Chapter 96: I’m not that lucky

Not everyone from the Xu family came, only the old lady and her three sons and daughters-in-law. After all, if all the younger ones in the family came, they would have to add another table of people.

No one’s food comes from the wind, so of course not all of them will come here.

In fact, if Shen Jianguo and Xu Xuemei hadn't insisted, the three aunts wouldn't have wanted to come.

"Dongzi, go to the old house and call your grandparents to come over for dinner."

When Xu Xuemei saw that it was almost done, she instructed her son to run errands.

"Oh good!"

Shen Jidong ran out like a gust of wind.

Wang Lanxiu and the old man also came very quickly, but the old lady didn't look very happy.

Seeing her expression, it was clear that there was nothing she didn't understand. It was probably because Shen Jianguo and his family said something after they returned. The old lady was biased towards her second son, so it was normal for her to feel uncomfortable. After all, as long as they didn't follow her beloved son's will, no matter what others did, it would be wrong.

As expected, Wang Lanxiu looked at the sumptuous meal on the table and suddenly became sarcastic, "There are so many dishes, but you didn't even invite your second brother and his family to eat, but instead invited a bunch of outsiders."

The outsiders here are of course referring to the Xu family and the Huo family.

Shen Jianmin usually doesn't talk back to the old lady. He is actually a very filial person.

But the old lady really went too far. She didn't consider the thoughts of the Xu and Huo families at all.

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Shen Jianmin's tone also became a little colder. "There are no outsiders here. We are all family. It was my second brother and his friends who just made trouble with me. I am not the kind of brother who would put the blame on his own brothers."

"What do you mean, Boss? You don't plan to acknowledge your brother anymore? Do you have any conscience left? Your brother just did something wrong and said a few wrong words, and you say this. Are you still a human being?" Wang Lanxiu was immediately unhappy.

"Grandma, I see you don't look hungry at all. If you're not here to eat, then go back." Chen Jintao said coldly.

"Taozi!" Xu Xuemei scolded softly. She didn't think her daughter was wrong, but the old lady was the elder after all. If her daughter had such an attitude towards the elders and it got out, she didn't know what others would say.

After all, filial piety is very important. Xu Xuemei would rather be the bad guy herself than let her daughter be gossiped about by others.

"How dare you, you damned girl, talk to me like that? Who gave you the courage?"

Wang Lanxiu was indeed very angry.

"Alright! I think Taozi is absolutely right. If you're not hungry, just go back and stop talking nonsense here!"

Old Master Shen was also angry. He felt that his wife really had no idea what was going on.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the fact that my eldest son's family had invited so many people, it would have been inappropriate not to invite them over, and they wouldn't necessarily have to invite them over for dinner.

After all, everyone knew exactly what kind of person his spouse was, and they knew that her coming would definitely spoil the fun.

"What did you say to me? What did I say wrong? Why don't you recognize your own brothers? What are brothers for? Isn't it to help each other? Why don't you help your younger brothers after your family gets better off? What brother is like this? Let's not talk about other things. He didn't even bother to call his younger brother's family over when he was having a good meal. This brat has no conscience!"

The old lady didn't think there was anything wrong with her.

"Don't you understand when I told you to shut up?" Mr. Shen's face turned completely cold.

Although the old lady relied on her elder status to be unreasonable, she was still a little afraid of her husband in her heart. Seeing that he was really angry, she curled her lips and said nothing more.

Shen Jianmin sighed softly. He knew that his mother favored his younger brother, but the incident with Widow Yang was a lifelong grudge. It was absolutely impossible for him to have any brotherly relationship with Shen Jianguo anymore.

It is absolutely impossible to get along with each other as ordinary relatives in the future.

Wang Lanxiu had a gloomy face throughout the meal, but she did not delay at all in picking up the dishes.

When Mr. Shen saw her cowardly look as if she had never eaten meat, he felt that he had lost all his face.

However, it was true that Old Mrs. Shen had not eaten meat for a long time. After all, she could only get some meat when the team distributed meat at the end of the year. And the pork distributed a few days ago, the old lady did not keep any for herself and Old Man Shen, but sent it directly to Shen Jianguo's home. Now, others can eat meat during the New Year, and she is also very greedy.

Because this old man Shen had a big quarrel with her. According to the old man's idea, he is already so old and his children are not young anymore, so there is no need for him to help them wholeheartedly.

I also need to be nicer to myself. I'm already at this age, and I've had my fair share of hardships. It would be really unacceptable if I still have to revolve around my son when I'm old.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, trying their best to ignore Wang Lanxiu's existence. After all, no one would be happy facing such a sour face while eating.

After dinner, Mr. Shen was about to take the old lady away, but Shen Jintao stopped him and took out two packs of cigarettes and a bottle of wine from the house and gave them to the old man, "Grandpa, this is what I bought for you, take it back with you."

This finally made the old man feel a little better. This granddaughter was still very good. Although it was indeed a bit ridiculous for her to follow Lu Qingshan around in the past, she has changed now and is a down-to-earth person.

What's more, the whole team knew about the last time Chen Jintao was in the newspaper, which made him proud in front of his old friends.

She accepted the gift from her granddaughter with a smile, "You are so thoughtful!"

"Grandpa, I will be in the army often and won't be back often. You should take good care of yourself at home."

Shen Jintao would say nice things, and she liked this grandfather very much. The old man had always been impartial, so she had feelings for him, and of course she would not be stingy with saying a few nice words.

"knew!"

Just when the old man was happy, Wang Lanxiu spoke sourly,

"You are successful now. It's a rare opportunity for you to come back and still remember your grandfather. But an old woman like me doesn't have such a good fortune."

Chen Jintao smiled and said, "Grandma, you have always loved your eldest granddaughter the most. I have spent a lot of money this time. I really don't have that much money to prepare a gift for you. But you love Chen Chunmiao so much, she must have given you a lot of things, right?"

These words were so choking that Wang Lanxiu was so angry that she was gasping for breath, but she didn't know how to refute it.

"Humph! You're just like your father. You don't even care about me, your grandmother. I'm worth getting struck by lightning!"