Chapter 224

Seventh Uncle’s birthday is the day after New Year’s Day, so they can just go back on the 1st.

80 kilograms of braised food have been pre-ordered in advance and can be picked up between 10 and 11 o'clock. There are also some large orders that require Su Yu to deliver.

So they don't even need to open the store door completely. When the time comes, they can just cut the braised food and hand it over to the diners, and today's task will be completed.

It was not yet one o'clock when they returned to Sujia Village. Second Uncle's family had specially delayed the lunch time and prepared a table full of dishes for them to come back.

After dinner, the adults chatted, and Su Miao was dragged out to play by her nephews and nieces again. She took out a bottle of "magic pills" and gave them to them.

"Auntie, what is this? It looks like rat shit."

"This is an elixir. Have you read Journey to the West? The one Sun Wukong stole was the big elixir. This is the small one."

Several pairs of eyes leaned in to stare at the bottle, then began to nod in conviction.

"So it's an elixir! I was wondering why it looked so familiar. It turns out it's shrinking."

The children all tried it and liked the sweet and sour taste very much.

My little niece asked, "Aunt, if we eat this, can we also become immortal?"

"That's impossible."

"Ah~" The children sighed in disappointment.

"Because elixirs, like medicine, have different effects. This one doesn't guarantee longevity, but it's good for your health."

"Okay! Then let's eat more!"

Su Miao's words were not nonsense. The "Huahuadan" that became popular later was advertised as a functional snack food with added medicine.

The ingredients include plums, tangerine peel, lemon, licorice, monk fruit, etc., which really have the effects of refreshing, quenching thirst, and helping food and eliminating accumulation.

She remembers the slogan at the time: "Small but not simple, XX Huahuadan!"

After playing for a while and returning home, I saw Su Yu and Su Hui whispering in the yard. When they saw Su Miao, they pulled her over.

"Miao Miao, besides Seventh Uncle's birthday tomorrow, there is another big event."

"What's up?"

"Brother Xiang is going on a blind date!"

Su Miao was shocked: "Blind date? Brother Xiang?"

Su Yu smiled and said, "What's so surprising about this? Brother Xiang is a few years older than me, and he's considered an older young man in the village. Although... he's very hardworking, and the wealth he's accumulated is among the best among his peers in the village. Naturally, someone would be interested in him."

Su Miao thought about it and agreed. Although Brother Xiang was not as flexible as most people, he was not a complete fool either.

He has regular features, a strong body, a kind personality, and owns fields and a yard...

In fact, his conditions are really good, and his intellectual problems are caused by an acquired illness, not congenital, so there is no need to consider genetic issues. Overall, it is really good.

It would be nice if there was an open-minded girl who could live a good life with Brother Xiang, so that he wouldn't be so lonely.

Su Miao asked: "Where are you going for a blind date? Who's going with you?"

"The matchmaker will bring the girl directly to the house to see the couple. The main thing is to see the family's financial situation. Several cousins and uncles will be there, and they will also invite the couple to a birthday banquet. However, Brother Xiang doesn't seem to be willing to do that."

"Hmm? Why?"

"Maybe he's afraid of being rejected. A few years ago, there was a matchmaker who introduced a girl, and then Uncle Qi took Brother Xiang to see her, but the girl didn't want to and even said some unpleasant things. Brother Xiang must have been heartbroken."

Su Miao curled her lips and said, "I always feel that those matchmakers are not reliable at all. They speak half-truths and half-lies. Maybe they didn't explain Xiang's situation clearly, and the girl felt deceived and got angry. Anyway, I don't have a good impression of them."

"There's nothing we can do about it. The village is not like the city. Apart from the people in our own village, we don't know many people. Most of the time, we still rely on matchmakers to introduce people. We'll just have to be careful when the time comes."

My seventh uncle’s 70th birthday was extremely lively. Half of the Sujia Village were his younger generations. Everyone got involved and started preparing a week ago.

Those who had chickens contributed chickens, those who had ducks contributed ducks, and the vegetables grown in each family's vegetable garden were also coordinated in advance. Su Yuanzheng's family had no agricultural products, so he asked his second uncle to give him a red envelope of 50 yuan.

Fifth uncle has a thick notebook in his hand, which clearly records what was received from each family, who gave how much as a gift, who was free on which day, and who was assigned to each link.

After all, in addition to those who still live in the village, there are also some people like Su Yuanzheng who have rushed back from outside. A birthday banquet with more than 50 tables cannot be organized without coordination.

Since the restaurant opened, Chef Su Yuanzheng's position as chef has been as stable as a rock, but Su Yu was demoted because too many uncles came back and he couldn't compete for the position of chopping chickens and ducks, so he could only cut side dishes, but his status was still far superior to that of his peers.

Su Miao's assigned task was to play with his nephews and nieces, and then he was taken into the kitchen by his nephews and nieces to steal vegetables.

"Aunt! The girl who came to see Ersha is here! Shall we go and see her?" said the little niece who had stolen the big piece of fat meat with her mouth full of oil.

Su Miao took a handkerchief and wiped her mouth, saying, "Xiao Xi, you can't call me Er Sha, you have to call me Uncle Xiang."

"Then my brothers also call me Ersha." Xiaoxi stretched out his hand and pointed at several of his cousins.

Hu Zi and the others blushed in embarrassment. They were just following the adults' calls and no one corrected them.

Hu Zi said, "Aunt, we got it. We will never call him Ersha again. He is Uncle Xiang."

Su Miao nodded with satisfaction. Children who admit their mistakes and correct them are good children.

They pulled Su Miao to Su Xiang's house. The matchmaker had already brought the girl in, and there were quite a few people outside the yard.

Seeing them rushing over, Fifth Aunt stopped them and asked, "Where are you going, kids?"

Xiaoxi said, "Grandma Wu, we want to go see our pretty aunt."

Fifth Aunt laughed and said, "You can't shout like that yet. Seventh Grandfather and the others are all in there. It would be bad if too many people went in and scared them. How about you guys just watch secretly while you eat?"

Hu Zi rolled his eyes and said, "Fifth Auntie! Then can we send a representative? Let Aunt Miao go in first."

Huh? Who? Me? Su Miao was stunned and became the representative of the children. Hu Zi even looked at her to take credit.

Auntie, what do you think? Am I smart? I've earned you a chance to watch the fun!

So Su Miao gritted his teeth and walked into the yard. Seventh Uncle was wearing brand new clothes today and looked particularly energetic. Brother Xiang was sitting next to him, and Brother Xiang's uncle and aunt were also sitting around them. A few unfamiliar people were sitting opposite them and talking to them.

Among them was a fair-skinned and pretty girl who lowered her head slightly. She was probably the girl who wanted to meet Brother Xiang.

Originally, Su Miao wanted to hide in the corner and take a quick look before leaving. Unexpectedly, Seventh Uncle's eyes were still so sharp that he spotted her immediately. He waved to her happily and shouted, "Miao Miao, come here!"