food into the house, and Xiao's mother ate while tears streamed down her face.

Xia Qiu was startled, but she quickly understood why her mother was upset: "Mom, let bygones be bygones. Now that we have a younger brother, our future will be sweet as honey."

Listening to the people at the table outside praising her husband, she nodded emphatically: "Yes, your brother is the hope of our family. With him, there's a lot to look forward to in life."

At the banquet outside, Mr. Xiao was in an exceptionally good mood today, and he became quite talkative after drinking too much.

Hearing someone praise Qiu Shaofeng and Fu Yancheng, his face lit up with a big smile.

He patted Qiu Shaofeng on the shoulder and said, "His wife, my daughter, is now an accountant at a textile factory in the city. Maybe one day she'll get an opportunity to work in the city as a factory worker. Their future will be pretty good."

Then, he patted Fu Yancheng on the shoulder and said, "My second son-in-law is now a full-fledged battalion commander. My Chuxue is also very capable. She even represented the factory at the Canton Fair and brought in a lot of foreign trade orders for the factory."

When he said this, his eyes were full of pride, and his face was full of self-satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)